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Quotation from Against Celsus (Contra Celsum) by Origen
“we by our prayers vanquish all demons who stir up war, and lead to the violation of oaths, and disturb the peace”
Against Celsus (Contra Celsum), Book VIII, Chapter LXXIII, trans. Frederick Crombie (1872)
Book VIII, chapter 73: Origen's answer to Celsus's charge that Christians will not fight for the emperor.
Citation: "we by our prayers vanquish all demons who stir up war, and lead to the violation of oaths, and disturb the peace" — Origen, Against Celsus (Contra Celsum), Book VIII, Chapter LXXIII, trans. Frederick Crombie (1872). (id origen-against-celsus-q2)
