Note 024
From Chapter 23 of the Decline & Fall

When Julian, in a momentary panic, made the sign of the cross, the demons instantly disappeared (Greg. Naz. Orat. iii. p. 71). Gregory supposes that they were frightened, but the priests declared that they were indignant. The reader according to the measure of his faith, will determine this profound question.

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