From these things, I began to instruct him in the knowledge of the true God; I told him that the great Maker of all things lived up there, pointing up towards heaven; that He governed the world by the same power and providence by which He made it; that He was omnipotent, and could do everything for us, give everything to us, take everything from us; and thus, by degrees, I opened his eyes.
— Andare anche loro.» Qui cominciai ad instillargli cognizioni sul vero Dio, insegnandogli come il grande architetto dell’universo vivesse lassù (e così dicendo gli additava il cielo); come fosse onnipossente e potesse fare ogni cosa per noi, dare ogni cosa a noi, volere ogni cosa da noi: così a gradi a gradi apriva gli occhi al mio idiota.