beget

• It stimulated, if it did not beget, the dream of his life, the passion which possessed his soul, which was to acquire wealth by which his name might be kept before the world forever. —  Brave Men and Women
• But among men those only adopt who can beget: and in God this can be applied only to the Father. —  Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition
• Justin and Tatian used the expression "beget" [Greek: gennan] for the creation of the world, but in connections which do not admit of any importance being attached to this use. —  History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7)
• 128, 129 Footnote 433: The word "beget" ([Greek: gennan]) is used by the Apologists, especially Justin, because the name "Son" was the recognised expression for the Logos. —  History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7)
• In their relation, however, to the age in which they appear, each and every one of them ‘doeth whatsoever He willeth.’” “This holy Dispensation,” He, alluding to the Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh, explains, “is illumined with the light of the Sun of Truth shining from its most exalted station, and in the plenitude of its resplendency, its heat and glory Pangs of Death and Birth Dearly-beloved friends: Though the Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh has been delivered, the World Order which such a Revelation must needs beget is as yet unborn. —  The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh

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