“The Divine Nature, whatever It may be in Itself, surpasses every mental concept [...][but] it is possible to see Him who has made all things in wisdom by way of inference[...]"

“The Divine Nature, whatever It may be in Itself, surpasses (ὑπέρκειται) every mental concept (ἐπινοίας). For It is altogether inaccessible (ἀπρόσιτος) to reasoning (ἐπινοίαις) and conjecture (στοχαστικαῖς), nor has there been found any human faculty (δύναμις) capable of perceiving the incomprehensible; for we cannot devise a means of understanding inconceivable things. Therefore the great Apostle calls His ways unsearchable, meaning by this that the way that leads to (σημαίνων) knowledge (τὴν γνῶσιν) of the Divine Essence is inaccessible to thought (λογισμοῖς). That is to say, none of those who have passed through life before us has made known to the intelligence so much as a trace (σημαινο) by which might be known what is above knowledge. Since such is He whose nature is above every nature, the Invisible and Incomprehensible is seen and apprehended in another manner. Many are the modes (τρόποι) of such perception. For it is possible to see Him who has made all things in wisdom by way of inference (στοχαστικῶς) through the wisdom that appears in the universe.” (De Beat. §6, PG 44.1264-1272)