On the World

Also known as: De Mundo, On the Cosmos
Author: Pseudo-Aristotle

Treatise on cosmology attributed to Aristotle, containing the famous analogy of God in the world as helmsman in a ship, charioteer in a chariot, choirmaster in a choir.

Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture

Chapter II: On the Object and Breadth of Sacred Scripture — Quoted: God in the world is like a helmsman in a ship, charioteer in a chariot, choirmaster in a choir
"God is in the world what the helmsman is in a ship, the charioteer in a chariot, the choirmaster in a choir, the law in a state, the commander in an army"

Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)

God (Elohim): Thirteen Definitions — Quoted on God as helmsman, charioteer, and commander of the world
""What the helmsman is in a ship, the charioteer in a chariot, the leader in a chorus, the law in a city, the commander in an army, the same is God in the world,"