The City of GodAeterna Press, 1950 - Всего страниц: 117 The glorious city of God is my theme in this work, which you, my dearest son Marcellinus, suggested, and which is due to you by my promise. I have undertaken its defence against those who prefer their own gods to the Founder of this city,—a city surpassingly glorious, whether we view it as it still lives by faith in this fleeting course of time, and sojourns as a stranger in the midst of the ungodly, or as it shall dwell in the fixed stability of its eternal seat, which it now with patience waits for, expecting until “righteousness shall return unto judgment,” and it obtain, by virtue of its excellence, final victory and perfect peace. A great work this, and an arduous; but God is my helper. Aeterna Press |
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... Christian religion, and imputeto Christ theills thathave befallen their city;but the preservation of their own life—a boon which they owe to the respect entertainedfor Christ by the barbarians—they attribute not to our Christ ...
... Christian times, that, contrary to the custom of war, these bloodthirsty barbarians spared them, and spared themfor Christ's sake, whether this mercywas actually shown in promiscuous places, orin those places specially dedicatedto Christ's ...
... Christ, and to the Christian temper,is blind; whoever sees this, and gives no praise, is ungrateful; whoever hinders any one from praising it, is mad. Far be it fromany prudent man to impute this clemency to the barbarians. Their fierce ...
... Christ.And though it was scarcelyto be expected thatthe barbariansshould believe him, yetno confessor of aholy poverty couldbetortured without receiving a heavenly reward. Again, theysay thatthe long famine laid many a Christian low ...
... Christian name tobe chargedwith thecaptivity of those who believe in its power, since they,in confident expectation ofa heavenly country, know that they are pilgrims even in their own homes. Chapter 16 Ofthe Violation ofthe Consecrated ...