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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... Romulus. Labeo ranksdemigods higher than heroes,but both he counts among the deities. But I haveno doubt thathe thinks this man whom he reckonsa demigod worthyof greater respect notonly than the heroes, but alsothan the gods themselves ...
... Romulus (though no historian couldever narratenor any poetsing of himthathe hadkilled his brother, orcommitted any crime), yet certainly to Priapus, or a Cynocephalus, or theFever,—divinities whomthe Romanshave partly receivedfrom ...
... Romulus (for when the ardorof his fellowcitizens hadgiven Romulus a seat among the gods, they gavehim this new name Quirinus). And thus by this honor Romulus has been preferred toNeptune and Pluto, Jupiter's brothers, and to Saturn ...
... Romulus in the kingdom,is saidto have framed some laws, which, however, were not sufficientfor the regulation of civic affairs. Among these regulations were many pertainingto religious observances, and yet he is not reported to have ...