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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... conquered and destroyed Troy with fire and sword; after this they beheaded Priam ashe fledtothe altars. Neither did Troy perish because itlost Minerva. For what had Minerva herselffirst lost, that sheshould perish? Her guards perhaps ...
... conquered” . . . Andought prudentmento have entrusted the defence of Rome to these conquered gods? But it willbe said,this was onlythe sayingof Juno,who,like an angry woman, did not know what she was saying. What, then, says AEneas ...
... conquered, andthat when conquered they could not escape except under the protection ofa man, what amadness is it to suppose that Rome had been wisely entrusted tothese guardians,and couldnot have been taken unlessithad lost them! Indeed ...
... Conquered. in. Their. Temples. Why, then, need our argument take note ofthe manynations whohave waged wars with one another, and have nowhere sparedthe conquered in thetemples of their gods? Let us look atthe practiceof the Romans ...
... conquered Catospare his conquered son,though hedid not spare himself?Wasit more disgraceful tobea victor contrary to orders, thantosubmit to a victor contrarytothe received ideas ofhonor? Cato, then, cannot have deemed ittobe shameful ...