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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... immortality, orof shunning,or ridding ourselves of anything whatever. Nay, the law, rightly interpreted, even prohibits suicide, where it says, “Thou shalt not kill.” This is proved especially by the omissionof the words “thy neighbor ...
... immortal, discerned also that toseek immortality by suicide was to be prohibited ratherthan encouraged. Again,it is said many havekilled themselves toprevent an enemy doingso.But weare not inquiringwhether it has been done, but whether ...
... immortality of the soul, and thatthe true Godcreated the world,and by Hisprovidence rules all He has created. But asthey differ from uson other points,we must not shrink from the task of exposing their errors, that, having refuted the ...
... immortal, and enrolled amongthe gods. Surely hewould desire that his mother should enjoy such felicitywere it possible. But if weproceeded to ask him whether, amongthe honorspaid to her, hewould wish such shameful rites as these to be ...
... immortality anddivinity by kindly celebrating his services;” implying that hisdeification was notreal, but reputed, andcalled so bycourtesy on account ofhis virtues.In the dialogue Hortensius, too,while speaking ofthe regular eclipses ...