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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... tothe purposes of theirown avarice and pride; while these churches of Christ were chosen evenby the savage barbarians as the fit scenes for humility and mercy.But perhaps, after all,the Greeks didinthat victory oftheirs sparethe temples ...
... to the torture, that they might be forced to deliver up their goodsto the enemy. They could indeed neither delivernor losethat good whichmade themselves good. If, however, they preferred torture tothe surrender of the mammon of iniquity ...
... to the love they bore him, with how much more reason ought we to care forthe bodies of those we love, which they wore ... tothe unconscious dead, much more does He reward thecharity we exercise towards the living. Other things, indeed ...
... tothe contact of the bodily members, but to thewide diversityof their souls, says: “There were two,butthe adultery was committedonly by one.” But how is it, that she who was no partner to the crime bears the heavier punishment ofthe two ...
... tothe violence of the enemy, lost their chastity,but rather gained humility; the former were saved from pride already cherished, thelatter from pride that would shortly have grownupon them. We must further notice that some of those ...