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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... worship itsgods, since, worship them as assiduously as it may,it may yetbeas unfortunate as Regulus was? Or will some one carry so wonderfula blindness to the extent of wildly attempting, in the face of the evident truth, tocontend that ...
... worship. Besides, though the pestilence was stayed,this was not because the voluptuous madness of stageplays had taken possession of awarlike people hitherto accustomed only to the games of the circus; but these astute and wicked ...
... worship the gods, not hoping for the present advantages of this life, but for those which are to be enjoyed after death. Andthis,if I am not mistaken, will be the most difficult part of mytask, and will be worthy of theloftiest argument ...
... Worship of the Gods But remember that, in recounting these things, I have still to address myself to ignorant men; so ignorant, indeed, asto give birth tothe common saying, “Drought and Christianity go hand in hand.” There are indeed ...