On the Holy Trinity, Doctrinal Treatises, Moral Treatises
Augustine of Hippo
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On the Holy Trinity, with doctrinal and moral treatises — Augustine of Hippo.
Chapters 396
- first trinitarian person the Father, the second the Son, the third the Spirit. These terms ≈ 5 min
- it goes to show that the personality of God depends upon the trinality of the Divine Essence ≈ 44 min
- the Trinity, as the reader ought to be in- disease of all the three classes which I have ≈ 4 min
- mind might be purged from falsities of this them, and they shall be changed; but Thou ≈ 8 min
- will undertake to render, as far as we are presence of our Lord God, with all who read ≈ 7 min
- Chapter 6 ≈ 7 min
- more dull of understanding, will imagine that scended in the form of a dove upon Jesus ≈ 8 min
- Christ is not God, or not very God, or notor else, if they do some things together, some ≈ 7 min
- that the Apostle Paul did not say, '* Who Jesus Christ in His own time.'' For the ≈ 17 min
- who cannot perceive that He Himself in the ≈ 15 min
- us as the end of all actions, and the everlast- and it sufficeth us. For, that he might under- ≈ 8 min
- the Father and the Son make their abodeis necessary for me to go to the Father, be- ≈ 16 min
- livered up the kingdom to God, even the kingdom, for whom He now intercedes; but ≈ 16 min
- "** Before all the hills He begat me,''* that is, says in another place, '' These things have I ≈ 8 min
- Father is prepared also by the Son Himself, understand the Father, unless He had added, ≈ 16 min
- be used; the Son of man will judge, and, the For instance, we have said that He glorifies ≈ 8 min
- ture this rather than to prove it clearly, let us rather have been anticipated that He would ≈ 8 min
- according to which God appears to the pure for sorrow and wailing, but only for salvation ≈ 17 min
- Scriptures concerning the Father and the ing, is nothing else than to work with Him: ≈ 9 min
- He shall receive of mine, and shall show itsacred books, as I began by saying, so put, ≈ 7 min
- it is not said, ''He emptied Himself, and took ≈ 7 min
- into all truth. For He shall not speak of ≈ 23 min
- ** Behold the Lamb of God,''? but also Johnwritten, that the Father is greater than the ≈ 16 min
- Himself, because His substance was visible derstood only of the Father, and not of the ≈ 7 min
- are unable to know the substance even of the visible: they reply, that it is not on account of ≈ 7 min
- Genesis, vzz., that God spake with man whom understand it. ≈ 7 min
- ** Now the Lord had said unto Abraham, Get by Sara, vz. the one whom the Scripture calls ≈ 8 min
- neither a slight nor a passing consideration, '** But there came two angels to Sodom at ≈ 8 min
- one among the three is in this way intimated and food offered to them, as though they ≈ 8 min
- children of Israel out of Egypt, it is written the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?" ≈ 9 min
- lightnings, and the trumpet, and the smoke from such thoughts!) But indeed all these ≈ 7 min
- is a place by me, and thou shall stand upontroubles most people, vz. that it is written, ≈ 15 min
- Exodus, ''I will cover thee with mine hand was manifested, as the consideration of this ≈ 17 min
- willing to do so, that I had rather bestow pen, of which two yoked together in me, Love ≈ 5 min
- not only a pious reader, but alsoa free correc- times said to be sent, if He Himself was mani- ≈ 7 min
- ning at the point to which the second had ity, whichever the text of the narrative might ≈ 7 min
- bidding of God, yet by reason of its unbrokenther than my purpose can carry me to inquire ≈ 7 min
- that this may be plainer. There is, we know,into whatever was needful; as it is written in ≈ 15 min
- though he still bare the burden of the body, God works ordinarily through thunders and ≈ 14 min
- guishing God's creating and forming within, things which are changeable, because there is ≈ 15 min
- things which are done in the order of nature imposed upon the prophet, in order that he ≈ 15 min
- written, '' The Lord said to Moses;'' andthey were wrought by angels; but not from ≈ 7 min
- Apostles, relates these things in that manner substance to Abraham because there is no ≈ 8 min
- the Lord appeared to Moses by an angel, interpretation is to be rejected as absurd, ≈ 8 min
- stop their mouths by another most clear and tainly the Father, and the Son, and the Holy ≈ 15 min
- changeable joy, yet neither cut off nor torn through the same faith they themselves also ≈ 7 min
- the darkness comprehended it not.'' Now dered monochord. ≈ 7 min
- \ our Saviour bestowed His own single death; of the death of our outer man, since it is by ≈ 8 min
- arises, no doubt, from the ternary number, barrenness. But intercession was made for ≈ 22 min
- bond of union with our Creator, that we and character may gaze at the most worthless ≈ 7 min
- and reconciled to God by sacrilegious imita- flesh, than the death of the spirit, z.e. pun- ≈ 7 min
- a mediator to death for man, and feignedly life; and whom He called, them He justified; ≈ 14 min
- ing the resurrection of the flesh, and rather perience of things past (as physicians also ≈ 21 min
- Father on this account, that the one is the saying, '"'It is the brightness of-that light," ≈ 8 min
- Him, of whom He is the Word; He is sent He who was sent, are one, since the Father and ≈ 16 min
- either words or sensible forms and appear- the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, ≈ 7 min
- other the more easily, if we know, or at anyof Him of whom we think, nor comprehends ≈ 5 min
- the adversaries of our faith, respecting thosethrough intervals of place, or any such thing ≈ 7 min
- stance, or, if it be better so to call it; an to be equal with God."'4 We ask, equal ac- ≈ 7 min
- respect to accident, since nothing is accidental ≈ 22 min
- stasis; but they intend to put a difference, I cause of greatness is another, and a great ≈ 8 min
- things severally are specially predicated, these from a name which is suitable to both, the ≈ 16 min
- cidentally to God in time, because He is in- ≈ 16 min
- that God the Father is not wise, except byof power and wisdom. And, in truth, the ≈ 5 min
- as such, except that which is spoken of Him the begetter of His own greatness, that is, ≈ 8 min
- For if greater, He is greater by greatness; ERED FROM THE WORDS, 'SWE ARE ONE,'' ≈ 7 min
- *"' They are one,'' are ever found in Scripture they are equal. For whence is He equal, if ≈ 7 min
- one or he is one; but he has added '' body," ≈ 7 min
- in the same unity of substance, and in the 8. But if it is asked how that substance is ≈ 29 min
- far as God grants, into that which a little mentioned all. It is asked, then, whether ≈ 5 min
- which is written, that '' Christ is the power of and word, and image. But what can be more ≈ 16 min
- gether are one essence, and one greatness, SPIRIT, TOGETHER WITH THE FATHER AND ≈ 8 min
- cerning wisdom is declared or narrated in the wisely; although the Father also is wisdom, ≈ 8 min
- that cannot be uttered, that we may be able whatsoever things are expressed in the plural ≈ 7 min
- (generalis) word, if on this account we say substances, one essence, in the same way as ≈ 23 min
- uncleanness, let him believe in the Father, apostle refutes them, saying, '' For a man ≈ 15 min
- three persons are not anything greater than case that this gold and that gold may be ≈ 8 min
- Thou certainly dost not love anything except the will still is wanted, by which it is to be- ≈ 16 min
- the eternity, and equality, and unity of the ≈ 31 min
- love. Let him love his brother, and he will loved, let us love one another: for love is of ≈ 8 min
- not as though of one altogether unknown, or we hear and read, '' Behold, now is the ac- ≈ 7 min
- is taken hold of whither we are tending, andtrinity, but that Trinity which is God, and ≈ 5 min
- tention to those three things which we fancy aside from the inquiry all the other many ≈ 9 min
- also it know itself; for how can it love what more perversely and wrongly still, when it ≈ 7 min
- dam), the mind and the love of it, when it as in a subject, but these also exist substantit- ≈ 7 min
- or one who knows is a substance, and|commingled: and they are all substances, ≈ 7 min
- knows itself isnot unknown toitself. And al- and loves itself, it does not know and love ≈ 15 min
- born are the very same when the will finds rest only reach the point of being known, but yet ≈ 16 min
- may possibly be knowable, that is, such as can the desire (apfetitus) which there is in seek- \ ≈ 21 min
- person, loves things he does not know, even IT IS NOT UNKNOWN TO ITSELF. ≈ 15 min
- that it should know itself? I suppose, in properly the mind, that is, the rational un- ≈ 15 min
- which it knows itself to be, when it is biddenand not seek itself as if it were absent; but fix ≈ 7 min
- 12. Let it not therefore seek to discern For certainly every mind does not consider ≈ 7 min
- mind, let us remove from our consideration stance is not known. And therefore, when ≈ 8 min
- all other things, of which the mind 1s certain they are one life, one mind, one essence; and ≈ 13 min
- is endued with understanding, so is the outer life. And yet, asI said, we are so familiarly ≈ 5 min
- ject, these three things, as is most easy to are members of the body; and although an ≈ 7 min
- about to mention, they will find no such visible thing itself, does not belong to the ≈ 15 min
- hither and thither, the eye that is to be in- informed, whether in the case of him who ≈ 22 min
- clearly, whether the will which connects the things, vzz. that which was stored up in the ≈ 7 min
- lieve also a true narrative, told us by others, and the memory from the sense; but the ≈ 8 min
- begin from the bodily species and arrive fi- to be formed, after its own will and pleasure, ≈ 14 min
- it were, the boundary line between the outer to seek after things suitable, and shun things ≈ 5 min
- Chapter 104 ≈ 20 min
- those whom they call hermaphrodites, al- ≈ 8 min
- ing outwardly of the sex of male and female, the knowledge of God ~¢an exist. And it is ≈ 15 min
- Lord helps us, the discussion which we have ≈ 7 min
- open steps, but advances by the very minutest ance of things temporal and changeable, ≈ 7 min
- before us were eminent defenders of the Cath- 18, And yet, certainly, when the mind is ≈ 8 min
- things well, differs from contemplation of necessary proofs respecting any subject, ≈ 7 min
- Plato endeavored to persuade us that theglance of the mind, as things visible or tangi- ≈ 7 min
- between wisdom and knowledge, that the in- might be formed, while the will as a third ≈ 4 min
- of this work, we have done enough to distin- the world. He was in the world, and the ≈ 5 min
- Gospel: ''In the beginning was the Word, gotten of the Father), full of grace and ≈ 27 min
- difficulties to be found in this, that, since we it perhaps that all know what it is itself, but ≈ 37 min
- blood ?? What power is there in this blood, I shalt return."4 In the words, '' Unto dust ≈ 30 min
- wrath certainly of God, which is nothing else ≈ 7 min
- quered by the second Adam, and losing theupon Himself to be man, that in that man- ≈ 14 min
- by steps, and to seek in the inner man, both can things be loved which are not known, but ≈ 12 min
- have defined it thus: Wisdom is the knowl- YET ATTAIN TO BEING PROPERLY AN IMAGE ≈ 14 min
- recollect what we have said of the human soul ≈ 37 min
- memory by which the mind, which is ever by whom because itself was made, it is capa- ≈ 7 min
- which made all other natures, great and small, us return to that which led us to adduce this ≈ 7 min
- he is; and yet if he does not remember, and the divine Scriptures concerning the love of ≈ 7 min
- from visible things. Somebody whom you do love itself. But since he who hates any one ≈ 7 min
- ness and delusion, great as they are, it could 20. I have said thus much, that even those ≈ 15 min
- turned to the Lord from that deformity where- apostle also, when he says, ''In putting off ≈ 16 min
- which it is said, '' Let us make man after our wisdom of ours is mortal and perishable, we ≈ 9 min
- things that are made, in order that he may heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. ≈ 5 min
- I Mens or antius. > Antnia. 3-Psu cvs, 4. 4 Isa. lv. 6, 7. ≈ 5 min
- among those things that God has made, in 5. In the first book, the unity and equality" ≈ 15 min
- is God, in the things themselves that are essence and nature, God, therefore, does "=!" ≈ 7 min
- else seems to be worthily said of God after end mightily, and sweetly disposes all ≈ 7 min
- incorruptible, unchangeable, living, Wise, ED FROM THE TRINITIES WHICH HAVE BEEN ≈ 8 min
- |, to our understanding, the eighth|book is that} in ourselves, when we remember, look at, or ≈ 8 min
- this point likewise, that whether we speak of which isthe Father. And this same may not ≈ 8 min
- prehend that wisdom by which God knows all by myself how wonderful and incomprehen- ≈ 8 min
- words of the apostle, that "*we see now phrases, vez. for that which says, "' we see now ≈ 15 min
- but themselves. outwardly is the sign of the word that gives ≈ 7 min
- light inwardly; which latter has the greater ≈ 23 min
- which the human mind knows by itself, and For we too pray to Him, yet do not inform ≈ 15 min
- are so known that they can never escape the And hence if we even admit, in order not to ≈ 8 min
- in this enigma so great an unlikeness to God cause it is a gift of God, as it is said to God, ≈ 7 min
- remember only both for Himself and for them; ≈ 7 min
- of the Old Testament together in the Holy is love." Here, manifestly, he has called ≈ 8 min
- than this. It alone distinguishes the sons of Spirit is called in the sacred books the gift of ≈ 7 min
- of us is given grace according to the measure ** He ascended up on high, He led captivity ≈ 8 min
- that canonical book, wherein the Acts of the body of the flesh. 5 For as the body of the ≈ 8 min
- they now see that the Holy Spirit is called of the Father only, but also of the Holy ≈ 8 min
- respecting the Holy Spirit, according to theis the Son of God by nature,—7.e. born of the ≈ 7 min
- man is, some One may Say to us, These threeit is again that we leave in the memory. But ≈ 7 min
- is different from the image of a trinity in was otherwise; and there will be no time when ≈ 15 min
- tion, He both gave the Holy Spirit, first on Spirit. But He is to be understood to have ≈ 8 min
- the Holy Spirit had already proceeded from yet we do not therefore dare to say that He ≈ 353 min
- of those capacities which through the bountyby reason of your enjoying the reputation of ≈ 12 min
- is catechised in the first instance from what ≈ 23 min
- very severity of God, * by which the hearts of human advantages or thinking to escape dis- ≈ 8 min
- the effect that he has met with some divine ≈ 15 min
- dently must not be overlooked. I mean the dum3 Reading= in expounding.erponentiunt. Various codices give ad exponen- ≈ 29 min
- read or hear such things as are already pre-| '¢ patience of God leadeth them ta repent- ≈ 7 min
- very wearisome to go over repeatedly matters are most familiar to us, with a beneficent ≈ 7 min
- than address much to him concerning God.mand to make upon us, to continue discours- ≈ 7 min
- one who at first listened to us with all readi-our hearer in any degree moved; whether it ≈ 7 min
- to make men who are our brethren,' or even ≈ 7 min
- cause of offense, so as not to be capable of **rather than sacrifice.''4 Therefore, as in ≈ 8 min
- me as a debt that which, previous to the prom- ≈ 8 min
- to give, namely, that I should not count it ≈ 128 min
- N (And) In JEsus CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD, THE ONLY-BEGOTTEN OF THE FATHER, ≈ 4 min
- t Luke xxiv, 39. 2 City of God, Bk. xxii. Ch. 21. ≈ 10 min
- gain acceptance for the opinion that GoD THE capable of taking on the forms of distinct ≈ 7 min
- between our mind and those words of ours, ≈ 8 min
- Gop was neither made by the Father; for, there is the greatest difference. But God, ≈ 8 min
- dwelt among us,"3 the same Wisdom which is unchangeable, independent of the condition ≈ 8 min
- tion, as I have said, with a view to our salva- this word was spoken by Him: '* Woman, ≈ 7 min
- abhorred who deny that our Lord Jesus all things are pure."® Those," therefore, ≈ 7 min
- miliation (Aummzlitas) of our Lord on our be- turned into soul and become soul (anima). ≈ 7 min
- HE ROSE AGAIN FROM THE DEAD, the first-begot- 14. We believe also that HE SITTETH AT THE ≈ 7 min
- merely in the sense in which it is applied to ≈ 8 min
- are said in reference to an ineffable Nature, similarity, so that on account of their differ- ≈ 23 min
- us, not only toward God, when it was said, called the mind, regarding which an apostle ≈ 7 min
- according to the Christian faith, which is in- changed into flame with marvellous quick- ≈ 12 min
- Christian religion is what we should smile at, the eyes of the body, we without any doubt ≈ 4 min
- your friend, whose heart you cannot see, be- not praiseworthy faith, but blameable rash- ≈ 8 min
- friend towards me, although I cannot see it, should be born as Man, albeit* He was ever5 ≈ 7 min
- with royal progeny. If she see not that ful- things are not so shown to be clear, as that ≈ 15 min
- carefully the copies* of our enemies the Jews, should retain in their memory, whence we ≈ 7 min
- faith, or who have begun now newly to have shall begin on the shore to be separated. ≈ 10 min
- have been recovered from it, at least if he is the same who wrote to St. Augustin from Carthage ≈ 4 min
- trusting heretics seemed to me one and the things, think that there is nothing else than ≈ 4 min
- if I can, that the Manichees profanely and learned too late at length to be most easy for ≈ 7 min
- move the unlearned by finding fault with the 5. All that Scripture therefore, which is ≈ 8 min
- ment of both Testaments is plainly seen, why were they to receive those Acts of the Apos- ≈ 23 min
- me, in what kind they place the, supposed, under Epicurus as a master; against which ≈ 7 min
- science, and God Who hath His dwelling in as that you may not hate the authors them- ≈ 7 min
- begun, if I can, and I will so treat with you, into those secrets? Do we not see how few ≈ 15 min
- which, as I think, are so just that I ought to very apt to learn. If you see that you too ≈ 8 min
- reason given you on this very point, such as willing to listen to some tale, such as would ≈ 8 min
- you should give me a reason, that, wherever true religion: this the command of God: this ≈ 18 min
- not be believed, in what way may children do say, the fool is not to be accounted master ≈ 8 min
- tion. For in what way shall we fools be able what more pleasant and familiar to our eyes ≈ 8 min
- our enquiry is about religion, God alone can Therefore I should not come unto him, who ≈ 8 min
- lieve in Christ? (Can they possibly be more fail and to be unable to teach me any thing ≈ 7 min
- teach, yet I cease not to advise, that, (whereas from the love of this world unto the True ≈ 15 min
- our discourse hath in any way moved you, cerning God,) all their devices are over- ≈ 9 min
- which is called the Symbol (or Creed °). And | Almighty. To our Almighty Father, it is quite ≈ 5 min
- have meditated, and having meditated have We were brought low,. became mortal, were ≈ 5 min
- Son, that is to say, God the Father Al- Christ the Son of God. Bothare what? One ≈ 7 min
- do, who say, ''God the Father and God the begotten perfect. And being begotten per- ≈ 7 min
- Almighty, let us see what He did for us, to give. Some animal give me a similitude: ≈ 7 min
- Pilate.'' He was in office as governor and as father, its shining as son; see, we have found ≈ 7 min
- before all worlds. '*' Begotten before.'' Be- beginning. If I have shown you a father be- ≈ 7 min
- say? This extremest kind of death He chose, but that he kept her to be his helper: be- ≈ 7 min
- patience of Job, and have seen the end of the woman wanted, devil's helper as she was not ≈ 15 min
- Holy Ghost.'' This Trinity, one God, one temple of God is holy," says the Apostle, ≈ 8 min
- in the Church; by Baptism, by prayer, by went before in its Head. The Head of the ≈ 5 min
- the soul, which is called Continence, in a manner." 3 ≈ 4 min
- mouth, which by these words he meant, after parable, He answered, ''Are ye also yet with- ≈ 7 min
- with His own mouth saith, '* Cleanse what hath he on that account failed to commit ≈ 7 min
- parts that beget being bridled by modesty, far as that there be no assent given unto evil ≈ 7 min
- kindles for battle with that sound, '' There- foretold, that they who do such things shall ≈ 8 min
- one thing to live after man, another thing to to live after the flesh, when he so lives; be- ≈ 8 min
- '*Sin shall not reign over you;''? have not that he had said, *' Set, O Lord, a watch to my ≈ 7 min
- under Grace lives, and when, being aided, decreeing such, in order that man should ≈ 7 min
- of their sins so accuse God, as to say that sin: but He chose rather to make him such, ≈ 7 min
- Living and True God, Whose Nature, being For every one is tempted,"' saith the Apostle ≈ 8 min
- by consenting not unto which we live not ill: good, that the law in our members is opposed ≈ 8 min
- but with what utter madness, do the Mani- command and pattern how they ought to be ≈ 7 min
- of the Apostolic Epistles seem to you to fall hath granted unto the body by nature, this ≈ 15 min
- service to evil demons, contain from pleasures not rather in the motion and troubled states of ≈ 7 min
- the Spirit of God, lusts against the flesh, that are the members of the body yielded to them ≈ 21 min
- and put forth a definite opinion on that ques- and was made the punishment of sin; but ≈ 5 min
- condition of being born and dying, which we they owe faith alike one to another. Unto ≈ 15 min
- away a wife who is an adulteress, so it be al- takes cognizance, both the woman is married ≈ 15 min
- marriage a sin; which, if it were chosen in is execrable when done in the case of an har- ≈ 8 min
- unmarried, thinketh of the things of the Lord, Peter aiso describes by giving commandment. ≈ 7 min
- raised, whether he said this of all married embrace,'' ® would not choose rather to keep ≈ 15 min
- of the man, this sexual intercourse is unto compared to the holy women then, even when ≈ 8 min
- be hereafter one City of such as have one over from a living husband into marriage with ≈ 8 min
- be purified even after intercourse with a wife, the body, but of the soul, But the virtues of ≈ 7 min
- clearly understood, how there may be virtue put it not forth, but yet possessed it. But ≈ 8 min
- themselves, we may no way doubt that the virginity is of counsel, not of precept. But ≈ 7 min
- was not without a wife, was prepared to be follow not, yet there remains in the ordained ≈ 7 min
- throughout all nations and all men stands in habit of mind. Who assuredly, through ≈ 7 min
- more than enough answer has been made to set forward Christ coming hereafter in the ≈ 6 min
- advise, with all our power, that they dare not be equal, let them not doubt that they ≈ 6 min
- of Marriage," in which also we admonished not lifted up. Wherefore virginity is not ≈ 4 min
- and brethren of Christ, that is, His kindred virgins, lest it should be thought that she alone ≈ 7 min
- count more pleasing and accepted, in that it Who is in heaven, that one is to Me brother, ≈ 7 min
- fulness dare to vie with virgin chastity, and to with how much greater honor, are we to ≈ 8 min
- married to compare themselves with the pious continence from all sexual intercourse ≈ 7 min
- virgins, that. they are virgins; but that they wisdom, who think that the good of this con- ≈ 7 min
- that we are to avoid, but yet such as is a set first, pertains unto command, against ≈ 7 min
- down, the reader ought to be set on his guard ginity of body, was not virgin from corruption ≈ 8 min
- works, the good and the better, the rewards then of hidden and untrue adultery, now of ≈ 7 min
- Scriptures, such as according to the small ceive this saying. For there are eunuchs ≈ 15 min
- of that penny, which is given in payment to used to drink in, and burst? forth, the Word ≈ 8 min
- and girls, males and females, unmarried men virgins, in whom it hath been already brought ≈ 8 min
- road, how shall they go after Him, who have on His return He will repay you. Think of ≈ 7 min
- Lord deigns to suggest to my mind, I pro- humbled, and whoso humbleth himself shall ≈ 8 min
- guard humility, forasmuch as it is from Christ through perverse manners are at variance with ≈ 7 min
- married women, curious and prating, and continence, and who is free from these, ≈ 7 min
- come to Thee, and let them learn of Thee to They are wholly chaste both in spirit and in ≈ 8 min
- chaste, that hast not given the reins to fleshly conceive of the fear of the Lord, and give ≈ 8 min
- when thou boastest that thou wilt follow the and she who was watering with tears His feet, ≈ 8 min
- which is the Church, ought more to take and this not of yourselves, but it is the gift ≈ 8 min
- for any other reason, that God suffers to be He will?** Forsooth God, with Whom there is ≈ 8 min
- for the putting on of humility, that God's ance; 46 ≈ 8 min
- any thought which a virgin of God may truly whether virginity, by the addition of martyr- ≈ 8 min
- stand it to be the fruit an hundred-fold.°® in fewer gifts, but better; another in lower ≈ 8 min
- the fruit an hundred-fold be virginity dedi- very carefulness and watchfulness against ≈ 8 min
- sentence, any one should sin with deadly se- words, His Spirit resteth.? What, therefore, ≈ 8 min
- sert that a man can in this life live without Man hath not where to lay His Head.'' By ≈ 8 min
- 1x Johni. 8-ro. [SeeR.V.] 21 John ii. x, 2. 3 2 Cor. x. 12. 6 x John iv. 8. 7 Is. Ixvi. 2. ≈ 8 min
- test of your conduct also ye correspond with between themselves: nor have they sure de- ≈ 12 min
- teacher of the Gentiles, the vessel of elec- are the members of Christ?"? So great then ≈ 8 min
- good, which the Apostle calls his own, if faith sons, and is pardoned by the intervention of ≈ 8 min
- ought to know, that by the good, which you if they shall have so continued;'' so also, ≈ 7 min
- mending the fruit of unmarried men and not so- to understand, as though a faithful ≈ 15 min
- in that end of the world, wherein now is the demned, Forsooth in another place he saith ≈ 7 min
- riages of such are not marriages, but rather purpose, in case they shall have married, that ≈ 7 min
- which is wont to be proposed, that whoso can also, and is now long time a widow, but yet ≈ 8 min
- could come up to your standard. For you, marriage of widowed females, although they ≈ 7 min
- since, by most biting reproaches in his writ- ≈ 7 min
- ning of this little work I had proposed certain ceive and have, yet you have that, which you ≈ 8 min
- to say something on this subject, by reason speak as to lead those also who had as yet ≈ 8 min
- holy child, hear these things. I shall see' are on this account not called a grandmother, ≈ 8 min
- and after yesterday proceeds to-day, and after of the delights of married women, which they ≈ 7 min
- unmarried women enjoy, their holy conversa- the testimony of our conscience.''® But of ≈ 8 min
- Whom ye have both received this gift, and 1 Ep. 150, ada Probam. Vol. I. p. 503. ≈ 8 min
- have never been accounted lies, seeing they he is believed when uttering the false thing; ≈ 8 min
- lie is. For not every one who says a false which he esteems to be false, on the ground ≈ 16 min
- ful, is a much greater and more concerning mind. But lest any should contend that ≈ 7 min
- we must never lie, plead much more strongly, In the Scripture, even Sodom is said to be ≈ 7 min
- New Testament, except the figurative pre- son, Timothy, having been called in uncir- ≈ 23 min
- sides considered and treated; and still it is faith by false testimony, that his own father ≈ 8 min
- well deserve to be questioned: whether such committing it with them, but with all possible ≈ 15 min
- the man who chose to burn incense to idols agreeable talk, and yet would rather please ≈ 8 min
- any hesitation condemned, next follows a wouldest not have covered a sin by telling a ≈ 8 min
- an exception to be added; that there be some ≈ 8 min
- with a Christian, or if he see where the homi- up thy mind? Or by holding thy peace or ≈ 8 min
- this kind, that we are not interrogated where to be unjustly taken from him, one who ≈ 8 min
- lie and far to be fled from, which is done in lustful outrage upon his person. But, as I ≈ 8 min
- some place open for consideration, if first for he, too, when he was smitten on the face ≈ 8 min
- '*Thou hast received a 'blow in the face, delight desire, an oath. ≈ 8 min
- that they should take nothing with them for) slayeth the soul,'' if the context of the lesson ≈ 8 min
- that lieth, slayeth the soul;''® of what mouth} shall there be interrogation; and the hearing ≈ 8 min
- the Scripture saith, '* The mouth that lieth, lie may be boldly used (for so he will shun ≈ 8 min
- '*Wish not to use every lie;''? they say is **Not every," to wit, that except some lies, ≈ 8 min
- destroy all that speak leasing:''* one saith never lawful, the question is, whether it be ≈ 8 min
- go from side to side, some asserting that it is purpose and end;) yet in regard of that life ≈ 8 min
- safe for sanctity's sake are these: pudicity of sentence, that a lie which doth not violate the ≈ 7 min
- cussed, that those testimonies of Scripture and who is sufficient for these things?''3 Nor ≈ 8 min
- cupied men's minds, that to them it is too little not only lying, but perjury that they lay to ≈ 3 min
- sent, my dearest brother Consentius: a great we may either teach them the truth, or at ≈ 5 min
- 243. speak a lie,'' Heb. mavtas tovs AaAovvras 7d Weddos, LXX. ≈ 5 min
- soning aideth the very persons whom as in time of persecution, the servants of Christ ≈ 7 min
- Martyrs, nay rather taketh away holy martyr- brother, that thou mayst be against liars, not ≈ 15 min
- cillianists think,. according to the nefarious 8. But now observe how more tolerable in ≈ 8 min
- pheme God that the Priscillianists may believe doubts, I pray thee, that Christ is denied, ≈ 15 min
- ** Putting away lying, speak every man truth should cast her eye upon a catholic Joseph, ≈ 7 min
- times some who preached the truth not in do with unchaste women, albeit only in body, ≈ 7 min
- many ways in which latent heretics may be any deed of ours by any member brought to ≈ 15 min
- minds certain compensative sins do cause wicked, or unless thou do this wickedness, ≈ 8 min
- more justly be said, that he ought not to have not have defiled him so long as he consented ≈ 8 min
- he did at his mother's bidding, so as to seem out from their hidden retreats, do, by our (in ≈ 15 min
- Scriptures which are thought to be lies are tiles to Judaize. For it was a compelling, to ≈ 8 min
- of our Saviour in the Gospel, because the human deeds or words to irrational animals ≈ 7 min
- mentioned that they speak of, that the Lord In order to signify this which in the future ≈ 7 min
- imitate Tamar telling a lie, and not think they against truth? Therefore there can be no ≈ 8 min
- concerning those women, whether in Egypt son receiving the word shall be far from de- ≈ 15 min
- out more piteously,) that, if once we grant it 38. But infirmity pleadeth its part, and ≈ 8 min
- is for them that are perfect.''*' For in many us to baptize the man, by our committing ≈ 8 min
- right doing, or to confess them by repenting: which we have in this volume so copiously ≈ 8 min
- was meet that I should comply withal, with thee. May He therefore Himself be present ≈ 11 min
- the blessed Apostle Paul willed the servants and travail night and day working that we ≈ 8 min
- been done by the Apostles, that with them not to carry all those things, namely, that ≈ 7 min
- discourse, and the whole of the passage itself his own charges? Who feedeth a flock, and ≈ 22 min
- another place, 'We made ourselves small we."'3 Of this occasion, therefore, which he ≈ 7 min
- is, in what spaces of time, that he might not 4x Thess, ii. 9; 2 Thess. 1ii. 8. 5 Rom. xv. 19. ≈ 7 min
- cupations of the servants of God, or bodily Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, yet ≈ 7 min
- touching the ministering to the saints, it is actuating his heart, ceased not to exhort the ≈ 7 min
- not do bodily work, to what thing they give even if all were able, they ought to do it by ≈ 8 min
- Apostle wrought. ''After these things,' it 23. Hence arises another question; for ≈ 7 min
- world wherewithal they might easily without therefore shelter themselves under the screen ≈ 7 min
- Apostle of Christ, recite a Gospel of Christ. rather enjoy liberty and receive from the ≈ 8 min
- the whole matter, let these persons, who from it profit a servant of God, that, having left the ≈ 8 min
- that they should put nothing by for the mor- rich is converted to this mode of life, and is Cs ≈ 8 min
- linquished or distributed their former, whether preaches the Gospel with an eye to this, that ≈ 7 min
- birds of the air and lilies of the field, He so feed and clothe us, as He doth the birds ≈ 8 min
- awhile, holy brother, (for the Lord giveth they do not suffer us to have time ourselves ≈ 29 min
- Patience, is so great a gift of God, that even without any darkening of spirit,3 wroth with- ≈ 4 min
- in labors and sorrows men endure, for things another by turns, to that degree that this ≈ 7 min
- open wickednesses, not to punish but to per- loss of any advantage, in true felicity secure, ≈ 7 min
- body is then more providently consulted for, there was an acknowledging of a time of ≈ 7 min
- mind, yet partly the mind exercises it in the wounds, and bears these unbroken: and in ≈ 15 min
- Scripture the precepts of patience: '' My son, in man.'"' Whence even if it chance them ≈ 7 min
- of the name of this virtue, whence it is to be unto itself by natural possibility sufficing, ≈ 7 min
- understand that as well each one of the wicked eager of lust, and bearing ills with the more ≈ 8 min
- strating to be, not of merits going before in written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the ≈ 8 min
- with deceitful visions and unclean incentives brethren;™ in whatever way it endure what ≈ 8 min
- which pertaineth to the unity of spirit and the my son Isaac:''?? and though God said to ≈ 8 min
- is the gift of God, we are thus to understand ing, not yet enjoying; as yet sighing in desire, ≈ 10 min
- Paulinus, have I been thy Holiness's debtor wont to supplicate for the departed: so that ≈ 5 min
- my brief reply. But what other considera- Nor in any wise would Truth say, '' Fear not ≈ 7 min
- departed are to be despised and flung aside, those things which are wont to be applied for ≈ 15 min
- which Eusebius wrote in Greek, and Ruffinus by the Gospel, where we have learned that ≈ 22 min
- visions of persons awake, who have had their had heard it said in that place from which he ≈ 7 min
- when persons, with their senses more pro- also saw dead persons. Why may he not be ≈ 15 min
- in the dead any care for the living, how is it able to be, who from hence bore thither whom ≈ 8 min
- indeed do not know what is doing here, but doing. For not only by effects of benefits, ≈ 8 min
- passes the strength of my understanding, same knoweth these things as they are meet ≈ 16 min
- Cicero says all men will be blessed, of the Trinity, appeared to the of, 85; the Father and the Son ≈ 6 min
- pillar of cloud and fire, 49; at in all things, I00, etc.; is to- ≈ 6 min
- IMAGE OF GoD, how man is the, Procession, 225, 226 (notes). ≈ 9 min
- Image of the beast in man, 161. Righteous man, how the man not tation on, was written, 17 ; the ≈ 9 min
- Mind, the Trinity in, 125; knows being said of, 33, etc.; judg- to be demonstrated by natural ≈ 9 min
- Persons, the three, in the Godhead, we are to be like Him, 196. 209; of God, equal to the Father, ≈ 43 min
- Business distracting the mind unsuit- what, 475, 499; of mind to be 371; His lowly Birth, Passion ≈ 9 min
- Caring not, by some limited to spir- instead of natural, 445, 450; killing, not unpardonable: mem- ≈ 9 min
- Cassiodorus, his book, De Just. Div. well, is of good will, 448; spir- came in real flesh, 389; tooka ≈ 9 min
- Cataline, his powers of endurance, of God and the Word, 322 sq.; of love, 452; did and command- ≈ 9 min
- Cato, cited, 408. the Father, 323; born through lie to be told about, 466; patience ≈ 17 min
- Deserter, mark of, not changed, 375. surgical cases, worldly, 532, 534; may come, 488. ≈ 8 min
- Devil, the, how he tempts, 314; the, tic, of misguided lust, 534. Examples (see Saints), how to be ≈ 8 min
- Fame, endurance from desire of, the Church, 389, 390; its works, of, 257; pardons sin, but on con- ≈ 8 min
- 528. may be sins of the soul, 391. dition of penttence, 258; alone ≈ 17 min
- Hunting, pleasure of, 452. 482. are just, 268 sq. ≈ 7 min
- Lectures of Rhetoricians, 545. 364; coeval offspring of fire, and how, 350; of what error ≈ 9 min
- Lewdness, worse than theft, 488, 489. Lot, entertained Angels, 463; his saying, 410; their heretical opin- ≈ 17 min
- Mysteries, holy, words used in cele- to children by faith: yet love 515; not receiving support was ≈ 8 min
- Nurses, believed as to parents, 360. 535, 530. 472. ≈ 8 min
- 261. of believers, 513; had special 542. ≈ 16 min
- Sedes, dwellings called, 373. Son, The, anointed by the Father, master, 365. ≈ 8 min
- Trinity, Holy, the, doctrine of, 327 the blessed, a type and pattern, Widowed, continence, its rank, 434. ≈ 8 min
- Understanding, distinguished from 427; need humility, 428; their Greek word ambiguous, 506. ≈ 8 min
- desire to revoke, 445; marriage God, 237; to be found in true ≈ 46 min
| Author | Augustine of Hippo |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Era | Classic |
| Categories | Theology · Early Church |
| Length | 396 chapters · ≈ 73 h 54 min read |
| Formats | Web Book · PDF |
| Status | Public Domain |
Public Domain.