g. City of God, XTV, 1.
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God, neither were thankful, but became vam in their imaginations, and their foohsh hearts were darkened; professing themselves to be wise"—that sessed by pride—"they became fools, and changed is, glorying in their own wisdom, and being posthe glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things." For they were either leaders or followers of the people in adoring images, "and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for
But in the other city there is no human wisdom, but only godliness, which offers due worever."
ship to the true God, and looks for its reward in the society of the saints, of holy angels as well as holy men, "that God may be all in all." ^ ^And when these two cities severally achieve what they wish, they live in peace, each after its kind. ^Now peace is a good so great, that even in this earthly and mortal life there is no word we hear with such pleasure, nothing we more strongly desire, or enjoy more thoroughly when it comes. So that if we dwell for a little longer on this subject, we shall not, in my opinion, be wearisome to our readers who will bear with us both for the sake of understanding what is the end of this city of which we speak, and for the sake of the sweetness of peace which is dear to all.
Everyone who has observed the conduct of men's affairs and common human nature will agree with me in this: that just as there is no man who does not long for joy, so there is no man who
7. Rom. i. 21-25.
8. I. Cor. XV. 28.
g. City of God, XTV, 1.
h. Ibid., XIX, 11-12.