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Enchiridion

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1 1 | those men to be to whom he said,~3 "I would have you 2 1(4) | in himself save only as he is enlightened by Him of 3 1 | the saintly Job, for there he~writes that Wisdom herself 4 1 | man~should believe, what he should hope for, and what 5 1 | should hope for, and what he ought to love. For these 6 1 | to seek for in religion. He who turns away from them 7 1 | the name of Christ or else he is a heretic. Things that 8 1(10) | agone Christiano, in which he had reviewed and refuted 9 2 | Later, the apostle, when he wished to commend this same~ 10 2 | punishment~of the impious? Yet he does not hope for it, and 11 2 | inaccurate language and comment, "He said~'to hope' when he should 12 2 | He said~'to hope' when he should have said 'to fear.'"~ 13 2 | past event. We believe that he sitteth at the~Father's 14 2 | present. We believe that he will come as our judge; 15 2 | well - that at some time he began to exist~and that 16 2 | began to exist~and that he has not existed forever. 17 2 | experience, determine his faith, he still ought not to~be called 18 2 | man sees a thing, why does he hope for it? ~If, however, 19 3 | what comes from him; and he believes that God is triune, 20 3 | goodness, as the Supreme Good, he is able to bring forth good 21 4 | is something good because he is an entity, what, then, 22 4 | bad man is not bad~because he is a man, nor is he good 23 4 | because he is a man, nor is he good because he is wicked. 24 4 | nor is he good because he is wicked. Rather, he is 25 4 | because he is wicked. Rather, he is a good entity in so far 26 4 | good entity in so far as~he is a man, evil in so far 27 4 | a man, evil in so far as he is wicked. Therefore, if 28 4 | be a wicked man is good, he rightly falls under the 29 4 | particular man _because_ he is a wicked person. Thus, 30 4 | trees and the fruits, for he said: "Make the tree good 31 4 | that same earth to which he was~referring, both sorts 32 5 | us pleasure, ~~"Happy is he who can understand the causes 33 5 | alone. If someone thinks he knows what he does not know,~ 34 5 | someone thinks he knows what he does not know,~if he approves 35 5 | what he does not know,~if he approves as true what is 36 5 | of our finest poet, when he speaks for an unhappy~lover:~~" 37 5(31) | over his faithless Nyssa; he is here remembering the 38 5(31) | remembering the first time he ever saw her - when he was 39 5(31) | time he ever saw her - when he was twelve! Cf. Theocritus, 40 5 | For the liar thinks he does not~deceive himself 41 5 | deceive himself and that he deceives only those who 42 5 | who believe him. Indeed, he does not err in his~lying, 43 5 | not err in his~lying, if he himself knows what the truth 44 5 | knows what the truth is. But he is deceived in this, that 45 5 | is deceived in this, that he supposes that his~lie does 46 6 | and the topic of the lie. He does~not sin as much who 47 6 | who speaks falsely what he sincerely supposes is the 48 6 | truth, since in his case he does not ~deceive but rather 49 6 | man is not a liar, though he could be charged with~rashness, 50 6 | charged with~rashness, when he incautiously accepts as 51 6 | soul is concerned, since he did not say what he believed, 52 6 | since he did not say what he believed, he did not tell 53 6 | not say what he believed, he did not tell the truth, ~ 54 6 | truth did come out in what he said. Nor is a man to be 55 6 | intentions of the one speaking, he is the better~man who unknowingly 56 6 | speaks falsely - because he judges his statement to 57 6 | truth while in his heart he is attempting to deceive. 58 6 | suffers no harm at his hand. He is not badly deceived nor 59 6 | the men themselves. Hence, he who ~calls adultery a good 60 6 | the prophetic word. But if he calls a man~good supposing 61 6 | chaste and not knowing that he is an adulterer, such a 62 6 | secrets of human conduct. He calls~the man good on the 63 6 | good on the basis of what he supposed him to be, and 64 6 | a good thing. ~Moreover, he calls adultery bad and chastity 65 6 | bad and chastity good. But he calls this particular man 66 6 | ignorance of the fact that he is an adulterer and not 67 7 | of the~apostle Peter when he thought he was seeing a 68 7 | apostle Peter when he thought he was seeing a vision but 69 7 | anything~positively lest he be involved in the error 70 7(38) | Throughout his whole career he continued to maintain this 71 7 | one can "not know" that he himself is alive. If he 72 7 | he himself is alive. If he is not~alive, he cannot " 73 7 | alive. If he is not~alive, he cannot "not know" about 74 7 | deviate from this way when he thought he saw a vision 75 7 | this way when he thought he saw a vision and~so mistook 76 7 | something else. In his case, he did not discover the actual 77 7 | after the angel, by whom he was freed, had departed 78 7 | deviate from this way when he believed that his son, who 79 7 | his heart - not only when he~himself knows the truth, 80 7 | the truth, but even when he errs and is deceived, as 81 8 | unique penalty as well: he is also punished by~the 82 8 | with death as penalty if he should sin. He ~endowed 83 8 | penalty if he should sin. He ~endowed him with freedom 84 8 | of the will in order that he might rule him by rational 85 8 | by the threat of death. He even placed him in the happiness 86 8 | steward of righteousness, he would rise to~better things.~ 87 8 | From this state, after he had sinned, man was banished, 88 8 | banished, and through his sin he subjected~his descendants 89 8 | of sin and damnation, for he had radically corrupted 90 8 | corrupted and condemned stock, he still retains the~power 91 8 | any evil to exist. And if he had willed that there should~ 92 8 | everlasting punishment which he deserved? Clearly God would 93 8 | would have done this~if he were only just and not also 94 8 | not also merciful and if he had not willed to show far 95 9 | human lot. Instead, when he who became the devil first 96 9 | a lost soul do except as he had been rescued from his 97 9 | from his lostness? ~Could he do this by the determination 98 9 | himself is still alive when he kills himself, but having 99 9 | resuscitate himself after he has destroyed his own life - 100 9 | is overcome, to this one he then is bound as slave."~48 101 9 | liberty that loves to sin? He serves freely who freely 102 9 | his master. Accordingly he who is slave to sin is free 103 9 | free to sin. But thereafter he will not be free~to do right 104 9 | free~to do right unless he is delivered from the bondage 105 9 | liberty to do good, unless he could regain~it from Him 106 9 | acts~of his free will, when he is not yet free to act rightly? 107 9 | yet free to act rightly? He could do this only if, puffed 108 9 | puffed up in ~proud vanity, he were merely boasting. This 109 9 | apostle was reproving when he~said, "By grace you have 110 9 | says somewhere else that he had "obtained~mercy of the 111 9 | are lacking in good works, he added~further, "For we are 112 9 | createth us not as~men - this he hath already done - but 113 9 | also as good men, which he is now doing by his grace,~ 114 9 | believe, hope, or love unless he wills it, nor could he run 115 9 | unless he wills it, nor could he run for the prize of his 116 9 | of man's willing," lest he~explicitly contradict the 117 9(59) | human freedom. Of two things he was unwaveringly sure, even 118 9(59) | other detractors from grace, he did not hesitate to insist 119 9(59) | Enchiridion, XXIV, 97.~But he never drew from this deterministic 120 9(59) | passive agent of God's will. He insists on responsibility 121 9 | predisposes a man~before he wills, to prompt his willing. 122 9 | receive, unless it be that He who grants us what~we will 123 9 | grants us what~we will is he through whom it comes to 124 9(63) | The theme that he had explored in Confessions, 125 10 | Lord Jesus said of it: "He that believes in the~Son 126 10 | has life everlasting, but he that believes not does not 127 10 | of God~abides in him."~66 He does not say, "It will come," 128 10 | virginity had been~destroyed, he would not then have been 129 10 | is thus both God and man. He was God before all ages; 130 10 | was God before all ages; he is~man in this age of ours. 131 10 | man in this age of ours. He is God because he is the 132 10 | ours. He is God because he is the Word of God, for " 133 10 | the Word was God."~73 ~Yet he is man also, since in the 134 10 | Accordingly, in so far as he is God, he and the Father 135 10 | in so far as he is God, he and the Father are one. 136 10 | are one. Yet in so far as he is man, the~Father is greater 137 10 | the~Father is greater than he. Since he was God's only 138 10 | is greater than he. Since he was God's only Son - not 139 10 | nature - to the~end that he might indeed be the fullness 140 10 | the fullness of all grace, he was also made Son of Man - 141 10 | made Son of Man - and yet he~was in the one nature as 142 10 | being in the form of God, he ~judged it not a violation 143 10 | not a violation to be what he was by nature, the equal 144 10 | nature, the equal of God. Yet he emptied himself,~taking 145 10 | the form of God.~75 Thus he was made less and~remained 146 10 | unity as we said before. But he is one of these because 147 10 | is one of these because he is~the Word; the other, 148 10 | Word; the other, because he was a man. As the Word, 149 10 | was a man. As the Word, he is the equal of the Father; 150 10 | of the Father; as a man,~he is less. He is the one Son 151 10 | Father; as a man,~he is less. He is the one Son of God, and 152 11 | one Person with God? Was he a man before the union, 153 11 | not! For, from the moment he~began to be a man, that 154 11 | the future birth: "Hail," he said, "full of grace." And 155 11 | flesh and dwelt among us," he~added, "and we beheld his 156 11 | grace and ~truth."~77 When he said, "The Word was made 157 11 | means, "Full of grace." When he also~said, "The glory of 158 11 | such a personal unity that he himself became the Son of~ 159 11 | the manner by which what he announced would come~to 160 11 | suspecting adultery (since he knew she was not pregnant 161 11 | was not pregnant by him), he received a similar answer~ 162 12 | beget~him? Is it because he made him? This might be, 163 12 | were made. Yet in so far as he is man, he himself was made, 164 12 | in so far as he is man, he himself was made, even as~ 165 12 | even as~the apostle says: "He was made of the seed of 166 12 | of the Holy Spirit," when he is in no~wise the Son of 167 12 | Mary," the sense in which he~is not the Son of the Holy 168 12 | of the Virgin Mary, when he was born both of~him and 169 12 | doubt as to the fact that he was not born~from him as 170 12 | born~from him as Father as he was born of her as mother.~ 171 12 | is born of him whose son he is called ~- this is the 172 12 | the Holy Spirit, because he himself is so perfectly 173 12 | is so perfectly God that he is also called God's Gift. 174 13 | 41. Since he was begotten and conceived 175 13 | trace of original sin - he was, by the grace of God ( 176 13 | by nature. And although he himself committed no sin, 177 13 | sinful flesh"~81 in which he came, he was himself called 178 13 | flesh"~81 in which he came, he was himself called sin and 179 13 | often called sins.~82 Yet he of whom~those sacrifices 180 13 | to be reconciled to God," he straightway added, "Him, 181 13 | Him, who~knew no sin, he made to be sin for us that 182 13 | righteousness of God in ~him."~83 He does not say, as we read 183 13 | some defective copies, "He who knew no sin did sin 184 13 | sin for our sake. Rather, he says, "He [Christ] who knew 185 13 | sake. Rather, he says, "He [Christ] who knew no~sin, 186 13 | Christ] who knew no~sin, he God made to be sin for us." 187 13 | which we may be reconciled.~He himself is therefore sin 188 13 | ourselves but in him. Just as he was sin - not his own but 189 13 | in himself but in us -~so he showed forth through the 190 13 | of sinful flesh, in which he was crucified, that since 191 13 | since sin~was not in him he could then, so to say, die 192 13 | likeness~of sin." And since he had never lived in the old 193 13 | the old manner of sinning, he might, in his resurrection,~ 194 13 | die thereby to sin - as he himself is said to have 195 13 | have died to sin because he~died in the flesh, that 196 13 | baptismal font, just as he rose again from the sepulcher. 197 13 | therefore to the Lord that he may take from us the serpent."~85 198 13 | life"~86; it does not say, "He is dead." And in Exodus: " 199 13 | acknowledge God; and murder, since he cast himself down to death; 200 13 | snatched; and avarice, since he hungered for more than should 201 13 | foretold by~Ezekiel when he said that the sons should 202 13 | must be born again, so that he may thereby be absolved 203 13 | in her womb."~91 Nor did he say~"in iniquity" or "in 204 13 | iniquity" or "in sin," as he might have quite correctly; 205 13 | quite correctly; rather, he preferred to say "iniquities"~ 206 13 | so that the later~in time he is born, the worse estate 207 13 | is born, the worse estate he is born in; or whether, 208 13 | generations,~because in his mercy he will not continue his wrath 209 14 | particular day on which he was~baptized, but to that " 210 14 | eternal "today." Therefore, he~chose to be baptized in 211 14 | overcome and conquered: for, as he had most unjustly slain 212 14 | way~deserving of death, he also did most justly lose 213 14 | most justly lose those whom he had justly held in bondage 214 14 | for their sins. Wherefore, He took upon himself both baptism 215 14 | also all the others which he found added to it. Hence, ~ 216 14 | offenses, both the sin which he originally inherited in 217 14 | multitude of sins which he has committed on his own.~ 218 14 | 51. However, when he [the apostle] says, shortly 219 14 | life of ~justification,"~97 he indicates sufficiently that 220 14 | grace through the Other, as~he deemed sufficient for that 221 14 | authentic justification.~He asks: "What, then, shall 222 14 | grace may abound?"~98 -~for he had previously said, "But 223 14 | abound."~99 And ~therefore he himself raised the question 224 14 | then continue in sin. But he answers, "God forbid!" and 225 14 | should not serve~sin. For he that is dead is freed from 226 14 | over him. For the death he died, he died to sin, once 227 14 | For the death he died, he died to sin, once for all; 228 14 | once for all; but the life he ~lives, he lives unto God. 229 14 | but the life he ~lives, he lives unto God. So also, 230 14 | Christ Jesus."~102 Now, he had set out to prove that 231 14 | that we were dead to sin, he had added, "Know you ~not, 232 14 | baptized into his death?" Thus he~concludes the passage as 233 14 | concludes the passage as he began it. Indeed, he introduced 234 14 | as he began it. Indeed, he introduced the death of 235 14 | order to ~say that even he died to sin. To what sin, 236 14 | that of the flesh in which he existed, not as sinner,~ 237 14 | infants as well are~baptized - he says, "So also you should 238 14 | actions, since we confess that he will~come again from heaven 239 14 | already done, but to what he will do~at the close of 240 14 | interpret the affirmation that he "shall judge the living 241 14 | living in the flesh~when he comes; and we may understand 242 14 | and, as if to explain what he had~said, "and defend my 243 15 | creature and not~Creator, he would obviously be a rational 244 15 | creation. But in this case he would not be set in the 245 15 | before_ the Church, since he~would then belong _to_ the 246 15 | of it which is in heaven. He would not have ~a temple, 247 15 | not have ~a temple, for he himself would be a temple. 248 15 | a temple. Yet, in fact, he hath a temple of which the 249 15 | In another place, he says of this body, "Know 250 15 | Christ?"~115 How, then, is he not God who has a temple? 251 15 | has a temple? Or how can he be~less than Christ whose 252 15 | his temple? It is not that he has one temple and God~another 253 15 | saith of~his body - in which he standeth as Head of the 254 15 | earth "that in all things he may be~pre-eminent"~116 - " 255 15 | but casting them out, he delivered them into~the 256 15 | which of the angels said he at any time, 'Sit at my~ 257 15 | me, said to me . . ."~122 He does not say, "Spoke ~_to_ 258 16 | lest by this deception he should seduce us into harmful 259 16 | harmful acts. For, when he ~deceives the corporeal 260 16 | feigning~himself to be good, he does or says things that 261 16 | when, by these alien wiles, he begins to lead us into his 262 16 | for us, who is against us? He that spared ~not his own 263 18 | adequately describes when he says, "For in Christ Jesus 264 18 | is dead in~itself."~144 He then goes on to say, "If 265 18 | on to say, "If a man says he has faith, yet has not works, 266 18 | should be understood - "But he himself shall be saved, 267 18 | Paul himself: "Do not err," he says; "neither fornicators, 268 18 | suffer loss~of the things he greatly loves than to lose 269 18 | if, in time of~testing, he should prefer to hold onto 270 18 | goods rather than to Christ, he~does not have him as foundation - 271 18 | as foundation - because he has put "things" in the 272 18 | and stubble. For, when he had spoken~of this, he added: " 273 18 | when he had spoken~of this, he added: "The fire shall try 274 18 | man's work ~abides which he has built thereupon, he 275 18 | he has built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 276 18 | any man's work burns up, he~shall suffer loss; but he 277 18 | he~shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, 278 18 | of the things of God, how he may~please God." Such a 279 18 | things of the world, how he may please his wife"~151; 280 18 | his wife"~151; that is,~he builds upon the same foundation 281 18 | is not~burned up, since he has not loved those things 282 18 | in this second situation, he prefers to suffer the loss 283 18 | such things - even~though he may grieve over his loss - " 284 18 | grieve over his loss - "he is saved," indeed, "yet 285 18 | indeed, "yet so as by fire." He "burns" with~grief, for 286 18 | with~grief, for the things he has loved and lost, but 287 18 | consume him, secured as~he is by the stability and 288 18 | of fruitfulness in alms, he will impute merit to those 289 18 | those on his left - when he shall say to the former, ~" 290 19 | God for our past sins. But he is not somehow to be bought 291 19 | crimes with impunity. For, "he has given no man a license 292 19 | although, in his mercy, he does blot out sins already 293 19 | also gives alms as well. He is also a~giver of alms 294 19 | command,~if at the same time he forgives from the heart 295 19 | the heart the sin by which he has been wronged or offended,~ 296 19 | gives alms, not only in that he forgives and ~prays, but 297 19 | prays, but also in that he rebukes and administers 298 19 | punishment, since in this he shows~mercy.~Now, many benefits 299 19 | who does you ~harm when he can. Thus one heeds God' 300 19 | not yet so perfect that he~already loves his enemies, 301 19 | asks his forgiveness. For he surely seeks forgiveness 302 19 | surely seeks forgiveness when he asks for it when he prays,~ 303 19 | when he asks for it when he prays,~saying, "As we forgive 304 19 | from a man against whom he sinned - moved by his sin 305 19 | by his sin to seek it - he should~no longer be regarded 306 19 | love him as it was~when he was actively hostile.~Now, 307 19 | course, the One who, when he was teaching the prayer, 308 19 | emphasized this sentence which he put in it, saying: "For 309 19 | you your offenses."~161 He who is not awakened by such 310 20 | notice to whom it was that he said it. For this is the 311 20 | of it in the Gospel: "As he was~speaking, a certain 312 20 | him to dine with him. And he went in and reclined at 313 20 | wonder and ask himself why He had not washed himself before~ 314 20 | wickedness. Foolish ones! Did not He who made~the outside make 315 20 | 76. He who would give alms as a 316 20 | to love God with the love he himself giveth us, we then 317 20 | extortion and wickedness, he then admonished them also 318 20 | the inner man: "However," he~said, "give what remains 319 20 | ignored, and to show them that he was not~ignorant of their 320 20 | their kind of almsgiving, he adds, "But woe to you, Pharisees"~169 - 321 20 | But, lest it appear that he was rejecting the kind of 322 20 | give of the earth's bounty, he~adds, "These things you 323 20 | do so~with impunity. "But he who loves iniquity hates 324 20 | hates his own soul."~171 And he who hates his own~soul is 325 20 | it after the world's way he hates it according to~God' 326 20 | might become clean to him, he would hate his soul after 327 20 | gives any alms at all unless he gives from the store of 328 21 | denies that it is a sin when he~agrees that apostolic authority 329 21 | such case is seen where he says, "Dare any of you, 330 21 | concerning worldly things," he says, "you appoint those 331 21 | this point by saying that he had a just ~cause and was 332 21 | suffering injustice which he wished removed by judicial 333 21 | them not back."~179 Thus, he forbids his~own to go to 334 21 | is "a fault." Still, when he allows such suits to be 335 21 | it? Still, for the hurt he~immediately supplied a medicine, 336 21 | desires of his soul; and he that works iniquity is~blessed."~183~ 337 21 | vineyard: "I looked that he should perform justice, 338 21 | should perform justice, yet he ~did iniquity; not justice 339 22 | salvation"~187; that, as Light, he may take away our ignorance, 340 22 | their good opinion more than he regards judgment, which 341 22 | but also in order that he ~may be enabled to do so, 342 23 | would dare to deny - though he would not dare to affirm 343 23 | find the basis on which he~would not have a share in 344 23 | create out of nothing as he wills.~But if in the bodies 345 23 | called "flesh and blood" he later called "corruption,"~ 346 23 | called "corruption,"~and what he first called "the Kingdom 347 23 | called "the Kingdom of God" he then later called "incorruption."~ 348 24 | could have been saved, if he willed it so.~201 Then, 349 24 | God, how there are things he~can do but doth not will 350 24 | do, yet willeth nothing he cannot do, and how true 351 24 | in heaven and on earth he hath done all things~whatsoever 352 24 | all things~whatsoever that he would."~202 This obviously 353 24(201)| 1648, read SI VELLET (if _He_ willed it) and the reading 354 24 | if there is anything that he willed to~do and did not 355 24 | or, what were worse, if he did not do something because 356 24 | Omnipotent, from doing what he willed. Nothing, therefore, 357 24 | Omnipotent wills it to happen. He either allows it to happen 358 24 | either allows it to happen or he actually causes it to happen.~ 359 24(202)| texts of Scripture. Here he is doubtless quoting from 360 24 | God doth well, even when he alloweth whatever happens 361 24 | happens ill to~happen. For he alloweth it only through 362 24 | not~to allow to exist what he does not will, as it is 363 24 | it is for him to do what he does will.~Unless we believe 364 24 | the Father Almighty. For he is called Almighty~for no 365 24 | no other reason than that he can do whatsoever he willeth 366 24 | that he can do whatsoever he willeth and because the 367 24 | clearer when, in the Gospel, he~reproveth the unrighteous 368 24 | unrighteous city: "How often," he saith, "would I have gathered 369 24 | the Most Powerful~so that he could not do what he willed. 370 24 | that he could not do what he willed. And where is that 371 24 | omnipotence by which "whatsoever~he willed in heaven and on 372 24 | in heaven and on earth, he has done," if he willed 373 24 | earth, he has done," if he willed to gather the children 374 24 | those children of hers whom he would? It is not that "in 375 24 | in heaven and on earth" he~hath willed and done some 376 24 | all things~whatsoever he willed, he hath done."~~ 377 24 | things~whatsoever he willed, he hath done."~~ 378 25 | the evil~wills of men - as he willeth, when he willeth, 379 25 | men - as he willeth, when he willeth, and where he willeth - 380 25 | when he willeth, and where he willeth - toward the good? 381 25 | toward the good? But,~when he acteth, he acteth through 382 25 | good? But,~when he acteth, he acteth through mercy; when 383 25 | acteth through mercy; when he doth not act, it is through 384 25 | is through justice. For, "he~hath mercy on whom he willeth; 385 25 | he~hath mercy on whom he willeth; and whom he willeth, 386 25 | whom he willeth; and whom he willeth, he hardeneth."~205~ 387 25 | willeth; and whom he willeth, he hardeneth."~205~Now when 388 25 | when the apostle said this, he was commending grace, of 389 25 | commending grace, of which he had just spoken in~connection 390 25 | younger.' "~206 Accordingly, he refers to another prophetic 391 25 | Then, realizing how what he said could disturb those~ 392 25 | to this depth of grace, he adds: "What therefore shall~ 393 25 | God, of course, foreknew - he would never have ~said " 394 25 | of _future_ works." Thus he would have solved the~difficulty; 395 25 | difficulty; or, rather, he would have left no difficulty 396 25 | As it is, however, when he~went on to exclaim, "God 397 25 | be unfairness in God"~- he proceeds immediately to 398 25 | is involved here), "For he~says to Moses, 'I will have 399 25 | think God unfair either when he imposes penal~judgment on 400 25 | on the deserving or when he shows mercy to the undeserving? 401 25 | originally forged by~Adam. But He who said, "I will have mercy 402 25 | other that the fact that he had not,~with equal merit, 403 25 | merits - but, instead, that he should glory in the abundance 404 25 | carefully look thereupon "that he who glories, should glory 405 25 | showing mercy," next in order he~intends to speak also of 406 25 | is no ~injustice. Thus, he immediately added, "For 407 25 | Then, having said this, he draws a conclusion that 408 25 | toward judgment: "Therefore," he says, "he hath mercy on 409 25 | Therefore," he says, "he hath mercy on whom he willeth,~ 410 25 | he hath mercy on whom he willeth,~and whom he willeth 411 25 | whom he willeth,~and whom he willeth he hardeneth." He 412 25 | willeth,~and whom he willeth he hardeneth." He showeth mercy 413 25 | he willeth he hardeneth." He showeth mercy out of his 414 25 | out of his great goodness; he hardeneth~out of no unfairness 415 25 | In this way, neither does he who is saved have a basis 416 25 | of anything~except what he has fully merited. For grace 417 25 | as to say: "Why then~does he find fault? For who resists 418 25 | God "hath mercy on whom he willeth and whom he~willeth 419 25 | whom he willeth and whom he~willeth he hardeneth" - 420 25 | willeth and whom he~willeth he hardeneth" - God forbid 421 25 | his ~gainsayer. But what he said - "O man, who are you?" - 422 25 | understand these matters, who is he to talk back to God? And 423 25 | if one does~understand, he finds no better ground even 424 25 | for talking back. For if he understands, he sees ~that 425 25 | For if he understands, he sees ~that the whole human 426 25 | against God's ~justice. And he also sees that those who 427 25 | should be stopped, so that "he that glories may glory in 428 26 | that is, did not ~do what he willed, but what it willed) 429 26 | willed, but what it willed) he could still accomplish what 430 26 | could still accomplish what he himself had willed and~this 431 26 | done. As the Supreme Good, he made good use of evil deeds, 432 26 | damnation of those whom~he had justly predestined to 433 26 | salvation of those whom he had mercifully ~predestined 434 26 | but~willing - nor would he who is good allow the evil 435 26 | unless in his omnipotence he could~bring good even out 436 26 | is God's~good will that he should die. Or, again, it 437 26 | piety of the one, though he wills not what God willeth, 438 26 | would have nullified it he was called~"Satan" by him 439 26 | to Jerusalem, lest there he~should suffer the things 440 26 | yet God had willed~that he should suffer these things 441 26 | this good purpose of his he achieved, not through the 442 26 | his who did not will~what he willed than were those who 443 26 | his purpose - for while he and the latter did the very 444 26 | did the very same thing, he worked~through them with 445 26 | Therefore, whether through pity "he hath mercy on whom ~he willeth," 446 26 | he hath mercy on whom ~he willeth," or in justice " 447 26 | willeth," or in justice "whom he willeth, he hardeneth," 448 26 | justice "whom he willeth, he hardeneth," the omnipotent 449 26 | doth~anything except what he doth will, and doth everything 450 26 | and doth everything that he willeth.~~ 451 27 | is no man whose salvation he doth not will, but that 452 27 | that no one is~saved unless He willeth it. Moreover, his 453 27 | sought in prayer, because if he willeth,~then what he willeth 454 27 | if he willeth,~then what he willeth must necessarily 455 27 | apostle~was speaking when he made that statement. Thus, 456 27 | is no one whose salvation he doth not will - he who was 457 27 | salvation he doth not will - he who was unwilling to work 458 27 | miracles~among those who, he said, would have repented 459 27 | would have repented if he had wrought them - but by " 460 27 | Son our ~Lord? Therefore, he doth save them since the 461 27 | will in vain, whatsoever he~willeth.~Now, the apostle 462 27 | the prayers of the lowly he would deign to grant~salvation 463 27 | speech in the Gospel, where he saith to the Pharisees, " 464 27 | done which was not done. "He hath done all things ~in 465 27 | heaven and earth, whatsoever he willed,"~228 as Truth sings 466 27 | sings of him, and surely he hath not~willed to do anything 467 27 | willed to do anything that he hath not done. There must 468 28 | state of~salvation in which he was created and would have 469 28 | intervention of death - where he not only would have~been 470 28 | even the will to sin - if he had foreknown that man ~ 471 28 | continue without sin, as he had been created to do. 472 28 | created to do. But since~he did foreknow that man would 473 28 | free will - that is, that he would sin - God ~prearranged 474 28 | his own purpose so that he could do good to man, even 475 28 | the first place, so that he could will~both good and 476 28 | not without reward, if he willed the good; not without 477 28 | without punishment, if ~he willed the evil. But in 478 28 | But in the future life he will not have the power 479 28 | will be much freer, because he will then have no~power 480 28 | to be ~passed by, wherein he willed to show how good 481 28(229)| the power to sin) - which he continues to exercise. In 482 28 | example, the power to die when he wills it is in a man's own 483 28 | not have sufficed, unless~He who made him had given him 484 28 | For the wages of sin," he says, "is death; but the 485 28 | debit, not as a gift. Hence, he said "the wages of sin is 486 28 | and in such a fashion that he could either continue in 487 28 | himself, Christ Jesus,"~235 if he were not also God. For when 488 28 | might be shown man how far he had departed from God, when~ 489 28 | when~by the incarnate God he is recalled to God; that 490 28 | vanquished by that very nature he~was rejoicing over having 491 29 | any merit with God after he is dead that he has~neglected 492 29 | God after he is dead that he has~neglected to obtain 493 29 | statement of the apostle when he said, "For all of us shall 494 29 | receive according to what he has done in the body, whether~ 495 29 | mercy, nor in his anger will he shut up~his mercy." This 496 29 | wrath resting on them - he does not "shut up his mercy." 497 29 | of God's blessings which he has hidden for those who 498 30 | hope in~man."~242 Thus, he who rests his hope in himself 499 30 | understood by omitting it. He then adds three other~petitions, 500 30 | anyone~would realize that he is being delivered from


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