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1 1 | I desire that you should be wise - though not one of
2 1 | world?"~1 Rather, you should be one of those of whom it
3 1 | and also you should be the kind of man~the apostle
4 1 | apostle wishes those men to be to whom he said,~3 "I would
5 1 | said,~3 "I would have you be wise in goodness~and simple
6 1(4) | himself, so also no one can be wise in himself save only
7 1 | wisdom.~When you ask me to be brief, you do not expect
8 1 | should answer, "God should be worshipped in faith, hope,
9 1 | three means: What should be believed, what should be
10 1 | be believed, what should be hoped for, and what should~
11 1 | hoped for, and what should~be loved? If I should answer
12 1 | enchiridion,~6 as it~might be called - something to have "
13 1 | your questions. What is to be ~sought after above all
14 1 | the divers heresies, is to be avoided above all else? ~
15 1 | analyzed by the intellect, may be demonstrated by the reason.
16 1 | Jesus."~9 Nor~should it be denied that this is the
17 1 | the heretics who wish to be called~Christians, the _
18 1 | as we said, God~should be served: faith, hope, love.
19 1 | necessary that a great zeal be kindled in the heart. ~~
20 2 | grace, said, "And it shall be that all who invoke the
21 2 | invoke the Lord's name will be saved."~12 ~Thus, we have
22 2 | said,~~"Let those who dread be allowed to hope,"~14~~but
23 2 | Since this is so, faith must be distinguished from~hope:
24 2 | faith, faith is said to be "the conviction of things
25 2 | faith, he still ought not to~be called absurd or told, "
26 2 | thing is not seen it cannot be believed. Still it is better
27 2 | our good is believed to be future, this is the same
28 2 | can do nothing? There can be no true~hope without love.
29 3 | religion, the answer is~not to be sought in the exploration
30 3 | physicists."~20 Nor should we be dismayed if Christians are~
31 4 | good in created ~things can be diminished and augmented.
32 4 | and augmented. For good to be diminished is evil; still,
33 4 | insignificant a thing may be, the good which is its "
34 4 | which is its "nature" cannot~be destroyed without the thing
35 4 | incorruptible thing which could not be destroyed,~it would doubtless
36 4 | destroyed,~it would doubtless be all the more worthy of praise.
37 4 | being remains that cannot be further corrupted, ~this
38 4 | corrupted, ~this will then be an incorruptible entity [
39 4 | good of which it ~cannot be further deprived. If, however,
40 4 | the corruption comes to be total and entire, there
41 4 | greater good if it cannot be corrupted, a lesser good
42 4 | a lesser good if it can be. Yet only the foolish and ~
43 4 | that there is nothing to be called evil if there is
44 4 | defectible. Thus there can be no evil where there is no
45 4 | entity. Therefore, there can be nothing evil ~except something
46 4 | anyone says that simply to be a man is~evil, or that to
47 4 | man is~evil, or that to be a wicked man is good, he
48 4 | could exist and yet not be wicked, whereas there cannot
49 4 | wicked, whereas there cannot be wickedness except~in a man
50 4 | an angel. It is good to be a man, good to be an angel;
51 4 | good to be a man, good to be an angel; but evil to be
52 4 | be an angel; but evil to be wicked. These~two contraries
53 4 | the evil~simply could not be, since it can have no mode
54 4 | corruption springs, unless it be something corruptible. Unless
55 4 | something is good, it cannot~be corrupted, because corruption
56 4 | an evil thing can come to be. If this is~the case, then,
57 4 | evil fruit."~26 This cannot be, even as the Truth ~himself
58 4 | good and the fruits will be good, or~make the tree bad
59 4 | bad and its fruits will be bad."~27 This is warning
60 5 | what patience there must be in unknowing.~
61 5 | it is impossible not to be ignorant of many things.
62 5 | what is true. It means to be certain ~about the uncertain,
63 5 | the certain, whether it be certainly true or certainly
64 5 | fitting and proper thing would~be to be able to say, in speech
65 5 | proper thing would~be to be able to say, in speech or
66 5 | sometimes if they are not to be entirely lost, error is ~
67 5 | deceiver is unwilling to be deceived by somebody else.~33
68 6 | who lies in the attempt to be helpful as the man who lies
69 6 | Obviously, no one should be adjudged a~liar who speaks
70 6 | a liar, though he could be charged with~rashness, when
71 6 | he said. Nor is a man to be cleared of the charge of~
72 6 | judges his statement to be true - than the ~one who
73 6 | whereas the other, ~whatever be the facts in his statement,
74 6 | is deceived or lies. To be deceived is a lesser~evil
75 6 | religion than for one to be deceived in matters where~
76 6 | future period - would it not be~incomparably better to lie
77 6 | in the first case than to be deceived in the second?
78 6 | second? And would it not be~a lesser evil to lead someone
79 6 | the former error than to be led by someone into the
80 6 | great evil for a man to be deceived so as~not to believe
81 6 | But it is a~small evil to be deceived by crediting a
82 6 | temporal setback which can then be turned to good use by being
83 6 | someone judges a man to be good who is actually bad,
84 6 | who believes a bad man to be~good, yet suffers no harm
85 6 | adultery a good thing may be rightly accused by the prophetic
86 6 | man~good supposing him to be chaste and not knowing that
87 6 | what he supposed him to be, and this is undoubtedly
88 6 | in such a case a~man may be deceived without suffering
89 6 | man whom we supposed to be good actually does nothing
90 7 | errors of this sort should be called sins - when one thinks~
91 7 | other such errors should~be called sins. Nor am I at
92 7 | anything~positively lest he be involved in the error of
93 7 | affirming as true what may be false, since all~questions,
94 7 | deemed a sin, and this can be~warded off only by a systematic
95 7 | even if what~appears to be true turns out to be true
96 7 | to be true turns out to be true indeed, they will still
97 7 | assent, this ought not to be regarded as a higher~wisdom
98 7 | true or are supposed to be true or ~false. To err in
99 7 | thing for another, is not to be judged as a sin or, if~it
100 7 | error these miscues may~be, it does not involve the
101 7 | are~not sins, must still be listed among the evils of
102 7 | Actually, of course, we would be deceived in nothing at all,
103 7 | 22. Every lie, then,~must be called a sin, because every
104 7 | is deceived, as a man may be. This is so~whether it be
105 7 | be. This is so~whether it be true or is only supposed
106 7 | true or is only supposed to be true when it is not. But
107 7 | not as it was designed to be used, is a sin.~Nor should
108 7 | if someone appeared to be dying for love if we would~
109 7 | who, if she lived, might be purified by repentance.
110 7 | repentance. But it cannot be ~denied that such an adultery
111 7 | that such an adultery would be a sin. If, then, we hold
112 7 | although chastity must not be violated by adultery, even
113 7 | other good, yet truth may be violated by lying? That
114 7 | human values, is not to be denied. ~But what is rightly
115 7 | their deceit. The deceit may be pardoned, but certainly
116 7 | but certainly ought not to be praised,~especially among
117 7 | been said, "Let your speech be~yes, yes; no, no: for what
118 8 | Kingdom, where there will be life without death, truth
119 8 | these two evils are felt to be imminent, the soul's motion
120 8 | unwholesome~pleasures or may even be exhilarated by vain joys.
121 8 | willed that there should~be no reformation in the case
122 9 | that a portion of it would be restored and would~fill
123 9 | resurrection, that they shall be equal to the angels of God.~45~
124 9 | commonwealth of God, shall not be~defrauded of her full quota
125 9 | demons, whose places are to be filled by~the sons of the
126 9 | place in the eternal Kingdom be restored through the merits
127 9 | the free will turns out to be victor over the will and
128 9 | But thereafter he will not be free~to do right unless
129 9 | bondage of sin and begins to be the servant of~righteousness.
130 9 | you free, then you will be free indeed"~49? ~But before
131 9 | obtained~mercy of the Lord to be trustworthy"~51 makes here
132 9 | boast."~52 But then, lest it be supposed that the faithful
133 9 | grace,~that we may indeed be new creatures in Christ
134 9 | showing mercy," unless it be that "the will itself is
135 9 | s showing mercy," is to be understood to mean that
136 9 | willing, lest one's will be frustrated. ~Otherwise,
137 9 | live piously, unless it be that God is even now at
138 9 | order to receive, unless it be that He who grants us what~
139 10 | reconciled by his blood we shall be saved from wrath through
140 10 | However, when God is said to be wrathful, this does not
141 10 | Holy Spirit so that we may be changed from enemies into
142 10 | long to say all that would be truly worthy of this Mediator.
143 10 | of the law no flesh shall be ~justified,"~71 which is
144 10 | is to say, no _man_ shall be justified. Yet certainly
145 10 | kind of nature that would be fittingly born of a virgin,
146 10 | a virgin. It would then be false (which is~unthinkable)
147 10 | end that he might indeed be the fullness of all grace,
148 10 | judged it not a violation to be what he was by nature, the
149 11 | it, and no other, should be ~assumed into the unity
150 11 | from the moment he~began to be a man, that man began to
151 11 | a man, that man began to be nothing other than God's
152 11 | and man.~Why should there be such great glory to a human
153 11 | merit preceding unless it be that those who consider
154 11 | grace, since she was to be mother of her Lord, indeed
155 11 | the Holy One which shall be~born of you shall be called
156 11 | shall be~born of you shall be called the Son of God."~78
157 12 | both natures Christ came to be one, Son of God the Father
158 12 | he made him? This might be, since through our Lord
159 12 | the whole Trinity is to be understood as involved ~
160 12 | action? This is true and can be shown by examples, but we
161 12 | concerns us is how it can be said, "Born of the Holy
162 12 | something should therefore be~called the son of that thing.
163 12 | Spirit would not properly be called sons of the water
164 12 | of something is said to be "son" to him from which
165 12 | Wherefore, since a thing may be "born" of something else,
166 12 | who is Son of Man should be Son of God,~and the one
167 12 | who is Son of God should be Son of Man. Thus, in his
168 12 | human nature,~grace came to be natural to that nature,
169 13 | sake, we beseech you to be reconciled to God," he straightway
170 13 | knew no sin, he made to be sin for us that we might
171 13 | sin for us that we might be made to be the righteousness
172 13 | that we might be made to be the righteousness of God
173 13 | knew no~sin, he God made to be sin for us." The God to
174 13 | The God to whom we are to be reconciled hath thus made~
175 13 | for sin by which we may be reconciled.~He himself is
176 13 | 43. For whether it be a newborn infant or a decrepit
177 13 | man - since no one should be barred~from baptism - just
178 13 | since man~preferred to be under his own rule rather
179 13 | whatever other sins that could be discovered in the diligent
180 13 | why each one of them must be born again, so that he may
181 13 | so that he may thereby be absolved of~whatever sin
182 13 | evil-doing after birth can~be healed by repentance - as,
183 13 | parents, a question might well be raised: whether a man at
184 13 | the grace of regeneration be crushed under too heavy
185 13 | damnation, as they would be if they were bound to bear,
186 13 | problem might or might not be found by a more diligent ~
187 14 | radically condemned. ~It cannot be pardoned and washed away
188 14 | Jesus,"~92 who alone could be born in such a way as not
189 14 | a way as not to need to be~reborn.~
190 14 | in whom alone they could be reborn.~For his baptism
191 14 | was born, needing ~not to be reborn. This is the reason
192 14 | Therefore, he~chose to be baptized in water by John,
193 14 | likeness of his death, we shall be~also united with him in
194 14 | that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth
195 14 | reckon yourselves also to be dead to sin, but alive unto
196 14 | should reckon yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to
197 14 | not yet dead but who will be found living in the flesh~
198 14 | since the righteous are to be judged as well as the unrighteous.
199 14 | evildoers, the good may be set apart at his right ~
200 15 | free Jerusalem ought to be mentioned in a~subordinate
201 15 | demanded~110 that the Church be made subordinate to the~
202 15 | any part of it wishes to be worshiped as God nor to
203 15 | worshiped as God nor to be~God to anyone belonging
204 15 | Creator, he would obviously be a rational creature, for
205 15 | in this case he would not be set in the rule of faith _
206 15 | temple, for he himself would be a temple. Yet, in fact,
207 15 | a temple? Or how can he be~less than Christ whose members
208 15 | that in all things he may be~pre-eminent"~116 - "Destroy
209 15 | that in it no evil is~to be found, nor any apostates,
210 15 | apostates, nor will there be again, since that time when "
211 15 | of darkness in hell, to be reserved for the sentence
212 15 | should these archangels be called "powers" [virtutes],~
213 15 | entire~heavenly society, "Be they thrones or dominions, ~
214 15 | although they seem to be nothing more than luminous
215 16 | It is more important to be able to discern and tell
216 16 | if, feigning~himself to be good, he does or says things
217 16 | and its cry is: "If God be for us, who is against us?
218 16 | understanding." It cannot be known by us until we have
219 16 | great our understanding may be, "we know in part, and we
220 16 | known to us, since ours will be like theirs in kind and~
221 16 | of the holy angels should be excepted. ~Only God's understanding
222 17 | forgiveness should never be~despaired of in holy Church
223 17 | that satisfaction may also be made in the Church, in which
224 17 | Indeed, many sins seem to be ignored and go unpunished;
225 17 | ourselves truly we should not be judged by the Lord. But
226 17 | the Lord, that we may not be condemned along with this~
227 18 | even these will still be ~saved, "though as by fire."
228 18 | believe that such people will be punished by fire, prolonged
229 18 | not works, can his faith~be enough to save him?"~145~
230 18 | if the wicked man were to be saved by fire on account
231 18 | the blessed Paul should be understood - "But he himself
232 18 | But he himself shall be saved, yet~so as by fire"~146 -
233 18 | faith without works would be sufficient to salvation.
234 18 | apostle James said would be false. And also false would
235 18 | false. And also false would be another statement of the ~
236 18 | Christ, would they not then be in the Kingdom of ~God?~
237 18 | apostolic testimonies cannot be false, that~one obscure
238 18 | it is said that they will be saved as by fire, not perishing
239 18 | such a statement must be interpreted so ~that it
240 18 | and hay and stubble may~be understood, without absurdity,
241 18 | the apostle speaks, should be understood as one through
242 18 | loss; but he himself shall be saved, yet so as by fire."~149
243 18 | fruitful inquiry. It~may be discovered or remain hidden
244 18 | faithful are sooner or later to be saved~by a sort of purgatorial
245 18 | signify that they must not be barren of~almsgiving, on
246 19 | the Kingdom of God" can be perpetrated daily and then
247 19 | almsgiving. Of course, life must be changed for the better,
248 19 | better, and alms should be~offered as propitiation
249 19 | But he is not somehow to be bought off, as if we~always
250 19 | there is no lack of debts to be forgiven), so also they
251 19 | offended,~or prays that it be forgiven the offender. Such
252 19 | frequently are found to be their own enemies, while
253 19 | while those~they suppose to be their enemies are their
254 19 | Accordingly, it ~cannot be doubted that the terms of
255 19 | it - he should~no longer be regarded as an enemy, and
256 19 | enemy, and it should not now be as difficult to love him
257 20 | then, should all things be clean to the Pharisees,
258 20 | believers? Or, how could they be believers, if they were
259 20 | believe in Christ and to be born again in his grace?
260 21 | against another,~bring it to be judged before the unrighteous
261 21 | this to shame you. Can it be that there is not a wise
262 21 | And here it might be thought that it was not
263 21 | iniquity? Why not ~rather be defrauded?"~177 Thus we
264 21 | he allows such suits to be decided in~the Church, brothers
265 21 | however, some sins that could be deemed quite trifling if
266 21 | which, when they come to~be habitual, are then believed
267 21 | habitual, are then believed to be trivial or no sins at all.
268 21 | of old], have come to be public customs that we not
269 22 | but we shall as surely be defeated unless we are divinely~
270 22 | adequate reason why it should be performed. For shame is
271 22 | also in order that he ~may be enabled to do so, the mercy
272 22 | similarly, that Peter might be ~enabled to weep bitterly,
273 23 | whether already or yet to be born, whether dead or~still
274 23 | dead or~still to die, will be resurrected.~
275 23 | never so that they could be "reborn." ~For, if we say
276 23 | the forms of things will be filled out? Thus, the perfection~
277 23 | have accomplished will not be lacking, any more than the
278 23 | wrought~by time will still be present. Nature, then, will
279 23 | present. Nature, then, will be cheated of nothing apt and
280 23 | has been disfigured will be restored to its full figure.~
281 23 | a corollary~question may be most carefully discussed
282 23 | the resurrection is not to be denied in the cases of monsters
283 23 | we believe that they will be raised as they~were, but
284 23 | and free from faults. Far be it from us to say of that~
285 23 | written account~193 -~far be it from us, I say, to suppose
286 23 | resurrection there will be one double man, and not~
287 23 | resurrection they will be restored to the normal human ~
288 23 | perish. Instead, whether it be dissolved into dust or ashes,
289 23 | not, at the~resurrection, be so restored that the parts
290 23 | stature of each person will be different when brought to
291 23 | nor that the lean will be raised~lean or the fat come
292 23 | physical endowment will be preserved - then the matter
293 23 | resurrection body is composed will be so disposed that none shall
294 23 | disposed that none shall be lost, and any defect will
295 23 | lost, and any defect will be~supplied by Him who can
296 23 | rising again there is to be an intelligible inequality,
297 23 | out a chorus, this will be managed by disposing the
298 23 | surely nothing unseemly will be there, and whatever is there
299 23 | and whatever is there will be fitting,~and this because
300 23 | unfitting will simply not be.~
301 23 | deformity, just as~they will be also free from corruption,
302 23 | facility [facilitas] will be~as complete as their felicity [
303 23 | though~undoubtedly they will be bodies and not spirits.
304 23 | anima], so then it will be a "spiritual body," but~
305 23 | are concerned, there will be no "flesh," but only ~body,
306 23 | it will even then still be~"flesh." This is why the
307 23 | For there will then be such a concord between flesh
308 23 | therefrom - that there will be no ~further conflict within
309 23 | And just as there will be no more external enemies
310 23 | but only that they may be punished together with the
311 23 | eternal. And let us not be moved to inquire how their
312 23 | inquire how their body can be ~incorruptible if it can
313 23 | is no true life unless it be~lived in happiness; no true
314 23 | of all punishments will be laid on those~who have added
315 24 | Present Spiritual Enigmas to Be Awaited in the Life of the
316 24 | 94. And thus it will be that while the reprobated
317 24 | what is now hidden will not be hidden: when one of two
318 24 | clearest light of wisdom, will be seen what now the pious
319 24 | they would~certainly not be allowed to exist by the
320 24 | willeth that all men should be saved."~203 For since not
321 24 | willed it." But this cannot be said of infants, who have
322 24 | not will~that her children be gathered together by him,
323 25 | Furthermore, who would be so impiously foolish as
324 25 | have left no difficulty to be solved. As it is, however,
325 25 | forbid that there should be unfairness in God"~- he
326 25 | power, and that my name may be proclaimed in~all the earth."~214
327 25 | man should not~therefore be blamed for being evil _because_
328 25 | God forbid that we should be ashamed to give the same
329 25 | those who are saved had to be saved on such terms that
330 25 | their own merits should be stopped, so that "he that
331 26 | will. ~For it would not be done without his allowing
332 26 | is good allow the evil to be done, unless in his omnipotence
333 26 | circumstances~can it ever be evil. For example, it is
334 26 | whether an act of will is to be approved or disapproved.
335 26 | who had come in order to be slain.~219 How good seemed
336 26 | And this will can never be evil, because even when
337 27 | willeth that all men~should be saved,"~221 although we
338 27 | Who will have all men to be saved," as meaning that
339 27 | Moreover, his will should be sought in prayer, because
340 27 | willeth must necessarily be. And, indeed, it was of
341 27 | who will have all men to be saved," does not mean~that
342 27 | group into which it can be divided: kings~and subjects;
343 27 | from every nation should be saved through his only begotten
344 27 | enjoined that prayers should be offered "for all men"~223
345 27 | worldly pomp and pride could be ~supposed to be a sufficient
346 27 | pride could be ~supposed to be a sufficient cause for them
347 27 | Who willeth that all men be saved and come to the knowledge
348 27 | hath willed anything to be done which was not done. "
349 27 | hath not done. There must be no equivocation on this
350 28 | of the Omnipotent should be nullified by the bad will
351 28 | but should~nonetheless be fulfilled.~
352 28 | fitting that man should be created, in the first place,
353 28 | will. Indeed, his will will be much freer, because he will
354 28 | not only are~unwilling to be miserable, but have no power
355 28 | ourselves, so then~it will be forever unable to will iniquity.
356 28 | of God's plan was not to be ~passed by, wherein he willed
357 28 | higher order which is~to be is one in which man will
358 28 | is one in which man will be incapable of dying.~230~
359 28(229)| of all, the power not to be able to sin, non posse peccare.
360 28 | the life of justice was to be maintained, his will alone
361 28 | then the will itself had to be freed from the bondage in
362 28 | way at all by which it can be freed by itself, but only
363 28 | debit. But a gift, unless it be gratuitous, is not grace. ~
364 28 | chosen, God's will would be done, either by man or at
365 28 | 108. Now, we could not be redeemed, even through "
366 28 | order that man's pride might be exposed and healed~through
367 28 | humility. Thus it might be shown man how far he had
368 28 | man in his contumacy might be furnished an~example of
369 28 | the fount of grace might be opened up; that even the ~
370 28 | to the redeemed - might be previewed in the~resurrection
371 28 | himself; that the devil might be vanquished by that very
372 28 | testify - even if they~cannot be described - let them be
373 28 | be described - let them be added to this list.~~
374 29 | that such~services could be of help to them. For there
375 29 | not benefit all, unless it be because of the different
376 29 | the boundary lines will be set for the two cities:
377 29 | the one group, there will be~no will to sin, in the other,
378 29 | both societies will then~be fixed and endless. But in
379 29 | believe that such things will be. Not that they would go
380 29 | is no doubt that it is to be~interpreted to refer to
381 29 | to suppose that there can be an end for ~those of whom
382 29 | Otherwise, it~can as well be thought that there will
383 29 | thought that there will also be an end to the happiness
384 29 | so, the wrath of God must be understood as still resting
385 29 | conceivable - still, to be lost out of the Kingdom
386 29 | of the Kingdom of God, to~be an exile from the City of
387 29 | from the City of God, to be estranged from the life
388 29 | in him~240 - this would be a punishment so great that,
389 29 | punishment so great that, if it be eternal, no torments~that
390 29 | torments~that we know could be compared to it, no matter
391 29 | without end, and it will be common to them all, no matter
392 29 | abide forever, and~also be common to all of them no
393 30 | which ought~_faithfully_ to be believed, only those which
394 30 | Matthew, the Lord's Prayer may be seen to contain seven~petitions:
395 30 | For when we say: "Hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come.
396 30 | Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth,~as it is
397 30 | these blessings will be retained forever. They begin
398 30 | perfection - which is to be hoped for in the~other life -
399 30 | the~other life - they will be possessed forever! But when
400 30 | eternal - where we all hope to be - the hallowing of God's
401 30 | evil from which we wish to be freed. But in that other
402 30 | none of these~things will be found.~
403 30 | the seven petitions should be understood. Actually, God'
404 30 | third petition ["Thy will be done"] is a repetition~of
405 31 | hope without love, it may be that there is something
406 31 | An example of this would be if a man hopes for~life
407 31 | and ~knocks that it may be opened unto it.~246 For
408 31 | and if a man begins to be led by the Spirit of God,
409 31 | steadfast piety. This ~will be perfected beyond this life
410 31 | those ~to whom it was to be imparted, although, in conformity
411 31 | rose~again, that he might be the Lord of both the living
412 32 | not yet~done as it should be, although it may seem to
413 32 | although it may seem to be. Love, in this context,
414 32 | God"~265 - for what will be praised and loved in a~neighbor
415 32 | that fullness~which cannot be surpassed, "for greater
416 32 | great the power of love will be, when there will~be no passion [
417 32 | will be, when there will~be no passion [cupiditas] for
418 32 | struggle with death shall be no more. ~~
419 33 | zeal in Christ~ought not to be spurned and since I believe