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St. Augustine
On Christian Doctrine
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BOOK III.
chap. 11. Rule for interpreting phrases which seem to ascribe severity to God and the saints
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chap
.
11
.
Rule
for
interpreting
phrases
which
seem
to
ascribe
severity
to
God
and
the
saints
Every
severity
,
therefore
,
and
apparent
cruelty
,
either
in
word
or
deed
,
that
is
ascribed
in
Holy
Scripture
to
God
or
His
saints
,
avails
to
the
pulling
down
of
the
dominion
of
lust
.
And
if
its
meaning
be
clear
,
we
are
not
to
give
it
some
secondary
reference
,
as
if
it
were
spoken
figuratively
.
Take
,
for
example
,
that
saying
of
the
apostle
: "
But
,
after
thy
hardness
and
impenitent
heart
,
treasures
up
unto
thyself
wrath
against
the
day
of
wrath
and
revelation
of
the
righteous
judgment
of
God
;
who
will
render
to
every
man
according
to
his
deeds
:
to
them
who
,
by
patient
continuance
in
well-doing
,
seek
for
glory
,
and
honour
,
and
immortality
,
eternal
life
;
but
unto
them
that
are
contentious
,
and
do
not
obey
the
truth
,
but
obey
unrighteousness
,
indignation
and
wrath
,
tribulation
and
anguish
,
upon
every
soul
of
man
that
does
evil
,
of
the
Jew
first
,
and
also
of
the
Gentile
."
But
this
is
addressed
to
those
who
,
being
unwilling
to
subdue
their
lust
,
are
themselves
involved
in
the
destruction
of
their
lust
.
When
,
however
,
the
dominion
of
lust
is
overturned
in
a
man
over
whom
it
had
held
sway
,
this
plain
expression
is
used
: "
They
that
are
Christ
'
s
have
crucified
the
flesh
,
with
the
affections
and
lusts
."
Only
that
,
even
in
these
instances
,
some
words
are
used
figuratively
,
as
for
example
, "
the
wrath
of
God
"
and
"
crucified
."
But
these
are
not
so
numerous
,
nor
placed
in
such
a
way
as
to
obscure
the
sense
,
and
make
it
allegorical
or
enigmatical
,
which
is
the
kind
of
expression
properly
called
figurative
.
But
in
the
saying
addressed
to
Jeremiah
, "
See
,
I
have
this
day
set
thee
over
the
nations
,
and
over
the
kingdoms
,
to
root
out
,
and
to
pull
down
,
and
to
destroy
,
and
to
throw
down
,"
there
is
no
doubt
the
whole
of
the
language
is
figurative
,
and
to
be
referred
to
the
end
I
have
spoken
of
.
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