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Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius
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1 I, pref| who teaches men to live in piety and innocence; on which 2 I, 11 | government and an age of piety? But when, on the same principle, 3 I, 15 | the dead. Moreover, the piety of their successors contributed 4 I, 20 | I speak of mind, virtue, piety, faith let there be temples 5 I, 20 | for himself; there is no piety when avarice spares neither 6 I, 21 | among the chief examples of piety, who, though he was praetor, 7 I, 22 | even to posterity with what piety they defended religious 8 II, 3 | office:--~"Nor is it any piety to be often seen with veiled 9 II, 7 | reason prescribes. But if piety advises you to follow your 10 II, 16 | protection," he says, "is piety, for over a pious man neither 11 II, 16 | good thing among men is piety." And what piety is, he 12 II, 16 | men is piety." And what piety is, he testifies in another 13 II, 16 | place, in these words: "For piety is the knowledge of God." 14 III, 9 | justice? what is justice, but piety? And piety is nothing else 15 III, 9 | justice, but piety? And piety is nothing else than the 16 IV, 3 | religion, that is, the highest piety, is not true wisdom. For 17 IV, 3 | man cannot preserve his piety if he shall prove ungrateful 18 IV, 3 | nature, and contrary to piety. One only, therefore, is 19 IV, 13 | spirit of knowledge and of piety; and He shall be filled 20 IV, 28 | to God by this chain of piety; from which religion itself 21 IV, 28 | derived from the bond of piety, because God has tied man 22 IV, 28 | Himself, and bound him by piety; for we must serve Him as 23 V, 2 | praises of the princes, whose piety and foresight, as he himself 24 V, 5 | others to the injury of piety,--~"The most just Virgin 25 V, 6 | king, all men laid aside piety, lest, if they should live 26 V, 7 | all men equal affections, piety would be nothing."~How true 27 V, 8 | the world gentleness, and piety, and peace, and innocence, 28 V, 8 | they could not retain their piety, who, as prodigal and rebellious 29 V, 9 | in religion; inasmuch as piety, if it kept its rule in 30 V, 10 | X. OF FALSE PIETY, AND OF FALSE AND TRUE RELIGION.~ 31 V, 10 | while to investigate their piety, that from their merciful 32 V, 10 | contrary to the laws of piety. And that I may not seem 33 V, 10 | the greatest example of piety.In Maro, that king "Than 34 V, 10 | more merciful than this piety? what more merciful than 35 V, 10 | man distinguished by his piety." Where then, O poet, is 36 V, 10 | Where then, O poet, is that piety which you so frequently 37 V, 10 | ignorant of the nature of piety, and you believed that that 38 V, 10 | the befitting exercise of piety. He is plainly called pious 39 V, 10 | or of what character is piety? Truly it is among those 40 V, 10 | injure her worshippers. Piety of this kind is therefore 41 V, 10 | justice and the name of true piety. Nor is it difficult to 42 V, 15 | XV. OF FOLLY, WISDOM, PIETY, EQUITY, AND JUSTICE.~But 43 V, 15 | asunder and separated from it--piety and equity. For fidelity, 44 V, 15 | very fountain itself. But piety and equity are, as it were, 45 V, 15 | method in the second. But piety is nothing else but the 46 V, 15 | place. If, therefore, it is piety to know God, and the sum 47 V, 15 | because they are opposed to piety. And because Socrates indeed 48 V, 20 | worshipped by men; what the piety of men contributes to them, 49 V, 20 | increase it? Torture and piety are widely different; nor 50 V, 21 | says, "Let them put on piety, let them lay aside riches; 51 V, 21 | their safety? or whence is piety so impious, that they either 52 V, 23 | because he is pious; but piety is a very great virtue. 53 VI, 1 | sacrificed with sufficient piety and religion. But men, neglecting 54 VI, 6 | to speak of the duty of piety. Now the other things which 55 VI, 9 | worship Him alone with the piety which is due to Him, to 56 VI, 11 | measured the offices of piety and humanity by utility. 57 VI, 11 | will be done with justice, piety, and humanity, which you 58 VI, 12 | last and greatest office of piety is the burying of strangers 59 VI, 13 | the garment of justice and piety, of which no one may deprive 60 VI, 13 | approve of it and reward your piety.~ 61 VI, 17 | money, or you bestow it on piety and God; whether you expend 62 VI, 20 | What are they whom a false piety compels to expose their 63 VI, 21 | you see to be done with piety and justice; let nothing 64 VI, 24 | they live with justice and piety. He might have been a true 65 VII, 5 | it, He will grant to the piety of the man, with which he 66 VII, 17 | nor recognise the duty of piety, nor pity sex or infancy; 67 VII, 21 | deserts. Then they whose piety shall have been approved 68 VII, 26 | mightest be able with true piety to rescind the injurious 69 VII, 26 | cast down by pre-eminent piety, God has delivered into


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