The City of GodOne of the great cornerstones in the history of Christian philosophy, The City of God provides an insightful interpretation of the development of modern Western society and the origin of most Western thought. Contrasting earthly and heavenly cities--representing the omnipresent struggle between good and evil--Augustine explores human history in its relation to all eternity. In Thomas Merton's words, "The City of God is the autobiography of the Church written by the most Catholic of her great saints." This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition is a complete and unabridged version of the Marcus Dods translation. |
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Page 322
... angels wish us to sacrifice , not to one , but to many , not , indeed , to themselves , but to the gods whose angels they are , we must in this case also prefer those who are the angels of the one God of gods , and who so bid us to ...
... angels wish us to sacrifice , not to one , but to many , not , indeed , to themselves , but to the gods whose angels they are , we must in this case also prefer those who are the angels of the one God of gods , and who so bid us to ...
Page 353
... angels be omitted , as if they were not among the works of God , from which on the seventh day He rested ? Yet , though the fact that the angels are the work of God is not omitted here , it is indeed not explicitly mentioned ; but ...
... angels be omitted , as if they were not among the works of God , from which on the seventh day He rested ? Yet , though the fact that the angels are the work of God is not omitted here , it is indeed not explicitly mentioned ; but ...
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... angels of God , " 69 but shows , too , what blessed contemplation the angels themselves enjoy , saying , " Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones : for I say unto you , that in heaven their angels do always behold the ...
... angels of God , " 69 but shows , too , what blessed contemplation the angels themselves enjoy , saying , " Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones : for I say unto you , that in heaven their angels do always behold the ...
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