Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: First Series, Volume II St. Augustine: City of God, Christian DoctrinePhilip Schaff "The Council of Nicaea in 325 AD marked the beginning of a new era in Christianity. For the first time, doctrines were organized into a single creed. The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers did most of their writing during and after this important event in Church history. Unlike the previous era of Christian writing, the Nicene and Post-Nicene era is dominated by a few very important and prolific writers. In Volume II of the 14-volume collected writings of the Nicenes and Post-Nicenes (first published between 1886 and 1889), readers will discover one of Augustines masterworks: City of God. In this groundbreaking work, Augustine proposes a philosophy that sees history as having a purpose and direction. Coming at a time when Roman civilization was failing, this work argued that Romans could find comfort in Christianity because all of history was merely a struggle between the City of God (believers) and the City of Man (nonbelievers). Should Romans put their faith in the City of God, even their declining civilization should cause them no grief. Even though it was written at a very particular time in history, City of God appeals to all Christians seeking inspiration to continue their religious practice." |
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... suppose that Rome had been wisely en- trusted to these guardians , and could not have been taken unless it had lost them ! Indeed , I Horace , Ep . I. ii . 69 . 3 Ibid , ii . 319 . 2 Eneid , i . 71 . 4 Ibid . 293 . falsehoods , but ...
... suppose that Rome had been wisely en- trusted to these guardians , and could not have been taken unless it had lost them ! Indeed , I Horace , Ep . I. ii . 69 . 3 Ibid , ii . 319 . 2 Eneid , i . 71 . 4 Ibid . 293 . falsehoods , but ...
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... suppose that enemies were in the habit of sparing the dwellings of the gods . And the Roman temples were in danger of these dis- asters , not from foreign foes , but from Catiline and his associates , the most noble senators and ...
... suppose that enemies were in the habit of sparing the dwellings of the gods . And the Roman temples were in danger of these dis- asters , not from foreign foes , but from Catiline and his associates , the most noble senators and ...
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... suppose that such were the only rewards of His service ; and such a service would make us not godly , but greedy rather , and covetous . Wherefore , though good and bad men suffer alike , we must Will some one say , Why , then , was ...
... suppose that such were the only rewards of His service ; and such a service would make us not godly , but greedy rather , and covetous . Wherefore , though good and bad men suffer alike , we must Will some one say , Why , then , was ...
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... suppose that , if his body be seized and for- cibly made use of to satisfy the lust of an- other , he thereby loses his purity ? For if purity can be thus destroyed , then assuredly purity is no virtue of the soul ; nor can it be ...
... suppose that , if his body be seized and for- cibly made use of to satisfy the lust of an- other , he thereby loses his purity ? For if purity can be thus destroyed , then assuredly purity is no virtue of the soul ; nor can it be ...
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... suppose no one is so foolish as this declaimer , seeing in the union of the two to believe that , by this destruction of the in- bodies the foul lust of the one , and the chaste tegrity of one organ , the virgin has lost any- will of ...
... suppose no one is so foolish as this declaimer , seeing in the union of the two to believe that , by this destruction of the in- bodies the foul lust of the one , and the chaste tegrity of one organ , the virgin has lost any- will of ...
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