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On the Sermon on the Mount
Blessed Augustine, NPNF I.6
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- If any one will piously and soberly consider the sermon which our Lord Jesus Christ spoke…
- “Blessed are the meek, for they shall by inheritance possess the earth:” that earth, I …
- There are in all, then, these eight sentences. For now in what remains He speaks in the …
- Hence also the sevenfold operation of the Holy Ghost, of which Isaiah speaks, seems to me…
- “Blessed are ye,” says He, “when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say …
- Hence there follows most justly the statement, “Ye are the salt of the earth;” showing …
- “Let your light,” says He, “so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and …
- In this sentence the meaning is twofold. We must deal with it in both ways. For He who …
- “For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the…
- Next there follows here: “Therefore, if thou hast brought thy gift to the altar, and …
- “Be kindly disposed,” says he, “toward thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the …
- “Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: but …
- In the next place, He goes on to say: “And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, …
- “It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of …
- But it is rather that statement which the Lord Himself makes in another passage which is …
- Here there arises a second question, when the Lord allows a wife to be put away for the …
- “Again,” says He, “ye have heard that it hath been said to them of old time, Thou shalt …
- But now, to conclude by summing up this passage, what can be named or thought of more …
- Hence the Lord goes on to say: “Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, …
- And, indeed, in these three classes of examples, I see that no class of injury is passed …
- In the next place, He goes on to say, “Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt …
- But the question before us is rendered more urgent by what the Apostle John says: “If any…
- Then, as to the statement which follows, “that ye may be the children of your Father …
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- The subject of mercy, with the treatment of which the first book came to a close, is …
- “Therefore, when thou doest thine alms,” says He, “do not sound a trumpet before thee, as…
- “And when ye pray,” says He, “ye shall not be as the hypocrites are; for they love to …
- But now we have to consider what things we are taught to pray for by Him through whom we …
- Let the new people, therefore, who are called to an eternal inheritance, use the word of …
- In the next place there follows, “Thy kingdom come.” Just as the Lord Himself teaches in …
- The fourth petition is, “Give us this day our daily bread.” Daily bread is put either for…
- The fifth petition follows: “And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.” …
- The sixth petition is, “And brings us not into temptation.” Some manuscripts have the …
- But the distinction among these seven petitions is to be considered and commended. For …
- The sevenfold number of these petitions also seems to me to correspond to that sevenfold …
- There follows a precept concerning fasting, having reference to that same purification of…
- Rightly, therefore, does he who is intent on cleansing our heart follow up what He has …
- Then, further, the statement which follows, “No man can serve two masters,” is to be …
- “Therefore,” says He, “I say unto you, Have not anxiety for your life, what ye shall eat;…
- “Therefore be not anxious,” says He,” saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink?…
- For in the case of those who are seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, …
- And inasmuch as when such things are either provided against the time to come, or …
- And inasmuch as the Lord is admonishing us in this passage with respect to rash and …
- But inasmuch as the word “guileless” may mislead some who are desirous of obeying God’s …
- Since, therefore, a command had been given that what is holy should not be given to dogs,…
- Moreover, a certain strength and vigour in walking along the path of wisdom ties in good …
- But because this belongs to few, He now begins to speak of searching for and possessing …
- Here, therefore, those who promise a wisdom and a knowledge of the truth which they do …
- But seeing that, however pure an eye one may have, i.e. with however single and sincere a…