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Eight works countering the Manichean religion, three of which have never been translated into English. Augustine’s writings on this subject provide a major source of information on and a fascinating look within a system of thought that during much of the third and fourth centuries challenged orthodox Christianity for dominance in the Roman Empire and beyond. Augustine addresses not only the...

again. Thus you have consolations mingled with punishment so that you may praise God when you are delighted by the order of good things and have recourse to him when you are tried by the experience of evil ones. In that way, insofar as earthly things obey you, they teach that you are their lord, but insofar as they are troublesome to you, they teach you to obey your Lord. 38, 44. Hence, though corruption is evil, and though it does not come from the creator of natures but comes from the fact that
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