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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers 1.1: The Confessions and Letters of St. Augustin with a Sketch of His Life and Work (Catholic Edition) is unavailable, but you can change that!

Nicene and Post Nicene Fathers, First Series, Volume I: The Confessions and Letters of St. Augustin with a Sketch of His Life and Work. The Early Church Fathers is one of the most important collections of historical, philosophical and theological writings available in English to the student of the Christian Church. These documents provide the most comprehensive witness to the development of...

Ghost were borne “over the waters.” Why, then, is this said of Thy Spirit only? Why is it said of Him alone? As if He had been in place who is not in place, of whom only it is written, that He is Thy gift?1 In Thy gift we rest; there we enjoy Thee. Our rest is our place. Love lifts us up thither, and Thy good Spirit lifteth our lowliness from the gates of death.2 In Thy good pleasure lies our peace.3 The body by its own weight gravitates towards its own place. Weight goes not downward only, but
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