Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers First Series, Volume II: St. Augustin’s City of God and Christian Doctrine
Overview
This edition of Phillip Schaff’s Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers includes The City of God and On Christian Doctrine by St. Augustine.
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 Christianity and Christian thought during the period immediately following the Apostolic Era.
Top Highlights
“There are two things on which all interpretation of Scripture depends: the mode of ascertaining the proper meaning, and the mode of making known the meaning when it is ascertained.” (Page 522)
“Whoever, then, thinks that he understands the Holy Scriptures, or any part of them, but puts such an interpretation upon them as does not tend to build up this twofold love of God and our neighbor, does not yet understand them as he ought. If, on the other hand, a man draws a meaning from them that may be used for the building up of love, even though he does not happen upon the precise meaning which the author whom he reads intended to express in that place, his error is not pernicious, and he is wholly clear from the charge of deception.” (Page 533)
“Accordingly the Holy Spirit has, with admirable wisdom and care for our welfare, so arranged the Holy Scriptures as by the plainer passages to satisfy our hunger, and by the more obscure to stimulate our appetite. For almost nothing is dug out of those obscure passages which may not be found set forth in the plainest language elsewhere.” (Page 537)
“Of all, then, that has been said since we entered upon the discussion about things, this is the sum: that we should clearly understand that the fulfillment and the end of the Law, and of all Holy Scripture, is the love of an object which is to be enjoyed, and the love of an object which can enjoy that other in fellowship with ourselves.” (Pages 532–533)
“They abstain from interference, because they fear that, if it fail of good effect, their own safety or reputation may be damaged or destroyed; not because they see that their preservation and good name are needful, that they may be able to influence those who need their instruction, but rather because they weakly relish the flattery and respect of men, and fear the judgments of the people, and the pain or death of the body; that is to say, their non-intervention is the result of selfishness, and not of love.” (Page 7)
- Title: Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers 1.2: St. Augustin’s City of God and Christian Doctrine
- Authors: Philip Schaff, Augustine of Hippo
- Series: Early Church Fathers (Protestant Edition)
- Volume: 2
- Publisher: Christian Literature Company
- Print Publication Date: 1887
- Logos Release Date: 2001
- Era: era:nicene
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Christian literature, early; Fathers of the church
- Resource ID: LLS:6.60.2
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T16:49:32Z
