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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Gregory the Dialogist
And I will confess that thy right hand can save thee. 14. As if He were openly saying, If thou art able to do these terrible things, which I Myself have displayed, I attribute to thee, and not to Myself, all the good things thou hast done. But if thou canst not destroy others, that sin, by a look, it is plain that thou canst not set thyself free from the guilt of wickedness, by thy own power. Behold! …
Thomas Aquinas
The Lord had treated these things first as to his own proper works. It is proper to him also to not need anyone else's help, something which does not befit man as he cannot do these works, and so he says, "And I will admit that your right hand can save you," as if to say: If you can do these works just mentioned which are proper to God alone, you can reasonably attribute to yourself that you do not need divine help to be saved. But as you cannot do the former, so neither can you do the latter. …
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