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Lamentations 1:18

Western Saints

Thomas Aquinas

Here is lamented the captivity itself, and around this idea three propositions are advanced. First is proposed an acknowledgment of the justice from a judge. As expressed: "The Lord is in the right, for I have rebelled against his word." And as the prophet Daniel declares: "for the Lord our God is righteous in all the works which he has done" (Dan 9:14). Secondly, the benevolence of hearers is viewed, provoking them into compassion. …

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