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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"Shall not God search this out? For He knoweth the secrets of the heart" (ver. 21). He "knows," and yet He "searches them out"? If He knows the secrets of the heart, what do the words, "Shall not God search it out," do there? He "knows" it in Himself; He "searches it out" for our sakes. For it is for this reason God sometimes "searches a thing out;" and speaks of that becoming known to Himself, which He is Himself making known to thee. He is speaking of His own work, not of His knowledge. …
Thomas Aquinas
And if we have done these things, the judgment of God will seek it out. And the judgment of God is sufficient for seeking this out; hence he says, "Shall not God search out these things?" As if to say: indeed he will, because he knows all things. Hence it follows, "For he knows the hidden things of the heart." Jer. 17: "The heart of man is perverse and unsearchable, and who shall know it?" As if to say: God alone.
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