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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
But where is humility from hyssop? Hear what followeth: "To my hearing Thou shall give exultation and gladness, and bones humbled shall exult" (ver. 8). I will rejoice in hearing Thee, not in speaking against Thee. Thou hast sinned, why defendest thou thyself? Thou wilt speak: suffer thou; hear, yield to divine words, lest thou be put to confusion, and be still more wounded: sin hath been committed, be it not defended: to confession let it come, not to defence. …
Thomas Aquinas
"To my hearing." Here he sets forth how he has hope for the recovery of the goods which he had lost; and there are two: namely, the gift of prophecy and the joy of conscience. The gift of prophecy is compared to hearing, because the prophet does not see the essence of God so as to see revealed things in it, but certain signs of the revealed truth are made in the soul of the prophet, and these signs function in the manner of speech, etc. 1 Sam. 3: "Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening." Is. …
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