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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"Why doth he glory in malice that is mighty?" (ver. 1). Observe, my brethren, the glorying of malignity, the glorying of evil men. Where is glorying? "Why doth he glory in malice that is mighty?" That is, he that in malice is mighty, why doth he glory? There is need that a man be mighty, but in goodness, not in malice. Is it any great thing to glory in malice? To build a house doth belong to few men, any ignorant man you please can pull down. …
Thomas Aquinas
Here begins the second group of fifty. And as was said at the beginning of the book, the first fifty pertains to the penitent; this second fifty pertains to those who are making progress. Concerning these, three things are to be seen in order: for the first degree of those making progress is justification; the second degree is the exercise of good works; the third is the consideration of divine works. And so this group of fifty is divided into three parts. …
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