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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Theophylact of Ohrid
And the "life" of teachers, he says, is for you, so that you might learn from them and receive benefit; and their "death" is for you, for it is on your behalf and for your salvation that they undergo dangers. Or alternatively: the death of Adam is also for you, so that you might be brought to your senses; and the death of Christ is for you, so that you might be saved. In short: the whole "world" is for you, so that through it you might ascend to the Creator and by its corruptibility learn to desire incorruptible goods. …
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
Secondly, he assigns a reason based on the dignity of Christ's faithful. First, he mentions the relationship between things and Christ's faithful, saying: For all things are yours. As if to say: just as a man does not glory in things subject to himself, so neither should you glory in the things of the world, all of which have been given to you by God: "Thou hast put all things under his feet" (Ps 8:8). …
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