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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
274. But it seems that this should not be imputed to them as a fault, because it was done by the will of the Lord, as it says in 1 Kings 12:24: this thing is from me. And to this is to be said that the Lord justly willed that the kings of Judah should suffer this harm because of the fault of Solomon, about which, see 1 Kings 11; but Israel did this wickedly and because of their pride of heart, for they did not wish to pay the customary taxes, as is read in 1 Kings 12:4. …
Bonaventure
Going down to philosophy implies the greatest danger. Isaias says: "Because this people has rejected the waters of Siloe that flow gently, and melts with fear before the loftiness of Rasin and Romelia's son, therefore the Lord raises against them the waters of the River, great and mighty, the king of Assyria." We should no longer return to Egypt. …
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