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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"And now understand, you kings" [Psalm 2:10]. "And now;" that is, being now renewed, your covering of clay worn out, that is, the carnal vessels of error which belong to your past life, "now understand," you who now are "kings;" that is, able now to govern all that is servile and brutish in you, able now too to fight, not as "they who beat the air, but chastening your bodies, and bringing them into subjection." [1 Corinthians 9:26-27] "Be instructed, all you who judge the earth." This again is a repetition; "Be instructed" is instead …
Thomas Aquinas
Then when he says, "And now," it is shown how he relates to the kings. He restrains them, moreover, by admonishing and drawing them to the service of God. Concerning this, therefore, he does two things. First, he sets forth the admonition. Second, he assigns the reason for the admonition, at "lest he become angry." He admonishes to three things: to the truth of doctrine, to the humility of service, and to the acceptance of correction. …
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