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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
May God by all means turn away this folly of making ourselves first in His gifts, Himself last,—because "His mercy shall prevent me." And it is He to whom is faithfully and truthfully sung, "For Thou hast prevented him with the blessings of sweetness." And what is here more fitly understood than that very desire of good of which we are speaking? For good begins then to be longed for when it has begun to grow sweet. But when good is done by the fear of penalty, not by the love of righteousness good is not yet well done. …
Thomas Aquinas
"For." Here he sets forth the things in which the desire is fulfilled. And first he speaks of the fulfillment of the desire of the heart. Second, of the fulfillment of the desire of prayer, which is the same as the desire of the lips, at "the life." Now there is a twofold benefit; and therefore first he sets forth the interior spiritual benefit, which is the benefit of grace: and as to this he says, "For you have anticipated him with blessings of sweetness." To bless is to speak good; and the speaking of God is his doing. …
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