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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Cyprian
To neglect these things any further, and to persevere in the former error, what is it else than to fall under the Lord's rebuke, who in the l psalm reproveth, and says, "What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant into thy mouth, seeing thou hatest instruction and castest my words behind thee? …
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"If thou sawest a thief, thou didst consent unto him, and with adulterers thou didst make thy portion." Lest perchance thou shouldest say, I have not committed theft, I have not committed adultery. What if he pleased thee that hath committed? Hast thou not with the very pleasing consented? Hast thou not by approval made thy portion with him that hath committed? …
Thomas Aquinas
"If you saw a thief, you ran with him." Here he sets forth the malice of sinners with respect to the commission of evil. But a little earlier he showed their defect with respect to the desertion of good, when he said, "But you have hated," etc. And first he sets forth their wickedness with respect to evil works; then with respect to evil words. He says, therefore, "If you saw." Where it should be known that these words are proposed in the person of God to the sinner who announces and preaches the justice of God. …
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