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What the Fathers say

Jeremiah 20:11

Western Saints

Jerome

All the men, who were peaceful towards me, and guarding my side: if we are deceived in any way, let us prevail against him, and achieve vengeance from him. But the Lord is with me as a strong warrior. When the adversaries rise up, and former friends and peaceful men turn to war, and they want to set traps for us, let us not be greatly concerned; but let us desire to say this which the Prophet speaks: But the Lord is with me as a strong warrior. …

Commentary on Jeremiah ↗

Bonaventure

"They shall be greatly confounded, because they have not understood everlasting reproach." The second error concerns fatal necessity, as regarding the constellations: if a man is born under such a constellation, he will necessarily be a thief, or evil, or good. This empties free will and merit and reward of meaning: for if a man does of necessity what he does, what is the value of freedom of will? What will he merit? It also follows that God would be the origin of all evils. …

Collationes de Septem Donis, Collation 8 ↗