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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
And what has he said? "And wherefore shall I fear in the evil day? The iniquity of my heel shall compass me" [Psalm 49:5]. He begins something obscurely. Therefore he ought the rather to fear if the iniquity of his heel shall compass him. Nay, for let not man fear, he says, who has not power to escape. For example, he who fears death, what shall he do to escape death? Let him tell me how he is to escape what Adam owes, he who is born of Adam. …
Thomas Aquinas
"Why shall I fear?" Having set forth the introduction of the Psalm in which he aroused the attention of the people, here he proceeds to the principal purpose, which is to lead men not to fear present evils, nor to trust in present goods, but that their fear and trust should be in God alone. And concerning this he does two things. First, he shows what is to be feared. Second, he shows what they should not fear, at "Do not fear." Concerning the first he does two things. First, he proposes his intention. …
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