Author | : Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine |
Publisher | : Phoemixx Classics Ebooks |
Release Date | : 2021-12-12 |
ISBN 10 | : 9783986771485 |
Pages | : 850 pages |
Rating | : 4.9/5 (867 users) |
Download or read book The City of God Volume II written by Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine and published by Phoemixx Classics Ebooks. This book was released on 2021-12-12 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The City of God, Volume II Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine - "The glorious city of God is my theme in this work; which you; my dearest son Marcellinus; suggested; and which is due to you by my promise. I have undertaken its defence against those who prefer their own gods to the Founder of this city;a city surpassingly glorious; whether we view it as it still lives by faith in this fleeting course of time; and sojourns as a stranger in the midst of the ungodly; or as it shall dwell in the fixed stability of its eternal seat; which it now with patience waits for; expecting until "righteousness shall return unto judgment;" and it obtain; by virtue of its excellence; final victory and perfect peace. A great work this; and an arduous; but God is my helper." -an excerpt