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Augustine of Hippo — as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on John 8:31-36

Patristic A.D. 430

Augustine of Hippo · A.D. 354–430

“(Tr. xli. 8) Do not then abuse your freedom, for the purpose of sinning freely; but use it in order not to sin at all. Your will will be free, if it be merciful: you will be free, if you become the servant of righteousness.”

Catena Aurea: Gospel of John, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on John 8:31-36 PD · J. H. Newman (Oxford, 1845) ↗

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