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Basil of Caesarea, on Deut 32:39
Basil of Caesarea · c. A.D. 330–379
Deut 32:39 · Douay-Rheims
“See ye that I alone am, and there is no other God besides me: I will kill and I will make to live: I will strike, and I will heal, and there is none that can deliver out of my hand.”
On this verse:
“He himself permits the suffering which he again restores. The One who strikes is the One who heals. The afflictions precede in order that the graces may be lasting. Only then do we exert ourselves exceedingly for the preservation of what has been given.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.