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Augustine of Hippo, on John 16:16
Augustine of Hippo · A.D. 354–430
John 16:16 · Douay-Rheims
“A little while, and now you shall not see me; and again a little while, and you shall see me: because I go to the Father.”
On this verse:
“(Tr. ci) This comparison does not seem difficult to understand. It was one which lay near at hand, and He Himself immediately shews its application. And ye now therefore have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice. The bringing forth is compared to sorrow, the birth to joy, which is especially true in the birth of a boy. And your joy no man taketh from you: their joy is Christ. This agrees with what the Apostle saith, Christ being risen from the dead dieth no more. (Rom. 6:9)”
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