Augustine of Hippo, on John 16:16

“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.”

“(Tr. ci. 6) Nor yet in this bringing forth of joy, are we entirely without joy to lighten our sorrow, but, as the Apostle saith, we rejoice in hope: (Rom. 12:12) for even the woman, to whom we are compared, rejoiceth more for her future offspring, than she sorrows for her present pain.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.