Augustine of Hippo, on Ezek 18:23

“Is it my will that a sinner should die, saith the Lord God, and not that he should be converted from his ways, and live?”

“You have wished to die by sinning; he wishes you to live by being converted. O foolish, irreverent and ungrateful sinner, you do not yield in this respect to God, who wishes to have mercy on you, who prefers to save you because of his own goodness than to destroy you because of your sins.”

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