Augustine of Hippo, on Ezek 28:3

“Behold thou art wiser than Daniel: no secret is hid from thee.”

“This is the reason, if I am not mistaken, why in the prophet Ezekiel a certain most haughty person is asked, "Are you then wiser than Daniel?" Nor on this point can that be possibly said that some contend for in opposition to the Lord's Prayer: "For although," they say, "that prayer was offered by the apostles, after they became holy and perfect and had no sin whatever, it was not on behalf of their own selves but for imperfect and still sinful people that they said, 'Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.' They used the word our, they say, "in order to show that in one body are contained both those who still have sins and themselves, who were already altogether free from sin." Now this certainly cannot be said in the case of Daniel, who (as I suppose) foresaw as a prophet this presumptuous opinion when he said so often in his prayer, "We have sinned" … he expresses himself in language so distinct and precise … and wanted above all things to commend it to our notice: "My sins," says he, "and the sins of my people." Who can contradict such evidence as this, but one who is more pleased to defend what he thinks than to find out what he ought to think?”

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