Augustine of Hippo, on Rom 1:18

“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and injustice of those men that detain the truth of God in injustice:”

“Those whom the apostle reproved knew but did not give thanks and, claiming to be wise, actually became fools and fell into idolatry. For when the apostle spoke to the Athenians, he showed plainly that the wise among the Gentiles had discovered the Creator.… He condemned the unbelief of the Gentiles first, in order to show that they could obtain grace if they converted. For it would be unjust for them to suffer a penalty for unbelief but not obtain the reward of faith.”

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