Romans 11:32
Douay-Rheims
For God hath concluded all in unbelief, that he may have mercy on all.
John of Damascus
This is not to be taken in the sense of God acting but in the sense of God permitting, because of free will and because virtue is not forced.
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A.D. 749 · on Rom 11:32 (ORTHODOX FAITH 4.19)
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.