Augustine of Hippo, on 1Cor 15:56

“Now the sting of death is sin: and the power of sin is the law.”

“Nothing could be truer. For a prohibition always increases an illicit desire so long as the love of and joy in holiness is too weak to conquer the inclination to sin. So without the aid of divine grace it is impossible for man to love and delight in sanctity.”

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