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Augustine of Hippo, on 2Cor 11:14
Augustine of Hippo · A.D. 354–430
2Cor 11:14 · Douay-Rheims
“And no wonder: for Satan himself transformeth himself into an angel of light.”
On this verse:
“Satan sometimes transforms himself into an angel of light in order to test those who need testing or to deceive those who deserve deception. Nothing but the great mercy of God can save a man from mistaking bad demons for good angels and false friends for true ones and from suffering the full damages of this diabolical deception which is all the more deadly in that it is wily beyond words.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.