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2、/MyDocuments/TXT哲学/宗教/Augustine,Saint/OnChristianDoctrine/book01.htmBOOKI.CONTAININGAGENERALVIEWOFTHESUBJECTSTREATEDINHOLYSCRIPTURE.ARGUMENT.THEAUTHORDIVIDESHISWORKINTOTWOPARTS,ONERELATINGTOTHEDISCOVERY,THEOTHERTOTHEEXPRESSION,OFTHETRUESENSEOFSCRIPTURE.HESHOWSTHATTODISCO
3、VERTHEMEANINGWEMUSTATTENDBOTHTOTHINGSANDTOSIGNS,ASITISNECESSARYTOKNOWWHATTHINGSWEOUGHTTOTEACHTOTHECHRISTIANPEOPLE,ANDALSOTHESIGNSOFTHESETHINGS,THATIS,WHERETHEKNOWLEDGEOFTHESETHINGSISTOBESOUGHT.INTHISFIRSTBOOKHETREATSOFTHINGS,WHICHHEDIVIDESINTOTHREECLASSES,--THINGSTOBEENJOYED,THING
4、STOBEUSED,ANDTHINGSWHICHUSEANDENJOY.THEONLYOBJECTWHICHOUGHTTOBEENJOYEDISTHETRIUNEGOD,WHOISOURHIGHESTGOODANDOURTRUEHAPPINESS.WEAREPREVENTEDBYOURSINSFROMENJOYINGGOD;ANDTHATOURSINSMIGHTBETAKENAWAY,"THEWORDWASMADEFLESH,"OURLORDSUFFERED,ANDDIED,ANDROSEAGAIN,ANDASCENDEDINTOHEAVEN,TAKING
5、TOHIMSELFASHISBRIDETHECHURCH,INWHICHWERECEIVEREMISSIONOFOURSINS.ANDIFOURSINSAREREMITTEDANDOURSOULSRENEWEDBYGRACE,WEMAYAWAITWITHHOPETHERESURRECTIONOFTHEBODYTOETERNALGLORY;IFNOT,WESHALLBERAISEDTOEVERLASTINGPUNISHMENT.THESEMATTERSRELATINGTOFAITHHAVINGBEENEXPOUNDED,THEAUTHORGOESONTOSH
6、OWTHATALLOBJECTS,EXCEPTGOD,AREFORUSE;FOR,THOUGHSOMEOFTHEMMAYBELOVED,YETOURLOVEISNOTTORESTINTHEM,BUTTOHAVEREFERENCETOGOD.ANDWEOURSELVESARENOTOBJECTSOFENJOYMENTTOGOD;HEUSESUS,BUTFOROUROWNADVANTAGE.HETHENGOESONTOSHOWTHATLOVE--THELOVEOFGODFORHISOWNSAKEANDTHELOVEOFOURNEIGHBORFORGOD'SSA
7、KE--ISTHEFULFILLMENTANDTHEENDOFALLSCRIPTURE.AFTERADDINGAFEWWORDSABOUTHOPE,HESHOWS,INCONCLUSION,THATFAITH,HOPE,ANDLOVEAREGRACESESSENTIALLYNECESSARYFORHIMWHOWOULDUNDERSTANDANDEXPLAINARIGHTTHEHOLYSCRIPTURES.CHAP.1.--THEINTERPRETATIONOFSCRIPTUREDEPENDSONTHEDISCOVERYANDENUNCIATIONOFTHE
8、MEANING,ANDISTOBEUNDERTAKENINDEPENDENCEONGOD'SAID.THEREaretwothingsonwhichallinterpretationofScripturedepends:themodeofascertainingthepropermeaning,andthemodeofmakingknownthemeaningwhenitisascertained.Weshalltreatfirstofthemodeofascertaining,nextofthemodeofmakingknown,themeaning;-
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