Augustine of Hippo (354-430)
Augustine, City of God, Book 10, Chapter 6 Thus the true sacrifice is every work which is carried out so that we may cling to God by a holy bond (societas) i.e. it is directed toward that good end (end of the good One) in which we can be truly blessed. From this mercy...
Augustine of Hippo (354-430)
1. And from there I was admonished to return within myself. I entered in my inmost being with you as my guide. I was able to do so because you became my helper. I entered in and saw an unchangeable light with a kind of eye of my soul there to see an unchangeable light...