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Contra Faustum Manichaeum libri triginta tres

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Haec in scripturis sanctis sancta spectacula quem non delectant, sanam doctrinam non sustinens ad fabulas convertitur p. 356,4 Et illae quidem fabulae animas in qualibet corporis aetate pueriles varia quadam delectatione sollicitant. Sed nos, iam corpus Christi, agnoscamus in psalmo vocem nostram et dicamus ei: Narraverunt mihi iniusti delectationes, sed non sicut lex tua, domine. Christus mihi ubique illorum librorum, ubique illarum scripturarum peragranti et anhelanti in sudore illo damnationis humanae sive ex aperto sive ex occulto occurrit et reficit. Ipse mihi et ex nonnulla difficultate inventionis suae desiderium inflammat, quo id quod invenero, avide sorbeam medullisque reconditum salubriter teneam.

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Reply to Faustus the Manichaean

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The man who does not find pleasure in these views of sacred Scripture is turned away to fables, because he cannot bear sound doctrine. The fables have an attraction for childish minds in people of all ages; but we who are of the body of Christ should say with the Psalmist; "O Lord, the wicked have spoken to me pleasing things, but they are not after Thy law." ¹ In every page of these Scriptures, while I pursue my search as a son of Adam in the sweat of my brow, Christ either openly or covertly meets and refreshes me. Where the discovery is laborious my ardor is increased, and the spoil obtained is eagerly devoured, and is hidden in my heart for my nourishment.