S. Augustine the Preacher

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Excerpt from S. Augustine the Preacher: Being Fifty Short Sermon Notes Founded Upon Select Passages From His WritingsMay be, because most Of the editions of the Fathers are both costly and cumbrous or it may be, because after entering upon the active duties of life, continued and laborious study is well-nigh out of the question. From whatsoever cause, the fact remains the same, that few of our parochial clergy have either the leisure or the aptitude for patristic studies. Hence the opening which is afforded for a little book like the present, to fill up some small gap in the theological literature of the day. To any who desire to obtain an introduction to the writings of S. Augustine, the Exposition of the Sermon on the Mount, drawn from the writings of St. Augustine, with an intro ductory Essay on his merits as an interpreter of Holy Scripture, by Archbishop Trench, cannot be too strongly recommended. If carefully read, it will be found to unfold a large portion of the mind of Augustine, and to leave with the reader a profound sense of his spirituality, depth of thought, and truly Christian humility of thought. The book of Arch bishop Trench is referred to because it stands in aim and Object, and, alas! In many other particulars also, in contrast with the present little book, which is not.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.