Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

1 Chronicles 12

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 5, page 490, footnote 3 (Image)

Augustine: Anti-Pelagian Writings

A Treatise on Rebuke and Grace. (HTML)

Scriptural Instances Wherein It is Proved that God Has Men’s Wills More in His Power Than They Themselves Have. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 3397 (In-Text, Margin)

... not touch to do this, would have gone? Of David also, whom the Lord ordained to the kingdom in a more prosperous succession, we read thus: “And David continued to increase, and was magnified, and the Lord was with him.” This having been premised, it is said a little afterwards, “And the Spirit clothed Amasai, chief of the thirty, and he said, We are thine, O David, and we will be with thee, O son of Jesse: Peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy helpers; because the Lord has helped thee.”[1 Chronicles 12:18] Could he withstand the will of God, and not rather do the will of Him who wrought in his heart by His Spirit, with which he was clothed, to will, speak, and do thus? Moreover, a little afterwards the same Scripture says, “All these warlike men, ...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 5, page 490, footnote 4 (Image)

Augustine: Anti-Pelagian Writings

A Treatise on Rebuke and Grace. (HTML)

Scriptural Instances Wherein It is Proved that God Has Men’s Wills More in His Power Than They Themselves Have. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 3398 (In-Text, Margin)

... are thine, O David, and we will be with thee, O son of Jesse: Peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy helpers; because the Lord has helped thee.” Could he withstand the will of God, and not rather do the will of Him who wrought in his heart by His Spirit, with which he was clothed, to will, speak, and do thus? Moreover, a little afterwards the same Scripture says, “All these warlike men, setting the battle in array, came with a peaceful heart to Hebron to establish David over all Israel.”[1 Chronicles 12:38] By their own will, certainly, they appointed David king. Who cannot see this? Who can deny it? For they did not do it under constraint or without good-will, since they did it with a peaceful heart. And yet He wrought this in them who worketh what He ...