Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

1 Chronicles 28:9

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 5, page 448, footnote 8 (Image)

Augustine: Anti-Pelagian Writings

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CCEL Footnote 3018 (In-Text, Margin)

... then His grace is given according to this merit, in order that we may find Him.” Again, there is a passage in the first book of the same Chronicles which declares the choice of the will: “And thou, Solomon, my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve Him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind, for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts; if thou seek Him, He will be found of thee; but if thou forsake Him, He will cast thee off for ever.”[1 Chronicles 28:9] But these people find some room for human merit in the clause, “If thou seek Him,” and then the grace is thought to be given according to this merit in what is said in the ensuing words, “He will be found of thee.” And so they labour with all their ...