Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

1 Peter 2:14

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 8, page 253, footnote 13 (Image)

Augustine: Expositions on the Psalms

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Psalm LXII (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 2397 (In-Text, Margin)

... judges, and are generals, and are counts, and are kings? All that are just and good men, having not anything in heart but the most glorious things, which of Thee have been said, City of God. And as if they were doing bond-service in the city which is to pass away, even there by the doctors of the Holy City they are bidden to keep faith with those set over them, “whether with the king as supreme, or with governors as though sent by God for the punishment of evil men, but for the praise of good men: ”[1 Peter 2:13-14] or as servants, that to their masters they should be subject, even Christians to Heathens, and the better should keep faith with the worse, for a time to serve, for everlasting to have dominion. For these things do happen until iniquity do pass ...