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"Whatever there is in these Scriptures, it is lofty and divine: there is in them altogether truth, and a system of teaching most suited to refresh and renew minds, and clearly so ordered in measure, as there is no one but may draw events, what is enough for himself, if he only approached to draw with devotion and piety as true religion demands." Augustine, On the Profit of Believing

"Nothing is more easy, my dearest friend, then for one not only to say, but also to think, that he had found out the truth, but how difficult it is in reality, you will perceive." Augustine, On the Profit of Believing

God is not the Author of evil. He never repented of anything he had made. His mind is disturbed by no emotional storms. No particular part of the earth is his Kingdom. xviii, 36

True religion cannot by any means be approached without the weighty command of authority. Things must first be believed of which a man may later achieve understanding if he conduct himself well and prove himself worthy. ix, 21

All that is in these scriptures, believe me, is profound and divine. All truth is there, and learning suited to refresh and restore souls, but in such a form that there is no one who may not draw thence all he needs, provided he comes to draw and in a spirit of piety and devotion such as true religion demands. vi, 13

You know that they endeavor to include Manes, their founder, among the apostles, and say that the Holy Spirit whom the Lord promised to send to his disciples, came to us through Manes. iii, 7

I fell among these people (Manichees) for no other reason than that they declared that they would put aside all overawing authority, and by pure and simple reason would bring to God those who are willing to listen to them, and so deliver them from all error. i, 2