The City of God, book 8: 1-4# Thoughts - 思考者
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BOOK VIII.
ARGUMENT.
AUGUSTIN COMES NOW TO THE THIRD KIND OF THEOLOGY, THAT IS,
THE NATURAL, AND TAKES UP THE QUESTION,
WHETHER THE WORSHIP OF THE GODS OF THE NATURAL THEOLOGY IS
OF ANY AVAIL TOWARDS SECURING BLESSEDNESS
IN THE LIFE TO COME. THIS QUESTION HE PREFERS TO DISCUSS
WITH THE PLATONISTS, BECAUSE THE PLATONIC SYSTEM
IS "FACILE PRINCEPS" AMONG PHILOSOPHIES, AND MAKES THE
NEAREST APPROXIMATION TO CHRISTIAN TRUTH. IN
PURSUING THIS ARGUMENT, HE FIRST REFUTES APULEIUS, AND ALL
WHO MAINTAIN T
ARGUMENT.
AUGUSTIN COMES NOW TO THE THIRD KIND OF THEOLOGY, THAT IS,
THE NATURAL, AND TAKES UP THE QUESTION,
WHETHER THE WORSHIP OF THE GODS OF THE NATURAL THEOLOGY IS
OF ANY AVAIL TOWARDS SECURING BLESSEDNESS
IN THE LIFE TO COME. THIS QUESTION HE PREFERS TO DISCUSS
WITH THE PLATONISTS, BECAUSE THE PLATONIC SYSTEM
IS "FACILE PRINCEPS" AMONG PHILOSOPHIES, AND MAKES THE
NEAREST APPROXIMATION TO CHRISTIAN TRUTH. IN
PURSUING THIS ARGUMENT, HE FIRST REFUTES APULEIUS, AND ALL
WHO MAINTAIN T