Christian Classics
‹ NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine Of the creation of angels and men, and of the origin of evil.

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Of the creation of angels and men, and of the origin of evil.

Book XII.

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Argument—Augustin first institutes two inquiries regarding the angels; namely, is there in some a good, and in others an evil will? and, what is the reason of the blessedness of the good, and the misery of the evil? Afterwards he treats of the creation of man, and teaches that he is not from eternity, but was created, and by none other than God.