Catena Aurea on Matthew 5:8: Augustine of Hippo

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CommentAugustine of HippoPublic domainMatthew 5:8

This seeing God is the reward of faith; to which end our hearts are made pure by faith, as it is written, “cleansing their hearts by faith;” [Acts 15:9] but the present verse proves this still more strongly.

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Also cites: de Trin., i, 8

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