From “On the Fall of Man,” Sermons on Several Occasions (1796)
Immediately pain followed sin. When Adam lost his innocence, he lost his happiness. He...
“De Profundis” (ca. 1575)
From depth of dole wherein my soul doth dwell,
From heavy heart which harbors in my breast,
From troubled spirit which seldom taketh...
From “A Sermon Preached at the Spittle upon Easter-Monday” (1622)
In all the Scriptures, in which the word light is very often metaphorically applied, it...
From City of God, XVII (ca. 426)
Hannah herself, the mother of Samuel, who formerly was barren, and afterwards was gladdened with fertility, does not...
