whatsoever I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you all days, even to the
consummation of the world’…He commanded them to baptize in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: that is, in a confession of the
Author, and of the Only-begotten, and of the Gift.”
2, 29
“Concerning the Holy Spirit, however, I ought not remain silent, nor yet is it
necessary to speak. Still, on account of those who do not know Him, it is not
possible for me to be silent. However, it is not necessary to speak of Him who must
be acknowledged, who is from the Father and the Son, His sources. Indeed, it is
my opinion that there ought be no discussion about whether He exists...I think,
however, that the reason why some remain in ignorance or doubt about this, is that
they see this third name, that by which the Holy Spirit is named, applied frequently
also to the Father and to the Son. But there need be no objection to this, for both
Father and Son are spirit and holy.”
7, 4
“The Church, instituted by the Lord and confirmed by the Apostles, is one for all
men; but the frantic folly of the diverse impious sects has cut them off from her. It
cannot be denied that this tearing asunder of the faith has arisen from the defect of
poor intelligence, which twists what is read to conform to its opinion, instead of
adjusting its opinion to the meaning of what is read. However, while individual
parties fight among themselves, the Church stands revealed not only by her own
doctrines, but by those also of her adversaries. And although they are all ranged
against her, she confutes the most wicked error which they all share, by the very
fact that she is alone and one.”
Commentaries on the Psalms C. 365 AD:
On Ps. 54 (53)
“We have declared repeatedly and without cease that it was the only-begotten Son
of God who was crucified, and that He was condemned to death: He that is eternal
by reason of the nature which is His by His birth from the eternal Father; and it
must be understood that He underwent the passion not from any natural necessity,
but for the sake of the mystery of man’s salvation; and that His submitting to the
passion was not from His being compelled thereto, but of His own will...God
suffered, therefore, because He voluntarily submitted Himself to the passion.”
On Ps. 130 (129)
“We recall that there are many spiritual powers, to whom the name angels is
given, or presidents of Churches. There are, according to John, angels of the
Churches of Asia. And there were, as Moses bears witness, when the sons of Adam
were separated, bounds appointed for the peoples according to the number of the
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