King Alfred's Old English Version of St. Augustine's Soliloquies: Turned into Modern EnglishAugustine, of Hippo, Saint
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King Alfred's Old English Version of St. Augustine's Soliloquies: Turned into Modern English
Augustine, of Hippo, Saint
Knowledge, Theory of (Religion) -- Early works to 1800
_Howbeit the good, then, who have full freedom, see both their friends
and their enemies, just as in this life lords and rulers often see
together both their friends and their enemies. They see them alike and
know them alike, albeit they do not love them alike. And again the
righteous, after they are out of this world, shall recall very often
both the good and the evil which they had in this world, and rejoice
very much that they did not depart from their Lord's will, either in
easy or in hidden things, while they were in this world. Just so some
king in this world may have driven one of his favorites from him, or he
may have been forced from the king against both of their wills; then
hath he many torments and many mishaps in his exile, yet he may come to
the same lord whom he before was with, and there be much more worshipful
than he was. Then he will recall the misfortunes which he had there in
his exile, and yet not be the more unhappy. But I myself saw or_
[_believed_] _what more untrustworthy men told me than those were who
told what we are seeking. Must I not needs do one of two things--either
believe some men or none? Methinks now that I know who built the city of
Rome, and also many another thing which existed before our day, all of
which I can not sum up. I know not who built the city of Rome for the
reason that I myself saw it. Nor even know I of what kin I am, nor who
my father or mother was, except by hearsay. I know that my father begat
me and my mother bare me, but I do not know it because I myself saw it,
but because it was told me. Howbeit not so trustworthy men told that to
me as those were who said that which we now for a long time have sought
for; and still I believe it._
_Therefore methinks that man very foolish and very wretched who will not
increase his intelligence while he is in this world, and also wish and
desire that he may come to the eternal life, where nothing is hid from
us._
_Here end the sayings which King Alfred collected from the book which we
call in...._
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