resume reading the work of St. Augustine known as "The City of God. "The thought of Augustine continues on the path of non-justification of suicide and love for life. In particular, we see today as St. Augustine would have us understand that we can not take life just to escape the shame because it would madness: and in fact, for example, Judas Iscariot is perhaps redeemed by suicide? No one doubts that in this way has not atoned for his sin, but simply added a greater sin to the grave sin of betrayal. St. Augustine confirms this view because it explicitly states that to atone for their sin, we live only because then you have opportunities to repent. Otherwise, I think, can we come to the madness of killing after obtaining the remission of sins, to avoid sinning again: no need to escape the evil in this way because as we only give up fighting for their loyalty to God and thus commit the worst sin!
should instead love life as a chance for redemption from our sins and we must also learn from the violence they suffer because they may serve as a stimulus to humanity and the improvement in humility:
26 . But, say, some holy women in times of persecution, to escape those who threatened their modesty were thrown into the river that overwhelms the killing, died with the act and their martyrdom is remembered with great reverence in the Catholic Church. I dare not judge these things arbitrarily. I do not know if a divine authority, based on reliable testimony 81, led the Church to honor their memory as well. It can also be so. And if they did not because it deceived but because humanly inspired, not by mistake, but for obedience? Samson, for example, is not permissible to believe otherwise. God commands and makes known his command without the possibility of misunderstanding. So who might find it offense obedience, who would call into question the allegiance of piety? But not for does not commit this crime who has decided to sacrifice his son to God on the grounds that Abraham would have done even earning praise. The soldier, when in obedience to the authority under which it is lawfully constituted, kills an individual is not guilty of murder under any law of his city. In fact if it does not, is guilty of insubordination and contempt for authority. What if he does it on its own arbitrary authority, would be in the crime of shedding human blood. So for the same reason will be punished if he did not command, will be punished for failing to keep after the command. What if this is true of command authority, it is a stronger reason for command of God Who then knows that it is wrong to kill, do it well if he commanded one of which is not lawful to transgress the command. Ensure that only the divine command does not lack for authenticity. We relate to consciousness by the word, we can not claim the trial of hidden thoughts. No one knows what happens in man except the spirit of man which is in his 82. But let's say, affirm and represent all the assurance that we should not impose the death voluntary pretext to escape the suffering that might be incurred over time in the eternal, or because of the sin of another just because you make a grave sin while others' non-contaminated, or because of their past sins because precisely because they have more need of this life in order to redeem themselves by penance, or on the pretext of the desire for a better life after death which it is hoped that the better life after death does not accept the responsibility for their own death.
27. I started to talk about another reason why it is considered advantageous to kill himself, that is not to fall into sin if pleasure or pain oppresses flattery. If one were to accept this reason, it would apply to the point of having to advise people to kill themselves instead, when cleansed by the washing of holy regeneration, have obtained the forgiveness of all sins. Then, when they were forgiven all past sins, it's time to escape all future sins. And honestly, if this advantage is obtained with the voluntary death, why do not you get instead then? Why is baptized is saved? Why still exposes his person now free to all the dangers of this life? Would be in its immediate power, with Perhaps all the avoidable deaths, as it is written: He who loves danger shall fall into it 83. So why is love so many and great dangers, or at least, even if you do not love, until one is accepted in this life, if I may ask to leave? Or perhaps a strange quirk disrupts the heart and away from seeing the truth? You should kill not to fall into sin because of the whim of one master and then you decide that you must live to bear the full world, at all hours, temptations, of those that fear if you are at the mercy of a single master and countless others, without which this life is pulled forward. So why should we lose the time in which councils, speaking to the baptized, try to get excited is the virginal integrity and continence widow of marital fidelity is 84, if we have the best shortcuts and away from all the dangers of sin? If we could convince all of them immediately after the remission of sins infliggendosela to face death, we will send more healthy and pure to the Lord. But if someone thinks he groped and persuade such a thing, do not say that is a madman, but a fool. How do an individual says: "Kill not to add to your sins a worse light, because you live under a master for barbarians loose morals"? With great dishonesty is to say just this: "now that you killed all sins are forgiven for not committing more equal or even worse, since you live in a world many pleasures to profligate rogue madman for many unspeakable cruelty, enemy for many mistakes and fears. " Because wickedness is to say, is certainly kill wickedness. If in fact there was just cause to do so deliberately, without a doubt not there would be a fairer place. But since this is not, there is none.
28. 1. So either believe in Christ, not of disgust for you your life because your chastity was mocked by enemies. Do you have a great and true comfort when stored conscience for not having consented to the sin of those to whom it was given to sin against you. And if you wonder why they were eventually granted, the sublime is the providence of the creator and organizer of the world, its judgments can not understand his ways and you can not see 85. However, questioned the sincerity with your soul if case you arrogant too good your integrity or chastity and continence, and welcomed the praise of men, even in this well have envied the other. Does not hold what I do not know and I can not listen to what your heart responds to questioning. However, if you respond in that way, do not be surprised that you have lost it so you wanted to please men and that there is still that you can flaunt the eyes of men. If you have not consented to those who sinned with you, not to God's grace that was lost has been added to the help of God, the glory that is not human love has been replaced by the human disgrace. Console yourself to one or the other aspect, or weak souls, first try the other punished, one side are innocent of the other culprits. The heart of the other hand, if questioned, might respond that there has been proud of the good of virginity or widowhood or marital fidelity, but in the understanding of lower status to women cheered the gift of God in fear 86, no envy no equal to the prestige of holiness and chastity. Not considering the fact that human praise is usually given much more fully what is rarer than the good that deserves praise, they wanted it to be greater than their numbers rather than stand out in a few more. Even those who are like that, if the dissolution of the barbarians has raped any, will be able to explain how the did was to leave, do not think that God can overlook these things because what you do not commit no fault. In fact, some weights, so to speak, of evil passions are dropped by an actual occult and divine justice is reserved to a judgment last clear. Perhaps these people who are conscious of not having had the proud heart for the gift of chastity and yet have suffered rape, had some hidden weakness that could stand in pride if they had escaped the humiliation during the occupation. How, then, some have been removed by death because evil does not corrupt their minds 87, so some thing has been taken to them with violence because the good fortune not corrupt their moderation. So with each other and to those who were already proud of his body because he did not immediately contact a dishonest man, and exalted those who perhaps could not even if the violence of the enemy had been touched, has been inculcated humility, not taken away the chastity. The pride of the first has been addressed because it was in, that of the others went to meet because he was about to enter.
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