πὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ὁ λαὸς ἡμῶν. νυνὶ δὲ πιστεύσαντες πλείονες ἐγενόμεθα τῶν δοκούντων Mt. 9, 18, Mk. 2, 17; Luke 5, 32 ἔχειν θεόν. καὶ ἑτέρα δὲ γραφὴ λέγει, ὅτι οὐκ ἦλθον καλέσαι δικαίους, ἀλλὰ ἁμαρτωλούς: τοῦτο λέγει, ὅτι δεῖ τοὺς ἀπολλυμένους σώζειν. ἐκεῖνο γάρ ἐστιν μέγα καὶ θαυμαστὸ…

lthy, but for those who are sick; I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. (Luke 5:32). The prophetic word continually highlights the mercy and justice of God, as spoken through the prophet Ezekiel: If a wicked person turns away from all the sins they hav…

iam in Evangelio peccatores consolatur dicens: Non veni vocare justos sed peccatores in poenitentia (Luc. V, 32) . Ipse iterum monet dicens: Quaerite primum regnum Dei et justitiam ejus, et haec omnia adjicientur vobis (Matth. VI, 33) . Et iterum: Petite, et dabitur vobis; quaeri…