alvation, eager for the service of death and captivity, as it is said, they rejoice in wicked things Proverbs 2:14, and they delight in their own destruction; like those who, taking deadly plant juices, are said to perish with laughter. But amidst all this, someone might think to…

pleasure is good in itself: and consequently all pleasure is good. On the contrary, It is written ( Prov. 2:14 ): "Who are glad when they have done evil, and rejoice in most wicked things." I answer that, While some of the Stoics maintained that all pleasures are evil, the Epicur…

ure in evil. But pleasure in evil is evil: wherefore in condemnation of certain men, it is written ( Prov. 2:14 ), that "they were glad when they had done evil." Therefore sorrow for evil is good. I answer that, A thing may be good or evil in two ways: first considered simply and…