εοῦ ζῶντος, στῦλος καὶ ἑδραίωμα τῆς ἀληθείας, περὶ ἧς καὶ ἄλλο τι θεῖον λόγιον ὧδέ πως εὐαγγελίζεται Ps. 87, 3 ‘δεδοξασμένα ἐλαλήθη περὶ ἀοῦ, ἡ πόλις τοῦ θεοῦ’· ἐΦ᾿ ἣν τοῦ παναγάθου συγκροτήσαντος ἡμᾶς θεοῦ διὰ τῆς τοῦ μονογενοῦς αὐτοῦ χάριτος, τῶν ἀνακεκλημένων ἕκαστος ὑμνείτω μ…

is city is the Church of which it is said, “Glorious things are spoken of thee, thou city of God.” [ Ps 87:3 ] Its citizens are all the faithful, of whom the Apostle speaks, “Ye are fellow-citizens of the saints.” [ Eph 2:19 ] It is built upon Christ the hill, of whom Daniel thus…

e civis hujus urbis fieri? De qua dicitur voce Psalmographi: Gloriosa dicta sunt de te, civitas Dei (Psal. LXXXVII, 3) . Item idem de eadem: Magnus Dominus, et laudabilis nimis in civitate Dei nostri (Psal. XLV, 2) . Haec est illa speciosa, de qua sponsus in Canticis multa profe…