Anselm of Canterbury
Anselm of Canterbury
Anselm of Canterbury, also called Anselm of Aostaafter his birthplace and Anselm of Becafter his monastery, was a Benedictine monk, abbot, philosopher and theologian of the Catholic Church, who held the office of archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109. After his death, he was canonized as a saint; his feast day is 21 April...
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causes problem made
But a problem occurs about nothing. For that from which something is made is a cause of the thing made from it; and, necessarily,every cause contributes some assistance to the effect's existence.
good highest thus
Thus you are just not because you give what is owed, but because you do what is appropriate to you as the highest good.
purity fitting should
God was conceived of a most pure Virgin ... it was fitting that the virgin should be radiant with a purity so great that a greater purity cannot be conceived.
forgiveness sin
It is, therefore, not proper for God thus to pass over sin unpunished.
lust pleasure procreation
Lust desireth not procreation, but pleasure only.
god omnipotence lord
Therefore Lord God, you are more truly omnipotent, because you have no power through impotence and nothing can be against you.
believe mind roles
I have written the little work that follows . . . in the role of one who strives to raise his mind to the contemplation of God and one who seeks to understand what he believes.
religious soul impossible
It is impossible to save one's soul without devotion to Mary and without her protection.
repentance pardon
God hath promised pardon to him that repenteth, but he hath not promised repentance to him that sinneth.
humility disaster teach
Disasters teach us humility.
god believe greater
And indeed we believe you [God] to be something than which a greater cannot be conceived.
forgiveness doe purpose
There is no inconsistency in God's commanding us not to take upon ourselves what belongs to Him alone. For to execute vengeance belongs to none but Him who is Lord of all; for when the powers of the world rightly accomplish this end, God himself does it who appointed them for the purpose.
life prayer love-you
A Prayer of Anselm My God, I pray that I may so know you and love you that I may rejoice in you. And if I may not do so fully in this life let me go steadily on to the day when I come to that fullness . . . Let me receive That which you promised through your truth, that my joy may be full.
god greatness lord
Therefore Lord, not only are you that than which a greater cannot be thought but you are also something greater than can be thought.