The Confessions of St. Augustine
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Great art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to be praised; great is Thy power, and Thy wisdom infinite. And Thee would man praise; man, but a particle of Thy creation; man, that bears about him his mortality, the witness of his sin, the witness that Thou resistest the proud: yet would man praise Thee; he, but a particle of Thy creation. Thou awakest us to delight in Thy praise; for Thou madest us for Thyself, and our heart i…
Details
- AuthorAugustine
- SourceProject Gutenberg #3296
- Length112,066 words · 7h 28m of reading
- Chapters14
- DictionaryIncluded
- CopyrightPublic domain in the United States
- Source checked2026-08-28
Contents
14 chapters
Recovered from the original source text, so you can open the book at any of them.
- 01Bishop of Hippo
- 02BOOK I
- 03BOOK II
- 04BOOK III
- 05BOOK IV
- 06BOOK V
- 07BOOK VI
- 08BOOK VII
- 09BOOK VIII
- 10BOOK IX
- 11BOOK X
- 12BOOK XI
- 13BOOK XII
- 14BOOK XIII
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