So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many are called, but few chosen.
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Augustine of Hippo
AD 430
De Spir. et Lit. 24: Or; The lesser are therefore taken as first, because the lesser are to be made rich.
de Sanc. Virg., 26: Because that life eternal shall be equal to all the saints, a denarius is given to all; but forasmuch as in that life eternal the light of merits shall shine diversely, there are with the Father many mansions; so that under this same denarius bestowed unequally one shall not live longer than another, but in the many mansions one shall shine with more splendour than another.
