At my first defense no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
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Augustine of Hippo
AD 430
For we owe “fruits” to those who minister spiritual doctrine to us through their understanding of the divine mysteries. We owe these to them as men. We owe these fruits also to “the living souls” since they offer themselves as examples for us in their own continence. .
