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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 Addeddate Associated-names Watts, William,? Bookplateleaf Call number Pdf_module_version Ppi Rcs_key Republisher_date Republisher_operator associate-jed-ballener@ Republisher_time Scandate Scanner Scanningcenter ChapterHeaven and Earth Cry Out that They Have Been Created by God ChapterConfession of God’s Greatness“Great are you Lord, and greatly to be praised; great is your power, and your wisdom is infinite.”And yet we lowly creatures desire to praise you, for we are a part of your creation; we carry with us the fact that we will die as evidence of our sin and proof that you resist the proudThis is a reprint of William Watts' translation (with Scripture references) corrected according to Knöll's text, with the help of the translations of Pusey BOOK I Great art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to be praised; great is Thy power, and Thy wisdom infinite. The City of God is the masterpiece of the greatest genius among the Latin Fathers, and the best known and most read of his works, except the Confessions. It embodies the results of thirteen years of intellectual labor and study (from A.D.) As, then, I cannot inquire of him, I beseech You — You, O Truth, full of whom he spoke truth — You, my God, I beseech, forgive my sins; and do Thou, who gave to that Your servant to speak these things, grant to me also to understand them.