Original Douay–Rheims Annotations2 Corinthians 4
English College of Douai–Rheims
Read 2 Corinthians 4 in the Bible2 Corinthians 4:17
Worketh.
[1] The temporal and short tribulations which we patiently and willingly suffer for Christ, do win us everlasting joy and glory. And it is here to be noted against the Heretics, that tribulations do work or cause the said salvation, which they deny to be given for such things, but for or by faith only. S. Augustine [2] maketh such tribulations for Christ so much the meritorious cause of everlasting life and rest, that he saith it is salable and bought thereby. And it is written. Sap. 10, God rendereth or repayeth to just men the hire of their labours.
- 1 Tribulations meritorious of glory.
- 2 Aug. in Ps. 93. prope finem.
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2 Corinthians 4:2
Adulterating.
[1] [2] He giveth often warning of false teachers, whose special and proper study is to falsify and adulterate by deceitful constructions, interpretations, and applications, the word of God: having no other end but to make their advantage of the Scriptures, and to gain glory and estimation among the sinful and simple, by new devised expositions. Wherein the Protestants do excel the ancient Heretics, none ever more impurely handling the word of God than they do. Origen [3] calleth such Scripturarum fures & adulteros, thieves and adulterers of the Scriptures. S. Cyprian (de unit. Ec. nu. 7.) calleth them, corrupters of the Gospel, false interpreters, artificers and crafts-masters in corrupting the truth. On the other side, for special reverence and sincerity of dealing in those matters, the fathers and all Catholic preachers or Expositors were of old called according to S. Paul's words to Timothee [4], Recte tractantes verbum Dei, right handlers of the word of God.