ACC ~ James 2 v5

CHOOSING THE POOR. AUGUSTINE: It is by choosing the poor that God makes them rich in faith, just as he makes them heirs of the kingdom. It is rightly said that he chose this faith in them, since it was in order to bring it about that he chose them. ON THE PREDESTINATION OF THE SAINTS 17 (34).

THE NOBILITY NOT IMMUNE TO CRITICISM. SALVIAN THE PRESBYTER: The apostle’s testimony is a very serious matter. Do the nobility think that they are immune from his strictures, because he referred only to the rich and not to the noble as well? But there is so great an overlap between these two groups in practice that it makes little difference which one of them the apostle was speaking about. His words certainly ap-ply to both. ON THE GOVERNANCE OF GOD 3.10.

COMFORTING THE DISPLACED POOR. HILARY OF ARLES: Some people say that this is meant to be a comfort to the poor whohave been thrown out of the houses of the rich or who dwell in inferior accommodations. Even if they are poor in material things, they may be rich in faith. INTRODUCTORY TRACTATE ON THE LETTER OF JAMES.

THE ENERGIES OF THE POOR. OECUMENIUS: When poor people are not preoccupied with the things of the world, when they come to faith, they often become more energetic and more determined to work at it than rich people do. COMMENTARY ON JAMES.

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