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Augustine of Hippo
Catena Aurea · Matthäusevangelium 5
Mt 5, 10English original
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
(ubi sup.) Or, the eighth beatitude, as it were, returns to the commencement, because it shews the perfect complete character. In the first then and the eighth, the kingdom of heaven is named, for the seven go to make the perfect man, the eighth manifests and proves his perfectness, that all may be conducted to perfection by these steps.