Ludolph the Carthusian or Ludolph of Saxony - The Life of Jesus Christ Part 1 Chapter 37 - The Sermon on the Mount continued: The Importance of forgiving others - page 706-707 - translated by Milton Walsh
Copyright 2018 by Order of Saint Benedict, Collegeville, Minnesota. Used with permission.
Augustine writes, "We must not negligently overlook the fact that among all those texts in which the Lord commanded us to pray, he has declared that special emphasis should be given to the petition that has to do with forgiveness. In this way he wanted to show us that our being merciful was the one [page 707] and only counsel for avoiding misery.
In no other prayer do we enter into a CONTRACT with Him, as it were. [emphasis mine]
We say, Forgive us as we forgive those who trespass against us.
If we lie in this contract, the whole prayer is useless." [Sermone Monte 2.11.39 PL 31:1287]
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