Comments on NPNF1-07. St. Augustin: Homilies on the Gospel of John; Homilies on the First Epistle of John; Soliloquies

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Mistranslation in tract XXIX on John, para. 5

The Latin reads: "Lumen ergo quod non ex lumine, et Lumen aequale quod ex lumine, simul unum Lumen, non duo lumina." The translation erroneously adds a "not" where there should not be one: "The Light then which is not from Light, and the equal Light which is _not_ from Light, are together one Light not two Lights."

The second of those three "not"s should not be there.

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So he got up and went back to his father. While he was still a long way off, his father caught sight of him, and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him. ~ Luke 15:20

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