SERM. 81.6
奧古斯丁
The grace of God came to you and ‘gave you the power to become the sons of God’ (John 1:12). Hear the voice of my Father saying, ‘I have said, you are gods and all of you children of the Most High’ (Ps. 82:6). Since then they are men, and the sons of men, if they are not the children of the Most High,, they are lairs, for, ‘all men are lairs’ (Ps. 116:11). If they are the sons of God, if they have been redeemed by the Saviour’s grace, if purchased with the precious blood, if born again of water and of the Spirit, if predestinated to be the inheritance of heave, then indeed they are children of God. And so thereby are gods. What then would a lie have to do with you? Fro Adam was a mere man; Christ, man and God; God, the Creator of all creation. Adam a mere man, the man Christ, the mediator with God, the only Son of the Father, the God-man. You, O man, are far from God, and God is far above man; between them the God man placed himself. Acknowleddge Christ and by him as man ascend up to God.
神的恩典臨及你們，賜於你們‘成為神兒眾子（複數，sons）的能力’（約翰1：12）。請聽我父的聲音，‘我曾說：你們是神，都是至高者的兒子。（詩篇82：6）’因着他們是人，是人的兒子（複數，sons），如果他們還不是至高者的兒子，他們就是撒謊的（詩篇116:11）。如果他們是神兒眾子（複數，sons），如果他們是救主的恩典贖回來的，如果他們是由寶血買回來的，如果他們是從水和靈重生的，如果他們是預定要承受天（國）的，那麼他們就是神的兒女。就是神（複數，gods）。那些謊言跟你們又有何干呢？亞當只是一個人；基督，是人又神；神，萬物的創造者。你，哦人，是遠離神的，神也是遠離人；而神人（指基督）把他自己放在他們之間。你要承認基督，借着他，人被升高到神那裡去。
Serm. 81.6, Pg 38.503, NPNF, Augustine of Hippo – 奧古斯丁
