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The phrase is based on a sentence of Augustine of Hippo (crede ut intellegas, [4] lit. "believe so that you may understand") [5] [2] to relate faith and reason. Augustine understood the saying to mean that a person must believe in something in order to know anything about God. [6] This sentence by Augustine is also inspired from Isaiah 7:9. [7]
The sentence genre emerged from works like Prosper of Aquitaine's Sententia, a collection of maxims by Augustine of Hippo. [1]: 17 It was well-established by the time of Isidore of Seville's Senteniae, one of the first systematic treatments of Christian theology. [2] In the Sentences, Peter Lombard collects glosses from the Church Fathers.
[1] [better source needed] It is related to ad majorem Dei gloriam, a Latin phrase meaning "for the greater glory of God", the motto of the Society of Jesus. [2] Magis refers to the philosophy of doing more for Christ, and therefore doing more for others. It is an expression of an aspiration and inspiration.
[1] In particular, four Marian teachings are emphasised: the virgin birth of Christ, the Theotokos, the Immaculate Conception, and the Assumption of Mary. [5] The Creed of the People of God is arranged in the following sections: God: the Father; the Son; the Holy Spirit; Original Offense; Reborn of the Holy Spirit; Baptism
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