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ARGUMENT.
HERE BEGINS THE SECOND PART(1) OF THIS WORK, WHICH TREATS OF
THE ORIGIN, HISTORY, AND DESTINIES OF THE TWO
CITIES, THE EARTHLY AND THE HEAVENLY. IN THE FIRST PLACE,
AUGUSTIN SHOWS IN THIS BOOK HOW THE TWO CITIES
WERE FORMED ORIGINALLY, BY THE SEPARATION OF THE GOOD AND
BAD ANGELS; AND TAKES OCCASION TO TREAT OF THE
CREATION OF THE WORLD, AS IT IS DESCRIBED IN HOLY SCRIPTURE
IN THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK OF GENESIS.
CHAP. 1--OF THIS PART OF THE WORK, WHEREIN WE BEGIN TO
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