“We must beware, however, lest anyone should suppose that gross sins, such as are committed by those who shall not inherit the kingdom of God, maybe daily perpetuated, and daily atoned for by almsgiving. So life must be changed for the better; and almsgiving must be used to propitiate God for past sins, not to purchase impunity for the commission of such sins in the future. For He has given no man license to sin,....” Augustine ,Enchiridion, LXX, NPNF1, 3:260
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