XL. "And he found the jaw-bone of an ass." It is to be observed
that, after [Samson had committed] fornication, the holy Scripture no longer
speaks of the things happily accomplished by him in connection with the
formula, "The Spirit of the Lord came upon him." For thus, according
to the holy apostle, the sin of fornication is perpetrated against the body, as
involving also sin against the temple of God.
Body and soul
XLIX. Now therefore, by means of this which has been already brought
forth a long time since, the Word has assigned an interpretation. We are
convinced that there exist [so to speak] two men in each one of us. The
one is confessedly a hidden thing, while the other stands apparent; one
is corporeal, the other spiritual; although the generation of both may
be compared to that of twins. For both are revealed to the world as but
one, for the soul was not anterior to the body in its essence; nor, in
regard to its formation, did the body precede the soul: but both these
were produced at one time; and their nourishment consists in purity and
sweetness.
