《圣耶柔米信件LXXV—LXXXIII（THE LETTERS OF ST. JEROME: LETTERS LXXV TO LXXXIII）》
… The Lord of nature Himself says in the gospel :"out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies."(1) It is clear from the testimony of another book that "the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth," (2) and that the soul wavers between the works of the flesh and of the spirit enumerated by the apostle,(3)
。。。。自然的主自己在福音书中说过：“因为从心里发出恶念、凶杀、奸淫、淫乱、偷窃、假见证和谤讟。”（太15：19）另一本书也清楚的见证“人从小时心里怀着恶念”（ 创世记8:21），使徒也见证魂是在肉体和灵的工作间摇摆。（罗马7章末）。。。