St. Augustine's Epistemology: Divine Illumination

Augustine' Epistemology, a Christian Meditation Book For Kindle, begins by a journey into God thru faith and it is there that Augustine remains when he begins speaking of the knowledge of God. Knowledge shall lead to communion with God.
Communion with God leads to Him who is Knowledge itself:
It is no small part of knowledge to join thyself to Him who is knowledge. He hath the eyes of knowledge; have thou the eyes of a believing mind. That which God sees, be thou ready to believe.[1]
Not only does all knowledge lead to Him, but one must believe first then you will understand. Knowledge is not for the sake of knowing in itself, but for the sake of loving. Loving Him who is Knowledge itself is a far greater good than loving that which passes away.
One could make an argument that reason is a good means to knowledge:

Is it not better to believe in order to know, rather than to know in order to believe, or even in order to know? At any rate, St. Augustine’s own experience taught him that is was better, and he in turn wants to persuade us that it is so.[2]



[1] S.J., Erich Przywara, An Augustine Synthesis, ed. S.J., Erich Przywara (New York, NY: Sheed & Ward, 1936, pg. 42).
[2] Etienne Gilson, Christian Philosophy of Saint Augustine, trans. L E.M. Lynch (New York, NY: Random House, 1960, pg.27).