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ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
ANF05. Fathers of the Third Century: Hippolytus, Cyprian, Caius, Novatian, Appendix by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
The Treatises of Cyprian. ———————————— Treatise I. On the Unity of the Church. [Written a.d. 251. Although, in order of time, this treatise would be the third,…
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 59: 1913 by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
"The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness." Isaiah 61:3. THE list of comforts which the Anointed has here prepared for His mourners is apparently inexhaustible.
Works of Dr. John Tillotson, Late Archbishop of Canterbury. Vol. 05. by Tillotson, John (1630-1694)
Wherefore, let them that suffer according to the will of Go l, commit the, keeping of their souls to him in well-doing, as unto a faithful Creator.—1 Pet. iv. 19.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings Chapters by MacLaren, Alexander (1826-1910)
‘And he said, Nay, but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come.’—JOSHUA v. 14. The army of Israel was just beginning a hard conflict under an untried leader.
ANF05. Fathers of the Third Century: Hippolytus, Cyprian, Caius, Novatian, Appendix by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
Refutation of All Heresies by Hippolytus of Rome (170-235)
Gallandi, Vet. Patr., ii. 451. Two fragments of this discourse are extant also in the Parallela Damascenica Rupefucaldina, pp. 755, 789. [Compare Justin, vol. i. p.
On the Government of God: A Treatise Wherein Are Shown by Argument and by Examples Drawn from the Abandoned Society of the Times the Ways of God To by Salvian (c. 400- c. 480)
1. I know that there are men, utterly lacking in faith and void of the divine truth, who think they have an easy answer to my arguments. They say that if the guilt of unfaithful Christians is so great that they sin more in disregarding the commands of the Lord which they know, than do the heathen tribes in their ignorance, then ignorance has proved of more benefit to the pagans than knowledge,…
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah by MacLaren, Alexander (1826-1910)
‘Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine! 2.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Mark by MacLaren, Alexander (1826-1910)
‘He touched his tongue; and looking up to heaven, He sighed, and saith Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.’—Mark vii. 33, 34. For what reason was there this unwonted slowness in Christ’s healing works? For what reason was there this unusual emotion ere He spoke the word which cleansed? As to the former question, a partial answer may perhaps be that our Lord is here on half-heathen ground,…
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Luke by MacLaren, Alexander (1826-1910)
‘Because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.. . Be thou also over five cities.’—LUKE xix. 17, 19. The relation between this parable of the pounds and the other of the talents has often been misunderstood, and is very noteworthy.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Psalms by MacLaren, Alexander (1826-1910)
‘Teach me to do Thy will; for Thou art my God! Thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.’—PSALM cxliii. 10. These two clauses mean substantially the same thing.