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NPNF1-10. St. Chrysostom: Homilies on the Gospel of Saint Matthew by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
Homily XXXIII. Matt. X. 16. “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” Having made them feel confident about their necessary food, and opened unto them all men’s houses, and having invested their entrance with an appearance to attract veneration, charging them not to come in as wanderers, and beggars,…
Complete Works of Thomas Manton, D.D. Vol. V by Manton, Thomas (1620-1677)
Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die; for I have not found thy works perfect before God.—Rev. III. 2. IN scriptures wherein the expression is anything more difficult, wits are most rank and luxuriant, every one taking a liberty to affix his own sense there, where the true and genuine sense is not so obvious and easily found out;…
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible by Jamieson, Robert (1802-1880)
Re 3:1-22. The Epistles to Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. 1. Sardis—the ancient capital of Lydia, the kingdom of wealthy Croesus, on the river Pactolus. The address to this Church is full of rebuke.
Pensées by Pascal, Blaise (1623-1662)
589. On the fact that the Christian religion is not the only religion.—So far is this from being a reason for believing that it is not the true one that, on the contrary, it makes us see that it is so.
Faith's Checkbook by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
Jan. 1 THE BIBLE'S FIRST PROMISE "And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." Gen.
St. Anselm's Book of Meditations and Prayers. by Anselm, Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury (1033-1109)
[§ 38. The glories and the condescension of our Lord Jesus Christ.] Let Jesus of Nazareth, who, though innocent, was condemned by the Jews and fastened to the cross by the Gentiles, be worshipped by us Christians with the honours due to Him as God.
Meditating on Scripture with the Saints by Pasko, Mark
1. Prayer to the Holy Spirit (Holy Spirit Come) Holy Spirit, powerful Consoler, sacred bond of the Father and the Son, hope of the afflicted, descend into my heart and establish in it your loving rule.
Meditating on Scripture with the Saints by Pasko, Mark
51. The Third Point of Preparation: Representing the Mystery to be Meditated to Your Imagination (Lord, May I Only Experience According To Your Will) Following upon these two ordinary points,…
ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
ANF04. Fathers of the Third Century: Tertullian, Part Fourth; Minucius Felix; Commodian; Origen, Parts First and Second by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
.—On Counter Promises. Repromissionibus. 1. Let us now briefly see what views we are to form regarding promises.…
Mysticism: A Study in Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness by Underhill, Evelyn (1875-1941)
W hat is the Unitive Life? We have referred to it often enough in the course of this inquiry. At last we are face to face with the necessity of defining its nature if we can.