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Summa Theologica by Thomas Aquinas, Saint (1225?-1274)
Whether in the state of innocence man had need of food? Objection 1: It would seem that in the state of innocence man did not require food. For food is necessary for man to restore what he has lost.
Life and Doctrine of Saint Catherine of Genoa by Catherine of Genoa, St. (1447-1510)
How the desire was given her to receive holy communion, and of its precious effects in her; of her sufferings when she did not receive, and how it seemed to her that she had lost faith, and walked by sight.
You Can Do Greater Things Than Christ by Kuyper, Abraham (1837-1920)
Already in the Garden of Eden mankind was ordained to rule over nature, but because of the fall into sin and the subsequent curse that came upon all of creation, the severely weakened race lost his sovereignty.
To Be Near Unto God by Kuyper, Abraham (1837-1920)
16 IN THE WIND OF THE DAY. There was no violence in the displays of nature in Paradise. No other wind blew in the Garden of Eden than the soft suction of air, which in warmer climates, occasions the morning and evening breeze.
Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) by Knox, John (c. 1505-1572)
... fall of all our foes;" and Milton, in Paradise Lost,— "and like a Comet burn'd, That fires ...
NPNF2-07. Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
... Hephæstus, or Vulcan, to which Milton alludes (Paradise Lost, I. 740):— “Men call’d him Mulciber, and ...
Sermons on Several Occasions by Wesley, John (1703-1791)
“What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” Matthew 16:26 1. There is a celebrated remark to this effect, (I think in the works of Mr.
Practice of Piety: Directing a Christian How to Walk, that He May Please God by Bayly, Lewis (1565-1631)
Now, forasmuch as God of his infinite mercy doth so temper our pain and sickness, that we are not always oppressed with extremity, but gives us in the midst of our extremities some respite, to ease and refresh ourselves, thou must have an especial care, considering how short a time thou hast either for ever to lose or to obtain heaven, to make use of every breathing time which God affords thee;…
Humble, Affectionate, and Earnest Address to the Clergy by Law, William (1686-1761)
... of her and all her offspring. If after paradise lost, Jews and Christians had desired no knowledge but ...
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 57: 1911 by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
... a Milton to sing, as he sang in Paradise Lost, the riches of the creating God! The riches ...