The Ante-Nicene Fathers: The Writings of the Fathers Down to A. D. 325 Volume I - the Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and IrenaeusAlexander Roberts "One of the first great events in Christian history was the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD, convened to organize Christian sects and beliefs into a unified doctrine. The great Christian clergymen who wrote before this famous event are referred to as the Ante-Nicenes and the Apostolic Fathers, and their writings are collected here in a ten-volume set. The Ante-Nicenes lived so close to the time of Christ that their interpretations of the New Testament are considered more authentic than modern voices. But they are also real and flawed men, who are more like their fellow Christians than they are like the Apostles, making their words echo in the ears of spiritual seekers. In Volume I of the 10-volume collected works of the Ante-Nicenes first published between 1885 and 1896, readers will find the writings of: Clement of Rome, the fourth pope, who was supposedly martyred by being tied to an anchor and tossed overboard Mathetes, an anonymous writer considered the first Christian apologist Polycarp, a Christian bishop who was stabbed to death after he failed to burn at the stake Ignatius, a student of John the Apostle, who was Bishop of Antioch before he was killed Barnabas, an anonymous writer given the name of Saint Barnabas Papias, author of Interpretations of the Sayings of the Lord, a textbook on quotes from Jesus Justin Martyr, a Christian apologist and accomplished philosopher, and Irenaeus, disciple of Polycarp, apologist, and bishop of Lugdunum." |
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... heart and conscience, and the anxiety which its writer so constantly shows to promote the best interests of the Church of Christ, still impart an undying charm to this precious relic of later apostolic times. [N.B. — A sufficient guide ...
... heart and conscience, and the anxiety which its writer so constantly shows to promote the best interests of the Church of Christ, still impart an undying charm to this precious relic of later apostolic times. [N.B. — A sufficient guide ...
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... heart ! is far from Me."' And again: "They bless with their mouth, but curse with their heart." J ; And again it saith, " They loved Him with their mouth, and lied to Him with their tongue ; but their heart was not right with Him ...
... heart ! is far from Me."' And again: "They bless with their mouth, but curse with their heart." J ; And again it saith, " They loved Him with their mouth, and lied to Him with their tongue ; but their heart was not right with Him ...
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... heart, David the son of Jesse ; and in everlasting mercy have I anointed him?"7 Yet this very man. saith to God, " Have mercy on me, 0 Lord, according to Thy great mercy; and according to the multitude of Thy compassions, blot out my ...
... heart, David the son of Jesse ; and in everlasting mercy have I anointed him?"7 Yet this very man. saith to God, " Have mercy on me, 0 Lord, according to Thy great mercy; and according to the multitude of Thy compassions, blot out my ...
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... heart] : His breath is in us ; and when He pleases, He will take it away. CHAP. XXII. — THESE EXHORTATIONS ARE CONFIRMED BY THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, WHICH PROCLAIMS THE MISERY OF SINFUL CONDUCT. Now the faith which is in Christ confirms all ...
... heart] : His breath is in us ; and when He pleases, He will take it away. CHAP. XXII. — THESE EXHORTATIONS ARE CONFIRMED BY THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, WHICH PROCLAIMS THE MISERY OF SINFUL CONDUCT. Now the faith which is in Christ confirms all ...
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... HEART. Let us then draw near to Him with holiness of spirit, lifting up pure and undefiled hands unto Him, loving our gracious and merciful Father, who has made us partakers in the blessings of His elect.*5 For thus it is written, "When ...
... HEART. Let us then draw near to Him with holiness of spirit, lifting up pure and undefiled hands unto Him, loving our gracious and merciful Father, who has made us partakers in the blessings of His elect.*5 For thus it is written, "When ...
Contents
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BARNABAS Epistle | 133 |
PAPIAS Fragments | 151 |
JUSTIN MARTYR The First Apology | 159 |
IRENiEUS Against Heresies | 309 |
Fragments | 568 |
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