Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: First Series, Volume VIII St. Augustine: Expositions on the PsalmsPhilip Schaff, Arthur Cleveland Coxe "The Council of Nicaea in 325 AD marked the beginning of a new era in Christianity. For the first time, doctrines were organized into a single creed. The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers did most of their writing during and after this important event in Church history. Unlike the previous era of Christian writing, the Nicene and Post-Nicene era is dominated by a few very important and prolific writers. In Volume VIII of the 14-volume collected writings of the Nicenes and Post-Nicenes (first published between 1886 and 1889), readers will find Saint Augustines extensive treatment of the Psalms. Augustine took this book from the Old Testament and wove into it the revelation of Jesus as the savior of humanity. Through the skill of Augustine, it seems as though the Psalms had been written by an oracle who knew that eventually the messiah would come and wrote to pave the way. This volume is a valuable reference book for any Christian wishing to have the psalms illuminated and explained." |
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... Thine inheritance " ( ver . 8 ) . This has at once a temporal sense with reference to the Manhood which He took on Himself , who offered up Himself as a Sacrifice in the stead of 4. " Then He shall speak unto them in His wrath , and vex ...
... Thine inheritance " ( ver . 8 ) . This has at once a temporal sense with reference to the Manhood which He took on Himself , who offered up Himself as a Sacrifice in the stead of 4. " Then He shall speak unto them in His wrath , and vex ...
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... Thine house ( ver . 7 ) . " In the multitude of mercy : perhaps he means in the multitude of perfected and blessed men , of whom that city shall consist , of which the Church is now in travail , and is bearing few by few . Now that many ...
... Thine house ( ver . 7 ) . " In the multitude of mercy : perhaps he means in the multitude of perfected and blessed men , of whom that city shall consist , of which the Church is now in travail , and is bearing few by few . Now that many ...
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... Thine inheritance , and the boundaries of the earth for Thy posses- sion . " " " And for their sakes return Thou on high : " that is , for the sake of this congregation return Thou on high : which He is understood to have done by His ...
... Thine inheritance , and the boundaries of the earth for Thy posses- sion . " " " And for their sakes return Thou on high : " that is , for the sake of this congregation return Thou on high : which He is understood to have done by His ...
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... Thine hand be exalted ; " not of persecution of the Church was violent , when by course in secret , but now in glory most manifest . proscriptions , by torments , by murders , the That Thou forget not the poor unto the end ...
... Thine hand be exalted ; " not of persecution of the Church was violent , when by course in secret , but now in glory most manifest . proscriptions , by torments , by murders , the That Thou forget not the poor unto the end ...
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... Thine hand be exalted . His fault shall be required , and he shall not be found because of it ; " 4 that is he shall be judged for his sins , and himself shall perish because of his sin . After this , what wonder if there follow , " The ...
... Thine hand be exalted . His fault shall be required , and he shall not be found because of it ; " 4 that is he shall be judged for his sins , and himself shall perish because of his sin . After this , what wonder if there follow , " The ...
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Page 3 - Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble ; every man's work shall be made manifest : for the day shall declare it. because it shall be revealed by fire ; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss : but he himself shall be saved ; yet so as by fire.