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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... follow ; though these same vices were mocking the soul , for , Who shall separate us from the love of or even as though the Devil and his angels Christ ? " 8 Justly then does the Church say , through their poisonous suggestions were at ...
... follow ; though these same vices were mocking the soul , for , Who shall separate us from the love of or even as though the Devil and his angels Christ ? " 8 Justly then does the Church say , through their poisonous suggestions were at ...
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... follow ye after the last things , as though the first , which is vanity and a lie ? For you would have them abide ... follows in the most direct construc- tion , " and know ye that the Lord hath magnified His Holy One . " But the ...
... follow ye after the last things , as though the first , which is vanity and a lie ? For you would have them abide ... follows in the most direct construc- tion , " and know ye that the Lord hath magnified His Holy One . " But the ...
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... follow after things temporal , know not to say one would obtain from God that good , which he aught else , than , " Who showeth us good loves ; and they are not easy to be found who things ? " when the true and certain good within love ...
... follow after things temporal , know not to say one would obtain from God that good , which he aught else , than , " Who showeth us good loves ; and they are not easy to be found who things ? " when the true and certain good within love ...
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... follow after other perishable and transient goods . From such every one that is whole is separated , not in space , but in soul . For the body is contained in space , but the soul's space is her affection . now whosoever would fulfil ...
... follow after other perishable and transient goods . From such every one that is whole is separated , not in space , but in soul . For the body is contained in space , but the soul's space is her affection . now whosoever would fulfil ...
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... follows . " O Lord my God , if I have done this " ( ver . 3 ) . What is it that he calls " this " ? Since he does not mention the sin by name , are we to understand sin generally ? If this sense displease us , we may take that to be ...
... follows . " O Lord my God , if I have done this " ( ver . 3 ) . What is it that he calls " this " ? Since he does not mention the sin by name , are we to understand sin generally ? If this sense displease us , we may take that to be ...
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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.