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Tertullian The Prescription Against Heretics ." Having, on the authority of a prophecy, which occurs in a psalm of David,[204] Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book II [32]... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian The Prescription Against Heretics ." Having, on the authority of a prophecy, which occurs in a psalm of David,[204] Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book II [32]... [ Continue Reading ]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book I The other eighteen Aeons are made manifest in this way: that the Lord, [according to them,] conversed with His disciples for eighteen months[35] Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV For thus it was that the Lord discoursed with, the disciples after His resurrection f... [ Continue Reading ]
Five Books in Reply to Marcion Outpoured;[8] Five Books in Reply to Marcion A pledge;[108] A Treatise on Re-Baptism by an Anonymous Writer , ye have heard from me; for John truly baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence."[6]... [ Continue Reading ]
Origen Against Celsus Book VII refer to a degree of spiritual influence higher than that in the passage, "Ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence."[132] A Treatise on Re-Baptism by an Anonymous Writer And, unless I am mistaken, we have also explained what our Lord says: "John... [ Continue Reading ]
Five Books in Reply to Marcion Sprinkled, by speaking.[227]... [ Continue Reading ]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III It was necessary, therefore, that the Lord, coming to the lost sheep, and making recapitulation of so comprehensive a dispensation, and seeking after His own handiwork, should save that very man who had been created after His image and likeness, that is, Adam, fil... [ Continue Reading ]
Origen de Principiis Book I And on one occasion, scarcely even the apostles themselves are deemed worthy to hear the words, "Ye shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you."[85] Origen Commentary on John Book II The Saviour gives the name of martyr to every one who bears witness to... [ Continue Reading ]
Fragments of the Lost Work of Justin on the Resurrection And when He had thus shown them that there is truly a resurrection of the flesh, wishing to show them this also, that it is not impossible for flesh to ascend into heaven (as He had said that our dwelling-place is in heaven), "He was taken up... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian On Baptism among the disciples, and the hope of the advent of the Lord indirectly pointed to, in that, at that time, when He had been received back into the heavens, the angels[200] Tertullian On Baptism told the apostles that "He would so come, as He had withal ascended into the heave... [ Continue Reading ]
Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans For, say the [holy] oracles, "This same Jesus, who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, in like manner as ye have seen Him go unto heaven."[25] Tertullian On the Flesh of Christ one as magnanimous, but the other as timid; lastly, one as suffering... [ Continue Reading ]
The Teaching of the Apostles , and[7]... [ Continue Reading ]
Cyprian Treatise I On the Unity of the Church And again: "These all continued with one mind in prayer with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brethren."[69] Cyprian Treatise IV On the Lord's Prayer Thus also we find that the apostles, with the disciples, prayed after the Lord's... [ Continue Reading ]
Cyprian Epistle LXVII And this is subsequently observed, according to divine instruction, in the Acts of the Apostles, when Peter speaks to the people of ordaining an apostle in the place of Judas. "Peter," it says, "stood up in the midst of the disciples, and the multitude were in one place."[16]... [ Continue Reading ]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III therefore, after the resurrection of the Lord, and His assumption into the heavens, being desirous of filling up the number of the twelve apostles, and in electing into the place of Judas any substitute who should be chosen by God, thus addressed those who were pr... [ Continue Reading ]
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VII and repented, and hanged himself, and burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out;[37]... [ Continue Reading ]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book II and never restored to his place? For that Aeon, whose type they declare Judas to be, after being separated from her Enthymesis, was restored or recalled [to her former position]; but Judas was deprived [of his office], and cast out, while Matthias was ordained in h... [ Continue Reading ]
The Passing of Mary Latin I These are the names of the disciples of the Lord who were brought thither in the cloud: John the evangelist and James his brother, Peter and Paul, Andrew, Philip, Luke, Barnabas, Bartholomew and Matthew, Matthias who is called Justus,[12]... [ Continue Reading ]