Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book IV Masters, render to your servants justice and equity; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven, where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bond, free: but Christ is all, and in all."[98] Didache 10 Thou sha... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book III Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man."[205] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book V "Continue in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving."[116] Tertullian On Fasting , at which t... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book V And he still more clearly reveals that knowledge belongs not to all, by adding: "Praying at the same time for you, that God would open to us a door to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am bound; that I may make it known as I ought to speak."[117]... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book II In addition, it will in my opinion form an appropriate sequel to defend those tenets, on account of which the Greeks assail us, making use of a few Scriptures, if perchance the Jew also may listen[3] Origen Against Celsus Book III and to the wish of Paul, wh... [ Continue Reading ]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III From this he shows that he was always attached to and inseparable from him. And again he says, in the Epistle to the Colossians: "Luke, the beloved physician, greets you."[239]... [ Continue Reading ]
Epistle of Ignatius to Hero, a Deacon of Antioch Salute thou also Mary my daughter, distinguished both for gravity and erudition, as also "the Church which is in her house."[31]... [ Continue Reading ]
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VII Of Crete, Titus. Of Athens, Dionysius. Of Tripoli in Phoenicia, Marathones. Of Laodicea in Phrygia, Archippus.[197]... [ Continue Reading ]
Epistle of Ignatius to the Antiochians My soul be for yours, when I attain to Jesus. Remember my bonds.[32] Epistle of Ignatius to the Philippians I have sent you this letter through Euphanius the reader, a man honoured of God, and very faithful, happening to meet with him at Rhegium, just as he... [ Continue Reading ]