Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book II "For hereby," pre-eminently, "the elders obtained a good report. But without faith it is impossible to please God."[21] Tertullian On the Apparel of Women Book II oes not spring from a sound conscience: why therefore excite toward yourself that evil (passion)... [ Continue Reading ]
Shepherd of Hermas Vision Third and much inferior place they will be laid, and that, too, only when they have been tortured and completed the days of their sins. And on this account will they be transferred, because they have partaken of the righteous Word.[30] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian An Answer to the Jews what he was offering in simplicity of heart, and reprobated the sacrifice of his brother Cain, who was not rightly dividing what he was offering.[29]... [ Continue Reading ]
1 Clement Let us take (for instance) Enoch, who, being found righteous in obedience, was translated, and death was never known to happen to him.[43] Tertullian An Answer to the Jews For Enoch, too, most righteous man, uncircumcised and in-observant of the Sabbath, He translated from this world;[3... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian An Answer to the Jews written in stone-tables, I contend that there was a law unwritten, which was habitually understood naturally, and by the fathers was habitually kept. For whence was Noah "found righteous,"[23]... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian An Answer to the Jews and that[5]... [ Continue Reading ]
Alexander Epistles on the Arian Heresy Who hath induced them to say, that for our sakes He was made; although Paul says, "for whom are all things, and by whom are all things? "[58] Methodius Discourse V. Thallousa And the Jews declared that the shadow of the image (of the heavenly things which wa... [ Continue Reading ]
Five Books in Reply to Marcion By the arrival of the "perfect things."[260]... [ Continue Reading ]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book V and [yet] he did not receive an inheritance in it, not even a footstep, but was always a stranger and a pilgrim therein.[276] Tertullian On Exhortation to Chastity Are not we, too, travellers in this world?[64]... [ Continue Reading ]
Five Books in Reply to Marcion Dead fates.[62]... [ Continue Reading ]
Origen Commentary on John Book II For it was a great gift to the Patriarchs that God in place of His own name should add their name to His own designation as God, as Paul says,[48]... [ Continue Reading ]
1 Clement On account of his faith and hospitality, a son was given him in his old age; and in the exercise of obedience, he offered him as a sacrifice to God on one of the mountains which He showed him.[48] 1 Clement On account of his faith and hospitality, a son was given him in his old age; and... [ Continue Reading ]
Methodius Discourse VII. Procilla For consider what confidence Seth had towards God, and Abel, and Enos, and Enoch, and Methuselah, and Noah, the first lovers of righteousness, and the first of the first-born children who are written in heaven,[17]... [ Continue Reading ]
Shepherd of Hermas Similitude Sixth For luxury and deceit have no memories, on account of the folly with which they are clothed; but when punishment and torture cleave to a man for one day, he is punished and tortured for a year; for punishment and torture have powerful memories. While tortured and... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book IV By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible."[151]... [ Continue Reading ]
Shepherd of Hermas Vision Third "What have they borne? "said I. "Listen," said she: "scourges, prisons, great tribulations, crosses, wild beasts,[6]... [ Continue Reading ]
1 Clement As soon, therefore, as thou knowest that we are at hand, thou shall gather all thy family under thy roof, and they shall be preserved, but all that. are found outside of thy dwelling shall perish."[52]... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book II Why then should I review and adduce any further testimonies of faith from the history in our hands? "For the time would fail me were I to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephtha, David, and Samuel, and the prophets," and what follows.[28] Tertullian An Answer... [ Continue Reading ]
Cyprian Treatise XI Exhortation to Martyrdom Addressed to Fortunatus But he, trusting in his martyrdom, and promising to himself from the retribution of God the reward of resurrection, exclaimed and said, "Thou indeed impotently destroyest us out of this present life; but the King of the world will... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book IV Wherefore also, having encompassing us such a cloud," holy and transparent, "of witnesses, laying aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, let us run with patience the race set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our... [ Continue Reading ]
1 Clement Let us be imitators also of those who in goat-skins and sheep-skins[71] A Letter from Origen to Africanus For the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews, in speaking of the prophets, and what they suffered, says, "They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were slain with the sword"[1... [ Continue Reading ]
Revelation of Paul And behold a voice to them: Whence have ye come? And they answered and said: We have come from those who have held themselves aloof from the world and the things in the world for Thy holy name's sake, who in deserts, and mountains, and caves, and the dens of the earth, in beds on... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian On the Veiling of Virgins What, then, is the Paraclete's administrative office but this: the direction of discipline, the revelation of the Scriptures, the reformation of the intellect, the advancement toward the "better things? "[5]... [ Continue Reading ]