Irenaeus Against Heresies Book II in Jerusalem; on which occasion He cured the paralytic man, who had lain beside the pool thirty-eight years, bidding him rise, take up his couch, and depart. Again, withdrawing from thence to the other side of the sea of Tiberias,[143]... [ Continue Reading ]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book II (love), too, consists of five letters; and our Lord, after[187] Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XI the disciples say that they have the five loaves and the two fishes, without indicating whether they were wheaten or of barley, John alone says, that the loaves w... [ Continue Reading ]
Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XI You will moreover investigate in the accounts in the different places the variation found in John, who wrote in regard to that transaction that Jesus said, "Make the men sit down,"[208]... [ Continue Reading ]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III For although the Lord had the power to supply wine to those feasting, independently of any created substance, and to fill with food those who were hungry, He did not adopt this course; but, taking the loaves which the earth had produced, and giving thanks,[136] M... [ Continue Reading ]
Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XI And further, unless it be the same thing for Jesus to do a thing of Himself and to act after having heard from the disciples, consider if those to whom Jesus shows kindness are not superior when He fed them on the spot with a view to showing them kindness. And,... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian On Idolatry He shrank back from being made a king,[148]... [ Continue Reading ]
Novation On the Jewish Meats But labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for the meat which endureth to life eternal, which the Son of man will give you; for Him hath the Father sealed."[30]... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book I "Labour," says the Lord, "not for the meat which perisheth, but for that which endureth to everlasting life."[14] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III Servator autem de liberorum procreatione nil dixit, sed ad impertiendum ac communicandum cos hortatur, qui... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian Against Praxeas ,"[265] Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book II And again: "This is the work of God, that ye believe on Him whom He hath sent."[266]... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian An Answer to the Jews meats, but fed on "angel's loaves"[60] Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh impressing on (His hearers) constantly under the figure of necessary food the memory of their forefathers, who had preferred the bread and flesh of Egypt to their divine calling.[24... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book I For the bread of God is He that cometh down from heaven, and giveth life to the world. And the bread which I will give is My flesh, which I will give for the life of the world."[96] The Liturgy of the Blessed Apostles For He is the living and life-givin... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian On Prayer and, a little above, "The Bread is the Word of the living God, who came down from the heavens."[41] Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XII lump of teaching and of truly ancient leaven,-that according to the bare letter, and on this account not freed from those things which ari... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book I Elsewhere the Lord, in the Gospel according to John, brought this out by symbols, when He said: "Eat ye my flesh, and drink my blood; "[87]... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian On Prayer is our Bread; because Christ is Life, and bread is life. "I am," saith He, "the Bread of Life; "[40] Hippolytus Exegetical Fragments " And whose bread is rich, if not ours? For the Lord is out bread, as He says Himself: "I am the bread of life."[32] Cyprian Treatise XII Three... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian Against Praxeas No man indeed was able to come to Him, except the Father attracted him; whereas every one who had heard and learnt of the Father came to Him."[269] Cyprian Epistle LXXII The Lord cries aloud, that "whosoever thirsts should come and drink of the rivers of living water th... [ Continue Reading ]
Epistle of Ignatius to the Tarsians What man could ever say, "I came down from heaven, not to do Mine own will, but the will of Him that sent Me? "[25] Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh You have (then) the restoration of the entire man, inasmuch as the Lord purposes to save that part of... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh and in the affirmation He of course includes the promise of their safety; for if they were to be lost, where would be the use of having taken such a numerical care of them? Surely the only use lies (in this truth): "That of all which the Father hath given... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book I Now the Lord Himself has most clearly revealed the equality of salvation, when He said: "For this is the will of my Father, that every one that seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, should have everlasting life; and I will raise him up in the last day."[58... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian A Treatise on the Soul the devil."[116] Tertullian Against Praxeas and, "No man can come to me, except the Father draw him; "[333] Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book V Concerning these, he says, the Saviour has declared, "No one can come unto me, except my heavenly Father dra... [ Continue Reading ]
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VIII Let him that teaches, although he be one of the laity, yet, if he be skilful in the word and grave in his manners, teach; for "they shall be all taught of God."[167]... [ Continue Reading ]
A Treatise of Novatian Concerning the Trinity when man can neither be the bread of life, he himself being mortal, nor could he have come down from heaven, since no perishable material is established in heaven? If Christ is only man, how does He say that "no man hath seen God at any time, save He wh... [ Continue Reading ]
Origen Commentary on John Book X Of the flesh of this Lamb it is necessary that we should eat in the thee of the world, which is night, and the flesh is to be roast with fire, and eaten with unleavened bread; for the Word of God is not flesh and flesh only. He says, in fact, Himself,[52]... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian On the Flesh of Christ of the world."[197] Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh Now, just before (the passage in hand), He had declared His flesh to be "the bread which cometh down from heaven,"[245] A Treatise of Novatian Concerning the Trinity when man cannot have life in hi... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book I O amazing birth! O holy swaddling bands! The Word is all to the child, both father and mother and tutor and nurse. "Eat ye my flesh," He says, "and drink my blood."[89] Tertullian On Baptism in order that they who believed in His blood might be bathed w... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book I For those who are full-grown are said to drink, babes to suck. "For my blood," says the Lord, "is true drink."[81] Pseudo-Gregory Thaumaturgus Twelve Topics on the Faith and, "My flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed; "[28]... [ Continue Reading ]
Pseudo-Gregory Thaumaturgus Twelve Topics on the Faith and, "He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life? "[29]... [ Continue Reading ]
Cyprian Treatise IV On the Lord's Prayer If any man eat of my bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world."[47]... [ Continue Reading ]
A Treatise of Novatian Concerning the Trinity If Christ is only man, why does He say, "What if ye shall see the Son of man ascending thither where He was before? "[101]... [ Continue Reading ]
Theophilus to Autolycus Book I Therefore, do not be sceptical, but believe; for I myself also used to disbelieve that this would take place, but now, having taken these things into consideration, I believe. At the same time, I met with the sacred Scriptures[20] Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV... [ Continue Reading ]
A Treatise Against the Heretic Novatian by an Anonymous Bishop That Judas, who was chosen among the apostles, who was always of one mind and faithful in the house of God, himself subsequently betrayed God.[54]... [ Continue Reading ]
Cyprian Epistle LXXII r with blaspheming heretics, to wish to maintain and assert, that one who blasphemes and gravely sins against the Father and the Lord and God of Christ, can receive remission of sins in the name of Christ? What, moreover, is that, and of what kind is it, that he who denies the... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian The Prescription Against Heretics Let the chaff of a fickle faith fly off as much as it will at every blast of temptation, all the purer will be that heap of corn which shall be laid up in the garner of the Lord. Did not certain of the disciples turn back from the Lord Himself,[27]... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian The Prescription Against Heretics they continued in His company to the very last, after He had gently inquired of them whether they also would go away.[30] Cyprian Epistle LIV And yet He did not rebuke them when they went away, nor even severely threaten them; but rather, turning to Hi... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian The Prescription Against Heretics but because they knew that He was the Word of Life, and was come from God,[29] Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XII who were always with Him and had seen all the wonderful things which He did, and who bore testimony to His words that they were words o... [ Continue Reading ]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III and in His name shall the Gentiles trust."[140]... [ Continue Reading ]
Epistle of Ignatius to the Antiochians Whosoever, therefore, declares that there is but one God, only so as to take away the divinity of Christ, is a devil,[22] Tertullian An Answer to the Jews First, He was clad in "sordid attire," that is, in the indignity of passible and mortal flesh, when the... [ Continue Reading ]