Origen Commentary on Matthew Book X And Jude, who wrote a letter of few lines, it is true, but filled with the healthful words of heavenly grace, said in the preface, "Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ and the brother of James."[109] Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XIII and in the Epistle of Ju... [ Continue Reading ]
Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians Wherefore, forsaking the vanity of many, and their false doctrines, let us return to the word which has been handed down to us from[44] Fragments from the Lost Writings of Irenaeus of the apostolical teaching and the most holy "faith delivered unto us,"[70]... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book III "For I would have you know," says Jude, "that God, having once saved His people from the land of Egypt, afterwards destroyed them that believed not; and the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, He hath reserved to the... [ Continue Reading ]
The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs I before the flood; and as these continually beheld them, they fell into desire each of the other, and they conceived the act in their mind, and changed themselves into the shape of men, and appeared to them in their congress with their husbands; and the wome... [ Continue Reading ]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV And it was He who rained fire and brimstone from heaven, in the days of Lot, upon Sodom and Gomorrah, "an example of the righteous judgment of God,"[573] Tertullian To His Wife Book II marriage, if they commingle themselves with "strange flesh,"[22] Origen Again... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III " De his et similibus haeresibus existimo Judam prophetice dixisse in epistola: "Similiter quidera hi quoque somniantes" (non enim vigilantes ad veritatem se applicant), usque ad illud: "Et os eorum loquitur superba."[14] Fragments of Clement from the Latin T... [ Continue Reading ]
Cyprian Epistle LXIV And that we may know that this voice of God came forth with His true and highest majesty to honour and avenge His priests; when three of the ministers[4]... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian On the Apparel of Women Book I Nor, of course, is this fact wonderful, that they did not receive some Scriptures which spake of Him whom even in person, speaking in their presence, they were not to receive. To these considerations is added the fact that Enoch possesses a testimony in the... [ Continue Reading ]
Dubious Hippolytus Fragments themselves."[39]... [ Continue Reading ]
Bardesan But we cannot say that for all the women of the Geli Venus was posited in Capricorn or in Aquarius, in a position of ill luck; nor can we possibly say that for all the Geli Mars and Venus were posited in Aries, where it is written that brave and wanton[83]... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book VI "The greater he seems to be, the more humble should he be," says Clement in the Epistle to the Corinthians,-"such an one as is capable of complying with the precept, `And some pluck from the fire, and on others have compassion, making a difference, '"[124] Cyp... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book V In the same way "the bed is ordered to be shaken up," so that there may be no recollection of effusion in sleep,[70] Tertullian On Modesty What if, even here, you should conceive to reply that communion is indeed denied to sinners, very especially such as had... [ Continue Reading ]