The Ante-Nicene Fathers: The Writings of the Fathers Down to A. D. 325, Volume VIII Fathers of the Third and Fourth Century - the Twelve Patriarchs, ExAlexander Roberts Cosimo, Inc., 2007 M05 1 - 828 pages "One of the first great events in Christian history was the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD, convened to organize Christian sects and beliefs into a unified doctrine. The great Christian clergymen who wrote before this famous event are referred to as the Ante-Nicenes and the Apostolic Fathers, and their writings are collected here in a ten-volume set. The Ante-Nicenes lived so close to the time of Christ that their interpretations of the New Testament are considered more authentic than modern voices. But they are also real and flawed men, who are more like their fellow Christians than they are like the Apostles, making their words echo in the ears of spiritual seekers. In Volume VIII of the 10-volume collected works of the Ante-Nicenes first published between 1885 and 1896, readers will find a collection of ancient writings, including The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Excerpts of Theodotus, Two Epistles Concerning Virginity, the writings of Pseudo-Clement, the Apocryphal books of the New Testament, The Decretals, the memoirs of Edessa, and various fragments of writings from the second and third centuries. Many of the authors of these works are unknown, but the works themselves have been greatly influential." |
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... fear of the Lord, and I learnt that deliverance from envy cometh by the fear of God, If a man flee to the Lord, the evil spirit runneth away from him, and his mind becometh easy. And henceforward he sympathizeth with him whom he envied ...
... fear of the Lord, and I learnt that deliverance from envy cometh by the fear of God, If a man flee to the Lord, the evil spirit runneth away from him, and his mind becometh easy. And henceforward he sympathizeth with him whom he envied ...
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... fear our Lord with your whole heart, and walk in simplicity according to all His' law. And do ye also teach your children learning, that they may have understanding in all their life, reading unceasingly the law of God ; for every one ...
... fear our Lord with your whole heart, and walk in simplicity according to all His' law. And do ye also teach your children learning, that they may have understanding in all their life, reading unceasingly the law of God ; for every one ...
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... fear you, and moon, and under his feet were twelve rays. And ; the angels will cleave to you. For as if a man Levi and Judah ran, and laid hold each of the : rear up a child well, he hath a kindly remem- other. And, lo, a bull upon the ...
... fear you, and moon, and under his feet were twelve rays. And ; the angels will cleave to you. For as if a man Levi and Judah ran, and laid hold each of the : rear up a child well, he hath a kindly remem- other. And, lo, a bull upon the ...
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... fear- eth the Lord, and taketh pleasure in that which is righteous, he loveth him not : he dispraiseth the troth, he envieth. him that ordereth his way aright, he delighteth in evil-speaking, he loveth arrogance, for hatred hath blinded ...
... fear- eth the Lord, and taketh pleasure in that which is righteous, he loveth him not : he dispraiseth the troth, he envieth. him that ordereth his way aright, he delighteth in evil-speaking, he loveth arrogance, for hatred hath blinded ...
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... fear Him, neither in darkness, nor in bonds, nor in tribulations, nor in necessities. For not as man is God ashamed, nor as the son of man is He afraid, nor as one that is earth-born is He weak, or can He be thrust aside ; but in all ...
... fear Him, neither in darkness, nor in bonds, nor in tribulations, nor in necessities. For not as man is God ashamed, nor as the son of man is He afraid, nor as one that is earth-born is He weak, or can He be thrust aside ; but in all ...
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The Clementine Homilies | 215 |
APOCRYPHA OF THE NEW TESTAMENT The Prgtevangehum of James | 361 |
THE DECRETALS The Epistles op Pope Zephyrinus | 609 |
MEMOIRS OF EDESSA AND ANCIENT SYRIAC DOCUMENTS | 651 |
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