--- title: "15 Nature Quotes By The Church Fathers" description: "15 Nature quotes by The Church Fathers. Plus more from The Church Fathers and more Nature sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c91/the-church-fathers-1438_culpable_woman-was-the-more-culpable-since-both-n_3022785.jpg" --- > [“woman was the more culpable, since both nature and the law place the woman in a subordinate condition to the man. Or”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/woman-was-the-more-culpable-since-both-nature-and-the-law-place-the/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c91/the-church-fathers-1438_culpable_woman-was-the-more-culpable-since-both-n_3022785.jpg) > [“as a certain person among the ancients has observed: “God did indeed transfer the curse to the earth, that it might not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/as-a-certain-person-among-the-ancients-has-observed-god-did-indeed/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f2/the-church-fathers-1438_nature_as-a-certain-person-among-the-ancients-h_2181015.jpg) > [“His advent in human nature was not by the will of a man, but by the will of God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/his-advent-in-human-nature-was-not-by-the-will-of-a-man-but-by-the/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/759/the-church-fathers-1438_advent_his-advent-in-human-nature-was-not-by-th_2276192.jpg) > [“the Son, but the Son the visible of the Father. And for this reason all spake with Christ when He was present…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/the-son-but-the-son-the-visible-of-the-father-and-for-this-reason-all/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1c/the-church-fathers-1438_father_the-son-but-the-son-the-visible-of-the-f_1094977.jpg) > [“as dry earth does not bring forth unless it receive moisture, in like manner we also, being originally a dry tree, could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/as-dry-earth-does-not-bring-forth-unless-it-receive-moisture-in-like/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e34/the-church-fathers-1438_life_as-dry-earth-does-not-bring-forth-unless_452460.jpg) > [“The Lord, receiving this as a gift from His Father, does Himself also confer it upon those who are partakers of Himself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/the-lord-receiving-this-as-a-gift-from-his-father-does-himself-also/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ce/the-church-fathers-1438_holy-spirit_the-lord-receiving-this-as-a-gift-from-h_424711.jpg) > [ “judge also the Ebionites; \[for\] how can they be saved unless it was God who wrought out their salvation upon earth? Or… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/judge-also-the-ebionites-for-how-can-they-be-saved-unless-it-was-god/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/223/the-church-fathers-1438_nature_judge-also-the-ebionites-for-how-can-the_2378703.jpg) > [“According to nature, then—that is, according to creation, so to speak—we are all sons of God, because we have all been created…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/according-to-nature-then-that-is-according-to-creation-so-to-speak-we/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be8/the-church-fathers-1438_nature_according-to-nature-then-that-is-accordi_895195.jpg) > [“The will and the energy of God is the effective and foreseeing cause of every time and place and age, and of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/the-will-and-the-energy-of-god-is-the-effective-and-foreseeing-cause/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a88/the-church-fathers-1438_freedom_the-will-and-the-energy-of-god-is-the-ef_2750145.jpg) > [“For the Lord, taking dust from the earth, moulded man; and it was upon his behalf that all the dispensation of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/for-the-lord-taking-dust-from-the-earth-moulded-man-and-it-was-upon/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/608/the-church-fathers-1438_flesh-and-blood_for-the-lord-taking-dust-from-the-earth_2155348.jpg) > [ “He declares: “For in this place is One greater than the temple.” But \[the words\] greater and less are not applied to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/he-declares-for-in-this-place-is-one-greater-than-the-temple-but-the/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76c/the-church-fathers-1438_change-god_he-declares-for-in-this-place-is-one-gre_2417020.jpg) > [“the oblation of the Eucharist is not a carnal one, but a spiritual; and in this respect it is pure. For we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/the-oblation-of-the-eucharist-is-not-a-carnal-one-but-a-spiritual-and/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa2/the-church-fathers-1438_body-of-christ_the-oblation-of-the-eucharist-is-not-a-c_1560274.jpg) > [“And since the apostasy tyrannized over us unjustly, and, though we were by nature the property of the omnipotent God, alienated us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/and-since-the-apostasy-tyrannized-over-us-unjustly-and-though-we-were/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e0/the-church-fathers-1438_communion-with-god_and-since-the-apostasy-tyrannized-over-u_433492.jpg) > [“Isaiah also declares the very same: “For there shall be a new heaven and a new earth; and there shall be no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/isaiah-also-declares-the-very-same-for-there-shall-be-a-new-heaven/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c98/the-church-fathers-1438_city-of-god_isaiah-also-declares-the-very-same-for-t_2763112.jpg) > [“Esaias thus declares: “The dead shall rise again, and they who are in the tombs shall arise, and they who are in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/esaias-thus-declares-the-dead-shall-rise-again-and-they-who-are-in/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/534/the-church-fathers-1438_drawn-together_esaias-thus-declares-the-dead-shall-rise_3229601.jpg) ## Other authors on Nature - 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[ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marcus-aurelius-63282.jpg) Marcus Aurelius 116 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nature/marcus-aurelius/) ## More by The Church Fathers > [ “both the Mosaic law and the grace of the new covenant, as both fitted for the times \[at which they were given\], were bestowed… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/both-the-mosaic-law-and-the-grace-of-the-new-covenant-as-both-fitted/) The Church Fathers > [ “the precepts of an absolutely perfect life, since they are the same in each Testament, have pointed out \[to us\] the same God, who… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/the-precepts-of-an-absolutely-perfect-life-since-they-are-the-same-in/) The Church Fathers > [“God is not as a man.” He thus shows that all men are indeed guilty of falsehood, inasmuch as they change from one thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/god-is-not-as-a-man-he-thus-shows-that-all-men-are-indeed-guilty-of/) The Church Fathers > [ “Paul in like manner declares, “Love is the fulfilling of the law:” and \[he declares\] that when all other things have been destroyed, there… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/paul-in-like-manner-declares-love-is-the-fulfilling-of-the-law-and-he/) The Church Fathers > [“as then the condemnation of sinners extended to others who approved of them, and joined in their society; so also is it the case…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/as-then-the-condemnation-of-sinners-extended-to-others-who-approved/) The Church Fathers > [“His only-begotten Word, who is always present with the human race, united to and mingled with His own creation, according to the Father’s pleasure,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/his-only-begotten-word-who-is-always-present-with-the-human-race/) The Church Fathers > [“For there is the one Son, who accomplished His Father’s will; and one human race also in which the mysteries of God are wrought,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/for-there-is-the-one-son-who-accomplished-his-father-s-will-and-one/) The Church Fathers > [ “Mary, having a man betrothed \[to her\], and being nevertheless a virgin, by yielding obedience, become the cause of salvation, both to herself and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/mary-having-a-man-betrothed-to-her-and-being-nevertheless-a-virgin-by/) The Church Fathers > [“understanding of Christ, which Paul terms the wisdom of God hidden in a mystery, which “the natural man receiveth not,” the doctrine of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/understanding-of-christ-which-paul-terms-the-wisdom-of-god-hidden-in/) The Church Fathers > [“If, therefore, in the present time also, God, knowing the number of those who will not believe, since He foreknows all things, has given…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/if-therefore-in-the-present-time-also-god-knowing-the-number-of-those/) The Church Fathers > [“The sea,” he says, “gave up the dead which it had in it, and death and hell delivered up the dead that they contained;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/the-sea-he-says-gave-up-the-dead-which-it-had-in-it-and-death-and/) The Church Fathers > [“Christ Himself, therefore, together with the Father, is the God of the living, who spake to Moses, and who was also manifested to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/christ-himself-therefore-together-with-the-father-is-the-god-of-the/) The Church Fathers > [“Those pastors are to be heard to whom the apostles committed the Churches, possessing one and the same doctrine of salvation; the”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/those-pastors-are-to-be-heard-to-whom-the-apostles-committed-the/) The Church Fathers > [“the friendship of God imparts immortality to those who embrace it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/the-friendship-of-god-imparts-immortality-to-those-who-embrace-it/) The Church Fathers > [“Put away from you all wicked desire, and clothe yourself with good and chaste desire; for clothed with this desire you will hate wicked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/put-away-from-you-all-wicked-desire-and-clothe-yourself-with-good-and/) The Church Fathers ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nature/the-church-fathers/#itemlist", "name": "15 Nature Quotes By The Church Fathers", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“woman was the more culpable, since both nature and the law place the woman in a subordinate condition to the man. 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The will is the reason (logos) of the intellectual soul, which [reason] is within us, inasmuch as it is the faculty belonging to it which is endowed with freedom of action. The will is the mind desiring [some object], and an appetite possessed of intelligence, yearning after that thing which is desired.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "The Church Fathers" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/the-will-and-the-energy-of-god-is-the-effective-and-foreseeing-cause/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a88/the-church-fathers-1438_freedom_the-will-and-the-energy-of-god-is-the-ef_2750145.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a88/the-church-fathers-1438_freedom_the-will-and-the-energy-of-god-is-the-ef_2750145.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a88/the-church-fathers-1438_freedom_the-will-and-the-energy-of-god-is-the-ef_2750145.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The will and the energy of God is the effective and foreseeing cause of every time and place and age, and of…” — The Church Fathers", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“For the Lord, taking dust from the earth, moulded man; and it was upon his behalf that all the dispensation of the Lord’s advent took place. He had Himself, therefore, flesh and blood, recapitulating in Himself not a certain other, but that original handiwork of the Father, seeking out that thing which had perished. And for this cause the apostle, in the Epistle to the Colossians, says, “And though ye were formerly alienated, and enemies to His knowledge by evil works, yet now ye have been reconciled in the body of His flesh, through His death, to present yourselves holy and chaste, and without fault in His sight.” He says, “Ye have been reconciled in the body of His flesh,” because the righteous flesh has reconciled that flesh which was being kept under bondage in sin, and brought it into friendship with God.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "The Church Fathers" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/for-the-lord-taking-dust-from-the-earth-moulded-man-and-it-was-upon/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/608/the-church-fathers-1438_flesh-and-blood_for-the-lord-taking-dust-from-the-earth_2155348.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/608/the-church-fathers-1438_flesh-and-blood_for-the-lord-taking-dust-from-the-earth_2155348.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/608/the-church-fathers-1438_flesh-and-blood_for-the-lord-taking-dust-from-the-earth_2155348.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For the Lord, taking dust from the earth, moulded man; and it was upon his behalf that all the dispensation…” — The Church Fathers", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“He declares: “For in this place is One greater than the temple.” But [the words] greater and less are not applied to those things which have nothing in common between themselves, and are of an opposite nature, and mutually repugnant; but are used in the case of those of the same substance, and which possess properties in common, but merely differ in number and size; such as water from water, and light from light, and grace from grace. Greater, therefore, is that legislation which has been given in order to liberty than that given in order to bondage; and therefore it has also been diffused, not throughout one nation [only], but over the whole world. For one and the same Lord, who is greater than the temple, greater than Solomon, and greater than Jonah, confers gifts upon men, that is, His own presence, and the resurrection from the dead; but He does not change God, nor proclaim another Father, but that very same one, who always has more to measure out to those of His household. And”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "The Church Fathers" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/he-declares-for-in-this-place-is-one-greater-than-the-temple-but-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76c/the-church-fathers-1438_change-god_he-declares-for-in-this-place-is-one-gre_2417020.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76c/the-church-fathers-1438_change-god_he-declares-for-in-this-place-is-one-gre_2417020.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76c/the-church-fathers-1438_change-god_he-declares-for-in-this-place-is-one-gre_2417020.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“He declares: “For in this place is One greater than the temple.” But [the words] greater and less are not…” — The Church Fathers", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“the oblation of the Eucharist is not a carnal one, but a spiritual; and in this respect it is pure. For we make an oblation to God of the bread and the cup of blessing, giving Him thanks in that He has commanded the earth to bring forth these fruits for our nourishment. And then, when we have perfected the oblation, we invoke the Holy Spirit, that He may exhibit this sacrifice, both the bread the body of Christ, and the cup the blood of Christ, in order that the receivers of these antitypes may obtain remission of sins and life eternal. Those persons, then, who perform these oblations in remembrance of the Lord, do not fall in with Jewish views, but, performing the service after a spiritual manner, they shall be called sons of wisdom.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "The Church Fathers" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/the-oblation-of-the-eucharist-is-not-a-carnal-one-but-a-spiritual-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa2/the-church-fathers-1438_body-of-christ_the-oblation-of-the-eucharist-is-not-a-c_1560274.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa2/the-church-fathers-1438_body-of-christ_the-oblation-of-the-eucharist-is-not-a-c_1560274.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa2/the-church-fathers-1438_body-of-christ_the-oblation-of-the-eucharist-is-not-a-c_1560274.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“the oblation of the Eucharist is not a carnal one, but a spiritual; and in this respect it is pure. For we…” — The Church Fathers", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“And since the apostasy tyrannized over us unjustly, and, though we were by nature the property of the omnipotent God, alienated us contrary to nature, rendering us its own disciples, the Word of God, powerful in all things, and not defective with regard to His own justice, did righteously turn against that apostasy, and redeem from it His own property, not by violent means, as the [apostasy] had obtained dominion over us at the beginning, when it insatiably snatched away what was not its own, but by means of persuasion, as became a God of counsel, who does not use violent means to obtain what He desires; so that neither should justice be infringed upon, nor the ancient handiwork of God go to destruction. Since the Lord thus has redeemed us through His own blood, giving His soul for our souls, and His flesh for our flesh, and has also poured out the Spirit of the Father for the union and communion of God and man, imparting indeed God to men by means of the Spirit, and, on the other hand, attaching man to God by His own incarnation, and bestowing upon us at His coming immortality durably and truly, by means of communion with God,—all the doctrines of the heretics fall to ruin.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "The Church Fathers" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/and-since-the-apostasy-tyrannized-over-us-unjustly-and-though-we-were/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e0/the-church-fathers-1438_communion-with-god_and-since-the-apostasy-tyrannized-over-u_433492.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e0/the-church-fathers-1438_communion-with-god_and-since-the-apostasy-tyrannized-over-u_433492.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e0/the-church-fathers-1438_communion-with-god_and-since-the-apostasy-tyrannized-over-u_433492.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“And since the apostasy tyrannized over us unjustly, and, though we were by nature the property of the…” — The Church Fathers", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Isaiah also declares the very same: “For there shall be a new heaven and a new earth; and there shall be no remembrance of the former, neither shall the heart think about them, but they shall find in it joy and exultation.” Now this is what has been said by the apostle: “For the fashion of this world passeth away.” To the same purpose did the Lord also declare, “Heaven and earth shall pass away.” When these things, therefore, pass away above the earth, John, the Lord’s disciple, says that the new Jerusalem above shall [then] descend, as a bride adorned for her husband; and that this is the tabernacle of God, in which God will dwell with men. Of this Jerusalem the former one is an image—that Jerusalem of the former earth in which the righteous are disciplined beforehand for incorruption and prepared for salvation. And of this tabernacle Moses received the pattern in the mount; and nothing is capable of being allegorized, but all things are stedfast, and true, and substantial, having been made by God for righteous men’s enjoyment. For as it is God truly who raises up man, so also does man truly rise from the dead, and not allegorically, as I have shown repeatedly. And as he rises actually, so also shall he be actually disciplined beforehand for incorruption, and shall go forwards and flourish in the times of the kingdom, in order that he may be capable of receiving the glory of the Father. Then, when all things are made new, he shall truly dwell in the city of God. For it is said, “He that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And the Lord says, Write all this; for these words are faithful and true. And He said to me, They are done.” And”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "The Church Fathers" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/isaiah-also-declares-the-very-same-for-there-shall-be-a-new-heaven/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c98/the-church-fathers-1438_city-of-god_isaiah-also-declares-the-very-same-for-t_2763112.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c98/the-church-fathers-1438_city-of-god_isaiah-also-declares-the-very-same-for-t_2763112.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c98/the-church-fathers-1438_city-of-god_isaiah-also-declares-the-very-same-for-t_2763112.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Isaiah also declares the very same: “For there shall be a new heaven and a new earth; and there shall be no…” — The Church Fathers", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 15, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Esaias thus declares: “The dead shall rise again, and they who are in the tombs shall arise, and they who are in the earth shall rejoice. For the dew which is from Thee is health to them.” And again: “I will comfort you, and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem: and ye shall see, and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish as the grass; and the hand of the Lord shall be known to those who worship Him.” And Ezekiel speaks as follows: “And the hand of the Lord came upon me, and the Lord led me forth in the Spirit, and set me down in the midst of the plain, and this place was full of bones. And He caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were many upon the surface of the plain very dry. And He said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I said, Lord, Thou who hast made them dost know. And He said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and thou shalt say to them, Ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord to these bones, Behold, I will cause the spirit of life to come upon you, and I will lay sinews upon you, and bring up flesh again upon you, and I will stretch skin upon you, and will put my Spirit into you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord. And I prophesied as the Lord had commanded me. And it came to pass, when I was prophesying, that, behold, an earthquake, and the bones were drawn together, each one to its own articulation: and I beheld, and, lo, the sinews and flesh were produced upon them, and the skins rose upon them round about, but there was no breath in them. And He said unto me, Prophesy to the breath, son of man, and say to the breath, These things saith the Lord, Come from the four winds (spiritibus), and breathe upon these dead, that they may live. So I prophesied as the Lord had commanded me, and the breath entered into them; and they did live, and stood upon their feet, an exceeding great gathering.” And”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "The Church Fathers" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/esaias-thus-declares-the-dead-shall-rise-again-and-they-who-are-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/534/the-church-fathers-1438_drawn-together_esaias-thus-declares-the-dead-shall-rise_3229601.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/534/the-church-fathers-1438_drawn-together_esaias-thus-declares-the-dead-shall-rise_3229601.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/534/the-church-fathers-1438_drawn-together_esaias-thus-declares-the-dead-shall-rise_3229601.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Esaias thus declares: “The dead shall rise again, and they who are in the tombs shall arise, and they who…” — The Church Fathers", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nature/the-church-fathers/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nature/the-church-fathers/", "name": "Nature Quotes by The Church Fathers", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nature/the-church-fathers/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c91/the-church-fathers-1438_culpable_woman-was-the-more-culpable-since-both-n_3022785.jpg" }, "description": "15 Nature quotes by The Church Fathers. 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