“For what the virgin Eve had bound fast through unbelief, this did the virgin Mary set free through faith.” — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“the Holy Spirit, the earnest of incorruption, the means of confirming our faith, and the ladder of ascent to God.” — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“The Lord, receiving this as a gift from His Father, does Himself also confer it upon those who are partakers of Himself,… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“But the Church throughout all the world, having its origin firm from the apostles, perseveres in one and the same opinion with… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“Now all these [heretics] are of much later date than the bishops to whom the apostles committed the Churches; which” — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“calling them to the things of primary importance by means of those which were secondary; that is, to things that are real,… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“For that flesh which has been moulded is not a perfect man in itself, but the body of a man, and part… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“The Lord, therefore, was not unknown to Abraham, whose day he desired to see; nor, again, was the Lord’s Father, for he… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“Now the God of peace sanctify you perfect (perfectos); and may your spirit, and soul, and body be preserved whole without complaint… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“By these Christ was typified, and acknowledged, and brought into the world; for He was prefigured in Joseph: then from Levi and… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“Those persons, then, who possess the earnest of the Spirit, and who are not enslaved by the lusts of the flesh, but… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“just as a cutting from the vine planted in the ground fructifies in its season, or as a corn of wheat falling… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“both the Mosaic law and the grace of the new covenant, as both fitted for the times [at which they were given], were bestowed… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“the precepts of an absolutely perfect life, since they are the same in each Testament, have pointed out [to us] the same God, who… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“God is not as a man.” He thus shows that all men are indeed guilty of falsehood, inasmuch as they change from one thing… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“Paul in like manner declares, “Love is the fulfilling of the law:” and [he declares] that when all other things have been destroyed, there… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“as then the condemnation of sinners extended to others who approved of them, and joined in their society; so also is it the case… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“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,… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“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,… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“Mary, having a man betrothed [to her], and being nevertheless a virgin, by yielding obedience, become the cause of salvation, both to herself and… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“understanding of Christ, which Paul terms the wisdom of God hidden in a mystery, which “the natural man receiveth not,” the doctrine of the… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“If, therefore, in the present time also, God, knowing the number of those who will not believe, since He foreknows all things, has given… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“The sea,” he says, “gave up the dead which it had in it, and death and hell delivered up the dead that they contained;… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“Christ Himself, therefore, together with the Father, is the God of the living, who spake to Moses, and who was also manifested to the… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
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![“the precepts of an absolutely perfect life, since they are the same in each Testament, have pointed out [to us] the same God, who certainly has promulgated particular laws adapted for each; but the more prominent and the greatest [commandments], without which salvation cannot [be attained], He has…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/415/the-church-fathers-1438_life_the-precepts-of-an-absolutely-perfect-li_33593.jpg)
![“Paul in like manner declares, “Love is the fulfilling of the law:” and [he declares] that when all other things have been destroyed, there shall remain “faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of all is love;” and that apart from the love of God, neither knowledge avails anything, nor the…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f7d/the-church-fathers-1438_faith-hope_paul-in-like-manner-declares-love-is-the_57515.jpg)
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