The Ante-Nicene Fathers: The Writings of the Fathers Down to A. D. 325, Volume VII Fathers of the Third and Fourth Century - Lactantius, Venantius, AstAlexander Roberts Cosimo, Inc., 2007 M05 1 - 604 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 VII of the 10-volume collected works of the Ante-Nicenes first published between 1885 and 1896, readers will find the writings of Lactantius, Venantius, Asterius Urbanus, Victorinus, and Dionysius. This volume also contains writing unattributed to any author, but nonetheless considered of great value. These writings include: The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, Constitutions of the Holy Apostles, The Second Epistle of Clement, The Nicene Creed, and Early Liturgies. " |
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... sacred responses and predic- the subject . At present it is enough to demon- tions , which are much more to be relied upon . strate that men of the highest genius touched For perhaps they against whom we are argu- upon the truth , and ...
... sacred responses and predic- the subject . At present it is enough to demon- tions , which are much more to be relied upon . strate that men of the highest genius touched For perhaps they against whom we are argu- upon the truth , and ...
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... sacred inscrip- for that name to be transferred thither , ' where tions which were in the most ancient temples , there is neither any Minerva nor Juno . Why and especially in the sanctuary of the Triphylian should I say that the ...
... sacred inscrip- for that name to be transferred thither , ' where tions which were in the most ancient temples , there is neither any Minerva nor Juno . Why and especially in the sanctuary of the Triphylian should I say that the ...
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... sacred history , having described all the actions which he per- formed in his life , at the close thus speaks : Then Jupiter , when he had five times made a circuit of the earth , and bestowed governments upon all his friends and ...
... sacred history , having described all the actions which he per- formed in his life , at the close thus speaks : Then Jupiter , when he had five times made a circuit of the earth , and bestowed governments upon all his friends and ...
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... sacred his- have been suitable to Vesta , if she were called a tory : " Then Pan leads him to the mountain , male . For it is on this account that they esteem which is called the pillar of heaven . Having Vesta to be a virgin , inasmuch ...
... sacred his- have been suitable to Vesta , if she were called a tory : " Then Pan leads him to the mountain , male . For it is on this account that they esteem which is called the pillar of heaven . Having Vesta to be a virgin , inasmuch ...
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... sacred history that Saturn and Ops , and other men , were at that time ac- customed to eat human flesh , but that Jupiter , who gave to men laws and civilization , was the first who by an edict prohibited the use of that | And also our ...
... sacred history that Saturn and Ops , and other men , were at that time ac- customed to eat human flesh , but that Jupiter , who gave to men laws and civilization , was the first who by an edict prohibited the use of that | And also our ...
Contents
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ASTERIUS URBANUS EXTANT WRITINGS | 327 |
III | 335 |
THE HOMILY ASCRIBED TO CLEMENT | 518 |
EARLY LITURGIES THE LITURGY OF JAMES | 529 |
341 | 581 |
509 | 591 |
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Page 368 - And in this Trinity none is afore or after other; none is greater or less than another. But the whole three Persons are co-eternal together and co-equal.
Page 353 - And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
Page 6 - God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty...
Page 133 - Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Page 447 - That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed...
Page 368 - He ascended into heaven, He sitteth on the right hand of the Father, God Almighty : from whence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. At Whose coming all men shall rise again with their bodies : and shall give account for their own works. And they that have done good shall go into life everlasting : and they that have done evil into everlasting fire.
Page 507 - For I have received of the Lord, that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread : and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat : this is my body, which is broken for you : this do in remembrance of me.
Page 472 - Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching. Verily I say unto you that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.