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501 X | understood me. Ah sinful nation, a people laden with sins,
502 XXI | all these things do the nations seek. And your Father knoweth
503 X | Him, and restored by the nativity of spiritual grace, have
504 XVI | be made between these two natures, so that while the will
505 XXV | Scripture, which says, "Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to
506 XXII | thou desiredst me." And how necessarily, how providently and salutarily,
507 XXVIII| might quickly learn what was necessary to a simple faith. Thus,
508 XXVIII| it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." "On these two
509 | never
510 | Nevertheless
511 XXXVI | the occasions of prayer. New-created and newborn of the Spirit
512 XXXVI | prayer. New-created and newborn of the Spirit by the mercy
513 XXXVI | prayers in the hours of night--no idle and reckless waste
514 XXIX | much more ought we to watch nightly in constantly repeated prayer!~
515 IV | of a shameless man to be noisy with his cries, so, on the
516 XVII | is, in those who believe not--God's will may be done,
517 XXI | Elijah in his flight was nourished both by ravens ministering
518 I | supports to strengthen faith, nourishments for cheering the heart,
519 XXXIV | the perfect Trinity is numbered every three hours, which
520 XXV | fear, and devotion, and obedience may be turned towards God,
521 XIV | hindered by the devil from obeying with our thought and deed
522 XXXI | think on anything but the object only of its prayer. For
523 X | beloved brethren, only to observe and understand that we should
524 V | the Church, maintains and observes, in that she prayed to God
525 IV | pray be under discipline, observing quietness and modesty. Let
526 XXXVI | and reckless waste of the occasions of prayer. New-created and
527 XXXI | when you pray to God, to offend the majesty of God by the
528 XXIV | which Abel and Cain first offered, God looked not at their
529 XXI | in his persecution. And--oh detestable cruelty of the
530 | once
531 XXXI | against the adversary, and be open to God alone; nor let it
532 I | but Himself coming and opening and showing to us the way,
533 XVI | is what the Apostle Paul openly and manifestly declares
534 XXXIII| of iniquity, release the oppressions of contracts which have
535 | others
536 | otherwise
537 XIII | kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be
538 | over
539 XX | in the abundance of his overflowing harvests, saying, "Thou
540 X | despised me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master'
541 X | they have despised me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the
542 VI | humbly prayed, and He who pardons the humble heard the petitioner.
543 XVIII | manifest that those who partake of His body and receive
544 XVIII | not communicating, from partaking of the heavenly bread, be
545 IX | there is 'absolutely nothing passed over that is not comprehended
546 XV | do battle; in death, that patience whereby we are crowned;--
547 XXIII | appeased by the prayers of a peace-maker. Our peace and brotherly
548 XXIV | acceptable in his heart. Abel, peaceable and righteous in sacrificing
549 VIII | and effectual, because a peaceful, and sincere, and spiritual
550 XXIII | For God commands us to be peacemakers, and in agreement, and of
551 XIX | lusts, which drown men in perdition and destruction. For the
552 XXXIII| that good works which are performed are sacrifices to God. "
553 XX | that they are also full of peril; that in them is the root
554 XIX | of his petition to a long period, as the Lord again prescribes,
555 XXII | himself should more deeply perish, he is instructed and taught
556 XVII | pray even for those who persecute us, we should ask, moreover,
557 XXI | bringing him food in his persecution. And--oh detestable cruelty
558 XXXVI | intermission praying and watching, persevered in deserving well of God,
559 XVI | earth, each of which things pertains to the fulfilment of our
560 VI | pardons the humble heard the petitioner. And these things the Lord
561 XXXIII| to God." For when one has pity on the poor, he lends to
562 VI | be sanctified, since he placed the hope of salvation not
563 XI | temples of God, that it may be plain that God dwells in us. Let
564 IV | in God's sight. We must please the divine eyes both with
565 VI | And while the Pharisee was pleased with himself, this man who
566 XXXIII| sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing to God." For when one has
567 IV | and sees all, and in the plenitude of His majesty penetrates
568 XI | great His condescension and plenteousness of goodness towards us,
569 IX | God's son, ought from this point to begin both to give thanks
570 XXXV | formerly the Holy Spirit pointed out in the Psalms, saying, "
571 Arg | IN THE FIRST PORTION, HE POINTS OUT THAT THE LORD'S PRAYER
572 XIX | cast away its riches and pomps in the faith of spiritual
573 Arg | ON PRAYER, IN THE FIRST PORTION, HE POINTS OUT THAT THE
574 Arg | S PRAYER COMPRISES THREE PORTIONS, IN WHICH DIVISION HE IMITATES
575 XXI | will be wanting to him who possesses God, if God Himself be not
576 XX | himself, accompanies his possessions, which before have been
577 XIV | says, "Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from
578 II | Himself also gave a form of praying--Himself advised and instructed
579 VIII | individually, as for one who prays to pray for himself alone.
580 XXXI | is absolutely to take no precaution against the enemy; this
581 XVIII | Christ's body, as He Himself predicts, and warns, "I am the bread
582 XXXI | also the priest, by way of preface before his prayer, prepares
583 XIII | the kingdom which has been prepared for you from the beginning
584 XXXI | preface before his prayer, prepares the minds of the brethren
585 XIX | period, as the Lord again prescribes, and says, "'Fake no thought
586 XVII | which Christ accomplished in preserving and renewing humanity. For
587 XVI | and divine things should prevail.~
588 XVIII | some heinous sin, by being prevented, as withheld and not communicating,
589 XXV | Israel to those who make a prey of Him? Did not the Lord,
590 XI | are bought with a great price. Glorify and bear about
591 XXIII | fellow-servant, is cast back into prison; because he would not forgive
592 XXXIV | Trinity, and also the fourth proceeding to the sixth declares another
593 XXXI | carried away by foolish and profane thoughts when you are praying
594 IX | both to give thanks and to profess himself God's son, by declaring
595 Arg | EXCELLENT OF ALL PRAYERS, PROFOUNDLY SPIRITUAL, AND MOST EFFECTUAL
596 XXXIV | both the first hour in its progress to the third shows forth
597 XIX | for the day, since he is prohibited from thinking of the morrow;
598 XXXIII| says that He will hear and protect those who, loosening the
599 XXXIII| the dead, I was sent to prove thee; and again God has
600 XXII | And how necessarily, how providently and salutarily, are we admonished
601 X | forsaken the Lord; ye have provoked the Holy One of Israel to
602 VIII | from evil. Our prayer is public and common; and when we
603 XXVIII| the learned and unlearned, published to every sex and every age
604 XXVI | in two modes: either for punishment when we sin, or for glory
605 XXIV | day of judgment; but the quarrelsome and disunited, and he who
606 XXXIV | that He might redeem and quicken us, He then accomplished
607 XII | man that was healed and quickened by Him, to sin no more lest
608 XII | that the sanctification and quickening which is received from the
609 IV | under discipline, observing quietness and modesty. Let us consider
610 XXXIII| those of the same family and race as thyself. Then shall thy
611 XXI | while men lay snares, and rage!~
612 XVII | good and bad, and sends rain upon the just and the unjust,
613 VI | nor with hands proudly raised; but beating his breast,
614 XXI | flight was nourished both by ravens ministering to him in his
615 V | and God did hear her." We read also in the Psalms, "Speak
616 VII | have learnt from the sacred reading, and have gathered in what
617 XVII | the second from heaven, we reasonably, who ought to be like God
618 XXIII | yet greater power of His rebuke. "When ye stand praying,"
619 XXII | asked for from God, the soul recalls its own consciousness of
620 XXXIV | previously doubtful of the receiving of the Gentiles to baptism.
621 V | modestly, within the very recesses of her heart. She spoke
622 XXXVI | hours of night--no idle and reckless waste of the occasions of
623 XXXVI | received we have begun to be, reckon night for day; let us believe
624 XIII | from the west, and shall recline with Abraham, and Isaac,
625 XIII | name of Father ceased to be recognised among them, the kingdom
626 XXIII | from the altar and first be reconciled to his brother, that so
627 XXV | commandments and ways, it is recorded, "And the Lord stirred up
628 VI | And these things the Lord records in His Gospel, saying, "
629 XXXV | world, the revolving night, recurring in its alternate changes,
630 XIII | reign with Christ when He reigns, as He Himself promises
631 IV | searcheth the hearts and reins."~
632 II | established, and said, "Ye reject the commandments of God,
633 XXXV | He, "which the builders rejected, is become the head of the
634 XXXV | hath made; let us walk and rejoice in it." Also the prophet
635 XX | die that very night was rejoicing in his stores, and he to
636 XXXIII| every knot of iniquity, release the oppressions of contracts
637 XVIII | from Christ's body should remain at a distance from salvation;
638 XXXVI | enlightened, or the Jews who have remained in darkness by having forsaken
639 XXXIII| By Isaiah also the Lord reminds us, and teaches similar
640 X | attributed to those to whom remission of sins is granted, and
641 IV | in secret--in hidden and remote places, in our very bed-chambers--
642 XVII | accomplished in preserving and renewing humanity. For since the
643 XIX | to be Christ's disciple, renouncing all things according to
644 XXIX | watch nightly in constantly repeated prayer!~
645 IX | mention of his dead father, He replied, "Let the dead bury their
646 X | of Israel to anger." In repudiation of these, we Christians,
647 XIX | becomes a contradiction and a repugnant thing for us to seek to
648 VIII | forgiven him; nor does he request for himself alone that he
649 XX | night thy soul shall be required of thee; then whose shall
650 XIV | what God wills. For who resists God, that l He may not do
651 XXXI | that so upon the people's response, "We lift them up unto the
652 II | II.~He, among the rest of His salutary admonitions
653 XXXIII| saying, "It is honourable to reveal and confess the works of
654 XVI | envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which
655 XII | deceivers, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall
656 XXXV | the law of the world, the revolving night, recurring in its
657 XXXII | in the day of judgment a reward for our labours and alms,
658 XVIII | receive the Eucharist by the right of communion are living,
659 I | for cheering the heart, rudders for guiding our way, guards
660 I | life, with the Lord for our ruler and guide!~
661 XXIV | peaceable and righteous in sacrificing in innocence to God, taught
662 XVI | to the fulfilment of our safety and salvation. For since
663 XXXIII| sacrifices to God. "I am full," saith he. "having received of
664 XVII | called by Him earth, but the salt of the earth, and the apostle
665 XXII | necessarily, how providently and salutarily, are we admonished that
666 II | He, among the rest of His salutary admonitions and divine precepts
667 XII | sanctified, since He Himself sanctifies? Well, because He says, "
668 VIII | says, "as if from one mouth sang an hymn, and blessed the
669 XXX | His people should thus be saved and live in peace, since
670 XXVIII| teaching all our prayer in one saving sentence? This had already
671 XXVIII| that the memory of the scholars might not be burdened in
672 XXXV | wings." But if in the Holy Scriptures the true sun and the true
673 IV | shall know that I am He that searcheth the hearts and reins."~
674 XXXIII| thy light break forth in season, and thy raiment shall spring
675 IV | has bidden us to pray in secret--in hidden and remote places,
676 XXVII | work against us we stand secure and safe. For what fear
677 XVI | emulations, wraths, strife, seditions, dissensions, heresies,
678 XX | that in them is the root of seducing evils, that deceive the
679 XIII | reign. But we do well in seeking the kingdom of God, that
680 XVI | would, in that the spirit seeks heavenly and divine things,
681 XXI | now am old, yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,
682 XXXIII| into thy house. When thou seest the naked, clothe him; and
683 XX | perfect and complete who sells all his goods, and distributes
684 XVII | upon the good and bad, and sends rain upon the just and the
685 XVIII | withheld from communion, is separate from Christ's body should
686 XVIII | of the heavenly bread, be separated from Christ's body, as He
687 I | means of the prophets His servants; but how much greater are
688 XXXVI | says, "from the temple, serving with fastings and prayers
689 XIV | And further, the Lord, setting forth the infirmity of the
690 XXXIV | Trinity; and when from the seventh the ninth is completed,
691 XXVIII| unlearned, published to every sex and every age the precepts
692 IV | it is characteristic of a shameless man to be noisy with his
693 XXXIII| the poor that are without shelter into thy house. When thou
694 XIX | coveted after, they have made shipwreck from the faith, and have
695 XXVIII| righteousness, because a shortened word will the Lord make
696 XXVIII| of God, "consummating and shortening His word," He says, "in
697 XXVII | comes a brief clause, which shortly and comprehensively sums
698 XXX | hath desired that he might sift you as wheat. But I have
699 XXXIV | instructed as well by the sign as by the word of God admonishing
700 V | clamorous petition, but silently and modestly, within the
701 XXXIII| thou didst bury the dead in simplicity, and because thou didst
702 VIII | because a peaceful, and sincere, and spiritual prayer deserved
703 VI | innocent; but confessing his sinfulness he humbly prayed, and He
704 VIII | not have prayer to be made singly and individually, as for
705 VI | God, be merciful to me a sinner. I say unto you, this man
706 XXIV | testifies, even if he have been slain for the name of Christ,
707 XXI | written, "The Lord will not slay the soul of the righteous
708 XXXI | in the Song of Songs," I sleep, yet my heart waketh." Wherefore
709 VI | his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying,
710 XIX | fall into temptation and a snare, and into many and hurtful
711 XXI | birds feed, while men lay snares, and rage!~
712 XXIX | Himself departed into a solitary place, and there prayed."
713 XXI | ministering to him in his solitude, and by birds bringing him
714 XXXI | the Church speaking in the Song of Songs," I sleep, yet
715 XXXI | speaking in the Song of Songs," I sleep, yet my heart
716 XIX | themselves through with many sorrows."~
717 XXXI | our voice, when not the sound of the voice, but the soul
718 XXXIV | every three hours, which spaces of hours the worshippers
719 V | this, when it says, "She spake in her heart, and her lips
720 XXI | of man!--the wild beasts spare, the birds feed, while men
721 XXI | who were hungry, and yet spared him, the man of God was
722 XXXIII| raiment shall spring forth speedily; and righteousness shall
723 XVI | that is, both in body and spirit--we pray that God's will
724 XXV | written, "Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to those who
725 XXXIII| season, and thy raiment shall spring forth speedily; and righteousness
726 IV | us consider that we are standing in God's sight. We must
727 XXXI | prayer. For frequently he steals upon us, and penetrates
728 XXV | recorded, "And the Lord stirred up Satan against Solomon
729 XXXV | is called the day. "The stone," says He, "which the builders
730 XX | night was rejoicing in his stores, and he to whom life already
731 I | to be built, supports to strengthen faith, nourishments for
732 XVI | flesh and spirit there is a struggle; and there is a daily strife
733 XIII | that we who first are His subjects in the world, may hereafter
734 XXVI | that while a humble and submissive confession comes first,
735 XIX | apostle admonishes us, giving substance and strength to the stedfastness
736 XXXV | in its alternate changes, succeeds, there can be no harm arising
737 XXVI | either of confession or of suffering as his own, when the Lord
738 XIX | take thought for itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil
739 V | The Holy Spirit, moreover, suggests these same things by Jeremiah,
740 IV | bed-chambers--which is best suited to faith, that we may know
741 XXVII | shortly and comprehensively sums up all our petitions and
742 XXXV | Lord our God." Also at the sunsetting and at the decline of day,
743 XXVI | whatever is sought for suppliantly with fear and honour of
744 XVI | daily, yea, in continual supplications, that the will of God concerning
745 XXII | our debtors." After the supply of food, pardon of sin is
746 XIX | ask for ourselves food and support, since the Lord instructs
747 I | which hope is to be built, supports to strengthen faith, nourishments
748 XXVII | there may be a faithful and sure protection if God deliver
749 XXXIII| and the glory of God shall surround thee. Then shalt thou call,
750 I | nothing else than divine teachings,--foundations on which hope
751 XIII | weeping and gnashing of teeth." He shows that the Jews
752 XVI | such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also
753 VIII | Scripture assures us, and in telling us how such as these prayed,
754 XI | in us. Let us converse as temples of God, that it may be plain
755 XXV | towards God, since in our temptations nothing is permitted to
756 VI | beating his breast, and testifying to the sins shut up within,
757 VI | thus with himself: God, I thank Thee that I am not as other
758 XII | themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor deceivers, nor drunkards,
759 | thine
760 XX | rebukes the rich fool, who thinks of his earthly wealth, and
761 | though
762 XVIII | salvation; as He Himself threatens, and says, "Unless ye eat
763 | throughout
764 IV | modesty and discipline--not to throw abroad our prayers indiscriminately,
765 VI | twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. But
766 XXXIII| the constant good works of Tobias, saying, "It is honourable
767 XVI | you before, as I have also told you in times past, that
768 XV | wherewith we make confession; in torture, that confidence wherewith
769 XXVI | hands; but be careful not to touch himself." And the Lord in
770 II | that ye may keep your own traditions."~
771 Arg | LORD'S PRAYER; AND, STILL TREADING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF TERTULLIAN,
772 XX | and so lays up for himself treasure in heaven. He says that
773 Arg | Argument.~THE TREATISE OF CYPRIAN ON THE LORD'S
774 XXXII | beseeches God. For as every tree that bringeth not forth
775 XXXIII| which have no power, let the troubled go into peace, and break
776 II | by His teaching worship truly and spiritually. For what
777 II | to the Father can be more truthful than that which was delivered
778 IV | nor to cast to God with tumultuous wordiness a petition that
779 XXV | devotion, and obedience may be turned towards God, since in our
780 VI | as this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes
781 V | book of Kings, who was a type of the Church, maintains
782 XV | discipline in morals; to be unable to do a wrong, and to be
783 VIII | those among whom prayer is unanimous.~
784 X | condemns the Jews, who not only unbelievingly despised Christ, who had
785 XVI | adulteries, fornications, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry,
786 | under
787 XVIII | literally, because either way of understanding it is rich in divine usefulness
788 Arg | IN THE SECOND PART, HE UNDERTAKES AN EXPLANATION OF THE LORD'
789 XXIX | through the whole night in uninterrupted petitions, how much more
790 XVIII | bread of those who are in union with His body. And we ask
791 XXIII | sacrifice to God,--and a people united in one in the unity of the
792 XXVIII| gathering alike the learned and unlearned, published to every sex
793 XXXIII| loosening the knots of unrighteousness from their heart, and giving
794 IV | prayers indiscriminately, with unsubdued voices, nor to cast to God
795 XXXIII| the merits of our labours urge upon God. Thus also Raphael
796 VIII | prayer, declaring both by the urgency and by the agreement of
797 XXIII | things Christ still more urgently sets forth in His precepts
798 XVIII | understanding it is rich in divine usefulness to our salvation. For Christ
799 V | V.~And this Hannah in the
800 XVI | witchcraft, murders, hatred, variance, emulations, wraths, strife,
801 XXVI | lest any should insolently vaunt himself, lest any should
802 XI | none of us would dare to venture on in prayer, unless He
803 VI | VI.~And let not the worshipper,
804 XXXIV | being strong in faith and victorious in captivity, observed the
805 XXXIV | He then accomplished His victory by His passion.~
806 VII | VII.~These things, beloved brethren,
807 VIII | VIII.~Before all things, the
808 IX | spiritually abundant in virture! so that there is 'absolutely
809 IV | indiscriminately, with unsubdued voices, nor to cast to God with
810 XXXI | I sleep, yet my heart waketh." Wherefore the apostle
811 I | we who have before been wandering in the darkness of death,
812 XII | who daily fall away may wash out our sins by continual
813 XXXVI | night--no idle and reckless waste of the occasions of prayer.
814 XVII | earth, may, being born of water and of the Spirit, begin
815 XXVI | willing, but the flesh is weak; " so that while a humble
816 XXVI | reminded of our infirmity and weakness in that we thus ask, lest
817 XX | who thinks of his earthly wealth, and boasts himself in the
818 VI | publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that
819 XIII | darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
820 XIII | from the east and from the west, and shall recline with
821 XXX | that he might sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for thee,
822 | Whence
823 | whereas
824 | whereby
825 XXXI | sleep, yet my heart waketh." Wherefore the apostle anxiously and
826 | wherein
827 XXI | what shall we drink, or wherewithal shall we be clothed? For
828 | whoever
829 X | people laden with sins, a wicked seed, corrupt children!
830 XXXVI | even during night. Thus the widow Anna, without intermission
831 XXVI | temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak; "
832 XIV | not as I will, but as Thou wilt." And in another place He
833 XXXV | there is healing in His wings." But if in the Holy Scriptures
834 XI | towards us, seeing that He has wished us to pray in the sight
835 XXIII | a second birth, such He wishes us when new-born to continue,
836 II | that same benignity, to wit, wherewith He has condescended
837 XVI | lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, murders, hatred, variance,
838 VIII | accord in prayer, with the women, and Mary who was the mother
839 XXVIII| XXVIII.~What wonder is it, beloved brethren,
840 IV | cast to God with tumultuous wordiness a petition that ought to
841 XXVII | the devil and the world work against us we stand secure
842 XII | Him, to sin no more lest a worse thing happen unto him, we
843 XXXV | frequently and always to be worshipped; so that we who are in Christ--
844 VI | VI.~And let not the worshipper, beloved brethren, be ignorant
845 XVI | hatred, variance, emulations, wraths, strife, seditions, dissensions,
846 X | X.~Nor ought we, beloved brethren,
847 XI | XI.~But how great is the Lord'
848 XII | XII.~After this we say, "Hallowed
849 XIII | XIII.~There follows in the prayer,
850 XIV | XIV.~We add, also, and say, "
851 XIX | XIX.~But it may also be thus
852 XV | XV.~Now that is the will of
853 XVI | XVI.~Moreover, we ask that the
854 XVII | XVII.~And it may be thus understood,
855 XVIII | XVIII.~As the prayer goes forward,
856 XX | XX.~He teaches us that riches
857 XXI | XXI.~For daily bread cannot
858 XXII | XXII.~After this we also entreat
859 XXIII | XXIII.~He has clearly joined herewith
860 XXIV | XXIV.~For even in the sacrifices
861 XXIX | XXIX.~Nor was it only in words,
862 XXV | XXV.~Moreover, the Lord of necessity
863 XXVI | XXVI.~Now power is given against
864 XXVII | XXVII.~After all these things,
865 XXVIII| XXVIII.~What wonder is it, beloved
866 XXX | XXX.~But the Lord prayed and
867 XXXI | XXXI.~Moreover, when we stand
868 XXXII | XXXII.~Moreover, those who pray
869 XXXIII| XXXIII.~Those prayers quickly ascend
870 XXXIV | XXXIV.~And in discharging the
871 XXXV | XXXV.~But for us, beloved brethren,
872 XXXVI | XXXVI.~Let not us, then, who are
873 XVI | it our prayer in daily, yea, in continual supplications,
874 XXI | and again "I have been young and now am old, yet have