Book, Chapter
1 I, 3 | be crushed.~He says that “virgins, widows, and married women,
2 I, 4 | naked and unhampered, and as virgins unspotted enjoyed the fellowship
3 I, 4 | Alcibiades. I entreat virgins of both sexes and all such
4 I, 4 | kingdom of heaven even to virgins. I will therefore explain
5 I, 4 | Listen with patience, ye virgins; listen, I pray you, to
6 I, 5 | and therefore presumably virgins. Again, after the deluge,
7 I, 5 | back after Satan: as though virgins never fell and their fall
8 I, 7 | wives, and whether believing virgins were at liberty to marry.
9 I, 7 | incorruption characteristic of virgins, at least imitate the incorruption
10 I, 8 | for the married and for virgins, he would never after enjoining
11 I, 11 | settled, to the question about virgins, and telling us “Concerning
12 I, 11 | and telling us “Concerning virgins I have no commandment from
13 I, 11 | said to be dead, and vestal virgins and Juno’s widows might
14 I, 11 | does not so strongly urge virgins to be married, as forbid
15 I, 11 | away, so he cuts off from virgins the power of being married. “
16 I, 11 | to the service of God as virgins and unmarried persons. But,
17 I, 12 | says 4316 “Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of
18 I, 12 | confesses that as regards virgins he has no commandment of
19 I, 12 | Apostle said, “concerning virgins I have no commandment of
20 I, 12 | And therefore Christ loves virgins more than others, because
21 I, 13 | with still greater force to virgins, since marriage is forbidden
22 I, 13 | marriage had been lawful. For virgins who marry after consecration
23 I, 13 | no means now discussing virgins, of whose happiness no one
24 I, 13 | down this, he passes to the virgins and the continent, and says “
25 I, 13 | and spirit. For there are virgins in the flesh, not in the
26 I, 14 | of fornication he allows virgins to marry, and makes that
27 I, 16 | before the fall they were virgins in Paradise: but after they
28 I, 20 | signifying the bodies of pure virgins: And within, 4371 in the
29 I, 22 | to signify the crowds of virgins, covered by the Saviour’
30 I, 23 | For we are not commending virgins of the world so much as
31 I, 23 | so much as those who are virgins for Christ’s sake, and most
32 I, 26 | Christian teachers, were not virgins. If, then, we allow that
33 I, 26 | allow that they were not virgins (and, with the exception
34 I, 27 | children who will remain virgins: if what she has herself
35 I, 30 | to the crowds of pure virgins; “and I will say to my bride,
36 I, 30 | he prophesied concerning virgins: 4471 “And the streets of
37 I, 30 | wine that giveth birth to virgins?” They are virgins of whom
38 I, 30 | birth to virgins?” They are virgins of whom it is written in
39 I, 30 | forty-fifth psalm: 4472 “The virgins her companions that follow
40 I, 31 | Virgin is the mother of many virgins. For next we read: “Thy
41 I, 33 | baptized, will be equal to virgins. If previous marriage is
42 I, 34 | no commandment respecting virgins, and yet gives his advice,
43 I, 34 | not deny: the number of virgins is not so great as that
44 I, 34 | of their inferiority to virgins. What I am going to say
45 I, 34 | of this rank, and all the virgins, and the continent, the
46 I, 36 | afraid that all will become virgins: virginity is a hard matter,
47 I, 36 | If all were able to be virgins, our Lord would never have
48 I, 36 | advice,— 4506 “Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of
49 I, 36 | hereafter be in heaven, that virgins begin to be on earth. If
50 I, 37 | married, and widows, and virgins, that also makes for us.
51 I, 39 | they because they were virgins are related to have prophesied
52 I, 39 | the first-fruits of His virgins in His own virgin self.
53 I, 40 | women, for they continued virgins. These follow the Lamb whithersoever
54 I, 40 | of Levi, twelve thousand virgins who have been sealed are
55 I, 40 | added: “For they continued virgins.” Whereby he shows that
56 I, 40 | are without blemish.” If virgins are first-fruits, it follows
57 I, 40 | Gospel mystery of the ten virgins, five of whom were wise
58 I, 41 | of Apollo and Juno, were virgins. And there were innumerable
59 I, 41 | the Romans always esteemed virgins is clear from the fact that
60 I, 41 | rites they even exchanged virgins. Well, on one occasion when
61 I, 41 | outrage fifty Lacedæmonian virgins, out of so many not one
62 I, 41 | the sportive bands fifteen virgins, and fleeing all night at
63 I, 41 | drunk to excess violated the virgins in the course of the night.
64 I, 41 | omit mention of the Locrian virgins. They were sent to Ilium
65 I, 41 | over in silence the seven virgins of Miletus who, when the
66 I, 41 | by death, and left to all virgins the lesson of their example—
67 I, 42 | at the head of a band of virgins, and instructed them in
68 I, 43 | Let these allusions to the virgins of the world, brief and
69 II, Int| have already induced many virgins to break their vows; and
70 II, 4 | pleased God in wedlock, so virgins now please him in perpetual
71 II, 17 | counterfeit professions of the virgins of the devil, so neither
72 II, 18 | quotes the parable of the ten virgins, the wise and the foolish,
73 II, 22 | no one doubts. The ten virgins also, wise and foolish,
74 II, 24 | five wise and five foolish virgins, of Egyptians and Israelites,
75 II, 25 | illustration. For instance, the ten virgins are not examples of the
76 II, 34 | deacons useless. Why do virgins persevere? widows toil?
77 II, 35 | the married, widows, and virgins. We have preferred virginity
78 II, 35 | inquired what was thought of virgins, and what of those who had
79 II, 36 | longer even repented of. Your virgins whom, with a depth of wisdom
80 II, 37 | standing in the midst of her virgins, and widows, and celibates! (
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