Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Genesis 32:5

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 6, page 37, footnote 7 (Image)

Jerome: Letters and Select Works

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CCEL Footnote 602 (In-Text, Margin)

... words, by their deeds declare: “Faith and pity have I none; but such as I have, silver and gold, these I will not give thee.” “Having food and raiment let us be therewith content.” Hear the prayer of Jacob: “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and raiment to put on, then shall the Lord be my God.” He prayed only for things necessary; yet, twenty years afterwards, he returned to the land of Canaan rich in substance and richer still in children.[Genesis 32:5] Numberless are the instances in Scripture which teach men to “Beware of covetousness.”