Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Exodus 32:26

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 7, page 336, footnote 3 (Image)

Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen

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On the Arrival of the Egyptians. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 3799 (In-Text, Margin)

IX. This being so, if any be on the Lord’s side let him come with us,[Exodus 32:26] and let us adore the One Godhead in the Three; not ascribing any name of humiliation to the unapproachable Glory, but having the exaltations of the Triune God continually in our mouth. For since we cannot properly describe even the greatness of Its Nature, on account of Its infinity and undefinableness, how can we assert of It humiliation? But if any one be estranged from God, and therefore divideth the One Supreme Substance into an inequality of Natures, it ...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 13, page 307, footnote 3 (Image)

Gregory the Great II, Ephriam Syrus, Aphrahat

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CCEL Footnote 562 (In-Text, Margin)

... which they had stolen and brought out in their hearts from Egypt, when it was made manifest, slew openly those in whom it was dwelling secretly. For it was like fire concealed in wood, which when it is gendered from within it, burns it. For Moses ground to powder the calf and caused them to drink it in the water of ordeal; that by drinking of the calf all those who were living for its worship might die. For the sons of Levi ran upon them, those who ran to [help] Moses and girded on their swords.[Exodus 32:26-28] For the sons of Levi did not know whom they should slay, because those that worshipped were mingled with those that worshipped not. But He, for Whom it was easy to distinguish, distinguished those who were defiled from those who were not defiled; so ...

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