Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Numbers 18:19

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 12, page 140, footnote 1 (Image)

Chrysostom: Homilies on First and Second Corinthians

Homilies on First Corinthians. (HTML)

Homily XXIV (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 119 (In-Text, Margin)

... were according to the Spirit. And what he says is of this nature: “even from persons of the grosser sort ye may be instructed that they who eat the sacrifices, have communion with the altar.” Dost thou see how he intimates that they who seemed to be perfect have not perfect knowledge, if they know not even this, that the result of these sacrifices to many oftentimes is a certain communion and friendship with devils, the practice drawing them on by degrees? For if among men the fellowship of salt[Numbers 18:19] and the table becomes an occasion and token of friendship, it is possible that this may happen also in the case of devils.