Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Deuteronomy 17:7

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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 7, page 415, footnote 3 (Image)

Lactantius, Venantius, Asterius, Victorinus, Dionysius, Apostolic Teaching and Constitutions, 2 Clement, Early Liturgies

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Book II. Of Bishops, Presbyters, and Deacons (HTML)

Sec. V.—On Accusations, and the Treatment of Accusers (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 2774 (In-Text, Margin)

... whole body of the Church be not corrupted. Be not therefore ready and hasty to cut off, nor do thou easily have recourse to the saw, with its many teeth; but first use a lancet to lay open the wound, that the inward cause whence the pain is derived being drawn out, may keep the body free from pain. But if thou seest any one past repentance, and he is become insensible, then cut off the incurable from the Church with sorrow and lamentation. For: “Take out from among yourselves that wicked person.”[Deuteronomy 17:7] And: “Ye shall make the children of Israel to fear.” And again: “Thou shalt not accept the persons of the rich in judgment.” And: “Thou shalt not pity a poor man in his cause: for the judgment is the Lord’s.”