Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

1 Samuel 26:12

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 11, page 487, footnote 1 (Image)

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CCEL Footnote 1510 (In-Text, Margin)

... lang="EL">καταάνυξις lit. piercing) is a name he here gives to the habit of soul inclinable to the worse, when incurably and unchangeably so. For in another passage David says, “that my glory may sing unto Thee, and I may not be put to slumber” (Ps. xxx. 12, LXX.): that is, I may not alter, may not be changed. For as a man who is hushed to slumber in a state of pious fear would not easily be made to change his side; so too he that is slumbering in wickedness would not change with facility. For to be hushed[1 Samuel 26:12] to slumber here is nothing else but to be fixed and riveted to a thing. In pointing then to the incurable and unchangeable character of their spirit, he calls it “a spirit of slumber.” Then to show that for this unbelief they will be most severely ...

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