Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Job 27:6

There are 2 footnotes for this reference.

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 5, page 168, footnote 9 (Image)

Augustine: Anti-Pelagian Writings

A Treatise Concerning Man’s Perfection in Righteousness. (HTML)

When Our Heart May Be Said Not to Reproach Us; When Good is to Be Perfected. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 1476 (In-Text, Margin)

Furthermore, concerning these words of Job, “My heart shall not reproach me in all my life,”[Job 27:6] we remark, that it is in this present life of ours, in which we live by faith, that our heart does not reproach us, if the same faith whereby we believe unto righteousness does not neglect to rebuke our sin. On this principle the apostle says: “The good that I would I do not; but the evil which I would not, that I do.” Now it is a good thing to avoid concupiscence, and this good the just man would, who lives by faith; and still he does what he ...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 13, page 351, footnote 5 (Image)

Gregory the Great II, Ephriam Syrus, Aphrahat

Selections from the Hymns and Homilies of Ephraim the Syrian and from the Demonstrations of Aphrahat the Persian Sage. (HTML)

Aphrahat:  Select Demonstrations. (HTML)

Of Faith. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 714 (In-Text, Margin)

... the sun in Gibeon and the moon in the valley of Ajalon. And they were stayed and stood still from their courses. But enough! All the righteous, our fathers, in all that they did were victorious through faith, as also the blessed Apostle testified with regard to all of them:— By faith they prevailed. Again Solomon said:— Many men are called merciful, but a faithful man who can find? Also Job thus said:— My integrity, shall not pass from me, and in my righteousness will persist.[Job 27:5-6]