Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Job 38:12

There is 1 footnote for this reference.

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 1, page 196, footnote 19 (Image)

Augustine: Prolegomena: St. Augustine's Life and Work, Confessions, Letters

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Of the goodness of God explained in the creation of things, and of the Trinity as found in the first words of Genesis. The story concerning the origin of the world (Gen. I.) is allegorically explained, and he applies it to those things which God works for sanctified and blessed man. Finally, he makes an end of this work, having implored eternal rest from God. (HTML)

Allegorical Explanation of the Sea and the Fruit-Bearing Earth—Verses 9 and 11. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 1291 (In-Text, Margin)

... may fluctuate with an innumerable variety of cares. Who, O Lord, unless Thou, saidst, Let the waters be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear, which “thirsteth after Thee”? For the sea also is Thine, and Thou hast made it, and Thy hands prepared the dry land. For neither is the bitterness of men’s wills, but the gathering together of waters called sea; for Thou even curbest the wicked desires of men’s souls, and fixest their bounds, how far they may be permitted to advance,[Job 38:11-12] and that their waves may be broken against each other; and thus dost Thou make it a sea, by the order of Thy dominion over all things.