Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts
Psalms 16:3
There are 2 footnotes for this reference.
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 5, page 35, footnote 6 (Image)
Augustine: Anti-Pelagian Writings
A Treatise on the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins, and on the Baptism of Infants. (HTML)
Book I (HTML)
By the Sacrifices of the Old Testament, Men Were Convinced of Sins and Led to the Saviour. (HTML)
CCEL Footnote 392 (In-Text, Margin)
And yet it is perhaps better to advance a few testimonies out of the Old Testament also, which ought to have a supplementary, or rather a cumulative value. The Lord Himself, speaking by the Psalmist, says: “As for my saints which are upon earth, He hath caused all my purposes to be admired in them.”[Psalms 16:3] Not their merits, but “ my purposes. ” For what is theirs except that which is afterwards mentioned,—“their weaknesses are multiplied,” —above the weakness that they had? Moreover, the law also entered, that the offence might abound. But why does the Psalmist immediately add: “They hastened after?” When their sorrows and infirmities ...
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 4, page 507, footnote 11 (Image)
Athanasius: Select Writings and Letters
Letters of Athanasius with Two Ancient Chronicles of His Life. (HTML)
The Festal Letters, and their Index. (HTML)
Festal Letters. (HTML)
For 329. Easter-day xi Pharmuthi; viii Id. April; Ær. Dioclet. 45; Coss. Constantinus Aug. VIII. Constantinus Cæs. IV; Præfect. Septimius Zenius; Indict. II. (HTML)
... figure, to the prophet blowing the trumpet; and further, having turned to the truth, be ready for the announcement of the trumpet, for he saith, ‘Blow ye the trumpet in Sion: sanctify a fast.’ This is a warning trumpet, and commands with great earnestness, that when we fast, we should hallow the fast. For not all those who call upon God, hallow God, since there are some who defile Him; yet not Him—that is impossible—but their own mind concerning Him; for He is holy, and has pleasure in the saints[Psalms 16:3]. And therefore the blessed Paul accuses those who dishonour God; ‘Transgressors of the law dishonour God.’ So then, to make a separation from those who pollute the fast, he saith here, ‘sanctify a fast.’ For many, crowding to the fast, pollute ...