Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Psalms 21:1

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 6, page 480, footnote 16 (Image)

Jerome: Letters and Select Works

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Against the Pelagians. (HTML)

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CCEL Footnote 5357 (In-Text, Margin)

... from all sin.” The Apostles prayed for the daily bread, or the bread better than all food, which was to come, so that they might be worthy to receive the body of Christ; and you are led by your excess of holiness and well established righteousness to boldly claim the heavenly gifts. Next comes, “Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.” No sooner do they rise from the baptismal font, and by being born again and incorporated into our Lord and Saviour thus fulfil what is written of them,[Psalms 21:1] “Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered,” than at the first communion of the body of Christ they say, “Forgive us our debts,” though these debts had been forgiven them at their confession of Christ; but you in your ...