Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts
Psalms 46:7
There are 3 footnotes for this reference.
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 3, page 45, footnote 14 (Image)
Theodoret, Jerome and Gennadius, Rufinus and Jerome
The Ecclesiastical History, Dialogues, and Letters of Theodoret. (HTML)
The Ecclesiastical History of Theodoret. (HTML)
Book I (HTML)
Confutation of Arianism deduced from the Writings of Eustathius and Athanasius. (HTML)
... Eusebians were noticed making signs to one another to shew that these declarations were equally applicable to us. For it is said, that we are ‘ the image and glory of God;’ and ‘ for always we who live:’ there are, also, they said, many powers; for it is written—‘ All the power of God went out of the land of Egypt.’ The canker-worm and the locust are said to be ‘ a great power.’ And elsewhere it is written, The God of powers is with us, the God of Jacob helper[Psalms 46:7].’ To which may be added that we are God’s own not simply, but because the Son called us ‘ brethren.’ The declaration that Christ is ‘the true God’ does not distress us, for, having come into being, He is true.
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 4, page 163, footnote 11 (Image)
Athanasius: Select Writings and Letters
Defence of the Nicene Definition. (De Decretis.) (HTML)
De Decretis. (Defence of the Nicene Definition.) (HTML)
Defence of the Council's Phrases, “from the essence,” And “one in essence.” Objection that the phrases are not scriptural; we ought to look at the sense more than the wording; evasion of the Arians as to the phrase “of God” which is in Scripture; their evasion of all explanations but those which the Council selected, which were intended to negative the Arian formulæ; protest against their conveying any material sense. (HTML)
CCEL Footnote 898 (In-Text, Margin)
... ‘For we which live are alway:’ ‘in Him,’ ‘In Him we live and move and have our being:’ ‘unalterable,’ that it is written, ‘Nothing shall separate us from the love of Christ:’ as to ‘power,’ that the caterpillar and the locust are called ‘power’ and ‘great power,’ and that it is often said of the people, for instance, ‘All the power of the Lord came out of the land of Egypt:’ and there are others also, heavenly ones, for Scripture says, ‘The Lord of powers is with us, the God of Jacob is our refuge[Psalms 46:7].’ Indeed Asterius, by title the sophist, had said the like in writing, having learned it from them, and before him Arius having learned it also, as has been said. But the Bishops discerning in this too their dissimulation, and whereas it is written, ...
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 4, page 491, footnote 15 (Image)
Athanasius: Select Writings and Letters
Synodal Letter to the Bishops of Africa. (Ad Afros Epistola Synodica.) (HTML)
Synodal Letter to the Bishops of Africa. (Ad Afros Epistola Synodica.) (HTML)
CCEL Footnote 3744 (In-Text, Margin)
... Wisdom of the Father, and the Eternal Image, in all respects exact, of the Father, and true God, Eusebius and his fellows were observed exchanging nods with one another, as much as to say ‘this applies to us men also, for we too are called “the image and glory of God,” and of us it is said, “For we which live are alway,” and there are many Powers, and “all the power of the Lord went out of the land of Egypt,” while the caterpillar and the locust are called His “great power.” And “the Lord of powers[Psalms 46:7] is with us, the God of Jacob is our help.” For we hold that we are proper to God, and not merely so, but insomuch that He has even called us brethren. Nor does it vex us, even if they call the Son Very God. For when made He exists in verity.’