Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Psalms 119:80

There is 1 footnote for this reference.

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 5, page 166, footnote 14 (Image)

Augustine: Anti-Pelagian Writings

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

To Whom God’s Commandments are Grievous; And to Whom, Not. Why Scripture Says that God’s Commandments are Not Grievous; A Commandment is a Proof of the Freedom Of Man’s Will; Prayer is a Proof of Grace. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 1450 (In-Text, Margin)

... “by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.” And for no other reason does Holy Scripture insist on the truth that God’s commandments are not grievous, than this, that the soul which finds them grievous may understand that it has not yet received those resources which make the Lord’s commandments to be such as they are commended to us as being, even gentle and pleasant; and that it may pray with groaning of the will to obtain the gift of facility. For the man who says, “Let my heart be blameless;”[Psalms 119:80] and, “Order Thou my steps according to Thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me;” and, “Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven;” and, “Lead us not into temptation;” and other prayers of a like purport, which it would be too ...