Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Psalms 144:5

There are 2 footnotes for this reference.

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 1, page 117, footnote 17 (Image)

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

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He finally describes the thirty-second year of his age, the most memorable of his whole life, in which, being instructed by Simplicianus concerning the conversion of others, and the manner of acting, he is, after a severe struggle, renewed in his whole mind, and is converted unto God. (HTML)

The Pious Old Man Rejoices that He Read Plato and the Scriptures, and Tells Him of the Rhetorician Victorinus Having Been Converted to the Faith Through the Reading of the Sacred Books. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 616 (In-Text, Margin)

4. O Lord, Lord, who hast bowed the heavens and come down, touched the mountains and they did smoke,[Psalms 144:5] by what means didst Thou convey Thyself into that bosom? He used to read, as Simplicianus said, the Holy Scripture, most studiously sought after and searched into all the Christian writings, and said to Simplicianus,—not openly, but secretly, and as a friend,—“Know thou that I am a Christian.” To which he replied, “I will not believe it, nor will I rank you among the Christians unless I see you in the Church of Christ.” Whereupon he replied ...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 7, page 74, footnote 7 (Image)

Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen

The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril. (HTML)

On the words Incarnate, and Made Man. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 1372 (In-Text, Margin)

... nature; from the feet to the head there was no soundness in it; none could apply mollifying ointment, neither oil, nor bandages. Then bewailing and wearying themselves, the Prophets said, Who shall give salvation out of Sion? And again, Let Thy hand be upon the man of Thy right hand, and upon the son of man whom Thou madest strong for Thyself:  so will not we go back from Thee. And another of the Prophets entreated, saying, Bow the heavens, O Lord and come down[Psalms 144:5]. The wounds of man’s nature pass our healing. They slew Thy Prophets, and cast down Thine altars. The evil is irretrievable by us, and needs thee to retrieve it.