Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Ecclesiastes 2:8

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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 8, page 21, footnote 3 (Image)

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The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs. (HTML)

The Testament of Judah Concerning Fortitude, and Love of Money, and Fornication. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 118 (In-Text, Margin)

23. Now I have much grief, my children, because of your lewdness, and witchcrafts, and idolatries, which ye will work against the kingdom, following them that have familiar spirits; ye will make your daughters singing girls[Ecclesiastes 2:8] and harlots for divinations and demons of error, and ye will be mingled in the pollutions of the Gentiles: for which things’ sake the Lord shall bring upon you famine and pestilence, death and the sword, avenging siege, and dogs for the rending in pieces of enemies, and revilings of friends, destruction and blighting of eyes, children slaughtered, wives carried off, possessions ...