Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Haggai 2:11

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 6, page 97, footnote 17 (Image)

Jerome: Letters and Select Works

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CCEL Footnote 1417 (In-Text, Margin)

... hold fast “the faithful word as he hath been taught that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.” In fact want of education in a clergyman prevents him from doing good to any one but himself and much as the virtue of his life may build up Christ’s church, he does it an injury as great by failing to resist those who are trying to pull it down. The prophet Haggai says—or rather the Lord says it by the mouth of Haggai—“Ask now the priests concerning the law.”[Haggai 2:11] For such is the important function of the priesthood to give answers to those who question them concerning the law. And in Deuteronomy we read “Ask thy father and he will shew thee; thy elders and they will tell thee.” Also in the one hundred and ...