Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts
1 Corinthians 14:40
There are 2 footnotes for this reference.
Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 8, page 55, footnote 13 (Image)
Twelve Patriarchs, Excerpts and Epistles, The Clementina, Apocryphal Gospels and Acts, Syriac Documents
Two Epistles Concerning Virginity. (HTML)
The First Epistle of the Blessed Clement, the Disciple of Peter the Apostle. (HTML)
For True Virginity Perfect Virtue is Necessary. (HTML)
CCEL Footnote 304 (In-Text, Margin)
... their light illumine the whole creation even now by good works, as those who are truly “the light of the world,” giving light to “those who sit in darkness,” that they may arise and go forth from the darkness by the light of the good works of the fear of God, “that they may see our good works and glorify our Father who is in heaven.” For it is required of the man of God, that in all his words and works he be perfect, and that in his life he be adorned with all exemplary and well-ordered behaviour,[1 Corinthians 14:40] and do all his deeds in righteousness, as a man of God.
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 10, page 37, footnote 7 (Image)
Ambrose: Select Works and Letters
Dogmatic Treatises, Ethical Works, and Sermons. (HTML)
On the Duties of the Clergy. (HTML)
Book I. (HTML)
Chapter XLV. On what is noble and virtuous, and what the difference between them is, as stated both in the profane and sacred writers. (HTML)
... afterwards He, Who came in the form of a servant, and in the likeness of man, renewed him with His Spirit, and poured His grace into his heart, and put on Himself the splendour of the redemption of the human race. Therefore the Prophet said: “The Lord reigneth, He is clothed with splendour.” And again he says: “A hymn beseems Thee, O God, in Sion.” That is: It is right and good to fear Thee, to love Thee, to pray to Thee, to honour Thee, for it is written: “Let all things be done decently and in order.”[1 Corinthians 14:40] But we can also fear, love, ask, honour men; yet the hymn especially is addressed to God. This seemliness which we offer to God we may believe to be far better than other things. It befits also a woman to pray in an orderly dress, but it especially ...