Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts
2 Corinthians 1:15
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 11, page 470, footnote 6 (Image)
Sulpitius Severus, Vincent of Lerins, John Cassian
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Chapter XXV. The evidence of Scripture on changes of determination. (HTML)
... light-mindedness? or the things that I think, do I think after the flesh, that there should be with me yea, yea, and nay, nay?” Lastly, he declares even with the affirmation of an oath, why it was that he preferred to put on one side his pledged word rather than by his presence to bring a burden and grief to his disciples: “But I call God to witness against my soul that it was to spare you that I came not as far as Corinth. For I determined this with myself that I would not come unto you in sorrow.”[2 Corinthians 1:15-17] Though when the angels had refused to enter the house of Lot at Sodom, saying to him: “We will not enter but will remain in the street,” they were presently forced by his prayers to change their determination, as Scripture subjoins: “And Lot ...