Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

2 Corinthians 10:18

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 6, page 476, footnote 14 (Image)

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CCEL Footnote 5317 (In-Text, Margin)

... made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant; not of the letter but of the spirit; for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.” Do we still dare to pride ourselves on free will, and to abuse the benefits of God to the dishonour of the giver? Whereas the same chosen vessel openly writes, “We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.” Therefore, also, in another place, checking the impudence of the heretics, he[2 Corinthians 10:17-18] says, “He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.” And again, “In nothing was I behind the very chiefest Apostles, though I be nothing.” Peter, disturbed by the ...