Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Revelation 2:4

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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 3, page 663, footnote 7 (Image)

Tertullian (I, II, III)

Ethical. (HTML)

On Repentance. (HTML)

Examples from Scripture to Prove the Lord's Willingness to Pardon. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 8491 (In-Text, Margin)

This if you doubt, unravel the meaning of “what the Spirit saith to the churches.” He imputes to the Ephesians “forsaken love;”[Revelation 2:4] reproaches the Thyatirenes with “fornication,” and “eating of things sacrificed to idols;” accuses the Sardians of “works not full;” censures the Pergamenes for teaching perverse things; upbraids the Laodiceans for trusting to their riches; and yet gives them all general monitions to repentance—under comminations, it is true; but He would not utter comminations to one un repentant if He did not forgive the repentant. The ...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 1, page 283, footnote 4 (Image)

Augustine: Prolegomena: St. Augustine's Life and Work, Confessions, Letters

Letters of St. Augustin (HTML)

Letters of St. Augustin (HTML)

To Glorius, Eleusius, etc. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 1640 (In-Text, Margin)

... and for My name’s sake hast tolerated them, and hast not fainted.” Now, if He wished this to be understood as addressed to a celestial angel, and not to those invested with authority in the Church, He would not go on to say: “Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.”[Revelation 2:4-5] This could not be said to the heavenly angels, who retain their love unchanged, as the only beings of their order that have departed and fallen from their love are the devil and his angels. The first love here alluded to is that which was proved in ...