Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

1 Maccabees 1:19

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 13, page 277, footnote 1 (Image)

Gregory the Great II, Ephriam Syrus, Aphrahat

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CCEL Footnote 514 (In-Text, Margin)

4. The captive priests again in the well—hid and concealed the fire of the sanctuary,[1 Maccabees 1:19] —a mystery of that glorified fire—which the Highpriest mingles in Baptism.—The priests took up of the mire,—and on the altar they sprinkled it;—for its fire, the fire of that well,—with the mire had been mingled;—a mystery of our bodies which in the water—with the fire of the Holy Spirit have been mingled.