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Leo the Great & Gregory the Great • SECTION 5

Letter II.

… without his master's consent, and without previously obtaining his freedom. However, in the times of S. Jerome, S. Basil and S. Greg. Nazianzen, we find cases of slaves being ordained. However much we in …

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Sulpitius Severus, Vincent of Lerins & John Cassian • SECTION 349

Chapter VII.

… Both Origen and Jerome had spoken of the threefold sense of scripture, referring to the LXX. rendering of Proverbs xxii. 20 (which Cassian quotes below): but in general the Latin Fathers, and the Schoolmen after …

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Socrates and Sozomen — Ecclesiastical Histories • SECTION 74

Chapter XXV.--Of Didymus the Blind Man. [638]

… 109. [639] Mentioned by Jerome, adv. Rufinum, 1. Chapter XXVI.--Of Basil of Cæsarea, and Gregory of Nazianzus. [640] Now Providence opposed Didymus to the Arians at Alexandria. But for the purpose of confuting them …

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Sulpitius Severus, Vincent of Lerins & John Cassian • SECTION 120

Chapter X.

… Ghost and the Virgin Mary" was inserted in the Nicene Creed. [465] This work of which St. Jerome speaks in high terms (de Viris Illustr., c. 104), has not come down to us, nor indeed …

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Eusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 168

Chapter II.--The Training of Origen from Childhood. [1767]

… In addition to the notices contained in this book, we have a few additional details from the Defense, which have been preserved by Jerome, Rufinus, and Photius, none of whom seems to have had much …

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Basil — Letters and Select Works • SECTION 49

Chapter XIX.

… xlviii. 16. Mr. C. F. Johnston remarks: "In Isaiah xlviii. 16 St. Didymus, as translated by St. Jerome, gives Spiritum suum. The Targum has the same. St. Ambrose writes: Quis est qui dicit; misit me …

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Cyril of Jerusalem & Gregory Nazianzen • SECTION 15

Chapter VIII.--Place of S. Cyril's Lectures.

… in Jerusalem in the time of John, Cyril's successor in the Bishopric, who in writing to Jerome says, "The custom with us is that we deliver the doctrine of the Holy Trinity publicly during …

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Eusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 207

Chapter XLVI.--Other Epistles of Dionysius.

… No fragments of it have been preserved. [2144] This work (pros Konona idia tis peri metanoias graphe), which was probably written at about this same time, is mentioned also by Jerome (de vir. ill. 69 …

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The Seven Ecumenical Councils • SECTION 23

Canon XVII.

… those belonging to the Latin church, Hilary of Poitiers (in Ps. xiv); Ambrose (de Tobia liber unus). Jerome (in Ezech. vi. 18); Augustine de Baptismo contr. Donatistas, iv. 19); Leo the Great (Epist. iii. 4 …

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Augustine — Confessions & Letters • SECTION 237

Letter LXXVI.

… 327. [1952] The critic here referred to was Canthelius, whom Jerome abuses in his commentary on the passage, insinuating that the reason why the gourds found in this scion of a noble house a champion …

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The Seven Ecumenical Councils • SECTION 181

Canon CII.

… of dating this synod as early as the year 344. In this he is confirmed by St. Jerome, in the continuation of the Eusebian chronicle, who, in accordance with the Historia Acephala, has assigned the …

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Fathers of the Second Century • SECTION 282

Chapter VII.--What True Philosophy Is, and Whence So Called.

… 14, 15. [3301] "Tried in a furnace of earth;" Jerome, "tried in the fire, separated from earth." [3302] Ps. xii. 6. [3303] Prov. x. 20. [3304] The Latin translator appears to have read what seems …

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Eusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 189

Chapter XXV.--His Review of the Canonical Scriptures.

… The catalogue of Jerome speaks only of "eighteen homilies." We know nothing about the extent or the date of composition of these homilies and commentaries. [1994] 2 Cor. xi. 6. [1995] prosechon, te anagnosei te …

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Theodoret, Jerome, Gennadius & Rufinus — Historical Writings • SECTION 111

Chapter XXXVII.--Of Theodotus bishop of Antioch.

… diabole tou stoicheiou kai epitithetai tois alousi, kai aniesin autous kata tous tes selenes dromous; and St. Jerome Ep. ad Hedyb. 4 where he speaks of the days of the week as being described by …

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Sulpitius Severus, Vincent of Lerins & John Cassian • SECTION 115

Chapter II.

… repudiate its crucial terms and sign an Arian Formulary. It was in reference to this that St. Jerome wrote, "Ingemuit orbis, et Arium se esse miratus est." "The world groaned and marvelled to find itself …

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Sulpitius Severus, Vincent of Lerins & John Cassian • SECTION 156

Chapter III.

… 732] Lucernaris hora; i e., the hour for Vespers, which is sometimes called lucernarium or lucernalis. S. Jerome in Ps. cxix. S. Augustine, Sermo i ad fratres in er. [733] It will be noticed that …

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Theodoret, Jerome, Gennadius & Rufinus — Historical Writings • SECTION 110

Chapter XXXV.--Of Alexander, bishop of Antioch.

… He is chiefly known to us from the severe criticisms of Jerome. [933] Bp. from 413 to 421. [934] Palladius (Dial. 143 et Seqq.) describes Porphyrius as a monster of frivolity, iniquity, and bitterness. It …

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