Where the Fathers quote Deuteronomy 4

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Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:1032expounds v.19“και μη αναβλεψας εις τον ουρανον και ιδων τον ηλιον και την σεληνην και τους αστερας και παντα τον κοσμον του ουρανου πλανηθεις προσκυνησῃς αυτοις και”391. From Deuteronomy. On the passage concerning the stars: «Which the Lord thy God has allotted unto all the nations» Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:417…ordinances and the judgments which you shall be careful to do in the land which the lord god of your fathers gives you to possess for all the days that you live upon the earth you… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:205…are the precepts and judgments which you shall observe to do in the land which the lord god of our fathers is to give to you by lot as a possession all the days that you… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:403…the lord diligently hear therefore o israel he says the statutes and the judgments which i teach you today to do that you may live and having entered possess the land which the lord god of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:747A…verse or evil that which divine wisdom has dictated. For so says Moses and Solomon: You shall not add to the words of God, nor shall you take away from them (Deut. 4:2 and 12:32 and Prov. 30:6). But whoever… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:313B…The law, therefore, is secure; for it is said somewhere concerning the divine oracles, that it is not permissible to add to them, nor to take away from them. ⟦Deut. iv, 2⟧ The lips of the priest, then, will gua… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:881B…o brings forward Moses, saying that "in them," namely the divine ordinances, "it is not permitted to add, nor is it permitted to take away anything from them" (Deut. IV, 2). And then from the number of the apost… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:451A…be shaken or in any manner to be undermined: for the venerable Moses also says thus: It is not permitted to add, nor is it permitted to take away from them (Deut. IV, 2). And the divine apostle Peter, exultin… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:473…follow for those who are shameless deuteronomy but you who cleave to the lord your god are alive every one of you this day from these c words it is possible to discern the difference and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:195C…f others, He permitted them to become participants even in alien knowledge: so that when you see, or rather hear, Moses saying, "There is no wisdom like ours" (Deut. IV, 6), you might not think the statement to… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1155…former covenant when i led them out of the land of egypt in the sight of the nations that i might be their god i am the lord if you wish to know these things in… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:895…therefore concerning christ when he had finished his words in their ears for this is your wisdom and understanding for the keeping of the commandments of the lord belongs to the wise and understanding and the… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:615…the lord has made known his salvation he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations and all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our god how therefore and when… OrigenesPG 16:2527…slanders men of detractors and i will be an inheritance in you in the sight of the nations and i will be an inheritance in you in the sight of the nations and i will pollute… OrigenesPG 16:2529…deceitful men and i will wound you or i will pierce you in the sight of the nations and i will be inherited in you before the eyes of the nations and i will pollute you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:311A…not made manifest His judgments to them" (Ps. CXLVII, 20). And another: "What nation is so wise to whom the Lord God draws near? To the small with the great" (Deut. IV, 7). No race, he says, has been found that… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:481…d above and below: What [nation] is there so great, that has a God so near to them, as the Lord our God [is] in all things for which we might call upon him? (Deut. 4.7) And David again: Lending mercies [is]… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:481…understanding hence moses turning this over and over said above and below what nation is there so great that has a god so near to them as the lord our god is in all things for… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1297C…rs. "Attend to thyself, and guard thy soul diligently, lest thou forget all the words which thine eyes have seen; and let them not depart from thy heart" (Deut. 4:9). "Those who know themselves are wise"… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1417B…old because of the new. And I will set my tabernacle in the midst of you, and my soul shall not abhor you. And I will walk among you, and I will be your God. Deut. IV, 9. — Take heed to yourself, and keep your… Isaias AbbasPG 40:1193C…stand before the tribunal of God without offense; he is heard and loved by Him. ORATION XXVII. In the saying: Attende tibi [Compare I Pet. iv, 13; Deut. iv, 9]. I. Attend to yourself diligently, an… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:1045…deuteronomy god says to moses assemble the people unto me and let them hear my words that they may learn to fear me he makes mention of the name of the church again when speaking of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:435A…that it made clouds, and the overshadowing clouds brought on the darkness. That clouds excite darkness, the Scripture says: "And heaven was darkened by clouds (Deut. IV, 11)." Thus also at the cross of Christ dar… Proclus of Constantinople c. 390 – 446PG 65:697…of the lord your god from the midst of the fire you heard the voice of the words but you saw no likeness d since you did not see it then why do you boast that… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1291…the lord spoke to you from the midst of the fire you heard the voice of the words but you saw no likeness only a voice a and a little later and keep your souls very… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:401A…VI. An apparent contradiction, because Christ is not circumscribed, in that Scripture says: "You heard a voice of words, and you saw no likeness, but a voice" [Deut. IV, 12]. If you heard a voice of words, says M… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:413B…Scripture. For it says: "And the Lord spoke to you from the midst of the fire; you heard the voice of the words, but you saw no similitude, only a voice" (Deut. iv, 12). Therefore, to set up a likeness of Ch… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1017…the people separately adaptable to their instruction just as moses himself says and the lord commanded me at that time to teach you justifications and judgments these things therefore which were given to them in servitude… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1291…later and keep your souls very carefully for you saw no likeness on the day that the lord spoke to you in horeb in the mountain from the midst of the fire lest you act against… Michael Cerularius c. 1000–1059PG 120:729…heed to yourselves because on the day the lord god spoke to you in horeb out of the midst of the fire you heard a voice of words but you saw no likeness b and who… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1075…for yourselves any carved likeness image the likeness of male or female the likeness of any beast that is on the earth the likeness of any winged bird that flies under heaven the likeness of any… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1237…yourselves a graven likeness any image the likeness of male or female the likeness of any beast that is on the earth the likeness of any winged bird and so forth and after a little and… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1291…a carved likeness every image a likeness of male or female a likeness of any beast that is on the earth a likeness of any winged bird etc and with a few words interposed and lest… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:169…the heaven above and whatever is on the earth below and whatever is in the waters beneath the earth and again there shall be no other gods for you besides me since however they fell into… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1003…which are in heaven above or in the earth below or whatever is in the waters beneath the earth they made a molten calf and offered sacrifice to the calf wishing to take sacrifices for the… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:249…the course ordained by him and they do not hinder one another the sun and the moon and the choirs of the stars roll on in harmony according to his appointment in their spheres without any… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:855…by them or serve them for they say lest when you see the sun and the moon and the stars you should be deceived by error and adore them and elsewhere according to the ways of… Barnabas 1st c.PG 2:713…time of the wicked and will judge the ungodly and will change the sun and the moon and the stars which sabbath we ourselves can make holy according to this author through good works practiced in… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:293…wrote in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth then the sun and the moon and the stars for having learned these things in egypt and being pleased with what was written by him… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:643…hold to be figured by him in this way for he mentions the sun and the moon and the stars and the seasons and the years and the whales and the fishes and the creeping things… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:835…just as the heaven which is above us and the firmament and the sun and the moon and the remaining stars and all their ornaments were made when formerly they did not exist and persevere for… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:839…a hashamayim is sometimes said of the army of the stars, which are so stationed as soldiers that they are ready at the command of God and serve Him. Deuteronomy 4:19: Lest perhaps you lift up your eyes to heaven, and see the… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:863…heaven are lest he says looking up to the heaven and seeing the sun and the moon and the stars and all the ornament of the heaven being deceived you should adore them and serve them… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:163…point i know not how worship divine workmanship but not god himself the sun and the moon and the other choir of stars absurdly assuming them to be gods though they are the instruments of time… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1075…for what purpose were you born he said for the contemplation of the sun and the moon and the c heaven as if all other things were of no account democritus of abdera has set forth… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:253…seen to be fixed another concerning the conjunctions and the illumination of the sun and the moon and the rest concerning their risings next proceeds the hierogrammateus having feathers on his head and in his hands… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:333…own perfection he gave him philosophy but before faith he gave however the sun and the moon and the stars for worship which god made for the nations says the law that they might not by… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:889…said to have been the first of all to attribute divinity to the sun and the moon and the stars and to have assigned to them alone the cause of the risings and settings of things… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:949…this opinion of alcmaeon but alcmaeon of croton who gave divinity to the sun and the moon and the remaining c stars and moreover to the mind did not perceive that he was giving immortality to… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:707…of the prophets now the host of heaven is not only called the sun and the moon and the glittering stars but also the whole angelic multitude and their armies who he… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1075…them was this lest lifting up your eyes to heaven and seeing the sun and the moon and the stars and all the host of heaven you be led astray and worship them and serve them… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1183…them by the law of moses just as they do not worship the sun and the moon and the stars the ornaments of the world so they take refuge from having this honor toward the heaven… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1187…it but pass over the most majestic and powerful parts of it the sun and the moon and the other stars both fixed and wandering as if it were possible b that the whole is god… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1189…a and having seen the sun and the moon and the stars even all the host of heaven being led astray worship them and serve them which the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1193…written therefore in deuteronomy and lest looking up to heaven and seeing the sun and the moon and the stars even all the host of heaven you be deceived and worship them and serve them which… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1199…if celsus had read the countless other things which we say concerning the sun and the moon and the stars such as praise him all you stars and light and praise him you heavens of heavens… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1617…we praise god and his only begotten in the same way as the sun and the moon and the stars and the whole heavenly host c for all these being a divine chorus together with the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:71…you were binding sheaves and in the second dream as he says the sun and the moon and the stars were bowing down to me and again the chief cupbearer in my sleep he says there… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:131…was binding sheaves and in the second dream just as he says the sun and the moon and the stars worshipped me and again the chief cupbearer in my sleep i say there was a vine… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:353…also with celestial things unless someone thinks this should be understood of the sun and the moon and the stars and the nations are accustomed to express the forms of these but because moses was learned… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:133…and what do i say of men behold birds and quadrupeds see the sun and the moon and the whole heaven together with the chorus of stars but they do not understand their reasons only the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1149…seeing the sun and the moon and all the ornament of heaven deceived by error you should adore them and worship them you will say… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:111…whole and who consider him to be the father the sun however and the moon and the stars as some of those before us have explained were allotted to those who were not worthy for the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:425…"month," flowed, for the same reason. But the Jews were inclined toward the worship of the Sun and Moon, even from ancient times, as is gathered from Deuteronomy iv, 19: “Lest perhaps, raising your eyes to heaven, you see the Su… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:551…or how they exist is not distinguished with sufficient manifestation but concerning the sun and the moon and the stars whether they are living beings or inanimate it is not clearly handed down it is necessary… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:855…saw einai tinas dynameis anathema est if anyone says that heaven and the sun and the moon and the stars and the waters that are above the heavens are ensouled and rational powers let him be… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:883…nation he set them moreover that they might bridle the inanimate creation the sun and the moon and the sea and the earth and what is in them to serve for the enjoyment of man d… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:909…cap he says that origen said in the books de principiis that the sun and the moon and the choir of all the stars are the souls of creatures that were once rational and incorporeal finally… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:973…that are in them is inanimate so that one might say that the sun and the moon and the host of the stars and the angels in this whole world did not know the true light… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:977…first book of the same peri arch n no but as to the sun and the moon and the stars whether they are living beings or inanimate it is not clearly handed down which words pamphilus… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:1289…not dishonoring such great works of god nor saying with anaxagoras that the sun and the moon and the stars are glowing masses of metal we say such things of the sun and moon and stars… Dionysius of Alexandria c. 190-264/265PG 10:1265…they neither see present and doing anything as those who marveled at the sun and the moon and the stars and said they were called gods because of their running d which is to say their… Alexander of Lycopolis fl. c. 300PG 18:437…divine virtue therefore those things which are intercepted in all things are the sun and the moon and each of the stars is the sun and the moon and each other thing both of the terrestrial… Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:167…therefore has not been adorned with figures of such a kind if the sun and the moon and the other stars which were brought into being for the defining and keeping of the count of time… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 19:111…beasts capable of enduring the air and belus finished the stars and the sun and the moon and the five wandering planets polyhistor alexander states this according to berossus in the first book c h book… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 19:751…unequal times for throughout all of astronomy it is presupposed that both the sun and the moon and the five planets move equally circularly and contrary to the motion of the world for the pythagoreans being… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 19:1151…the universe but always maintain the same order among themselves wandering are the sun and the moon and the other five planetary stars for of these the sun move in one place of the zodiacal circle… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 20:853…among all not only men but now also among the heavenly powers the sun and the moon and the stars d which follow taken from some tragic poet for the sake of the salvation of those… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 20:1371…visible creation with the eyes of the flesh nor looking up at the sun and the moon and the stars do they stop the wonder at these but rather beyond these things they confess him who… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 20:1379…ruler of all to those things brought into existence by him exchanging the sun and the moon and the remaining parts of the world and the first elements of all things earth water air fire honor… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:65…the phoenician theology how the first naturalists among the phoenicians recognized only the sun and the moon and the remaining wandering stars and the elements and the things connected with them as gods and how the… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:73…of those who were supposed to be gods but the natural gods the sun and the moon and the remaining planets and the stars and the elements and those akin to these they recognized as gods… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:533…this day it still shows its obedience to the law and if the sun and the moon and the stars being bound by the divine law prescribed to them as well do not neglect the legislation… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:1041…the discourses but listen still further to this what is that when the sun and the moon and the other stars exist if soul conveys all things does it not also convey each one individually why… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:1161…him with that august worship for thus indeed moses commands lest seeing the sun and the moon and all the stars and all the adornment of heaven you beled astray by error and adore them b… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:1235…of cause i was prepared in the same way to ask about the sun and the moon and the other stars regarding their speed toward one another and their turnings and their other phenomena how it… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:1373…the greeks almost universally considered and worshipped as gods the visible gods the sun and the moon and the remaining stars and the other parts of the world which are perceived by sight and also considered… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:261…an active power and extending through all things pours out light upon the sun and the moon and the stars from his own perennial power and establishes the heaven a most fitting image of his own… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1305…and then theirs bowing down to his own sheaf and similarly that the sun and the moon and the eleven stars bowed down to him until his word came the oracle of the lord refined him… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:599…was about to manifest his second coming with great power and glory the sun and the moon and the stars should withdraw and give way so that in place of all of them the son of… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:935…to receive the splendor of the luminaries set beneath it i mean the sun and the moon and the rest of the gathering of stars which have their nature from fire in order therefore that what… Titus of Bostra fl. c. 350s-360s, d. c. 371PG 18:1095…however should think that what we say is trivial for we see the sun and the moon and the stars and furthermore among us stones gold and silver and in short the sea itself and all… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:731…was great and very brilliant god then divided it into those luminaries the sun and the moon and the rest b quest li what does it mean that they should be for signs and for seasons… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:743…from this tree ques lxxiv what is to become of the elements the sun and the moon and the stars at the second coming resp a place of dwelling will be given to them in one… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:39…above us brought into being by the word of god the stars the sun and the moon and the other things which we perceive with the eye and those which we grasp with the mind had… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:741…to work the other refreshing and restoring us with rest what of the sun and the moon and the beauty and multitude of the stars appearing and departing in order and the sea and the earth… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:871…on the first day by the creator but to these luminaries meaning the sun and the moon and the rest the creator entrusted the primeval light etc sequuntur enim qu f r s habet in quibus… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:441…his psalms said that not only the other powers praise god but the sun and the moon and the heavens of heavens and the water above the heavens and mentions all other things that creation contains… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:221…besides do the priests perform every sacrifice on the sabbath how do the sun and the moon and the stars complete their appointed course even on the sabbath h xiv on the impression of the sign… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:199…with an incorruptible and spiritual body are compared to the glory of the sun and the moon and the stars now in these places while he calls the bodies of those rising spiritual and incorruptible he… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:205…establishes that his eyes and other parts as in a man are the sun and the moon and the other stars and the elements in heaven h of the epicureans h h which is the sixth… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:993…of those called gods by the greeks which they deified such as the sun and the moon and the stars and things similar to these he stated this and shut off the understanding of all those… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:253…is the use of these one might say when the heaven and the sun and the moon and the choir of the stars and all other things possess much order but our affairs are full of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:527…narrates it not only to them but also to his father like the sun and the moon and the eleven stars were worshipping me and his father rebuked him and said to him what is this… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:585…h sermon h h why did he say let there be regarding the sun and the moon and the heaven and the others but let us make regarding man and what is the saying according to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:401…hast thou made them all ps moreover if one should look at the sun and the moon and the order of the seasons he will again see his entire lovingkindness for these elements contribute not a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:465…to day pours forth a word and night to night declares knowledge the sun and the moon and the varied choir of the stars and the good order of all other things declare their own creator… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:517…other things far more numerous than nature the heaven is common and the sun and the moon and the dance of the stars and the air and the sea and fire and water and earth and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:143…for these are not vocal instruments but day is the course of the sun and the moon and the progress of time lest therefore someone be moved and disturbed by hearing these things as if they… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:333B…ng not worshipping idols. Here lies also: Thou shalt not adore the stars, which the Lord thy God has dispensed to all the nations that are under the heavens (Deut. 4. 19). Regarding "dispensed," not that He Hi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:433…therefore all things are fire and the lightning and the stars and the sun and the moon and the fire among us is related to them and see how the lightning has a relationship toward the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:441…solidified from waters because it was about to receive the flame of the sun and the moon and the infinite multitudes of stars and to be entirely filled with fire so that it might not be… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:449…the light which then existed as a single species distribute it into the sun and the moon and the stars a i wish to inquire however how god made the luminaries for it appears that he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:471…and greatest gift of all is the teaching of the scriptures for the sun and the moon and the whole choir of the stars and rivers and springs and lakes have been made for the use… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:377…ese Scriptures possess as their own property, such as that saying, He gave them up unto a reprobate mind (Rom. 1:28); and that, He distributed the nations (Deut. 4:19); that is, He yielded, He dismissed. He… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:731…not only they alone but they also summoned all creatures with them the sun and the moon and the stars of heaven the sea and the rivers the fountains the pools and the earth the mountains… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:109…than these for as many differences he says as there are between the sun and the moon and the stars and the smallest star so many are there among those in the kingdom and that the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:843…chapter viii h a vers and they shall spread them out before the sun and the moon and all the stars this means before the eyes of these for not only will the enemies offer no… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:303…moses and do not when you look up to heaven and see the sun and the moon and the stars and all the host of heaven be led astray and worship them and serve them which… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:875…says take heed to yourself lest looking up to heaven and seeing the sun and the moon and the stars and all the host of heaven you be led astray and worship them the law therefore… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:983…commands the very heavens of heavens to praise him as well as the sun and the moon and the stars and the water that is above the heavens and to men he says come let us… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:579…for he says they derived from this an idea of god for the sun and the moon and the rest of the stars when they have been carried in their orbit beneath the earth rise again… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:655…universe for he says lest having looked up to heaven and seen the sun and the moon and the stars and all the array of heaven you be led astray and worship them which the lord… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:793…the one that already exists was he to contrive some novelty concerning the sun and the moon and the rest of the stars but this was not his purpose in the incarnation rather he took pity… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:851…creatures of the sea i pass over the created things namely heaven the sun and the moon and the remaining stars to which they have accorded divine and supreme honors confounding all things topsy turvy furthermore… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:929…manner this vast heaven has been raised up and appeared or how the sun and the moon and the rest thus having taken a most holy body from the holy virgin quickened by an intelligent soul… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:525…watch he says lest lifting up your eyes to heaven and seeing the sun and the moon and the stars and all the host of heaven you be led astray and worship them the lord your… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1111…of the common people uses these names since men too foolishly refer the sun and the moon and the other five stars not known to many saturn and jupiter mercury and mars and indeed even venus… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:405…added also these words lest having looked up to heaven and seen the sun and the moon and all the host of heaven you be led astray and worship them and serve them which the lord… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:791…worshipped all the host of heaven and he served them he calls the sun and the moon and the stars the host of heaven and what is most impious of all he built an altar in… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1975…for in heaven are angels and the nature of invisible things and the sun and the moon and the multitude of stars and upon the earth and in the sea are men and the kinds of… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:667…transgressions after these things having shown that he is the maker of the sun and the moon and the stars and that he himself commanded the one to bring about the day and the others to… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1337…and the powers that encompass the divine throne they call also upon the sun and the moon and the other luminaries and not only those things which are in heaven but also those things which come… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1553…gospels for there shall be he says signs in heaven and in the sun and the moon and the stars he calls the second manifestation of our savior the great and illustrious day for since at… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1659…the tribunal and the verdict against them b he says further that the sun and the moon and the remaining stars shall be deprived of light and it is likely that in truth these things will… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:599…since there are also in the heavens certain visible things such as the sun and the moon and the stars he teaches more clearly what he calls heavenly whether visible or invisible then because visible things… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:1593…the moon but also the latins sometimes use the name elements for the sun and the moon and the remaining planets jerome in his epistle to hedybia question every week he says is divided into the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:565…hand yields to the nods of the creator and one may see the sun and the moon and the chorus of the stars turning their backs to the sky and sending their rays downward for they… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:731…with hearing for the reception of thy oracles using my eyes beholding the sun and the moon and the b choir of the stars and heaven and earth and sea and all the visible creation it… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:833…be the only gods whom many of the barbarians now consider such the sun and the moon and the earth and the stars and the heaven… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:863…be gods whom many of the barbarians also hold to be such the sun and the moon and the earth and the stars and the heaven c and because they saw these things running a course… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:869…egyptians and the phoenicians and indeed the greeks as well first considered the sun and the moon and the earth and the stars and the other elements to be their gods for this is what plato… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:983…metallic woods provide for the need of the human race and indeed the sun and the moon and the multitude of stars having divided time in two perhaps apportioned it for themselves and one illuminates the… Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1653…his brethren and said behold i have dreamed another dream as though the sun and the moon and the eleven stars worshipped me although his mother was already dead at that time it is not absurd… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:389…it will not pass away u note therefore that the stars and the sun and the moon and the heaven are indeed bodies consisting of finer parts but they became immortal by the will of god… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:907…that has been cited augustine shows that he does not know whether the sun and the moon and all the stars do not have life capable of beatitude and of the society of the saints and… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:71…because he ordained that the substance of light i mean that of the sun and the moon and the stars which is fiery and abundant should have its motion c upon the firmament now the nature… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1197…father and followed the contrary one vers all the host of heaven the sun and the moon and the stars vers let both ears tingle understand this as fame or report which brings terror and horror… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2203…who says take heed lest having looked up to heaven and seen the sun and the moon and the stars and all the host of heaven you be deceived and worship them for the prophet also… Theodore of Scythopolis fl. c. 536-548PG 86:233…anyone says or holds or thinks or teaches that the heavens and the sun and the moon and the stars and the waters that are above the heavens are animate and are certain rational powers let… Justinian I 482–565PG 86:963…and brought forth upon it various fruits on the fourth he made the sun and the moon and the whole choir of the stars on the fifth he created the generation of the living things in… Justinian I 482–565PG 86:971…demonstrates the folly of origen that he says that the heaven and the sun and the moon and the stars and the waters which are above c the heavens are animate and are certain rational powers… Justinian I 482–565PG 86:989…let him be anathema vi if anyone says that the heaven and the sun and the moon and the stars and the waters above the heavens are animate and rational material powers let him be anathema… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:613…therefore take thought for yourself before the day of your death before the sun and the moon and the stars grow dark for you which things happen at the death of each person as he is… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:421…from the waters but because it was to receive the flame of the sun and the moon and the countless multitudes of the stars and was to be entirely filled with fire so that it might… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1109…and at the same time the abysses and mountains and valleys and the sun and the moon and the whole array of the stars and the catalogue of all other living creatures are clearly known furthermore… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1143…they explain this entire passage from the point where it says before the sun and the moon and the stars are darkened up to the place where scripture records and the dust shall return to the… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1149…the stars in a certain way the sun has darkened for him and the moon and the stars have set and the light has been withdrawn and as far as the deceased is concerned each of… Modestus of Jerusalem d. 634PG 86:3283…earthly rational luminaries shining with the glory of his divine grace above the sun and the moon and the stars for he said to them you are the light of the world b and he chose… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:883…circles the earth spherically and carries along with its swiftest motion both the sun and the moon and the stars and when the sun is above the earth there is day here but when it is… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:901…for immediately beneath the firmament the ether is spread out c and the sun and the moon and the stars are in the firmament and if water had not been placed above the firmament would have… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1237…a little and lest having looked up to heaven and having seen the sun and the moon and the stars and all the host of heaven you be led astray and worship them and serve them… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1291…interposed and lest perhaps lifting up your eyes to heaven and seeing the sun and the moon and the stars and all the host of heaven you be deceived by error and adore them and serve… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1317…c furthermore he caused him to worship the heavens and the earth the sun and the moon and the stars and the rest of creation even down to beasts and reptiles for it is equally grave… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1325…later lest you raise your eyes to heaven and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars and all the host of heaven you be led astray and worship them… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1591…saying thus what things are good and what are evil sarac behold the sun and the moon and the stars are good make one thing out of these christ not because of this do i say… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:629…there be gods many and lords many in heaven he says is the sun and the moon and the dance of the rest of the stars for the gentiles worshipped c these as gods and on… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1279…woe to those who say these things i see many praying to the sun and the moon and offering supplication to the sun saying have mercy on me and woe to them why having left behind… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:529…of the creator for it is written cursed is everyone who worships the sun and the moon and the stars and anything else created except for the creator many indulging in fancies… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:1295…despoiled you of the faith of christ and as for your calling the sun and the moon and the stars gods i am ashamed of your ignorance or rather your malice did not anaxagoras of clazomenae… Cosmas of Jerusalem c. 675 – c. 760PG 38:461…habitations and different airs they believed there were seven gods i mean the sun and the moon and the five planets and from this they composed the seven stringed lyre they maintain that there is an… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:493B…Lest, looking up to heaven and seeing the sun and the moon and the stars, and all the host of heaven, you should be seduced and worship them and serve them (Deut. iv, 19). Therefore, before the advent of Chris… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:447…make an image of any forbidden thing namely of things in heaven the sun and the moon and the rest of the host of stars along with them and of things on earth beasts of burden… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:641…brightness and clarity of the heavenly luminaries and for this reason worshipped the sun and the moon and the choir of the other stars as gods but they also most foolishly wished to honor and glorify… Theodore Abu Qurrah c. 755-830PG 97:1587…will ask me what are good things and what are evil behold the sun and the moon and the stars are good things create one of these i tell you therefore that i in the manner… Nicetas of Byzantium fl. 9th centuryPG 105:719…hoping to cover over the suspicion of a lie he swears by the sun and the moon and the stars and by the lampyris beasts and by runner dogs and by trees and by other unknown… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:427…the earth stands forever d he calls forever the time in which the sun and the moon and the choir of the stars and the heavenly pole itself in an opposing course carry out their well… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:839…the bondage etc the creation served man not as one worthy namely the sun and the moon and the stars and the earth and what is in them i say not as worthy c for he… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:841…and he established them so that they might bridle the inanimate creation the sun and the moon and the sea and the earth and that the things in them might serve for the enjoyment of man… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:501…and thammuz and the sidonian astarte and moloch and chamos and now the sun and the moon and the stars which were made by god for the light of men and not for their b adoration… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:781…from thence the heavenly and ministering powers came into being moreover that the sun and the moon and the stars being themselves of the same unity of rational beings became what they are through that turning… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:1263…said that luminaries should come into existence and there came to be the sun and the moon and the stars as he who commanded wished and that purest light which was created on the first day… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:1193…the faith of christ envying it for you and that you call the sun and the moon and the stars gods i am ashamed of your ignorance not to mention your perversity that you have determined… Suidas compiled c. 970-1000 ADPG 117:1233…to alphabetical order on signs which are observed from the inspection of the sun and the moon and the bear and the lamp and the rainbow brachman a king who gave his name to the region… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:909…rendering service to the creation rather than the creator a some to the sun and the moon and the stars which god placed to provide light to this terrestrial world beings which are soulless and senseless… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1107…god and having beheld the heaven and the earth and the sea the sun and the moon and the rest i marvelled at their adornment since i saw the world and all things in it that… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:459…baal and chamos and the sidonian astarte b and moloch and sometimes the sun and the moon and the stars which god created for the illumination of men and not for worship at other times they… Philip the Solitary fl. c. 1095PG 127:817…it is said tremor will occupy all things even mountains and hills the sun and the moon and the hosts of stars will look with a mournful countenance upon such seduction by which the human race… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:659…not gods in reality but only in name whether in heaven as the sun and the moon and the remaining stars to which the greeks attributed divinity or on earth as those from among men who… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:775…a and this becomes manifest from the fact that he brings forth the sun and the moon and the stars hence the discourse is concerning these so also is the resurrection of the dead so how… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:181…that the gods named by the poets are fire earth air water the sun and the moon and the remaining stars but these are by no means to be worshiped for since they are created things… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1385…this and thus from egypt etc the history of the river and the sun and the moon and the walls is contained in the book of joshua the rest is in exodus for it is written… John Zonaras d. after 1159PG 134:42…bowed down to his the second that it appeared to him that the sun and the moon and the rest of the stars were bowing down to him when he related these visions to his father… John Zonaras d. after 1159PG 134:53…delights of trees the fourth day saw the creation of the luminaries the sun and the moon and the remaining stars with these the creator decorated the heaven and he placed into these luminaries the light… John Zonaras d. after 1159PG 134:75…brothers ran together and bowed down to his the other was that the sun and the moon and the rest of the stars seemed to him to be bowing down to him when he related these… Eustathius of Thessalonica c. 1115–1195PG 136:705…it in this way moreover the word creation signifies with sharpness that the sun and the moon and the elements and all other things sing to the lord according to the proclamation of the common melody… Nicephorus Gregoras c. 1295–1360PG 149:535…stars and he calls them here by the common name but concerning the sun and the moon and the planets b and furthermore he had not spoken of comets because the wise see the future from… AnonymousPG 2:1107…will of god and to cast away the will of the devil the sun and the moon and the stars do not change their order so do not you change the law of god in the… Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:55…by what reason i ask is it right to proclaim as gods the sun and the moon and the other parts of the creation which are not such as this but have need of mutual help… Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:69…xiv for who observing the circuit of the heaven the course of the sun and the moon and the positions and revolutions of other stars which are contrary and different yet in that very difference… Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:89…saying d and lest having looked up with thine eyes and seen the sun and the moon and all the order of heaven thou shouldest be led astray and worship them which the lord thy god… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:125…foretold that signs of the dissolution of the universe will appear in the sun and the moon and the stars… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:557…that time is a certain motion of the stars d clearly of the sun and the moon and the rest which have the power to be moved by themselves the interval therefore from the generation of… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:1031…whence came the heavens and the earth and the seas whence came the sun and the moon and the stars how did the birds and the swimming creatures come from the waters and how did all… Orsiesius of TabennaPG 40:885…through moses saying when thou hast looked up to heaven and seen the sun and the moon and the stars and all the host of heaven be not deceived by error to adore them i am… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:221…from god on the earth that the heaven also is shaken and the sun and the moon and the stars already no… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:501…certain events is clear for just as joseph saw sheaves c and the sun and the moon and the stars and each of these had a meaning of some future event and pharaoh saw ears of… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:691…he says his name remains to be wondered at no less than the sun and the moon and the demonstration of this is that for as long as the sun and the moon remain he too… Timothy of Jerusalem fl. 5th-6th centuryPG 86:239…all those opposing him might be taken away stayed the course of the sun and the moon and the righteous joshua son of nun bears witness to my discourse the righteous man wishing to convert the… Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:453…woe to those who say these things woe to those who worship the sun and the moon and the stars for i know many who worship and pray to the sun for as soon as the… Leontius of ByzantiumPG 86:1927…are not names of a nature but of a hypostasis so too the sun and the moon and the daystar and heaven and this d winged thing and the terrestrial and the aquatic as if making… AnonymousPG 106:1069…other powers of heaven praise god and the light of the stars the sun and the moon and the heavens of heavens and the water which is above the heavens if therefore that most absolute and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:477D…ich the Lord thy God gives thee in inheritance. For I die in this land, and I do not cross this Jordan; but you shall cross, and shall inherit this good land" (Deut. 4. 21, 22). And the most terrible thing of al… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:181…of his own calamity saying the lord was angry with me for your sakes and despised me because of you and did not hear my petition saying neither shall… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1285…is a consuming fire (Deut. iv, 21). But there is another fire, a punisher… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1363…ully expressed the words of Scripture: "Attend to yourself, as Moses says, and so as in a book you will read the history of the soul’s operation." In Deuteronomy 4:23, Moses says: Attend to yourself, and guard your soul caref… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:695…desire according to the desire of your soul according to the blessing of the lord your god which he has given you in every city the unclean among you and the clean shall eat it alike… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:677…this book and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the lord your god understand then how he bade that the law be laid up in one part of the ark… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:481…land which the lord your god has given you if you transgress the covenant of the lord your god which he has made with you wishing moreover to teach them that these were not human words… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1239…man according to the strength of his hands according to the blessing of the lord your god which he has given you d prov iii honor the lord with your just labors and offer to him… Daniel Heinsius 1580-1655PG 43:1085…say levite priests thus in joshua when ye see the ark of the covenant of the lord your god and the levite priests bearing it where clearly in the same way in the hebrew original script… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:113D…e sinners, but scorches them, since they themselves hate the light because they do evil. Finally, on account of this, our God is said to be a consuming fire (Deut. IV, 24), and nonetheless a light in whom there… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:1001…exceeds and takes up sins is god himself because of deuteronomy iv the lord thy god is a consuming fire hence in the homily on jeremiah number and numbers and he recounts that by this fire… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:605A…h (Exod. III, 2). The same [prophet], when writing the law for wicked men, called God a consuming fire, signifying that He would be their punisher and avenger (Deut. IV, 24). For this reason, God went before them… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:333B…and proceeding he adds, and advises them not to ascribe their victories to their own power, but to the grace of God. Here lies, that God is a consuming fire (Deut. 4. 24; Heb. 12. 29), which Paul set in the Ep… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:473C…ivine name? For He did not speak a parable; He did not say, "It is like"; but, "There was a certain man." For this reason Moses: "Our God is a consuming fire" (Deut. 4. 24). And the Savior also, having come, say… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:163C…n, he most rightly names this the burning torch. For as the blessed Moses says: “Our God is a consuming fire; and if He closes against a man, who shall open?” (Deut. IV, 24). Knowing this, the divine David also s… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:727B…at are burned and cast away. They have been consumed, as I said, by the impulses of divine wrath. For as the blessed Moses says: “Our God is a consuming fire” (Deut. IV, 24). VERS. 13. Audient qui longe sunt qu… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:991C…carries our iniquities, because it is the property of fire to consume stubble, and for the divinity to destroy sin, whence God is also called a consuming fire (Deut. 4, 24). Vers. 11-13. And Aaron shall of… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:559C…a property of the divine nature to be impassible and indomitable. Just as, also, is the consuming of evil habits, as it is said: "Our God is a consuming fire" (Deut. IV, 24). The rest of what has been said is pla… Philip the Solitary fl. c. 1095PG 127:737C…ds of the living God ⟦ Hebr. X, 31⟧, who judges the living and the dead incorruptibly, and renders to each a reward worthy of their deeds. For God is fire ⟦ Deut. IV, 24⟧, a fire that burns and illuminates: bu… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:827A…al," we have often said that the just wrath of God is understood. For God himself, legislating regarding himself, said: "I am a jealous God, a consuming fire" (Deut. iv, 24). This mode of speaking is metaphorical… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:33B…nd the character of his substance.» (Heb. 1, 3). And likewise that the supreme Spirit, the Holy Spirit, is named heat by Moses: «Our God is a consuming fire.» (Deut. 4, 24). Just therefore as light, splendor, an… OrigenesPG 16:3243B…tains to the animal [nature], which they claim is the creator of the world; and it is fiery. Moses also says, he notes: "The Lord thy God is a consuming fire" [Deut. iv, 24]. For he wishes for this to be written… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:543B…remains clinging to bodily descriptions, and having been instructed by Ezekiel that the essence of God is such, will hear in turn from Moses that God is fire (Deut. IV, 24), and will be led to other opin… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:399B…ic.]). Judic. XIII, 5. Verse 19, tēn labida (the tongs). Isa. VI, 6, see Isidore of Pelusium, book I, epist. 42. Verse 30, pur katanalisk (consuming fire). Deut. IV, 24. Verse 30, ta logia. Ps. XXVII, 33. P… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:965…a the sons of israel added to do evil in the sight of the lord and the lord strengthened eglon king of moab against israel consider that because they were already… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:967…and they added it says those of the children of israel to do evil in the sight of the lord and aioth is dead truly there is preserved in these things also that observation which we… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:641…it is also written in the law thou shalt not appear in the sight of the lord thy god empty exod for weak is the prayer which does not have the strength of almsgiving… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:645…us if thou shalt do that which is right and pleasing in the sight of the lord thy god h vulneratus quidem propter nos est emmanuel h emmanuel was indeed wounded for us for he was… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1257…in men and to make them enemies and ungrateful to their creator i call heaven and earth to witness that if the enemy were permitted by god to rage as much as he desires all men… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1301…must i deceive whether this infidel be saved or not saved for i call heaven and earth to witness that i did not speak prophetically what i have said or what as far as was possible… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:293…to the people and you shall wash your garments testimonies finally are i call heaven and earth to witness against you this day six years he shall serve thee and in the seventh year he shall… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1923…bear witness to the people and let them wash their clothes testimonies i call heaven and earth to witness against you this day six years he shall serve you and in the seventh year he shall… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:137…the law was given in the presence of these witnesses moses saying i call heaven and earth to witness against you this day and again attend o heaven and i will speak and let the earth… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:119…whence moses about to deliver the divine words to the people says i call heaven and earth to witness today against you and again when delivering the song attend o heaven and i will speak and… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:109…shepherd the sheep of christ but pay attention to yourself my son i call heaven and earth to witness to you do not do otherwise for if you pervert my words and do not go you… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:609…legislator lays upon his hearers with some construction as when moses said i call heaven and earth to witness this day against you… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:617…do not hearken to the commandments of the lord your god c i call heaven and earth to witness today that i have set before you life and death choose life that you and your seed… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:239…the blessings prophesies to them the evils which they now sustain saying i call heaven and earth to witness against you by placing the punishment which he threatens in the balance against b the sense of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:333B…back. Here having proceeded a little, he says: I call heaven and earth to witness against you, that you shall perish with destruction if you depart from God (Deut. 4. 26) (b). Then he shows that God did not pr… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:587A…as witnesses; but for what reason the elect angels also? Out of extreme modesty; even as Moses says: "I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day" (Deut. 4.26), by the extreme moderation of the Lord… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:615…your clothes and abstain from your women for three days a testimony i call heaven and earth to witness this day against you if ye shall have transgressed etc his master shall bring him unto the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:949…more so the commandment of the pedagogue which concerns sensible things c i call heaven and earth to witness this day that i have set before you life and death wherefore when they had offended by… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1827…judges and your teachers that i may speak into their ears and call heaven and earth to witness against them to this end moses also calls them as it were as witnesses hear o heaven and… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1109…that it is within us to attain salvation or to perish h i call heaven and earth to witness against you this day i have set before you life and death blessing and curse deut xxx… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:863…and let the earth give heed to the words of my mouth i call heaven and earth to witness against you says moses to the jews that if you enter the land of promise and abandon… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1109B…ver, that God, intending something else, pronounced this judgment. QUESTION CCLXXIX. Why was one commanded to call upon heaven and earth as witnesses? (Deut. 4:26; 32:1) Not because these are animate a… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1179…hap. II, v. 11, q. XLII. III, v. 12, q. CCLXXVIII. — Num. XXV, v. 7, q. CCXL, c. 4. IV, v. 25, q. XLII. V, v. 7, q. XLII. XIV, v. 11, q. XXXIX. — Deut. IV, v. 26, q. CCLXXIX. XV, v. 22, 23, ibid. — Deut. XIV, v. 1, q. CC… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:71…takes both god and the altar as witness moreover moses also says i call heaven and earth to witness so gentle is our god that he even accepts servants brought forward as witnesses he said of… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:235…just as when moses was saying if you do this or that i call heaven and earth to witness against you that you shall die the death a judgment however is that which demonstrates the sentence… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1325…he says to the people if you do such and such things i call heaven and earth to witness to you today that you shall surely perish and a judgment is that which was written concerning… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:243…speaks thus ask of the days that are before b thee from the day that god created man upon the earth and from the one end of heaven to the other and paul in the epistle… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:405…he says of the days of old which were before you from the day that god created man upon the earth from one end of the heaven to the other end of the heaven whether… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:39…of the heaven even to its edge and moses also says from the day that god created man upon the earth and even to the edge of the heaven and isaiah the lord of sabaoth has… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:231DLatin…, 19)? Quomodo David, Linguam quam non noverat, audivit (Psal. LXXX, 6)? Rursum Moyses, Si est gens talis, quae audivit vocem Dei? Neque speciem ejus vidistis (Deut. IV, 33). Atqui illum vidisse dicuntur Isaias,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:437…7:9); and Moses again: "Ask," he says, "if such a thing has happened, if a nation has heard the voice of the living God from the midst of the fire, and lived" (Deut. 4:33)—this is just what he does here also. F… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:407…it or whether a nation has heard the voice of the living god speaking out of the midst of the fire as you have heard and lived he also narrates how he delivered them from the… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:739…what is all flesh that has heard the voice of the living god speaking out of the midst of the fire and shall live deut v if to hear the voice of the speaking god is… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:407…to exterminate them you shall not fear them you shall surely remember all that the lord your god did to pharaoh and to all the egyptians the great temptations which your eyes have seen the signs… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1139…not believed to be god for true is the scripture which says know that the lord he is god one also… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:65…for i am the lord god and in another place it says know that the lord he is god and again i will hear what the lord god will speak in me and when reproving in… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:927…my lord sit at my right hand and in the ninety ninth know that the lord he is god he has made us and not we ourselves by these words he signifies him through whom all… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:739C…ould immediately have fallen back into the same disease. For this reason the prophets frequently say, “The Lord is one God, and besides Him there is none” (Deut. 4.35; Is. 45.5), to cure their infirmity, an… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1259…in his sight approaching his church with unwashed feet ex eodem vers know that the lord he is god this is christ who redeemed the whole earth with his own blood he is also the author… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:911…him saying everywhere the lord thy god is one lord and again that thou mightest know that the lord thy god is himself god in heaven and on the earth and paul learned in the law… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1029…and thou shalt know in thy heart that the lord thy god he is god in heaven above and upon the earth below and there is no god besides him for there is no god besides… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1269…heaven or on earth, makes a proclamation, saying: "The Lord thy God is one God, in heaven above, and in the earth beneath, and besides Him there is no other" (Deut. iv, 39). How then have you dared to say that t… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:107A…of creation and providence. This is clearly apparent from these most beautiful passages: Our Father, who art in heaven [Matt. VI, 9]. God in heaven above [Deut. IV, 39]. Moreover, in many places of divine in… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:793…part saying 'the lord thy god this lord is one god is in heaven above and upon the earth beneath and there is no other besides him' and that he is one and besides him there… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:945…not be perverted in your mind that the lord your god this is god in heaven above and upon the earth below and there is not except him ' and again in the same deuteronomy 'hear… Pseudo-Clement of Rome 3rd-4th c. (pseudonymousPG 2:369…the god of the jews and again 'for the lord thy god he is god in heaven above and on the earth'… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:407…invisible but also altogether uncircumscribed for the lord he says your god is god in heaven above and upon the earth beneath and there is none beside him b it must be known however that the… Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:89…make to thyself an idol nor the likeness of anything whatsoever is in heaven above and upon the earth beneath the cause however of the removal of these he signifies otherwise saying the idols of the… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1007…as the authors of thy birth that thou mayest be long lived upon the earth which the lord thy god gives thee c thy brothers and d… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:1377…it may be well with thee and thou shalt be long lived upon the earth which the lord thy god giveth thee for grateful children bring great praises to their parents c children love your parents… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:311…of naphtali phathael b he says that the kings of that land whom moses and the children of israel struck beyond the jordan towards the rising sun from the valley of arnon to mount hermon and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:761B…h a silent interpreter. V. 20. From Eusebius and Jerome On Hebrew Places, at the word Phasga (Φασγά), which the LXX Interpreters also render as "the hewn one." Deut. IV, 49.… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:285…lived he restored the border of israel from the entrance of hamath even unto the sea of the plain so that it is clear that the borders of the israelites were those denoted by these names…