Where the Fathers quote Isaiah 55

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Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:241D…as what was wisely said through the voice of Isaiah: "Those who thirst, come to the water, and those who have no silver, go and buy without silver and price." [Isa. LV, 1] VERS. 21, 22. And a hard famine shall… Daniel Heinsius 1580-1655PG 43:1129…he proposed to the people with wonderful urbanity those words ho everyone that thirsteth come ye to the waters which are referred by the chaldeans to the desire for learning for just as he invited the… Titus of Bostra fl. c. 350s-360s, d. c. 371PG 18:1263B…written: The impetus of the river makes glad the city of God (Ps. XLV, 5). The Church, therefore, being gladdened and delighted by the fatness of the heart (Isa. LV, 2), praises and glorifies the Lord who re… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1419A…all encircle themselves with a wall.” Zach. III, 7. — “Thus saith the Lord: If thou wilt walk in my ways, and keep my commandments, thou shalt judge my house.” Isa. LV, 2. — “Hearken unto me, and eat that which… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1569A…ghtly shall find peace." Osee x, 12. — "As long as there is time, seek the Lord." Osee xii, 6. — "Keep mercy and judgment, and draw near to thy God always." Isa. lv, 2. — "Hearken unto me, and eat that which… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:479…for a burnt offering and i will give their work in truth and i will make an everlasting covenant with them and their seed shall be known among the gentiles and their offspring in the midst… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:499C…an adulterer, let him repent; and he has kept the sweet and true Sabbaths of God. If any one does not have clean hands, let him wash, and he is clean. 13. Isa. LV, 3, 5. 13. For John did not send you t… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:111…and i will make an everlasting covenant with you even the sure mercies of david behold i have given him for a witness to… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1249…ways hearken to me and your soul shall live in good things and i will make an everlasting covenant with you the sure mercies of david behold i have given him as a witness to the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1221…things which god hath prepared for them that love him c vers and i will make an everlasting covenant with you even the sure mercies of david behold i have given him for a witness to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:545…of things which were above the law god said therefore through isaiah i will make an everlasting covenant with you the faithful mercies of david behold i have given him for a witness to the nations… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2553…having thus stirred them to intense listening he begins his instruction saying i will make an everlasting covenant with you the sure mercies of david for the old covenant having been given for a time passed… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1253D…and his sepulchre shall be glorious" (Isa. xi, 10). Likewise in another place: "And I will strike a everlasting covenant with you, the sure mercies of David" (Isa. lv, 3). For what I have promised him, I will… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:499…make with you an everlasting covenant the holy sure things of david behold i have given him for a witness to the nations nations that did not know you will call upon you and peoples who… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:111…make an everlasting covenant with you even the sure mercies of david behold i have given him for a witness to the gentiles a leader and commander to the gentiles nations that know not thee shall… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1221…make an everlasting covenant with you even the sure mercies of david behold i have given him for a witness to the people a leader and commander to the people behold nations that thou knewest not… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:545…will make an everlasting covenant with you the faithful mercies of david behold i have given him for a witness to the nations a prince and commander to the nations for it was meet that moses… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2553…the one from the seed of david david then adds concerning him behold i have given him for a witness to the nations and therefore he also preached the gospel to the barren one beforehand and… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:505…know you shall flee to you for the sake of your god the holy one of israel for he has glorified you seek the lord and when you find him call upon him when he draws… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:111…do not know thee shall flee unto thee for the sake of the lord thy god and for the holy one of israel for he hath glorified thee since therefore we have learned from these texts… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1233…princes shall arise and shall worship him for the lord s sake for the holy one of israel is faithful and i have chosen thee thus saith the lord in an acceptable time i have heard… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1249…you c shall run to you because of the lord your god the holy one of israel for he has glorified you to those who understand these words scripture promises spiritual food divine and heavenly refreshment… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1221…the people behold nations that thou knewest not shall call upon thee and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the lord thy god and for the holy one of israel for… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1331…and their silver and their gold with them for the name of the lord thy god and for the holy one of israel because he hath glorified thee h one may see here again the figure… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1531…from afar and silver and gold with them for the name of the lord thy god and for the holy one of israel because he is glorified one can again see introduced here the person of… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1083…refuge in you for the sake of the lord your god and the holy one of israel for he has glorified you seeing therefore christ the lord reigning over the inhabited world and all the nations… OrigenesPG 16:1953…with young birds to me for the name of the lord your god and for the holy one of israel… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:719…and confesses his kingdom saying we know who thou art thou art the holy one of israel for he does not confess these things before the baptism but after the baptism and having been tempted and… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1415C…e should not serve God. If a man sins by sinning against a man, they shall pray for him to God; but if he should sin against the Lord, who shall pray for him? Isa. LV, 6-9. — Seek God, and when you find him, cal… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:107B…xlviii, 12. — « Audite me, qui perdidistis cor, qui longe estis a justitia. Accedite justitiæ meæ; et veritatem et salutem quæ a me est, tardare non facio. » Isa. lv, 6, 7. — « Quærite Deum, et cum inveneriti… Daniel Heinsius 1580-1655PG 43:1127…the peoples a leader and instructor to the peoples and that seek the lord while he may be found call upon him while he is near which clearly agree with those things that precede ye shall… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:75C…fter he has approached you, let the wicked man abandon his ways, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him turn to the Lord, and he will obtain mercy” (Isa. lv, 6, 7). If therefore we seek Him in this m… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:77B…urn to the Lord; leave your sins, and greatly hate abomination” (Eccli. xvii, 25-26); and again: “After He has approached you, let the ungodly leave his ways” (Isa. lv, 6-7). Therefore she says: “How little was i… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1137…he draws near to you let the wicked man forsake his ways and the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him turn to the lord god and he shall obtain mercy because he will abundantly forgive… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:403…call upon him when he approaches you let the wicked man leave his way and the unrighteous man his plans and let him turn to the lord and he shall receive mercy because he will abundantly… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:75…after he has approached you let the wicked man abandon his ways and the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him turn to the lord and he will obtain mercy isa lv if therefore we seek… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:363…when he draws near to you let the wicked forsake his ways and the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him return to the lord and he will have mercy from sirach look at the ancient… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1325A…my ways, your ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are exalted from the earth, so are my ways exalted from your ways, and my thoughts from your thoughts (Isa. LV, 8, 9). Just as therefore the Lord him… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:299C…hts, neither are my ways as your ways; but as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts" (Is. LV, 8, 9). And if we admit our servants who h… Eutychius of Constantinople c. 512-582PG 86:2291C…d, who always provides better and higher things for His servants, changed the plan. "For My thoughts are not your thoughts," says the Lord through the prophet (Isa. LV, 8), "for man looks at the face, but God l… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:299…not as your thoughts neither are my ways as your ways but as the heavens are higher than the earth so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts is lv… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:375C…emency; for he himself is the one who says: "As the heavens are high above the earth, so are my counsels high above your counsel, and my ways above your ways" (Isa. 55:9). And when the Lord confirmed his m… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:645A…y as the earth is removed from heaven, as God said: As the heaven is far from the earth, so are my ways far from your ways, and my thoughts from your thoughts (Isa. 55:9). He was discoursing, therefore, to the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:349D…e able to, even if you wanted to, not even in a small measure. For how? "As far as heaven is from earth," he says, "so far are my counsels from your counsels" (Is. 55:9); and again: "If you," he says, "being… Nicetas the Paphlagonian c. 885 – after 963PG 105:233…verbiage and all the writings of the most eloquent among the greeks as the heavens are higher than the earth and the sun is brighter and more radiant than the lamp we use or if you… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:505…the earth and causes it to bring forth and bud and gives seed to the sower and bread to eat so shall my word be whenever it shall go out of my mouth it shall not… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:505…bread to eat so shall my word be whenever it shall go out of my mouth it shall not return until it has accomplished all that i have willed and i shall make my commandments to… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1265A…besides Me. All My will shall stand, and all that I have devised I will do; I have spoken, and I have brought it to pass; I have created and I have done it." Isa. lv, 11. — "My word which shall go forth from M… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:505…shall go forth with joy and shall be taught with gladness for the mountains and the hills shall leap while waiting for you and all the trees of the fields shall applaud with their branches and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:757…see how the prophecy ends in a good part for it follows and all the trees of the field shall know that i the lord have humbled the high tree the high tree is the people… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:469…go out in gladness and in joy shall you be instructed for the mountains and the hills shall leap receiving you with joy a by these i believe are signified the powers that rejoice together with… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:373…and its branches shall be restored and all the trees of the field shall know that i am the lord who humble the high tree and exalt the low tree… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1235…it is possible to see from the facts themselves c vers for the mountains and the hills shall leap awaiting you with joy and all the trees of the field shall applaud with their branches and… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1307…earth shall pass away.” (Ps. civ, 26; lxvii, 22; vi, 7; cxiii, 4; Isa. lv, 12; Matt. xix, 24; Joel i, 16; Ps. lvii, 3… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:969…to the covenants made by god with david then he adds c and all the trees of the field shall know that i am the lord who humbles the high tree and exalts the low tree… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:507…and every bird in the shadow of its branches they shall dwell and all the trees of the field shall know that i the lord have brought down the high tree and have exalted the low… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1741…freedom wherefore joel says the pomegranate and the palm and the apple and all the trees of the field shall give their fruit philo raising thee under the mystical table i have placed thee for it… Isidore Glabas c. 1342–1396PG 139:73…and hills says the admirable isaiah shall leap expecting us in joy and all the trees of the field shall applaud with their branches furthermore if the whole creation groans together as the blessed paul says… OrigenesPG 16:2713…every wing in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell and all the trees of the field shall know that i the lord have brought down the high tree have exalted the low tree… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:505…all the trees of the fields shall applaud with their branches and instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress and instead of the bramble shall come up the myrtle and the lord shall be… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2523…that we might no longer produce thorns it was previously foretold as instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress and instead of the a brier shall come up the myrtle and again i will… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:799…the thorn bush shall come up the cypress and in the place of the brier shall come up the myrtle for he was puffed up with strange conceits concerning himself and often bringing forth things that…