Where the Fathers quote Song of Songs 5

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Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1357…will immediately answer i have entered my garden my sister my bride i have gathered my myrrh with my spices d did you urge me to come down and eat the fruits behold i have come… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1359…have reaped my myrrh with my aromatics i have eaten my bread with my honey i have drunk my wine with my milk ' do you see the word who is made for every age and… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:353…that he was assuming flesh from the virgin are these i have come into my garden my sister my spouse i have gathered my myrrh with my spices i have eaten my bread with my honey… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:979…come into his garden and eat the fruit of his apple trees i am come into my garden my sister my spouse i have gathered my myrrh with my spices i have eaten my bread with… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:987…have reaped my myrrh with my spices i have eaten my bread with my honey i have drunk my wine with my milk eat my neighbors and drink and be inebriated my brothers do you see… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:563A…he revelation of great mysteries. XXVIII. TO GAUDENTIO THE SILENTIARY. "Descend," it says, "into the mystical garden, and eat the fruits of the trees" (Cant. v, 1). If, therefore, we have known the Lord… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:147…of her spices with nothing wind damaged c falling before the season i am come into my garden my sister my spouse i have gathered my myrrh with my spices i have eaten my bread with… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1669…god the fertility of the orchard trees of virtue i have entered into my garden my sister my bride i have harvested my myrrh with my aromatics i have eaten my bread with my honey i… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1671A…erefore, to those who have become neighbors through virtue, setting before them the mysteries of the Gospel: "Eat, my neighbors, and drink, and be inebriated" (Cant. v, 1), speaking of such food and drink; thro… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:689…there is sweetness and altogether desire as he says in the canticles i have gathered my myrrh with my spices hail bush the fire braided miracle or rather the one inaccessible to sin for you are… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:629…he speaks to her as you will find in sequence i have come into my garden my sister my bride i have gathered my myrrh with my aromatics i have eaten my bread with my honey… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:631…meum cum lacte meo comedite propinqui mei et bibite et inebriamini fratres come into my garden my sister my bride i have gathered my myrrh with my aromatics i have eaten my bread with my honey… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:633…be despised wherefore making answer to her he says i have entered into my garden my sister my spouse that is to say which thou hast planted with the doctrine of my commandments by which the… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1045…my father who is in heaven h canticle h i have entered into my garden my sister my bride i have gathered my myrrh with my spices i have eaten my bread with my honey i… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:837…what is he who is buried in the garden about to say i have gathered my myrrh with my spices and again myrrh and aloes with all the chief spices these are symbols of the burial… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:99…of the just h cap v h cxxi vers i have entered my garden my sister my spouse i have gathered my myrrh with my spices the burial together with the prophecies that foretold him cxxii… Serapion of ThmuisPG 40:933C…nging forth fruit in word and deed, you are able to say more confidently to God: Let my kinsman descend into his garden, and let him eat the fruit of his nuts (Cant. V, 1). For each one of you, o monks wort… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:273…to be understood as from the south h chapter v h vers open to me my sister my neighbor my dove my perfect one for my head is filled with dew and my locks with the… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:993…mei pulsat ad ostium voice of my kinsman knocking at the door open to me my sister my neighbor my dove my perfect one for my head is filled with dew and my locks with the… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:999…hears the word resonating with his voice and the word is such open to me my sister my neighbor my dove my perfect one for my head is filled with dew and my locks with the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:277A…reaming of your love; and not by day only, but even at night we luxuriated in these fantasies. And that which Solomon said, I sleep and my heart keeps watch (Cant. 5:2), this we also experienced then. For th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:709C…he soul. Just as in the Canticles, Wisdom says from the person of the Church: Behold my beloved knocks at the door. Open to me, my sister, my neighbor (Cant. 5:2). Now Christ knocks at the Christian ma… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:689…night and of the liquids collected from the morning dew saying thus for my head is filled with dew and my locks with the drops of the night c jesus says to her woman why do… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:149…me he says my sister my neighbor my dove my perfect one for my head is filled with dew and my locks with the drops of the night by the night he signifies the assault that… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1675…stood having risen to the disciples while the doors were shut a open to me my sister my neighbor my dove my perfect one for my head is filled with dew and my locks with the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:21B…r poverty, and remember their labors no more." Prov. XXV, 20. — "As the moth damages a garment, and a worm wood, so does the sorrow of a man damage his heart." Cant. V, 2. — "I sleep, and my heart watches."… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:235B…y and the bestowing of good things. TIT. V. — Concerning perverse affection and anxiety; and that we ought not to be perversely affected in any matter. Cant. v, 2. — « I sleep, and my heart waketh. » E… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:635…three fathers h such is the voice of my bridegroom to me open to me my sister my neighbor my dove my perfect one open to me thy mind that i who cannot be contained may… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1045…prince himself shall sit in it to eat bread h canticle h open to me my sister my neighbor my dove my perfect one for my head is filled with dew and my locks with the… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1047…he speaks as if in the person of the only begotten son open to me my sister my neighbor that is she who is to bear me according to the flesh my dove my perfect one… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:101…confession of faith when she says my lord and my god cxxx for my head is filled with dew and my curls with the drops of the night b by this he indicates the resurrection at… Serapion of ThmuisPG 40:923…my spouse because my head is filled with dew and my locks with the drops of the night a this he says to show friendship and to… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:985…our old garments and say at night i put off my garment how shall i put it on and let us say again i have washed my feet how shall i defile them for immediately as… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:241…and each one of you might say when he has been washed i have washed my feet how shall i defile them for this the spouse says in the canticle of canticles not showing bodily feet… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:771…tropically by the bride in the song of songs when she says i have washed my feet how shall i defile them attend however to this saying that just as i have done to you so… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1169…of songs speaks to the word of god about these very feet i have washed my feet how shall i defile them and it is said of them no less thy thighs are like carved marble… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1039C…efile the feet of our soul with the dust of the earth. But if anyone provokes us to this, let us say to him: "I have washed my feet, how shall I defile them?" [Cant. v, 3]. And perhaps for this reason Jesus was… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:995…how shall i put it on i have washed my feet how shall i defile them my kinsman sent his hand through the hole… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1003…entrance to the bridegroom i have put off she says my tunic how shall i put it on i have washed my feet how shall i defile them she rightly listened to him who commanded her… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1005B…that of the old, and a worse rent is made, so that through it the shames are laid bare. Therefore she says: "I have put off my tunic, how shall I put it on?" (Cant. 5:3). For who, having seen around him t… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:151…b having heard the foregoing words the bride answers saying h verse i have put off my coat how shall i put it on i have washed my feet how shall i defile them h from… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1027A…which that saying hints at: 'And I will betroth thee unto me for ever' (Ose. II, 19); and he declares that: 'I have taken off my coat; how shall I put it on?' (Cant. V, 3) etc. Which privilege is more singular… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1005B…edeth not to wash, but is clean wholly; but only to wash his feet [John XIII, 10]. And the bride also says: I have washed my feet, how shall I defile them? [Cant. V, 3]. And just as to the sinner the who… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1677…addition of my is necessary etc i have taken off my tunic how shall i put it on i have washed my feet how shall i defile them gregory she rightly obeyed d the one who… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1727…at the same time they hint at her sloth when she said i have washed my feet how shall i soil them by no means would her steps have been made beautiful in their sandals if… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:1447…look upon vanities and false madnesses i have put off my tunic how shall i put it on i have washed my feet how shall i defile them o religious and pious soul which dares to… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:837…in the winepress this i think he himself reveals in the song i have put off my coat how shall i put it on i have washed my feet how shall i defile them… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:637…received the track of irrational desire i have stripped off my tunic how shall i put it on i have washed my feet how shall i defile them h psellus h i have she says long… Elias Ecdicus fl. c. 1121PG 127:1165…as she says in the canticles i have put off my tunic how shall i put it on i have washed my feet how shall i defile them let the soul that is dear to god… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1047…these things by my advent canticle i have put off my garment how shall i put it on i have washed my feet how shall i defile them scholia he says this in the person of… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:101…time also dew falls cxxxi v i have put off my tunic how shall i put it on this is adam put off the commandment having been deceived by the persuasion of the serpent the bride… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1107…to raise him up cant v i have taken off my tunic how shall i put it on i have washed my feet how shall i defile them isa lxvi whom shall i look upon but… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1015…the remembrance of the divinely inspired words which are exactly as follows i rose up to open to my kinsman my hands dropped myrrh my fingers were full of myrrh that the living word i mean… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:153…full of myrrh upon the handles of the lock i opened to my kinsman but my kinsman had passed by my soul went forth at his… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1683…lost the veil of virginal modesty which she calls a mantle vers i rose up to open to my beloved my hands dropped myrrh and my fingers were full of flowing myrrh gregory i received he… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1049…lord be it unto me according to thy word h canticle h i rose up to open to my beloved my hands dropped with myrrh and my fingers with full myrrh upon the handles of the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:267…i sought him whom my soul loves i sought him and did not find him i called him and he did not answer me i will arise and go about the city in the streets and… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1013…soul went out at his word i sought him but i did not find him i called him but he did not answer me the watchmen who go about in the city found me they struck… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:597…i supposed pleasure to be illumination i sought him and i did not find him i called him and he did not answer me that is to say having sought him in those things that are… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1049…the seals of virginity were preserved unharmed beyond nature h canticle h i opened to my beloved but my beloved had withdrawn himself my soul failed when he spoke h scholia h i opened to him… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1051…the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me scholia i sought him but i could not find him the prophet now traverses as he has elsewhere almost in summary the mysteries concerning the… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1013…the watchmen who go about in the city found me they struck me they wounded me the keepers of the walls took away my veil those who undertake a journey across the sea in the hope… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1029…who compass the city they beat me they wounded me the guards of the walls took away my veil from me these words perhaps will seem to some to be the words of one lamenting rather… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:153…i called him but he answered me not the watchmen that go about the city found me they smote me they wounded me the keepers of the walls took away my mantle from me because she… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1279…8, 17 1487 121, 6, 7 Tom. II p. 42 Cant. 1, 6 1540 139, 9 1489 122, 4 49 1, 12 1554 143, 3, 4 1492 124, 5 61 2, 9 1569 146, 1 1494 125, 2 70 2, 12 T. II p. 112 Cant. 5, 7 1497 126, 4 82 3, 6 108 Isa. 1, 24 1498… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1685…it was greater than every indication of signs the keepers that go about the city found me they struck me they wounded me the keepers of the walls took away my mantle from me gregory these… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:639…a go about the city found me they struck me they wounded me o the most beautiful progress of the bride and virgin for behold she… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1051…they struck me they wounded me the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me scholia i sought him but i could not find… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:105…confessions to him were wounded with this blessed wounding c cxl verse the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me by veil he signifies what is called a maphorium for when the church… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:1379B…Therefore, this divine man did nothing absurd, having caught the same love for the Bridegroom and using the same words as the Bride: "I am wounded with love" (Cant. V, 8). And desiring to see, as it were, a sh… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:155…they say a vers what is thy kinsman more than another kinsman o thou fairest among women what is thy kinsman more than another kinsman that thou hast so adjured us for we have frequently they… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1689…she says these things to the apostles and prophets what is your beloved more than another beloved o fairest among women d nilus the adjured young women ask who and of what sort the beloved is… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:643…responses to the mistress what is thy kinsman more than another kinsman o thou fairest among women what is thy kinsman more than another that thou hast so adjured us that is to say declare to… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1053…him h canticle h what is thy kinsman more than another kinsman o thou fairest among women what is thy kinsman more than another kinsman that thou hast so adjured us h scholia h this inquiry… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:895C…he sun) appeared composed upon the earth. And therefore also His sister, the moon, namely the Church, says in the Canticles: "My kinsman [is] white and ruddy" (Cant. V, 10): namely God and Adam; white on account… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1271…journey into Arabia). IV, 76, regarding the word "flesh and blood." 1, 16. IV, 385. 1, 19. IV, 224. Regarding the humanity of Christ. 2, 9. I, 1216. II, 87 (to Cant. 5, 10). III, 153, 331, 399, 543. 2, 10. III,… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:207…sons, which sprout up like hair, they are praised as being black, if they are compared with the beauty of the Bridegroom. But that he is called like a raven (Cant. V, 11), I do not think is said merely on acco… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:273…because he is the true god ruddy because of the incarnation vers his head is as the most fine gold his locks are as shoots black as a raven the locks because of their density are… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:155…vers my kinsman is white and ruddy chosen out of ten thousands his head is as the most fine gold his locks are as the branches of palm trees black as a raven his eyes are… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:645…the bride making an explanation of her bridegroom's characteristics in part says his head is as the most fine gold that is to say the ineffable intellect begetting him according to essence toward whom as to… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1053…have chosen in whom my soul is well pleased h canticle h his head is as the most fine gold his locks are bushy and black as a raven h scholia h his head is as… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:51…descended in the form of a dove and may hear that your eyes are as the eyes of a dove if you understand the law spiritually your eyes are as the eyes of a dove if… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1053…darkness of course signifying that which cannot be comprehended h canticle h his eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters h scholia h by the name of the dove she signified… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:275…wandering and seeking the nourishment of which they are in need vers his cheeks are as a bed of spices planted by the perfumers by the cheeks of christ are to be understood those who have… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:155…or beryl his belly is an ivory box upon the sapphire stone his legs are as pillars of marble which are set upon bases of gold his appearance is as choice frankincense as cedars his throat… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:155…appearance is as choice frankincense as cedars his throat is sweetness and he is altogether lovely this is my kinsman and this is my neighbor o daughters of jerusalem the bride answers the interrogation of the… Daniel Heinsius 1580-1655PG 43:963D…nists express it less there, kai ese eulogemenos. For it is said in the pluperfect sense: except that they nevertheless sometimes expressed it, as in that, Cant. v, 16: His palate is sweetnesses, pharynx au…