Where the Fathers quote Song of Songs 7

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Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:187…the bride and attributes a proper commendation to each and says h the joints of thy thighs are like jewels the work of the hands of a craftsman vers h thy navel is a round goblet… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1759…who offers himself willingly thus your steps through the virtues are beautiful the joints of thy thighs are like little chains the work of the hands of the craftsman c that is to say the orderly… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:667…who commands willingly thus thy steps in virtue are beautiful because d the joints of thy thighs are like necklaces the work of the hands of the craftsman that is the movements of thy practical powers… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1065…of god and the father h canticle h the joints of your thighs are like jewels the work of the hands of the craftsman h scholia h through the thighs the savior who is to be… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:121…of those who preach peace of those who preach good things cxcv the joints of thy thighs are like necklaces the work of the hands of the craftsman d that thy thighs are girded with the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:491…divine scripture bears witness to my speech saying thy belly is as an heap of wheat set about with lilies she is the field not cultivated which receiving the word like a grain of wheat d… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1761…them all mixed with their spiritual reasons a your belly is a heap of wheat set about with lilies that is to say your faculty of imagination which like a belly with the waste matter bringing… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:897A…ed, the heavenly treasure, “in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden” (Col. 2, 3). Thou art truly blessed, “whose womb is a heap of wheat” (Cant. vii, 2); for thou didst bring forth, without s… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:669…of them tempered with their spiritual reasons thy belly is as a heap of wheat set about with lilies that is thy imaginative faculty which like a belly that contains along with superfluous matter the juices… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:935…breasts that dwell around the heart of the bride as he says thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins which feed among the lilies cant iv because the location of the heart… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1761…deprived of the spiritual fruit therein and such is your belly your two breasts are like two young roes that are twins twins of a gazelle that is your physical and ethical doctrine by which you… Leo VI the Wise 866–912PG 107:59D…. 7. That Mary alone avails more with her prayers before God than all men and angels together, Richard of St. Victor testifies in that verse of the Canticle [Cant. 7:3], Thy two breasts are like two young r… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:615…against her these teachings also are hung from her rational part h thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins which feed among the lilies until the day break and the shadows flee… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:961…b your neck is as the tower of david and again your neck is as a tower of ivory sometimes indeed he indicates the elevation of virtue and the exercise of a sublime life at other… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:191…you receive the streams of doctrine from many mouths b and your nose is as the tower of lebanon which looks toward the face of damascus now the nose of judea on account of its disobedience… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1729…prophets and apostles so many is the bride the daughter and her nose is as the tower of lebanon that looketh toward the face of damascus which is translated as drinking blood therefore he who is… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1761…the other industrious labor in action c in addition to these your neck is as a tower of ivory that is the rational faculty which connects the sense to the intelligence just as the neck connects… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:669…neither reason should be embraced without action nor action without reason furthermore thy neck is as a tower of ivory that is the power of reason which like a neck connects the rest of the body… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:123…prophets and apostles so many is the bride their daughter and her nose is as the tower of lebanon looking towards the face of damascus which is translated as blood drinking therefore he who is also… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:125…lilies that is by the sweet smelling words of god cviii vers thy neck is as a tower of ivory i think that by her neck is meant the most pure order of deacons since christ… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:281…a tower of lebanon that looks toward damascus your head upon you is like carmel and the hair of your head like the purple of a king bound in the channels and he who has pure… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1219A…550. A net seems to have been an ornament interwoven with hair, so that it might excite the color of the hair with its own color, 468. The net of the spouse in Cant. vii, 5, is commended, 468. Roboam is like him… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1515…to seize him in another and better way than before she says i said i will go up into the palm tree i will take hold of the fruits thereof c but that you may understand… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:283…palm tree and i will take hold of its fruits and your breasts shall be as clusters of the vine and the odor of your mouth as apples your throat is as the best wine worthy… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:879…enemy said i will pursue i will overtake and again through another i will take hold of the whole world with my hand like a nest and as eggs that have been left i will take… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:715D…victory won against the devil. We have heard our Church in the Song of Songs crying out: I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof (Cant. VII, 8). Let us anticipate the Church from the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:449…and from heaven namely christ i said i will climb up into the palm tree i will take hold of the fruits thereof for this tree is always flourishing and is both sweet and well rooted… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:195…charm the bride says b vers i said i will ascend into the palm tree i will take hold of its heights and your breasts shall be as the clusters of the vine and the smell… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1733…their fragrance and multiplication b verse i said i will ascend into the palm tree i will take hold of the fruits thereof and thy breasts shall be as the clusters of the vine and the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1763…the palm tree i will lay hold of its branches and your breasts shall be as clusters of the vine namely reflecting within myself i said i will ascend through imitation to the perfection of my… John IV the Faster d. 595PG 88:1941…also according to that holy soul i said i will ascend into the palm tree i will take hold of the heights thereof d loving rectitude and having a pure heart and running toward heavenly goods… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:671…been compared to the palm by the multitude being taught by thee i said i will go up into the palm tree i will take hold of its heights and thy breasts shall be as clusters… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1071…into the palm i will take hold of its summits and your breasts shall be as clusters of the vine and the scent of your nostrils like apples and your throat as good wine moving correctly… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:131…one who holds them whence he also clearly adds h ccviii and thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine h for just as the clusters of the vine when pressed and trodden pour forth… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:731…offerings moral epilogue homily xix and cain said to abel his brother let us go forth into the field gen the miserable servitude of sin man is endowed with freedom of will god does not impose… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:1365…expired at those words which are read in the seventh chapter v come my beloved let us go forth into the field or into the garden as sixtus senensis is the author lib iv bibliothec sanct… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:197…the privilege of his sacred fellowship c vers come my nephew and let us go forth into the field let us lodge in the villages let us rise early to the vineyards let us see if… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1735…she does with me vers come my kinsman let us go out into the field let us lodge in the villages let us rise early to the vineyards let us see if the vine hath flourished… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1765…to him for you and she says d ver come my brother let us go forth into the field that is come my beloved let us go forth i who have mystically contemplated you and you… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:673…since i am now bringing your request to my bridegroom i say come my beloved let us go forth into the field that is come my beloved let us go forth i who contemplate thee mystically… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1071…according to the filial disposition come my nephew let us go out into the field let us lodge in the villages let us rise early to the vineyards let us see if the vine has flowered… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1073…she begins the song again saying come my nephew make your descent let us go forth into the field that is into the world to which the savior came to save let us lodge in the… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:133…four corners of the earth by the angels of light ccxii ver come my beloved let us go forth into the field let us lodge in the villages let us arise early in the vineyards the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:283…into the field let us abide in the villages let us rise early to the vineyards let us see if the vine has flourished if the flowers bring forth fruit if the pomegranates have blossomed the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:197…into the field let us lodge in the villages let us rise early to the vineyards let us see if the vine has flourished if the blossom has flowered if the pomegranates have flowered there will… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1735…into the field let us lodge in the villages let us rise early to the vineyards let us see if the vine hath flourished if the sprout hath flourished if the pomegranates have blossomed origen the… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1071…into the field let us lodge in the villages let us rise early to the vineyards let us see if the vine has flowered the blossom has flowered the pomegranates have flowered there i will give… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:727B…The pleasant psaltery with the harp, that is, the new with the old: just as Solomon says in the Canticles: New and old, O my brother, I have kept for thee (Cant. 7. 13). But why did he compare these to the p… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1073…on the canticle of canticles h the mandrakes have given a fragrance and at our gates are all kinds of fruits new and old my nephew i have kept for you h scholia h as if…