Where the Fathers quote Song of Songs 8

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George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:677…the chamber of her who conceived me i will give you a drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranates clearly i will take you who grant me divinization while longing for your splendor… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1073…into the chamber of her that conceived me i will give you to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranates h scholia h the prophet having described the incarnation of the savior in… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:39…say what is written in the same book his left hand is under my head and his right hand shall embrace me but the voice of the bride praying must be heard first cap vers let… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:161…of vices a full faith extinguishes them all verse his left hand under my head and his right hand shall embrace me this d is indeed a description of an amatory… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:829…with apples for i am wounded by love his left hand is under my head and his right hand shall embrace me d i adjure you o daughters of jerusalem by the powers and by the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:89…he wounds the souls that are struck ver his left hand is under my head and his right hand will embrace me d we must beware lest again upon hearing of left and right we fall… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:93…and he wounds the souls that are struck his left hand is under my head and his right hand shall embrace me but let us not again fall into fleshly opinions by hearing of left and… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:201…converses with the young maidens and says vers his left hand is under my head and his right hand shall embrace me d i am superior to the threats of punishment and from your right hand… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1587…the shaft toward itself she says therefore ver his left hand is under my head and his right hand shall embrace me cyril the left hand is called the law the right hand the gospel or… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1739…which he drinks through the believers b vers his left hand is under my head and his right hand will embrace me cyril either he speaks of the burial which joseph and nicodemus bestowed upon him… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:511…bride in the song of songs rightly sings his left hand is under my head and his right hand shall embrace me this is to say the law indeed helps the intellect only of certain wise… Joseph the Hymnographer c. 816–886PG 105:1383D…nfers the being of human nature; this by which [he confers] the supernatural being of grace: His left hand under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me. (Cant. viii, 3.) The left in respect to natural goods,… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:577…perfection by the holy angels hence she says his left hand shall be under my head and his right hand shall embrace me namely the threats of punishments as befalling those on the left under what… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:579…as you shall find in sequence these are his left hand is under my head and his right hand shall embrace me b the power of these songs follows custom for behold the arrow becomes such… Maximus Planudes c. 1255–c. 1305PG 147:1147…divine touch whence the bride says concerning the bridegroom his left hand under my head and his right hand shall embrace me but all these things are not in god in different parts of a body… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1017…most holy spirit upon me h canticle h his left hand is under my head and his right hand shall embrace me h scholia h very clearly does the prophet foretell in these words too him… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1075…the presence of your sweet fragrance song b his left hand is under my head and his right hand will embrace me scholia a repetition as is customary for singers in many places to perform in… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:63…ejus sub capite meo et dextera illius amplexabitur me his left hand under my head and his right hand shall embrace me the left hand as i think signifies the present life the right hand the… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:141…pomegranate consists of many seeds h ccxxv vers his left hand is under my head and his right hand shall embrace me h i consider the left hand of the bridegroom to be the present age… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:285…him descending from the high contemplation she embraced him vers i adjure you o daughters of jerusalem that ye stir not up nor make the beloved to awake until she please she has adjured them a… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:885…the field if you should awaken and arouse love until it wishes who is this that cometh up from the desert as trunks of smoke perfumed with myrrh and frankincense from all the powders of the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:117…from the embrace of the bridegroom the divine powers being amazed say who is this that cometh up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke perfumed with myrrh and frankincense with all the powders of the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1771…of prudence and justice awakened you to desire for me c for there thy mother brought thee forth there she travailed that brought thee forth clearly in the attachment to earthly things your first mother eve… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:679…and by my words toward a longing for me for indeed c there thy mother brought thee forth there she brought thee forth who bore thee that is to say in the attachment to material things… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1029…ante dictum est qu per h c significentur h canticle h a who is this that cometh up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke perfumed with myrrh and frankincense with all powders of the merchant… OrigenesPG 16:1605…desert another coming up from the wilderness leaning the sixth resting d i raised thee up under the apple tree there she travailed with thee set me another kindle me that love is strong as death… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:143…should also be signified through the single form of the apple ccxxix there thy mother brought thee forth there she brought thee forth who bare thee for in speaking of the passion of the cross he… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:285…these things namely stir up and cause to awake easily b vers set me as a seal upon thy heart as a seal upon thy arm for love is strong as death jealousy is hard as… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:459D…will he settle enmity for any price, nor will he be reconciled by many gifts" (Prov. 6:34-35). And again: "Love is strong as death, jealousy is hard as hell" (Cant. 8:6). VII. Quot adversa tulerit Abraham.… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:573…this storm possesses his soul with more tyranny than any good or painful thing. Having considered these things, Solomon said: "Jealousy is cruel as the grave" (Cant. 8:6); and again, "For the anger of a man is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:297C…lousy; he will not spare in the day of judgment, nor will he exchange the enmity for many gifts" (Prov. 6: 34-35); and again: "Jealousy is cruel as the grave" (Cant. 8: 6). 5. We see many who have been driven… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:43B…aid: For the jealousy of a man is the fury of his heart; he will not spare in the day of judgment (Prov. 6:34); and, Jealousy is as cruel as the grave (Cant. 8:6). And we ourselves know many who would… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:1009D…said: The fury of her husband is full of zeal: he will not spare in the day of vengeance (Prov. 6:34). And again the same: Hard, he says, is jealousy as hell (Cant. 8:6). And we indeed know most men who would… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:203…mentions the birth after these things he exhorts her saying c vers set me as a seal upon your heart as a seal upon your arm for love is strong as death jealousy is hard as… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1217…t’s words, because he adds, withered, unharvested, before it produces fruit), I, 148. Ps. 143 (144) initial, 1565. On Ps. 145 (146 initial), II, 156. Cant. 8, 6, 230. Isa. 6, 21 (πάταχρα instead of πάτρια), 266. Isa. 14,… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1741…forth the church with the blood and water flowing from it vers set me as a seal upon thine heart as a seal upon thine arm for love is strong as death jealousy is hard as… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1771…if therefore you wish to remain free from such an attachment vers set me as a seal upon thy heart as a seal upon thine arm that is remain in me the archetype keeping in your… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1773…keeping the affection and force of your intellect inaccessible to terrestrial pursuits for love is strong as death jealousy is hard as the underworld clearly if you persevere in love and in the zeal arising from… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:411C…h and drinketh. » Prov. xxviii, 22 — « A man that maketh haste to be rich is an envious man, and he knoweth not that a merciful man shall take hold of him. » Cant. viii, 6 — « Hard as hell is emulation. »… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:679…to pass therefore if you wish to be free from these perturbations set me as a seal upon thy heart as a seal upon thine arm that is to say remain in me the archetype keeping… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1075…the apple tree i awakened you there your mother brought you forth set me as a seal upon your heart as a seal upon your arm for love is strong as death jealousy is hard as… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1077…thy mother brought thee forth for the selfsame reason to be sure set me as a seal upon thy heart that is to say mayest thou so act that thou keepest me in an indelible manner… Daniel Heinsius 1580-1655PG 43:1125…of whom he treats here in the last chapter of the canticles set me as a seal upon your heart as a seal upon your arm which no one interprets better than haggai who when he… OrigenesPG 16:1603…i awakened thee there thou wast conceived place me as a seal for love is strong as death its coals are coals of fire if a man should give all the substance of his house latin… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:143…spirit who is of the godhead therefore he clearly adds ccxxx vers set me as a seal upon thy heart as a seal upon thy arm b he speaks of the seal and sign of the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:207…is stronger deservedly therefore the bridegroom says many waters cannot quench charity neither can the floods drown it if a man would give all the substance of his house for charity it would utterly be contemned… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1195A…Cant. viii, 7. — « Many waters shall not be able to q… OrigenesPG 16:1287…ges VIII, 26. V. 11. "etc." Drusius. Ibid. A., "innocent." Drusius. Aquila is accustomed to translate the word naqi thus. V. 13. A., O., "substance." So also Cant. VIII, 7, "wealth." Drusius. Ibid. The Roman edi… OrigenesPG 16:1603…as death its coals are coals of fire if a man should give all the substance of his house latin vulgate who will grant me thee as my brother that i may find thee outside and… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:111…offscouring of all things unto this day vers our sister is little and she hath no breasts what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for if she be… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:207…offscouring of all things even until now vers our sister is little and she hath no breasts what shall we do for our sister in the day when the word shall be spoken to her if… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1745…nourish others origenis that the soul of a man is small etc what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken of if it is a wall let us build… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1775…the bridegroom like breasts by which she might enjoy her salvation and what shall we do for our sister in the day when speech shall be made to her that is what shall we do for… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:681…providence that extends over all things our little sister and she has no breasts what shall we do for our sister in the day that she is spoken for if she is a wall we will… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:683…as breasts so that she might derive her salvation from them and what shall we do for our sister in the day when the word shall be spoken in her that is what shall we perform… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1079…him with contempt a cant our sister is little and she has no breasts what shall we do for our sister in the day when there shall be speech to her if she is a wall… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:111…for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for if she be a wall we will build upon her bulwarks of silver if she be a door we will design upon her a… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:207…sister in the day when the word shall be spoken to her if she be a wall we will build upon it bulwarks of silver if she be a door we will join it with boards… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:681…sister in the day that she is spoken for if she is a wall we will build upon her silver battlements and if she is a door we will carve upon her a cedar board h… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:683…when she will receive your proclamation according to faith if she is a wall we will build upon her battlements of silver and if she is a door we will frame upon her a board of… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:209…answers relying on the magnificence and resources of the bridegroom b verse i am a wall and my breasts are like towers i was in his eyes as one finding peace for he knew me beforehand… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1747…patriarchs and let us fortify it with the ramparts of towers vers i am a wall and my breasts like towers i was in their eyes as one finding peace you indeed think that i have… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1775…wall making a response to both she says as if demonstratively ver i am a wall and my breasts are as a tower clearly i am a wall being from israel as one built up in… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:683…she makes her answer to both these things saying as if showingly i am a wall and my breasts are as towers truly i am a multitude formed from the israelites as being built up by… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1079…of divine reasons which no adulterous or spurious dogmas consume d cant i am a wall and my breasts are towers i was in his eyes as one finding peace scholia this is the conclusion closing… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:149…being urged with accusation before her own bridegroom and says ccxl ver i am a wall and my breasts are as towers i am she says the stability of faith and my breasts are towers which… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1159A…neyard belonged to the Peaceful; in it were those who have peoples. He delivered it to keepers, that a man might bring a thousand silver pieces for its fruit" (Cant. VIII, 11). What man (for not all can offer this… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:151…gave the vineyard to those who keep it ccxliv a man shall bring a thousand pieces of silver in its fruit for every wise teacher and intelligent listener in the church shall bring a thousand pieces… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:285…for these things say after the prophets and the righteous spirits vers thou that dwellest in the gardens the friends hearken make me to hear thy voice flee my beloved and be thou like to a… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1751…but that they received rewards greater than what they had contributed vers thou that dwellest in the gardens the friends hearken to thy voice make me hear it flee my beloved and be thou like to… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:685…is indeed the fruit of our church which pertains to the bridegroom thou that dwellest in the gardens the companions hearken to thy voice cause me to hear it flee my beloved and be thou like… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:55…skipping over the hills vers my kinsman is like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of bethel these two animals are mentioned quite frequently in the scriptures and so that you may wonder… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:171…leaping unto eternal life verse my kinsman is like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of bethel that a roe or a hart is numbered among the clean animals is indicated clearly from… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:267…last hour b turn be like my beloved to a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of bether the former things the bride said to the maidens but these things now to the bridegroom… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:285…the gardens the friends hearken make me to hear thy voice flee my beloved and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices the bride saw the bridegroom… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:857…mountains bounding over the hills my kinsman is like a gazelle or a young hart upon the mountains of bethel behold he stands behind our wall looking through the windows peering through the lattice my kinsman… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:883…possible saying return quickly o my kinsman be like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of the clefts see o roe you who behold the thoughts of men you who read the reasonings… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:213…thus b ver flee my beloved and be like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of spices for by calling the righteous to your kingdom which was prepared for them from the foundation… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1595…the time of pruning verse my kinsman is like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of bethel gregory by this he signifies the sharpness of sight and the perspicacity of him who looks… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1751…gardens the friends hearken to thy voice make me hear it flee my beloved and be thou like to a hart or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices a nili this is the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1779…on vers flee my little brother and be like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of spices for by calling the just to your kingdom prepared for them from the foundation of the… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:583…a my beloved is like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of bethel h three fathers h this is nearly similar to what was said before for from thence… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:595…shadows are inclined turn back be like my kinsman to a gazelle or to a young hart upon the mountains of the ravines c o most beautiful shepherd of the rational sheep says the bride to… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:685…the companions hearken to thy voice cause me to hear it flee my beloved and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices c she speaks these things… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1025…canticle h b return be like my brother to the roe or a young hart upon the mountains of hollows h scholia h as if saying show thy own presence and be like a roe that… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:65…all the earth xlix ver my beloved is like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of bethel the roe is a sharp sighted animal wherefore it is significantly called a roe and a… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:151…his voice ccxlix flee my kinsman and be like a gazelle or a young hart upon the mountains of d the valleys… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:153…therefore the phrase flee my kinsman and be like a gazelle or a young hart upon the mountains of the valleys i believe means that everyone who hears should flee from sin according to what is… AnonymousPG 106:1423…rayer. 994 CLXVIII. — Canticle VI. Jonah cried out from the fish. 996 CLXIX. — Canticle VII. The hymn of the three youths in the furnace. 997 CLXX. — Canticle VIII. 1000 CLXXI. — Canticle IX. The canticle of the Virgin Mother of… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1217C…s with the words of Theodoret, since he adds, tēron aotoichon, me prin blastēsai karpon), I, 148. Ps. 143 (144) init., 1565. On Ps. 145 (146) init., II, 156. Cant. 8, 1218 6, 230. Isa. 6, 21 (patachra for pa…