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2Wis 14:2
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:47A…shall be moved, and its waves shall roar, and they shall not overpass it. Who gave a sound in the sea, and quieted its waves; the Lord Almighty is his name.» Sap. XIV, 2-5. — «That a ship might carry merchandise… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:233B…gs that are, O Lord, who love souls. For your holy spirit is in all things.” Sap. VI, 8. — “God made both small and great; and He has an equal care for all.” Sap. XIV, 2-6. — “Men made a ship for the sake of the…
5Wis 14:5
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:91C…pon the waters. On account of this, Scripture also, marveling at the eminent wisdom of God, says: Who gave a way in the sea, and a path in the violent water (Sap. XIV, 5). What human reason can discern these t…
6Wis 14:6
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:571D…truction of those being taught, so that they may escape the incursion of the giants. For giants, as a rule, are understood in a negative sense (Gen. VI, 4; Sap. XIV, 6). Perhaps, however, the Psalm names the…
7Wis 14:7
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:693…f his feet, for he is holy (Ps. xcviii, 5). Let the most wise Solomon also sing in unison: Blessed is the wood through which salvation is realized (Sap. xiv, 7). Therefore, today the Church is seen as paradise, bringing…
8Wis 14:8
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1277C…gods the works of the hands of men, gold and silver, the inventions of art, and representations of animals, or an useless stone, the work of an ancient hand.› Sap. XIV, 8-10. — ‹But that which is made by hands is…
12Wis 14:12
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:69C…pted by shameful and licentious conduct, as is confirmed by that divine oracle of ours which says: “The beginning of fornication is the seeking for idols” (Sap. xiv, 12). The polytheistic error of all the nat…
15Wis 14:15
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1103…Greek index, unless it be in Proverbs X, 7, ⟦Greek: στόμα δὲ ἀσεβῶν καλύπτει πένθος ἄφρων⟧, "but the mouth of the ungodly covers untimely grief." And Wisdom XIV, 15, ⟦Greek: ἀώρῳ γὰρ πένθει τρυγόμενος πατὴρ⟧, "for the father…
16Wis 14:16
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:987A…inward man: but I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin, which is in my members. Sap. xiv, 16. — An ungodly custom grown strong in ti… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:331C…vine things by those who are endowed with the love of the Lord God, does not readily and promptly give an answer concerning God. TIT. IV. — Of custom. Sap. XIV, 16. — "An ungodly custom grown strong in t…
22Wis 14:22
Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:957A…e cannot exist except in good things, and of good things; but the peace that belongs to evil things is an apparent, and not a true, peace. Whence it is said in Sapient. xiv, 22: Living in a great war of ignorance, t…
30Wis 14:30
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:891A…. — But above all things, my brethren, swear not; neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor any other oath. But let your speech be, "Yea, yea," and "Nay, nay." Sap. xiv, 30. — They swore unjustly in deceit, havin…