Where the Fathers quote Wisdom 6

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Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:741C…ords: And in those things which prepare an approach to the Scriptures, he understands divine Scripture, as Saint Maximus says; whence is taken that [text] of Sap. vi, 2: I became a lover of her beauty. From… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1551A…shepherd. The shepherds fed themselves, and did not feed my sheep. Therefore, behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand." Sap. vi, 2 sqq. ― "Learn, you that are judges of t… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:369B…d sovereignty by the Most High; who will examine your works, and search out your thoughts; because, being ministers of his kingdom, you did not judge rightly (Sap. VI, 5, 6). HER. Even if the divine Basil sai… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1399A…me to my people for a handful of barley and for fragments of bread, to kill the souls that should not die, and to keep alive the souls that should not live." Sap. vi, 6. — "A harsh judgment shall be for those… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1503A…lace" (Eccl. X, 4). Indeed, the consent to these things is to be compared to secular fornication; for Scripture says: "The mighty shall be mightily tormented" (Sap. VI, 7). Great, therefore, is the struggle aga… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1079A…esieged, but to decline or avoid. A little later, having struck out the words of the Vulgate, we have added a literal interpretation from the Basilian edition, Sap. VI, 7. Col. 219 A 2. For this reason and th… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:169D…tation. Above, ep. 39, 68, 71, 226, 270, 314. 367. On the trophy of the cross of Christ and divine vengeance. “The powerful shall powerfully suffer torments.” Sapient. 6:7, 27. 368. “Depart from evil and do good… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1321C…superior rank, up to him who is invested with the diadem, for whom the judgment will be intolerable. “For the mighty,” he says, “shall be mightily tormented” (Sap. vi, 7). And, “Judgment is most severe for tho… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:65A…in all respects, but we must use the unguent as a remedy and an aid. TIT. VII. — Concerning equality; and that all are of the same rank before God. Sap. vi, 8. — “He made both small and great, and h… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:85B…nder to each according to his works.” (Prov. XXIV, 12) “The Lord of all shall not shrink from any person, nor will He stand in awe of anyone’s greatness.” (Sap. VI, 8) — “From the Lord all things are just.”… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:233B…t would have been preserved, had it not been called by you? But you spare all things 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… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1349B…n all, because You can do all things.› Sap. xii, 16. — ‹Your power is the beginning of justice, and because You are Lord of all, it makes You spare all.› Sap. vi, 9; xvi, 15. — ‹A hard judgment shall be e… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1537B…wn soul.” Ezech. xliv, 21, 30. — “No priest shall drink wine when he enters into the inner court. It shall be for the priests from of all your first-fruits.” Sap. vi, 11. — “Those who have kept holy things hol… Gregory III Mammas, Patriarch of Constantinople c. 1400-1459PG 160:113C…herefore, that which— 1 Matt. vii, 7; Matt. vii, 8. 2 Ps. xxx, 24. 3 (Not expressly cited in the margin, but referred to in the text). 4 Prov. i, 13 (v. 28); Sap. vi, 13.… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:249…t it is taken from Scripture: rather, he makes the words of Wisdom so much his own that he conveys partly the sense and partly the very words. For in Wisdom 6:18-19, which passage Irenaeus had before his eyes, it does not re… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:331B…and that they ought always to be ready to assist others. Sap. VII, 13. — "I learned without guile, and I impart without envy. I do not hide her riches." Sap. VI, 21. — "A multitude of the wise is the salv… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1203B…everyone with his neighbor; speak truth and peace, says the Lord Almighty.” III Esdr. IV, 39. — “There is no receiving of persons in the presence of truth.” Sap. VI, 24. — “I will not pass by truth, nor will… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1289A…shall reign, and he shall be wise, and shall perform judgment and justice upon the earth. In his days the people shall be saved, and shall dwell confidently.› Sap. VI, 26. — ‹A wise king is the stability of a p…