Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III He saw therefore, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in to him, and saying, Thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. Wherefore send to Simon, who is called Peter."[189]... [ Continue Reading ]
Cyprian Treatise IV On the Lord's Prayer To this man, when he prayed about the ninth hour, appeared an angel bearing testimony to his labours, and saying, "Cornelius, thy prayers and thine alms are gone up in remembrance before God."[91]... [ Continue Reading ]
The Gospel of the Nativity of Mary And when he was disturbed at his appearance, the angel who had appeared to him restrained his fear, saying: Fear not, Joachim, nor be disturbed by my appearance; for I am the angel of the Lord, sent by Him to thee to tell thee that thy prayers have been heard, and... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian On Prayer , for prayer's sake "at the sixth hour."[169] Tertullian On Fasting had, for the sake of taking food, gone up first on the roof to pray;[77] Origen Against Celsus Book II And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call thou not common.... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book II And Peter said, Not so, Lord, for I have never eaten what is common or unclean. And the voice came again to him the second time, What God hath cleansed, call not thou common."[47]... [ Continue Reading ]
Gospel of Nicodemus I The Acts of Pilate And at midnight, as I was standing and praying, the room where you locked me in was hung up by the four corners, and I saw a light like lightning into my eyes.[50]... [ Continue Reading ]
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VI But as I doubted what this vision should mean, the Spirit said to me, Behold, men seek thee; but rise up, and go thy way with them, nothing doubting, for I have sent them.[60]... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian Of Patience When, then, on being cursed, I smite (with my tongue,) how shall I be found to have followed the doctrine of the Lord, in which it has been delivered that "a man is defiled,[91] Origen Against Celsus Book V And these distinctions were signs of certain things until the adven... [ Continue Reading ]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III But when Peter saw the vision, in which the voice from heaven said to him, "What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common,"[190] Novation On the Jewish Meats But the law which followed subsequently ordained[12] Arnobius Against the Heathen Book VII sucklin... [ Continue Reading ]
Cyprian Treatise IX On the Advantage of Patience and says: "See thou do it not; for I am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren. Worship Jesus the Lord."[57]... [ Continue Reading ]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III For even Peter, although he had been sent to instruct them, and had been constrained by a vision to that effect, spake nevertheless with not a little hesitation, saying to them: "Ye know how it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company with, or... [ Continue Reading ]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III this happened [to teach him] that the God who had, through the law, distinguished between clean and unclean, was He who had purified the Gentiles through the blood of His Son-He whom also Cornelius worshipped; to whom Peter, coming in, said, "Of a truth I perceive... [ Continue Reading ]
Hippolytus Dogmatical and Historical Fragments And that He was sent Peter testifies, when he says to the centurion Cornelius: "God sent His Word unto the children of Israel by the preaching of Jesus Christ. This is the God who is Lord of all."[256]... [ Continue Reading ]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III To Him give all the prophets witness, that, through His name, every one that believeth in Him does receive remission of sins."[192]... [ Continue Reading ]
Origen Against Celsus Book VIII see demons warring and fighting most keenly against the salvation of those who devote themselves to God, and despise the hostility of demons; they see them savage in their hatred of the man who refuses to serve them with the blood and fumes of sacrifices, but rather... [ Continue Reading ]
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book V and we preached both to Jews and Gentiles, that He is the Christ of God, who is "determined by Him to be the Judge, of quick and dead."[163]... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian On Fasting had been heard,[65] A Treatise on Re-Baptism by an Anonymous Writer Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ."[12]... [ Continue Reading ]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III And therefore did he exclaim, "Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? "[218] Cyprian Epistle LXXI t in the warmth of their faith, and believing in the Lord with their whole heart; and when, fi... [ Continue Reading ]