Library of Fathers of the Holy Catholic Church (Classic Reprint): Anterior to the Division of the East and West: Anterior to the Division of the East and West (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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A passage on the Holy Sacraments at the end of Horn vi on Colossians, one on Prayers for the departed in H om. 111. On Philippians, and one in which he urges persons at enmity to immediate reconciliation, Hom. Vi. On 1 Thessalonians, as well as that in Hom. Iii. In Colossians, on unworthiness of Ministers, and several hints that occur about the order of Divine service, are well worthy of remark.

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The present Volume completes the commentaries of S. Chrysostom on the shorter Epistles of S. Paul. It consists entirely of Homilies delivered at Constantinople, and one may perhaps remark some indications of a more matured and severer character than in earlier works. He refers several times to his responsibility as presiding in-the Church, and sometimes threatens discipline as in that capacity, and from this it is that the date of the Homilies is chiefly to be gathered. The end of Horn. ix. on the Philippians, especially p. 113. is sufficient for those Homilies. The close of Horn. iii. on Colossians, pp. 221 - 3, is still more express for them. Horn. viii. on 1 Thessalonians, p. 425, and Horn. iv. on 2 Thessalonians, p. 501,2, are to the like purpose.

Horn. viii. on 1 Thessalonians, seems also to be that which is referred to in Horn. iii. on Ep.to Philemon,Tr. p. 361. as it contains a promise to discuss at some future time the subject there taken up.

Phil. ii. 6. and Col. i. 15. &c. give rise to doctrinal discussions. The readiness in argument, which they suppose in hearers, is greater than one would expect. Horn. v. on Colossians goes farther into the system of typical interpretation than is usual with S. Chrysostom; though the system is in fact acknowledged by him frequently, as in the passage on marriage, which closes the Homilies on the Colossians, and which, though scarcely admissible in modern taste, is one of great value, and of a saintly purity.

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