The three books of Theophilus to Autolycus on the Christian religion, tr., with notes, by W.B. Flower |
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abominable accused Adam adultery Ægyptus ancient ARNOBIUS asserting atheism Autolycus Bacchus beasts begat believe Benedictine Benedictine editor blessed born called CHRIST Christians chro cities commanded confess created creation creature Cronus Cyrus death deluge demons Deucalion Divine doctrine earth Egypt Egyptians Epicurus EUSEBIUS evil eyes faith FATHER flesh foretold Græc Greeks hath heathen heaven Hebrews Hesiod Holy Scripture Homer honour immortal Irenæus Jews Jupiter JUSTIN MARTYR king LACTANTIUS light live LORD Manetho manner matter mention MINUTIUS FELIX months Moreover mortal Moses opinions Paradise philosophers Plato poets prophecy prophets punished Pythagoras refers regards reigned Resurrection righteous says seed son of Noah soul spake TATIAN taught teach Tertullian Theophilus Thestius things thou shalt tree Trojan war truth unbegotten uncreated unto whilst wicked wife wisdom Wolf words worship writings καὶ τοῦ
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Page 47 - And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone ; I will make him an help meet for him.
Page 49 - And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it ; cursed is the ground for thy sake ; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life ; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee ; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field...
Page 35 - And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat.
Page 70 - He hath made the earth by His power, He hath established the world by His wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by His discretion.
Page 33 - And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Page 48 - And the Lord God said unto the serpent, "Because thou hast done this, Thou art cursed above all cattle, And above every beast of the field; Upon thy belly shalt thou go, And dust shalt thou eat All the days of thy life: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed] It shall bruise thy head, And thou shalt bruise his heel.
Page 48 - And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her ; and he did eat.
Page 35 - Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
Page 91 - Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Page 47 - And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.