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... passions are firmly separated from the actual essence of the soul ; further, the " coats of skins " of fallen humanity, as symbolizing the wrong use of the passions, take the place of the " sea-weed " on the statue of Glaucus. The grasp ...
... passions are firmly separated from the actual essence of the soul ; further, the " coats of skins " of fallen humanity, as symbolizing the wrong use of the passions, take the place of the " sea-weed " on the statue of Glaucus. The grasp ...
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... passion of course is engendered a man who is a sinner and subject to passion : sin being in a manner born with him, and growing with his growth, and not dying with it' And yet he says elsewhere, "An infant who is just born is not ...
... passion of course is engendered a man who is a sinner and subject to passion : sin being in a manner born with him, and growing with his growth, and not dying with it' And yet he says elsewhere, "An infant who is just born is not ...
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... Passion indeed seems to Gregory of Nyssa himself one of the essential elements of the human soul. He borrows from the naturalists many principles of distinction between classes of souls and lives ; he insists incessantly on the intimate ...
... Passion indeed seems to Gregory of Nyssa himself one of the essential elements of the human soul. He borrows from the naturalists many principles of distinction between classes of souls and lives ; he insists incessantly on the intimate ...
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... passion of fear is shown. If he were detected in no other lie but this, it alone would be sufficient to reveal his bent. For who does not know how, during the time when the Emperor Valens was roused against the churches of the Lord ...
... passion of fear is shown. If he were detected in no other lie but this, it alone would be sufficient to reveal his bent. For who does not know how, during the time when the Emperor Valens was roused against the churches of the Lord ...
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Contents
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Books TilIX Translation with Notes by Rev H A Wilson | 135 |
Books XXII Rev H C Ogles translation revised with Notes by Rev H | 220 |
On the Holy Spirit against Mscedonius A Fragment Translation with Notes | 326 |
On Not three Gods Translation with Notes by Rev H A Wilson 386 331 337 | 386 |
The Great Catechism | 471 |
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