Church. Let the water be gathered, it was said, from every valley, and there was formed a spiritual Congregation and one people: from the conflux of heretics and Gentiles, the Church was filled.”—Hexaëm. L. III. c. i. T. 1. p. 33 “ The Lord said to Moses, the place whereon thou standest is holy ground, (Exod. III.) and, stand thou here with me, (Deut. v.) that is, thou standest with me, if thou standest in the Church. That is the holy place, that is the land fruitful in holiness, and rich in harvests of virtue.—Stand, therefore, in the Church; stand where I have appeared to thee; there I am with thee: where the Church is, there is the most secure port for thy mind.” Epist. Lib. III. T. iv. p. 119.
ST. JEROM,[1] L.C.-" The Church, to which you should adhere, is that, which, having been founded by the Apostles, continues to the present day."(d) Adv. Lucif. T. iv. Pars. 2, p. 306. Edit. Bened. Parisiis, 1693.
ST. CHRYSOSTOM, G.C.[2]—He has left us a homily, in which he expressly inculcates the respect and submission due to the Church,“ whose greatness, he says, is such, that
- ↑ He was the most eloquent, the most learned, and the most accomplished scholar of an age, which, in every branch of science, could boast of its great men. His life, which began in 329, was protracted to 420, a space filled by him in various offices, in travelling, in retirement, and in unceasing application. His works are numerous, and marked by a peculiar elegance of style. He never rose above the order of priesthood.
- ↑ He was Bishop of Constantinople, and styled Chrysostom from the golden stream of eloquence with which he spoke. His works are numerous, as there is hardly any subject, connected with religion, that he has not illustrated. His Expositions of Scripture are peculiarly valuable. He died in the beginning of the fifth century, about the year 407.
