Anf-03 v.iv.iii.xvii Pg 4
Matt. v. 45. T. predicts this (by the word pluentem) strictly of the “goodness” of God, the quam.
—a bounty which no other god at all exercises. It is true that Marcion has been bold enough to erase from the gospel this testimony of Christ to the Creator; but yet the world itself is inscribed with the goodness of its Maker, and the inscription is read by each man’s conscience. Nay, this very long-suffering of the Creator will tend to the condemnation of Marcion; that patience, (I mean,) which waits for the sinner’s repentance rather than his death, which prefers mercy to sacrifice,2900 2900
Anf-03 iv.xi.xlvii Pg 4
Matt. v. 45.
It was, indeed by an inspiration from God that Nebuchadnezzar dreamt his dreams;1775 1775
Anf-03 v.iv.v.xxxvi Pg 13
Matt. v. 45.
sustaining and nourishing and assisting even Marcionites themselves! When afterwards “a certain man asked him, ‘Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?’” (Jesus) inquired whether he knew (that is, in other words, whether he kept) the commandments of the Creator, in order to testify4928 4928 Ad contestandum.
that it was by the Creator’s precepts that eternal life is acquired.4929 4929
Anf-03 v.viii.xxvi Pg 10
Matt. v. 45.
Happy, no doubt, is faith, if it is to obtain gifts which the enemies of God and Christ not only use, but even abuse, “worshipping the creature itself in opposition to the Creator!”7469 7469
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, Chapter 6
VERSE (33) - 1Ki 3:11-13; 17:13 2Ch 1:7-12; 31:20,21 Pr 2:1-9; 3:9,10