Anf-01 ix.vii.xxiii Pg 7
Rom. xii. 16.
that we should neither be ensnared with riches, nor mundane glory, nor present fancy, but should know that we must “worship the Lord thy God, and serve Him alone,” and give no heed to him who falsely promised things not his own, when he said, “All these will I give thee, if, falling down, thou wilt worship me.” For he himself confesses that to adore him, and to do his will, is to fall from the glory of God. And in what thing either pleasant or good can that man who has fallen participate? Or what else can such a person hope for or expect, except death? For death is next neighbour to him who has fallen. Hence also it follows that he will not give what he has promised. For how can he make grants to him who has fallen? Moreover, since God rules over men and him too, and without the will of our Father in heaven not even a sparrow falls to the ground,4645 4645
Anf-03 v.iv.vi.xiv Pg 45
Rom. xii. 16.
For against such a disposition Isaiah pronounces a woe.5880 5880
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, Chapter 12
VERSE (16) - Ro 15:5; 6:2 2Ch 30:12 Jer 32:39 Ac 4:32 1Co 1:10 Php 1:27; 2:2,3
