Ignatius of Antioch

Name: Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. I — Epistle to the Romans: Shorter and Longer Versions
Author: Ignatius of Antioch

Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. I — Epistle to the Romans… (1885)

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“Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. I — Epistle to the Romans: Shorter and Longer Versions”, published in 1885, is a work by Ignatius of Antioch. It explores elements such as Jesus Christ, wild beasts and world.

Quotes from Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. I — Epistle to the Romans… (Ignatius of Antioch)

Ignatius of Antioch, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. I — Epistle to the Romans… (1885)

“ Permit me to be an imitator of the passion of my God. If any one has Him within himself, let him consider what I desire, and let him have sympathy with me, as knowing how I am straitened.
All the ends of the world, and all the kingdoms of this earth, [46] shall profit me nothing. It is better for me to die for the sake of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth. “For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, but lose his own soul?” I long after the Lord, the Son of the true God and Father, even Jesus Christ. ”

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Ignatius of Antioch, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. I — Epistle to the Romans… (1885)

“ I desire the bread of God, the heavenly bread, the bread of life, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who became afterwards of the seed of David and Abraham; and I desire the drink of God, namely His blood, which is incorruptible love and eternal life.
The prince of this world would fain carry me away, and corrupt my disposition towards God. Let none of you, therefore, who are [in Rome] help him; rather be ye on my side, that is, on the side of God. Do not speak of Jesus Christ, and yet prefer this world to Him. Let not envy find a dwelling-place among you ”

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Ignatius of Antioch, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. I — Epistle to the Romans… (1885)

“ Suffer me to become food for the wild beasts, through whose instrumentality it will be granted me to attain to God. I am the wheat of God, and am ground by the teeth of the wild beasts, that I may be found the pure bread of God. Rather entice the wild beasts, that they may become my tomb, and may leave nothing of my body; so that when I have fallen asleep [in death] , I may not be found troublesome to any one. Then shall I be a true disciple of Jesus Christ, when the world shall not see so much as my body. ”

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Ignatius of Antioch, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. I — Epistle to the Romans… (1885)

“ For if I be truly found [a Christian] , I may also be called one, and be then deemed faithful, when I shall no longer appear to the world. Nothing visible is eternal. [20] “For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.” [21] For our God, Jesus Christ, now that He is with [22] the Father, is all the more revealed [in His glory] . Christianity is not a thing [23] of silence only, but also of [manifest] greatness. ”

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Ignatius of Antioch, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. I — Epistle to the Romans… (1885)

“ Pardon me, brethren: do not hinder me in attaining to life; for Jesus is the life of believers. Do not wish to keep me in a state of death, [47] for life without Christ is death. While I desire to belong to God, do not ye give me over to the world. ”

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Ignatius of Antioch, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. I — Epistle to the Romans… (1885)

“ Let fire and the cross; let the crowds of wild beasts; let tearings, [36] breakings, and dislocations of bones; let cutting off of members; let shatterings of the whole body; and let all the dreadful [37] torments of the devil come upon me: only let me attain to Jesus Christ.
From Syria even unto Rome I fight with beasts, [38] both by land and sea, both by night and day, being bound to ten leopards, I mean a band of soldiers, who, even when they receive benefits, [39] show themselves all the worse. ”

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Ignatius of Antioch, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. I — Epistle to the Romans… (1885)

“ Let not envy find a dwelling-place among you; nor even should I, when present with you, exhort you to it, be ye persuaded to listen to me, but rather give credit to those things which I now write to you. For though I am alive while I write to you, yet I am eager to die. ”

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Ignatius of Antioch, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. I — Epistle to the Romans… (1885)

“ This quotation is not found in the old Latin version of the shorter recension. ↑ Or, “in.” ↑ Literally, “work.” ↑ 2 Cor. iv. 18. This quotation is not found in the old Latin version of the shorter recension. ↑ Literally, “work.” ↑ The meaning is here doubtful. ↑ John xv. 19. ↑ i.e., by the teeth of the wild beasts. ↑ “Free,” probably from human infirmity. ↑ i.e., by the teeth of the wild beasts. ↑ “Free,” probably from human infirmity. ↑ Comp. 1 Cor. xv. 32, where the word is also used figuratively. ↑ Probably the soldiers received gifts from the Christians, to treat Ignatius with kindness. ”

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