Philip Schaff

Name: Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VIII, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs — The Testament of Naphtali Concerning Natural Goodness
Author: Philip Schaff

Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VIII, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs… (1885)

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“Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VIII, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs — The Testament of Naphtali Concerning Natural Goodness”, published in 1885, is a work by Philip Schaff. It explores elements such as Levi, Judah and Gentiles.

Quotes from Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VIII, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs… (Philip Schaff)

Philip Schaff, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VIII, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs… (1885)

“ Be ye not therefore eager to corrupt your doings through excess, or with empty words to deceive your souls; because if ye keep silence in purity of heart, ye shall be able to hold fast the will of God, and to cast away the will of the devil. Sun and moon and stars change not their order ”

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Philip Schaff, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VIII, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs… (1885)

“ And behold Isaac, the father of my father, saith to us, Run and lay hold of them, each one according to his strength; and he that seizeth them, his shall be the sun and the moon. And we all of us ran together, and Levi laid hold of the sun, and Judah outstripped the others and seized the moon, and they were both of them lifted up with them. And when Levi became as a sun, a certain young man gave to him twelve branches of palm; and Judah was bright as the moon, and under his feet were twelve rays. ”

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Philip Schaff, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VIII, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs… (1885)

“ So then, my children, be ye orderly unto good things in the fear of God, and do nothing disorderly in scorn or out of its due season. For if thou bid the eye to hear, it cannot; so neither in darkness can ye do the works of light. ”

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Philip Schaff, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VIII, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs… (1885)

“ For through Judah shall salvation arise unto Israel, and in Him shall Jacob be blessed. For through his tribe shall God be seen dwelling among men on the earth, to save the race of Israel, and He shall gather together the righteous from the Gentiles. If ye work that which is good, my children, both men and angels will bless you; and God will be glorified through you among the Gentiles, and the devil will flee from you, and the wild beasts will fear you, and the angels will cleave to you. For as if a man rear up a child well, he hath a kindly remembrance thereof ”

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Philip Schaff, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VIII, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs… (1885)

“ And as there is a division between light and darkness, between seeing and hearing, so also is there a division between man and man, and between woman and woman; neither is it to be said that there is any superiority in anything, either of the face or of other like things. ”

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Philip Schaff, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VIII, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs… (1885)

“ Now my mother was Bilhah, daughter of Rotheus the brother of Deborah, Rebecca’s nurse, and she was born on one and the self-same day with Rachel. And Rotheus was of the family of Abraham, a Chaldean, fearing God, free-born and noble ”

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Philip Schaff, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VIII, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs… (1885)

“ And Levi and Judah ran, and laid hold each of the other. And, lo, a bull upon the earth, having two great horns, and an eagle’s wings upon his back; and we wished to seize him, but could not. For Joseph outstripped us, and took him, and ascended up with him on high. And I saw, for I was there, and behold a holy writing appeared to us saying: Assyrians, Medes, Persians, Elamites, Gelachæans, Chaldeans, Syrians, shall possess in captivity the twelve tribes of Israel.
6. And again, after seven months, I saw our father Jacob standing by the sea of Jamnia, and we his sons were with him. ”

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Philip Schaff, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VIII, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs… (1885)

“ And as the potter knoweth the use of each vessel, whereto it sufficeth, so also doth the Lord know the body, how far it is capable for goodness, and when it beginneth in evil; for there is no created thing and no thought which the Lord knoweth not, for He created every man after His own image. As man’s strength, so also is his work ”

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Philip Schaff, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VIII, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs… (1885)

“ And it shall be, after that they shall come into the land of their fathers, they will again forget the Lord and deal wickedly; and the Lord shall scatter them upon the face of all the earth, until the compassion of the Lord shall come, a Man working righteousness and showing mercy unto all them that are afar off, and them that are near. ”

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