Wisdom 11:17

Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, A Treatise on Faith and the Creed Chapter 2

  “…themselves, that is to say, the universe and all things which are in it, according as it is written, “Thou who didst make the world out of matter unseen,” or also “without form,” as some copies give it; yet we are under no manner of necessity to believe that this very material of which the universe was made,…” — editor's note: Wisd. xi. 17

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John Cassian

• John Cassian, Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIV.24Conference XXIV

  “Since, as Solomon is witness, “Each man shall thereby be punished, whereby he has sinned.”” — editor's note: Prov. v. 22; Isa. l. 11; Wisd. xi. 17.

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Origen

• Origen, De Principiis IV.3Book IV

  “In that book, however, we find written as follows: “For thy almighty hand, that made the world out of shapeless matter, wanted not means to send among them a multitude of bears and fierce lions.”” — editor's note: Wisd. xi. 17.

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• Isaiah 50:11

  Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIV.24.

• Jeremiah 2:18

  Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIV.24.

• Jeremiah 2:19

  Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIV.24.

• Jeremiah 18:15

  Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIV.24.

• Micah 2:7

  Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIV.24.

• Matthew 19:21

  Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIV.24.

• John 1:3

  Cited together in A Treatise on Faith and the Creed Chapter 2.

• John 14:6

  Cited together in A Treatise on Faith and the Creed Chapter 2.

• 1 Corinthians 1:24

  Cited together in A Treatise on Faith and the Creed Chapter 2.

• Proverbs 2:20

  Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIV.24.

• Proverbs 5:22

  Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIV.24.

• Proverbs 15:19

  Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIV.24.

• Proverbs 22:5

  Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIV.24.

• Ecclesiastes 10:15

  Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIV.24.