Hippolytus of Rome, Fragments of Discourses or Homilies. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 5 (Roberts and Donaldson, 1886), public domain.
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- Fragments of Discourses or Homilies §1 — From the Discourse of Hippolytus, Bishop of Rome, on the Resurrection and Incorruption. I. Men, he says, “in the resurrection will be like the angels of God,” to wit, in incorruption, and immortality, and incapacity…vatican.va
- Fragments of Discourses or Homilies §2 — From the Discourse of St. Hippolytus, Bishop and Martyr, on the Divine Nature. II. God is capable of willing, but not of not willing for that pertains only to one that changes and makes choice; for things that are…vatican.va
- Fragments of Discourses or Homilies §3 — St. Hippolytus, Bishop and Martyr, in his Homily on the Paschal Supper. III. He was altogether in all, and everywhere; and though He filleth the universe up to all the principalities of the air, He stripped Himself…vatican.va
- Fragments of Discourses or Homilies §4 — IV. 1. Take me, O Samuel, the heifer brought to Bethlehem, in order to show the king begotten of David, and him who is anointed to be king and priest by the Father. 2. Tell me, O blessed Mary, what that was that was…vatican.va
- Fragments of Discourses or Homilies §5 — V. And for this reason three seasons of the year prefigured the Saviour Himself, so that He should fulfil the mysteries prophesied of Him. In the Passover season, so as to exhibit Himself as one destined to be…vatican.va
- Fragments of Discourses or Homilies §6 — VI. And an ark of imperishable wood was the Saviour Himself. For by this was signified the imperishable and incorruptible tabernacle (of His body), which engendered no corruption of sin. For the man who has sinned…vatican.va
- Fragments of Discourses or Homilies §7 — VII. 1. He who rescued from the lowest hell the first-formed man of earth when he was lost and bound with the chains of death; He who came down from above, and raised the earthy on high; He who became the evangelist…vatican.va
- Fragments of Discourses or Homilies §8 — Under the figure of Egypt he described the world; and under things made with hands, idolatry; and under the earthquake, the subversion, and dissolution of the earth itself. And he represented the Lord the Word as a…vatican.va
- Fragments of Discourses or Homilies §9 — IX. Now Hippolytus, the martyr and bishop of [the Province of] Rome, in his second discourse on Daniel, speaks thus:— Then indeed Azarias, standing along with the others, made their acknowledgments to God with song…vatican.va
- Fragments of Discourses or Homilies §10 — X. Now a person might say that these men, and those who hold a different opinion, are yet near neighbours, being involved in like error. For those men, indeed, either profess that Christ came into our life a mere…vatican.va
- Fragments of Discourses or Homilies §11 — XI. 1. The body of the Lord presented both these to the world, the sacred blood and the holy water. 2. And His body, though dead after the manner of man, possesses in it great power of life. For streams which flow…vatican.va
Scripture cited · 7 verses
Psalm 38:5 · Matthew 22:30 · Matthew 26:41 · Luke 22:42 · John 3:13 · Acts 2:34 · 1 Corinthians 5:7