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You are the gateway of the devil; you are the one who unseals the curse of that tree, and you are the first one to turn your back on the divine law; you are the one who persuaded him whom the devil was not capable of corrupting; you easily destroyed the image of God, Adam.
Dec 10, 1999 · Tertullian : Some quoted passages. If I give you a rose you will not disdain its creator. (Adversus Marcionem I, 4, 4) Quotations. Here are a few quotations, more or less frequently quoted, and usually misquoted as the original context tends to make clear. Quoting an author like Tertullian, so prone to paradox, irony and biting wit, can be a ...
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The Soul's Testimony
1. 1.1. De testimonio animae(On the testimony of the soul) 1. Omnium gentium unus homo, uarium nomen est, una anima, uaria uox, unus spiritus, uarius sonus, propria cuique genti loquella, sed loquellae materia communis. 1.1. Man is one name belonging to every nation upon earth. In them all is one soul though many tongues. Every country has its own language, yet the subjects of which the untutored soul speaks are the same everywhere. 1.1.1. De Testimonio Animae(The Testimony of the Soul), 6.3
Against the Valentinians
1. 1.1. Adversus Valentinianos (Against the Valentinians), here translated by Alexander Roberts. From Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. 3. Edited by Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson, and A. Cleveland Coxe. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1885.) 1. Veritas autem docendo persuadet non suadendo docet. 1.1. Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading. 1.1.1. Adversus Valentinianos(Against the Valentinians), 1.4 1. Nihil veritas erubescit 1.1. Truth does not blush. 1...
On the Flesh of Christ
1. 1.1. De carne Christi (On the flesh of Christ), here translated by Peter Holmes. From Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. 3. Edited by Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson, and A. Cleveland Coxe. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1885.) 1. Prorsus credibile est, quia ineptum est. 1.1. It is to be believed because it is absurd. 1.2. Variant translations 1.2.1. It is by all means to be believed, because it is absurd. 1.2.2. It is is entirely credible, because it is inept. 1.2.2.1. De Ca...
This is said with more spirit than truth.In the case of Tertullian we praise his great talent, but we condemn his heresy.To me he is the born arguer, who talks himself, rather than thinks himself, into extreme positions, and is too dazzled by his own eloquence to recede from them.Tertullian is racy; alone, perhaps, among the Fathers, he has the makings of a journalist.Every word almost was a sentence; every sentence a victory.Jerome's On Illustrious Men(Chapter 53)Aug 27, 2019 · Obviously, Tertullian places the blame for man’s fall on Eve! One English translation is as follows: You are the devil’s gateway: you are the unsealer of that (forbidden) tree: you are the first deserter of the divine law: you are she who persuaded him whom the devil was not valiant enough to attack. You destroyed so easily God’s image, man.
“The first reaction to truth is hatred.” ― Tertullian. 33 likes. Like. “He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies” ― Tertullian. 18 likes. Like. “If the Tiber rises too high, or the Nile too low, the remedy is always feeding Christians to the lions.” ― Tertullian. tags: persecution , suspicion. 17 likes. Like.
Indeed, before he became the devil, he stands forth the wisest of creatures; and wisdom is no evil. If you turn to the prophecy of Ezekiel, you will at once perceive that this angel was both by creation good and by choice corrupt.
