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Sentences of Sextus
Sentences of Sextus (351)
For those who are corrupted by glory it is not assuring to hear about God.
Chapter 9: Of the Gracious, amiable, blessed, friendly and merciful Love of God. The Great, Heavenly and Divine Mystery. (3)
Thus also is the proud, corrupted, perished nature of man, it stareth only upon that which is glittering and in fashion in this world, and supposeth...
Life of Pythagoras
SELECT SENTENCES OF SEXTUS THE PYTHAGOREAN. (50)
To use many words when speaking of God, produces an ignorance of God. The man who possesses a knowledge of God, will not be very ambitious.
Book of Enoch
Chapter XCIX (1)
Woe to you who work godlessness, And glory in lying and extol them: Ye shall perish, and no happy life shall be yours.
Chapter 9: Of the Gracious, amiable, blessed, friendly and merciful Love of God. The Great, Heavenly and Divine Mystery. (4)
Corrupt nature imagineth that the Holy Ghost regardeth only high things, the high arts and sciences of this world, the profound studies, and great...
Theologia Germanica
Chapter IV (4.1)
God saith, “I will not give My glory to another.”7 This is as much as to say, that praise and honour and glory belong to none but to God only. But...
Chapter 12: Of the Nativity and Proceeding forth or Descent of the Holy Angels, as also of their Government, Order, and Heavenly joyous Life. (152)
Although the devil will raise scorners and mockers to vilify it, I do not much regard that; I am satisfied with this gracious, amiable and blessed...
Book of Jubilees
Chapter XXIII (21)
And those who have escaped will not return from their wickedness to the way of righte- ousness, but they will all exalt themselves to deceit and wealt...
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter III: The Gnostic Aims At the Nearest Likeness Possible to God and His Son. (4)
On a par with these in opinion, are they who, falling into licentiousness in pleasures, and grievous pains, and unlooked-for accidents, and bidding de...
Chapter 26: Of the Planet Saturnus (143)
I also esteem myself most unworthy of such a gift; and besides, I shall have many scorners and mockers against me; for the corrupted nature is horribl...
Chapter 11: Of the Seventh Qualifying or Fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (47)
Seeing then all live and have their being in God, why do the weeds glory and boast against the wheat? Dost thou think that God is a dissembler, and...
The Path of Light
Chapter 6: The Perfect Long-Suffering (16)
Praise, glory, and honours make not for righteousness or long life, or for strength, or health, or pleasure of the body. But such will be the end...
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter XVIII: The Use of Philosophy to the Gnostic. (11)
They will not say from God, but will admit that it was from men. And if so, it is either from themselves that they have learned it lately, as some of ...
The Alchemy of Happiness
The Love of God (22)
But (and may God preserve us from such a doom!) if in a man's heart there has been growing up a love of what is opposed to God, the conditions of the ...
Chapter 14: How Lucifer, who was the most beautiful Angel in Heaven, is become the most horrible Devil. The House of the murderous Den. (54)
I do not write this for my own glory; for my glory stands in my hope of that which is to come: I am a poor sinner as well as other men, and I also...
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter VII: The Blessedness of the Martyr. (4)
I do not say only from our Scriptures (for almost all the commandments indicate them); but they will not even hear their own discourses.
Life of Pythagoras
SELECT SENTENCES OF SEXTUS THE PYTHAGOREAN. (41)
He does not know God who does not worship him. The man who is worthy of God is also a God among men.
Apocryphon of James
Know Yourselves (5)
"Shame on those who have heard and have not believed.
Secret Teachings of All Ages
Rosicrucian Doctrines and Tenets (24)
Chapter XIV. Again we warn those who are dazzled by the glitter of gold or those who, now upright, might be turned by great riches to a life of...
Authoritative Teaching
Authoritative Teaching (20)
Nor do they inquire about their dwelling-place, which exists in rest, but they go about in bestiality. They are more wicked than the pagans, because f...
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter XIV: Greek Plagiarism From the Hebrews. (112)
He, then, who is not obedient to the truth, and is puffed up with human teaching, is wretched and miserable, according to Euripides: "Who these...
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