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Chapter XXVIII. Macarius another monk, wrote at Rome books Against the mathematicians, in which labour he sought the comfort of oriental writings · Chapter XXIX. Heliodorus, Presbyter of Antioch, Published an Excellent Volume Gathered from Holy Scriptures on Virginity

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[John26222623 bishop of Constantinople, a man of marvelous knowledge and in sanctity of life, in every respect worthy of imitation, wrote many and very useful works for all who are hastening to divine things. Among them are the following On compunction of soul one book, That no one is injured except by himself, an excellent volume In praise of the blessed Paul the apostle, On the excesses and ill reputation of Eutropius a prætorian prefect and many others, as I have said, which may be found by the industrious.]

Notes

  1. 2620

    Flourished fifth century.

  2. 2621

    Flourished about 440.

  3. 2622

    John Chrysostom born at Antioch about 347, bishop of Constantinople 398, deposed 403, died 407.

  4. 2623

    This whole paragraph is omitted by most mss., though T and 21 have it.

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series II, Volume 3, ed. Philip Schaff and Henry Wace (1890–1900). Public domain. Text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library.