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Ante-Nicene Fathers — Vol. 06 — CCEL UTF-8 text — Section 2069

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Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. 6

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[4827] Lit., "of most powerful name." [4828] Lit., "imitating a slave's servility"--ancillatum, the emendation of Hemsterhuis, adopted by Orelli, Hild., and Oehler for the unintelligible ms. ancillarum. [4829] Lit., "things." __________________________________________________________________ 14. But all this conceding and ascribing of honour about which we are speaking are met with among men alone, whom their natural weakness and love of standing above their fellows [4830] teach to delight in arrogance, and in being preferred above others. But, I ask, where is there room for honour a…
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Christian Classics Ethereal Library — ANF06 UTF-8 text
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