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Homilies on Ezekiel, Homilia V · §2

Double torment of the burning blade

A glowing blade cuts and burns at once. Pray we never must pass under it. Glory to Christ. Amen.

Latin

Gladius acutus et candens dupliciter torquet. Caveamus ne per hunc gladium transeamus. Gloria Christo. Amen.

About this text

Origen’s Homilia V on Ezekiel (Jerome’s Latin). Complete on this page: §§1–2.

English follows Baehrens, Origenes Werke VIII = GCS 33 (1925). Scheck FOTC was not used as wording. This page is Homilia V §§1–2 (closeout).

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  • Copy-text Baehrens, Origenes Werke VIII = GCS 33 (1925) (Latin · Homilia V §§1–2)

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