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Homilies on the Gospel of St. John and the Epistle to the Hebrews

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NPNF (V1-14)<strong>St</strong>. Chrysos<strong>to</strong>m•. Dr. Heyse c<strong>on</strong>jectures•. Dunæus suggested•. E.V.•. E.V. prayed: Ben <strong>and</strong> ms.•. For•. For instances <strong>of</strong> this meaning <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> word, see Mr. Field’s annot.•. G. T.•. G. T. <strong>and</strong> Ben.•. G. T.].•. He combines <strong>the</strong>se two texts (ei<strong>the</strong>r from c<strong>on</strong>fusing <strong>the</strong>m or by way <strong>of</strong> explanati<strong>on</strong>) in threeo<strong>the</strong>r places. See Mr. Fields’ note. The words were addressed <strong>to</strong> Cain before he killed his bro<strong>the</strong>r.•. If this be <strong>the</strong> right reading, <strong>the</strong> sense is, that <strong>the</strong> Fa<strong>the</strong>r <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> S<strong>on</strong> are more Equal in h<strong>on</strong>orthan human fa<strong>the</strong>r <strong>and</strong> s<strong>on</strong>. Sav. reads•. In G. T. <strong>the</strong> words are:•. In <strong>the</strong> original it is <strong>on</strong>e <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> same word which in <strong>the</strong> text,•. It cannot be denied that <strong>the</strong> word in <strong>the</strong> classics bears both <strong>the</strong> closely related meanings <strong>of</strong>inaugurate•. It is not clear, as Mr. Field remarks, <strong>to</strong> what <strong>the</strong> articles•. It seems as if <strong>the</strong> hearers were showing <strong>the</strong>mselves surprised at <strong>the</strong> severity <strong>of</strong> what he wassaying.•. It will be observed that <strong>St</strong>. Chrys. dwells much <strong>on</strong> this word: <strong>and</strong> also that he underst<strong>and</strong>s <strong>the</strong>•. Lit. <strong>to</strong> bring or bear up: hence <strong>to</strong> refer <strong>to</strong> or bring before a pers<strong>on</strong>, <strong>to</strong> present. The word is usedin <strong>the</strong> <strong>Epistle</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Hebrews</strong> for•. Literally,•. Meaning, perhaps,•. M<strong>on</strong>tfauc<strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>jectured•. Mr. F. observes that <strong>St</strong>. Chrys. more usually cites <strong>the</strong> text without•. Mr. Field adopts <strong>the</strong> reading <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> later mss.•. Mr. Field many years ago in earlier volumes <strong>of</strong> his editi<strong>on</strong>, suggested <strong>the</strong> true reading here, asalso <strong>the</strong> word•. Mr. Field retains•. Mr. Field says that he has•. Mr. Field seems <strong>to</strong> think that <strong>the</strong> Exposi<strong>to</strong>r read•. Mr. Field thinks <strong>the</strong> passage may be corrupt; <strong>the</strong> paren<strong>the</strong>tic words seem added <strong>to</strong> explain thatit is <strong>the</strong> Christian ordinances•. Mr. Field with hesitati<strong>on</strong> adopts here <strong>the</strong> reading <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Catena•. Mut. <strong>and</strong> <strong>on</strong>e ms.•. On this third heresy respecting <strong>the</strong> Holy Trinity, see <strong>St</strong>. Greg. Naz. Orat•. One ms.•. O<strong>the</strong>rwise we must supply•. Perhaps <strong>the</strong> difficulty is avoided by supposing that <strong>the</strong> word864

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