Et sicut alicui qui regem offendit circumseptæ sunt januæ, aut sicut ad sepulchrum adductum mortuum : ita tutantur sacerdotes ostia clausuris et seris, ne a latronibus expolientur.
The Book of Baruch 6:17 Commentary
1 historical voiceHow the Church has read Baruch 6:17 across two millennia — Matthew Henry, John Calvin, Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom and more, gathered verse by verse from the public domain.
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FRAGMENTS ON THE LETTER OF JEREMIAH 16
He speaks of idols but says the same of the leaders of the heretics and of those who are preoccupied with earthly things. Their eyes are full of the devil’s dust, so they truly cannot see the diabolical impulses that enter them.