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Homilies on Isaiah, Homilia IV · §4

Seraphim coal cleanses the lips

One of the Seraphim flew to me with a live coal; it touched my mouth; your guilt is taken away. Cleansed lips can preach. Glory to God. Amen.

Latin

Missus est ad me unus de Seraphim, et in manu eius carbo. Tetigit labia mea et abstulit iniquitates meas. Purgatus propheta paratus est ad ministerium. Gloria Deo. Amen.

About this text

Origen’s Homilia IV on Isaiah (Jerome’s Latin). Complete on this page: §§1–4.

English follows Baehrens, Origenes Werke VIII = GCS 33 (1925). Scheck FOTC was not used as wording. This page is Homilia IV §§1–4 (closeout).

Witnesses

  • Copy-text Baehrens, Origenes Werke VIII = GCS 33 (1925) (Latin · Homilia IV §§1–4)

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