Fathers

Homilies on Judges, Homilia VI · §2

Bless the Lord — princes and people

When princes lead in Israel, when the people offer themselves, bless the Lord. Extinguish all the evil one’s flaming darts.

Latin

In incipiendo principes in Israel in voluntatibus populi benedicite Domino. Omnia tela maligni ignita exstinguere.

About this text

Origen’s Homilia VI on Judges (Rufinus’s Latin). Complete on this page: §§1–3.

English follows Baehrens, Origenes Werke VII (GCS 30, 1921), Rufinus’s Latin of Homilia VI. Modern FOTC was not used as wording. This page is Homilia VI §§1–3 (closeout).

Witnesses

  • Copy-text Baehrens, Origenes Werke VII = GCS 30 (1921) (Latin · Homilia VI §§1–3)

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