Upon Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount Discourse IX · §27

The ancient father

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So the ancient father: It is the best worship or service of God to imitate him you worship.

1771 text

So the antient Father, Optimus Dei Cultus, imitari quem colis. It is the best worship or service of God, to imitate him you worship.

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Catalogue & scope

Sermon 29 in the 1771 Works. Matthew 6:24-34.

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