“Let no one think that this was said only recently and that it was spoken of by the philosophers before it was mentioned in the gospel. For the philosophers, that is to say, Aristotle and Theophrastus, as also Zeno and Hieronymus, certainly lived before the time of the gospel, but they came after the prophets. Let them…”
Ambrose of Milan, 4th c. — On the Duties of the Clergy 2.2.6
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2His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
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1Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
— Psalms 112:2 —
3Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
4Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.