“The good God, showing his great and varied providence, not only ordained all of creation, unfolded the heavens, spread the seas, enkindled the sun, caused the moon to shine, gave the earth to be inhabited and offered all the resources of the earth for food and for the sustenance of our bodies, but he also gave us the…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — BAPTISMAL INSTRUCTIONS 7:1
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1But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them.
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— Wisdom of Solomon 3:1 —
2In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure is taken for misery,
3And their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace.