ACC ~ 1 Peter 1 v8b

THE SWEETNESS OF HEAVENLY BLESSING. HILARY OF ARLES: Not even a thousand ironclad tongues can sound out the sweetness of the heavenly blessings. INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY ON 1 PETER.

EXALTED JOY. BEDE: To ask joy of this sort is not to plead only with your words for entry into the heavenly fatherland but also to strive with labor to receive it. HOMILIES ON THE GOSPELS 2.12.

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