ACC ~ 1 Peter 5 v8

THE STORY OF JOB. BASIL THE GREAT: That the devil wanders over all the earth under heaven and ranges about like a mad dog, seeking whom he may devour, we learn from the story of Job. ON RENUNCIATION OF THE WORLD 2.

THE LION OF JUDAH. AUGUSTINE: Who could avoid encountering the teeth of this lion, if the lion from the tribe of Judah had not conquered? SERMONS 263.

RAGING MADLY. PRUDENTIUS:

Who goes roaring around, raging madly As he seeks to entrap and devour us,

When, O infinite God, we praise thee only!

HYMNS 4.79-81.

THE WEIGHT OF PUNISHMENT. OECUMENIUS: Justin Martyr explains this by saying that before the coming of Christ the devil did not know what the weight of his punishment would be, but that when the Lord came and proclaimed that eternal fire was prepared for him and his angels he reacted by becoming even more determined to ensnare believers, in order to have as much company as possible in his rebellion. COMMENTARY ON 1 PETER.

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