Psalm 1:1 Douay-Rheims

Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the chair of pestilence.

Basil of Caesarea

c. A.D. 330–379 Patristic

He put before us three acts that must be guarded against.… In accordance with the nature of things, he set up this order by his words. First, we take counsel with ourselves; next, we strengthen our resolution; then, we continue unchanged in what has been determined.

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A.D. 379 · on Ps 1:1 (HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 10:4 (PS 1))

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.

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