1 Timothy 4:1
Douay-Rheims
Now the Spirit manifestly saith, that in the last times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to spirits of error, and doctrines of devils,
Tertullian
These are "the doctrines" of men and "of demons" that produce for itching ears of the spirit this world's wisdom. This is what the Lord called "foolishness." God "chose the foolish things of the world" to confound even philosophy itself. For philosophy is the material of the world's wisdom, the rash interpreter of the nature and the providence (dispensations) of God.
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A.D. 220 · on 1Tim 4:1 (ON PRESCRIPTION AGAINST HERETICS 7)
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.