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Nicene and Post Nicene Fathers, First Series, Volume X: Saint Chrysostom: Homilies on the Gospel of Saint Matthew. The Early Church Fathers is one of the most important collections of historical, philosophical and theological writings available in English to the student of the Christian Church. These documents provide the most comprehensive witness to the development of Christianity and...

6. “After this manner, therefore, pray ye,” saith He: “Our Father, which art in heaven.”1 See how He straightway stirred up the hearer, and reminded him of all God’s bounty in the beginning. For he who calls God Father, by him both remission of sins, and taking away of punishment, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption, and adoption, and inheritance, and brotherhood with the Only-Begotten, and the supply of the Spirit, are acknowledged in this single title. For one cannot call God
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