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Bernard of Clairvaux

?–1153

Patristic / Western voice, d. ~1153

The life

Bernard of Clairvaux (d. ~1153). Patristic / Western voice from the church's historical commentary tradition, present in MannaFest's quote pool with source citations. Full profile pending.

In their own words

  • “But shall the hope of so great a joy be without joy? Rejoicing in hope, says the Apostle. And David said not that he would rejoice but that he had rejoiced, because he hoped he would go into the house of the Lord. He did …”

    Sermons on the Song of Songs, Sermon 37 · on the verse

  • “Good works are the seeds, good pursuits are the seeds; tears are the seeds. They went, he says, and wept, casting their seeds. But what? Shall they weep forever? Far from it! But they shall come with exultation, carrying their sheaves. Rightly with exultation, when …”

    Sermons on the Song of Songs, Sermon 37 · on the verse

  • “You have indeed concerning him who is the image, that "being in the form of God, he did not consider it robbery to be equal with God." Where certainly both his rectitude in the form of God, and his majesty in the equality, are indicated …”

    Sermons on the Song of Songs, Sermon 80 · on the verse