concerning lowliness of mind.
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HOMILY.
Against those who improperly use the apostolic
declaration which says, “Whether in pretence, or in sincerity,
Christ is preached:
” (
Phil. i. 18
),
and
about humbleness of mind.
Introduction.
There
is an allusion at the
beginning of this Homily to some remarks recently made on the
parable of the Pharisee and the Publican. These occur in
Chrysostom’s fifth Homily against the Anomœans, one of a set of
Homilies which, from internal evidence, may be assigned to the
close of the year 386, or beginning of 387. The following homily
therefore was delivered at Antioch, probably just before Christmas
386. There were some persons who explained the words of St. Paul
cited in the title as signifying that provided Christ was preached
it mattered not whether the actual doctrines taught were true or
heretical. The main object of the homily is to vindicate the
language of the Apostle from this erroneous and mischievous
interpretation.