Original Douay–Rheims AnnotationsGenesis 26
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Read Genesis 26 in the BibleGenesis 26:12
An hundred fold.
For this increase of wealth the King and people at first envied Isaac, but afterwards perceiving that God Almighty, whom he served, so blessed him, the rest of the land remaining barren, they sought to make league with him (v. 28.) ◦ Even so the Kings and nations of the world, first envying and persecuting Christ's Church, at length seeing it still prosperous, became with all humility children of the same Church, and servants of Christ, being overcome not by force of arms but by patience, & peaceable endeavours of those whom they most hated. Whereof excellently saith S. Leo (Ser. 1. in Natali Apost.) Although Rome renowned by many victories, dilated her Empire by land and by sea, yet was it less, that martial travail subdued, than that which Christian peace hath obtained. The Bishops of Rome having larger Jurisdiction spiritual, than ever the Roman Cæsars had temporal Dominion.
- ◦ Christian fortitude prevaileth more by suffering, than by forcible resisting.
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Genesis 26:5
My ceremonies.
◦ These were not the same ceremonies and laws which were afterwards prescribed by God, and delivered by Moyses, but other observances by which Abraham and other holy Patriarchs before him, served God with certain external worship, differing from the rites of the Gentiles, especially from Enos' time (Gen. 4.) and so forward.