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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"Only, whereunto we have already attained, by that same rule let us walk, let us mind the same thing." "Only, whereunto we have attained." What means this? Let us hold fast, he saith, that in which we have succeeded; love, concord, and peace: for in this we have succeeded. "Whereto we have attained: to walk by the same rule, to mind the same thing." "Whereunto we have attained," i.e. in this we have already succeeded. Seest thou, that he wills that his precepts should be a rule to us? …
Theophylact of Ohrid
What, he says, we have done until now, that we must also hold to, that is, unity of mind and peace; "and live by that rule," that is, by the same faith and for the same goal. For a rule admits neither addition nor subtraction. Therefore, do not transgress the commandments of the Holy Spirit.
Ignatius of Antioch
Being mindful of your love and of your zeal in Christ, which ye have manifested towards us, we thought it fitting to write to you, who display such a godly and spiritual love to the brethren, to put you in remembrance of your Christian course, "that ye all speak the same thing, being of one mind, thinking the same thing, and walking by the same rule of faith," [Philippians 3:16] as Paul admonished you. …
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
Nevertheless, I do not want you to separate from the unity of the Church because of this revelation; but in unity, let us hold true to what we have attained. This unity consists in the unity of the truth of faith and the rectitude of good action; and both must be preserved: "Mend your ways, heed my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace" (2 Cor. 13:11). And the same holds for a good life and good actions: "Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule, upon the Israel of God" (Gal. 6:16).
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