Cole Shiflet’s Reviews > The Homilies of S. John Chrysostom, on the Epistle of St. Paul the Apostle to the Romans Volume 7 > Status Update

For He did all, whatsoever things were fitting, and created thee with a power to discern between good and what was not so, and showed long-suffering over thee, and called thee to repentance, and threatened a fearful day, so by every means drawing thee to repentance.

“For when God is about to do openly some great things, He announces them of a long time before, to practise men's hearing for the reception of them when they come.”

"But he calls it the "Gospel" of God, to cheer the hearer at the outstart. For he came not with tidings to make the countenance sad, as did the prophets with their accusations, and charges, and reproofs, but with glad tidings, even the "Gospel of God;" countless treasures of abiding and unchangeable blessings.”