Anf-01 vi.ii.xii Pg 21
Comp. 1 Tim. iii. 16.
is not the Son of man, but the Son of God. Since, therefore, they were to say that Christ was the son1625 1625 That is, merely human: a reference is supposed to the Ebionites.
of David, fearing and understanding the error of the wicked, he saith, “The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit at My right hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool.”1626 1626
Anf-01 iii.ii.xi Pg 5
[Comp. 1 Tim. iii. 16.]
This is He who was from the beginning, who appeared as if new, and was found old, and yet who is ever born afresh in the hearts of the saints. This is He who, being from everlasting, is to-day called323 323 Or, “esteemed.”
the Son; through whom the Church is enriched, and grace, widely spread, increases in the saints, furnishing understanding, revealing mysteries, announcing times, rejoicing over the faithful, giving324 324 Or, “given.”
to those that seek, by whom the limits of faith are not broken through, nor the boundaries set by the fathers passed over. Then the fear of the law is chanted, and the grace of the prophets is known, and the faith of the gospels is established, and the tradition of the Apostles is preserved, and the grace of the Church exults; which grace if you grieve not, you shall know those things which the Word teaches, by whom He wills, and when He pleases. For whatever things we are moved to utter by the will of the Word commanding us, we communicate to you with pains, and from a love of the things that have been revealed to us.
