A citation from the library
Leo the Great, on Matt 4:3
Leo the Great · c. A.D. 400–461
Matt 4:3 · Douay-Rheims
“And the tempter coming said to him: If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.”
On this verse:
“(Serm. 39. 3.) hence he opposed the adversary rather by testimonies out of the Law, than by miraculous powers; thus at the same time giving more honour to man, and more disgrace to the adversary, when the enemy of the human race thus seemed to be overcome by man rather than by God.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.