Medieval A.D. 804
“In saying, the hour cometh, He refers to the Gospel dispensation, which was now approaching; under which the shadows of types were to withdraw, and the pure light of truth was to enlighten the minds of believers.”
Catena Aurea: Gospel of John, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on John 4:19-24
PD · J. H. Newman (Oxford, 1845) ↗