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Patristic A.D. 407 · Historical Christian Faith commentaries database, on Ezek 16:8 (HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 43:5)

John Chrysostom, on Ezek 16:8

John Chrysostom · A.D. 347–407
Ezek 16:8 · Douay-Rheims
“And I passed by thee, and saw thee: and behold thy time was the time of lovers: and I spread my garment over thee, and covered thy ignominy. And I swore to thee, and I entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God: and thou becamest mine.”
On this verse:
“Do not infer from these things that it is about punishment only, but also about the boundless longsuffering of God.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.

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