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Apostolic Constitutions, on 2Cor 1:3
Apostolic Constitutions · c. A.D. 380
2Cor 1:3 · Douay-Rheims
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort.”
On this verse:
“O Thou the great Being, O Lord God Almighty, who alone art unbegotten, and ruled over by none; who always art, and wast before the world; who standest in need of nothing, and art above all cause and beginning; who only art true, who only art wise; who alone art the most high; who art by nature invisible; whose knowledge is without beginning; who only art good, and beyond compare; who knowest all things before they are; who art acquainted with the most secret things; who art inaccessible, and without a superior; the God and Father of Thy only begotten Son, of our God and Saviour; the Creator of the whole world by Him; whose providence provides for and takes the care of all; the Father of mercies, and God of all consolation; who dwellest in the highest heavens, and yet lookest down on things below...”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.