Galatians 4:27
Douay-Rheims
For it is written: Rejoice, thou barren, that bearest not: break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for many are the children of the desolate, more than of her that hath a husband.
Augustine of Hippo
Sarah signifies the heavenly Jerusalem, having been deserted for a long time by her husband's embraces because of her perceived sterility. For men such as Abraham did not use women to satisfy lust but for the procreation of offspring. Now to her sterility age had also been added.… The age of Isaac's parents serves to signify that, new though the people of the New Covenant are, their predestination lies nonetheless with God and is that heavenly Jerusalem of old.
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A.D. 430 · on Gal 4:27 (EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANS 40 [1B.4.21-31])
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.