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Alcuin of York, on John 10:7
Alcuin of York · c. A.D. 735–804
John 10:7 · Douay-Rheims
“Jesus therefore said to them again: Amen, amen I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.”
On this verse:
“The thief cometh not but for to steal, and to kill. As if He said, And well may the sheep not hear the voice of the thief; for he cometh not but for to steal: he usurpeth another’s office, forming his followers not on Christ’s precepts, but on his own. And therefore it follows, and to kill, i. e. by drawing them from the faith; and to destroy, i. e. by their eternal damnation.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.