Bede the Venerable, on Luke 1:75

“In holiness and justice before him, all our days.”

“For whosoever either departs from God’s service before he dies, or by any uncleanness stains either the strictness or purity of his faith, or strives to be holy and righteous before men, and not before God, does not yet serve the Lord in perfect freedom from the hand of his spiritual enemies, but after the example of the old Samaritans endeavours to serve equally the Gods of the Gentiles, and his Lord.”

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