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Hilary of Poitiers, on Matt 3:1
Hilary of Poitiers · c. A.D. 310–367
Matt 3:1 · Douay-Rheims
“And in those days cometh John the Baptist preaching in the desert of Judea.”
On this verse:
“He therefore preaches repentance when the Kingdom of Heaven approaches; by which we return from error, we escape from sin, and after shame for our faults, we make profession of forsaking them.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.