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Hilary of Poitiers, on Matt 9:1
Hilary of Poitiers · c. A.D. 310–367
Matt 9:1 · Douay-Rheims
“And entering into a boat, he passed over the water and came into his own city.”
On this verse:
“Mystically; When driven out of Judæa, He returns into His own city; the city of God is the people of the faithful; into this He entered by a boat, that is, the Church.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.