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Gregory of Nyssa, on Song 2:8
Gregory of Nyssa · c. A.D. 335–395
Song 2:8 · Douay-Rheims
“The voice of my beloved, behold he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping over the hills.”
On this verse:
“The voice of the bridegroom was heard when God spoke through the prophets. After the voice the Word came leaping over the mountains that stood in his way, and by bounding over the hills, he made every rebellious power subject to himself, both the inferior powers and those that are greater. The distinction between mountains and hills signifies that both the superior adversary and the inferior one are trampled and destroyed by the same power and authority. The lion and the dragon, superior beasts, are trampled; so too are the serpent and the scorpion, which are inferior.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.