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Ambrose of Milan, on Isa 11:8
Ambrose of Milan · A.D. 339–397
Isa 11:8 · Douay-Rheims
“And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp: and the weaned child shall thrust his hand into the den of the basilisk.”
On this verse:
“Listen to how the flesh of God becomes an antidote: The Word became flesh; He put His hand into the den of vipers, He expelled the venom, He removed sin; that is, He condemned sin in the flesh.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.