Romans 7:18
Douay-Rheims
For I know that there dwelleth not in me, that is to say, in my flesh, that which is good. For to will, is present with me; but to accomplish that which is good, I find not.
Irenaeus
The parable of the two sons also: those who are sent into the vineyard, of whom one indeed opposed his father, but afterwards repented, when repentance profited him nothing; the other, however, promised to go, at once assuring his father, but he did not go (for "every man is a liar;" "to will is present with him, but he finds not means to perform"),-[this parable, I say], points out one and the same Father.
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A.D. 202 · on Rom 7:18 (Irenaeus Against Heresies Book 4)
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