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Desert Fathers, on 2Cor 4:4
Desert Fathers · c. A.D. 500
2Cor 4:4 · Douay-Rheims
“In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of unbelievers, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine unto them.”
On this verse:
“A hermit said, 'When the donkey's eyes are covered it walks round the mill-wheel. If you uncover its eyes, it will not go on walking in the circle. So if the devil succeeds in covering a man's eyes, he leads him into every kind of sin. But if the man's eyes are uncovered, he can more easily escape.'”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.