2 Corinthians 5:17 Douay-Rheims

If then any be in Christ a new creature, the old things are passed away, behold all things are made new.

Tertullian

c. A.D. 150–220 Patristic

When by Jeremiah He gave this precept, "Break up for yourselves new pastures," does He not turn away from the old state of things? And when by Isaiah He proclaims how "old things were passed away; and, behold, all things, which I am making, are new," does He not advert to a new state of things? We have generally been of opinion that the destination of the former state of things was rather promised by the Creator, and exhibited in reality by Christ, only under the authority of one and the same God, to whom appertain both the old things and the new.

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A.D. 220 · on 2Cor 5:17 (Against Marcion Book IV)

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.

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