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John of Damascus — on 2Tim 2:21 (The Orthodox Faith 4.19)

Patristic A.D. 749
John of Damascus · A.D. 676–749
“It is clear that this cleansing is done freely, for he says, "if any man shall cleanse himself," the converse of which rejoins that, if he does not cleanse himself, he will be a vessel unto dishonor, of no use to the Lord and only fit to be broken.”
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