Augustine of Hippo, on 1Pet 2:6

“Wherefore it is said in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious. And he that shall believe in him, shall not be confounded.”

“Without the cornerstone which is Christ, I do not see how men can be built into a house of God, to contain God dwelling in them, without being born again, which cannot happen before they are born the first time.”

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