Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers — First Series Vol. 02 — Section 1118
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Work: Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers — First Series Volume 2
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers First Series Vol. 2
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But the wicked brother is, in the person of his son (i.e., his work), the boy, or slave, of his good brothers, when good men make a skillful use of bad men, either for the exercise of their patience or for their advancement in wisdom. For the apostle testifies that there are some who preach Christ from no pure motives; "but," says he, "whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice." [865] For it is Christ Himself who planted the vine of which the prophet says, "The vine of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel;" [866] and He dri…
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