Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers — First Series Vol. 04 — Section 601
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22. In the passage, "Thou shalt see thy life hanging, and shalt not believe thy life," [605] Faustus is deceived by the ambiguity of the words. The words may be differently interpreted; but that they cannot be understood of Christ is not said by Faustus, nor can be said by anyone who does not deny that Christ is life, or that He was seen by the Jews hanging on the cross, or that they did not believe Him. Since Christ Himself says, "I am the life," [606] and since there is no doubt that He was seen hanging by the unbelieving Jews, I see no reason for doubting that this was written of Ch…
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