Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers — First Series Vol. 04 — Section 1676
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers First Series Vol. 4
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40. Accordingly, He so now cleanses His Church by the washing of water in the word, that He may hereafter show it to Himself as not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing,--altogether beautiful, that is to say, and in absolute perfection, when death shall be "swallowed up in victory." [2544] Now, therefore, in so far as the life is flourishing within us that proceeds from our being born of God, living by faith, so far we are righteous; but in so far as we drag along with us the traces of our mortal nature as derived from Adam, so far we cannot be free from sin. For there is truth b…
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