Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers — Second Series Vol. 11 — Section 2118
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Work: Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers — Second Series Volume 11
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers Second Series Vol. 11
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"The labour," says he, "of Egypt, and the merchandize of Ethiopia, and the Sabæans, men of stature shall come over to thee." No one can doubt that in these names of different nations is signified the coming of the nations who were to believe. But you cannot deny that the nations have come over to Christ, for since the name of Christianity has arisen, they have come over to the Lord Jesus Christ not only in faith but actually in name. For since they are called what they really are, that which was the work of faith becomes the token by which they are named. "They shall," he says, "come o…
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