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Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus
On the flesh of Christ

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1 2 | conception in the virgin's womb is also set plainly before 2 4 | generative elements within the womb, the filthy concretion of 3 4 | very mire. Describe the womb as it enlarges from day 4 4 | which accompany it from the womb; you likewise, of course, 5 4 | condensed in his mother's womb amidst all its uncleannesses, 6 4 | into life out of the said womb, even that man who was nursed 7 6 | the intervention of the womb. We admit, of course, that 8 7 | not denying His mother's "womb and paps," but designating 9 17| substance from His mother's womb, although we are at once 10 17| devil's word conceive in her womb. Well, she at all events 11 17| sent down into the virgin's womb His Word, as the good Brother, 12 19| DESCENDED INTO THE VIRGIN'S WOMB.~What, then, is the meaning 13 19| nativity from a woman's womb. Why, too, is it insisted 14 19| descended into a woman's womb at all, if He did not do 15 19| partaking of flesh from the womb. For He could have become 16 19| simply, indeed, without the womb than in it. He had no reason 17 19| however, did He descend into a womb. Therefore He received ( 18 19| which was not derived from a womb, that is to say, a spiritual 19 20| not of" a virgin, and in a womb, not of a womb, because 20 20| and in a womb, not of a womb, because the angel in the 21 20| draw me out of my mother's womb." Here is the first point. " 22 20| have I been cast from the womb." Here is another point. " 23 20| me," He says, "out of the womb." Now what is it which is 24 20| If He clove not to the womb, how could He have been 25 20| the while He was in the womb, He was tied to it, as to 26 20| other time than when the womb is affected with pregnancy, 27 20| any communication with a womb, no mother's womb operating 28 20| with a womb, no mother's womb operating upon Him with 29 20| been conveyed (from the womb) to the breasts, since ( 30 20| the breasts, since (the womb) can only effect the change 31 20| flesh from the mother's womb. Now it is easy to see what 32 21| FLESH EXCEPT IN THE VIRGIN'S WOMB AND OF HER SUBSTANCE. THROUGH 33 21| virgin shall conceive in the womb." Conceive what? I ask. 34 21| should "conceive in her womb and bring forth a son?" 35 21| unless He had been in her womb? But then He received nothing 36 21| received nothing from her womb which could make her a mother 37 21| make her a mother in whose womb He had been. Such a name 38 21| can speak of a mother's womb but that which is itself 39 21| itself the offspring of that womb; nor can any be the offspring 40 21| the offspring of the said womb if it owe its birth solely 41 21| although she is carrying in her womb the prophetic babe, which 42 21| Mary carried Jesus in her womb, how is it she says, "Blessed 43 21| Blessed is the fruit of thy womb? What is this fruit of the 44 21| What is this fruit of the womb, which received not its 45 21| received not its germ from the womb, which had not its root 46 21| had not its root in the womb, which belongs not to her 47 21| not to her whose is the womb, and which is no doubt the 48 21| doubt the real fruit of the womb even Christ? Now, since 49 22| Christ came from Mary's womb; and, higher still, none 50 23| without any fruit of her own womb. But with us there is no 51 23| very law of "opening the womb," wherein it was quite immaterial 52 23| same sex that opened her womb. Indeed, hers is the womb 53 23| womb. Indeed, hers is the womb on account of which it is 54 23| Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to 55 23| Who properly opened the womb but He who opened a closed 56 23| marriage which opens the womb in all cases. The virgin' 57 23| all cases. The virgin's womb, therefore, was especially 58 23| condition of the "opened womb" which ensues in marriage. 59 23| future contentions about the womb of Mary, that even then


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