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  1 1intro|          THE RESURRECTION, DEPRIVE CHRIST OF ALL CAPACITY FOR SUCH
  2 1intro|         for besetting the flesh of Christ also with doubtful questions,
  3 1intro|            be once determined that Christ' flesh was human, a presumption
  4 1intro|         which has already risen in Christ. Therefore we shall have
  5 1intro|            might deny the flesh of Christ, denied also His nativity,
  6 1intro|           represented the flesh of Christ to be imaginary was equally
  7 1intro|      pertaining to the nativity of Christ would escape the notice
  8 2     |       WOULD BLOT OUT THE RECORD OF CHRIST'S NATIVITY, IS REBUKED FOR
  9 2     |    announcement) did he bring down Christ from heaven. "Away," says
 10 2     |        records (of the history) of Christ that His flesh may lose
 11 2     |            formed the opinion that Christ was not born.~
 12 3     |                               III. CHRIST'S NATIVITY BOTH POSSIBLE
 13 3     |           THE HERETICAL OPINION OF CHRIST'S APPARENT FLESH DECEPTIVE
 14 3     |           so much importance, that Christ should, when perfectly aware
 15 3     |             of this faculty, as if Christ could not continue to be
 16 3     |           in the same condition as Christ, then Christ will belong
 17 3     |          condition as Christ, then Christ will belong to the same
 18 3     |            angels do, who are like Christ in their condition. If you
 19 4     |   INCONSISTENT AS WELL AS IMPIOUS. CHRIST HAS CLEANSED THE FLESH.THE
 20 4     |            Church and the faith of Christ. But never mind? if you
 21 4     |       different from other people. Christ, at any rate, has loved
 22 4     |    redeemed at so great a cost. If Christ is the Creator's Son, it
 23 4     |       listen to Marcion, than that Christ really became a man.~
 24 5     |                                 V. CHRIST TRULY LIVED AND DIED IN
 25 5     |           foolish (as the birth of Christ), which have reference to
 26 5     |           away all sufferings from Christ, on the ground that, as
 27 5     |          all that we hope for from Christ will be a phantom. O thou
 28 5     |            of God! For nothing did Christ suffer from them, if He
 29 5     |        will therefore be mortal in Christ, because Christ is man and
 30 5     |          mortal in Christ, because Christ is man and the Son of man.
 31 5     |            Son of man. Else why is Christ man and the Son of man,
 32 5     |           Marcion's god. Otherwise Christ could not be described as
 33 5     |            powers. Wherefore halve Christ with a lie? He was wholly
 34 5     |       ought rather to have brought Christ down, not from heaven, but
 35 6     |           OF APELLES REFUTED, THAT CHRIST'S BODY WAS OF SIDEREAL SUBSTANCE,
 36 6     |  CORRELATIVE CIRCUMSTANCES, AND IN CHRIST'S CASE HIS DEATH PROVES
 37 6     |          their teacher, concede to Christ real flesh, without effect,
 38 6     |            preach that the body of Christ was of solid flesh, but
 39 6     |        resistance. They allow that Christ really had a body. Whence
 40 6     |        they set forth the flesh of Christ after the pattern of the
 41 6     |        compare the causes, both in Christ's case and that of the angels,
 42 6     |        also (came not) to be born. Christ, however, having been sent
 43 6     |         our being born. Now, since Christ died owing to the condition
 44 6     |            you do not receive that Christ, who was even then rehearsing
 45 6     |          neither will the flesh of Christ get its origin therefrom,
 46 7     |            SUPPORT THEIR DENIAL OF CHRIST'S NATIVITY BY IT.~But whenever
 47 7     |           favour of the reality of Christ's flesh, wilfully deny that
 48 7     |         Now, since the nativity of Christ had never come into question,
 49 7     |           ground for thinking that Christ's answer denies His mother
 50 7     |       brothers to me?" And did not Christ, whilst preaching and manifesting
 51 7     |           who kept aloof from Him. Christ also is wont to do to the
 52 7     |        disciples who kept close to Christ within, hearing and believing,
 53 8     |      EARTHLY BODIES, ATTRIBUTED TO CHRIST A BODY OF A PURER SORT.
 54 8     |          BODY OF A PURER SORT. HOW CHRIST WAS HEAVENLY EVEN IN HIS
 55 8     |         proving the human flesh of Christ by a defence of His birth.
 56 8     |           evil, and so unworthy of Christ; and because they on that
 57 8     |             and will, and power of Christ for such operations, could
 58 8     |          evil fruit." The flesh of Christ, therefore, if composed
 59 8     |       which they disdain to clothe Christ with, because of its sinfulness,
 60 8     |         let them either devise for Christ some substance of a purer
 61 8     |          spirit of the second man, Christ. And so entirely does the
 62 8     |          earthy flesh." Now, since Christ is heavenly even in regard
 63 8     |            who become heavenly, as Christ also was, carry about an "
 64 8     |     affirmed by this fact is, that Christ Himself also was heavenly,
 65 9     |                                IX. CHRIST'S FLESH PERFECTLY NATURAL,
 66 9     |          the earthy origin were in Christ; and it is they which obscured
 67 9     |          men, though amazed, owned Christ to be man. But if there
 68 9     |         little finger, the body of Christ, if it had been of an unusual
 69 10    |         REFUTED. THEY ALLEGED THAT CHRIST'S FLESH WAS OF A FINER TEXTURE,
 70 10    |           affirm that the flesh of Christ is composed of soul, that
 71 10    |            order to save the soul, Christ took a soul within Himself,
 72 10    |           it as a main tenet, that Christ came forth not to deliver
 73 10    |            now conclude that as in Christ the soul was not of flesh,
 74 11    |      EXTRAVAGANCE EXPOSED. THAT IS CHRIST WITH A SOUL COMPOSED OF
 75 11    |       CORPOREAL, THOUGH INVISIBLE. CHRIST'S SOUL, LIKE OURS, DISTINCT
 76 11    |          we raise the question why Christ, in assuming a flesh composed
 77 11    |              was made corporeal in Christ, in order that we might
 78 11    |           of a human flesh for it. Christ, however, could not have
 79 11    |             Restore, therefore, to Christ, His faith; believe that
 80 12    |        TRUE FUNCTIONS OF THE SOUL. CHRIST ASSUMED IT IN HIS PERFECT
 81 12    |           WITH THE BODY ASSURED BY CHRIST.~Well, now, let it be granted
 82 12    |            it could have learnt of Christ except its own quality.
 83 12    |         own form that it learnt of Christ, but its salvation. For
 84 12    |           might discover itself in Christ, but Christ in itself. For
 85 12    |     discover itself in Christ, but Christ in itself. For its salvation
 86 12    |            found was manifested by Christ. But even this He did not
 87 13    |                              XIII. CHRIST'S HUMAN NATURE. THE FLESH
 88 13    |       Therefore, also, the soul of Christ having become flesh, cannot
 89 13    |      indivisible substance. But in Christ we find the soul and the
 90 13    |           however, is that even by Christ Himself each substance has
 91 13    |            would have only been in Christ the soul composed of flesh,
 92 14    |                               XIV. CHRIST TOOK NOT ON HIM AN ANGELIC
 93 14    |          WHOM HE CAME TO SAVE.~But Christ, they say, bare (the nature
 94 14    |         induced Him to become man? Christ, then, was actuated by the
 95 14    |        cause, however, existed for Christ's taking on Him the nature
 96 14    |            salvation of angels did Christ ever receive from the Father;
 97 14    |            promised nor commanded, Christ could not have undertaken.
 98 14    |          Only it was never said by Christ, "And the angel, which spake
 99 14    |           indeed, was ever used by Christ that familiar phrase of
100 15    |         THE VALENTINIAN FIGMENT OF CHRIST'S FLESH BEING OF A SPIRITUAL
101 15    |       devise a spiritual flesh for Christ. Any one who refused to
102 15    |          not see of what substance Christ Himself spoke when He called
103 15    |            likewise says: "The man Christ Jesus is the one Mediator
104 15    |       human (when he says), "Jesus Christ was a man approved of God
105 15    |            testimony in proof that Christ had human flesh derived
106 15    |          substance was created for Christ, lest the Lord should be
107 15    |           the lower nature of that Christ who declares Himself to
108 15    |         risen again. Wait a while. Christ has not yet subdued His
109 16    |                               XVI. CHRIST'S FLESH IN NATURE, THE SAME
110 16    |             IT IS THE LATTER WHICH CHRIST ABOLISHED. THE FLESH OF
111 16    |           he will have us say that Christ put on flesh of an earthly
112 16    |     suppose that the very flesh of Christ was in Himself abolished
113 16    |         what has been abolished in Christ is not carnem peccati, "
114 16    |      another sentence he says that Christ was "in the likeness of
115 16    |       sinned, because the flesh of Christ, which committed no sin
116 16    |           affirm that there was in Christ the same flesh as that whose
117 16    |         been abolished, because in Christ that same flesh is maintained
118 16    |       contribute to the purpose of Christ's abolishing sin in the
119 16    |         say, if He took our flesh, Christ's was a sinful one. Do not,
120 16    |      believe that our flesh was in Christ on the ground that it came
121 17    |          to a single point Whether Christ received flesh from the
122 17    |           the name of Adam, why is Christ called Adam by the apostle,
123 17    |        Hence it was necessary that Christ should come forth for the
124 18    |          must deny absolutely that Christ is man, and must maintain
125 18    |            as you do not deny that Christ possesses the two substances,
126 19    |                               XIX. CHRIST, AS TO HIS DIVINE NATURE,
127 19    |            BUT BY THE WILL OF GOD. CHRIST'S DIVINE NATURE, OF ITS
128 19    |         And very properly, because Christ is the Word of God, and
129 20    |                                XX. CHRIST BORN OF A VIRGIN, OF HER
130 20    |          of Mary, of whom was born Christ." But Paul, too, silences
131 20    |         prophet. He sings to us of Christ, and through his voice Christ
132 20    |      Christ, and through his voice Christ indeed also sang concerning
133 20    |    concerning Himself. Hear, then, Christ the Lord speaking to God
134 20    |            what was the novelty of Christ's being born of a virgin.
135 20    |        from all pollutions through Christ, who was Himself a virgin,
136 21    |       contend that the novelty (of Christ's birth) consisted in this,
137 21    |      scripture which declares that Christ had a mother? For how could
138 21    |        real fruit of the womb even Christ? Now, since He is the blossom
139 21    |           son, who is called Jesus Christ, will not He also be the
140 21    |  well-known fact that the flesh of Christ is inseparable, not merely
141 22    |          FIRST VERSE, TESTIFIES TO CHRIST'S TRUE FLESH. IN VIRTUE
142 22    |            the fleshly original of Christ, he thus begins his Gospel: "
143 22    |            the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son
144 22    |         descending to the birth of Christ, what else have we here
145 22    |            and at last introducing Christ, nay, producing Christ Himself
146 22    | introducing Christ, nay, producing Christ Himself of the virgin? Then,
147 22    |          as an apostle of the same Christ, also, he affirms that Christ "
148 22    |      Christ, also, he affirms that Christ "was made of the seed of
149 22    |   therefore, was His own likewise. Christ's flesh, then, is of David'
150 22    |          apostle, when he declares Christ to be "the seed of Abraham."
151 22    |          And to thy seed, which is Christ." When we read and believe
152 22    |         and can we, acknowledge in Christ? Surely none other than
153 22    |        other than Abraham's, since Christ is "the seed of Abraham;"
154 22    |          other than Jesse's, since Christ is the blossom of "the stem
155 22    |          other than David's, since Christ is "the fruit of David's
156 22    |           other than Mary's, since Christ came from Mary's womb; and,
157 22    |           other than Adam's, since Christ is "the second Adam." The
158 22    |          there might be derived to Christ the same condition of substance,
159 22    |            allow that the flesh of Christ was not a spiritual one,
160 23    |    GAINSAYING OF THE TRUE BIRTH OF CHRIST. ONE OF THE HERETICS' PARADOXES
161 23    |            is that of the birth of Christ, according to Isaiah: "Therefore
162 24    |     DOCTRINE OF THE ONE LORD JESUS CHRIST, BOTH GOD AND MAN, THUS
163 24    |         antichrist who denies that Christ has come in the flesh. By
164 24    |           when it defines the very Christ to be but one, it shakes
165 24    |            who exhibit a multiform Christ, who make Christ to be one
166 24    |         multiform Christ, who make Christ to be one being and Jesus
167 24    |     sensation, like a sheath only, Christ being withdrawn from it;
168 25conc|            adduced of the flesh in Christ having both been born of
169 25conc|          showing what the flesh of Christ was, and whence it was derived,
170 25conc|            was which rose again in Christ.~