Chapter

 1 4 |       though, inasmuch as she is called wife, she ceases to be betrothed,
 2 4 |  opponent, to show why Joseph is called the father of our Lord,
 3 4 |        our Lord, and why Mary is called Joseph’s wife. This also
 4 4 |          why certain persons are called his brethren.~
 5 5 |      brought forth a son, and he called his name Jesus.” Here, first
 6 11|          brothers, just as he is called only begotten who is the
 7 12|        openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord) and to
 8 12| first-born, we gather that he is called the first-born who opens
 9 12|       they who have brothers are called first-born, the only begotten
10 12|      only begotten sons also are called first-born.~
11 13|         s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren James,
12 14|        the same persons who were called brethren by the Jews. Observe,
13 14|       and of Joses. And James is called the less to distinguish
14 15|          there were two apostles called by the name James, James
15 15|   unknown James the less, who is called in Scripture the son of
16 15|         being a third, can he be called less to distinguish him
17 15|         s mother, the one who is called by John the Evangelist “
18 15|           father-in-law, is also called Jethro. Gedeon, 4220 without
19 15|          Azarias. Mount Tabor is called Itabyrium. Again Hermon
20 15|       Itabyrium. Again Hermon is called by the Phenicians Sanior,
21 15|        in Ezekiel. Peter is also called Simon and Cephas. Judas
22 15|      zealot in another Gospel is called Thaddaeus. And there are
23 16|   afterwards did believe, can be called brethren of the Lord. Possibly
24 16|          make out that they were called the Lord’s brethren who
25 16|         As to race, all Jews are called brethren of one another,
26 16|   Israelites.” Moreover they are called brethren by kindred who
27 16|          whether a nephew can be called a son, let me give you an
28 16|         to, by which a nephew is called a brother. And again, 4230 “
29 17|         all of us Christians are called brethren, as in the verse, 4232 “
30 17|     suppose that a few Jews were called His brethren when all Jews
31 17|     private instruction and were called by Him His mother and His
32 17|        and understand them to be called brethren in virtue of the
33 17|          nature. Just as Lot was called Abraham’s brother, and Jacob
34 18|         s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren James,
35 18|         same way that Joseph was called his father: 4241 “I and
36 18|        which Joseph and Mary are called his parents. Seeing that
37 18|    applied to them when they are called brethren, that you apply
38 18|       apply to Joseph when he is called father.~
39 21|         was thought worthy to be called father of the Lord, remained
40 22|          The virgin is no longer called a woman. 4248 “She that