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| 4912 This fragment is thus introduced in the
Armenian copy: “From St. Irenæus, bishop, follower of the
apostles, on the Lord’s resurrection.” | law and
the prophets and evangelists have declared that Christ was born of a
virgin, and suffered on the cross; was raised also from the dead, and
taken up to heaven; that He was glorified, and reigns for ever. He is
Himself termed the Perfect Intellect, the Word of God. He is the
First-begotten,4913
| 4913 The
Armenian text is confused here; we have adopted the conjectural
emendation of Quatremere. | after a transcendent manner, the
Creator of man; All in all; Patriarch among the patriarchs; Law in the
law; the Priest among priests; among kings Prime Leader; the Prophet
among the prophets; the Angel among angels; the Man among men; Son in the
Father; God in God; King to all eternity. He was sold with Joseph, and He
guided Abraham; was bound along with Isaac, and wandered with Jacob; with
Moses He was Leader, and, respecting the people, Legislator. He preached
in the prophets; was incarnate of a virgin; born in Bethlehem; received
by John, and baptized in Jordan; was tempted in the desert, and proved to
be the Lord. He gathered the apostles together, and preached the kingdom
of heaven; gave light to the blind, and raised the dead; was seen in the
temple, but was not held by the people as worthy of credit; was arrested
by the priests, conducted before Herod, and condemned in the presence of
Pilate; He manifested Himself in the body, was suspended upon a beam of
wood, and raised from the dead; shown to the apostles, and, having been
carried up to heaven, sitteth on the right hand of the Father, and has
been glorified by Him as the Resurrection of the dead. Moreover, He is
the Salvation of the lost, the Light to those dwelling in darkness, and
Redemption to those who have been born; the Shepherd of the saved, and
the Bridegroom of the Church; the Charioteer of the cherubim, the Leader
of the angelic host; God of God; Jesus Christ our Saviour.E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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