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“In this we see the wondrous virtue of the Lord: that the power dwelling in His body should communicate to perishable things the efficacy to heal, and that the divine activity should issue forth even from the hem of His garment. For God is not perceptible by the senses, to be enclosed within a body. The assumption of a body did not limit the nature of His power; but for our redemption His power took upon it the frailty of our body.”

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Hilary of Poitiers
Hilary of Poitiers

Hilary of Poitiers (300-368 AD) was a prominent early Christian theologian and philosopher. His writings had a profound impact on the development of Christian theology, particularly as a precursor to Augustine, and he is considered one of the pioneers of Western theology. more

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