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VIII.

Fragments from the Lost Writings of Irenaeus · Saint Irenaeus of Lyons

For as the ark [of the covenant] was gilded within and without with pure gold, so was also the body of Christ pure and resplendent; for it was adorned within by the Word, and shielded without by the Spirit, in order that from both [materials] the splendour of the natures might be clearly shown forth.

IrFrag 8.1