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Irenæus
“And[4889] Balaam the son of Beor they slew with the sword.”[4890] For, speaking no longer by the Spirit of God, but setting up another law of fornication contrary to the law of God,[4891] this man shall no longer be reckoned as a prophet, but as a soothsayer. For, as he did not continue in the commandment of God, he received the just reward of his evil devices.
“The[4892] god of the world;”[4893] that is, Satan, who was designated God to those who believe not.
The[4894] birth of John [the Baptist] brought the dumbness of Zacharias to an end. For he did not burden his father, when the voice issued forth from silence; but as when not believed it rendered him tongue-tied, so did the voice sounding out clearly set his father free, to whom he had both been announced and born. Now the voice and the burning light[4895] were a precursor of the Word and the Light.
As[4896] therefore seventy tongues are indicated by number, and from[4897] dispersion the tongues are gathered into one by means of their interpretation; so is that ark declared a type of the body of Christ, which is both pure and immaculate. For[4898] as that ark was gilded with pure gold both within and without, so also is the body of Christ pure and resplendent, being adorned within by the Word, and shielded on the outside by the Spirit, in order that from both [materials] the splendour of the natures might be exhibited together.
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