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Homily III.

Chapter XXII.--Male and Female.

"But a companion was created along with him, a female nature, much differing from him, as quality from substance, as the moon from the sun, as fire from light. She, as a female ruling the present world as her like, 1 was entrusted to be the first prophetess, announcing prophecy with all amongst those born of woman. 2 But the other, as the son of man, being a male, prophesies better things to the world to come as a male.

  1. That is, the present world is female, and is under the rule of the female; the world to come is male, and is under the rule of the male. ↩

  2. The allusion is to the fact that John the Baptist is called the greatest of those born of woman, while Christ is called the Son of man. ↩

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