“In counseling humility, meekness, etc., he sets forth the reason why each person is called to patience and forbearance. Grace has been given to each of us according to the measure in which Christ grants it. Since therefore different people have different gifts, there is no cause for envy or refusal. One should not gri…”
Gaius Marius Victorinus, 4th c. — EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS 1.4.7
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7But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
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5One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
— Ephesians 4:7 —
8Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?