Saint Irenæus



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Fragment 30




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Saint Irenæus (120-202)

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Translated by Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson

Fragment 30


“The axe unto the root,” he says, urging us to the knowledge of the truth, and purifying us by means of fear, as well as preparing [us] to bring forth fruit in due season.





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