John bore witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spoke, He that comes after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
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Theophilus of Antioch
AD 184
He said, Who comes after me, that is, as to the time of His birth. John was six months before Christ, according to His humanity.
The Arians infer from this Word, that the Son of God is not begotten of the Father, but made like any other creature.
