But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
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The Apostolic Constitutions
AD 375
Let the bishop pray for the people, and say: "Save Thy people, O Lord, and bless Thine inheritance, which Thou hast obtained with the precious blood of Thy Christ, and hast called a royal priesthood, and an holy nation."