Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
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Tertullian of Carthage
AD 220
"the blessed God "(who is "the Father) of our Lord Jesus Christ".
may be claimed for (Marcion's) sterile god, how much more for the Creator? To none other than Him is it suitable, who is also "the Father of mercies".