For as the Father raises up the dead, and gives them life; even so the Son gives life to whom he will.
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Tertullian of Carthage
AD 220
Even an earthly serpent sucks in men at some distance with its breath. Going still further, John says, "My little children, keep yourselves from idols".
And, "As the Father quickeneth (the dead), so also doth the Son; "
