And he said unto her,
Daughter, be of good comfort: your faith has made you whole; go in peace.
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Tertullian of Carthage
AD 220
Here, then, is a God who is not merciful by nature, but in hostility! Yet, if we find that such was the merit of this woman's faith, that He said unto her, Thy faith hath saved thee.".
When Christ approved of the faith of this woman, which simply rested in the Creator, He declared by His answer to her,