For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord the church:
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
That is, tends it with exceeding care. And how is she his flesh? Hearken; This now is bone of my bones, says Adam, and flesh of my flesh. Genesis 2:23 For she is made of matter taken from us. And not only so, but also, they shall be, says God, one flesh. Genesis 2:24
Even as Christ also the Church. Here he returns to the former example.
