And he said,
Hagar, Sarai's maid, where did
you come from? and where will you go?
And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
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Didymus the Blind
AD 398
Moreover, when the beauty of the spiritual law is illuminated, that which is no more than shadow flees. Sacrifices that are luminous compared with those of “the shadow” were in fact announced in the transmitted teaching and have been effectively introduced in practice. Likewise too “that which was only partial” is abolished when that which is perfect is present. A case of “fleeing far from the face” is the one who, on hearing the Lord say, you must “be born from above,” inquires, “How can a man be born when he is old?” for he is interpreting a divine saying in human terms.
