And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
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Augustine of Hippo
AD 430
Be cautious and receive the words of our adversaries in order to spit them out, not to gulp them down and ingest them. Do in this instance what the Lord did when they offered him a bitter drink; he tasted it, and spat it out. So also should you, taste and spit.