Above all, taking the shield of faith, with which you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
By “his darts” Paul means both temptations and perverse desires. He calls them fiery because that is the nature of the appetite. Faith is capable of commanding hosts of demons. How much more is faith capable of ordering the passions of the soul? Homily on Ephesians.
