And he shall pass over to his stronghold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the banner,
says the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
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John of Damascus
AD 749
The prescription of the law must be taken in the more spiritual sense. For there is a spiritual seed which through charity and the fear of God is conceived in the womb of the soul, which in turn travails and brings forth the spirit of salvation. It is in this sense that the passage is to be taken which reads, “Blessed is he who has seed in Zion and kindred in Jerusalem.” What, indeed! Even though one is a fornicator, a drunkard or an idolater, will he be blessed, provided only that he has seed in Zion and kindred in Jerusalem? No one in his right mind would say that.
