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The Discourse on the Holy Theophany

Hippolytus

Section 9

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Author: Hippolytus

9. This is the Spirit that at the beginning “

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moved

upon

the

face

of

the

waters

;

”

by

whom

the

world

moves

;

by

whom

creation

consists

,

and

all

things

have

life

;

who

also

wrought

mightily

in

the

prophets

,

and

descended

in

flight

upon

Christ

.

This

is

the

Spirit

that

was

given

to

the

apostles

in

the

form

of

fiery

tongues

.

This

is

the

Spirit

that

David

sought

when

he

said

,

“

Create

in

me

a

clean

heart

,

O

God

,

and

renew

a

right

spirit

within

me

.

”

Of

this

Spirit

Gabriel

also

spoke

to

the

Virgin

,

“

The

Holy

Ghost

shall

come

upon

thee

,

and

the

power

of

the

Highest

shall

overshadow

thee

.

”

By

this

Spirit

Peter

spake

that

blessed

word

,

“

Thou

art

the

Christ

,

the

Son

of

the

living

God

.

”

By

this

Spirit

the

rock

of

the

Church

was

stablished

.

This

is

the

Spirit

,

the

Comforter

,

that

is

sent

because

of

thee

,

that

He

may

show

thee

to

be

the

Son

of

God

.

Notes

45
Gen. i. 2.
46
Acts xxviii. 25.
47
Matt. iii. 16.
48
Acts ii. 3.
49
Ps. li. 10.
50
Luke i. 35.
51
Matt. xvi. 16.
52
Matt. xvi. 18.
53
John xvi. 26.
54
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