Letter 840
To Darius the Advocate [scholasticus, a trained lawyer].
"The righteous," he says, "will then shine forth, like the sun of righteousness." [alluding to Matthew 13:43 and Malachi 4:2] And the prophets call the Church a moon, peering forth like the dawn. [alluding to Song of Songs 6:10]
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Latin / Greek Original
Ἐκλάμψουσι, φησί, τὸ τηνικαῦτα οἱ δίκαιοι, καθάπερ ὁ ἥλιος τῆς δικαιοσύνης. Σελήνην δὲ οἱ προφῆται τὴν Ἐκκλησίαν καλοῦσιν ἐκκύπτουσαν ὡς ὄρθρον.
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