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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Oecumenius
And he says the Spirit, that is, the prophetic spirit, and the bride, the universal and the church everywhere, say Come. For we have been commanded to seek the second coming of the Lord, but also to place it in prayer; for he who says, "Your kingdom come," (Matt. 6:10) asks of God the kingdom of Christ, which is the kingdom of the Father and of the Spirit. And let the one who hears say, Come. And everyone, he says, hearing the words present, and you, John, make prayer for the coming of the kingdom of Christ. …
Irenaeus
Since therefore we have such proofs, it is not necessary to seek the truth among others which it is easy to obtain from the Church; since the apostles, like a rich man [depositing his money] in a bank, lodged in her hands most copiously all things pertaining to the truth: so that every man, whosoever will, can draw from her the water of life. For she is the entrance to life; all others are thieves and robbers. …
Western Saints
Bede
Let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely. Thus free will is addressed by saying, "Whoever desires, let him take," so that grace is immediately proclaimed in what follows: "the water of life freely." Certainly without any preceding merits. For even the desire itself is a gift of God.
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