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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Irenaeus
How, then, shall he be a God, who has not as yet been made a man? Or how can he be perfect who was but lately created? How, again, can he be immortal, who in his mortal nature did not obey his Maker? For it must be that thou, at the outset, shouldest hold the rank of a man, and then afterwards partake of the glory of God. For thou dost not make God, but God thee. …
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"For the King has greatly desired your beauty" [Psalm 45:11]. What "beauty" is that, save that which is His own work? "Greatly desired the beauty"— Of whom? Of her the sinner, the unrighteous, the ungodly, such as she was with her "father," the devil, and among her own "people"? No, but hers of whom it is said, "Who is this that comes up made white?" She was not white then at the first, but was "made" white afterwards. …
Thomas Aquinas
"And the king shall desire your beauty." Here he promises the bride the graciousness of the king. First, from the king, and this is love. Second, from the people, and this is honor, at "they shall entreat your countenance." He therefore promises the love of the king and shows the dignity of the king. He says therefore: if you forget your people and the house of your father, from this you will acquire spiritual beauty. Ps. …
Bernard of Clairvaux
But we have witness too from the Father, how lovingly and how courteously he gives her the name of daughter, and nevertheless invites her as his daughter-in-law to the sweet caresses of his Son: "Listen, daughter, pay careful attention: forget your nation and your ancestral home, then the king will fall in love with your beauty." See then from whom this bride demands a kiss. …
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