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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Theophylact of Ohrid
Just as an "unshrunk," that is, new patch, by its firmness will only tear the old garment if sewn onto it, and just as new wine by its strength will burst old wineskins, so too My disciples have not yet grown strong, and therefore, if we burden them, we will thereby do them harm, since in the weakness of their understanding they are still like an old garment. Thus, one should not impose upon them the heavy commandment of fasting. …
Western Saints
Bede
Neither was it fitting to sew on a, new piece; that is, a portion of doctrine which teaches a general fast from all the joy of temporal delights; for if this be done, the teaching is rent, and agrees not with the old part. But by a new garment is intended good works, which are done externally, and by the new wine, is expressed the fervour of faith, hope, and charity, by which we are reformed in our minds.
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