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Himself the beginning of those that live, as Adam became the beginning of those who die. 1 Corinthians 15:20-22 Wherefore also Luke, commencing the genealogy with the Lord, carried it back to Adam, indicating that it was He who regenerated them into the Gospel of life, and not they Him. And thus also it was that the knot of Eve's disobedience was loosed by the obedience of Mary. For what the virgin Eve had bound fast through unbelief, this did the virgin Mary set free through faith.
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immaterial figures of the principalities, virtues, and powers; rather, through you, he clothed himself in your form, which had fallen and become like that of the brute animals ... but where now is that hostile and bewildered dragon? Where is that cursed and execrable dragon, who had claimed that this throne would be raised to the heights of heaven?
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381:Irenaeus.
367:2022-11-19
276:References
171:Tertullian
30:See also:
1128:Ave Maria
1101:Antiphons
1080:Theotokos
1035:Mediatrix
982:Patronage
965:Devotions
960:Christmas
861:Christian
852:Mariology
813:Queenship
791:Dormition
777:Tradition
767:Pentecost
648:Tradition
617:Elizabeth
595:(husband)
193:Theotokos
79:salvation
1346:Category
1182:Memorare
1143:Akathist
901:Lutheran
891:Orthodox
874:Catholic
869:Anglican
613:(mother)
607:(father)
151:Irenaeus
123:Irenaeus
75:New Adam
52:Nova Eva
50:(Latin:
45:The New
32:New Adam
1307:Related
1096:Angelus
1089:Prayers
1050:Panagia
1045:New Eve
987:Shrines
919:Islamic
879:history
688:In the
605:Joachim
87:Gabriel
68:Western
64:Eastern
1286:Eleusa
1187:Rosary
1165:Loreto
1160:Litany
1002:Titles
593:Joseph
585:Family
200:Modern
175:Origen
107:Paul's
38:, and
1241:PietĂ
1138:Hymns
912:Other
884:papal
690:Bible
662:Birth
601:(son)
599:Jesus
1260:East
1211:West
948:list
796:Tomb
640:Life
611:Anne
244:The
173:and
66:and
1202:Art
117:of
93:of
47:Eve
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