游斯丁護教辭與對話 第 3-41 章

"And the offering of fine flour, O men," I said, "which was handed down to be offered on behalf of those being cleansed from leprosy, was a type of the bread of the Eucharist, which Jesus Christ our Lord handed down to be made in remembrance of the suffering which He suffered on behalf of those whose souls are being cleansed from all wickedness of men; so that at the same time we may give thanks to God, both for having created the world with all that is in it for the sake of man, and for having set us free from the evil in which we came to be, and for having brought to complete dissolution the principalities and powers, through Him who became subject to suffering according to His will."

"Wherefore, concerning the sacrifices then offered by you, God speaks, as I said before, through Malachi, one of the twelve: 'I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord, and I will not accept your sacrifices from your hands; for from the rising of the sun even to its setting My name has been glorified among the nations, and in every place incense is offered to My name, and a pure sacrifice; for My name is great among the nations, says the Lord, but you profane it.'"

"But concerning the sacrifices offered to Him in every place by us, the nations—that is, the bread of the Eucharist and likewise the cup of the Eucharist—He then foretells, saying also that we glorify His name, but that you profane it."

"And the commandment of circumcision, ordering that those born be circumcised in every case on the eighth day, was a type of the true circumcision, with which we were circumcised from error and wickedness through Him who rose from the dead on the first day of the week, Jesus Christ our Lord. For the first day of the week, being the first of all days, is yet again, according to the count of all the days of the cycle, called the eighth, while remaining the first."