"Fourthly and finally, there is the sign of circumcision, which Christ deigned to accept on this day. He wanted to be circumcised for many reasons. For himself, to show us that he had taken on a real body, knowing that there would be those who would argue that he had not taken on a real body but a fantastical one; therefore, to refute this error, he wanted to be circumcised and shed blood. For an imaginary body does not shed blood. For us, to show us that we must be circumcised in spirit."
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