20
He said, “You cannot see my face, for man may not see me and live.”
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Verse 20. My face, even in my assumed form. Menochius.—The effulgence would cause death, as was commonly believed. Genesis 13:16. To behold the divine essence, we must be divested of our mortal body. 1 Corinthians 2:9. Saint Gregory Naz. or. 49. Bible.—Moses, therefore, did not see it on earth, though he had greater favours shewn to him than the other prophets. Numbers 12:6. Theod. q. 68. Saint John Chrysostom and so forth Worthington.
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