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Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
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Verse 18. By the word of truth. Some, with S. Athanasius, understand the eternal word made man. Others commonly understand the word of the gospel, by which we have been called to the true faith, and so forth—Some beginning [7] of his creatures, (or as the Greek signifies) such a beginning as are the first-fruits; and perhaps Saint James may so call the Jews, as being the first converted to believe in Christ. Witham.
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