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So S. Cyril, to whom listen. " So long as the profundity of the sethei is obscured by the shades of night, every one speaks with the greatest admiration of the morning star, as it shines with the full glory of its golden splendour. But when the sun is seen to hasten to his rising, and when his light somewhat illumines this our earth, the day star yields gradually to the greater luminary, and the words of John might not improperly be applied, He must increase, but I must decrease. " Likewise S. ...Chrysostom says, " Christ increases in that He by degrees manifests Himself by signs and miracles : not because He makes increase in virtue, God forbid ; for this would be the madness of Nestorius. " But I must decrease : not in virtue, wisdom, or merit. For in these John constantly increased until he received the crown of martyrdom, but as regarded the honour which he received in the people flock- ing to him. "I have fulfilled my office, now I will cease, " as S. Chrysostom says of him. As a symbol of this, John was born shortly after the summer solstice, when the days begin to decrease ; but Christ was born shortly after the winter solstice, when the days being at the shortest, begin to increase, as S.
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