Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III " For I have shown that the Son of God did not then begin to exist, being with the Father from the beginning; but when He became incarnate, and was made man, He commenced afresh[325]

Tertullian Against Marcion Book V " "The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven."[468]

Tertullian On the Flesh of Christ "The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven."[126]

Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh

He says: "The first man is of the earth, earthy"-that is, made of dust, that is, Adam; "the second man is from heaven"[356]

Cyprian Treatise II On the Dress of Virgins

As we have borne the image of him who is earthy, let us also bear the image of Him who is heavenly."[41]

Cyprian Treatise X On Jealousy and Envy

As we have borne the image of him who is of the earth, let us also bear the image of Him who is from heaven."[35]

Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews

As we have borne the image of him who is of the earth, let us also bear the image of Him who is from heaven."[195]

Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews

Even as we have borne the image of him who is of the clay, let us bear His image also who is from heaven."[443]

Pseudo-Gregory Thaumaturgus Twelve Topics on the Faith

How could it be said that Christ (the Lord) assumed the perfect man just like one of the prophets, when He, being the Lord Himself, became man by the incarnation effected through the Virgin? Wherefore it is written, that "the first man was of the earth, earthy."[6]

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