Letter 107: The devil does not know what is in the mind, most gentle one.

Isidore of PelusiumUnknown|c. 393 AD|Isidore of Pelusium
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On the harmony of the Testaments. The Son of God introduced no novelty of beliefs, dear friend, into the Law and the Prophets, but placed a term to those things which had been revealed of old concerning Him. If you open[10] the Old Testament with the utmost attentiveness, you will find the whole of the New Testament announced therein. For those then who rely on the Law and consider the way of the Gospel strange, from the words of the Law He clarifies the truth of the beliefs (communicated by) grace. Thus they will (come to) see the intrinsic harmony of both Testaments.

Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.

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