De fide contra Nestorianos
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Οὕτω ποτὲ μὲν θεὸν ἡ γραφὴ τὸν Χριστόν φησι, ποτὲ δὲ ἄνθρωπον, ποτὲ δὲ καὶ θεὸν καὶ ἄνθρωπον, καὶ ποτὲ μὲν περὶ τῆς θεότητος αὐτοῦ διαλέγεται, ποτὲ δὲ περὶ τῆς ἀνθρωπότητος αὐτοῦ, ποτὲ δὲ περὶ τοῦ συναμφοτέρου. Χρὴ οὖν τὰ μὲν ὑψηλὰ νέμειν τῇ θεότητι αὐτοῦ, τὰ δὲ ταπεινὰ τῇ ἀνθρωπότητι αὐτοῦ, καὶ ταῦτα δὲ κἀκεῖνα τῇ μιᾷ ὑποστάσει.