1 Rejoice, thou barren that barest not. Break out and cry, thou that travailest not; for more are the children of the desolate than of her that hath the husband . In that He said Rejoice, thou barren that barest not , He spake of us: for our Church was barren, before that children were given unto her. (2CL) 2 And in that He said, Cry aloud, thou that travailest not , He meaneth this; Let us not, like women in travail, grow weary of offering up our prayers with simplicity to God. (2CL)
2 Clement 2:1–2
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