2 Corinthians 4:6

Tertullian Against Marcion Book V

Now he did not observe how much this clause of the sentence made against him: "For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to (give) the light of the knowledge (of His glory) in the face of (Jesus) Christ."[528]

Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh

Now, if you will examine the words which precede the passage where mention is made of the outward and the inward man, will you not discover the whole truth, both of the dignity and the hope of the flesh? For, when he speaks of the "light which God hath commanded to shine in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of the Lord in the person of Jesus Christ,"[289]

Origen Against Celsus Book VI

), and maketh him a light of the world: "For this light shone in our hearts, to give the light of the glorious Gospel of God in the face of Christ Jesus."[23]

Methodius Discourse X. Domnina

So also the mercies of God entirely dissolve death, and assist the human race, and nourish the light of the heart.[2]

Lactantius Divine Institutes Book II

because He was made from the earth. Finally, Plato says that the human form[154]