54. This beginning
did Isaiah see, and therefore he says: “A Child is born, a
Son is given to us,” as also did the Magi, and therefore
worshipped they, when they saw the little One in the stable, and
said: “A Child is born,” and, when they saw the star,
declared, “A Son is given to us.” On the one hand, a
gift from earth—on the other, a gift from heaven—and both
are One Person, perfect in respect of each, without any changeableness
in the Godhead, as without any taking away from the fulness of the
Manhood. One Person did the Magi adore, to one and the same they
offered their gifts, to show that He Who was seen in the stall was the
very Lord of heaven.