Tertullian Against Marcion Book V He alludes to Moses' veil, covered with which "his face could not be stedfastly seen by the children of Israel."[507] Since he did this to maintain the superiority of the glory of the New Testament, which is permanent in its glory, over that of the Old, "which was to be done away,"[508] Origen Against Celsus Book VII Paul in like manner, when he wishes to disparage the law taken literally, says, "If the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance, which glory was to be done away; how shall not the ministration of the Spirit be rather glorious? "[31] Archelaus Acts of the Disputation with the Heresiarch Manes and that "the law is the ministration of death,"[242] For if we reckon that man is justified without the works of the law, and if Abraham was counted righteous, how much more shall those obtain righteousness who have fulfilled the law which contains the things that are expedient for men? And seeing that you have made mention only of three several scriptures, in terms of which the apostle has declared that "the law is a ministration of death,"[251] in letters on the stones, was made in glory, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away; "[496] Origen Commentary on Matthew Book X and old things, things "written and engraven on stones,"[89] Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XI For since there are two things to be understood in regard to the law, the ministration of death which was engraven in letters[131]