The Apostle John, seeing long before by the Holy Spirit this man’s madness, rouses him from his deep sleep of error by the preaching of his voice, saying, “In the beginning was the Word.” [John 1:1]
He therefore, who in the beginning was with God, could not in this last time take the beginning of His being from man. He says further, (let Photinus hear his words,) “Father, glorify Me with that glory which I had with Thee before the world was.” [John 17:5]
Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).
Also cites: Vigil. Tapsens. (Athan. Ed. Ben., vol ii, p. 646)