For man, from the beginning of his creation, had been entrusted with the reins of his own volitions, with unrestricted movement towards his every desire; for the Deity is free and man had been formed after Him.
(The Image of God in Man According to Cyril of Alexandria, p. 45, quoting Cyril's "Glaphyra in Genesim" 1)
They who are in sins, and worship the creature rather than the Creator, have their heart in some way ugly and their understanding exceedingly unsightly...
(The Image of God in Man According to Cyril of Alexandria, p. 39, quoting Cyril's "In Isaiam" 5,1)
Paraphrased:
As a result of Adam's transgression human nature was corrupted, and pleasures of the flesh ruled over our understanding. Consequently it was vital for our salvation that the Word of God make sensually-infected human flesh his own, so he could infuse it with divine Life, in this way curbing the innate, sensual impulses of the flesh. These innate impulses are referred to as as the law of sin by the blessed Paul (Rom. 7:23, Rom. 8:2). In Christ's flesh the law of sin was destroyed (cf. Rom. 8:3).
(Cyril of Alexandria: Select Letters", p. 79, quoting Cyril's "First Letter to Succensus" 10)
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