Ante-Nicene Christian Library; Translations Of The Writings Of The Fathers Down To A.D. 325, Volume 24: Early Liturgies and Other Documents

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also do sorroWs congregate; and, Where riches are abundant,

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d remember also this, stat nothing mill disturb thy

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For, Whilo victorious by their bravery, they ars Mercome by the poWer of coveto ness. For Ι have made trial of men, and with this result: that tho one ining on inita they are intent, is abundance of richos. Thersiore also it is that theyhave no setiled purpose; but, throuo the instabiliu of infirminds, a man is os a sudden cast down Ohom his elation os

myself, that When thou fhiat havo mado experiment of this modo of lite, it Will bo very pleasant to thee, and thou Wilibe free hom fore vexation; because it is soniri on account of childron that Wo tolerate riches.

to copo With tho dis ters and to onduro the tribulations Which we ars alWays receiving at tho handa of the times.

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Εnter into closest intimacy With fortitude and patience, those virtvesJ Whicli are able buccesssultri to encounter the tribulations that besali feeble men. For so great is instratrengili, that they ars adequale to sustain hunger, and scandendum thiret, and mitigate every trouble. With toti, more-over, yea even With dissolution, they mahe right mero. To theso things give diligent attention, and thou shali lead

doing.' And here also in the prison-house We give thanhato God that wo have received tho love of many et for me arestri ving to our ulmost to maintain a life of sobriely and

buq bs bearing public testimony against himself, that he

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VII. Nom regeneration is by mater and spirit, as Was alloreation: For the Spirit os . God moved on tho abyss