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  1 1 |                                 I. OF PATIENCE GENERALLY; AND TERTULLIAN'
  2 1 |           dared compose a treatise on Patience, for practising which I
  3 1 |             plead for, that health of patience which I possess not; while
  4 1 |              not easily to any unless patience sit by his side. So is patience
  5 1 |       patience sit by his side. So is patience set over the things of God,
  6 1 |               community of regard for patience alone, to this one of their
  7 1 |        unanimously pursue; concerning patience they exhibit all their ostentation
  8 2 |             GOD HIMSELF AN EXAMPLE OF PATIENCE.~To us no human affectation
  9 2 |            the warrant for exercising patience; but the divine arrangement
 10 2 |          first place as an example of patience; who scatters equally over
 11 2 |             daily: so that by His own patience He disparages Himself; for
 12 3 |            this species of the divine patience indeed being, as it were,
 13 3 |               forbearance of offended patience. He did not strive; He did
 14 3 |             own Spirit, together with patience in its entirety, in His
 15 3 |              of even one disciple The patience of the Lord was wounded
 16 3 |         Himself had not hurt, through Patience, the mother of Mercy. I
 17 3 |            sated with the pleasure of patience. He is spitted on, scourged,
 18 3 |             have recognised the Lord. Patience of this kind none of men
 19 3 |              some inherent propriety, patience is God's nature.~
 20 4 |               IMITATION IS FOUNDED ON PATIENCE.~Therefore, if we see all
 21 4 |       obedience" itself is drawn from patience. Never does an impatient
 22 4 |           enough) of the good of that patience which the Lord God, the
 23 4 |         exhortation on the subject of patience are briefly, and as it were
 24 5 |               AS GOD IS THE AUTHOR OF PATIENCE SO THE DEVIL IS OF IMPATIENCE.~
 25 5 |           Impatience, whether just as patience in God, so its adversary
 26 5 |              edict by maintaining her patience to the end. What (of the
 27 5 |               thence (came) His first patience; who, content at that time
 28 5 |              they entered the path of patience, they would have been set
 29 6 |                                   VI. PATIENCE BOTH ANTECEDENT AND SUBSEQUENT
 30 6 |              FAITH.~Accordingly it is patience which is both subsequent
 31 6 |             righteousness; but it was patience which proved his faith,
 32 6 |                So faith, illumined by patience, when it was becoming propagated
 33 6 |              grace over the law, made patience her pre-eminent coadjutrix
 34 6 |             with evil; " for, as yet, patience was not on earth, because
 35 6 |          while the Lord and Master of patience was absent. But after He
 36 6 |               the grace of faith with patience, now it is no longer lawful
 37 6 |              Father." Do you see whom patience gains for us as a Father?
 38 6 |               universal discipline of patience is succinctly comprised,
 39 7 |              So He fore-ministered to patience "loss," and to opulence "
 40 7 |            whole world, so I may make patience my gain! In truth, I know
 41 7 |            the sword on his own body? Patience in losses is an exercise
 42 8 |                              VIII. OF PATIENCE UNDER PERSONAL VIOLENCE
 43 8 |          injury from all, and exhibit patience under that injury; shall
 44 8 |              a defilement as that the patience which has been prepared
 45 8 | outrageousness be wearied out by your patience. Whatever that blow may
 46 8 |              touching the pleasure of patience. For every injury, whether
 47 8 |              when it has lighted upon patience, will be dismissed with
 48 8 |           utility and the pleasure of patience.~
 49 9 |                                IX. OF PATIENCE UNDER BEREAVEMENT.~Not even
 50 9 |            also must be tempered with patience. For why should you bear
 51 10|              us the offering of their patience we not only approve as mindful
 52 10|              avenge; " that is, Leave patience to me, and I will reward
 53 10|              to me, and I will reward patience. For when He says, "Judge
 54 10|          judged," does He not require patience? For who will refrain from
 55 10|         Whereas, if I shall repose on patience, I shall not feel pain;
 56 11|        FURTHER REASONS FOR PRACTISING PATIENCE. ITS CONNECTION WITH THE
 57 11|            the remedy for the injury--patience. Let us strive, therefore,
 58 11|                let us meet with equal patience what we have to blame ourselves
 59 11|           whom should we more exhibit patience than to the Lord? Nay, He
 60 11|             to the duty of exercising patience, from whatever quarter,
 61 11|             can abase himself without patience, in the first instance,
 62 11|               mourners." Who, without patience, is tolerant of such unhappinesses?
 63 11|               course it is not to the patience of exultation that He makes
 64 11|               have learnt to practise patience.~
 65 12|        CHARITY. THEIR CONNECTION WITH PATIENCE.~As regards the rule of
 66 12|                you? if the absence of patience makes you tenacious of a
 67 12|               his brother," return to patience. If "the sun go down over
 68 12|             to remain one day without patience. But, however, since Patience
 69 12|         patience. But, however, since Patience takes the lead in every
 70 12|          those holy examples touching patience in the Lord's parables.
 71 12|              parables. The shepherd's patience seeks and finds the straying
 72 12|           easily despise one ewe; but Patience undertakes the labour of
 73 12|        prodigal son also the father's patience receives, and clothes, and
 74 12|        perishes not, because it finds Patience (to welcome it). For by
 75 12|          whose teachings but those of Patience is Charity--the highest
 76 12|          suffering;" thus she applies patience: "is beneficent;" Patience
 77 12|            patience: "is beneficent;" Patience does no evil: "is not emulous;"
 78 12|       certainly is a peculiar mark of patience: "savours not of violence:"
 79 12|               her self-restraint from patience: "is not puffed up; is not
 80 12|            for that pertains not unto patience: "nor does she seek her
 81 12|                 Faith, which Christ's patience introduced; hope, which
 82 12|         introduced; hope, which man's patience waits for; charity, which
 83 12|             waits for; charity, which Patience accompanies, with God as
 84 13|                       XIII. OF BODILY PATIENCE.~Thus far, finally, of patience
 85 13|       PATIENCE.~Thus far, finally, of patience simple and uniform, and
 86 13|         therefore, is the business of Patience in the body? In the first
 87 13|      sackcloth and ashes. This bodily patience adds a grace to our prayers
 88 13|              the bodily immolation of patience not only recovered his kingdom,
 89 13|              happier grades of bodily patience, (we find that)it is she
 90 13|           flesh; and, finally, by the patience of the flesh, does battle
 91 13|            want of light, and in that patience of the world's misusage.
 92 13|         ascending the divine seat, no patience is more needed there than
 93 13|               needed there than badly patience. If the "spirit is willing,
 94 13|               but the flesh," without patience, "weak," where, save in
 95 13|                 weak," where, save in patience, is the safety of the spirit,
 96 14|             THE POWER OF THIS TWOFOLD PATIENCE, THE SPIRITUAL AND THE BODILY.
 97 14|            OLD.~With this strength of patience, Esaias is cut asunder,
 98 14|          exertion of every species of patience! --whom neither the driving
 99 14|             wound, estranged from the patience and the faith which he had
100 14|            thorough accomplishment of patience as well in spirit as in
101 14|             corslet and shield of his patience, that instrument of God'
102 14|            without some (exercise of) patience.~
103 15|            THE VIRTUES AND EFFECTS OF PATIENCE.~So amply sufficient a Depositary
104 15|            sufficient a Depositary of patience is God. If it be a wrong
105 15|             What honour is granted to Patience, to have God as her Debtor!
106 15|           inflated nor disturbed. For Patience sits on the throne of that
107 15|              His foster-child, namely Patience. When God's Spirit descends,
108 15|               s Spirit descends, then Patience accompanies Him indivisibly.
109 16|                              XVI. THE PATIENCE OF THE HEATHEN VERY DIFFERENT
110 16|              DIFFERENT FROM CHRISTIAN PATIENCE. THEIRS DOOMED TO PERDITION.
111 16|        discipline, these the works of patience which is heavenly and true;
112 16|           true; that is, of Christian patience, not false and disgraceful,
113 16|          disgraceful, like as is that patience of the nations of the earth.
114 16|           taught his disciples also a patience of his own; that, I mean,
115 16|              gullet. Such pursuits of patience the Gentiles are acquainted
116 16|          their own and their leader's patience look to itself--a patience
117 16|            patience look to itself--a patience which the subterraneous
118 16|              the other hand, love the patience of God, the patience of
119 16|              the patience of God, the patience of Christ; let us repay
120 16|               let us repay to Him the patience which He has paid down for
121 16|               Let us offer to Him the patience of the spirit, the patience
122 16|           patience of the spirit, the patience of the flesh, believing