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1 8 | WORD, SEEK, AND YE SHALL FIND, NO WARRANT FOR HERETICAL 2 8 | say, "Seek, and ye shall find." Let us remember at what 3 8 | said, "Seek, and ye shall find," when inquiry was still 4 8 | in which ye expect (to find) salvation; for they testify 5 8 | meaning of "Seek, and ye shall find." For it is clear that the 6 8 | us, "Seek, and ye shall find," to whom was to come, without 7 9 | words, "Seek, and ye shall find," were addressed to all 8 9 | You must "seek" until you "find," and believe when you have 9 9 | interpreting, "Seek, and ye shall find," without regard to the 10 10| such time as you fail to find,--until indeed you find 11 10| find,--until indeed you find it. But you have succeeded 12 10| sought except with a view to find. Your object, therefore, 13 10| therefore, in seeking was to find; and your object in finding 14 10| so long as we are able to find anything, we must (at that 15 10| maxim, "Seek, and ye shall find." Then shall it be) with 16 10| challenge), "Seek, and ye shall find," precisely as if I had 17 22| they think that they can find some means of invalidating 18 27| suggestions of distrust you may find put forward by the heretics. 19 34| their own day. And yet we find amongst so many various 20 36| near you, (in which) you find Corinth. Since you are not 21 43| questions. "Seek, and ye shall find," is everywhere in their