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1 XI| because the flocks of cattle abound in your fields, ought you
2 X| with miracle, wherewith he abounded in spiritual blessings to
3 | about
4 | above
5 III| their means, and in them abundantly flourishes; and in proportion
6 IX| dress and immodest ornament accuse you; nor can yon be counted
7 VIII| us that the women who are accustomed to make an excuse for their
8 III| as a copious virginity is added to her number, so much the
9 XIV| the devil has invented in addition. Has God willed that wounds
10 VI| beauty of her body! Paul adds, and says, "For they that
11 VIII| Let women," said he, "adorn themselves with shamefacedness
12 V| in modesty of dress and adornment; so that, according to the
13 XV| ought in no manner to be adulterated, either with the application
14 XV| you are engaged in a worse adultery. That you think yourself
15 XXI| pass, the just of all kinds advance. Avoid the broad and roomy
16 XXIV| yourselves. You that are advanced in years, suggest a teaching
17 XXIV| yourselves to God and Christ, are advancing in both the higher and better
18 VI| thou boastest one thing and affectest another. You sprinkle yourself
19 III| speak, these I exhort with affection rather than with power;
20 XIII| raiment, and rebukes them, affluent as they were in pernicious
21 XIX| do they not themselves afford enticement to vice, do they
22 arg| THE VIRTUE OF CONTINENCY AFFORDS, AND WHAT EVIL IT IS WITHOUT,
23 XVII| XVII.~Are you not afraid, I entreat you, being such
24 | afterwards
25 II| let each sex and every age observe this, and take care
26 XV| also, and all of the sex alike, should be admonished, that
27 XII| and of garments, and the allurements of beauty, are not fitting
28 | almost
29 | alone
30 XV| and does any one dare to alter and to change what God has
31 III| conscious of my lowliness as I am--any right to censure, but
32 XV| being more skilled, could amend it, a serious wrong and
33 I| for the very purpose of amending him, brethren also, and
34 XIV| their weight, still by the amount of their cost? All which
35 IV| also by this word of the angel the gift of continency is
36 I| lest perchance the Lord be angry, and ye perish from the
37 XVIII| kindled, and the bride is animated to bear, and the bridegroom
38 III| and honour, God's image answering to the holiness of the Lord,
39 VII| Then the following of truth answers to the faith of our name,
40 II| preserved with a no less anxious fear.~
41 IV| be adorned or to please anybody but their Lord, from whom
42 XIV| which things sinning and apostate angels put forth by their
43 XVII| this address is intended to appeal, who have adorned themselves
44 XV| adulterated, either with the application of yellow colour, or with
45 XVIII| drunken banquets, by which the ardour of lust is kindled, and
46 arg| Argument.~CYPRIAN CELEBRATES THE
47 IX| ought the broad desires that arise out of the pride of the
48 XIII| clusters of pearls, and their armlets and rings, and earrings,
49 XXI| and necklaces circle your arms or your neck; let your feet
50 XIV| dye and colour wool, nor arranged necklaces with stones set
51 XV| temerity, an offence to God the artificer? For although you may not
52 XXI| endurance next to theirs. The ascent to great things is not easy.
53 XVIII| sober manners. Some are not ashamed to be present at marriage
54 XIX| modesty of the body is laid aside; virginity is exposed, to
55 XIX| bathing-place; the places where you assemble are fouler than a theatre.
56 XVII| make them partners in the association of guilty, consent. Virgins,
57 IX| and walk so as to draw attention in public, and attract the
58 IX| attention in public, and attract the eyes of youth upon you,
59 XXI| banquets of marriages be avoided, the contagion of which
60 XXII| the virtue of continence avoids, what good it possesses? "
61 XXII| shall be. A great reward awaits you, a great recompense
62 XIII| thy head thou shalt have baldness." This God blames, this
63 XXI| feet be free from golden bands, your hair stained with
64 XXIII| by the sanctification of baptism, therein put off the old
65 II| fixed, and with our houses based with solid mass upon the
66 XXI| with women, among whom your bathing is modest. Let the shameless
67 XIX| You make a show of the bathing-place; the places where you assemble
68 arg| AS GOING TO PROMISCUOUS BATHING-PLACES. FINALLY, IN A BRIEF EPILOGUE,
69 XIV| holes of the ears precious beads may hang, heavy, if not
70 XII| I saw a woman sit upon a beast, and that woman was arrayed
71 VI| or the sword, or the wild beasts, that she may be crowned.
72 XII| harlot city is described more beautifully arrayed and adorned, and
73 XIII| with stretched-out neck and beckoning of the eyes, trailing their
74 | becomes
75 VIII| nor costly array, but as becometh women professing chastity,
76 XVII| and by." Are not these, I beg, matters to be reflected
77 XXII| and uninjured; and as it began bravely, let it persevere
78 XXII| The children of this world beget and are begotten; but they
79 XXIII| propagated by the fruitful begetting of numbers, and we increase
80 | begin
81 | beginning
82 XXII| this world beget and are begotten; but they who are counted
83 | behind
84 XXI| dye, your eyes worthy of beholding God. Let your baths be performed
85 VII| a reward is given to the believer, if what is believed is
86 XXIII| truth of that repeated birth belongs to you, who have no longer
87 VI| word of God, to embrace benefits which shall endure for ever.
88 XXI| virgins, as a parent; hear, I beseech you, one who fears while
89 XX| profaned. Thus the hostile besieger insinuates himself by his
90 | beyond
91 XXIII| and truth of that repeated birth belongs to you, who have
92 XIV| also to paint the eyes with blackness drawn round them in a circle,
93 XIII| have baldness." This God blames, this He marks out: hence
94 VII| already renounced when by a blessed passage we came to God,
95 II| have been redeemed by the blood of Christ, let us obey and
96 VI| taken, thouart exposed, thou boastest one thing and affectest
97 XIX| that are curious to lust, bodies that are dedicated to chastity
98 XV| countenance and likeness and bodily appearance of any one; and
99 I| the safeguard of hope, the bond of faith, the guide of the
100 arg| WITHOUT, HE CONCLUDES THE BOOK.~
101 IV| some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb;
102 XXIII| the heavenly. As we have borne the image of him who is
103 II| well men as women, as well boys as girls; let each sex and
104 V| virgin should have her hair braided for the appearance of her
105 XXIII| in faith, humble in fear, brave to all suffering, meek to
106 XVI| but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth."
107 XI| where no insidious plunderer breaks in. Prepare for yourself
108 I| purpose of amending him, brethren also, and especially priests,
109 XVIII| lust is kindled, and the bride is animated to bear, and
110 XVIII| animated to bear, and the bridegroom to dare lewdness. What place
111 arg| BATHING-PLACES. FINALLY, IN A BRIEF EPILOGUE, DECLARING WHAT
112 XXII| and in sorrow shalt thou bring forth children; and thy
113 VIII| shamefacedness and sobriety, not with broidered hair, nor gold, nor pearls,
114 XII| immodest, the ensigns of brothels, the ornaments of harlots.~
115 XV| the sake of the love which brotherhood requires, I think that not
116 II| impure or profane may be brought into the temple of God,
117 XI| rust wears out, nor hail bruises, nor sun burns, nor rain
118 XVII| with him also you shall burn by and by." Are not these,
119 XI| nor hail bruises, nor sun burns, nor rain spoils your fruits
120 X| and says, "And they that buy, as though they bought not;
121 VIII| VIII.~You call yourself wealthy and rich;
122 XXIII| apostle's word whom the Lord called His chosen vessel, whom
123 VI| concupiscence, although you are a candidate of purity and modesty. "
124 XVI| medicaments? Your Lord says, "Thou canst not make one hair white
125 III| because, being unceasingly careful even to solicitude, I fear
126 XX| virgins wish to be more carefully adorned, and to wander with
127 IV| For that is not an empty carefulness nor a vain fear, which takes
128 XII| committed fornication. And he carried me away in spirit; and I
129 XI| of many to grant you to carry out the glory of virginity,
130 I| hatest discipline, and hast cast my words behind thee." And
131 I| again we read: "He that casteth away discipline is miserable."
132 I| the teacher of virtue, causes us to abide always in Christ,
133 XX| with more liberty, they cease to be virgins, corrupted
134 VII| is read and heard, and is celebrated for our example by the Church'
135 arg| Argument.~CYPRIAN CELEBRATES THE PRAISES OF DISCIPLINE,
136 XVII| you with the vigour of a Censor and Judge, and say: "This
137 III| lowliness as I am--any right to censure, but because, being unceasingly
138 XXI| ears, nor let the precious chain of bracelets and necklaces
139 XII| XII.~The characteristics of ornaments, and of garments,
140 XIV| circle, and to stain the cheeks with a deceitful red, and
141 XIII| Holy Spirit, cries out and chides the daughters of Sion, corrupted
142 XXII| women. You have no fear of child-bearing; nor is your husband lord
143 XXIII| necessity, since the free choice of the will is left. But
144 XXIII| whom the Lord called His chosen vessel, whom God sent to
145 X| is rich in the grace of Christ--that he is wealthy in his
146 VI| It is becoming for no Christian, and especially it is not
147 VII| deliverer, we who desire to be Christians ought to imitate what Christ
148 XII| and admonished, the harlot city is described more beautifully
149 III| power; not that I would claim--last and least, and very
150 XIX| it does not purify nor cleanse the limbs, but stains them.
151 XIX| kind of defence does not clear you, nor does it excuse
152 XIX| consider whether when you are clothed you are modest among men,
153 XIX| put; off together with the clothing of garments, the honour
154 XIV| woven series or numerous cluster, wherewith you would hide
155 XIII| their bracelets, and their clusters of pearls, and their armlets
156 XXIV| give a stimulus to your coevals. Stir one another up with
157 XV| to delineate in envious colouring the countenance and likeness
158 XI| virginity, and to succeed in coming to the Lord's rewards. There
159 IV| salvation, which guards the commandments of the Lord and of life;
160 X| Peter also, to whom the Lord commends His sheep to be fed and
161 XV| likely with impunity to commit a boldness of such wicked
162 II| chaste body, and with a more complete obedience; and since we
163 XV| likeness being now painted and completed, another person were to
164 arg| WHAT EVIL IT IS WITHOUT, HE CONCLUDES THE BOOK.~
165 II| received holy and pure from the condescension of the Lord be preserved
166 XXII| of men your lot and your condition is equal. It is the word
167 XIX| boldness of nakedness has conduced to immodesty.~
168 XXII| necklaces nor garments, but of conduct. Let it look towards God
169 VI| when she is tortured in confession of the name; when a woman
170 V| who please men are put to confusion, because God hath despised
171 XXI| consistent to be unable to be conquered by the greater, and to be
172 V| more obstinate than that of conquering and subduing the body.~
173 III| last and least, and very conscious of my lowliness as I am--
174 XVII| the association of guilty, consent. Virgins, assuredly, to
175 VIII| conversation." Also Peter consents to these same precepts,
176 V| But continence and modesty consist not alone in purity of the
177 XXI| and the world. It is not consistent to be unable to be conquered
178 arg| THAT CONTINENCE NOT ONLY CONSISTS IN FLESHLY PURITY, BUT ALSO
179 XI| rain spoils your fruits constant and perennial, and free
180 XXI| hear one who is faithfully consulting for your advantage and your
181 IV| flesh as in the spirit, may consummate their work, destined as
182 XI| perennial, and free from all contact of worldly injury. For in
183 XIV| arts, when, lowered to the contagious of earth, they forsook their
184 XVI| endeavour and with profane contempt. With evil presage of the
185 VII| prefer their own wealth, and contend that they ought to use these
186 V| against her flesh, and no contest more obstinate than that
187 I| always in Christ, and to live continually for God, and to attain to
188 XXII| of the world; in that you continue chaste and virgins, you
189 XXII| bravely, let it persevere continuously, and not seek the ornaments
190 V| please God: but he who has contracted marriage careth for the
191 XVIII| themselves a usurped licence, contrary to modest and sober manners.
192 III| and in proportion as a copious virginity is added to her
193 I| whom the Lord loveth He correcteth." But if God rebukes whom
194 XV| of medicament which can corrupt the native lineaments. God
195 XIV| still by the amount of their cost? All which things sinning
196 VIII| nor gold, nor pearls, nor costly array, but as becometh women
197 IV| a vain fear, which takes counsel for the way of salvation,
198 I| preach my laws, and takest my covenant into thy mouth? Whereas
199 XIV| God formed in man may be covered, and that may be seen upon
200 XXI| profit. Be such as God the Creator made you; be such as the
201 XX| by secret ways, the devil creeps in. Thus, while virgins
202 XIII| full of the Holy Spirit, cries out and chides the daughters
203 XIX| nor does it excuse the crime of lasciviousness and wantonness.
204 XIII| like the moon, and their crisping-pins, and their bracelets, and
205 VI| beasts, that she may be crowned. These are the precious
206 VI| of purity and modesty. "Cry," says the Lord to Isaiah, "
207 XI| willed iron to be for the culture of the earth, but not on
208 II| health and teaching, as well curing as warning, are: "Behold,
209 XIX| prostitute to eyes that are curious to lust, bodies that are
210 XIII| and their hair, and their curls, and their round tires like
211 XVI| like wool or snow," you curse that whiteness and hate
212 XII| cup in her hand, full of curses, and filthiness, and fornication
213 XXIII| habitations you are seeking; cutting away the desires of the
214 arg| Argument.~CYPRIAN CELEBRATES THE PRAISES OF
215 XVI| and stain your hair with a daring endeavour and with profane
216 XXII| the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given
217 XIII| sword and weapon for the death of another? If he who had
218 XXI| There are deadly snares and death-bringing pleasures; there the devil
219 VIII| adorning herself, nor can the deceitfulness of her fault be laid upon
220 V| Not considering that it is declared, "They who please men are
221 XIII| this He marks out: hence He declares that virgins are corrupted;
222 arg| FINALLY, IN A BRIEF EPILOGUE, DECLARING WHAT BENEFIT THE VIRTUE
223 XXIII| XXIII.~The first decree commanded to increase and
224 XIX| poor body." That kind of defence does not clear you, nor
225 IV| are they which have not defiled themselves with women, for
226 XIX| wantonness. Such a washing defiles; it does not purify nor
227 XXI| small, and trifling, and delicate encounter; so also in you,
228 XIX| your eyes with disgraceful delight, but in delighting others
229 XIX| disgraceful delight, but in delighting others you yourself are
230 XV| artist, in painting, were to delineate in envious colouring the
231 VII| freed owes obedience to his deliverer, we who desire to be Christians
232 IV| themselves to Christ, and who depart from carnal concupiscence,
233 XIII| corrupted; hence, that they have departed from the true and divine
234 XIII| in pernicious wealth, and departing from God for the sake of
235 XII| admonished, the harlot city is described more beautifully arrayed
236 arg| USEFULNESS FROM SCRIPTURE. THEN, DESCRIBING THE GLORY, HONOUR, AND MERITS
237 I| wisdom, warning us: "My son, despise not thou the discipline
238 V| confusion, because God hath despised them;" and that Paul also
239 XIII| that which has been the destruction of another? Who would desire
240 XX| at their scandalous and detestable stories; hence the flower
241 XVIII| both desires and wishes are different from her own? What is learnt
242 XXI| leadeth to life; hard and difficult is the track which tends
243 XX| injured, and all its glory and dignity are profaned. Thus the hostile
244 XI| treasures, where no thief digs through, where no insidious
245 XVIII| ears, in tongue, she has diminished the virtues that she possessed.~
246 XXIII| holiness bears it, and truth. Disciplines which are mindful of God
247 XVIII| that freedom of lascivious discourse to mingle in unchaste conversation,
248 V| should the dress of the body discredit the good of the mind. Why
249 XVII| like infected sheep and diseased cattle, to be driven from
250 XIII| they merited dishonour and disgrace. Having put on silk and
251 XIX| chastity and modesty? They who disgracefully behold naked men, and are
252 I| and nourishment of good dispositions, the teacher of virtue,
253 XIV| in gold, and with pearls distributed in a woven series or numerous
254 VII| lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth
255 I| ungodly saith God, "Why dost thou preach my laws, and
256 V| virgin should be in any doubt as to whether she is one.
257 II| been healed, because it is doubtless a smaller fault to have
258 | down
259 XIII| had drunk should die by draining the cup, you would know
260 XIV| the eyes with blackness drawn round them in a circle,
261 V| husband? Rather let her dread to please if she is a virgin;
262 XVII| Are they not always to be dreaded day and night? Let married
263 XIII| deadly; nor would you eat or drink of that whence you had before
264 XIV| with false colours, and to drive out all truth, both of face
265 XVII| and diseased cattle, to be driven from the holy and pure flock
266 XVIII| of disgraceful words and drunken banquets, by which the ardour
267 XXIII| mansions, He points out the dwellings of the better habitation.
268 | each
269 XIII| their armlets and rings, and earrings, and silks woven with gold
270 XIII| was deadly; nor would you eat or drink of that whence
271 III| This is the flower of the ecclesiastical seed, the grace and ornament
272 IX| are lawful, but all things edify not." For the rest, if you
273 VI| desire the word of God, to embrace benefits which shall endure
274 III| whose glory, as it is more eminent, excites the greater interest.
275 II| give furtherance to the empire of our Redeemer by all the
276 IV| IV.~For that is not an empty carefulness nor a vain fear,
277 VII| steps; we must strive with emulous walk. Then the following
278 XXI| and trifling, and delicate encounter; so also in you, whose reward
279 III| and ornament of spiritual endowment, a joyous disposition, the
280 XXI| there be the strength in endurance next to theirs. The ascent
281 VI| but the word of the Lord endureth for ever." It is becoming
282 XVII| adorned in the fashion of your enemy, with him also you shall
283 XV| corrupted and violated, you are engaged in a worse adultery. That
284 XVIII| pleasant or joyous in those engagements for her, where both desires
285 XXIII| to multiply; the second enjoined continency. While the world
286 XI| Him for this purpose, to enjoy them thoroughly, without
287 XXIII| and we increase to the enlargement of the human race. Now,
288 XII| manners of the immodest, the ensigns of brothels, the ornaments
289 II| threatens him who is again enslaved by those same things of
290 XIX| they not themselves afford enticement to vice, do they not solicit
291 XXI| that he may do mischief; entices, that he may slay. The first
292 XVII| XVII.~Are you not afraid, I entreat you, being such as you are,
293 XI| the Lord's rewards. There entrust your treasures, where no
294 XV| painting, were to delineate in envious colouring the countenance
295 arg| BATHING-PLACES. FINALLY, IN A BRIEF EPILOGUE, DECLARING WHAT BENEFIT
296 II| be. Paul tells us in his epistles, in which he has formed
297 | everywhere
298 VII| and is celebrated for our example by the Church's mouth, "
299 III| as it is more eminent, excites the greater interest. This
300 XVII| rewards and promises, and may exclude you, rebuking you with the
301 IX| spectators; you cannot be excused on the pretence that you
302 XIII| and spirit. Who would not execrate and avoid that which has
303 III| To these I speak, these I exhort with affection rather than
304 XXIV| one another up with mutual exhortations; provoke to glory by rival
305 IV| Lord, from whom also they expect the reward of virginity;
306 IX| but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful,
307 XX| great rewards, so will they experience great punishments for the
308 XVIII| say what is not lawful, to expose themselves, to be present
309 IX| pride of the world to be extended beyond the honour and modesty
310 XX| flower of her virgins is extinguished, the honour and modesty
311 VI| withereth, and the flower fadeth; but the word of the Lord
312 I| discipline of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of
313 XXI| he warns; hear one who is faithfully consulting for your advantage
314 XIII| worship. Lifted up, they have fallen; with their heads adorned,
315 XVIII| seen? How greatly a virgin falls short of her resolution,
316 XV| the work of God and His fashioning and formation ought in no
317 VI| crucified their flesh, with its faults and lusts." And she who
318 XXI| I beseech you, one who fears while he warns; hear one
319 XVI| Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither
320 XXI| modest. Let the shameless feasts and lascivious banquets
321 X| commends His sheep to be fed and guarded, on whom He
322 I| my heart: and they shall feed you with the food of discipline.?"~
323 VII| women, and wealthy in the fertility of means, who prefer their
324 XI| of cattle abound in your fields, ought you to immolate victims
325 XXIII| Now, when the world is filled and the earth supplied,
326 XII| hand, full of curses, and filthiness, and fornication of the
327 arg| PROMISCUOUS BATHING-PLACES. FINALLY, IN A BRIEF EPILOGUE, DECLARING
328 II| stand with roots strongly fixed, and with our houses based
329 XVI| beginning to yourself already of flame-coloured hair; and sin (oh, wickedness!)
330 XVII| in what respect they are flattering themselves concerning the
331 XXI| pleasures; there the devil flatters, that he may deceive; smiles,
332 XI| to idols? Or because the flocks of cattle abound in your
333 III| and in them abundantly flourishes; and in proportion as a
334 VII| with emulous walk. Then the following of truth answers to the
335 V| V.~But if continency follows Christ, and virginity is
336 VII| we may follow the divine footsteps and teachings of our Lord,
337 VI| and lofty voice, "But God forbid that I should glory, save
338 arg| POOR. MOREOVER, ALSO, HE FORBIDS TO VIRGINS THOSE THINGS
339 XV| God and His fashioning and formation ought in no manner to be
340 | former
341 II| should be offended, and forsake the temple which He inhabits.
342 XIV| contagious of earth, they forsook their heavenly vigour. They
343 XVII| and while they put them forward indeed as their excuse,
344 XIX| places where you assemble are fouler than a theatre. There all
345 II| prescribed, and the whole foundation of religion and of faith
346 X| guarded, on whom He placed and founded the Church, says indeed
347 XXIII| one mind and one heart in fraternal peace.~
348 VII| his lord, and he that is freed owes obedience to his deliverer,
349 XVIII| marriage parties, and in that freedom of lascivious discourse
350 XIX| XIX.~But what of those who frequent promiscuous baths; who prostitute
351 XXI| that he may slay. The first fruit for the martyrs is a hundred-fold;
352 XXIII| we are propagated by the fruitful begetting of numbers, and
353 III| Christ's flock. The glorious fruitfulness of Mother Church rejoices
354 XI| burns, nor rain spoils your fruits constant and perennial,
355 IX| concupiscence, and inflame the fuel of sighs, so that, although
356 XXIV| to observe, to love, to fulfil, who, giving yourselves
357 | further
358 II| Christ, let us obey and give furtherance to the empire of our Redeemer
359 XX| virgins, corrupted by a furtive dishonour; widows before
360 XVI| With evil presage of the future, you make a beginning to
361 XI| view to salvation. For God gave man also a voice; and yet
362 XIX| immodestly, but you yourself are gazed upon immodestly. You do
363 XIII| a rope instead of with a girdle; and for a golden ornament
364 II| as women, as well boys as girls; let each sex and every
365 XIII| dust; and thou shall be girt with a rope instead of with
366 VI| yet a virgin in the Church glories concerning her fleshly appearance
367 III| portion of Christ's flock. The glorious fruitfulness of Mother Church
368 V| and that Paul also has gloriously and sublimely uttered, "
369 XI| victims and offerings to the gods? Otherwise a large estate
370 XVIII| who had come there modest goes away immodest! Although
371 IV| the Lamb whithersoever He goeth." For not only thus does
372 arg| AT WEDDINGS, AS WELL AS GOING TO PROMISCUOUS BATHING-PLACES.
373 XIII| the eyes, trailing their gowns as they go, and mincing
374 XI| by the prayers of many to grant you to carry out the glory
375 XVIII| there--what is seen? How greatly a virgin falls short of
376 XXII| woman, "thy sorrows and thy groanings; and in sorrow shalt thou
377 X| His sheep to be fed and guarded, on whom He placed and founded
378 IV| way of salvation, which guards the commandments of the
379 I| the bond of faith, the guide of the way of salvation,
380 VIII| she herself remains in its guilt!~
381 XVII| partners in the association of guilty, consent. Virgins, assuredly,
382 XXIII| dwellings of the better habitation. Those better habitations
383 XXIII| habitation. Those better habitations you are seeking; cutting
384 XI| neither rust wears out, nor hail bruises, nor sun burns,
385 XIX| be pointed at and to be handled. And now, then, consider
386 XIV| ears precious beads may hang, heavy, if not by their
387 XXIV| go on spiritually, attain happily. Only remember us at that
388 XXI| way which leadeth to life; hard and difficult is the track
389 XII| instructed and admonished, the harlot city is described more beautifully
390 XII| brothels, the ornaments of harlots.~
391 | hast
392 I| thy mouth? Whereas thou hatest discipline, and hast cast
393 XIII| of Sion," says he, "are haughty, and walk with stretched-out
394 XVI| wickedness!) with your head--that is, with the nobler
395 XIII| have fallen; with their heads adorned, they merited dishonour
396 II| things of which he had been healed, because it is doubtless
397 VII| written, and it is read and heard, and is celebrated for our
398 XIV| precious beads may hang, heavy, if not by their weight,
399 XIV| nor taught the juices of herbs and shell-fish to dye and
400 | here
401 XIV| cluster, wherewith you would hide the neck which He made;
402 XXIV| are advancing in both the higher and better part to the Lord,
403 XXI| endeavour to ascend the hills and the tops of mountains!
404 XII| talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the judgment
405 XVI| whiteness and hate that hoariness which is like to the Lord'
406 XIV| subsequently from the scars and holes of the ears precious beads
407 XXIII| greater grace in the heavenly home. All indeed who attain to
408 I| Discipline, the safeguard of hope, the bond of faith, the
409 XXIII| says that in His Father's house are many mansions, He points
410 II| strongly fixed, and with our houses based with solid mass upon
411 XXIII| to the enlargement of the human race. Now, when the world
412 XXI| fruit for the martyrs is a hundred-fold; the second is yours, sixty-fold.
413 XVII| concerning the solace of their husbands with the desire of pleasing
414 XIII| silks woven with gold and hyacinth. And instead of a sweet
415 XI| we thence to sacrifice to idols? Or because the flocks of
416 XIII| others had perished. Now what ignorance of truth is it, what madness
417 II| II.~But if in Holy Scripture
418 III| III.~My address is now to virgins,
419 XXII| Do you wish to know what ill the virtue of continence
420 III| holiness of the Lord, the more illustrious portion of Christ's flock.
421 VII| to be Christians ought to imitate what Christ said and did.
422 XVII| have followed him, you have imitated the red and painted eyes
423 XXII| recompense of virtue, the immense advantage of chastity. Do
424 XIX| nakedness has conduced to immodesty.~
425 XI| your fields, ought you to immolate victims and offerings to
426 XXI| promise, your labour is less. Immortality is given to the persevering,
427 XXIII| exhorts it; nor does He impose the yoke of necessity, since
428 XV| think yourself likely with impunity to commit a boldness of
429 II| of service, that nothing impure or profane may be brought
430 XI| Or because God ordained incense, and wine, and fire, are
431 XXI| countenance remain in you incorrupt, your neck unadorned, your
432 III| number, so much the more it increases the joy of the Mother. To
433 XI| and yet love-songs and indecent things are not on that account
434 XV| wrong and a just cause of indignation would seem natural to the
435 XIV| made in the ears, wherewith infancy, as yet innocent, and unconscious
436 XVII| among virgins, but, like infected sheep and diseased cattle,
437 IX| lust of concupiscence, and inflame the fuel of sighs, so that,
438 II| forsake the temple which He inhabits. The words of the Lord giving
439 XXIII| attain to the divine gift and inheritance by the sanctification of
440 XI| from all contact of worldly injury. For in this very matter
441 II| life, He gives the law of innocency after He has conferred health,
442 XIV| wherewith infancy, as yet innocent, and unconscious of worldly
443 XI| thief digs through, where no insidious plunderer breaks in. Prepare
444 XX| Thus the hostile besieger insinuates himself by his arts; thus
445 XII| Lord wished us to be both instructed and admonished, the harlot
446 V| body and in spirit. Paul instructs and teaches us, saying, "
447 XXIII| Virginity bears this image, integrity bears it, holiness bears
448 XVII| to whom this address is intended to appeal, who have adorned
449 III| eminent, excites the greater interest. This is the flower of the
450 XIV| upon it which the devil has invented in addition. Has God willed
451 XI| be sung. And God willed iron to be for the culture of
452 IV| IV.~For that is not an empty
453 IX| IX.~You say that you are wealthy
454 I| also before predicted by Jeremiah, and pointed to our times,
455 VI| in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world
456 VI| These are the precious jewels of the flesh, these are
457 VII| passage we came to God, John stimulates and exhorts us,
458 III| the more it increases the joy of the Mother. To these
459 XVII| the vigour of a Censor and Judge, and say: "This is not my
460 XII| hither, I will show thee the judgment of the great whore, that
461 XIV| or purple, nor taught the juices of herbs and shell-fish
462 V| her own risk, if she is keeping herself for better and divine
463 XIII| that what, when taken could kill, was deadly; nor would you
464 XXI| virgins pass, the just of all kinds advance. Avoid the broad
465 XII| many waters, with whom the kings of the earth have committed
466 II| while as yet you had not known God's discipline; but there
467 IV| are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth."
468 XI| to the gods? Otherwise a large estate is a temptation,
469 XIX| does it excuse the crime of lasciviousness and wantonness. Such a washing
470 | last
471 II| course of life, He gives the law of innocency after He has
472 I| Why dost thou preach my laws, and takest my covenant
473 XV| another person were to lay hands on it, as if, when
474 XV| what God has made? They are laying hands on God when they try
475 VII| divine, heavenly, which lead us to God, which abide with
476 XXI| narrow is the way which leadeth to life; hard and difficult
477 XVIII| different from her own? What is learnt there--what is seen? How
478 | least
479 XXIII| free choice of the will is left. But when He says that in
480 XI| feel that you are rich. Lend your estate to God; give
481 XVIII| and the bridegroom to dare lewdness. What place is there at
482 XX| and to wander with more liberty, they cease to be virgins,
483 XVIII| for themselves a usurped licence, contrary to modest and
484 XIII| true and divine worship. Lifted up, they have fallen; with
485 | likely
486 XIX| not purify nor cleanse the limbs, but stains them. You behold
487 VIII| and ornament within a just limit. "Let women," said he, "
488 VIII| should be restrained and limited by religious observance
489 arg| BE REGULATED BY FITTING LIMITS, MODERATION OUGHT EVEN MORE
490 XV| which can corrupt the native lineaments. God says, "Let us make
491 VI| proclaims in a loud and lofty voice, "But God forbid that
492 XX| great punishments for the loss of their virginity.~
493 XXII| man; with that of men your lot and your condition is equal.
494 VI| VI.~Paul proclaims in a loud and lofty voice, "But God
495 XI| man also a voice; and yet love-songs and indecent things are
496 I| But if God rebukes whom He loves, and rebukes him for the
497 I| of Him: for whom the Lord loveth He correcteth." But if God
498 XXII| God and heaven, and not lower to the lust of the flesh
499 XIV| forth by their arts, when, lowered to the contagious of earth,
500 III| and very conscious of my lowliness as I am--any right to censure,