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1 VIII| and he sate thereon. And Aaron and Hur held up his hands
2 XI | the world, the righteous Abel was the first to be shin
3 XI | the world would hold us in abhorrence, and that it would stir
4 XIII| endures; and the spirit abides unmoved against all the
5 X | the reward of the divine abode and eternal salvation,--
6 XI | therefore, ye shall see the abomination of desolation which is spoken
7 XI | because wickedness shall abound, the love of many shall
8 IX | the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy
9 XI | and his virtue sound, and abundantly pure, not to have regarded
10 XIII| illustrious praise of devotion; to accompany Him when He shall come to
11 XI | a sacrifice where he was accustomed to offer sacrifices to God.
12 I | considering the works did they acknowledge who was the workmaster;
13 VI | known thee, and have not acknowledged their own children, these
14 V | not the Father; he that acknowledgeth the Son, hath both the Son
15 XIII| trophies to that place whence Adam was ejected as a sinner,
16 arg | worshipped. Then we must add, what is God's threatening
17 XII | slain in the first place, he added, saying: "And whosoever
18 pref| s precepts, and bravely adhering to Christ, stands against
19 XI | fight against God." Also the admirable mother, who, neither broken
20 I | Lord than they. Or if they admired their powers and operations,
21 VII | hold your peace." The Lord, admonishing us of this in His Gospel,
22 XI | thy gods, and we do not adore the golden image which thou
23 V | regarded since Christ's advent; since He, when He came,
24 X | mouth and wisdom, which your adversaries shall not be able to resist."
25 XI | proofs of faith did they afford! The king Antiochus, their
26 X | indeed consider what help God affords; nor let human mischief
27 XI | and Misael, equal in age, agreeing in love, stedfast in faith,
28 pref| more fitly or more fully agrees with my own care and solicitude,
29 XI | merciful David; and king Ahab endeavoured to oppress Elias,
30 pref| powers, instructed by the aid of divine inspiration, are
31 I | fire, or wind, or the swift air, or the circle of the stars,
32 XI | gone over to the manner of aliens; and that it was not of
33 XI | of seven brethren, equals alike in their lot of birth and
34 II | will kill, and will make alive; I will smite, and I will
35 XI | thee and thy seed." What alleviation was that to the martyr!
36 XI | from his brothers in the alliance of praise and glory; then
37 XI | received the flesh which it was allowable for him to partake of, he
38 X | there anything which the Almighty is not able to grant, unless
39 | already
40 XI | generations. The three youths, Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, equal
41 II | moreover: "And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven,
42 XII | repenting and groaning for anguish of spirit, These are they
43 pref| brethren, whereby I might animate the soldiers of Christ for
44 XI | by the strength of faith, animated to prescience also and knowledge
45 XII | persecute and molest us is announced. "Then," saith he," shall
46 XI | confession to God, and sublimely announces both the divine power and
47 XI | despising the tortures, and answering, to restrain the king, with
48 VIII| for God binds himself to anxieties of this world, that he may
49 arg | things protect and preserve anybody, which themselves perish
50 XIII| the patriarchs, with the apostles. with the prophets, to rejoice
51 XI | forth from the east, and appeareth even to the west, so also
52 V | Mattathias slew him who had approached the altar to sacrifice.
53 VIII| please Him to whom he hath approved himself. Moreover, also,
54 arg | Argument.~Therefore, in exhorting
55 XI | tribulation, such as has not arisen from the beginning of the
56 VIII| stand firmly equipped and armed, He adds, and says: "Let
57 XI | seven days in the divine arrangement containing seven thousand
58 pref| kinds of temptation, and arts, and snares for his overthrow,
59 III | of their torments shall ascend for ever and ever: and they
60 XI | proud words, but rather ascribed it to his sins that he was
61 IX | hope; and hope maketh not ashamed, because the love of God
62 XI | His temple." But if the assembly of the Christian martyrs
63 XI | who firmly and bravely asserted the majesty of God. Zacharias
64 pref| in the heavenly camp, by assiduous exhortations against the
65 XI | seven children is manifestly associated also the mother, their origin
66 pref| from the world, immediately associates us with God. In the baptism
67 XI | Seven brethren were thus associating in martyrdom. As the first
68 XI | willingly suffer these things." Assuredly his faith was sincere and
69 XI | misguiding of the king, that he ate those things which were
70 pref| completed since the devil first attacked man. All kinds of temptation,
71 XII | rewards of the divine promise attend those alone who are reproached
72 VII | covetousness of wealth or attraction of his own people from following
73 XI | from the king, while he attributed to God that afterwards he
74 pref| what I had proposed by the authority of the divine teaching,
75 XI | afterwards he should be avenged. He taught that martyrs
76 arg | what hope and what reward await the righteous and martyrs
77 XI | The three youths, Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, equal in age,
78 X | speak against the prophet Balaam. Wherefore in persecutions
79 pref| a baptism wherein angels baptize--a baptism in which God and
80 XI | said, "O son, pity me that bare thee ten months in the womb,
81 XI | of Kings we read that the barren hath borne seven. And in
82 X | chariots, and those in horses; bat we will glory in the name
83 I | them know how much more beautiful is the Lord than they. Or
84 I | gods. On account of whose beauty, if they thought this, let
85 | becoming
86 XI | and root, who subsequently begat seven churches, she herself
87 XI | all these things are the beginnings of travailings. Then they
88 XI | says: "After these things I beheld a great multitude, which
89 XIII| the heavenly kingdoms. It behoves us to embrace these things
90 pref| individuals with increased benefit. For if I were to give a
91 VII | understanding the divine benefits of liberty and salvation,
92 XI | nor moved by her manifold bereavement, looked upon her dying children
93 IV | Moreover, when Jeremiah besought for the people, the Lord
94 XI | many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate
95 XI | years old, had left and betrayed the law of God, and had
96 | between
97 VIII| man that warreth for God binds himself to anxieties of
98 IX | indeed according to them is blasphemed, but according to us is
99 X | who the seeing, and the blind man? Have not I, the Lord
100 XI | confident of vengeance, and boasted nothing in their suffering. "
101 XII | profited us, or what hath the boasting of riches brought to us?
102 XIII| heard unspeakable words, who boasts that he saw Jesus Christ
103 VIII| that ye constitute your bodies a living sacrifice, holy,
104 VIII| overthrow of Ama-lek, who bore the type of the devil, raised
105 I | man made them, and he that borrowed his own spirit fashioned
106 V | thy wife which is in thy bosom, or thy friend which is
107 VI | not your own, for ye are bought with a great price. Glorify
108 X | God. They themselves are bound, and they have fallen; but
109 XI | even into the farthest bounds thereof." And these are
110 III | made; and the mean man was bowed down, and the great man
111 XIII| tortures can overcome? The brave and stedfast mind, founded
112 XI | But in the sixth, not his bravery only, but also his humility,
113 IV | crush the support of the bread thereof; and I wills send
114 III | be punished with fire and brimstone before the eyes of the holy
115 XIII| triumph to paradise, and to bring back victorious trophies
116 X | what danger the devil is bringing in, but let him indeed consider
117 XI | admirable mother, who, neither broken down by the weakness of
118 XI | Solomon upon which Wisdom built her house l so here also
119 V | slaughter of the sword, and bum the city with fire, and
120 pref| Fortunatus that, l since the burden of persecutions and afflictions
121 X | and the flame shall not burn thee; for I, the Lord thy
122 X | fire, thou shalt not be burned, and the flame shall not
123 XII | tried them; and as whole burnt-offerings of sacrifice, He hath received
124 pref| established in the heavenly camp, by assiduous exhortations
125 XI | witness, and the seven golden candlesticks in the Apocalypse, and the
126 XI | saying: "In the land of my captivity I confess to Him, and I
127 XI | man be. Wheresoever the carcase shall be, there shall the
128 pref| unprepared, if unskilled, if not careful and watching with his whole
129 XI | field not return back to carry away his clothes. But woe
130 XI | number is now found in this case, in the seven brethren,
131 XIII| divine condescension, being caught up into the third heaven
132 XI | great signs and wonders, to cause error, if it be possible,
133 XI | have, in fact, often been celebrated; so many examples of faith
134 XI | refers to this lawful and certain number, writes to the seven
135 XI | opportunity either of a certificate or of any such matter is
136 XI | of life." The third being challenged, quickly put forth his tongue;
137 XI | lo, he is in the sleeping chambers; believe it not. For as
138 X | helper." And again: "These in chariots, and those in horses; bat
139 pref| deceives him incautious, he cheats him inexperienced. But if
140 XI | her dying children with cheerfulness, and did not reckon those
141 XI | of the world, and I have chosen you out of the world, therefore
142 XI | there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and
143 VIII| the crown.~In the book of Chronicles: "The Lord is with you so
144 I | or the swift air, or the circle of the stars, or the violent
145 pref| with his whole heart; he circumvents him if ignorant, he deceives
146 V | shalt hear in one of the cities which the Lord thy God shall
147 XI | set forth; that the martyr claimed nothing to himself, nor
148 pref| trumpet; let them he the clarion-blast for the warriors. Let the
149 XIII| tribulations; in a moment to close the eyes with which men
150 XI | the Lamb; and they were clothed in white robes, and palms
151 XI | return back to carry away his clothes. But woe to them that are
152 XI | Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with great power
153 XIII| sit to judge, to become co-heir of Christ, to be made equal
154 pref| received, you will make into a coat for yourself according to
155 XI | the love of many shall wax cold. But he who shall endure
156 pref| beginning to draw near, I would collect from the sacred Scriptures
157 XI | Apocalypse, and the seven columns in Solomon upon which Wisdom
158 pref| it were, for arms for the combatants. Let them be the incitements
159 XI | martyr! how substantial a comfort in his sufferings, not to
160 II | of the first and second commandment, saying, "Hear, O Israel,
161 II | as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the
162 IV | land sinneth against me, by committing an offence, I will stretch
163 IX | you. But as often as ye communicate with the sufferings of Christ,
164 XIII| time are not worthy to be compared with the coming glory which
165 pref| diffuse style, I have made a compendium; so that the titles being
166 pref| any more--a baptism which completes the increase of our faith--
167 V | him, neither shalt thou conceal him, declaring thou shalt
168 XIII| proves; who by the divine condescension, being caught up into the
169 pref| because Christ, whom that man confesses, is unconquered. And that
170 XI | But what utterances of confessions did they herald forth! how
171 X | confidence in speech to His confessor; since in the book of Numbers
172 XI | are modest, that they were confident of vengeance, and boasted
173 pref| of our voice, unless we confirm the faith of believers,
174 X | itself; and that by that conflict the righteous attain to
175 XII | and for martyrs after the conflicts and sufferings of this present
176 VIII| acceptable unto God; and be not conformed to this world, but be ye
177 pref| against him, he must needs be conquered, because Christ, whom that
178 XIII| with the greater truth of consciousness, and says: "The sufferings
179 XII | the beast, and have not consented to his deadly and sacrilegious
180 XI | that it was not of so much consequence to gain the short moments
181 XIII| these things in our mind and consideration, to meditate on these things
182 pref| racecourse, unless he first considers the use and skilfulness
183 X | war against us, our hope consists rather in that war itself;
184 XI | love, stedfast in faith, constant in virtue, stronger than
185 VIII| the mercy of God, that ye constitute your bodies a living sacrifice,
186 pref| spiritual contest. I have been constrained to obey your so needful
187 XI | of confession, with the contagion of swine's flesh; and when
188 XI | in the divine arrangement containing seven thousand of years,
189 XII | and having forsaken and contemned all his possessions, the
190 V | exhorts and strengthens us to contempt of death, saying: "Fear
191 VIII| Moreover, also, if a man should contend, he will not be crowned
192 VIII| persevered in the sign with hands continually lifted up. "And it came
193 arg | immortality; that we, on the contrary, in our sufferings are preferring
194 V | but after all wrongs and contumelies, suffered also, and was
195 XIII| return in triumph to their country when the foe is vanquished,
196 VI | precepts, and have observed Thy covenant." Moreover, the Apostle
197 pref| that old nakedness being covered, they may all bear the garments
198 VII | should be retarded by any covetousness of wealth or attraction
199 XI | martyr, when he sees that the crowd of martyrs cannot be numbered.~
200 V | suffered also, and was crucified, that He might teach us
201 XI | and many things, that his cruelty and ferocity might be soothed
202 IV | mine hand upon it, and will crush the support of the bread
203 III | God, which is mixed in the cup of His wrath, and shall
204 XI | despise the punishment of cutting off the tongue. Moreover,
205 I | the place of gods.~In the cxiiith Psalm it is shown that "
206 XII | sheaves." And again, in the cxviiith Psalm: "Blessed are those
207 X | the world." Also in the cxviith Psalm: "I will not fear
208 XII | shadow." Likewise in the cxvth Psalm is shown the price
209 XII | death of His saints. In the cxxvth Psalm also is expressed
210 X | persecutions let no one think what danger the devil is bringing in,
211 XI | shall be unpunished, who darest to fight against God." Also
212 XI | those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not
213 XI | things punishments of her darlings, but glories, giving as
214 pref| exhortations against the darts and weapons of the devil?
215 IV | shall not deliver sons nor daughters; they themselves only shall
216 XI | persecuted the merciful David; and king Ahab endeavoured
217 I | is mortal, he worketh a dead thing with wicked hands;
218 XII | have not consented to his deadly and sacrilegious edicts.~
219 X | the stammerer? and who the deaf man? and who the seeing,
220 XI | cannot at all be mocked nor deceived. If, therefore, we also
221 XI | embrace the wicked part of deceivers, let us not be silent, moreover,
222 pref| circumvents him if ignorant, he deceives him incautious, he cheats
223 XI | would not consent to this deception, saying that it was fitting
224 X | Exodus, the Holy Scripture declares that we are rather multiplied
225 V | shalt thou conceal him, declaring thou shalt declare concerning
226 V | us with words, but with deeds also, but after all wrongs
227 I | was the workmaster; but deemed either fire, or wind, or
228 pref| arms, as it were, and i defences might be brought forth from
229 X | faith. of the receiver be deficient and give way.~
230 X | speaks to Moses when he delayed and trembled to go to the
231 pref| martyrs, to cut off all delays and tardiness in our words,
232 XI | one who loved her sons not delicately, but bravely. For she entreated,
233 arg | preferring the riches and delights of paradise to the poverty
234 VII | believed on God, since He who delivers His people from the devil
235 III | Deuteronomy: "They sacrificed unto demons, and not to God." In Isaiah
236 V | us." John too: "Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not
237 IV | affliction." Ezekiel also denounces this same anger of God upon
238 XIII| go gladly from hence, to depart gloriously in the midst
239 XIII| Christ! Of such a blessed departure how great is the swiftness!
240 XII | whom we had sometime in derision and as a proverb of reproach.
241 XII | same also our vengeance is described, and the repentance of those
242 XII | have walked through hard deserts, but have not known the
243 X | Lord's promises and the deservings of his faith, receives so
244 arg | and trouble, they must not desire to return again to the world,
245 XI | shall see the abomination of desolation which is spoken of by Daniel
246 XI | learned from his brother to despise the punishment of cutting
247 arg | of God. The idols being destroyed, and the truth concerning
248 XI | Thou indeed impotently destroyest us out of this present life;
249 VIII| ears of Jesus; because in destroying I will destroy the remembrance
250 XI | sharper pains having been devised, before he tortured the
251 XIII| an illustrious praise of devotion; to accompany Him when He
252 XI | After this the another also dies with her children; for neither
253 arg | if they begin to be in difficulty and trouble, they must not
254 pref| by the abundance of a too diffuse style, I have made a compendium;
255 XIII| eternity is realized. What a dignity it is, and what a security,
256 XI | the Apocalypse the Lord directs His divine and heavenly
257 VII | that he hath, cannot be my disciple."~
258 VII | Moses, looking back to the discomforts of the desert and of their
259 arg | serve man according to the disposition and ordinance of God. The
260 VI | Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or hunger,
261 pref| than to prepare the people divinely entrusted to me, and an
262 XI | events by the Spirit of divinity, foretold to the king the
263 XI | thou art corruptible, thou doest what thou wilt. But think
264 XI | killeth you will think that he doeth, God service; but they will
265 | done
266 XI | his head with the hair, doubtless with a purpose in his hatred.
267 VII | world whence they had been drawn forth--when they ought rather
268 III | his hand, he shall also drink of the wine of the wrath
269 III | them hast thou poured out drink-offerings, and to them thou hast offered
270 XI | his brother; and Jacob was driven into exile, and Joseph was
271 XI | shall be, there shall the eagles be gathered together. But
272 XIII| with Christ, that after earthly tortures and punishments
273 XI | there shall be famines, and earthquakes, and pestilences, in every
274 XI | lightning goeth forth from the east, and appeareth even to the
275 XII | deadly and sacrilegious edicts.~
276 VII | casting us forth out of Egypt? It is better for us to
277 VII | better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in this wilderness.
278 XIII| that place whence Adam was ejected as a sinner, after casting
279 XI | the Lamb! And one of the elders answered and said unto me,
280 XI | Ahab endeavoured to oppress Elias, who firmly and bravely
281 pref| virtues. This thing is to be embraced and desired, and to be asked
282 XI | number seven of the brethren, embracing, in the quantity of their
283 XI | merciful David; and king Ahab endeavoured to oppress Elias, who firmly
284 | ending
285 pref| body be strengthened to all endurance of suffering. Let us only
286 XIII| in religious meditations, endures; and the spirit abides unmoved
287 XIII| receive vengeance from His enemies, to stand at His side when
288 pref| ancient adversary and an old enemy with whom we wage our battle:
289 XI | The king Antiochus, their enemy--yea, in Antiochus Antichrist
290 V | idolatry, that He has even enjoined those to be slain who persuade
291 pref| be asked for in all the entreaties of our petitions, that we
292 pref| prepare the people divinely entrusted to me, and an army established
293 XI | Maccabees of seven brethren, equals alike in their lot of birth
294 VIII| ready, and to stand firmly equipped and armed, He adds, and
295 XI | not," said he, "needlessly err; for we on our own account
296 XII | saints! Therefore have we erred from the way of truth, and
297 pref| of the Lord s word, and establish what I had proposed by the
298 pref| entrusted to me, and an army established in the heavenly camp, by
299 XIII| extinguished, but the life of eternity is realized. What a dignity
300 XI | and knowledge of future events by the Spirit of divinity,
301 II | midst of heaven, having the everlasting Gospel to preach over the
302 XIII| vanquished, how much more excellent and greater is the glory,
303 XI | virtue and faith was in excess, the Christian martyrs cannot
304 XI | filled with the Holy Spirit, exclaims and says: "I worship nothing
305 V | that there might be no excuse for a man not to suffer
306 XI | O son, do not fear that executioner; but being made worthy of
307 pref| war who has not first been exercised in the field; nor will he
308 pref| special garment. And you will exhibit to others also what we have
309 V | when He came, not only exhorted us with words, but with
310 arg | Argument.~Therefore, in exhorting and preparing our brethren,
311 XI | and Jacob was driven into exile, and Joseph was sold, and
312 XII | separate you, and shall expel you, and shall revile your
313 XII | the cxxvth Psalm also is expressed the sadness of the struggle,
314 pref| unconquered. And that I might not extend my discourse, beloved brother,
315 XIII| restored; the life of time is extinguished, but the life of eternity
316 XI | now at length reduced to extremity, while he was dying in the
317 pref| which God and His Christ exult--a baptism after which no
318 XII | again, they shall come in exultation, bearing their sheaves."
319 V | him, neither shall thine eye spare him, neither shalt
320 XI | go in and out before the face of God, and the seven-branched
321 XI | of the righteous have, in fact, often been celebrated;
322 IX | happens for your trial; and fail not, as if some new thing
323 X | able to grant, unless the failing faith. of the receiver be
324 pref| completes the increase of our faith--a baptism which, as we withdraw
325 XII | itself, be wanting to the faithful, while their faith has remained
326 VII | the devil and the world--faithless and ungrateful in respect
327 X | are bound, and they have fallen; but we have risen up, and
328 IX | at the fiery heat which falleth upon you, which happens
329 IV | and I wills send into it famine, and I will take away from
330 XI | kingdom: and there shall be famines, and earthquakes, and pestilences,
331 XI | of heaven, even into the farthest bounds thereof." And these
332 I | borrowed his own spirit fashioned them; but no man can make
333 arg | greater than their maker and fashioner; nor can these things protect
334 pref| too great a length, and fatigue my hearer or reader by the
335 XI | tyrannical slavery, yet in feeling and spirit free, maintains
336 I | handle; and as for their feet, they are slow to go. For
337 XI | his age nor nobility to feign that, whereby others would
338 V | thy friend which is the fellow of thine own soul, should
339 XI | should be joined in the fellowship of glory with them, and
340 XI | things, that his cruelty and ferocity might be soothed by the
341 | few
342 IX | be not surprised at the fiery heat which falleth upon
343 XI | resurrection to life." The fifth, besides treading under
344 pref| found little fitting for his figure of stature and body. But
345 XI | Daniel, devoted to God, and filled with the Holy Spirit, exclaims
346 XI | lot of birth and virtues, filling up the number seven in the
347 pref| practice of long years. If he finds Christ's soldier unprepared,
348 pref| themselves may be able to finish it according to their will;
349 pref| to give a man a garment finished and ready, it would be my
350 VII | his hand to the plough, is fit for the kingdom of God."
351 pref| readings. But what more fitly or more fully agrees with
352 pref| For he cannot be a soldier fitted for the war who has not
353 X | shalt not be burned, and the flame shall not burn thee; for
354 XI | virtue, stronger than the flames and penalties that urged
355 XI | believe it not. For as the flashing of lightning goeth forth
356 XI | them which are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let
357 XI | days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, nor
358 II | And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven,
359 VI | taketh not his cross and followeth me, is not worthy of me."
360 XIII| brought in, but immortality follows; the world is taken away
361 XII | proverb of reproach. We fools counted their life madness,
362 XI | besides treading under foot the torments of the king,
363 XI | over the ancient and sacred footsteps of the righteous, let us
364 V | Remembering which precept and its force, Mattathias slew him who
365 XI | those things which were forced upon him from the sacrifices
366 XI | the Gospel forewarns and foretells, saying: "If the world hates
367 VIII| make you free." Moreover, forewarning us that we ought always
368 XI | The Lord in the Gospel forewarns and foretells, saying: "
369 IV | of gold. And now, if Thou forgivest them their sin, forgive
370 XI | stretching forth his hands, the form of his Lord's passion. And
371 | formerly
372 VII | adds, and says: "He that forsaketh not all that he hath, cannot
373 pref| You have desired, beloved Fortunatus that, l since the burden
374 VIII| be crowned unless he have fought lawfully." And again: "Now
375 XI | together His elect from the four winds, from the heights
376 XI | s passion. And also the fourth, with like virtue, despising
377 arg | the jaws of the devil, and freed from the snares of this
378 pref| servants should be also His friends.~
379 arg | And lest any one should be frightened and troubled at the afflictions
380 XII | torments, yet their hope is full of immortality. And having
381 pref| what more fitly or more fully agrees with my own care
382 pref| covered, they may all bear the garments of Christ robed in the sanctification
383 XI | trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from
384 XI | there shall the eagles be gathered together. But immediately
385 XI | months in the womb, and gave thee milk for three years,
386 V | to kill soul and body in Gehenna." And again: "He that loveth
387 XI | been set forth to future generations. The three youths, Ananias,
388 XIII| God the most acceptable gift--an uncorrupted faith, and
389 VIII| says: "Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning,
390 XIII| and what a security, to go gladly from hence, to depart gloriously
391 IX | glory you may rejoice with gladness. If ye be reproached in
392 XI | punishments of her darlings, but glories, giving as great a witness
393 VIII| together, that we may also be glorified together." And in the Apocalypse
394 VI | bought with a great price. Glorify and bear God in your body."
395 XI | being heated and made to glow, he commanded him who had
396 XI | the flashing of lightning goeth forth from the east, and
397 VIII| made steady even to the going down of the sun. Anti Jesus
398 XI | the law of God, and had gone over to the manner of aliens;
399 X | Almighty is not able to grant, unless the failing faith.
400 XI | his hands to be cut off, greatly happy in such a mode of
401 VIII| let down h s hands, Amalek grew mighty. And they took a
402 XI | of stripes and tortures, groaned and said, "O Lord, that
403 XII | themselves, repenting and groaning for anguish of spirit, These
404 VIII| our faith may advance and grow, and attain to the highest
405 VII | when, with God for their guardian and avenger, they had escaped
406 VIII| prevailed; but when he let down h s hands, Amalek grew mighty.
407 V | and it shall be without habitation for ever. Moreover, it shall
408 XI | skin of his head with the hair, doubtless with a purpose
409 I | fingers on their hands to handle; and as for their feet,
410 II | On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."
411 XI | seven sons, if it should happen to her to have brought forth
412 XI | confessed God; and this happened the more gloriously to the
413 XII | things, they shall be in many happily ordered, because God has
414 XI | penalties of troubles, in the hardship of a narrow path. Thus,
415 XI | you, know that it first hated me. If ye were of the world,
416 XI | foretells, saying: "If the world hates you, know that it first
417 II | I will smite, and I will heal; and there is none who can
418 XIII| paradise, testifies that he heard unspeakable words, who boasts
419 pref| a length, and fatigue my hearer or reader by the abundance
420 V | him, and thou shalt not hearken unto him, neither shall
421 IX | not surprised at the fiery heat which falleth upon you,
422 I | shown that "the idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the
423 pref| and afflictions is lying heavy upon us, and in the ending
424 XI | to the elect. But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold
425 XI | the four winds, from the heights of heaven, even into the
426 X | unto me; the Lord is my helper." And again: "These in chariots,
427 | hence
428 VI | they which live may not henceforth live unto themselves, but
429 XI | of confessions did they herald forth! how illustrious,
430 arg | virtue and faith for the heralding forth of the confession
431 VIII| grow, and attain to the highest point, exhorts us, saying: "
432 pref| power, more precious in honour--a baptism wherein angels
433 XII | shall be troubled with a horrible fear: and they shall marvel
434 X | in chariots, and those in horses; bat we will glory in the
435 X | Psalm, and says: "Though an host should be arrayed against
436 XI | let him which is on the house-roof not go down to take anything
437 III | down, and the great man was humbled: and I will not forgive
438 XI | bravery only, but also his humility, is to be set forth; that
439 VI | distress, or persecution, or hunger, or nakedness, or peril,
440 VIII| sate thereon. And Aaron and Hur held up his hands on the
441 I | shalt not make to thee an idol, nor the likeness of anything."
442 pref| heart; he circumvents him if ignorant, he deceives him incautious,
443 II | II. That God alone must be
444 III | III. What is God's threatening
445 XI | since it was his lot to imitate, by stretching forth his
446 XI | exclaimed and said, "Thou indeed impotently destroyest us out of this
447 pref| ignorant, he deceives him incautious, he cheats him inexperienced.
448 pref| combatants. Let them be the incitements of the warlike trumpet;
449 VIII| corruptible crown; but ye an incorruptible." And again: "No man that
450 pref| baptism which completes the increase of our faith--a baptism
451 XI | moments of life, and so incur eternal punishment from
452 V | Lord may be turned from the indignation of His anger. And He will
453 pref| will be of advantage to individuals with increased benefit.
454 pref| incautious, he cheats him inexperienced. But if a man, keeping the
455 XI | devoted to God in the law of innocence and the fear of true religion,
456 pref| instructed by the aid of divine inspiration, are sufficient, some arms,
457 X | devoted to Himself, and to inspire constancy and confidence
458 X | open thy mouth, and will instruct thee what thou shall say."
459 pref| much as my limited powers, instructed by the aid of divine inspiration,
460 XI | world." And when He was interrogated by His disciples concerning
461 XI | prevail nothing, commanded iron plates to be heated, which
462 IV | IV. That God does not easily
463 IX | IX. That afflictions and persecutions
464 XI | shin by his brother; and Jacob was driven into exile, and
465 VII | therefrom.~In Exodus the Jewish people, prefigured as a
466 IV | of it, Noah, Daniel, and Job, they shall not deliver
467 XI | made martyrs, should be joined in the fellowship of glory
468 XII | their hand;" all these he joins together, as seen by him
469 VIII| heirs indeed of God, but joint-heirs with Christ, if we suffer
470 XI | was driven into exile, and Joseph was sold, and king Saul
471 XI | then let them which are in Judea flee to the mountains; and
472 V | life in this world, shall keep it unto life eternal."~
473 pref| inexperienced. But if a man, keeping the Lord's precepts, and
474 VI | own children, these have kept Thy precepts, and have observed
475 VI | Because for Thy sake we are killed all the day long, we are
476 XI | come, that every one that killeth you will think that he doeth,
477 pref| first attacked man. All kinds of temptation, and arts,
478 XIII| be placed in the heavenly kingdoms. It behoves us to embrace
479 VIII| that when he cometh and knocketh they may open unto him.
480 XI | unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said unto me, These
481 IX | glory in tribulations also; knowing that tribulation worketh
482 XII | who have taken away their labours; when they see it, they
483 arg | the last place, it must be laid down what hope and what
484 XI | and the seven-branched lamp in the tabernacle of witness,
485 VIII| be girded about, and your lamps burning, and ye yourselves
486 XI | every tribe, and people, and language, standing in the sight of
487 | last
488 VIII| crowned unless he have fought lawfully." And again: "Now I beseech
489 XI | raise us up, who die for His laws, unto the eternal resurrection
490 XI | And in Isaiah seven women lay hold on one man, whose name
491 XII | Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy; for, behold, your
492 XIII| professes that which he both learnt and saw with the greater
493 XII | says: "There is no man that leaveth house, or land, or parents,
494 XI | would be scandalized and led into error; if they should
495 XI | being ninety years old, had left and betrayed the law of
496 VII | understanding the divine benefits of liberty and salvation, they seek
497 VIII| sign with hands continually lifted up. "And it came to pass,"
498 XI | For as the flashing of lightning goeth forth from the east,
499 I | to thee an idol, nor the likeness of anything." Moreover,
500 pref| wish, so that as much as my limited powers, instructed by the