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  1 I |            and consolations. If thy absence be prolonged, it will disappoint
  2 II|            rejoice to behold and to address her who bore the true God
  3 I |             strengthening us by thy addresses and consolations. If thy
  4 II|           report to be an object of admiration and of affection to all.
  5 II|         object of admiration and of affection to all. For who would not
  6 I |           with the wretched and the afflicted as sharing in their afflictions,
  7   | after
  8   | against
  9 II|       saints, both male and female. Alas! why do I delay? Why am
 10 I |            angelic purity of nature allied with the nature of humanity.
 11   | am
 12   | among
 13 I |         Mary the mother of Jesus an angelic purity of nature allied
 14 I |       Salome also, [the daughter of Anna, ] whom thou lovest, who
 15 II|           very like Christ Jesus in appearance,in life, and in method of
 16 II|             to all the features and aspect of His body. Moreover, [
 17 I |           not slow to come to their assistance. Moreover, she shines forth
 18 II|           do I delay? Why am I kept back? Kindteacher, bid me hasten [
 19 II|            who would not rejoice to behold and to address her who bore
 20   | Besides
 21 II|             kept back? Kindteacher, bid me hasten [to fulfil my
 22 II|          features and aspect of His body. Moreover, [I desire to
 23 II|       behold and to address her who bore the true God from herown
 24   | both
 25 I |           with her, and touch those breasts of hers which nourished
 26 I |           Apostle~Ignatius, and the brethren who are with him, John the
 27 I |              as they report, she is cheerful in persecutions and afflictions,
 28 II|         they relate to be very like Christ Jesus in appearance,in life,
 29 I |        marvel. But do thou in haste comply with this our desire; and
 30 I |        faith against the pernicious conflicts of viciousprinciples or
 31 I |             us by thy addresses and consolations. If thy absence be prolonged,
 32 I |          shines forth gloriously as contending in the fight of faith against
 33 I |             those who are worthy of credit, there is in Mary the mother
 34 I |      matters. But Salome also, [the daughter of Anna, ] whom thou lovest,
 35 I |          the holy presbyter.~We are deeply grieved at thy delay in
 36 I |             our women here, who are desirous to see Mary [the mother]
 37 I |           the same time she suffers detraction from the Scribes and Pharisees.
 38 I |            she humbles herself more devotedly than the devoted, and is
 39 I |       absence be prolonged, it will disappoint many of us. Hasten then
 40 I |           our emotions, and urge us eagerly to desire a sight of this (
 41 I |            have greatly excited our emotions, and urge us eagerly to
 42 II|       faithfulsaints who are there, especially Mary the mother, whom they
 43   | every
 44 I |       reports as these have greatly excited our emotions, and urge us
 45 I |           for we believe that it is expedient. There are also many of
 46 I |       injure her, and rejoices when exposed to troubles: she sympathizes
 47 I |           We do not, however, go so far as to believe all in every
 48 II|        Jesus Himself, as to all the features and aspect of His body.
 49 II|         other saints, both male and female. Alas! why do I delay? Why
 50 I |     gloriously as contending in the fight of faith against the pernicious
 51   | First
 52 I |         lovest, who stayed with her five months at Jerusalem, and
 53 I |    assistance. Moreover, she shines forth gloriously as contending
 54 I |       persecutions and afflictions, free from murmuring in the midst
 55 I |             the manner of a virgin, fruitful in virtue and grace. And,
 56 II|          teacher, bid me hasten [to fulfil my wish], and fare thou
 57 I |         persons, relate that she is full of all graces and all virtues,
 58 II|             presbyter.~If thou wilt give me leave, I desire to go
 59 I |          Moreover, she shines forth gloriously as contending in the fight
 60 II|       address her who bore the true God from herown womb, provided
 61 I |              fruitful in virtue and grace. And, as they report, she
 62 I |             that she is full of all graces and all virtues, after the
 63 I |           midst of penury and want, grateful to those that injure her,
 64 I |          such reports as these have greatly excited our emotions, and
 65 I |            presbyter.~We are deeply grieved at thy delay in strengthening
 66 I |     religion and repentance,and the handmaid among the faithful of all
 67 I |       sacred marvel. But do thou in haste comply with this our desire;
 68   | have
 69 I |           it be lawful so to speak) heavenly prodigy and most sacred
 70   | here
 71   | hers
 72   | herself
 73   | Himself
 74   | however
 75 I |           allied with the nature of humanity.And such reports as these
 76 I |            is indeed devoted to the humble, and she humbles herself
 77 I |      devoted to the humble, and she humbles herself more devotedly than
 78   | indeed
 79 I |             to thee. But, as we are informed by those who are worthy
 80 I |              grateful to those that injure her, and rejoices when exposed
 81 I |             the Lord Jesus, and may inquire of her respecting some rather
 82 II|        desire to see] the venerable James, who is surnamed Just, whom
 83 II|    venerable James, who is surnamed Just, whom they relate to be
 84 II|            why do I delay? Why am I kept back? Kindteacher, bid me
 85 II|          delay? Why am I kept back? Kindteacher, bid me hasten [to
 86 I |   principles or conduct. She is the lady of our new religion and
 87 I |             sight of this (if it be lawful so to speak) heavenly prodigy
 88 II|     presbyter.~If thou wilt give me leave, I desire to go up to Jerusalem,
 89 II|       Christ Jesus in appearance,in life, and in method of conduct,
 90 I |            hers which nourished the Lord Jesus, and may inquire of
 91 I |       daughter of Anna, ] whom thou lovest, who stayed with her five
 92 I |         devoted, and is wonderfully magnified by all, while at the same
 93 II|              the other saints, both male and female. Alas! why do
 94 I |             prodigy and most sacred marvel. But do thou in haste comply
 95 I |       respecting some rather secret matters. But Salome also, [the daughter
 96 I |            us to you, that they may meet with her, and touch those
 97 I |         every particular; nor do we mention such to thee. But, as we
 98 II|          appearance,in life, and in method of conduct, as if he were
 99 I |          free from murmuring in the midst of penury and want, grateful
100 I |            who stayed with her five months at Jerusalem, and some other
101   | more
102   | most
103 I |          and afflictions, free from murmuring in the midst of penury and
104   | my
105 I |              She is the lady of our new religion and repentance,
106   | nor
107 I |         those breasts of hers which nourished the Lord Jesus, and may
108 I |           points, many relate to us numerous other things regarding her.
109 II|           whom they report to be an object of admiration and of affection
110   | off
111   | or
112   | own
113 I |             to believe all in every particular; nor do we mention such
114 I |           murmuring in the midst of penury and want, grateful to those
115 I |          fight of faith against the pernicious conflicts of viciousprinciples
116 I |          report, she is cheerful in persecutions and afflictions, free from
117 I |           and some other well-known persons, relate that she is full
118 I |     detraction from the Scribes and Pharisees. Besides these points, many
119 I |            faithful of all works of piety. She is indeed devoted to
120 I |            Pharisees. Besides these points, many relate to us numerous
121 I |      pernicious conflicts of viciousprinciples or conduct. She is the lady
122 I |        lawful so to speak) heavenly prodigy and most sacred marvel.
123 I |     consolations. If thy absence be prolonged, it will disappoint many
124 II|          true God from herown womb, provided he is a friend of our faith
125 I |          mother of Jesus an angelic purity of nature allied with the
126   | rather
127 I |            us numerous other things regarding her. We do not, however,
128 II|           to all. For who would not rejoice to behold and to address
129 I |          those that injure her, and rejoices when exposed to troubles:
130 I |             of our new religion and repentance,and the handmaid among the
131 I |         nature of humanity.And such reports as these have greatly excited
132 I |              and may inquire of her respecting some rather secret matters.
133 I |              and wish day by day to run off from us to you, that
134 I |           heavenly prodigy and most sacred marvel. But do thou in haste
135 I |          rather secret matters. But Salome also, [the daughter of Anna, ]
136 II| twin-brother of the same womb. They say that, if I see him, I see
137 I |         suffers detraction from the Scribes and Pharisees. Besides these
138 II|                                     Second epistle to St. John the
139 I |          her respecting some rather secret matters. But Salome also, [
140 I |       wretched and the afflicted as sharing in their afflictions, and
141 I |           assistance. Moreover, she shines forth gloriously as contending
142 I |         urge us eagerly to desire a sight of this (if it be lawful
143 I |             afflictions, and is not slow to come to their assistance.
144 I |         this (if it be lawful so to speak) heavenly prodigy and most
145 I |               whom thou lovest, who stayed with her five months at
146 I |             grieved at thy delay in strengthening us by thy addresses and
147 I |          while at the same time she suffers detraction from the Scribes
148 II|             venerable James, who is surnamed Just, whom they relate to
149 I |            exposed to troubles: she sympathizes with the wretched and the
150 II|             Why am I kept back? Kindteacher, bid me hasten [to fulfil
151   | than
152   | thee
153   | then
154 I |         relate to us numerous other things regarding her. We do not,
155 I |           by all, while at the same time she suffers detraction from
156 I |         they may meet with her, and touch those breasts of hers which
157 I |            rejoices when exposed to troubles: she sympathizes with the
158 II|            address her who bore the true God from herown womb, provided
159 II|            conduct, as if he were a twin-brother of the same womb. They say
160   | up
161 I |           excited our emotions, and urge us eagerly to desire a sight
162 II|        manner [I desire to see] the venerable James, who is surnamed Just,
163   | very
164 I |             pernicious conflicts of viciousprinciples or conduct. She
165 I |      virtues, after the manner of a virgin, fruitful in virtue and
166 I |            of a virgin, fruitful in virtue and grace. And, as they
167 I |          full of all graces and all virtues, after the manner of a virgin,
168 I |             the midst of penury and want, grateful to those that
169 I |           Jerusalem, and some other well-known persons, relate that she
170   | were
171   | when
172   | which
173   | while
174   | will
175 II|             holy presbyter.~If thou wilt give me leave, I desire
176 I |          There are also many of our women here, who are desirous to
177 I |            than the devoted, and is wonderfully magnified by all, while
178 I |           among the faithful of all works of piety. She is indeed
179 I |           informed by those who are worthy of credit, there is in Mary
180   | would
181 I |            she sympathizes with the wretched and the afflicted as sharing
182   | you