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 1 1 |          of God, who brought such things to pass as will make this
 2 1 |           in the earth, to better things."2~
 3 3 |        our neighbours in heavenly things, and that so fruitfully
 4 4 | passionate absorption in external things; hence, the insatiable thirst
 5 4 |           in outward and fleeting things that it forbids them to
 6 4 |  beginning and end of all created things, Who, nevertheless, for
 7 4 |          so neglectful of eternal things, to the recollection of
 8 4 |         this kind do much greater things than this, for since they
 9 4 |         and intently into all the things that he has thought, or
10 4 |         spiritual arena, to weigh things maturely and with even balance,
11 4 |          is gathered up to higher things; because it seeks that from
12 4 |         itself uselessly on lowly things."4 Moreover, as St. Eucherius
13 4 |       vanity which obscureth good things9 and hide himself in that
14 4 |    unveiled the vanity of earthly things; and, stirred up by the
15 4 |           sacred mysteries. These things, assuredly, Venerable Brethren,
16 5 |          and taught them heavenly things by his word, chose to spend
17 6 |         such steadfast thought of things to come, that thou mayest
18 7 |           understood that earthly things must give place to those
19 7 |        and meditating on heavenly things, have ordered their life
20 9 |         contemplation of heavenly things. This excellent practice,
21 9 |         or to deliberate on those things which the conditions of
22 10|      manner of him who became all things to all men; I praise thy
23 12|         by the weight of fleeting things and immersed in pleasures
24 13|        them; wherefore before all things it is necessary that the
25 16|       without doubt all these are things which sufficiently show