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1 II, 4(13)| 2 Cor. ii. 8, 7, 11. ~ 2 III, 1(1)| Prov. ix. 12. ~ 3 II, 6(24)| Luke xviii. 13. ~ 4 II, 3(8) | 1 Cor. i. 18. ~ 5 II, 3(6) | Rom. i. 20. ~ 6 I, 7(24)| Matt. v.22. ~ 7 II, 3(9) | 1 Cor. i. 23. ~ 8 II, 3(4) | Ps. civ. 24. ~ 9 II, 6(19)| Isa. xliii. 26. ~ 10 II, 6(23)| Dan. iv. 27. ~ 11 II, 1(1) | Matt. viii. 31. ~ 12 I, 7(25)| Matt. v.37. ~ 13 II, 4(11)| John ix. 39. ~ 14 II, 6(25)| Mark xii. 42. ~ 15 I, 3(13)| Luke xxiii. 43. ~ 16 I, 1(2) | 1 Cor. xv. 8,9. ~ 17 I, 7 | goods, why dost thou not abandon thine opinion, and be content 18 I, 3 | up seed to me in place of Abel whom Cain slew."12 The woman 19 II, 5 | thou rich, and dost thou abound in wealth, and does no affliction 20 I, 1 | disgusted audience, even if he abridge his teaching, seems to be 21 I, 1 | however necessitate the abridgement of the discourse before 22 II, 2 | present, at another time is absent. Do not thou then say this 23 III, 1 | and even if they do not abstain from evil, yet nevertheless 24 I, 1 | would be quenched by the abundance of what was said. But the 25 II, 1 | this Isaac was desirous to accept a meal at my hands he did 26 II, 6 | O King let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, redeem thy sins 27 II, 2 | consideration about essence and accident is hard to be grasped by 28 III, 7 | sufferings, and in each of the accidents which befal us, let us consider 29 I, 1 | whence was this evident? The acclamations at least which took place 30 I, 7 | longsuffering of God, to accomplish a most excellent change, 31 III, 3 | terrible to the sinful, and the accountable. Since to those who are 32 I, 7 | this saying, leaving the accurate enquiry into the life of 33 I, 6 | even far more, and more accurately each keeping his own place, 34 I, 5 | and smite with countless accusations God, if he would at any 35 III, 2 | man! Thou oughtest to have accused thine own idleness, and 36 III, 4 | clearly hear how the scripture accuses the woman: For it does not 37 I, 1 | brought forward the Saints as accusing themselves indeed, but sparing 38 I, 5 | of it. For since we are accustomed to call by the name of evil, 39 I, 3 | the Lord of Nature, and acknowledges thanks to Him for the birth 40 I, 1 | disease therefrom for their acquaintance, and those who do the opposite, 41 III, 1 | generation, when there was no acquisition of virtue. To the good indeed 42 I, 6 | great and noble Job did not act thus. For not only when 43 II, 2 | slander is not natural, but an action which takes place and which 44 III, 2 | sin the more grievous, by adding to his own idleness, his 45 I, 1 | desire is increased, that an addition is made not to your satiety 46 II, 4 | so profitable, became an additional means of chastening to many. " 47 II, 1 | days ago, which we also addressed to the initiated, this morning 48 II, 5 | this account a certain one admonishes "make no tarrying to turn 49 II, 5 | Let the old man keep this admonition, let the young man take 50 I, 7 | and uprightness, and is adorned with all other good qualities, 51 I, 7 | unchaste eyes,26 is wholly an adulterer, and of this sin any one 52 I, 5 | evil, not only thefts and adulteries, but also calamities; so 53 II, 4 | and we gain no ordinary advantages; and this, we shewed in 54 II, 1 | For if thou lettest the adversary remain, the more slothful 55 II, 5 | the young man take this advice. Yea, art thou in security, 56 I, 6 | Physician, and more full of affection than any father, juster 57 I, 7 | and extremely terrible afflictions. Are these then the matters 58 I, 5 | of what is superfluous to afford great security to that which 59 III, 3 | the Master. Thereby she afforded the Devil a powerful handle.~ 60 I, 3 | refuse submission and to affront his maker, to dishonour 61 III, 6 | by night were a greater aggravation of his misfortunes by day. 62 III, 5 | pass his nights in the open air, not having even the consolation 63 I, 7 | and be content with the Almighty? Because it is this very 64 III, 2 | Shew him one who gives alms. Does he live in jealousy 65 | along 66 I, 4 | lofty place, and to cry aloud to all men, and to testify 67 I, 4 | order that on account of ambiguity you may not confound the 68 I, 4 | done"16 -now evil is an ambiguous term; and I wish that you 69 III, 1 | is no small beginning of amendment to be tormented at his presence. 70 | amongst 71 I, 4(16)| Amos iii. 6. ~ 72 I, 1 | I am wont to measure the amount of the teaching not by the 73 III, 2 | not only have recourse to ancient example, but take our models 74 I, 2 | Cherubim, and the whole angelic force surrounding it.~ 75 I, 2 | drawn aside, and the King of angels descending thence, and with 76 III, 3 | compassion kids? Because that animal is unfruitful and is not 77 I, 6 | the bodies of irrational animals thou mayest learn their 78 I, 6 | in one instant of time he annihilated all, consider the pitiable 79 II, 4 | members, prepare medicines for antidotes; so also did Paul. He took 80 III, 1 | account God has not set them apart, but allowed them to be 81 II, 2 | wherefore he is called apostate. Although many men are wicked, 82 I, 1 | even in the days of his Apostleship:4 David crying out and saying " 83 I, 6 | make his own wickedness apparent. Dost thou wish to form 84 III, 5 | brought upon him? Since he appears not bearing a part only, 85 I, 1 | kindled in you, and the applause broke forth, more vehemently. 86 III, 1 | to the wicked indeed, and appointed another world as a colony 87 III, 6 | tumult their simultaneous approach excited. But nevertheless 88 I, 7 | within a small distance of approaching him. And if he suffer countless 89 I, 5 | preposterous, that we should thus approve of a father indeed and a 90 II, 5 | for we still stand in the arena, and are in the struggles 91 II, 2 | times, and in many places arise, about which there is many 92 III, 3 | should shew thee a comparison arising from contrasts? for there 93 III, 5 | if any one belong to the army, and then unjustly and without 94 I, 6 | salvation. If Demons were to arrange affairs, we should be in 95 I, 6 | down all our affairs to the arrangement of Demons? And yet we behold 96 I, 6 | see once more how a Demon arranges matters when God allows 97 I, 4 | not say these things in arrogance but I have the prophet standing 98 I, 3 | master, and she neither ascribes the matter to nature, nor 99 II, 6 | both tender, and kind. She asked, against her adversaries, 100 III, 7 | pitiable troubles of all men assail us, let us take sufficient 101 III, 4 | the countless ills which assailed Job: but nevertheless, when 102 I, 2 | countless waves of desire assaulted our nature, it was upset 103 I, 1 | the beginning indeed, this assembly was not vehemently stirred 104 II, 6 | enjoy the sacred table with assurance; and with much glory, reach 105 III, 4 | tree that it was fair, she ate." So that the blame belongs 106 I, 4 | and irregularities in the atmosphere, or any other of the things 107 III, 3 | finish to our discourse. He attacked Adam indeed by means of 108 II, 6 | Christ the king of glory, and attain to everlasting good by the 109 II, 2 | set them at variance, but attempted to indeed, but was not able, 110 III, 4 | saith he. ~Give me your attention on this point, that the 111 II, 5 | For he wishes extremely to attribute the cause of our sins to 112 III, 5 | reap the utmost gain, and avoid the imitation of Adam knowing 113 III, 3 | five, and also those. All awaited the bridegroom. How then 114 I, 8 | for some other requital awaiting us, in order that by each 115 II, 6 | to fall into them again. Awake thy conscience, that inward 116 I, 3 | exceeding magnitude of it baffles the feebleness of our utterances. 117 III, 4 | immediately to have fled from the bait, she ought to have started 118 I, 7 | any of the good, then the base would become baser and worse, 119 I, 7 | then the base would become baser and worse, as being more 120 II, 2 | there is many a fight and battle not only on the part of 121 II, 3 | From the vastness and beauty of the creatures, the originator 122 I, 1 | the opposite, I designated bees, not gathering together 123 | begin 124 III, 5 | knowing how many ills are begotten of indolence: and imitate 125 II, 6 | thine adversaries, but on behalf of thine own salvation. 126 III, 1 | grievous to us, even when beheld," and it is no small beginning 127 I, 3 | to toil and labour, and beholding the threat of death hanging 128 III, 5 | many wounds. And if any one belong to the army, and then unjustly 129 III, 5 | 5. On both sides, beloved, reap the utmost gain, and 130 II, 4 | sides, but the strong is benefited on all sides For in every 131 I, 6 | Christ, and the Demons kept beseeching him to suffer them to enter 132 I, 5 | when we are as it were, besotted through the great drunkenness 133 II, 6 | one way of repentance, the best; and there is another not 134 I, 6 | the less serviceable than bestowal; what excusableness should 135 II, 1 | antagonist, the more diligent are betrayed on account of the slothful, 136 | between 137 III, 5 | For everywhere all men bewail this. What was poorer then 138 I, 1 | and Isaiah lamenting and bewailing "I am unclean, and have 139 I, 1 | others, so also the accusers bite at other people's sins, 140 I, 5 | and when he brings his bitter medicines, he is equally 141 III, 6 | seest him lamenting this bitterly, and saying "but even you 142 III, 1 | all kinds of evil; then blaming the providence of God, and 143 I, 6 | He chooses rather to be blasphemed by thee through these words, 144 I, 1 | compassion on him who was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious,1 145 II, 1 | my father, with spiritual blessing, which we all also pray 146 II, 4 | they which see may become blind."11 What dost thou say? 147 I, 3 | dwelling in Paradise after his bloodguiltiness. For if, when he was expelled 148 III, 6 | swoop, the ten in the very bloom of youth, ten who displayed 149 I, 6 | death of the children, the blow that was dealt to his body: 150 III, 1 | they are ashamed, they blush in their presence; and even 151 I, 2 | descending thence, and with his body-guard of the heavenly hosts, then 152 II, 4 | stronger than he who has boldness even though he bear about 153 III, 7 | let us always flee to this book, and even if the pitiable 154 III, 3 | been trained in prophetic books? To every one, it is plain, 155 I, 2 | good things, he came and bored it through with his mere 156 II, 6 | and to do this from the bottom of the heart. Hast thou 157 I, 3 | self-restrained, and to keep within bounds, they would have remained 158 I, 5 | and lop off many of the branches; on this account not only 159 III, 7 | shall conduct ourselves bravely in those which fall to our 160 III, 4 | not existed before; and breathed a soul into him, and made 161 III, 3 | also those. All awaited the bridegroom. How then did some enter 162 I, 6 | they should be allowed a brief breathing space of time: 163 II, 5 | the cross. For what was briefer than that hour in which 164 I, 2 | hands, and casts about him a bright garment, and conducts him 165 III, 1 | that the good may shine the brighter. Dost thou see how great 166 I, 1 | in you, and the applause broke forth, more vehemently. 167 I, 4 | great folly, as to wish to build a tower to heaven: had they 168 I, 1 | gathering together diseases, but building honeycombs with the greatest 169 I, 1 | a heavy burden have been burdensome to me:"5 and Isaiah lamenting 170 I, 7 | brought to the ground, and had buried certain men, he saith to 171 II, 2 | Fire fell from heaven and burnt up the sheep." For he was 172 I, 2 | proceed hereupon to that business which remained over to us 173 I, 1 | own sins, but should not busy yourselves about those of 174 II, 1 | defeated indeed by one, butgets the better of many. Ten 175 I, 1 | persecutor, and injurious,1 and calling himself one born out of 176 II, 6 | For the ways are easy, nor canst thou plead poverty. And 177 I, 6 | so gentle, and loving and careful, who is wiser than every 178 III, 4 | or pain, or despair and cares, or reproaches, and insults, 179 I, 4 | be not hindered, as fire catching wood, so it rises to an 180 I, 1 | but when the flame has caught the whole of the wood that 181 II, 3 | knowledge of God, because it causes us to know the Master fully. 182 I, 5 | when he cuts, and when he cauterizes, and when he brings his 183 II, 2 | which takes place and which ceases to take place, occurring 184 II, 2 | take place, occurring and ceasing to occur. Now such things 185 I, 5 | should neither blame nor censure him who casts his son out 186 II, 1 | forth from the house to the chace. But when this Isaac was 187 III, 3 | there a Demon? a Devil? chance? or Fate? has not each become 188 I, 2 | entrusted, waxed evil over their charge. This is then one way of 189 I, 6 | much rather is he liable to charges of madness.~Not so manifest 190 I, 7 | God brought upon all, the chastenings which their sins deserved, 191 I, 4 | understand that he does not chastise for what has taken place 192 I, 4 | they not immediately been chastised would they not have desired 193 I, 4 | and loving. For even his chastisements and his punishments are 194 I, 4 | benefits but even when he chastises God is good and loving. 195 I, 2 | our nature borne upon the Cherubim, and the whole angelic force 196 I, 1 | others: Paul saying I am the chief of sinners, and that God 197 II, 4 | done wrong, not as they choose, but as the judges allow. 198 I, 6 | hast a loving Master. He chooses rather to be blasphemed 199 III, 3 | Because some indeed were churlish, and others were gentle 200 III, 6 | for many months; and (a circumstance which happened in that man' 201 I, 5 | those only who dwell in cities, nor do they provide gifts 202 II, 3(4) | Ps. civ. 24. ~ 203 III, 4 | serpent. Ought a serpent to claim such equality that thou 204 III, 2 | jealousy and envy? Shew him one clean from passion. Is he overcome 205 III, 5 | which nature supplies, the clothing of the flesh, and this the 206 I, 6 | that the soul was murky and cold, he would produce an example 207 I, 1 | at other people's sins, collecting disease therefrom for their 208 III, 1 | appointed another world as a colony for the good, but mixed 209 I, 2 | tardily, brings the greatest commendation, and good report. Pray why 210 I, 5 | physician is not only to be commended when he leads forth the 211 I, 2 | right to speak freely, his communion with God, his sojourn in 212 I, 3 | the life of Paradise had, compare what Eve was before this, 213 II, 6 | the poor."23 What could be compared with this lovingkindness? 214 I, 1 | not distress thy weakness, compelling thee to receive more than 215 I, 1 | is no one who forbids, or compels them to remain beyond their 216 III, 1 | long speeches, no need of a complex plan, nor even of syllogisms. 217 I, 8 | having so many persons in it, composed of different elements, would 218 I, 8 | the human understanding to comprehend the infinity of the providence 219 III, 1 | desires, so far as nature is concerned. How is it then that you 220 I, 6 | ask (I say this by way of concession) if God took from us to 221 III, 6 | I called the sons of my concubines, and they turned away from 222 II, 6 | self-defence. For he who condemns his sins, is slower to fall 223 I, 6 | we should be in no better condition than possessed men, yea 224 II, 3 | assuredly what could be more conducive to salvation than the Cross? 225 I, 2 | him a bright garment, and conducts him to the highest honours; 226 I, 3 | his very deprivation God conferred greater benefit. The woman 227 III, 1 | but mixed these and those; conferring great benefit. For the good 228 I, 4 | minds, that not only when he confers benefits but even when he 229 I, 8 | experience of affairs, they confess that there is a God, let 230 I, 1 | in the furnace of fire, confessing and saying that they have 231 II, 5 | Art thou young? Do not be confident in thy youth, nor think 232 I, 5 | lays him low with thirst, confines him to his bed, both making 233 II, 4 | about this very fornicator, "confirm your love towards him," " 234 I, 4 | of ambiguity you may not confound the nature of the things, 235 I, 6 | authority, they would have confused and disturbed everything, 236 I, 1 | there are in so great a congregation, certain weak ones, unable 237 III, 5 | mightest appear righteous?" conscious-stricken he says "I will lay my hand 238 III, 7 | gifts given to us by God. Considering therefore all these things, 239 III, 5 | continue in it. Of both these consolations that man was deprived, and 240 III, 4 | rashly to our enemies, and to conspirators against us. On this account 241 II, 6 | healing of our wounds, let us constantly apply these medicines, in 242 II, 2 | two athletes let one be consumed with gluttony, unprepared, 243 I, 6 | just as if some one were to contend that the soul was murky 244 I, 7 | abandon thine opinion, and be content with the Almighty? Because 245 III, 2 | illustrious, in order that the contests may be greater. When therefore 246 I, 8 | it, both governing, and continually maintaining this whole fabric, 247 III, 5 | the beginning, and so to continue in it. Of both these consolations 248 I, 7 | honoured, and the other continues under punishment? And this 249 I, 1 | setting before you my table continuously, and placing on it the cup 250 I, 7 | sins which all, without contradiction, commit: and from these 251 III, 5 | reproach themselves. And this contributes no little to consolation 252 III, 3 | sides destitute of such a contribution as this, on account of the 253 I, 8 | not possible for one not conversant with it to understand a 254 III, 5 | and while exhibiting a conversation full of virtue, endured 255 III, 2 | but that little quantity converts the whole of the meal to 256 II, 2 | nature, but by choice and conviction. For that the Devil is not 257 II, 4 | the second epistle to the Corinthians, what he saith about this 258 I, 5 | alone, but they also often correct. On this account both the 259 I, 5 | to God-as an executioner correcting us and leading us away from 260 I, 5 | torture nor the judge who corrects, nor the husbandman who 261 II, 3 | too, wicked? and who is so corrupt, who so dull, and demented 262 II, 6 | impiety, "O King let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, 263 III, 3 | the difference between the counsellors. The one is a servant, the 264 III, 4 | wickedness. of the Demon. On this count she did not have the benefit 265 I, 6 | keeping their own order, the courses of the moon unimpeded, an 266 II, 1 | about renunciation, and covenant. And we do this, not because 267 I, 6 | against the pricks, and cover their own feet with blood, 268 III, 5 | porches at the baths, and are covered with a shelter. But he continued 269 I, 2 | bare body from the waves, cradles him in his hands, and casts 270 I, 5 | God who maketh peace and createth evil,"18 again naming calamities 271 II, 3 | worshipped and served the creature more than the creator"7 272 II, 3 | vastness and beauty of the creatures, the originator of them 273 III, 4 | Devil to be more worthy of credit than God, although God shewed 274 I, 2 | royal throne. Wherefore Paul cries out and says, "He raised 275 I, 8 | receive the occasion of crowning if, when we live in rectitude, 276 II, 1 | their own power, nor win crowns.~ 277 II, 3 | again, "we preach Christ crucified, unto Jews a stumbling-block 278 I, 4 | in a lofty place, and to cry aloud to all men, and to 279 I, 2 | leave off more slowly, is culpable and faulty, here to withdraw 280 I, 1 | continuously, and placing on it the cup of my teaching, filled full: 281 III, 7 | fight against, when the curse prevailed and when death 282 I, 5 | with curtains, and when he cuts, and when he cauterizes, 283 I, 7(23)| Ps. cxxix. 3. ~ 284 II, 6(23)| Dan. iv. 27. ~ 285 I, 5 | enjoys prosperity, with dangers, diseases, untimely deaths. 286 III, 5 | the fate of those who had dared to do extreme wickedness. 287 II, 3 | The wise" saith he "were darkened in their understandings, 288 III, 6 | therefore thou losest son and daughter together, have recourse 289 I, 1 | days of his Apostleship:4 David crying out and saying "My 290 III, 5 | thou think that I have had dealings with thee in order that 291 I, 5 | dangers, diseases, untimely deaths. For He is full of resources, 292 II, 6 | forgive" saith he, "your debtors, your Heavenly Father will 293 III, 5 | with a distressing kind of decay. Again these poor folk are 294 III, 5 | destroyed little by little, and decaying with such putrefaction, 295 I, 3 | indeed, she considered that deceiving Devil, that wicked Demon 296 III, 4 | be so. Before this thou declaredst the judgment to one who 297 III, 1 | spiritual unguents. Who pray decoyed them? Who pray separated 298 I, 4 | account, he thus sets up a defence, teaching us to be gentle 299 II, 1 | his warm love thus, and deigned to descend so far. On this 300 II, 5 | lest at any time, as thou delayest, thou art destroyed. Let 301 II, 4 | fornicator he thus speaks "Deliver such an one unto Satan for 302 I, 8 | bed. For that that man was delivered over then to that disease 303 II, 4 | too the Apostle does. For delivering the fornicator over to him 304 III, 6 | comfort by night, but the delusions of terrors by night were 305 I, 6 | to the swine, had not the demoniacs in their very madness experienced 306 III, 3 | of deeds. For the one he denuded of all his wealth, and deprived 307 I, 6 | keeping his own place, and not departing from the order which God 308 I, 7 | senses one day; how could he deprive those who were about to 309 I, 5 | his house a prison, and depriving him of the very light, and 310 II, 2 | casts himself into many a depth of evil. The Devil is evil. 311 III, 6 | raillery, and the mockery and derision, and the tearing in pieces 312 II, 1 | love thus, and deigned to descend so far. On this account 313 I, 2 | and the King of angels descending thence, and with his body-guard 314 I, 8 | that it is not by way of deserting him does God let such an 315 III, 6 | which happened to him? The desertion and treachery of his friends, 316 I, 7 | all were to receive their deserts here, they would disbelieve 317 I, 7 | chastenings which their sins deserved, our race would have been 318 I, 1 | those who do the opposite, I designated bees, not gathering together 319 III, 3 | themselves of good works, it is desirable and mild. "And he will place 320 I, 4 | chastised would they not have desired to lay hold on the height 321 III, 1 | from accusation, but as desiring earnestly to free you from 322 I, 3 | defeated by its magnitude, desists after saying one word: and 323 III, 1 | in that perverse, that desperate generation, when there was 324 III, 5 | shake off every thought of despondency. This one calamity therefore 325 I, 4 | be not distressed, nor be despondent, but worship Him who caused 326 III, 3 | sins, these would not be destined to be chastened, when another 327 III, 3 | possess it, being on all sides destitute of such a contribution as 328 III, 3 | see again that the purpose determined the nature of the end, not 329 I, 1 | honeycombs with the greatest devotion, and so flying to the meadow 330 II, 4 | he hasted to destroy and devour mankind. But that the Apostle 331 II, 1 | and more needful than the dew of heaven, and the fatness 332 I, 2 | the purple robe, and the diadem, and the golden raiment, 333 II, 4 | Dost thou see to what a dignity the Apostle mounted? He 334 III, 2 | proved by many examples. Direct thine own intention aright 335 III, 5 | body. Who then was even so disabled? Who endured such disease? 336 I, 7 | carried off and would have disappeared, long ago, indeed very long 337 I, 7 | deserts here, they would disbelieve the account of the Resurrection. 338 III, 3 | contrary took place. And these disbelieved the Master when he preached 339 III, 4 | Devil? What good didst thou discern? Was not the trustworthiness 340 II, 5 | not in order that I may discharge the Devil from blame, but 341 III, 1 | say these things again as discharging the Devil from accusation, 342 III, 5 | sufferings which happened to him discourses to all to bear all things 343 I, 1 | For he who meets with a disgusted audience, even if he abridge 344 III, 6 | bloom of youth, ten who displayed much virtue, and that not 345 I | human affairs, and who are displeased at the chastisement of God, 346 III, 2 | mouths of the indolent, the dissolute, the slothful, the indisposed 347 I, 7 | man, nor within a small distance of approaching him. And 348 III, 5 | putrefaction, used to make food distasteful and hunger was to him strange 349 I, 1 | thirsty. Let him then not distress thy weakness, compelling 350 I, 4 | chasten human nature, be not distressed, nor be despondent, but 351 III, 5 | destroyed on all sides, with a distressing kind of decay. Again these 352 I, 6 | Demons when they harass and disturb the soul of the demented: 353 I, 4 | speech rightly, he rightly divided them by difference of speech. 354 II, 1 | sweet to us, but because the doctrine about him is full of security 355 III, 4 | gave the holy things to the dog, to the swine. He trod under 356 III, 4 | Give not holy things to the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls 357 III, 3 | were assigned to both on doing right. The same person came 358 II, 2 | slandered man to God saying "Doth Job reverence thee for nought? 359 III, 2 | mourn, because he did not double the talent, but rendered 360 III, 2 | against the master hast doubled thy sin instead of doubling 361 III, 2 | doubled thy sin instead of doubling thy talent.~ 362 I, 6 | his opinion; so if any one doubts about the providence of 363 I, 7 | rapacious and covetous, he drains the substance of the poor 364 I, 5 | covetousness, and the countless dreadful things, which are worthy 365 I, 1 | the winebibbers at heathen drinking-bouts experience; for they, the 366 I, 4 | place, and pestilences, and drought and immoderate rains, and 367 III, 3 | when another sinned and drove them on. Dost thou see here 368 I, 5 | besotted through the great drunkenness which comes of wickedness? 369 II, 3 | who is so corrupt, who so dull, and demented as to accuse 370 I, 3 | brother's person, and to dye his right hand with blood, 371 I, 1 | vexatious, but he who meets with eager, and wide-awake, and attentive 372 I, 1 | indeed expected that your eagerness would be quenched by the 373 III, 3 | they who had from their earliest age been trained in prophetic 374 I, 5 | they returned, and came early to God."17 He calls this 375 III, 1 | accusation, but as desiring earnestly to free you from sins. The 376 III, 5 | glorious things spring from earnestness. Consider him, the conqueror 377 III, 7 | our wrestlings have become easier, all these things being 378 I, 3 | our hold, and slip through easily; so also are we unable to 379 II, 6 | by day. For the ways are easy, nor canst thou plead poverty. 380 III, 1 | spiritual music. They were eating of the Devil's garbage: 381 I, 8 | paralytic who passed thirty eight years on his bed. For that 382 I, 3 | profitable, that they should be ejected. For what cause then did 383 I, 3 | punishment on all sides, ejecting ourselves through our indifference 384 I, 8 | it, composed of different elements, would not have continued 385 | elsewhere 386 I, 2 | some small iron tool, and emptied him of all his wealth and 387 I, 7 | others by his honours to emulate their virtue. But he does 388 III, 2 | was? Shew him another man, emulating the life of that righteous 389 I, 3 | still in his hands, and encompassed with so great horrors, he 390 I, 2 | greediness, but here the endurance, and patience are made up 391 I, 7 | virtuously, yea some even enjoying countless goods, why dost 392 I, 5 | but the rich and him who enjoys prosperity, with dangers, 393 III, 4 | immediately announced his enmity, and his warfare against 394 I, 7 | saying, leaving the accurate enquiry into the life of each, alone: ( 395 II, 6 | all kinds of evil, and had entered upon all impiety, "O King 396 II, 5 | nourished by these hopes, and entering on all kinds of evil, may 397 II, 4 | the soul was not able to entertain the light. Thou hast seen 398 I, 1 | imitate the ostentatious among entertainers, both setting before you 399 III, 1 | living rightly, and who entice them to evil, and yet keep 400 III, 5 | bearing a part only, but the entire ills of all men, and in 401 II, 1 | to me, and to all these. Entreat the common master of us 402 I, 6 | Among men indeed, when they entrust us with money, and lend 403 I, 1 | lamentation. When after the enumeration of these Saints, I called 404 II, 2 | in honour, he straightway envied him his good. What therefore 405 III, 2 | he live in jealousy and envy? Shew him one clean from 406 II, 4 | throat: hear in the second epistle to the Corinthians, what 407 II, 4 | of Jesus Christ? What is equal to that salvation? what 408 I, 5 | bitter medicines, he is equally a physician. How is it not 409 I, 7 | and another gets off, and escapes; and when there are two 410 I, 5 | matter, according to the estimate of mankind. This then is 411 I, 2 | toil he honoured us with eternal life. In place of thorns 412 II, 6 | of glory, and attain to everlasting good by the grace, and compassion, 413 | everything 414 III, 1 | provide thee with proverbial evidence: "My son" saith he "if thou 415 I, 4 | that you shall learn the exact meaning of each expression, 416 III, 2 | been already proved by many examples. Direct thine own intention 417 | except 418 III, 6 | nature's hands, in such excessive degree waged then against 419 III, 3 | him, she ought not to have exchanged a word with him. In foolishness 420 III, 4 | whether little, or great: but exciting the woman with mere words 421 I, 2 | is not praiseworthy, but excusable. There to leave off more 422 I, 6 | serviceable than bestowal; what excusableness should we have, tell me, 423 III, 7 | Christ; so that we have no excuse, when we are unable to reach 424 II, 4 | thou wish that we should exercise the argument in the case 425 II, 2 | school, in many gymnastic exercises, and exhibiting all the 426 II, 6 | less than all words spoken, exhaust the nature of sins. And 427 III, 7 | saint, and seeing one person exhausting the misfortunes of the universe, 428 II, 2 | except when hatred and war exist, without having any reasonable 429 I, 1 | as never was, many indeed expected that your eagerness would 430 I, 7 | own case first, it is not expedient to be chastened for each 431 I, 3 | bloodguiltiness. For if, when he was expelled from that abode, if when 432 I, 6 | demoniacs in their very madness experienced the providence of God, is 433 II, 6 | forgiven us. See the second expiation of sins: "For if ye forgive" 434 I, 4 | the exact meaning of each expression, in order that on account 435 I, 1 | attentive hearers, though he extend his discourse to some length, 436 III, 5 | thou mayest not condemn the extravagance of my words, come, and let 437 III, 6 | disease, and both in the extremest degree brought upon this 438 I, 8 | continually maintaining this whole fabric, and if in shame, through 439 I, 7 | carried off, and would have failed to come down to posterity. 440 III, 4 | seeing the tree that it was fair, she ate." So that the blame 441 I, 8 | gain a clear and manifest faith about the whole, we give 442 III, 5 | loathsome." Whenever then thou fallest into weakness, O man, remember 443 II, 2 | even were there no Devil, falls, and casts himself into 444 III, 2 | that the scriptures are false? Does he not believe that 445 I, 7 | there who has never sworn falsely? He who looketh on a woman, 446 I, 4 | therefore thou seest that famines have taken place, and pestilences, 447 I, 4 | greater wickedness. Hold fast this argument then with 448 I, 1 | saying, that just as they fasten themselves upon the wounds 449 I, 3 | upon him, he leapt with fatal leaps; and if these walls 450 II, 1 | discourse, when we saw his fatherly face, forgot our weakness, 451 II, 1 | weakness, lay aside our fatigue, were uplifted with pleasure; 452 II, 1 | the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth.~But it is 453 I, 5 | notwithstanding we do not find fault with them, but then above 454 I, 2 | slowly, is culpable and faulty, here to withdraw more tardily, 455 I, 6 | 6. Fearing these things for them who 456 I, 2 | also happens at secular feasts. Some indeed are more quickly 457 III, 3 | saw me hungering and ye fed me, naked and ye clothed 458 I, 3 | magnitude of it baffles the feebleness of our utterances. And Paul 459 III, 1 | Devil's garbage: ye were feeding on spiritual unguents. Who 460 III, 3 | but those believed their fellow-servant when he threatened an overthrow: 461 II, 6 | third way of repentance? Fervent and diligent prayer, and 462 II, 6 | and be humble, and to pray fervently, and to condemn sins, and 463 I, 5 | prosperity, and travailing with a fever of sins, and by want, and 464 II, 6 | which comes of almsgiving, fifth that which comes of humility. 465 II, 2 | they who are able to lend a finer ear, wherefore also we have 466 III, 3 | subject, so as to put the finish to our discourse. He attacked 467 I, 2 | head, and by means of the first-fruits, were raised to the royal 468 I, 6 | as it were in a certain fitting harmony, yea rather even 469 I, 1 | very clear, but when the flame has caught the whole of 470 III, 4 | then immediately to have fled from the bait, she ought 471 III, 7 | children, so let us always flee to this book, and even if 472 I, 3 | Lord."11 She straightway flew to the master, who before 473 I, 1 | I called their accusers flies, and introduced the right 474 III, 1 | separated them from the sacred flock? Did the Devil pray deceive 475 I, 1 | greatest devotion, and so flying to the meadow of the virtue 476 I, 8 | as indeed there is, it follows that He is just, for if 477 I, 7 | who has called his brother fool, "is liable to the hell 478 I, 1 | retire: There is no one who forbids, or compels them to remain 479 I, 2 | of speech. For he indeed foreseeing that we should waste the 480 II, 5 | make our diligence and our forethought plain. Dost thou not see 481 I, 1 | thing took place as at the forge. For as there at the beginning 482 I, 3 | to ignore nature, and to forget one born from the same birth 483 II, 6 | done against the master be forgiven us. See the second expiation 484 II, 6 | condemnation of sins, next the forgiveness of our neighbours' sins, 485 II, 1 | we saw his fatherly face, forgot our weakness, lay aside 486 III, 4 | care of his works. For he formed man, who had not existed 487 I, 5 | executioners, and countless other forms of chastisement. That which 488 I, 5 | evil, which is really evil; fornication, adultery, covetousness, 489 III, 1 | that by the necessity of fortune and fate and through tyranny 490 III, 4 | all manner of fruits, and fountains and rivers, and every other 491 III, 4 | was God, both creator and framer of the world, and the other 492 II, 1 | and bless us. There is no fraud and guile, here, as there 493 II, 5 | consider the robber who was freed on the cross. For what was 494 I, 2 | had, his right to speak freely, his communion with God, 495 I, 5 | medicines of which He knows, frees us from diseases. But the 496 III, 7 | accusation against thyself and fresh praise of him. For it is 497 III, 6 | what he says "why dost thou frighten me in sleep, and terrify 498 III, 4 | and enjoyed all manner of fruits, and fountains and rivers, 499 I, 7 | swears, saith he, even if he fulfil his oath, doeth the works 500 I, 7 | them, with much tolerance, fulfilling his own part, and affording 501 III, 5 | and bring forward this fulfilment of them. And if thou wishest, 502 I, 1 | some length, not even thus fulfils their desire.~But since