Discourse

 1  Marc    |         upon things worthy of the state of virginity, always putting
 2  Marc    |       either praised or chose the state of virginity. Because it
 3  Marc    |        case of those who are in a state of virginity he mentions
 4 Theoph   |        experience of the marriage state, all the marrow-like and
 5 Theoph   |          to attain that undefiled state of being a eunuch for the
 6  Thal    |           being thus reduced to a state of death, for this reason
 7  Thal    |    challenged his hearers to this state of life, teaching that it
 8  Thal    |         powerfully supporting the state of virginity, and adding
 9  Thal(54)|        more deeply the deplorable state of the Church which furnishes
10  Thal    |           quoted, he commends the state of virginity as a gift of
11  Thal    | vain-glory, would advance to this state, advising them to marry,
12  Thal    |          those who had chosen the state of virginity, but afterwards
13 Thall    |           the Jews prophesied our state, but we foretell the heavenly;
14 Thall    |           reference to those in a state of virginity, as those who
15 Thekla   |        have fallen from that good state, he says:9 "Learn where
16 Thekla   |       over them, irradiating that state with unquenchable lights.
17 Thekla   |          citizens of that blessed state. Whence it is necessary
18 Thekla   |        before all, they say, in a state of chaos and disorganization.
19 Thekla   |          human life into a better state and government than that
20 Tusiane  |      first fixed in an immoveable state, but was moved by transgression
21 Arete    |         is which becomes a virgin state has been described.~And