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1504 XXIX | easily overthrown than a leaf shaken with the wind. They
1505 XI | man fall, he must at once leap up, and stand again to fight
1506 XI | with a fierce flame, he leaped off and fled afar, howling
1507 II | in quest of him, having learnt that he abode in the desert,
1508 XXXI | calleth it Ares. And the lecher, making a symbol of his
1509 XXVII | Danae; into a swan, for Leda; into a satyr, for Antiope;
1510 XII | Again looking closely at the ledge whereon his feet rested,
1511 XI | remedy. But, like a skilful leech, he hath mixed for our unsteady
1512 XXVII | of the gods whose name is legion. Let us therefore see which
1513 XXIII | stretched their arms and legs on the rack, and lopped
1514 XIII | once.' Said he, `I have on leisure today to share thy troubles.
1515 XXVII | goddess. Once she had for leman Ares, once Anchises, once
1516 XXIII | which is right profitable, lendeth wings of zeal to our religious
1517 XXXIX | if thy days be not so far lengthened as mine, yet must thou approach
1518 XXX | adviser, one to whom she lent a privy ear, and the pirate
1519 XXXII | change his skin, or the leopard his spots, then mayest thou
1520 VII | lame and maim, cleansing lepers, and everywhere renewing
1521 XXX | hounds: and straightway they lept on that soldier of Christ,
1522 XXVII | rising for the use of men, lesser than the sun, waxing and
1523 XXI | delivered Ioasaph his last lesson, saying, "Brother beloved,
1524 XXVI | dogs, that others may be lessoned by thee not to cozen the
1525 X | was sent to teach thee the lessons that I have learned and
1526 XII | cannot attain to the high level of the life of these heavenly
1527 XXXV | temples and altars and levelled them even to the ground,
1528 XXXI | lascivious dances, and strains of lewd songs and mad revelries.
1529 VI | understood that that man was liable to the penalty of death.
1530 XXXII | fool, that thy prophets are liars and ours true, better than
1531 XXXII | exalted like the cedars of Libanus: and I went by and lo, he
1532 XXV | splendour, or else to distribute liberal largess to my soldiers.
1533 XV | mention of almsgiving and liberality to the poor, as we learn
1534 XIX | enrolled in the glorious liberty of the children of God.
1535 XXIV | gathering strength by the licence that I gave thee, hath made
1536 V | made ready, and gave him license to go abroad whensoever
1537 XXIV | Araches. But wickedness lied to itself, to use the words
1538 XXII | by such cowardice. Nay, liefer would we die honourably,
1539 IV | of your idle boasts and lies." The monks answered, "Tis
1540 XXII | the sweats of virtue, the life-blood of courage." ~That man of
1541 XXV | to the unquenchable and light-less fire of Gehenna, unto the
1542 XXIV | hid in a corner, but to be lighted and made plain to the eyes
1543 IV | repented in this matter, and, lightly esteeming the present world,
1544 X | to what likeness shall I liken their silliness? Well, I
1545 XXVII | creatures and called them likenesses of heaven, and earth and
1546 IX | tormented." ~"And otherwhere he likeneth the kingdom of heaven to
1547 XXX | will do everything that liketh thee. For the rest, do not
1548 XI | arrayeth with such beauty the lilies of the field. `But, seek
1549 XII | them.' By this number he limiteth not the gathering together
1550 XXVII | Christians, they trace their line from the Lord Jesus Christ.
1551 IX | clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every
1552 XXI | hope, seeing that thou art listless to that which hath been
1553 XXVII | compounder of plasters for his livelihood (for he is a needy wight),
1554 XIX | begotten thee again unto a lively hope, to an inheritance
1555 XXXI | of nothing, by whom thou livest, and art preserved; and
1556 XXVIII | thee, if, with the heavy load of sin on thy shoulders,
1557 XXVI | purposing to curse Israel, loaded him with manifold blessings,
1558 XVIII | answered,"I received it as a loan from one of our faithful
1559 XXIV | them deceive you; and I loathe their wickednesses and,
1560 II | got me away far off, and lodged in the wilderness' waiting
1561 VIII | hath prepared for herself lodgement. For as a man hath lived
1562 II | Its riches is poverty; its loftiness die lowest humiliation;
1563 XXIII | fathers: whose bravery and lofty spirit, however, was equalled
1564 X | tiny grave, left in utter loneliness, and bereft of all company
1565 XXXVII | him the exact rule of this lonely and austere life, and may
1566 XI | Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
1567 XXIV | a long farewell to these longwinded follies, and come sacrifice
1568 XI | he also saith, 'Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after
1569 XXIV | light of mine eyes, and loosed the strength of my sinews; `
1570 XXXIV | those evil spirits that had lorded it over the soul of his
1571 XXVII | consisting of many parts, loseth not any of its proper members,
1572 XXI | commandments with fear and love-and how he is the Maker of all
1573 II | poverty; its loftiness die lowest humiliation; and who shall
1574 X | The man, admiring the lucidity and sense of her words,
1575 XXIX | that he was careless and lukewarm with regard to their worship,
1576 XXXIX | hast forsaken, and all its lures, hold out, as a shield before
1577 IV | countenance betrayed the anger lurking within his heart. ~The sick
1578 XXVII | is passionate, envious, lustful, fickle, and full of failings:
1579 XXVII | represent as a god Hermes, a lusty fellow, a thief, and a covetous,
1580 XIV | his prosperity, nor the luxurious in his wantonness, nor he
1581 XXXVI | desired, and all ye shall see m"y face no more. Wherefore
1582 XXXIX | overthrown by their mischievous machinations, and to see me die, alas!
1583 XXXIV | the invisible Father, who madest all things by thy word,
1584 VII | and maim, sorcerers and madmen. Others they showed dead,
1585 XXX | had virtue to work such magic, he called up one of his
1586 XXX | potion to make him love the maiden, by reason -- so he pretended --
1587 V | descried two men, the one maimed, and the other blind. In
1588 I | navigable gulphs, but on the mainland it marcheth with the borders
1589 XV | without deliberation, nor makeeth a choice without having
1590 XXIV | to serve impure devils, makers of all sinful lusts, and
1591 XXXI | God. How can this be? Thou makest not God, but the likeness
1592 VII | some of whom they called males, and some females, and they
1593 IV | the aforesaid envious and malignant persons, bringing forth
1594 II | bloody sacrifices, a certain mall of the royal household,
1595 XXXIX | blessings. ~So when Ioasaph had manfully finished his long journey,
1596 XXIII | when he saw them cruelly mangled with scourges, could scarcely
1597 VII | wisdom and right judgement, manifested himself unto him, not as
1598 XXVII | and which of error. It is manifiest to us, O king, that there
1599 VIII | sundry times and in divers manners. In trumpet tones they proclaimed
1600 XIV | regions, wherein are many mansions; one of which places God
1601 XXXIX | and set him clear of the many-meshed nets which the wicked one
1602 V | to embitter thy heart or mar thy happiness. I intend
1603 XXV | thirst, if need be, the march on foot, or the couch on
1604 XXIX | fix our hopes." ~So forth marched Theudas, in company with
1605 I | but on the mainland it marcheth with the borders of Persia,
1606 I | one thing there was that marred his happiness, and pierced
1607 IX | certain king which made a marriage-feast for his son and thereby
1608 IX | Not that he meant that marriages and feasts exist in that
1609 XXX | Prince of the Apostles, was a married man? Who, then, hath persuaded
1610 IX | spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the
1611 XXX | and, `It is better to marry than to burn'? and again, `
1612 VII | aforesaid angel powers, the marshall of one host, though he bore
1613 XXIII | of us, when narrating the martydom of the aged priest, and
1614 XVII | the builder or workman and marvelleth thereat, even so I that
1615 XXXIV | Great art thou O Lord, and marvellous-worthy to be praised, and of thy
1616 I | death of the Cross, and marvellously united earth and heaven;
1617 XXXIII | the Word, and preached the marvels of his coming, and made
1618 XXXI | But for the skill of the mason, or timber-wright, or hammer-smith,
1619 XVIII | true abundance: but the mass of material riches will
1620 I | righteous, and unlawful massacres. But chiefly was his displeasure
1621 XIV | store of money and huge masses of gold and silver and precious
1622 XXVII | We behold it dishonoured, mastered, defiled and rendered useless
1623 XXX | of the boy, to think how masterful a thing the love of women
1624 XXXIX | mayest prove no unworthy match for them that have borne
1625 XXX | utter woe, where sorrow matched the brightness which he
1626 XXX | thee in the full estate of matrimony, yet, sith this is contrary
1627 XXXIII | feet, and cleansing their matted hair, and ministering to
1628 V | knowing how bright and mature was the boy's wit and that
1629 XII | cruel dragon betokeneth the maw of hell that is hungry to
1630 XXXVIII| remembered they that it was meal-time, and Barlaam spread his
1631 XXII | sign of alarm, no sign of meanness or sullenness, and spake
1632 XVI | thou mightest think me a meddler. If therefore thou bid thy
1633 XVI | thou not that, as a little medicine often times delivereth a
1634 V | troops of folk intuning melodies in every mode, and presenting
1635 IV | pricked in spirit, and, melting into tears, answered in
1636 XXXII | those who had achieved some memorable deed of courage, friendship,
1637 IV | king, "He that dreadeth menace of death busieth not himself
1638 XXXVIII| and body. In prayer and mental exercise his work was unceasing,
1639 IX | their farms, some to their merchandize, and others to their newly
1640 XII | or hard dry bread, not merely saying good-bye to delights
1641 XII | built, and what gifts he merited to receive from the Saviour.
1642 XX | superior to human passions, and meriteth to be called an associate
1643 IX | themselves from this joyous merriment, others were bidden thereto,
1644 XXX | to call this defilement? Methink, sir, thou strayest utterly
1645 III | greater one beyond compare. Methinketh also that he will embrace
1646 XXVIII | couldst so dull my sight at mid-day, that I should mistake a
1647 XL | is my lot to dwell in the mid-most street of the city, a street
1648 XXVI | you a contest, even the mightiest of contests; for one of
1649 VIII | words, no false excuse, no mightiness of riches, no pomp of rank,
1650 XL | and had proved himself the mighty-voiced preacher of his greatness,
1651 XX | hath lift up his soul and migrated to heaven, and hath thus
1652 XI | shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Give
1653 XIX | the reasonable and sincere milk of the virtues, that thou
1654 XXIX | unto his palace, and said milo Theudas, "Behold now, as
1655 V | mode, and presenting divers mimic shows, that these might
1656 XII | and inspired fathers; and mindful of the Apostle's word that
1657 XXXIII | sought out the captives in mines, or debtors in the grip
1658 IX | that are princes, that mingle strong drink, which justify
1659 XV | this divine philosophy be minished in fame. But as the sun,
1660 XXI | and winding pathway, hast ministered to me great and marvellous
1661 XVIII | peace profound may enjoy thy ministration." ~Barlaam answered, "Nought
1662 XXVII | Castor, Helen, Polydeukes, Minos, Rhadamanthos, Sarpedon,
1663 XXVII | needy and emulous and a minstrel cannot be a god. ~"Artemis,
1664 XV | said, "When thou spakest a minute past of despising all things,
1665 VII | announce to the Virgin that miraculous conception and ineffable
1666 XXVIII | teacher Barlaam, and as in a mirror saw his life, his soul was
1667 XIV | sights yonder as through mirrors and riddles; but when that
1668 XX | bright and newly cleansed mirrour from every evil thought,
1669 XXII | constancy of our choice, and mis-persuade us to think or do contrary
1670 XXVII | although famous for all these misadventures, these be they that were
1671 XXXIV | assurance that he should not miscarry in his desire, he took courage
1672 XXIII | to punish you, ye clever misleaders of the folk, because ye
1673 XXV | son, completely to have missed the goal in judging. Dost
1674 XXXIX | inflict on him the loss of missing his departing words and
1675 XXVIII | at mid-day, that I should mistake a wolf for a sheep. But
1676 XXVIII | trial, but a tyrannical misuse of power, and a breaking
1677 XI | a skilful leech, he hath mixed for our unsteady and sin-loving
1678 XVI | Beside him stood his wife, mixing wine. When the man took
1679 XXXV | and continued praying and moaning unceasingly. But, on the
1680 XXIV | denounced his father's gods, and mocked and ridiculed the whole
1681 XXXI | desiring to turn it into mockery, and magnify idolatry, Ioasaph,
1682 XXIII | one only, art like to be mocking us. But know thou well that
1683 V | intuning melodies in every mode, and presenting divers mimic
1684 VI | graced in word and deed, a model follower of every monastic
1685 XXXIII | acts, and equitable and modest in spirit. Wherefore his
1686 XXXI | superstition? Have ye no modesty, ye miserable men, fuel
1687 XXVIII | were with ointments, did he mollify that ailing soul and give
1688 XXIII | with anger thereat, the monarch ordered the tongues of these
1689 IV | Christian, and to put on the monkish habit which formerly thou
1690 XXXVII | serpents, and dragon-shaped monsters, and these met him, not
1691 XXVII | mankind, and doers of other monstrous deeds, in imitation of their
1692 II | under the shroud of this moonless night, and while the Faithful
1693 XXX | continued in prayer until early morn. Being ware of the devices
1694 XVIII | but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of
1695 XIX | small wounds often bring mortification and death upon themselves,
1696 XXXVIII| From that time forward he mortified all his sinful passions,
1697 XVIII | thread-bare and much patched, to mortify the frailty of the flesh.
1698 VI | and, placing dead men's mouldering bones therein, secured them
1699 XXXIII | we are all of the same moulding. He ever abased his soul
1700 VII | delivered unto Moses on the mount, `a type and shadow of things
1701 XXII | captains, and, himself, mounting his chariot, gave furious
1702 XI | Again he chargeth us to mourn in the present life, that
1703 XXX | becoming the tongue and mouth-piece of the evil one: "If, sir,
1704 XXIX | himself the devil's tongue and mouthpiece, and spake unto the king, "
1705 XXVII | For we see it turning and mowing by law, and consisting of
1706 VII | and, as the race of man multiplied, he prompted them in all
1707 XXVII | commit adultery, theft, murder and all manner of iniquity.
1708 XXVII | polluted with the blood of the murdered, it is digged and made a
1709 XXIV | father for that of tyrant and murderer. It were easier for thee
1710 VII | them forth as adulterers, murderers, victims of anger, jealousy,
1711 XXIII | violently and unmercifully murdering the servants of God and
1712 XXX | and rottenness. And as he mused in his heart on the memory
1713 XXVII | daughters whom they call the Muses. ~"In like manner they introduce
1714 XIV | rid of all fear of those mutinous and evil citizens, could
1715 XII | hunger, and to be worn with myriad ills, these I consider to
1716 VIII | glory, that light, and those mysterious blessings, what marvel?
1717 XXXII | brightest glory, making mystic gladness for the powers
1718 XIV | and raiment, in hunger and nakedness he would waste miserably
1719 | namely
1720 VI | which, as my tutor hath narrated, thou tellest such great
1721 XXIII | one, but not of us, when narrating the martydom of the aged
1722 XXIV | prophesied the astrologers in thy nativity that thou shouldest prove
1723 I | it is washed by seas and navigable gulphs, but on the mainland
1724 XXX | such melody as mortal ear ne'er heard. And Ioasaph heard
1725 V | There was one of his tutors nearer and dearer to him than the
1726 XX | of heaven' consisteth in nearness to and contemplation of
1727 XI | grace of the Master, but it needeth labour and time; and many
1728 XIV | to journey a long road, needing much supplies from hence,
1729 XV | go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to
1730 XIII | friend, that was altogether neglected and held cheap, whom the
1731 VI | treasure. Be not thou then negligent herein, nor rob thy master
1732 XVIII | faithful brethren in the neighbourhood bring a blessed dole of
1733 XL | revelation, from one of the neighbouring cells, a certain holy man.
1734 XXX | and lamentable groan, and nerved himself to pray, and, with
1735 XXXI | our substance out of the nether parts of hell, and honour
1736 X | shall they hurl into the nether-regions of the earth, into the condemnation
1737 XVI | tyranny of thy father hath netted all such in a thousand forms
1738 XIX | forth at the Council of Nicaea, he baptized him in the
1739 IX | every day, but who was so niggardly and pitiless toward the
1740 XXIV | fear him. Wherefore in a night-vision he made known the whole
1741 XXVII | show as a god, who leadeth nightly orgies, and teacheth drunkenness,
1742 XXVIII | the first, third, sixth, ninth or eleventh hour there is
1743 XXIII | never tasted before." That noble-minded, great-hearted monk, that
1744 XXVII | changeable things, brought out of non-existence by the command of him who
1745 XXX | but hearken to me for the nonce, and thou shalt deliver
1746 XXXVII | and dry desert. And so at noon-tide, as he held on his way under
1747 I | others traversed the regions North and South, fulfilling their
1748 XVII | vessel fairly framed, taketh note of the builder or workman
1749 XI | the manner thereof must be noted it must arise from a heart
1750 XV | cometh it that so few folk now-a-days follow it?" ~The elder answered, "
1751 XVIII | days of salvation. And in numbering these at about forty and
1752 I | be formed in Egypt, and numbers of monks banded themselves
1753 XXX | together with the men that nursed him, and, until the twelve
1754 XXXVI | bitterly, they protested with oaths and with tears, that they
1755 XXIX | resist, but his hard and obdurate mind shall melt quicker
1756 XXIV | my injunctions, than have obeyed the idle and foolish pratings
1757 XIX | the bread and wine of the oblation into his own Body and Blood,
1758 XXXIII | the soul, are difficult to obliterate, and yield quicker to persuasion
1759 XI | sinful lusts, and clinging obstinately to them, have no more had
1760 VI | and I had good hope of obtaining through thee that which
1761 V | shows, that these might occupy and delight his mind. ~So
1762 XXXV | piping unto them a goodly ode, the grace of the Holy Spirit
1763 XXVII | law. Their gods then are offenders against law; and all that
1764 XXXI | But who buyeth God? Who offereth God for sale? And how is
1765 XXXIII | the most famous in his office, and first of his councillors,
1766 XVII | though she hath been bearing offspring so long. The water-springs
1767 XXV | some problem before me, oft-times no very important one, giving
1768 XXXIII | were by the scent of sweet ointment, all men flocked to him
1769 XXVIII | these words, as it were with ointments, did he mollify that ailing
1770 XXXI | and learn that thou art older than the god made by thee.
1771 XXVIII | like a conqueror in the Olympic games, and with him went
1772 XXXVI | extravagance of grief did they omit? They kissed him; they hung
1773 XXXVI | ministry toward you, and have omitted naught, neither have I kept
1774 XXVII | day they worship the One Omnipotent God, yet it is not according
1775 XXVII | serpent, and others the onion, garlic and thorns, and
1776 XXXVIII| gave thanks to God, who openeth his hand and filleth all
1777 XXIV | weakness of the devils that operate in them and by them deceive
1778 XXV | longing desire and love, right opportunely he remembered the saying
1779 XVIII | good things shall give thee opportunity, then shalt thou come to
1780 XXVI | disobedient, and hast thus stiffly opposed me, insisting that thine
1781 XXXIII | lips. It was not fear and oppression that drew the people to
1782 IX | hosts, and provoked the oracle of the Holy One of Israel." ~"
1783 XXVIII | had fully delivered this oration, the king changed countenance
1784 XXVI | him to the true God." The orator replied, "When the great
1785 XXXI | righteousness, enjoineth continency, ordaineth chastity, teacheth mercy,
1786 XXVII | god, who leadeth nightly orgies, and teacheth drunkenness,
1787 IX | the stars of heaven and Orion and all the constellations
1788 XXX | precious stones, fine and ornamental vestments, splendid chariots
1789 XXX | bedizened with dazzling ornaments and trained in all winsome
1790 X | not attain to the bulk of ostrich eggs. How then could I contain
1791 X | me a pearl larger than an ostrich-egg.' When the fowler heard
1792 IX | thou art tormented." ~"And otherwhere he likeneth the kingdom
1793 VII | honour; and he schemed to oust him from that blissful state.
1794 XXXI | pitiable dotard, whose sins out-weigh the iniquity of the five
1795 VII | everywhere renewing our out-worn nature, instructing men
1796 XII | that the things left undone outnumbered the things already well
1797 XXVIII | he visited with terrible outrage and dishonour, scourging
1798 VI | ye beheld, and deemed it outrageous that I bowed down to do
1799 XXXVII | joy to his own country. Outwardly he wore the robes that he
1800 XVIII | until it be old and quite outworn. For by thus afflicting
1801 XXXVI | bereavement, but could in no wise over-persuade him. Then did the king take
1802 XXXVIII| with the sun's heat, and overgrown with hair, and his cheeks
1803 IX | nothing, good or bad, shall be overlooked, but that there is reserved
1804 XXVII | And again, if it be soaked overmuch, it rotteth, fruit and all.
1805 XXV | shall hope till wickedness overpass. I shall cry to the highest
1806 XXI | rewards of his gifts alone overpasseth them that love him, supply
1807 XXXIV | new cloud of despair would overshadow it; despair at the multitude
1808 VII | So an horrible darkness overspread our race in those times,
1809 IX | a requital not only for overt acts, but also for words
1810 XXIV | overcame iniquity, completely overthrowing it, and causing the memorial
1811 XXIV | thee with thunderbolt, or overwhelm thee in the yawning earth,
1812 XXXVI | what befell the man that owed ten thousand talents, how,
1813 XXXVI | mighty sovereignty, thou owest him the greater repayment.
1814 XXX | Now, as he asked what each ox these was called, the king'
1815 XXVIII | some severely with whips of oxhide, besmearing their eyes with
1816 XXVIII | salvation, and will by penance pacify that God whom I have angered:
1817 XII | immovable from their hearts, and pained themselves to labour, that
1818 XI | for all); but, by means of painful repentance, hot tears, toils
1819 XXXVIII| with little to attract the palate of sense. These were uncooked
1820 XVIII | sheepskins or shirts of palm fibre, all thread-bare and
1821 XXIX | he had entered in, with a palm-staff in his hand and a sheep-skin
1822 XXXVIII| souls! Glory to thee, good Paraclete, the all-holy Spirit, because
1823 XXX | gold, with high uprear'd parapets, built of gems such as man
1824 XXX | Not only shalt thou be pardoned for this dealing, but thou
1825 XXX | he once did to our first parent by means of Eve, thus miserably
1826 XXIV | had ended all this idle parleying, gainsaying and slandering
1827 IV | world, would fain become partaker of those hopes whereof I
1828 XV | will that men choose, a man partaketh of the light divine, and
1829 XL | the strength of Christ. Partaking richly of the gift of grace
1830 XXII | therefore occupied most of the passes with troops and captains,
1831 XII | eternal glory. They became passionless as the Angels, and now they
1832 XVIII | all thread-bare and much patched, to mortify the frailty
1833 XXIV | madness to fall upon mine own pate. Rightly prophesied the
1834 VII | aforetime to Abraham the patriarch, that he would give it unto
1835 XXX | the righteous men of old, patriarchs and prophets, were wedded?
1836 XXX | knee, he sunk down upon the pavement. After he had slumbered
1837 XXX | and my darling from the paw of the dog: suffer me not
1838 XXIX | him, I have found that he payeth me no regard whatsoever.
1839 I | the companies of monks, paying no regard to the king's
1840 XI | defilement of flesh and spirit, peacemakers with our neighbours and
1841 XXXII | preached by some country peasants, poor and common men, a
1842 VII | measure, and called them `a peculiar people,' and brought them
1843 VI | dread of the herald of thy peer and brother (against whom
1844 VI | one of my companions and peers, if so be that I may not
1845 XXVIII | my salvation, and will by penance pacify that God whom I have
1846 XII | the wall whereon he was perched. Then he lift up his eyes
1847 VII | thou shalt know him more perfectly, if thou wilt receive his
1848 XXX | even as thou sayest. It is permitted to all who will to live
1849 X | serve others, not Gods, but pernicious devils and dumb and senseless
1850 XXXI | to pass. ~But the king, perplexed on every side, again summoned
1851 IV | grief and distress in his perplexity how to conciliate the king
1852 III | Christian religion, which thou persecutest, and I trow that he will
1853 XXVII | Hades to ransom Adonis from Persephone. Didst thou, O king, ever
1854 XXVII | Herakles, Apollo, Artemis, Perseus, Castor, Helen, Polydeukes,
1855 XL | But," said he, "if thou persevere bravely, even as I charged
1856 I | marcheth with the borders of Persia, a land formerly darkened
1857 V | learning of the Ethiopians and Persians, and was as fair and well
1858 XXIV | words; with anger, at the persistence with which he denounced
1859 XIX | different indeed in persons and personal properties, but united in
1860 XIX | his glory and the Word in personality, who was in the beginning
1861 XXVI | With many a speech thou persuadedst me to leave my father's
1862 VIII | There can no advocate, no persuasive words, no false excuse,
1863 XXVI | marvelled indeed at the persuasiveness of his speech and his irrefutable
1864 XIV | there is nothing froward or perverse therein, and that it is
1865 XVI | perfect truth, but by others perversely; for the enemy of our souls
1866 XXIV | father before? Hence the perversity and contrariness of thy
1867 VIII | lavishment of bribes, avail to pervert righteous judgement. For
1868 XV | these shreds of glory, and petty lordship and false prosperity
1869 IX | the smallest and slightest phantasy or thought. And in harmony
1870 XXIX | divinely instructed and philosophic soul. "And what is the plan?"
1871 V | spend their lives in such philosophies. Some hath he slain, and
1872 XXX | were learned amongst his physicians told him that, if for the
1873 XIX | this reason we salute the pictures of his undefiled Mother,
1874 XXX | covenants made with God, and picturing in his mind the glory of
1875 IX | any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing asunder
1876 XXVII | entreat him and deliver him to Pilate the Roman governor, and
1877 XXIII | eternal ruin; and simply to pile up gold, more worthless
1878 XXXIII | considered himself a stranger and pilgrim in this world, but realised
1879 XXXIX | course of this mine earthly pilgrimage in thy true Faith, and in
1880 XXXII | men had arrived at this pinnacle of evil, they, being darkened,
1881 XXXV | were with a tongue of fire piping unto them a goodly ode,
1882 XXX | lent a privy ear, and the pirate was well versed in Scripture,
1883 VI | Next, he commanded the pitched and tarred caskets also
1884 IV | never guessing the hidden pitfall, was pricked in spirit,
1885 XXVI | in all ignominy ye shall pitiably perish, and all your goods
1886 XII | lamenteth not its departed, nor pitieth the survivor. For after
1887 IX | who was so niggardly and pitiless toward the destitute as
1888 XII | drudge of drudges. To-day it placeth on his head a crown of glory;
1889 VI | over all with gold, and, placing dead men's mouldering bones
1890 XXII | dogs, or evil beasts that plague mankind. And they seized
1891 XXVII | medicines, a compounder of plasters for his livelihood (for
1892 XXII | and his hosts arrived at a plateau. Standing thereon, he descried
1893 XVI | labour all the sweets and pleasaunee of the kingdom of God, and
1894 XXV | according to thine unerring pledge, be thou with me, thine
1895 XII | in fulfilling none of its pledges. To-day it tickleth their
1896 XXVIII | Christ was merciful, and pledging him forgiveness, and satisfying
1897 XVIII | have laid up for themselves plenteously the riches of virtue, and
1898 XIV | passed his time in continual plenty mid dainties free of expense,
1899 XXX | his flesh. The evil one plied the bellows from within,
1900 XI | to perceive his shameful plight, and, bemoaning himself,
1901 XXIII | and without ruth. And they plucked out their tongues from their
1902 XVIII | by poverty, but that they plume themselves on their inexhaustible
1903 III | removed, and put another plump and well-favoured servant
1904 XXVII | other gods, and slain and plundered and killed with thunder-stones,
1905 XV | for thy journey, and by plundering another's goods thou shalt
1906 XXI | overlook his prayer, nor plunge him in utter despair, but
1907 XV | that choice is deliberation plus discrimination, and this
1908 XXVII | Egyptians, although by their poems and histories they desired
1909 XXVI | let persuasion be now our policy. And, forasmuch as Barlaam,
1910 XXVII | lasciviousness and ungodliness, polluting earth and air with their
1911 XXVII | Perseus, Castor, Helen, Polydeukes, Minos, Rhadamanthos, Sarpedon,
1912 II | farewell to all the grovelling pomps and vanities of the world,
1913 XXXIX | not seen are eternal." ~"Ponder thou over these things,
1914 V | these things in his mind, pondering without end, and ever calling
1915 XIX | of the Holy Ghost, in the pool of water which was in his
1916 XXV | venomous worm. This is their portion, this their lot, in the
1917 VI | its powers and virtues, possesseth this property besides. It
1918 XXVII | time, and molten in the pot, they never reflected concerning
1919 XV | sulphurous, even as some pour forth in abundance while
1920 XXXII | and rendered witchcraft powerless. And these men, by curing
1921 XX | XX. ~"Wherefore a practician of virtue once spake to
1922 I | Thereupon he planned and practised new kinds of torture against
1923 XVI | lips she loudly sang the praises of God with thanksgiving
1924 XXIV | religion, and belauding and praising of his idolatry, the saintly
1925 XXIV | obeyed the idle and foolish pratings of that crafty old knave,
1926 IV | There was at court a man pre-eminent among the rulers, of virtuous
1927 XXXI | teacheth mercy, giveth faith, preacheth peace; who is called and
1928 XXVIII | thyself into depths and precipices of iniquity. Understand
1929 II | remind us of past honours and preferments, how should I not rightly
1930 XV | other thing. And no man preferreth a thing without deliberation,
1931 XVI | embrace a life of poverty, preferring it to his own glory and
1932 XXIX | razor and did cunningly prepare his drugs. Now behold this
1933 XI | the potion of repentance, prescribing this for the remission of
1934 XX | before God, eye to eye, and presenteth his prayers to him in fear
1935 XVII | well-ordered structure and preservation of the whole creation, how
1936 XVIII | that God is the Maker and preserver of all things; and in unanswerable
1937 XXXIX | things which are before, press toward the mark for the
1938 XIII | help in a necessity that presseth me sore. In how many talents
1939 XXVIII | hiding there for fear of the pressing danger. With a right warm
1940 XXXI | foolish and stony-hearted man, presume to mock at me for saying
1941 XXXVI | flattery in disguise, with the pretence of respect cozening them
1942 XXX | maiden, by reason -- so he pretended -- of her prudence and discretion
1943 XXIII | toll from land and water, pretendest to care for their welfare,
1944 II | burned. But since thou hast prevented and tied me down fast by
1945 V | but of those in whom the principle of health is turned away
1946 XXXIII | After this he searched the prisons, and sought out the captives
1947 XXII | was the chief in all his private councils: besides which
1948 IV | ungrounded, call him to thee privately; and, to try him, say that
1949 XX | then must be his who is privileged to converse and be in spirit
1950 XII | faith. Thus they gained the prizes of righteousness, and became
1951 XXV | I have spent, with some problem before me, oft-times no
1952 XIX | manner of the generation or procession, for it is incomprehensible.
1953 XIX | thoughts also are recorded, and procure us crowns or punishments:
1954 XXVIII | many resorted unto him, and profited by his wholesome words.
1955 I | Christ. Wherefore many, profiting by this most pleasant teaching,
1956 XVIII | reach thee, and in peace profound may enjoy thy ministration." ~
1957 XII | discerned four heads of asps projecting from the wall whereon he
1958 XXVIII | After the debate had been prolonged till well-nigh eventide,
1959 XVIII | and garments which thou promisedst to give unto our monks,
1960 XXVIII | that aged sinner Nachor, promising him that Christ was merciful,
1961 IV | senator were false, and promoted him to more honour and to
1962 XII | and pride, the evils most prone to follow good works, had
1963 XXIII | tongues from their mouths with prongs, and severed them with brutal
1964 XXI | thereof, and the sentence pronounced by the Creator for this
1965 XXV | is the life, which thou pronouncest sweet and pleasant, and
1966 XX | Wherefore from all these proofs it is evident that the acquirement
1967 XII | or rather, to speak more properly, they live no more for themselves,
1968 VII | honoured with the gift of prophecy; by whom also he punished
1969 XXIV | upon mine own pate. Rightly prophesied the astrologers in thy nativity
1970 XVII | We know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which
1971 XXVII | times, harp and flute, and prophesying to men for pay. Soothly
1972 II | from his very birth was prophetic of his future fortunes.
1973 XXIV | gracious gods, and let us propitiate them with hecatombs and
1974 XV | every man shareth thereof in proportion to his desire and zeal.
1975 XXXIII | witness that they welcomed his proposal. Therefore also the king
1976 XXXIX | another fashion of war, proposeth high and arrogant thoughts,
1977 V | To his teachers he would propound such questions of natural
1978 XVIII | of the questions that I propounded, methinks thou couldest
1979 I | While matters were thus prospering and many were soaring upward
1980 XIV | wise in his wisdom, nor the prosperous in his prosperity, nor the
1981 XXXIX | Endure, then, under the protection of his grace. ~"But be thou
1982 XXXVI | Lamenting bitterly, they protested with oaths and with tears,
1983 XVIII | abundance for all is food provided from unploughed lands, and
1984 XXIV | and sustaining all things, provident for all, ruler and King
1985 XXV | me," and the rest of the psalm. ~Then said Ioasaph to the
1986 IV | Martyr's crown. And the king published a decree that, should any
1987 XXI | yet hath no light, that punisheth and never ceaseth? And which
1988 XXXI | And be ye so weak and puny that ye cannot get the better
1989 XXXVIII| away, that thou mightest purchase that field for thyself.
1990 XXX | there, fashioned of the purest gold and costly stones,
1991 XI | be quick to repent, and purge the shame of our offences,
1992 II | divine oracles, he throughly purged his senses, and illumined
1993 VIII | original sins, and complete purification of all defilements of evil
1994 XX | advance therein. But first purify thy soul from all passion,
1995 XII | ever its mind, such its purposes. It lamenteth not its departed,
1996 XXVI | the time of Balak, when purposing to curse Israel, loaded
1997 XXXIII | objects, and to practise the pursuits which they perceive to be
1998 XVIII | constraints of cold and heat we purvey for ourselves the vesture
1999 IV | busieth not himself with the purveyante of victuals." "Well spoken,
2000 XXXII | shameful robe of sin, and putteth on him a cloak of brightest
2001 XIX | the devil trembleth and quaketh at the virtue thereof, and
2002 XII | their zeal to limit even the quantity of enjoyment. For even of
2003 XVIII | there is none to fight and quarrel with us, seeking by the
2004 XXIII | they have once seized the quarry, taketh the game with violence
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