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1 I, 4 | the voluptuous, that is to say men like 4267 Pythagoras, 4268
2 I, 5 | flesh.” And lest we should say that this is a quotation
3 I, 5 | praises Samson, I may even say extravagantly panegyrizes
4 I, 5 | s daughter. What shall I say of Solomon, whom he includes
5 I, 5 | mentioned this he does not say. It can hardly be that he
6 I, 5 | hardly be that you will say the reason why he wished
7 I, 6 | own weapons, that is to say, his own statements. For
8 I, 7 | incontinency. But this I say by way of permission not
9 I, 7 | another after that. But I say to the unmarried and to
10 I, 7 | fornication, and he will not say “let each man have his own
11 I, 7 | Apostle’s prudence. He did not say, it is good not to have
12 I, 7 | own husband.” He did not say, because of fornication
13 I, 8 | meaning by saying, “this I say by way of permission, not
14 I, 9 | come the words 4303 “But I say to the unmarried and to
15 I, 9 | absent, and he will not say it is better to marry. The
16 I, 9 | broken legs. What do you say, Apostle? I do not believe
17 I, 9 | not believe you when you say “Though I be rude in speech,
18 I, 9 | continence and virginity you say, “It is good for a man not
19 I, 9 | to marriage, you do not say it is good to marry, because
20 I, 9 | than to burn;” but you say, “It is better to marry
21 I, 9 | it with fire, but simply say “It is good to marry.” I
22 I, 10 | his wife. But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any
23 I, 10 | of conversion, that is to say, supposing one of the two
24 I, 10 | out what I think. I will say what the Apostle has taught
25 I, 11 | previous opinion. We heard him say “Become not bondservants
26 I, 11 | believer in Christ, if I say, you were called being circumcised
27 I, 12 | receive it.” He does not say, you must drink, you must
28 I, 13 | to refrain. “But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened,
29 I, 13 | is divided,” that is to say, is distracted with manifold
30 I, 13 | and says: 4335 “And this I say for your profit; not that
31 I, 15 | will go still further and say that I welcome even a penitent
32 I, 19 | 19. What shall I say of Abraham who had three
33 I, 23 | offering.” Supposing (they say) a dog or an ass had met
34 I, 24 | Shunammite maiden. And I do not say this because I am bold enough
35 I, 24 | least to stumble, and if we say to a brother 4401 Raca,
36 I, 26 | answered him, 4416 “Verily I say unto you, there is no man
37 I, 26 | and baptized. But we might say concerning Peter, that he
38 I, 26 | other Apostles. But you say, 4423 the Church was founded
39 I, 26 | one who was a youth, I may say almost a boy, could not
40 I, 28 | is not satisfied when you say Enough; the grave, and woman’
41 I, 29 | And he immediately adds: “Say not thou, what is the cause
42 I, 30 | Does he not seem to you to say the very same thing that
43 I, 30 | pure virgins; “and I will say to my bride, thou art all
44 I, 30 | to me, I may be able to say unto thee: 4466 “Thou hast
45 I, 32 | to draw, to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a
46 I, 32 | to drink; and she shall say to me, Both drink thou,
47 I, 33 | virginity, what have you to say to this,—Suppose a virgin
48 I, 34 | for me. For he does not say: Let a bishop be chosen
49 I, 34 | How is it, then, you will say, that frequently at the
50 I, 34 | virgins. What I am going to say will perhaps offend many.
51 I, 34 | offend many. Yet I will say it, and good men will not
52 I, 36 | 36. But you will say: “If everybody were a virgin,
53 I, 36 | Lord.” Why then, you will say, were the organs of generation
54 I, 36 | aimed at us. I can indeed say: “Our hinder parts which
55 I, 36 | women. I am compelled to say something and become a fool:
56 I, 37 | perfect will of God. For I say, through the grace that
57 I, 37 | the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and
58 I, 38 | 38. Something else I will say to my friends who marry
59 I, 39 | have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot
60 I, 40 | and five foolish. All I say now is, that as mere virginity
61 I, 40 | hear anything he 4572 may say in praise of marriage. For
62 I, 40(4572)| or they may say.~
63 I, 46 | marries a second time cannot say this. Marcia, Cato’s younger
64 I, 48 | in heaven and who daily say 4612 “I long to be dissolved,
65 I, 48(4615)| extravagance it is hard to say. His letters to her during
66 I, 48 | it?) haughty to Cato. I say this for fear anyone may
67 I, 49 | were an adulteress. Men who say they have contracted marriage
68 I, 49 | charm is lost. What shall I say, says Seneca, of the poor
69 II, 2 | who immediately goes on to say, 4655 “My little children,
70 II, 2 | Epistle we read: 4656 “If we say that we have no sins, we
71 II, 2 | all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned,
72 II, 2 | their offences. He does not say: If you fall into sin, you
73 II, 2 | your sins: you might then say that he was addressing those
74 II, 3 | the Passion, we certainly say after the Passion, in the
75 II, 3 | And again: 4685 “But I say, walk by the Spirit and
76 II, 3 | was, he adds: “Let no man say when he is tempted, I am
77 II, 3 | is not glad to hear them say: “Let us eat and drink,
78 II, 4 | in the waters—that is to say in the seat of pleasure
79 II, 6 | their proper uses, so may we say that other beasts, fishes,
80 II, 6 | multitude of cases. Naturalists say that snake-skin, boiled
81 II, 6 | be perfect.” And so I too say to you: If you wish to be
82 II, 9 | to philosophy, that is to say, to live in luxury and yet
83 II, 10 | soul and body; 4758 they say the body is a boy, the soul
84 II, 11 | the table. And, strange to say, Epicurus, the defender
85 II, 21 | case is different if you say that you have no sin, not
86 II, 22 | colours? Why does the Apostle say to the Romans: 4849 “According
87 II, 22 | more.” You surely cannot say that men commit sin by living
88 II, 23 | leads the Apostle Paul to say: 4862 “I am the least of
89 II, 23 | or bad.” And you cannot say that the mode of our manifestation
90 II, 25 | destroyed. You must either say that the sons of Noah and
91 II, 25 | Will you therefore dare to say that Peter and the rest
92 II, 25 | him, crucify him”? And, to say no more about the Apostles,
93 II, 26 | instance, suppose one to say that so-and-so lived five
94 II, 27 | another: it was one thing, I say, for Him to abide with those
95 II, 27 | diversity. Why do the apostles say: 4884 “Lord, increase our
96 II, 28 | Father’s house, that is to say, if each individual did
97 II, 28 | been perfected, and can say, 4893 “the Lord is my portion.”
98 II, 30 | Without hesitation you will say, in the heavenly. How then
99 II, 31 | shepherd and the father say by the mouth of Ezekiel
100 II, 33 | the Saviour says, 4917 “I say to you, her sins which are
101 II, 33 | number, why did our Lord say, “He gave to everyone according
102 II, 33 | God’s ministers. If you say they were sheep, they will
103 II, 36 | 36. I must in conclusion say a few words to our modern
104 II, 36 | bearing. 4931 “Woe is me,” say they, “that my sojourning
105 II, 36 | tents of Kedar!” that is to say, in the darkness of this
106 II, 37 | the false prophets which say, Peace, peace, and there
107 II, 37 | heaven). This is what you say: “Fast seldom, marry often.
108 II, 37 | after her, and, shame to say! find scriptural authority
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