Letter 1563: Pursue peace and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
But from unseen things to discern what is fitting -- both in trials and...
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Latin / Greek Original
Σ. ΙΣΙΔΩΡΟΥ ΠΗΛΟΥΣΙΩΤΟΥ
Α δὲ ἐκ τῶν ἀφανῶν τὸ δέον συνιδεῖν· ἔν τε τοῖς πειρα-
σμοῖς καὶ τοῖς κινδύνοις τὸ δῆγμα τῶν συνόντων λό
γοις τε παρακλητικοῖς, καὶ τῷ καθ᾿ ἑαυτὸν ἀδεεῖ δυ-
νάμενον ἐκβαλεῖν· τοῦτον καὶ συνετώτατον, καὶ ἀν
δρειότατον ὀρισαίμην.
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