Letter 1566: Virginity is the most divine and supernatural of the three states; lawful marriage is honorable; fornication is lawless.
To Ischyrion the Presbyter: One must flee the wicked, good sir, and pursue...
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Latin / Greek Original
ΤΑΖ΄. – ΙΣΧΥΡΙΩΝΙ ΠΡΕΣΒΥΤΕΡΩ.
Φεύγειν χρὴ, ὦ βέλτιστε, τοὺς πονηροὺς, καὶ διώ-
κοντας· εἰ μὴ βούλοιντο γνωσιμαχεῖν· καὶ διώκειν
τοὺς ἀγαθοὺς, καὶ φεύγοντας, εἰ καὶ μὴ βούλοιντο
ἡρεμεῖν.
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