Letter 406
To Amphilochius the Monk.
Why are you dismayed, pricked by the spirit of blasphemy? Remember that the blessed David, as soon as he was anointed with the mystical oil [the anointing by Samuel, 1 Samuel 16], straightway found Saul to be a plotter against him as well.
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Latin / Greek Original
Τί πτοῇ, ὑπὸ τοῦ πνεύματος τῆς βλασφημίας κεντούμενος; Μνήσθητι ὅτι κριθεὶς ὁ μακάριος Δαυῒδ τῷ μυστικῷ ἐλαίῳ, εὐθὺς τὸν Σαοὺλ, καὶ ἐπίβουλον ηὗρεν.
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- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
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