Letter 717
To the same person.
Let us by no means be thrown into confusion amid our trials, if the release from our misfortunes does not come at once, but let us rather yield to God, the Lord of release; for he grants the recompense with greater joy when he postpones it. And let us remain perpetually giving thanks and glorifying his compassion, especially when he delays for the sake of some hidden dispensation.
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Latin / Greek Original
Μηδαμῶς θορυβώμεθα ἐν τοῖς πειρασμοῖς, ἐὰν μὴ γένηται παραυτίκα τῶν συμφορῶν ἡ λύσις, ἀλλὰ μᾶλλον τῷ Θεῷ παραχωρῶμεν τῷ Κυρίῳ τῆς λύσεως· μετὰ γὰρ πλείονος χαρᾶς τὰς ἀμοιβάς δίδωσιν, ὅταν ἀναβάλληται· καὶ διηνεκῶς μένωμεν εὐχαριστοῦντες, καὶ δοξάζοντες τὴν εὐσπλαγχνίαν αὐτοῦ, μάλιστα ὅταν βραδύνῃ δι’ ἀπόρρητόν τινα οἰκονομίαν.
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- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
Initial corpus import from modern nilus ancyra workflow v1.
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