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S. E P H R A E M S Y R I
Matth. 15.
Troy erb. 5.
I{om. 13.
2. Cor. 6 .
Matth. 5.
Luc. 6 .
quando ab Angelis traheris improbis , qui A co t, otov gAxn u7ro ctV^cA&v -etovtipcJv, oV«
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moleftii capies . Verum confide, quoniam B; -üüTas oKym .■ «tt» 3 « *
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certe ne fibi quidcm ipfe opem ferre po
teft. IUi enim parata eft gehenna , & Angelis
ejus : at tibi gaudium Paradifi pra-
paratum , fi ab operibus ipfius recefferis .
Tune ketatur Diabolus , quando vitam
turpiter degis : dolet autem , quando in
bonis te viderit proficientem ädionibus .
Ne ergo jam didam virtutem defpexeris :
commonitiones male acceperis , in noviffi-
mis te poenitebit, quando confumferis carnes
corporis tui , & dices : Cur detefta-
tus fum difeiplinam , & increpationibus
non acquievit cor meum : nec audivi vo-
cem docentis me , & magiftro non iiicli-
nàvi aurem meam ? Pene fui in omni ma-
lo , in medio ecclefiæ & fynagogæ. Ne
ergo falutem noftram negligamus , carilfi-
me ; neque æmulemur eos , qui in lafci-
via & fuperbia , ac fine timoré vivunt .
Nam confufio & improperium operient eos,
qui oderuut Dominum, Dies noftri. cur-
runt , & finis appropinquat. Ploremus coram
Domino Deo noftro , antequam tene-
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bris concludamur exterioribus. Quomodo
dies iftos cum multis lacrymis potcrimus
quærere , fi in malis eos tranfegerimus ,
nihilque omnino profuerimus ? Ecce nunc D
tempus acceptable , ecce nunc dies falutis .
Beati fobrii atque vigilantes, quoniam ipfi
in exultatione coronabuntur. Beati qui iu-
gent nunc, quoniam ipfi cum eledis Dei
confolabuntur. Beati qui laborant in Domino
, quoniam deliciæ Paradifi eos ma-
nent : quibus concedatur nobis perfrui ,
intercelfione omnium , qui complacuerunt
Domino noftro Jcfu Çhrifto , cui gloria
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C A P U T X.
V itam fpirttualem confe<ftemur , ca-
rilfime , ut opéré fidei coopérante
, ex utrifquc homo reperiatur perfc- ;
dus . Ad Theologiam vero turn demum
vix erimus idonei , quando fuperando
palfiones , a nobis ipfi oinnem affedio-
nem carnalem exterminaverimus, nullam-
que occupationem mente retinuerimus.
Tunc enim Spiritus fandi gratia requiem
in nobis inveniens , intelligendique vim
præbens , illuminabit corda noftra inftar
lucernæ inftrudæ , oleo & ftuppa plenæ,
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T U T E . 227
A in qua quidcm ignis fubjedam mate-
riatn apprehendeus , lampadem accendet
abundc exhilarantem , ac eos , qui ad-
func , illuminantem . Si vero palfioni-
bus adhuc angimur & opprimimur , in
iifque volutati dignitates petimus , non
vulgariter periclitamur , lucerna* afli-
milati oleo & combuftibili materia
deftitutx , qua* ne ad breve quidem
tempus calorem & efficacitatem ignis fer-
B re poterit . Oportet ergo primum procurare
pr«eparationcm ad intelligibilis
luminis fufeeptionem , ut fpiritualibus
gratiarum donis digni reddamur . V itam
fpiritualem fedemur , ut mens in
poteftatem Spiritus fandi redada fandi-
ficetur , una cum corpore per Spiritus
participationem . Singulis diebus a Domino
compundionis lacrymas efflagite-
mus , ut nobis dc peccatis noftris flen-
C tibus , anima noftra a peccatorum cor-
ruptione revirefcat. Non negligamus pro-
priam animam . Fodiamus circa ipfam ,
ftercora projicientes , ut emollita atque
calefada , frudum utilem referat
Domino . Pro iigone vetus ac novum
Teftatnentum habeamus : & ftercoratio-
nis lo co , ardorem fandi Spiritus. Iftis
curam geramus animze, rigantes earn lacrymis
, ut fic exculta , lacrymifque
D irrigata , frudum reddat in juftitia :
ne ex negligentia dicamus & nos in
feparationis hora cum timore atque tre-
more , ficut Rex Amalecitarum : Sicci-
ne amara mors eft ? Ezechias quia
cum valeret , non neglexerat juftitia
opus , tempore anguftia? .ac mortis con-
folationem apud Dominum invenit : nam
cum mortis fententiam per Prophetam
accepiflfet , convertit faciem fuam ad parie-
E tern , & oravit Dominum dicens : Memento
, Domine , quomodo ambulaverim
coram te in veritate & in corde vero ,
dr qua placita funt coram te feci . Fle-
vitque Ezechias fletu magno . Et quid
ad eum mifericors Dominus ? Mox &
e veftigio per Prophetam ad ipfum mi-
fit , dicens : Audivi orattonem tuam ,
dr vidi lacrymas tuas : dr ecce addo
tempori vitte tu<e quindecim annos : fed
F dr de manu Regis Affyriorum falva-
bo te , & reliqua . Vides , quale
bonum fit , non negligenter vivere ,
fed feinper ante oculos timorem Dei
habere ? Magnus nobis timor ac tremor
imminet . Dcmus & nos operam
bonis operibus , ut tempore neccffita-
tis ac tribulationis protedorem in-
yeaiamus Dominum . Prajdidorum ergo
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