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"I do not say these things to console or to comfort myself, for I have made
up my mind, as long as I breathe, and as long as it shall seem good to God
that I remain in this present life, to fulfil this ministry, and, whether
any one attends or not, to do the work allotted to me. But since there are
some who weaken the hands of many, and who, besides that they bring forward nothing useful for our present life, and relax the zeal of others, by
derision and ridicule, saying: "Cease counselling; leave off warning; they
do not attend to you: you have no fellow-feeling with them;"----since there
are those who say such things,----purposing to expel this wicked and morose idea, this satanic counsel, from the minds of many, I address you thus at length. I know that such things were said even yesterday by many who, when
they saw certain |4 people spending time in taverns, said, laughing and deriding: "Are these fully persuaded? These are they who never enter a
tavern! Have they all arrived at wisdom?" What dost thou say, O man? Is it
this that we undertook to do, to enclose all in the net in one day? For if
ten only were persuaded----if only five,----if even one,----is not this sufficient to console us? For my part I can even go beyond this. Suppose
that none were persuaded by our words, although it is impossible that the
word spoken to so many hearers can be fruitless----suppose, however, even this,----still the word would not be without profit."

St. John Chrysostom, On the parable of the rich man and Lazarus.

"The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, And his tongue talks of justice.
The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide." Psalm37:30-31

Draw nigh unto God and He will draw nigh unto you.

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