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Discourse 20. (273) ......................................................................................................... 106 On the remembrance of death. And what a good end his thrice-blessed

brother Anthony had. And at the end, a funeral oration to him. .............................. 109 Discourse 21. (283)....................................................................................................... 109 Discourse 22. (289) ....................................................................................................... 112 On repentance and the fear of God. And what a struggle of soul and pain of

heart has he who repents with a contrite spirit. And what are the things he says and prays to the merciful Lord............................................................... 117

Discourse 23. (302) ....................................................................................................... 117 On spiritual knowledge. And that the hidden treasure of the Spirit

in the letter of the divine Scripture is not evident to all, even those who wish it, but only to those who have acquired Him who opens the mind to understand the Scriptures. ..................................................................................................... 121

Discourse 24. (311)....................................................................................................... 121 On the alteration of both soul and body, of those which come upon us from the air, from the elements, from

foods, and from demons. ............................................. 124 Discourse 25. (319) ....................................................................................................... 124 On the beginning of a life most profitable and salvific, fitting for those who have just renounced

the world and the things in the world and are turning to the monastic life. And of a most beneficial instruction for beginners................................................ 127

Discourse 26. (328) ..................................................................................................... 127 On not being neglectful concerning the practice of God’s commandments, nor

despising even one of them, but to strive to keep them all together, so that we may not be shut out of the bridal chamber as despisers. And on enduring temptations courageously............................................................................................ 132

Discourse 27. (340) ....................................................................................................... 132 On the life-giving mortification that comes from the Spirit to those who struggle, even before

death. And that those who in grace have become above the law receive the grace of the divine light consciously within themselves; for those who have not already received this light in the present life, nor behold it, are still under the shadow of the law and will be judged by it. And what manner of man the superior and the priest ought to be, who has received from above the authority to bind and to loose. And that to him who truly celebrates the holy rites and is illumined by the divine light, all are manifest, both those who walk in the Spirit of God and those who have not yet put off the man of dust. ........................................................................... 138

Discourse 28. (355) ...................................................................................................... 138 On how one must not say that it is impossible now for one who wishes to attain the height of virtue

and to emulate the saints of old. And that everyone who teaches things contrary to the divine Scriptures dogmatizes a new heresy to those who are persuaded by him. And concerning tears, that tears are with us by nature. ......................................... 145

Discourse 29. (372)....................................................................................................... 145 On repentance and the beginning of a praiseworthy life, how the penitent must act each

day. In which also concerning tears and compunction. .............................. 150 Discourse 30. (385) ......................................................................................................... 150 On how each person must examine and diligently investigate the things concerning

himself. And how one ought to compare one's own things with the commandments of Christ. ... 156 Discourse 31. (399)....................................................................................................... 156

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Λόγος Κ΄. (273) ......................................................................................................... 106 Περί μνήμης θανάτου. Καί οἷον ἀγαθόν τέλος δέδωκεν ὁ τρισόλβιος αὐτοῦ

ἀδελφός Ἀντώνιος. Καί πρός τῷ τέλει, ἐπιτάφιος πρός αὐτόν. .............................. 109 Λόγος ΚΑ΄. (283)....................................................................................................... 109 Λόγος ΚΒ΄. (289) ....................................................................................................... 112 Περί μετανοίας καί φόβου Θεοῦ. Καί ὁποῖον ἀγῶνα ἔχει ψυχῆς καί πόνον

καρδίας ὁ μετά συντετριμμένου τοῦ πνεύματος μετανοῶν. Καί τίνα εἰσίν ἅ λέγει καί πρός τόν φιλάνθρωπον Κύριον εὔχεται............................................................... 117

Λόγος ΚΓ΄. (302) ....................................................................................................... 117 Περί γνώσεως πνευματικῆς. Καί ὅτι ὁ ἐγκεκρυμμένος τοῦ Πνεύματος

θησαυρός ἐν τῷ γράμματι τῆς θείας Γραφῆς οὐ πᾶσιν εὔδηλός ἐστι καί τοῖς βουλομένοις, ἀλλά μόνοις τοῖς τόν διανοίγοντα τόν νοῦν κτησαμένοις εἰς τό συνιέναι τάς Γραφάς. ..................................................................................................... 121

Λόγος Κ∆΄. (311)....................................................................................................... 121 Περί ἀλλοιώσεως ψυχῆς τε καί σώματος, τῶν ἐξ ἀέρος, τῶν ἐκ στοιχείων, τῶν

ἐκ βρωμάτων καί τῶν δαιμόνων ἐπιγινομένων ἡμῖν. ............................................. 124 Λόγος ΚΕ΄. (319) ....................................................................................................... 124 Περί ἀρχῆς βίου λίαν ἐπωφελοῦς καί σωτηρίου, ἁρμοζούσης τοῖς ἄρτι τῷ

κόσμῳ καί τοῖς ἐν κόσμῳ ἀποτασσομένοις καί πρός τόν μοναδικόν ἀποτρέχουσι βίον. Καί διδασκαλίας εἰς ἀρχαρίους λυσιτελεστάτη................................................ 127

Λόγος Κστ΄. (328) ..................................................................................................... 127 Περί τοῦ μή ἀμελῶς ἔχειν περί τήν ἐργασίαν τῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐντολῶν, μηδέ

καταφρονεῖν μιᾶς καί μόνης αὐτῶν, ἀλλ᾿ ἀγωνίζεσθαι τηρεῖν ὁμοῦ πάσας, ἵνα μή ὡς καταφρονηταί ἔξω τοῦ νυμφῶνος ἀποκλεισθῶμεν. Καί περί τοῦ ὑπομένειν γενναίως τούς πειρασμούς............................................................................................ 132

Λόγος ΚΖ΄. (340) ....................................................................................................... 132 Περί τῆς ἐκ τοῦ Πνεύματος ἐγγινομένης τοῖς ἀγωνιζομένοις καί πρό τοῦ

θανάτου ζωοποιοῦ νεκρώσεως. Καί ὅτι οἱ ἐν τῇ χάριτι ὑπέρ τόν νόμον γενόμενοι τήν τοῦ θείου φωτός χάριν γνωστῶς ἐν ἑαυτοῖς λαμβάνουσιν· οἱ γάρ μή λαβόντες ἤδη τοῦτο τό φῶς κατά τήν παροῦσαν ζωήν, μηδέ καθορῶντες αὐτό, ἔτι ὑπό τήν σκιάν τοῦ νόμου εἰσί καί κριθήσονται ὑπ᾿ αὐτοῦ. Καί ὁποῖον δεῖ εἶναι τόν τε προηγούμενον καί τόν ἱερέα, τόν δεσμεῖν καί λύειν ἄνωθεν λαβόντα τήν ἐξουσίαν. Καί ὅτι τῷ ἀληθῶς ἱερουργοῦντι καί ὑπό τοῦ θείου καταλαμπομένῳ φωτός πάντες κατάδηλοι, αὐτοί τε οἱ Πνεύματι περιπατοῦντες Θεοῦ καί οἱ μήπω τόν χοϊκόν ἐκδυσάμενοι ἄνθρωπον. ........................................................................... 138

Λόγος ΚΗ΄. (355) ...................................................................................................... 138 Περί τοῦ μή δεῖν λέγειν, ὅτι ἀδύνατον νῦν εἰς ἄκρον ἐλθεῖν ἀρετῆς τόν

βουλόμενον καί τοῖς πάλαι ἁμιλληθῆναι ἁγίοις. Καί ὅτι πᾶς ὁ τά ἐναντία διδάσκων τῶν θείων Γραφῶν νέαν αἵρεσιν τοῖς πειθομένοις αὐτῷ δογματίζει. Καί περί δακρύων, ὅτι ἐκ φύσεως ἡμῖν τά δάκρυα πρόσεστι. ......................................... 145

Λόγος ΚΘ΄. (372)....................................................................................................... 145 Περί μετανοίας καί ἀρχῆς ἐπαινετοῦ βίου, ὅπως δεῖ τόν μετανοῦντα καθ᾿

ἑκάστην ποιεῖν. Ἐν ᾧ καί περί δακρύων ἅμα καί κατανύξεως. .............................. 150 Λόγος Λ΄. (385) ......................................................................................................... 150 Περί τοῦ πῶς δεῖ ἕκαστον ἐπισκέπτεσθαι καί τά καθ᾿ ἑαυτόν ἐπιμελῶς

ἐρευνᾷν. Καί πῶς τά ἑαυτοῦ ἀντιπαρατιθέναι χρή ταῖς ἐντολαῖς τοῦ Χριστοῦ. ... 156 Λόγος ΛΑ΄. (399)....................................................................................................... 156