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afterwards he was hungry. And the tempter came to him and said, If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread. But he answered and said, It is written, that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God, and so forth.

RULE 63. That a Christian ought not to fear, and be anxious in

circumstances, being lifted away from his confidence in God; but to be of good courage, as the Lord 31.801 is present, and ordering the things concerning him, and towards all

strengthening, and as the Holy Spirit teaches even to an answer to adversaries.

Chapter 1. MATTHEW. Do not fear those who kill the body, the

but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore, you are of more value than many sparrows. LUKE. And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, do not be anxious about how or what you should answer, or what you should say; for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say. MARK. And a great windstorm arose; and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. And he was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. And they woke him and said to him, Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing? And he awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said to them, Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith? ACTS. And the high priest rose up, and all who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy; and they laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the public prison. But an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said, Go, and standing in the temple speak to the people all the words of this life. And when they heard this, they entered the temple at daybreak and were teaching. 2 CORINTHIANS. For we do not want you to be unaware, brethren, of our affliction which came to us in Asia. And after a little; who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; on whom we have set our hope that he will yet deliver us.

RULE 64. That one ought to rejoice in suffering anything whatsoever, even unto death, for the sake of the

name of the Lord and of his commandments. Chapter 1. MATTHEW. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for

theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you, when they revile you, and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against 31.804 you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. LUKE. Blessed are you, when men hate you, and when they exclude you, and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake. Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy; for behold, your reward is great in heaven. ACTS. And when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for the name of the Lord. And every day in the temple and in every house they did not

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ὕστερον ἐπείνασε. Καὶ προσελθὼν αὐτῷ ὁ πειράζων, εἶπεν· Εἰ Υἱὸς εἰ τοῦ Θεοῦ, εἰπὲ ἵνα οἱ λίθοι οὗτοι ἄρτοι γένωνται. Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπε· Γέγραπται, ὅτι οὐκ ἐπ' ἄρτῳ μόνῳ ζήσεται ἄνθρωπος, ἀλλ' ἐπὶ παντὶ ῥήματι ἐκπορευομένῳ διὰ στόματος Θεοῦ, καὶ τὰ ἑξῆς.

ΟΡΟΣ ΞΓʹ. Ὅτι οὐ δεῖ τὸν Χριστιανὸν φοβεῖσθαι, καὶ ἀγωνιᾷν ἐν ταῖς

περιστάσεσι, μετεωριζόμενον ἀπὸ τῆς ἐν Θεῷ πεποιθήσεως· θαῤῥεῖν δὲ, ὡς τοῦ Κυρίου 31.801 παρόντος, καὶ τὰ κατ' αὐτὸν οἰκονομοῦντος, καὶ πρὸς πάντας

ἐνδυναμοῦντος, καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύ ματος διδάσκοντος μέχρι καὶ ἀποκρίσεως τῆς πρὸς τοὺς ὑπεναντίους.

Κεφάλ. αʹ. ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΣ. Μὴ φοβεῖσθε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀποκτεινόν των τὸ σῶμα, τὴν

δὲ ψυχὴν ἀποκτεῖναι μὴ δυ ναμένων· φοβήθητε δὲ μᾶλλον τὸν δυνάμενον καὶ ψυχὴν καὶ σῶμα ἀπολέσαι ἐν γεέννῃ. Οὐχὶ δύο στρουθία ἀσσαρίου πωλεῖται; Καὶ ἓν ἐξ αὐ τῶν οὐ πεσεῖται ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἄνευ τοῦ Πατρὸς ὑμῶν. Ὑμῶν δὲ καὶ αἱ τρίχες τῆς κεφαλῆς πᾶσαι ἠριθμημέναι εἰσίν. Μὴ οὖν φοβηθῆτε, πολλῶν στρουθίων διαφέρετε ὑμεῖς. ΛΟΥΚΑΣ. Ὅταν δὲ προσφέρωσιν ὑμᾶς ἐπὶ τὰς συναγωγὰς, καὶ τὰς ἀρχὰς, καὶ τὰς ἐξουσίας, μὴ μεριμνᾶτε πῶς ἢ τί ἀπολογήσησθε, ἢ τί εἴπητε· τὸ γὰρ ἅγιον Πνεῦμα διδάξει ὑμᾶς ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ, ἃ δεῖ εἰ πεῖν. ΜΑΡΚΟΣ. Καὶ γίνεται λαίλαψ ἀνέμου με γάλη· τὰ δὲ κύματα ἐπέβαλλεν εἰς τὸ πλοῖον, ὥστε αὐτὸ ἤδη γεμίζεσθαι. Καὶ ἦν αὐτὸς ἐπὶ τῇ πρύμνῃ ἐπὶ τὸ προσκεφάλαιον καθεύδων. Καὶ δι εγείρουσιν αὐτὸν, καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· ∆ιδάσκαλε, οὐ μέλει σοι, ὅτι ἀπολλύμεθα; Καὶ διεγερθεὶς ἐπετίμησε τῷ ἀνέμῳ, καὶ εἶπε τῇ θαλάσσῃ· Σιώπα, πεφίμωσο. Καὶ ἐκόπασεν ὁ ἄνεμος, καὶ ἐγένετο γαλήνη μεγάλη. Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Τί δειλοί ἐστε οὕτως; Πῶς οὐκ ἔχετε πίστιν; ΠΡΑ ΞΕΙΣ. Ἀναστὰς δὲ ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ (ἡ οὖσα αἵρεσις τῶν Σαδδουκαίων) ἐπλή σθησαν ζήλου· καὶ ἐπέβαλον τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀποστόλους, καὶ ἔθεντο αὐτοὺς ἐν τη ρήσει δημοσίᾳ. Ἄγγελος δὲ Κυρίου διὰ τῆς νυκτὸς ἤνοιξε τὰς θύρας τῆς φυλακῆς, ἐξαγαγών τε αὐ τοὺς, εἶπε· Πορεύεσθε, καὶ σταθέντες λαλεῖτε ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ τῷ λαῷ πάντα τὰ ῥήματα τῆς ζωῆς ταύτης. Ἀκούσαντες δὲ εἰσῆλθον ὑπὸ τὸν ὄρθρον εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν, καὶ ἐδίδασκον. ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡ. βʹ. Οὐ γὰρ θέλομεν ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν, ἀδελφοὶ, περὶ τῆς θλίψεως ἡμῶν, τῆς γενομένης ἡμῖν ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ. Καὶ μετ' ὀλίγα· Ὃς ἐκ τηλικούτου θανάτου ἐῤῥύσατο ἡμᾶς, καὶ ῥύεται· εἰς ὃν ἠλπίκαμεν, ὅτι καὶ ἔτι ῥύσεται.

ΟΡΟΣ Ξ∆ʹ. Ὅτι δεῖ χαίρειν πᾶν ὁτιοῦν πάσχοντα μέχρι θανάτου ἕνεκεν τοῦ

ὀνόματος τοῦ Κυρίου καὶ τῶν ἐντολῶν αὐτοῦ. Κεφάλ. αʹ. ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΣ. Μακάριοι οἱ δεδιωγμένοι ἕνεκεν δικαιοσύνης, ὅτι

αὐτῶν ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν. Μακάριοί ἐστε, ὅταν ὀνειδίσωσιν ὑμᾶς, καὶ διώξωσι, καὶ εἴπωσι πᾶν πονηρὸν ῥῆμα καθ' 31.804 ὑμῶν ψευδόμενοι, ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ. Χαίρετε καὶ ἀγαλ λιᾶσθε, ὅτι ὁ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολὺς ἐν τοῖς οὐρα νοῖς. ΛΟΥΚΑΣ. Μακάριοί ἐστε, ὅταν μισήσω σιν ὑμᾶς οἱ ἄνθρωποι, καὶ ὅταν ἀφορίσωσιν ὑμᾶς, καὶ ὀνειδίσωσι, καὶ ἐκβάλωσι τὸ ὄνομα ὑμῶν ὡς πονηρὸν, ἕνεκεν τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώ που. Χάρητε ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ, καὶ σκιρτήσατε· ἰδοὺ γὰρ ὁ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολὺς ἐν τοῖς οὐρα νοῖς. ΠΡΑΞΕΙΣ. Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενοι τοὺς ἀποστόλους, δείραντες παρήγγειλαν μὴ λαλεῖν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, καὶ ἀπέλυσαν αὐτούς. Οἱ μὲν οὖν ἐπορεύοντο χαίροντες ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ συνεδρίου, ὅτι κατηξιώθησαν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνό ματος τοῦ Κυρίου ἀτιμασθῆναι. Πᾶσάν τε ἡμέραν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καὶ κατ' οἶκον οὐκ