The Homilies of S. John Chrysostom, ... , On the Epistles of St. Paul the ...
The Homilies of S. John Chrysostom, ... , On the Epistles of St. Paul the ...
Saint John Chrysostom
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Wilt thou hear of a third crown even? Him,men belowapplaud, thee, theAngels above. For it is not the same thing, to make a display of elo- quence, and to rule the passions. This praise is for a season, that for ever; this, of men, that, of God; this man is crowned openly : but thou art crowned in secret, where thy Father seeth. If it were possible to have peeled off the body and seen the soul of each, I would have shewn thee that this is more dignified than the other, more resplendent. Tread we... under foot the goads of envy ; hereby we advan- tage ourselves, beloved, ourselves shall we enwreath with the crown. He that envieth another fighteth with God, not with him; for when he seeth him to have grace, and is grieved, and wisheth the Church pulled down, he fighteth not with him, but with God* For tell me, if one should adorn a king's Digitized by Google 316 Envy of God's Minister self condemned. HoM. IL daughter, and by his adorning and gracing her, gain for him- self renown ; and another person should wish her to be ill- ' ^xn- attired ^, and him to be unable*" to adorn her; against whom ^^^^^' would he have been plotting mischief ?
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