ae | S iS = o iy 6 oy 3 5‘THE CLASSICS OF WESTERN SPIRITUALITY 1 Library ofthe Greet Spriial Masters President and Publisher Kevin A, Lyneh, CSP, EDITORIAL BOARD Baitorin-Chiet John Farina Editorig Consultant wert H. Cousine-Potesr, Fordham Uninesiy, ron, John. Booty—Ploor of Chsh Hinoy pcp Diviny Neat Cant Son Joseph Dan Promo Katalin he Depressi ‘op, Hebrew User, ete, Wa ‘bert Debate Peter te His Spy, Grin Louis Dupré. Rigas Proteoro Pip of Rtn, ale ‘atest, ew Huon Eo ‘Rosanne Elder—tscwie Vie Present, Ciera Pion, Kaien, ih Miren Elade—Prerin he Degree Hay ei, Unvenaty fC Cage ‘Anne Fremante—Taher Etre Weer, New Yo NY Karlried Froelich athe Hay of he Ely nd Neti ouch, Pn Tacos Seay Pret “Arthur Greca—Acee Per ashe Department Relies SCE Celemony hone ie . Stanley S, HaraasPricanr of Ontong ay Clos Gre Onde Seay, Btn Ns Jean Leclereg Prot, te of Spiny od ftir ot epour Pg erg Gay. 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Say, Unienty of Veg, are, Ve Kallsos Ware—Felin of Pentre Cage, Oxo Spling Leesa Earn Ooo Si Ono Unies, EoguodMAXIMUS CONFESSOR Selected writings (GEORGE BERTHOLD JIRROSLAV PELIKAN, PREFACE BY IRENEE-HENRIDALMANS, OP,IWLLHART MexteI00S fpr pe! tee in pe ‘tn ten Otten enhanc es ‘Selon fas gut verges ne NS letmmemmnp Sette pry arrestee ‘epg slap wpe etme has el ecg omnes Zener ere og ey gen hy Ne a2 F580 2691 ep) Prater Mea Nef en Contents Absit Foreword laude The Tif Maxims ‘The Four Hundred Capers on Love Comestary o the Our Father Capeersen Koo “The Chu’ Mysagogy Bitiogapy Indexes 3 7 roABBREVIATIONS a8 cw ‘Abo. Ar Ta, Daserek Analects Balin [Niet Chraian Weers ‘ing ob, ‘Ambigus Thomas eantche Zeteife Coss of Western Spivtiyy ‘QaosioetDbi, Lain, 1982 Dumbarton Oak sper Dastinnnre de Speen Shwe a ai Main te anja Rainn Ogi, Rowse, 15 Esher Orient Die Grehiescun Chistichen Seite (Ger Nye Opes Hei 1921-1962 ‘There itl Commentary Kepialia Gostie Kormisehe Litre Gecod ed) Desai a Tals, Lin, 1980 {sb Casa Library (Grek Sepingint anton ofthe Old Testament ‘Spun Coron Noo Api o alt, Man Fleer 1788 asim Cones, Fribourg, 982 [Nicene pd Pose Nicene Fathers (Eerdmans) Orin Cirinian Anat ‘Orkoals Christians Prien Oration Revaed? Astique et de Mystique Revue de Sones Phwophiques et Thlogiqus Rechecics de Thilopie Ace & Mase Soares Ghesennes Seuda Price ‘Texte und Unterichangen 1a VieSpiucle “Teast of this Volume QPORGE CHARLES BERTHOLD was awarded the docort n Theology se mein in 97, fee accented the Sieg Ped od ibrn eTcley of Masi eC ‘Ate sevig eure at Evrae Clog, Boston, nd rrinack Nah Andover, Masacaets, ened he fly of Si asco Calegen Macher, New Hampi, where he now ak ‘Seater of theo. Fr. Bro fs be ive in hkl nd pti cies om ‘he regond, tational ad international lvl eer tw evened papers ste Oslrd Parise Confrence on hemlet of Matas {he Contesor the fit ne pused i Suds Pr 19 (980) and these be published the serie, In 18 he a ite 0 ery of Fribourg in Swivesland ad hs paper phd the ‘olume of ecfrencs aime Cour Fr, 1982) Author ofthe Ingadoction JAROSLAV PELIKAN rth FDI 946 fo the nie iy of Chia, where si gh ots 195301962, Sine 1982 he indies ake fhe cyt Vs Untertys bes bene String Prsfessrof History. e war ator o the American ton Later’ Wir and isa member fh edad forthe TC lea Wark of Ema O is books, the bx awn pal Te (lr Teton yo Deciptof Dcie 9T oe fected for Sve volumes nr sdton wo the sec ylne of that Ihe pir of Ear Crises (0-170, spon nthe i ‘ory of Clvstan doctrine nthe Fax includes monograph om Ath ‘asus, anion of Chrysstoscomeneay on the Sern 0 the “Moen anf mumerausezays dealing with thers fon Gregory of ‘yt i of Care ong ni Cf Ds syand Teno Author of the Price IRENER-HENRI DALMAIS is profesor of istry tthe liu (Cahliguein Pars Hei th utr af wumcrus works yetine ‘hesgy ad spt and thee of Sa avi Cone: Mysore (Nt, Belge,PREFACE te Cap ying tna Mim Coc : an ey ena eet as Cfo pet enaoy Serica es i obra emiarritisome cervione 9 ae dumm ingedeennetinn trogen = | = Hani ating egret ant ices ts Sree Mee mem ht fa acy fe of thei rsp lacing opr the fl ely ein ‘aration he Word ints sate Consequenes renin is frst cai to be recegnied by the Chore sone of ts Dacre who hive defended wo the anton of mary wht they pected ay ‘tm ccl pot of eothdosfath Teisoles re that Manin ist of als monk and pial ia eh conan hned een thedepaot Got eyserymanieed bah nthe prophet Ward ct inet wrgs ann the vig Word fhe ears Lops, Now the eset mesage commonest tou that a fas et ‘rented a Gad who i Love that hei share neve eo ‘icon ise, EsenO. Badenheve di cheats nis Para, ‘ele, “aso i witout s deca ofthe wi pretend ys, ties whieh he Grek Chore bas produce" And ye tweny Yrs Ine in iy M Vir bd es, *No enpecse nay ‘ea dont the peat ofS imu, Even works on nv subjects st nt sumer an have od wih to o thee pats" {RAM 19,150 Indrwing sono othe reasons between he Foor Core on Lp a the works of Evgis Poa, M. Vier wa in a sinlating astonishingly profane reseach A few yes {ter in (41, HU. som Balhae the fit nea is yohfl nd fasting sy, Ca try. ‘The cin fe cd ih Mei te inf i ring fr a att of es, pin a fl yf ren ial, egal, nd pap hat 1 Spa a tt apd jaePREFACE, seat mt i eat ae i, eri Pies te pa wl of Mos fh i fing of = ‘oa ftir, prise dao yf ysis sod chm ni of a gh nr, yp tb Mar pe meg Serpe caee eases eee coma Seimei anes Ongena aie eo sei cecil ane Cpa ae pe ist te mont fener cps sgn ty caine sooner ear eries Sree ies Lens nd ce ke eae HRA Neat la ogee en Sarto are ay tng wane. Sa ee ath rnc eked a Foshan eerie pence eel Se er ce od ade pf mas scitaft slevtows s cd sree sr tntr ener af cence oC stadt ei ipc oie deere nyc SES ter pr sete arg Calton ei ea iron ecm a etme wiih Getic Ty Sea tifuultrha Grn etn ne ike Br ge. Synmtiathiin he Ree age ade Mery ene ies a denn, Pence PREFACE isin tio and in enounenmen of any mapa the ihe ‘ume the human enon har rade suppressing al opps ‘Soe that broke te unity ofthe rested unvceSel eering po ‘Sle form to sare he ial condi, which tha fee Lag ‘ims. Heri ees he divination ha begin forthe Cran Inti rc har sete the mide of exec” Ug) what changing te “essen princpe” Ug) in accede with which he woes! “These fundamen themes Maxims more fen droped oa Ie strc ut nth fo frends, exsnney te Prensa if the ce ee, recying the shor aching Feet wheter Origen the Clyro Kseohp of Erg athe Gigi en ac of ie Cappadocans rte wort of the Ped A nthe Ambush responses tothe son Tali Sta hemch te renal wr the papa dooce {nthe ane Dasa sh he Cormentryom the Our Ft that we tant egnize he lan ato the ete ago Mas Siciin in hear fis al Ga nt that we can recognise {hesureestinany.theaneon wih led ot isiseven omar Sedo es there tat weet he i in isl mati, the Contes sex the reels champion ofthe se oneqdence of the oto Ae faith How weshoid wish beable flow he ages of ang Sirmation wich ts maturity Beas wis. May unknowns a as rena ths ong ber know th the doa ogy ‘Stee sop by ay seis dactmentation fer the ry oF fy Tiveyeat fre Maxis entry ino he Christo ononey, Aout 634 The dsaery by 8. Boch os Syrah alms ‘eoteporsneous wih he eatin of Mis cn ‘hel, bwever endows ts pt lampoon, opespectes che high nee I the fire coneser ol Palen geo ‘les lepers outhin Plesnan monasereat prog whe thewnvesctthe Orgies wre sl dango sng opinion, ‘could iter understand the enon with which hs young oak ‘dhe wel ofthe Alesana maser of hoe nis wah Pecilly Evora, co was formed inthe schoo of asl an Greeny {GerThcong in Cappadcs blr coming othe det of Niece ‘dal in seng of bit sayings groped in ceri the bide hy orhses of Origen. eis then that he could ley ave met the Di ‘scene Sopot, whe Jip be would ater Denne i hatPREFACE, ‘monastery of Eukratas which regrouped the Rastrners driven fom thr ours by the Persian iso of 1-428 And Sopbron- fin, cred prrarch af ere 9, wh recraed Maas the sage tr he defo ofthe rv ath The chronology of the spultnwsisnsrernns nce we agree with Dam Ps Sher sol, however in éosdering hn the scy ess conde ‘hem as aero this ped of rupley treading Chi ‘ao ary to find fot with comparable sures ote sho ‘hich they tes Foreworp “Te increasing recognition ofthe importance of Maximus the Caeser nthe hoy af Chitin tha ae far oe he ‘valli ke weg Eg ration, Kis astonish cha ‘Spice ny presage tact hepa over bree ears te Engish weron of any complete wor of i as aval 1355, when Dom PlyearpSherwvod publish i tant of ie ‘ean Te Pour Crt on Chr. Th prose wok a = Teneo cannue te efor oredr the wehnge of Maxine wale ‘ito he Engl apelng pale Ia keeping wth dete of hie ‘ic he rial works hae been cone raat. te he fae Conder nt only aan aa hier ba at {ee and pasa spit maser at we ‘lied ition ofthe texts of Maina, wheneter saab, forma eas of he present vast To 196 the ee ex of ‘TFs Hniel Cano Loews exablihel by Ako Cres Cs {aldo "Ate ofthe leary wn psd hy C. Seteropouls in ‘Athens, 19°. The eto ofthe Grek sein ofthe Campus Chie ‘anor srs (Loran have snnounced a lngeseae prof of tos of Mains, wo volumes of wbich have sready appeared, The ‘ests wed trate ecb estes inthis bo ate oe o Fr ‘our Cats, the sevnteent-cntery Dominica, which at cl Kee in Mign's Parle Grae lamer 90 snd 01 ible exe have ben rane they are ted bythe a thor thet any stempt to make them conform eaten Ech ‘ers, Nonaati wets athe wadion of Maino ad a wie ‘laiy wt the et of ly Wie and cold quote eng fs ‘memory. Tei coscoames wa fs ith sical anguage sd ‘Sem, buh ws primary wa the stale Chetan my {ery uf what God way flectng in them ad inthe casos, The bib Te weed as indeed iasped, but ate mystery af the Char hey thomelyer were nopired in the afr of ie Blogs gh ‘the Spite te cried sn isn Chia. Towad expr they leFOREWORD reper nen om fo bts on te id soph Sen geet be on Hates eed eaPec yc espe ame eh oe ee tpi grin gE cots ne sage rn a tee te el pel ee, a Fe yc ie ec ool rn ere i a i ep The comers, ften er, se adopted inthe asians en ricToowsictocome ne sa neon withthe get ‘Mains hove ths splendor vay oasis the restrictions otlangage, Tit eto expres my gai to M-D- Chena, O.P. my doce ah an torene Damas OP. both ofthe Insitute liquetn Pari sno Profesor Sexenk of Harvard and Profesor [Joy Delano Yl for direction na des INTRODUCTION Mass Confer ita meer of ht land sl soup of sin of tc Charch wh blong aot ually ote Wester 2 0 {he Earern aon of Grin spay Sigel. st of {Te imcrbwr of tut prop oe Ure core ers wo Have een ‘Mpted by the Lane for example, Anas of Alen, John Ghjrontn, Jon ‘of Danscan, One of the ew Latins 0 ave ‘Schill sar uaing song the Grek wi, shuld be tte, St Aap o Hg, dep hs cto tio {Fests of Latin tore on spay andthe, bu ope Slncten tc Gren bcs of hin gtr ol, tough the Tome ‘nfl nding the ote the Canc of Chae ‘St wticheonnud force to beni more of ne it theca inthe West The Byrantin church van confomtd, bth olay sarin, by the eyo the “non-Chaeedoan? luce, ver Nest or Memphis of isory, antec Vas grees dogma chcveret the te ‘nt dp Can sie aman ‘ree tony and eresy av well btwee he Byte Shitetuimacesias Tae inde inthe erm ofthe Can of Chalcedon that [Maximus Cater sed bi ire pres, uth ort ae they of py nd forthe oy of dg stint that he ould ae have scree, sins rey ob of the treats mas eral dear, there wa fr hin oo spay apa fom dogma {dn dg apr ra spay) By bean og and {tour carer was fished Mast be sanaged to afl fe the ‘Wes estan fr the East the ley that ba ays Bente {eying pepposon of he Chikedonin dogma. Sreines hat ty hes cmagy ben al but submerged bythe etapa di cts snd dipeaios of the ston over the chomnty o ‘hey of he tres or ofthe single tate) of the Ganz. Only Sonne ike Maximo, who hi ene ough the scoas and whoINTRODUCTION could match the most specaaiv ofthis mandate, pie for pois, oul ese the sprit ton rom the rab od found ewe pop’ bonged. This he did by the dy and Sceenplaton ofthe ney ofthe lcaain, by herve ote power and conereteos a the guage of Srp, a though Parton in te drsoa of ee Divo Liturgy Thue—ofnvoke {Ee tht dcr hve same mrt, so nga oa erated ‘nis othe of igh prince aia cone he pe lave pei of the Ease with he erga genio the West fw belie rnc have Sone “Te iportnce of Matas Conesor in he seve cry it Sel wacko of sHanip nd rocling rl irene tho legea" penpectverEaerOntindon, Homan” Cate and ‘Proresatt In his magia history ofthe Byzantine fer the ate (Georges Flarvay sets him th nly seventy fie = ‘ctatly prominent to deserves ire caper to unseen Faure ofthe panes in the sco sly ofthe hy of ‘pea, ered Se get dtr ofl the veo ‘ake of Gt, doco in he ese bth of rfc a0 of nba Sot, sod ery to Aa von Harmack rong Presta hstrin ofdogma, characteriza Ri "sar of the fe magiude in he Been of he Cinan Church Hane ‘Georg ect sth ofthe standards of yatta i ‘Sete calcd Ham “the mo anier art the seventh ey nd pbably the last independent thinker ofthe Byzantine cre ‘Werner Ble, sungion of Lateran confess ology a san encarer in thecontry ferred a ina "prBably he oly pro Useive inter ofthe emir emar.™ Aad Aldo Ctest-Catld, neil rc oan a “Shem significant slogan a he seventh cea. Owrinfrmaton abut he fe of Maximus cone chi rm the sccesive verhns ofthe ofc Vte" That norma spp by ‘heed Greek Vass be carched nd deepened thug ne de ‘sively cntadicted, by the pulleaion« decade ag of ong os. Syrae Vite, which esto Have been coteporay wo Bis ie and ‘eth On the bass of Maximus own eeene ahi age a old | INTRODUCTION anal ht evs orn in 0, prominent ad wel Csan ayn Conant From Seth nd echo ‘ayn: mtn be esl i hr dass of Cian pay a sO de rhc. iy Cau gy Srna Carel re fy fon bt whe major igure fre hse hilo. ‘lang Are md the Neoptogt fnblh ad Pol ‘olan tne wie devo ti inpleton that he meat ee ited tere of tran ham elation rw he Crsn nies Canoe wen hag es et ‘heard om he vitae chet rete {perl teresa be ano longer prof rr ee bine ancl tbe wa th ne aod te ely Ds hne loge 0 hele ef cons andl ss ho pened ment of iinet ie nd he arena as inh Bmpr Maman npc oon ay tied poten press” ines omer He ‘hn (ni tend ce icone n 0) age pre da ed ‘espace here ppinent el marl one {ueon ann can" “Them porta ict but the mpinmen se secretary, lowe, thes yusran arrestee Tic enn nd decal up fede inte ese) 4 Chrysols(odern Setar, whe Meson be sie A fe eas te, fr enon ht oe tal fesse tbernasery of Sr Coe at has ery Ee. Whar po ita aay ane needa ent neon ‘ur ht te pal eon oh oon oe pace he Sex few hess ioan importantes hs {ir deine pp whey wars ech rn for ens ‘Cpany'» Ete lapeme ee the sping a when the hea Sarde Pes were yess Comoe esi ce: Alropngtehy wpr Grae nl pny sys hate a Nee ca pops Seay 62 Held argh sy ha axnurcod tee ‘pent og te Note Ae woe Dcug sepia Ti he verkr Str ered Cin tne Acer, ith nd Sel stat cy bro corer rs at Are Teh Hlcconre rete el ntl Augie, We {bin Aowerer ss Wen cle,whc wa tla quar.INTRODUCTION cena, wat purus by two maj evens In AS Mavs tok ft ins dhclageal disput with dept patriarch of Conan rope Pers el t Carthage af which we havea eon Ttrerpe An oo href Mm pid vo Rome, rng Stich he comtibtel othe decrees etna ld at the Lateran Rane in €O--even tag a Pjearp Sherwood pits ot te ‘lence + for Maxima’ conrbuion the work of the coun ‘Toul oo rue hit physical presence thee, however proba Thay som Br thon events were concer wh thc controversies {OH aed thon ts prod oer wheter Chi ad one “wl sm yo ape or oh ater nh enter cera. hr magi soem ats ray ies eof eonoveries onesie ey ad thee were many in ‘heaven ceury who tings, ton, partly varus palit. ‘Sos, th impor nd codes, But Maxous recognised wht Stat sae fr Cesta ath sd piety behind the secminly {Datac theogal and pilosa ise, sade dctively fa ‘aed te asx crn tht since "wil an act” pera ‘nut ute han to pron, Chri st have fad at 2 ma ‘rl ands dn wl see he wan. oe peso Dut he Cane of hen a ine ao gen aan ha evonatues For, nthe bso hc ancl pattern {etScrvesncesuned nthe lation ttl the Re ‘emp, the absence an wl eu Chest woul have ‘neat hat al he antos of man nates penalty be ‘Sempre he hamas wil ffl humanity woul ot have ern ‘Ste An eu othe wigs Maximus napa not {he pace wo expound his imports thesopa or the Sevcop- ‘of hi an eer centred of Crist rbd daring the cause afer the Counc of Oiedon and before the dese best beoween Eas and West Bat we hive sendy mote, de: ‘nea spun wee ultimately inseparable in his hug and Tir top amber vay, what visa fo Manga ise Acad inthis controversy Orr Chr dgos was a ny thereof splat contr of oom fete plop {heigy (ough eas crainy ao tha, bu te vay of he spe Sua ofthe ee oan aed eathotic Church of which he be iced hime bes dl expnca “The ele came tam end 63, wth he ae of Mais well Pope Marin by onder ofthe emptor Cane bt INTRODUCTION of proceaiags and an iteration tha are moinly desi by The ‘Tra of rma pened bere in hs volume, te) were og to Costantino, re fortress, and bash ia, Resa even ‘Gomis eae in Thrace wo ssct by sence othe rte eco of ‘ne will in Christ Maio was turbed to Constantinople Aer “inergin the third degre ale amination a 6/62 wat Eendemed to mutton: Hs tongu, by which he ha geo on Fest wil in Cis, anc hr ip and, eth wih had to ‘se ois compromise stement of doting, were sa be ‘wer ered Lait onthe sutheascen shore the Blick Se, where Ie de soon sheet, on 15 August 65 (he date observed bth astand West The ile “conese wae he acd oom tere ter and hich freer stached oh mane, ws 9 eure fob Steines in confers teat of he une Crh he ‘vided penta and the dnc tres of he pro of th a sae Son afd Ta the hisory buh of Chisian spit and of Cian ‘hough Maxim ocupe prison whe importance Pine Da ‘mus pins ut in his Preface wth ole) hs bag to este te jose do ody in the ast ity yeas, although war ested ito {atin bye ess Tigre the bstoy of medial pow than ‘inthe Soe ad eseieds ral eon in 1675 from the ret or fntcens-cntary Dominican pic scholar Frans Combet ‘Any stem toot he psion nthe history of ply mt be fn with hr own ww of the plc be hela ded ht al proper fheakgasand pra wees shold bl, otha sry = Accord ing to Mains, twas characters ofthese thsi nd spit ‘wets, ftaey vere austen ethic nd orto, ta they dad ‘ot ivent oer own satay, bu recive the eso ration ‘rough sucession on those wh cane efor tema he id in emnmesing ona psage tom Gregory of Nain hse opening ‘word had spon fiovatin arms” ssng wr Dy {he lnaraion” Ordinary, of sors, nnostion” he ee ‘nncton ith such words 6 “sucesso Made was anything bt 1 Hessng themes of Matus and the ston eat, In tne hs episte, for eam, Masins atache = questa or ‘lain ofthe doctrine of the peron of Cri as helo inINTRODUCTION ation tae had been perpetrated by those who were deriving the opel of mesnng snd conten = But would bes give a ‘er onersnptestn of Maxis view both of gua anu ‘pay oncom uch cndemnaons ono sth Ahathe eyed tbe herag othe Fs ths plana beence the iia ver af the cure faery decd one fees in Sich prse, "the harap othe Fh," appears nso ar {prs he Nicec Coed th ges far beyond ome sora “attrib confher vit Pyrenees tater rans eli, even thngh trp th syigs of te bers Soc bancreit he ecto tt lt wien “Therese ccd cely red tets te spneay of Maximer Cones af wich reader ought 0 be consi in und taking to rea he spiua weg pressed in his voloe. Far the story of spray, nd probaly aoe the istry of dpm he tt crc tet ase of Mania tte ward bts aon ad Innovation wan eeinly the rton of hi pray wo tox of yeedo-Donysia the Arcopagite. The gnc of tht gre pe ony wer fore har of Chia pay a bah ase sr Wes op rr rao chee” Fr ot aposs ere; however, acoo- loys lame re beau of prea a ain ple ning ert cpl ‘hax spay and hlgy. Pry bane of what ser fo ban ‘esi pho precepaton ithe schol, ert ‘how cud Dionysian there as Bena eto ei that the ier arco Hans anne oth pe [atin did pot sose tough his commenters on tht Crp ‘ch. These have in any cae, bee clad and enti te Ueenision of he erry tion with those of Jon of Sesto ti Bat Mass made bi eincpl contin tothe resco Dionysis through hirer estar and enerpeton of he Dionysian structure thn is hekgy sod even one i pr sity: Whe Masons sche was oti lean he estan of the alee baween NeoPlontsm anf Chon cron in {Caster piety whe ete le dry the Cappascin taiton tf Bal and thet Greener" “The tenn between Neo Panis and China ota ‘the eral prblem nthe spiral sytematzed by Pseudo Diy si and anmid by hi osubseest genesis. Long bore {he sadden pearance the Copa ropa ne en INTRODUCTION th mls ey end Cis een operon nat nea Shahan eta Skin tage Say akc, eee co tama, mgm ee (Tacphtoogth meer tytn ts eae eee ta bre ee SERED ella Ree entra a ‘nial i dag reo Seeker ce sigeani noche cre penmatis abe Moor, te Det SNe“ en erie cy iat oy bane ee Sree mater sc acts tatiana bre rasa ae Shera pie cpl pe nar Cit pn iy tt ch nes Cen OSS eh ee Stina ee spanner nl ore teams aroma {Sjeron Fae shad te ben oe sete oie dose o Pre apy ser a anh pu RSet ane pai SES acetal ua oe is doa es ‘Seago Cebcaaes esas ante arson re SASSER Se a a la Sp ee iti Br cas al eSpace yy nu crs uc ae arith aty fen yee ee SASS et pnthay bree SOLIESE cmp nicely jee te See lin ome le tt Sumatran tena Seay acy tg uel bn Sepa NET Tn uO assINTRODUCTION box anes nepetation "Fac that veyron Maso had tuproneand ths cletion of ees denoestate i pret {pinay demands ine colada the Cone of ‘Chldan or the person of Joss Christ be"acowedged ia e00 te hou cain ws gy hot son, at ation ayy paar, ai” Anyone pt ithe noningperdaity a efor alerts wah ipo fives Gr many ter belevers nll Chiat depts {inoubeely ae oni nthe prof Maximus 4 docuen ‘St tte tes that ina he ae ening gh etn plas ene at fri the if dent, and erection of Grea he therfore can oie trans ban ie the Inge of thse acne whut detoying inthe process he a nisin ofthe human nate of Jes by he dine are ft Lo ‘po woull da cly expt and polemical geo a hey ae, dhe Trintadansn and Chrsucetrim of Matis’ situa ae, towever, scl om presumption by thr sanding polarity wih ph er hers dio enol gee Gad wht bacco be Known pope ay (phi, the Grock word for “negaon Mewunas was leaog ‘Fokesman for he wis mre nthe knowlege at exparcnce of Gedv inthis expect, he sowed hm to bea fh he of CGappuecian preity: Bh Basi aod Gregory of Ny, in the pot testas agi Earns» bere sb diiao who [adlimed thr be lrew the being of Gal swell as God knows sel emphasis the transeenence ap the otarss of te Ds tine Nate, supa very teal one hogeter maces {Dressning and eonjetare’ "Bothy di ox do oma ve some Ic recent exponent of te is mt nour tine when seems 0 Te ase fea ain der to induce nd of nti ti tat woul lave te elcer ona anything. On te Contry the purpose ofthe ois agar in Cappadocia spalty ‘weston the antes of God wth the Lago, thr whose I> ‘Sronon "at whic complensyineapreble snd ieompreens- Grea cened econ” tee a chaos con eet be grape by human inderanding Ths sean who cane 0 nw the een of God here demonstrate the ery poste, hs INTRODUCTION ‘ota joerc of God, who in Christ ad mad own is power, but never nsmprhenabe een." “One ofthe tos nif way to dnsy the place of Maximus Contes athe history of Can pty, sere, eto st tim in sale tan interpre Diy the Apa ‘the one who tare spophaethskgy and spray” tou, fom the spate hia that waste potentiate of 70 Dncon bk ts eaeenraon onthe ptson a ens Chr. Phe Perf mini," he tutte one tha tough erie ath ios [supreme gnorence the supenlyunlaowable, sin gasing on the itowisige is Province jue fo sows ‘nc—inon in pre svat, oe ste Bt hae compe nae neverthtes= Pat Eunos wa, be si ae fhe ‘tne teat, imposnible Aso Gad om Tis beg" Even he ily anglsdo me iow Gd od the things erated by hin + Goo gw hel and the dg rete by hi, er] God owe it ‘this own sre exence, ba om te Incarmaton of Us Lago in "he pero Jens Cri tea pole to ow Gr thug in spe ‘aman "Who knows" Makinus asked, “how Gad ade ea {nd ytremins Golf” Ande answerdhisown quetun: “Ths oly eran arng the Lag sence" was then ge Sine underanding bute tha propria expe ace lens” rather than in words. Not even the words of the ord Adiga, forwbich Maxims somended and ser al iif, cd ‘deqately compass the mystery of ft," Thesogal mytgogy ‘eanended the dogs oul bythe cous the Chareh = \ Spiral shaped by orton spephaticisn, heros was oe tht sattly shaved those da nd a rend een hem {She det again ose wo sgh to doe chem but a, the ‘ime ne, wingl-—in fac, worhpflly-acknowicgel he li ‘ans thatind ten plan on kgs an al afin, bet ‘rman or sg. “Ant dsintve characteristic ofthe spay of Maxis, ad ne tat i andy sted this empha on ortip 4 9 ‘opiate modality fr knowing the unknowable ad exprsing the Iretpresibe, is ply sma a whats poly the mot toad cy book er wren sot tou th nog Hin Urs sca Bshasr,ogally ps in German RomieSS ee ee INTRODUCTION Liege: Hie wd Kris de grihckn Wall hen esate ono French as up cuir at, fortl for mox Engh and ‘Ameren rears, ot (at ante ye ate ino En ‘Maximor cone pak about he ati the human ce witha ‘eiting ithe reed conor of which ham "eros": “Convey he cannot rest the rented compara nature” log cay at om act ma ay tc ae nce To aprect this conic dimension of Bis spit, we ‘os put Matas ino cotert by dang contest wth other ms {Chin spiealy onthe an ard, inlet i oo iment a ving tested fo the wor thar oe ite te bbl phason te shana hema sul i he ‘tek that Gel may eal naan on he other had, with ‘nism in which the indo obterted and “satin” becomes the aman of thes ber tha the ansormatin fhe Te his menor Grgiry of Nyaa odie ssp decent Ni Chola of Cas Marinas wa bet appoprite the alent of ‘he pron of Origen tt to ring tt ive with the eto ‘Ttaran nd Chri aon. Inept ofthe mprtncs ofthese several thane in the pte. fy of Maximus Cafenor, however, mom scolar would obliged ‘vith his pola Russian ieee SL. Epanovichy that Sch es Se Masi sof tf Easter hogy, fa the “eyo eit aser" Thee sono ee a aims #0 in Eastern sprit ha ss subj o nsitrpectain 3 his Prapaton with eeon. Dee appearance in the wes Fhe and Cavin, fo te mae, tbe New Fesament = SeiC-Protesaae Hrs af the Chur anda done have mae Siost anon f sis ths "pha wndernandingo “aon ander if, eth corespnding ew of te butane Ulament sorption an ain rater ha sin a gue "he future desieton of tone wh have now been made cle ec of God wa te 4 the sprtunty f Maxime deserted hc ‘ages of savas bavng teen tansord ito hile of Gos in ‘SI ne eee could sce yet rer uattomaton othe Iie come, ints partition in te very stare af Gol That Wa forint meting of the New Tesement pecs tt elt ye pps wher wes in sioefor those who were the ren of Cs inthe contol of tht fread ey benme deo a ‘he ncarate Lagos a in is humanity, wh ad ee dtd ut 0 INTRODUCTION uc desroyedin he lcaraain.* The st explicit ietfeatnn of “citcan® ste coment ofthe prone a sation waste ie fet pero Second Epi of xr Heh grand tts pe ‘Susan ey get promi, that rough he jou my erp fon {he corrpir tha inthe word bese of psn bee ‘aes tevin ntre [sarin pet} Ths God a ere through te feamaton and the Reurecom af Jems Cass ch ‘eit the ees by which die if ad ssp oe umn crrption and “an age ofthe fturedelieston by grace “Oaly ty te grace cf Ga" wa enon posible" Yet a at one ad tue ne fe grace oan to uma fe ot ics “psu for Maxima oy on the oe handy tat hte 50 over inkret in hana satire whch ale to dey at nd ee, the ther tat God bexoes anor tanh deed ‘Sic* That aad has ben ile fr systema tly to ‘mpes, ee fifen centre th hiro Auusiais he ei amano rt er sol cy ne special gif of Emer Chan spay was tha aay toh thse wo emphases gtr ir me ces has Re Sy ee dil. Tere are some things we ray beer ono Koes ‘Baar thanon our et inthe sto, eegh sero hese Dostrs by ies fice When were fom ur knee bo Pend re clan enc at va eine en Praying, juts conven, the coment of yay and paye st Fu become source or the dat theo a fd so sn xed nae ‘tas tegen of MasinusConfesor ht na measure sc has te grant ely of, be wa aly bilogsh ang by meee at egaton anlmpeking bath he ngage of spy tele EEE fie wth ney rn hk gs ay Wee and Fam Cliseadoman beyond git tein ling oe tht pope ofa wl need ne then Se theyean tone ores | fara precaton of eee cari penn incre: statin of he aren har srry ese es Near {nl Cit cnt se aa aor, Eh 0! | INTRODUCTION 2. GV. Phy, Vai eta hers he futher ar 989), P52 ree uae Phe i der pu i chai Sint Maine Cne ee, 1D, 7 tcc Scr, “Matar Kok" Rati fr ro eis Tog and Ks, eee 10), 1 sian po si etn fr Werner Exe Der Amps Chri ein, 1957, sabe canara te caren mbes Se semen pees Ne omen ntnity smtobett ie ent tarte eee iar ee meee ee idee ets 13, CEG. W.H. Lampe, ed, A Patric Grct Les (Onford, 1961p. sony etn oe es et a ea Tt ur tan Th pinto Ese Chris (0-130 referers fb ee CP ny i ae veh thee "The eof Mass Caso te incieen eae Se 5 mete fe ers Peo ripe Santee sorts ay a itetees anche Saieesteceecenemeh ee te a 2 INTRODUCTION eo Mt, a setae te Se cactmenemetcon ‘esi ee nd Stern p13 = eR prema ata a arson Oke Papers 12 (1958 95-124. ” ceca cee mage ten Sf Laermer numer nan i esenea te Pet ae nt ag Bites sae tee ie ett go kre ee ee ‘Thome Hed Uaioe Ne 90. peta eC yet ona alot tt Seedpeer omen cE ES oc heen aerate 39, Amfgna 5 (PG 91-1057), eR en 4. CE Lats Thunberg, Mion ond Maia: The Tegal Anibyp ON Seance co anita pinta ge 8 Mt. semen a an cn ata ee Se £m ESE wom[SS ‘Tue Trrat or Maximus’ AN ACCOUNT OF THE PROCEEDINGS WHICH TOOK PLACE BETWEEN THE LORD ABBOT MAXIMUS AND HIS COMPANIONS AND THE OFFICIALS IN ‘THE CHAMBER.1 i ‘On the day when th Mixon 0 hse wth ho anchored seth an men pe a ihn lac uals an rere temo the Dost seed nd barton fing ther fon one soe, they eared them separate une. Afr ea dst led hem the place an brought the old aman the par wre ute waged wis ne cede ‘rl They ade Ri stand nthe mile of the ested ord {heb ail hin wh mach agra pasion, “Areyou ah {in Herold, "hy the ce of Cte Gos of univer am $Ghvinian The emer os, “Tatoo te" The eran of Gad Sneed You say 1 tt, Dt Gad sys tam ad wl roa Goin" Bec hn, he a i you at Chat, ea yo ae ‘Seempera?” Toe ranted Gad wnuere Ard bow ex tbe er ‘en For tard is. iden daposton fhe wu, ts ose > ‘Ade aid him, “From what pou have done i has become eat ‘reryone at you Tate the emptor edhe. For you shoe be ‘aye Byy sh Alsen abd Peps a Talend Alin 0 {5 Satin And what he prot of hese cng he anes? They boop foward john, wo wate Beans mint of er the former geal of Numi in Ae, who ti, "Twen-s00 eat 2 the grater ofthe emperor odeed vncae Petro aes fy ato no Egypt apn the Sarco and be wrote 0 you Phe wet ipaking ss event of on baving codecs yous ‘holy mane ngue wheter you wold ae a oe ote And ‘Jott ack hi a sud x wd sch hinge God was cole aioe Roman sae under the emperor Heals fod his fly The sevanc af Gal sh “ty ae teling the th, then yon sy have bth Beer ert ead mine to Ri Lat ‘hem bc brug fh aI sal be st tothe parshment pe Serbed inte iw.” But hea, "Tdo pte the ete, 01 en[MAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR Snow ihe ever wrote one t you. But everyone inthe cap spoke of the things tesco hie Te vet ef Goa oy “Tahe ole camp led tout hs, why ate you the ey one toi sme? Have you ever seen me, at Ty" Ad he answered, "Nese ‘Then turing wow the seat the servant of God sade for Joureler i ptt hare sack scout or witnesses ogi or ‘rar By the jadgeene you jag yow sal jel, sd by the iene typ src ta Be ensue wt yey he Gd orate7a) 2 And ter this they brought in Sergius Magus, who si sion pe Thiet ep Gy oh ‘sto be earl of anyone or the svat of God Matus aw 4 ‘Son nis slep that inthe heven there were cin of agai he {ean wes and those nthe et shouted, “Consatine Ag, You shall congue”; Dut chose nthe wes ried, "Gregory AWEUSS Aa the vice of tow inthe went ovr the {hy tobe bared” The servant of Gols, Thank Gl wh ese Sinem my voluntary ss thong volar ering bu Woe {othe word becse f eas es ecesary thea ari, Dot ‘oe whim trogh whom sean comes MK T8 Such things Should nha ben Said inthe prsene of Cis. Nor oad hove be lt uopuned who do such hgs to plese en hose tere today and gone toro. The thing shld aves wile (Greer ware, wir ine emperor ks deve toward Han The proprthing odo, you shoulda contrive force orc Calumet go out ad bing the ptcan Pert he hoa {ring nthe abbot Thomas ant ein un shoul rng nthe sed Pope Thesore. Then nthe presecsofalfwonld have si othe pa ‘ban Peer “Tell me, ld patrician, id you ever wie te ab stot your brser ad ord wt ryou? And he hull se yen T ould come under ity. Sinan withthe bese Pop: et tn, ed di ever rout to you area of mine Andie shuld rove gil, Hs woul bee eine ie whoa pyre 0 sce Fora vin an nvlutry cig. The aw pes tly voluntary things which ar dane nda of > Th Tred 50 ohm Hou Se playing wit atin ont you ow whee You afe""Oh, Tam ot paying,” he responded, "br Treg th $houkhave td fog cought experienc sch ching.” The pat ‘THE TRIALOF MAXIMUS ian Epiphnis si, "Ga knows that e ising wel in sidetng ‘hevething thy ate ote" Ae ths ura agin sao ‘wih anger"Arealthse me nerd ig andy aus ling {waht In anor the eve of God std she weg Vou kav per ‘vith Gat perisin so give ead ge dhs owever es {Ben ae ling tn tah, Shen te Sano rely Cod Bute ot, nln he no, ester i thre pope ses the tit, Nor tm Tbe worthy to sec wit Civitan the epiphany athe ‘perusal, ke nd oo a eres and provider jog sa savin a a, ever Thue een such» am or vey deve wo te cn " 9 Necthey popes thir sous Theda, te won of ohn cael i Caadiate,suouned Chi, wos raw he soa be {ond pats Pit, bo sina covers wbsch xk phe be {wee usin Roe concerning the emperor he wed nockog Sd ab Sie lnguge” The servant of God ai thm, Be nove remanent with you trp oer wath het holy pe ford ‘Thescharer, th her of he each, on bal of he penny wen Ia summoned to do this by fete. Ad Lam fund be 176! Ar hat ya in ouch pea, Croiythe n f Psi, wo sit went the cll he sob Maton Rome {nd when Imenoced hate crperr sab pret te monk A “aso sel id, He sol ot be conaers pret The Sevan o Gd sid hl whim, Fen God, Gregy, my iow servo’ id ot sy anything none i ter” And he threw hinslf. upon the round, saying othe ent, Beat whores sd wil tl al Se ok ple, ad stiles me if les My ld Gregory on his seal fh Roe tkignd ome o your evant cl Up sexing hin 1 posted inj upn he earths my custom std pret hn. Ad bang sed seo imater we al sete tae, Wht there dart pres ny Ae Oa goed nd ‘Gates ord, Raving charge of th eae othe site Gas hres, ts ied an order othe God-honre Pope, cigs ergs well to St Ptr urging is wy esas omens wis he rch of Const hsteerabe nj eed thar sho Ee beseaterogh yur humble sant And Tal Gry to God ‘vom ya wordy of sch mny, Now on wa oma a »MAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR his divinely crowned serenity odered the uot coe about? Tell ‘ef you know” And you sid, ‘On the Typos” Ad T sah, This, ‘hin isan iemposible thing for the Roma il at conse eat the Hmong semen of he hly Fates be anal wgeher with the ces f pure herice, or tha the wrath be exter Flechnd, ort the ight dsappesr alongwith the dees. For ‘il rcmain frst worhpifwe aul he saying eg by (Gat"Avd you sil, The Typos desc resi dena of the hal Stents ut hrs ene inorder to arangea pee. Andi, Since aconing to the vine Spur den walk Foe id ‘Sil hroggh Dred hae sw ep mae thre wonde howe Sounds ino eardPs 193) "Theor ues the words concing {Gattan be spoken and head hen neither do they ex, aeseding Serpure" Ad you si, Do norte mento the water" Tam st ‘swith heal eeed*“Avd how Ts, can you bested With ‘he aly symbal you have received the Typos?" ow ea the pts of he Type ham the rot?” yo tld, “Av what ha ‘herein bth reeting the Typo an ecg te ceed Ts, Be ‘tse the Typ early conti the cred "An ou sid, How, ‘Gas mame? Rast crs to me Id, And ou gen tre JET bee so One Gal te Father ah, ero of hewen and ‘rth, ofl things som ad uascen “Stop se Ts, and len ow the ath of tone in Nica eptea For God would a e+ ‘rstor were deprive fs trl wil nd acti, es te hat hemade heysen and eat wlinly and noc diven by any neces if ‘Bei speas she uth athe Spr The Lard made al the thing he ranted heaven aod on ery he ea a nal the dpe Ps 5," Batt he seg ah shoo be removed ln wise for the sof arngenenn then the rangement tho op tan fom Gal ah noes nity wth Gad. For oor the so Ina Jews wil sy, “Let useage «peace with one anor and Une, ecu eave circum and You baptism abd we sal ot “spate sine wih each oder." Once the Aes put th frwaed Sting a ten of thet Contain, ying Lt remove the Homason apd the tlre and le the arches unite” Ost Galferng Eater i not csen to this ut rater hey prefered to be pursued and pt to death than ops oer nse term “aing the one stpersubstaial gaa of the Pater, Son 2 Hay Shek. And the grt Constnine concurred with tho whet ‘were ptng such satis fra conte by any whe 2 THE TRIALOF MAXIMUS Aiigenty wrote of these mates athens. No empre was abe ‘rine he nse Fathers to come oan agreement with hehe ‘tat ine drought usaf egirl ems ath thy eplyed ard fucd er coresponding tothe ans nie sa, ay aot many words fort press ee oa dete ‘that canes the sing dag ofthe Catal Church,” And you {Ssh ‘Wh the, sot very Chinon emperor ao pix AT Sk, ‘Teinnn for oer dose sand tesa nor ar tec Srinath eat docs he date i ying. ay things he ini.” Nor dosh pire sno ye hand ke ise and pss wn esos nor des sit church or wea he Sol ofthe pico, We alt tnd the Compl Ora a he row aa purple be ae symbol of Kg hy docs Holy Wri sy dat Methizedk ie kng sod post you sid? And Ts "Machi asthe one seb he oe Mig al hogs who tare Gol acne by sre gh pts fr chr slit Ad ee ny te anche King rl pre accring tothe ode of Mc Aisle alow say the rset hme thot fh ‘wahoe rhe, without genealogy, hang beginning of ys oe fad fife cb) 73, An ce the en going oo hs fora. the wil found wo God carat scsedig tothe ner of Ma Shinde tt at sevording othe oder of Aan, we Ooo shan” Sul, why do we wiht go through any hing? Dring the uy ana he ly ata, er he op nd eset he ‘se pecly an, the enpeersare once with he ay when {he desma, "And thst amen hae in fat, Coa ‘ne, Cas and the ter Ths he mes mer of vg rosea the egy.” Wil be was song Manas re ‘pinche things you spl the Church And he sid fame ne who ea the tings ly Wet and thn othe ly Fates ‘ols the Care, then he oe ho Jessy he dogs hess, ‘Tha il he be sown t do tthe Church, for thot thew ‘Church cold nor even be oh And ureing abt the bra sets tote carts men “Teint, Should you bare Techn in where ou preside” "AD ing him cu, hey inroads hey detuned that he deuce i termi ka iced Pye hesorwere nat ce wht wae te; hat re hanred Byes be hore i sd wo Sire tospa le” And ering that edt cose tgp he aMAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR decent spec becoming to mek, he ordered hi wo be beste by ‘hone sanding bys and Sein hi With We fis they rendered hit hated ‘When the ha bends othe prison, Mens went the ‘i man and sid ne presence of he ofits, “Gal has stuck You bol you here inorder for yo receiv whatever you do tar lead everyone inn the docrnes of Origen" To hin the ‘Servant of Gad si the presence of "Anthems to Origen ell ‘is doctrines allo he sue in” Ad the pian Epp don sak "The rum which you sped about him ot Met hs ee sped cree she wast Ogi. e feed hist from Sich crime when he pronounced the Anthea wil no foge a= fc that sucha thing be sid of hin.” Each one of hem was edo and under guard (That sume day around igh he uric Trays and Sex- sus Buches, who sat Seon ia charge oe royal able came © {he eel servant of Gr They st down asd i ot ‘down. Then they sal ohm, Fl ws, ford abo, about he dea ‘dupa which tok place exwoen you nd Pyrrbor im Aon 25d Rome, and by wa Woes you persaded hin to ender his ow ‘dogma and to embace your ova” And he gesutlevr hig them n order jr srmemoy awed. He alirmed,T have fo dogs ‘of my ow, js the common dogs of te Cathe Church Foe id fut poate any formula ota + dogs cul belt be mine.” ‘Art expats they id 0 hy "You are moti eoresion Sth hese of Constatiaople™ Add hes“ ay nti eo on." -For wa reno ae you mo in crsmuion” they asked. He nswerd, een thy have reject the four ly cous dough the Nine Quper adopted in Alesana = and droge Ete” ‘Moped ihc by Seri and recealythrogh he Typo ec ‘rat pled in test ndct and bonus wha they dorecd iy the chapters they canemne by the Bets; and what they de {tes by the Bates they overtaraed by he Types And thy cant ‘sed theses any times. Ths howe who werecondemned by ‘hemelves and ner by the Romans a wl the cane lo he ‘igh nena iad of Hur can they celebrate, or what ‘Eide Spican sto thane which sc celeste by sch people? ‘Atl hey sid ohm, Wil you sone be sve ad alters best” ‘Towhich hereto, “Thetire young men who di nor adore hel ‘THE TRIAL OF MAXIMUS when laters dred it did ot conden anyon. They did nat ated Ao wrt balonged to thers butted to ths hat they tape from trv vrsip. Likewise, Dani shen throw into tens den, ‘dot condemn anyone who di nt pay t9 Gad in accordance with the decree of Das, buc tended to wha was his ov ole and he prefered w dean voc offen Go than wo be acted by bi on [Senceover ihe wanaresin of he laws care, Tsk with vellsmsy Gal grat that | nter conde syn ar sy tha 1 lone am stved Bot {prefer to ie rather tan t have my = ‘ence that Lin any sy atl hve ban ein in wha concerns ‘thin Gat 1 ey sid wo hin, "And what will you dof the Romans uit withthe Byvanies? Fo held, jester there came eats Rome an omer a Susy they wl tbe conan with he Jace wil bame even oa hata yo who rnd he Rerans vay.” Daublss wit You removed tee wl then be ap ‘sey union” And hes to thea, "Thane who are coming canton Sy wa ej te Se of Rowe, een if hey shoul ake on ‘los tate they hve oot ough sete tothe patch And a tea all vince that the Roane wil nite withthe nls they ‘Siesta or ord and Ge by oar oth willed works ous “ttn scning to each of he mtre rom which e in hich Be ius wets which beis™ And they said" And te Rots should ‘ne terme with them thine wba wl you da He repli, The Hole Spit, acceding to the Apse, condemns eve ane ‘who sancti Snything ptt what hasten preted Then they ask, Te ahogeternetesary to speak of wis and enegion the subject of Cre” He answered, "Altogether nee ‘Sauyitve wane to worship in oth form teing eis without ma tal acy Tnded, the aly Fathers say lily that ts inpossle tery sation alae or cote bawe a fms ene ce iy. Nhdithere csc thng moar ober to btwn he ties charac ae. bo i ps orCie be tr be known 5 uly Ga aod man by naar without the dine and ban sis? For scodig othe Fates, the on who kes his roaring st 9 lo tal sds dog without the power o back = ota dog. Ae ny oter thing which a st retin marly om ‘itive olen anymore tat tora.” And they aid on, "We ow welt this an il, do mt reve theemperor wha sed the BMAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR “Typos fer the se of peace and that aloe, at because he wanted 9 letoy any of hone hg undrstnd of Chat bar to sge fr he ‘Sent of hore ea whch were cosing the dsc” 9. ‘Then cing himsl upon the round with try, the serene of God said "Lec nt the god and pious led eased by my To lines: canna reve Go by Keeping sen bout what be ode us to peak and cafes For acorn to the divine Aponte be the Tour nthe chueh Fs of spy secondly of prope, hy of ‘eich (Eph 1), then i lea that hei the one who spoke ‘Seauph them. Tse trou the whale ly Wet, bh of he ‘Oi wel as de New Testament and als ofthe al ders and ‘noni we lum thar the God neste bath land wor in ot ‘is dvinny and nhs bury For he align tno howe {hings by which es kaon ad and of hse tings by whic he ‘own many nature nee sn Ihe replete scoring ech ae, ating is akig to eter, es obvious that one eau Inge whe mystery ules be coneses hte what he with the ‘ural propertics which belong to in accord to each ate ‘which bd whch hes 10. After beng Seat or whe, they sd while nding ech ar, “Ho ca you sow tht thon huge these of Conta ‘Gopi ees she oly coc? Ard he sido thee,“ seedy len show in par om he things sit Rome by mea he Lord (Gregory the pete erry Ar oi ples the camper hat itbeshown, he willordr tt persion be given fo yous hese “at Tshl posto ast of bok, bean mie were en fom ‘eran sal take everythng len witout ay kind verb eo lnc” Then wile they wer peatng abut many her tings they formed both argument and hugs to Srprre, nature, and le They wee plied with these nd came to bea se cheerful foe mind, and they began tos, Gal knows, se tained span rf ad we sell ot ipetase you any more Ti Bar the lord Serr sid to him, “Often di goto your cll, Sa iad cn yr eating it ap ado bic dru hee nye rg whack Yo gre ‘reyone da you af the case why many ace spurte rom the ‘Seamunion fhe Churcher there eons.” a the sean of ‘Gah dai ht Tai Don bn communion with the y= tine church The rd Seg rele, "The very fact that ou are on communion isa gtx elena for ll a be a om. ‘THE TRIALOF MAXIMUS ion" And the servant ofthe Lond si “The sing mot om pling thaw a acco enone, a pathng nee pele th F support one" When he lord Trois ea the Typo had in cndnned througout the whale Wer esi the seven af Gods goal tha the dee of our seer emperr be oe raped?" Thesrvnt of God snewerl im, May Cod aan tose ‘ho made‘he emperor ase he Typ and tone wh alowed He Felidae igh placed nt Crh made hi doe St ofc allowed and bl the i er hse {pint wean ver theone wnt pr any shen he brame aware tht seme fom the West were apn the nme on tim, he made Nel re of any censure fm te Chae through a dare which be compose The Eee rot mie or ihe cated tno ordered comput; bu he patra Se $s hanged ney bc ay on oe {fuse up my ei 0 hay Cy tha be publ a tune with signsture. And Tacnded ois enreaty, News weve Iroing svete dspat over Lobe anon wl that oe mite” He Sued the dere en the Hessel Pope Joy had ‘ondemnedtheEthesn atthe ine when be wes wegen Byes ‘And rom hat ine onthe Eas was every caledthe wrk Seg. Lat the oe wo veer rales ove a aso Jo th an is image wil be completly undefiled f any censure” Then shaking thelrheas hey remained lent. saying only hs, "The hele prbles {sda ad who ston 12 Aber they had spoken of hese ad other mater they ex angel erences an et wih al cheese One spin oc folowing Stray theyll thot the placed the kl fet ‘he old ma’ disciple," the presence ofthe wo pars = Nest {ey Ted a Constantine snd Menan, the old tans asses who de ‘mada the dip sent the things spoken bythe, Bt with all cupolas he dnc fatal silo te see, “You ae ining Cantante int the pace chan? Heiner 2 pict ‘ora monk, but sage solder! Teas well rn oth Alcan ad ‘he Roms wha id of love young kee wah vin tee ‘AI ne the eatiness whch Be set ie th fac. Somes be ‘eal say ta they were hi sier,somtinesthat e oktha So that hey would not Be a comtuion wth the Chrch of Const ‘pele hey be sae by hers communon An futher ibe 6MAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR ‘erat continue his wantonness, he woud in x county where “hyd ont know him ye and do these same things othe sao Adsesctl prot od his dy plsure Adie grew shane for nyo dss wo ve Geen ie event uve ay contact wih ne Then after she was kel wheter be creed the Typo ‘de replied fear, "No only did condema tb bo re {ml dcoment apie” * Why, the shed he fil "do you ‘otc tha you acted wrongly Ande is "May God ot rant {hat whatever Ti aly sccotng vo the lw af the Church be said {obecvil” And after hess questioned on many ce pots and ha "S73" Once move they ed in he old ma ad the od Teas id ‘whim, “Spr, Abb nk speak the rth ad he erperor wl ave Iecy oo you orf shal go through eg delareton and tbe Fad that even neo he things gist you sue the nw wil abe say youre” Aad he sad, T hive sendy sid ands agai, that only etn ita beta then so Satan Gad. Bute Feet Gol tan apette, thn othe accuasine sist hc ae fake and witht stance” Sel, do whatever you dese do Tel ot be hae T worship God." Aad esi him, "Did Jou ot fondea the Types? He answered, "have suid mang tines tat id fender it Ant neasked hin, "Di you conde the Typ? Then dom carerned the enperte" "Te svi of Ge sewer,“ id rtcondenn te erpere ut dace en tote wth Fath of theCharch" And be sa to him, "Where wat condemned?" Ae the Syn of Rone erp “nthe Chacha te Savior nd in hat of {he Mother af God." The the eparch sl whi, "Are you cm ‘ion with the Church of thse ofthis yor ae you acs” Hea ‘ere, Tam oti ermain.* He i to hi, orb eas Heep "Beste ihe eject the aan” And hes" t Instron out the cave hen hw tt hey re eee 09 {he dipyehs?™ Bue mi, "And what the use ofthe words whe Ueda are sect?” "Andean you?" bead, “demonstat this? Heanwered “lf Thaverbe erty and you alot Tl demoastste this ey easy” And everyone base suit and the bars 0 tim, "Why do you love the Romane an ate the Grek?” In answer {heeevant of God ad," Wehaves precept which syst hat an te love the Roma as tse ih share the sate faith and te ‘Grek a baring the sume Innguae” Aad oan de bursa sd im Hw hd yom sy yo c Fcannwre "Seem ve years 1% ‘THE TRIAL OF MAXIMUS .” And ead him, “ow many years has your dil een Wh you?" He answer Phi cen Then on of the crise Shiny “The rd sede you ss uch you doth te yh! Toni be mower aig sal Ts Atsich things were bing spoken the chamber, nether of sh pris ang hanno se hd tl ime, Demonte "The syd ha fee the tne whe send hs een deol And eset of Ga ‘2a, "No Sep ot nse Wh soa snd cso there smog te things sonnel wich fly sess is deo ‘Stny Enea, told be cobnly dared ids ot Ser Ue othe tings which were ween bythe te Pope Thendre> ‘Ahearn thang the pain Trost "ou do now ‘the yor saying Abbot: isda br bec done” 1h Schwere hing one and std ar ss seey ets them, And the maters earning thm cane to such an end when {hey domi he bly od man fen the caren ptm, Andon {he ea day, which sas Sud, the ofc the Church hel 4 ‘etn and persuaded he emperor en that rd 30d inhuman eles separ tem romeach aber, he ly aden to Biro, acy of Thre ands dil to Bebe a the ater finitartbeRoman Erp," unpronided fr se, without nw tee, aking every eure of. They iat ave sec othe et that they Sold orev pl vis on tho who were ee ‘il: Ad a they were, ake ng having oly Gods el, shoring Chris ad ying bara though the Lae that ‘Gad might erect hb mete with our owt, ad that be mht ‘chun hose vos sng wan peta sages Be {hip wich is driver ab by wins ad waves ba oc rand mites Forhe lowe hemtobe re by ages eg {ir dapston war him sy tht hey mig ya th ‘wie, "er, save un we ae psshing (Mt 29)" an that ey ‘ight know coogh to auibut al he gs conceaig the a ‘Son ones nor ht hey shuld pth rs eels Bat father aia gre ean wl he wi ad waves ate acd And Be {Eaten nt mid woe Me 1) and one Sc fe thither gt orn woh the steed ah (Sie) and bees them hoger nd ss eee od Seedssn pons snd erdsand tgs acnrandond rte (pe tad fl sod sting tl soe Sl Hs sad mockange, Tie nMAXIMUS THE CONFFSSOR nd was aia resurrection, brogng pace with ito dos who had teen perscetel on his cent, ad yt hoe who were acted for im, sre in este pa arcesion at the ater rans throne, anda ppl place bore every penpals power {nd wire and domain, sndeery name wich ened wheter a As age on the one come, May we obtain al of these things theaigh the prayers and inercsnas of the lthly supremely go os Mary tly by saute Moher of God and Eve-Vigin worthy of ll praise, nd ofthe ly spl, prophets and martes. Ame.” Nores ree ener aortic ei ris eh ae nomena other ah Or acces ‘Street tere hoeve anasto in stare SS oer cece eae ie See ee ere eee one Te ee gen me Dacke erlees caine st eae. LE ecient eee ra aston cone trek ile tan aminauiiaeient ek eonre otc ce cme ee ea eae casera {GL Onn ee A Poe, impr Ec, Sgr ter Pk en acy terete nk crepe, ert en sets ra rem mrs ese es Oe Coo icon initia puoi fer asta racer Poe Be RSE ereiermaieces iG ilne ioe bogeaceeeceg e See ie eo 0 [RIAL OF MAXIMUS (ating Comin ID. Grey tei i oppor i 46 by po (Sining his enporrwa lla ov tetera ihn ‘orang Moin sty. oS a neni lagi he a indicate sry of “bn alee Gr wor fo Be Relea Sen The a te Cae a 7. Thc Typn mar cues prolate the cpa 8 Iressa cheat ote of wile iin Gs So eared ser eee er the Seabed. Ae Mas es ‘Sear eoemnin et whe an ceil rah wa eng ded wa cla ‘tn ecen At se frig th agen bet cba iit a maka he quan 1 Thea nd argh ver frm of ecmomy.* 3 Tht dot le ag oredr ten hey ve oe 12, Onthe omen bres Masi nd ries one ay ed wiht Sher ar bof Sa in i aged 1st f Ora, Rae, 1985 ec ‘ae. ‘dean Ir. Dye. Koyr Manic, 1956: Dats" Matin ‘Gnfsearaeere deWorgensme meng” Tia oe ‘aan eh plone ern Sane ese SPN eCanlle Se Prana oun eek 1h Thc Seg aac of Conca Py ‘eral rng ea he Alawar epee soa han {ith mpd emprs moter Matin A ls be wc i Si oe avn he eran po Maina ni wa dete Tati Cardoen 45 (RGD 28-959 tthe hee de ye ‘hs tal to Roe to rake isnt enn wpe Ths ‘aly rapt cen whet pale sonia charged canes {he et ofthe preter Get) On th Se kr Pe (Cd) Le Duce fp owe Se a, 1355p. 3. ena ste pl aati te or ay 54d ly ie angle ln evn IR’Sraar "The uae Pen rl So 0 Cry yaa Pia sey Lan, 8). ee 1, Tha opel» eennoe beeen Egypin Mops pl ie mee CK 15. Anexpasition of the ft signed by the emperor and ed by hin in Winery tn Menem al Mase In ee pe »[MAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR Jeb V sh cee Heri ced utah a fovea 19 Th ara yond of, 19 erin ado eri sino theme nc pope, Bagel ho wld replace Tee ae ee eee davcnaa fanning sun ty of Core CL Arb Th $ PCIE). Onthiseapeson cf: Pest PS "Csadope Tange Tae ‘Gerace Conc pets male er tres ele ene Pini ser Confer ar 8) ah are Bate neste pe Comal ee ee iSicry nine tase ep tre ree ermal , Ser eocecamr ime oeeanes nd Eom irra ote et pero are Pr Men X, 7 62-86 As Teapanes 50 3s Amand Ont Boh, "An Ely Sy ie of Mating the Contr = AB CHO) Se Who see hears Monasun(LaChrosopedelaie des Nene le Cotes" FO 15 191 142-58)sPyt od Pe, ‘sng elmo rts "Ont ist he Pais ‘Cowan fom 8" 82.6197) oA Dea ke they are Ptr ef Constants Melos of Amo the etn ‘BC capa! beat athe Arb ong of Sr Or php gg he ‘tne lot patch There he etre le ‘isco fad cel the Mt Pear lesa) The Laran Sy of 6. Om soe EC, Laeransy- ele vin 60," ane Fr Ki Staside sa. The te ‘lee i tere Lata sd te iS My "The py” worth orf ho whom prayer were ait atthe Eat Els ane fom he gow cen ‘neem become rune eet by ali tht ‘Bont pyc Sc yin tai they x0 THE TRIAL OF MAXIMUS Maxine iis hi «mee frmay wen he nto af what the ‘rn adconl wa ng deed, 9. Oxy the enn Roman ward of te Byzantines eae ‘ion Grctstorcr hemes penned si Coie oe by the Byars, See) M Cargo ar atm 2 Conan Conse faring hen nes he ssn ing ‘7 Oty Ravn h as nse Chern be Come id seni eco eprom fap * tg th pare To iy we dpc Aug cose ‘Bie toy tote wi he Cafe The eof same ce nnn servo PO Sso92 Dee promsang sen at ‘iy eel bcse of te pros ign alo tush (en a et waged {tie fo tadego second hl Wa his tw hci, bth cle ‘Ault es cnn al utd by Sing tong plot ‘rom theratand hgh emptor e itp dient cae AB: eg three tre pred th ne Atma sh phe i ‘vo of Sena Tale te ear he sdern Tape Goin USSR seta the desh emu serge the enn lee ‘te idan ar 10, VIS tre lesen he wey ‘onsen det Se Mains. Hedi sum sf, Aug 6 u8 g 5 é = 3 & ol aProvoove Hs, Father Fido beside the mar on the Ami fot ave ant hdc on lve to pour Gea i far ‘emai eal ume tte four Gnpls While serpent Stall wordy of your expectation, tye the bese foal do Your ‘Grace sold knw tt hs a a te roy own mediation Ineads vee trough the wings th bly Fath and sled from them wueer ha clerees my sobje,mtng ay {things owed so hat they can be se at ance oO easly {emai "These | hve ete our Gres requestig that ou read them wih ndlgeee an nk or only wat pl nthe Inking yl which aes char, od ofa) Tomy made ty ‘whichis beet of ay spi rob ric roe ha yu ne be nnoye by antiga sa Ihave spy fled nslgnon. Tay ths bent re are many of tr who pe annoyance oly words whi the wo instructor ecveistrcian Dy dense ery few Rate, ese pay earful secon wo each chapter. Prt al ey dts eye te mp Wil jr ech seruy by mary people re hough hy appt to be ‘ery sph expend. rape gh happen tat somhig well tothe sol wl revealed oa of them. Ths wil happen aptly fram God's rice othe ove who reas with an uncoated in, With the of Go and wih ove Bur if someone es his ray ‘ther bok whatever ofr the soo spn prof Bt thu fission or ht mgt a ine up in orn whe an hap wl ses protect eHMAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR Puwst Cexruny 1, Lowe gone pion of the soul by which oe peters telag othe knlge’ Of Gs poset reach he hb of histo fone as any atachmen atl hing. 2, Lane i bgeten of descent detachment of he a God, pepo earning ot gel ey, sense of ear of Gd sad feo th he Lad. 5. The ane who bles he Lord fears pantie; the ane wh fears pnishment boom master of hr psn the one who bec ‘mater of hi puns prey ender rulations: the one ho pa ‘nly endures bulson wa have hog n Ge; pe a ep "ats from every eal atalent and when the min erated ‘om thsi wil ave ove for Go “Te ene who loves God prefers towel fhm o all ching nae by him ands constantly Ges by Sie ‘ral thing ave een mus by God an Tor sae then Git ‘ester han what hasbeen made by hin. The one wo frase be SS ne tr gs sn hep es ‘made by Golo God hima “The one wh as hr mind fc on the love of Gada al vibe hingr and even hr on ody a aon ifthe sol eben the tsa Go ncmparably beer than the word whieh he eet dane uo peers the bal tothe {tal and the word wo the Gat who reed to dere fro i The one who separates hi min! from love and devotees 0 ward Ga and Repo ted ny sensible thing the one eho pees Uhetady to the spend bigs are nade to God heir Cres. ‘> belie othe iad sth ain okra nd hiss ta fle fr Gnd, then ie wel sl hat her ting restr 10. When in he flan of es ve” for Gl the mind gues oof ial theaithas mo preepton eal ete of efor of any eres Forcace luniaed bythe dine at if Ig, vena eet [eee anything that may hin, asta the yl ee has no se ftton ofthe srs when the son he fae, Ti Al the vines st the mind im he port of divine lov, but aol docs pute prayer By ete ind given wings topo ahead Gal's bones abe oa hing. THE FOUR HUNDRED CHAPTERS ON LOVE 12, Wheaton the minis by hn now and Iingongouusecl eres aes perception ovine enscendenee tht aang te divine hk ans noc Snot line ana wih oon te words reopet einem a nm ge opener 17. The so who Ives Gol cto hp bo lve so every na himself ve though nsec by the psn he oe tore puri when ses hi eaterson nd omen era an ose 1. The sone soul igre ed with gh of hist and ' 0 we 15 Theon who ses ace of ard in ion heat hough a fk aes wa any tan ocr be ay Se masher ‘tel foe ete lave fr God, bcs ove or Gin no way 0 is at forma ie The ape whe loves,” sis the Lord wl esp my com sede and “hry Smbundinean, tat you Kxe cao ter" "Terefr the oe who der x Tove heir i ot {epg the oman andthe oe wh cs ote the om ‘anette tot the Lard 17 Blse 3 the man who as ero veal men eq 18, Blese nthe man who nor staced ay cept an PB ithe mind which as ge beyond lings ad 8 Bless the mod which has gone beyond all ing nd takes ocean cg nthe Sine bey. 20. The se wh makes proviso fo he dese ofthe les aa tears re mgt i igor fry hinges an Soreccune mie dattieGrewe =e 2. The oa uo Lees his body awry fom please and sickness epsit sallow worker inthe serio bt! hing, 2 The ne wh fle the works dss ps ims beyond very worly gre 2 Tn oe Gal resis gba wl. Such Soa can aon to ney bt ather gest a Goa aon Dexchoneubohasnedt= ne ”MAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR 24. The ene who iets Godby giving ns tows no dferece beracen cian goad or at dune arp wo de mcs fe dye tue detest without dino acon tthe nerd (eri be pees he vos person oe he wid Bene OF is ae Jas God who isby nature pda eof pson sla anesal way 2h crestuts bu lr the inane man aig ‘omc end tig sitet nd as mee onthe wicked ‘cra on sein cheng hm hi Sir deste one od ad without psi toa his ten ‘Soe ive oqualy ll men “the itu bee of is mare ad god Sil and kev the wed sus fs marae and compas by ‘Thich eps oe wh onichand makers way in drkness 6 Theinposton ves mde mane not nk ae sharing of none bot ch mare sang the word of Ged and py S- TF The ane who bas gemsinely resound worly mars and serves sighor vito pretense hougs love son ees Ninel of [psi sl rendered sure of vine ve ad owt ak The ne whos seed dv lve hie dos at grow vay of ely flowing afer the Lan hin God, athe dane ema synthe tires yy epic anp nd onage wat ining any el of aon 9. Wen yaa ar inked by sancne rode in any mae, then bear of angry hgh, ee by des they eter Jo fo ‘fara place you theron of hae o. henever you ae sg nest rom nl rice seine gab ur dagen ‘ising angry ont os 31 Ate nny fie ds oc warm he oy 5 ith wide love does ax bring bt thelamination of knw i th oa BP Aste ight thesun aac thea ee, 0 does the no cleat Ged da the pred to al ature ove The minds pre when t removed fom grace td i snd by ive fr Te nis pre when thas en ed om he pn rece uncsingyi dvnove SHR bamewerhypuson ba wonement ofthe woul conrary wm ‘THE POUR HUNDRED CHAPTERS ON LOVE, 36, Dacha ia pens sate ofthe on which it ces 37. The one who bis 2h aud the its fle does not ‘change fron even tng be exprtences cos il And et St phen Chit’ scl, and howe Te him, pede yo aswel {hrs ims wh prays fr is murderer al ns ogee a Fhe forthe ng ingore Bi Ife isa mark of ine ob pet sd kind the one who acs ‘tetas or wichelly ely Saks his stares olor, and theo win va srange aoe a stnge to eds Ene “al 39. Dons, asthe divine Jeremiah lls, that you athe Los terple"And do not tht Sneed on Lord fess Crs Save ime." foe this sips welrs pou acu lve fr hi through wos, Farin what coneror ce blcnng “een te devs let and remble.™ 40. “The work flv ithe deine dig of go one’s ihr a well as ap stflering ad patie snd the of thing he opera. The ne wolves Ga not id nor dose ree anyone be cle fay ping hig On ety sat ae in and rivet thers, the one wich the ese Pal had and-with Whi he greved te Caithinns haw ela nto chasing ad bing wate and singing pins sd ying and aay thy folaterayans ee ums mt PE * “B. Wanye drs anything, he tural sive tooasin it. Now ‘he divine inomparbly ber and more Geb tamil ond sod By bs det bang itch otic ngun te oe wo had ‘The wnten wor is taten down citer Fr on own meoory oF ‘THE FOUR HUNDRED CHAPTERS ON LOVE for the prot fhe, ofboth o harm erin people, ofr ote tation, ore ec. "esses lace of pasture" knowledge fered things water oes 6) Hum 4 dow of death. ""Ds if anyone i wth Go st God is wih is he cen ean "Forth shuld walkin the mio the shadow of deat, Iw fear no el Benue You ae vee = "7 pure min ses things ih, stigeward spose rings what es mew, ands ken ving eases 1 Ba, he oe Whois doped ofthese hee days abut the spear "Thee wh knows the Try and eeton td Provides sed who haps the roti pat of his soul utc with Go, ‘Thera sid sigity Gas jodgene a is sa hs Pri ence, Ths he one who he cai Keowee of thes things an ‘iy, Youre and sal ave given me como 100, Where od ae baste spel of pene nd enlightened in the compton of Beings then cam ten Gd and pay mete “Tou Cerone 1, The nasnate wo thts and hing padatve of mod exon, ve, sl loowicige he unronale of es, Bn nd ignore. 2. You have prepared a able forme, ee. Tale ere signin praca! vtie, for ths hasbeen Chet “asin toe Giociic asthe a cham dhe contac ot Crestare te ap of Gad the trowiedge of God fac i my i ‘Word and God or tough his ication be pres val wt he ges hl of tne wha ae ote saved 8 he id with Pal The bes he ingen in which all the as wl rere. ‘The gh Fe ns Sera ie SP he es wether ofthe coneapiible, the bl oe sioral ene, core pon th he mise ofthe faces of he Seal Mae ofthe rool faa is ance an fly, fea hleandeneapscile cy bate and nenperaes. Tht gh Skowl ad prone. this so, song ceeds geno fence by Gal eno a[MAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR 4 Its not fo which sei bat gfatony, aot the geting eile ren but foricon, not pomesson bu fee, nt reputation Bo ‘tingly And if this i here noting ein rere except Issel stems rm the minds eigenen ts aura ul 3 The beast Dany sys tht among the demons this i what ci ieraional anger senseless rect imagination. Ba ‘atonal ge unaeeaaeney clement rases ar pr ‘ons of rest, sna, sb dreumpecion Now patatone ‘upon abit 0 hen the dena one Rad Feasan, ene ad eligios ‘eunspeton, I tis seme, the ether ae the demons ei by ‘ure ater ty have became vi tg else oC at ‘alfa (Some psson are productive of intemperance, others of hate, stil ober of bath inemperance snd te *."Tcenive and sumpeious eating ar caes of itempersness qc and wang cause hed of neighbor Bu their ater, sl five ste cus of both ' Sallovets thepistol aati fr the byt “which opps! lav aod selectry. Tone wha ar slo ha be pase 9. Nan” says the Apostle, hates sown es f cure, "bat notes and sake ke sve, allowing eno mee than od hl doing” ses ony as thy are essary fo ie Soh tea one oes witht passion snd ea ea am soit in vine lps eh Cee ye Sig 0 tena persn loves ome, eal eget of vice. Soifomeoves Gal, es tral eager odo whan plesing 0 Wim: Bue ie loves hi ey, cage secomplsh what gs TT. Wat planes Gol is lve, tempera comemplation, and prayer Wha pcs the fh tony, ncrperane, ad wat teeter oem Tce, "hose wh ee es enms fleme Go. andthe who ae Chins iv race tires th Ai pesos and ln TE Wen the mind nts vad God, eps the by a er ‘anand allows toting more than wt scary fe Bt ‘eat icine tard he es, mes ewan he psn nd ways makes provision forts x= 1 Ifyou want peal ve jour hogs take eae of your pas ‘THE FOUR HUNDRED CHAPTERS ON LOVE, sion and you wiley drive them from your mid, Ths er ‘aon fa, Keep vig, work ard, kp to youre, Far ange ad Inet" reparation and honor nd att things Foe ‘rads, py ortheone who as ur yuan you wl ie bem Tf. Do bt compare yours weaker men, bt rather rich oto ‘he ammsdnent of lve Fe by comparing yours these Yu ll Int the itt eon in eching oa forthe ater you aac he gh fhe. 13 Ifyouare rely observing the commande ofbve of hon, for what reson do you beat hi Us bternas of rent Ts ot ‘aly becuse In tering race hing a lore an oling 0 {Othe You arming wa on yout bors 16. Not auch ut of ney ha ld Besomeevibleby mena ‘hat with et of them cn pot for ther peur, 17. "Thare ae thre esos the love af ney: lessureseeking, ‘ingory, naka fth. Aad ore serous hatha v0 lack ote, 18. The lado loves mane because with ithe sin ary; the ‘in person eease ith the cn he pai, the etn sake ‘th Benue can ie and ep hie ofa of anger ld ge oils ore He ays his hope on rather than sad he ‘aie and provider ofthe whe ere, evn ofthe a and len of ig cigs 1). That ae four kind of people who acquire mone, theres ‘mentioned nd the neni simian Otsouay ly he eure {er the ight reas tha he might eter ran shot nein each ‘oct nd All pusoate thoughts ether excite the concapsibl, dur the ia, orden the atonal element af thew From ti ‘inc aba tht the mind hampered nt spi contemplation Sin the ight of prayer. And tras of thi the, espe ‘lly the sian. should gle sou hee oi hgh ed bes Tow and lint der eats. Thus, frie, he atoal ks tat pasate menor of women aru he concpaile clement ‘ofthe sland recused by incontinence exting sd aig, ‘ell a by frequent snd nrsonable swan with these Sine Stomen, Hanger dist og ad soltade ciate them. Agar, once mri ofthe who ave hut sup the temper ‘ioe af pleasure seking. valley. and aticment to mtr things, forthe arose pram i send here he hs eth at aMAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR {hse things of ot and thn. Diskin an ontempf hee this {erthe lone of God mies thm - 271 Gal now inl an the things rested by hi. The oly a shal know Go nl they brow, te hig rete yh Bu thetoly angle dont know Gand he igs red yh ss God ows hietand the things rel by hin 22, God ins hime of hs own sted een, andthe hinge. ste by hin his wind, hough wd ows be me al ‘hing The aly sng, bower Kew Gol by paccaon, magh ete beyond peractin, and hey know things rst by im omof wha contemplated in them. 7 Cree gy re nga one the mind, Da ees el contemplation ine This ot 0 wath the eran, ad Sens God, who fey tensa, wen, cera bg, ns ever 74 Amare endowed wih reason and ndertaning paps io the ly God ys very being, ys ape for well ha for geotoes and wisdom) aod bythe eit feral beg. this ‘wat knows God; na things cent by hams a ows 1 perception ofthe ordre vino to be served in cea Ts ‘vElom exisn the nid ample sd without substance of ts mn, 175 Tnbrnging sto extence rationals imelgee ature Ga tis sopreme ness is somone 0 fut ofthe de ‘hues by which he mains, guards, and preserves cere beng ermal ing, gute, sl wisn The Bs ew of tae he rts {othe een he sein ot ly of wl hat oe nee he ies being sd eternal ng, al the vole acy be {fees grodnestand dom n order that wha eisby esse the re fore might bexome by parti. Fe thi eas he salt be tude" the age diene of Cod othe mage ising by {ur beg, to the nage of Ws cron by co eral cing eh hugh nc thot thganng yet ilo endy tote Hens tis gondness by our ene, tthe nage is widen by ‘wnlom Thetis by tate, the son by grace. Every aoa a {rind s made othe nage of Gob ony tone who a od nd wise se made to his iene. 46."Aleatonal and inteligee nates divided into tw, aly, angle and human nate. Anal ngbic are agin divided fo gene sides or groupings ly oe secured, hat, to bay ‘THEVOUR HUNDRED CHAPTERS ON LOVE pers andimpare dues. All haan natures divid a wel go {aly wo geser sides, religion eg TF Gud arabsolueensence gouoes ad wisdom (eather, speak nore propery, s transcending ll thse gs) hs contrary aly whizever. Buu creatures, because they ll ave exec, se Final ndintliget aes the apt fr poder and wider by puteipain sod grace, do hae contrary quatoes. To ensence op Pee ign, tae ro wo th power mater Tose gos ad wide at teabare depend th wil of ton beng 3h inet ehe Grek peopel at the substance of ings ‘iene cermlly with Gold that they secre nl this Uae nin, they sy hve hing ey ub {Sn tt opal ne quate Wear, Iowever tthe vn abt slone ha contra beau ‘eral and infinite and between on the oe substance, theoreti nonbeng the conray ofthe subsites of beng that thc eel bag nonin athe power of the one 9 propery i bog snd his gifs are moe saben reviion."™ Ad Uhetfore i bts aba and wl be ssn by ira power ‘ight even hough Shae nobeing sis opps, st sd since t seas brug int xing from nobing by Gal tod wheter bat tring or aoateng depends cn is wi ou sta el the pean of god an ignorance dat of know cdg, ss snbeing the evan of bgt nt bing proper so'Sis, rk at no tary of ae beng by pep Prvtons ef he former depen on the wil of cet: evan ‘hela depends on he wil ofthe Cretr ho ato ones eer ‘leis rarer eis recive beni fm 50. Ofallreatars some serail an lige ni adi ofop- panies suc ss vr and vice, knowlege and ignorance, Ot te ‘Seis tes composel of opposes sacha earthy sy iy and fer. And here are some comple wioat bay of mater, though tome ofthe are united wo bai, td oes have th make oy ‘fered fora All bes se by maar without movement They ae move seal hehe ial nso mse ” 132. Thess powers are or norshnent and growth, fr aginMAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR ‘ion and appetite, fr reson nd understanding. Pants hae ony in thet pwers ital ania she inthe cond el an en inthe dh ton othe isto, Mason the st powers -roveto be erable, be the hid imperil 33. "The bly age eon het Manton with oe nb, lso communi human nature th Ui vite or the Sowtedge which they hove "Th with th vr, aa rato of ‘edie goods, they Beet thems, cach ead hve be ‘ath them by making thm Ge With hs eg, cher Serhan GV Lon, are reer most igh sy Scape" or Secpr abot dis, o mere scutes inorpo real ngs, este sbout Provider or mote mates aon 4" purty of mind means fish fe noe next be ign of wate han nds fhe irra of uric Neg tly ving passat thn nd Fury consenting on = 35 party of sal means no acting scoring to are, fr rom ‘hisarebgate pasonste hong inte ia. Now aes inacord ‘with stre when er ese dt, that anger and coca ‘emain rex of psn une the sna ae tng and te ep esettons they bing 36 Impurity of bay iain nde 39, The one wo itt afte byte things ofthe word ves ‘tude; the one wo doesnot love anything hares loves lle en cee le nao ns tec a ‘Soo thoughts, posses the knowledge of God ad of divin ei These goto ately ps tes er vwremain dtc mt epsenons 19. Lone and slmatry hes the sind detache rm things and from her epoca. “0, The mind ofthe one who hives Gad docs ot eagage in bale spins fn or int hc pean bt une he ‘oman no apt he one woofers hit, nas te ge Tut sginst he psn ta ened whee ages 4. The whe war th monk aps he esto separate the passions om the representations. Gur he wiloot icon {hing without psn "D. Thing,trsetaon, and passion ae all iferent eles. A ‘THE FOUR HUNDRED CHAPTERS ON LOVE, things forinstanee, aman, a wor, ands ft. A represen tation fr istane, simple relecton of sy of ex thing Pa Si, here san rata sean oes fr any thee thing Theor the oats bat rece gis passion, ‘3, Apt repens dat one tnd {nd the simple though wlirematn Wecan we vsh ake isp {tan ough peel ove a slaty. “H. The var sant the mid rm he pssst com templatons prt fom snp reeset the pe payer Siicecdvtimee ee"? cen, “D, the tus aie oh nowedge of creates, twee ‘orth knoe, the knower othe one who known orn ad ‘hose knoving tanec knowl “6. Gad an sbeyon floes il noe rng restr ito ing ot ofa seh a at ee cp th aero por ‘ton hi a hat he might gh in is Wok sen then Alle ad evr istshly sated wits the one wench ier 4. The word has many porn ptt bt ot i height way and ‘many who mourn, bat oer mone ttre of dre and {many who we mer, bun he a of inp pasos nd any Img and thi, bu orb anthers gos snd toot unl And thre fem who arene, both body and wt et fos and ca of bear, bt oat of sania peeks bat who subj thou tothe esha many wn erp, bbe use they edo many ware eprint fo Sef Sins Instn, onl ths are ssl who do sod sfc te hg fr ‘Grist and lovig his empl For wit rene tase hee ‘he king of heaton” and Sey sal se Colt and forth So {hae ss ma bean they do and er thee things ta they ate Used neste jt meatond do th sane, bt basse he do sad sfler hem fr Chet and lew hie "8. in veything tha we do Gol sa the toto, a hase gently bean ads whether we do for ho for any oh ae ‘There hen we wish odo someting good eo have ma apple in view but ether God, so that ays ling to ime ip do erthing on his axoun otherwise we sal age the Bor and titi the rear — “time of payer css your ind the simple epresenta @MAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR lof nan mers andthe eof very ena tin eeting Iupsol eer ings you be eprved oth ons who's ncompen IY ‘eter then ther 30 Ire sincerely lve Gade cast ot the passions this very love Lover hin means ope hi co the wold and he sul whe dy. means to despise wey tags and wo dete ccs cont tally to Rin trough selmasery, lve, payer, psi, sd so fork ite we doe set Gol sbi ae ge bend ae pr of so eo ng reg A also gh Ra cy ety mse er Scat dan etc aiee acca ke ‘Sensi an phos kd eo ny em siltperai to malas opogis ne 2s yo ytd cc el Sy ad joi epee wr iw hea "ein ted sie, Buthen youth odie ‘Stoves mht yo dont knw to So want te ging wth he 2 ae a te ly a tl hg wl do the san pve wd ey sae rts wana ty, ste min cna ethrepesntim a wom bly nh ow bal th fora ind che shape ten eh farang te wy te md ware epee ene iia gh te sapetiswetly al y ‘rote ain a ha tay a tgs ne we oe ‘ect ety, midi ose wb geese Ta hrc be decency est othe ater jg ne a as rl pet Sesame ant bomen feed Boss ‘cod youre Arde Ame, le Serre etl Lal men” With gee tary jug te ou cao Yuna" Ba ecg ithe ym So hy ‘heme gh i aged one och hr. Aa ‘eens ers dated ft ice ‘yueee ane TAT eo in hei of no en ig i Wehr pes cyte eee ‘THE FOUR HUNDRED CHAPTERS ON LOVE sey lore de cer esr Neneh tte nce SIRE pn gchar LSS amy Foe Sadan pea ony geen Seam ep ed enc aE Sng esa ee tebe canter. ed ee mont eaten. rrinchgenn ta peer eS cdipre Siac eae putes coi ie So ET aa edge agen eet tesa, © Seep ae eam Senet age oie refining chan ne Sache en ream namo meet Serica mak entree RLS tetra aa atrea wefan tg oe onsen Ginna erineh agetaaoctnet ae “5a ou onto yo edly h seompt iia ted re oa sro once cha eae tes ico Sa pana dey oe a ie acai fears nm ale nnd wae be st Ss ie esa be Sac ©MAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR 6, Dre rating ig ih ins seater 93 A pr who his besa hone with he knoe of God and islam ning he pre ps Sada le ie Se agoes ane Heaney hig afer Fo wat sees the owe patos bran spate eer ening ‘Etc whe And ule emi inde tg et thn to wt eon user wl bey fad da hem. And er nthe rte “5, Ths wn nan plies doo cde uo a oboe oF mle bvef ot a Kreulge dvi tings without pts dn su pesade si dam mtr ings compe rete ‘Beer taht fig eT on any me th “Shooatc ita yeaow inte prot ee Pisin mad Forehand nce corai nes {rrtnein tyre prs them bein Sk wo seta pen igi ‘tad hms Unworuly and Smid om wh tre a Jos be sip ag of uma aes dost bi be nnd onan histo geet in thgr pede ye doin han ngs fore ene Unibet curr ais and gues Hoc tees ned evi ic nn fy veh sth i ed ‘ales al pene rtm he ad ‘Sigil hg hea she ha Sl pid pal ig toh ar lo ye compa rtd tems ne tinge {ante dawn nether homan oo to vie hing. Ts sth ee of ‘Kent sews eens keene bo ‘Eien ps on fer pect be Kon “Wow fat nts aan noe rcs ante ec etm er mc wi {Stig hg igi exes nd dacuion oe mga geste Sorsttelsmenpaon 70" arn ol wee hen of he sos wt cre pl coco ae Ny ‘THE FOUR HUNDRED CHAPTERS ON LOVE. ‘cupid wih hem, we can wl doing this ey revert once oreo thet’ asons. In thisewent wean expt ater no ater rt "cep simpe kno lee with conc Th eu ths she gaa ‘shscarng ths nowedge andthe completion ‘mae tig 71. The bsmeworthy passion of lve engrsss the mind in materia things. Theprasewerty pasion aflve nde evento civin tgs, For generally where the ind vores tne so eps whee exp ialsouras ie deste and love whee the ede le things which ate town in the things of the the invisible we and the vl wr and nc rally he made the soul and the bya wel. Now vie weld ‘so beau, wha sot of world wl the invicle be? Wie s beer ‘han te forer, how mach beer thin bth ithe oe who eet ‘ham? Ifthe th Aer of sryting habeas tran ll tents, fe what reson dos te ind eve the bes ofl be oh [rose the wor ofl. by whch mean the pasion of de es Gris cot ear the vig ved ad ast with he Nec ome Dinh the minds no yee reccved sere apeencoftheone who bes of lla who transcends al Three iby» prolonged ee ci of slfnastry ver plese nd ofatenton an tage sraualy beak tava from sch aeatonship,Keapls nl ‘aly aan in dvine things atl scans ow cy aad ‘aly antes ie whole ng onto Cod. or "8. The ore who speaks n= detached why a is brother’ sas does so or two reasons, eer erect him oto lp someone Ibe Speaks apurttom ths eter to hin o tosnohe, be drs 0 wh prosch and disparagement. He wll ot xcrpe being lok by God Secs tee rar rd red nd ejoached ty thes he wil id digace 74 Thee sot stone reson wy snes commit the sme sin in ed, but several For instance, eae tin en hats ‘ther tin by being etre aT thi cae the sn de fly "elec beore or rte sa barter was dey peed ver thence. The one wo ss fom habit ue te rere fest doesnot ease Singin thoght ta fete athe mai the sie dipstion. 75. The an wh sch afer the viewer out af singly obo secs afer Inowledge swell ou of vigor. Ceacy sich a psn 1MAXIMUS THE CONFFSSOR ie does nr says anything othe se of nprovemen but iin all ‘isuntanes pursuing th approval of te alaners or hearers The fusion dete when sme of hoe people impose sure on Bs Arco hs won anderen geved thereby, at because ea ot diy. for such ws ot hi arp, ut bean a is owe Agra. SET passion of greed revesled when ones hay in cen ‘buunpyngiing. Soh person canut be god var. 3. Apuraon eres ering forthe reasons fo the bve of God, fer he hope rowed, cat fs fnr of punstment, ou of ea of Ime hed nate for pete; for probe a singe, at Since. “Teste ting to be delved from though and another oe Sie fom passions. In fice srsone ay be often delivered fro thoughts of hee bjt inthe atneneovaed which hes sie "pms, butte psoneare hidden neh sul an eevee when ‘Capes pen Thertore rs ecoray to observe the od when {he bcs ae present ad Gear for which of tem hls 20 ‘usher. Thai genie ind iin tne of tempation he syppot his ctor by Besring a is or, weithout claro Op hs nc ‘Spal ens, Suen, and misortones. ‘st, Do not digar your conscience when ialuays ecommends thebesr hme Inte propses to you divine xn angelic adv tec you from your heute set dflements, and grits you fairy blr Ge the ment of depart i Ityou yane wo bsme jicousand deat and no servant of he so cone ays scm ings what biden Gon our towiedge You will idee find «great any divers hs hic Inve ced yoo; ant yl be stnised wt your own nora 25d Temper your pride. And in Aoowtag yousl” you wil understand toy ga al wonder hing, ier o thik hat oe Bows des allow one a advance a knowledge "2 Apso dil wants te bel if be doesnot pup any reste tthe heli vents, These are the ps and hts Trout on by man diferent crcunstances. Theo who rena docs ‘otk wat ing worked ut here nor wha advantage he would ‘aw trom when he leres hi woe 10 Vang and reed are mally begoten ofeach ober, for n THE FOUR HUNDRED CHAPTERS ON LOVE utile the win grow rch, the rich gow van, bu nly i a wooly Sens, Since the monk is without possesion he cones te more fain and when he des hve money he hides ein shane someting Unbecoming sein TH. les caracerisic of « man’s vinglry that he Become vin shouts ini and whatever rss with tris charsctrstic a his pride ht heb cited er his god ded, dsm he ‘nd serbetheve ded ois and otto Gl Ir characte a th worldly esos wainglry and rie hare be vain an elated ver ‘pearance, wealth, postin, an ede TEe'The aievemotte ofthe fy the world are miinones for sma, sndhe achievements of monks ee misornes othe nthe ‘wer! For tence the achievements of tose the ol te welt fame, poston, foxory, bodily comfort, fine cre, and wha i ocd wit hese H's nk cane oth be ks: On the ahr andthe man’s cevemers ae to be wut possess, fame ot faMene aso s-mastey, eras, and wha sot ith these. thse things hap oa a ofthe werd gine his wl be onside ita great misfortune and fe ees close to hagig i- fel inded, ome ve doe 86, Fond vas ected foro sons, fr pourshment sl for heal lng’ ‘Therete those who ie ifr any thr rer ise wha teen ge fr ther se and are condemned for any. And st wah Sreyting mis ies rain pays wth wa an sig. a ie nstnt ang 90 Gad for Bp ds allow so est lhl in ‘rown sng nd wd tr tbe srgant ows tere These trethe dangerous dacs ofthe pst of fe NS. Iisa thing to igh agains spl thot wae arouse pani. In another hing igh pstonate hug ta ng Enos Bin bth ofthese way the hugh re ot lowed lie er 8). Hur lok wo eesentmente. Thus when someone's minds cites thee fs rte wth ret lea ht he eas bin ridge. But"the way of he res lea nda” esse "ery ‘eel mena trgrseor ofthe lay = Dn. I your gre sunt syne, pray fo hi ae you will sup the pasion in teal. By prayer you separate the ha rom the cay ofthe el which he dd yon sd in bearing ving anid nMAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR yo comply obitert pasion fom the sal On the other hand f Some elie Dens you» grag, be genes and bumble wth hin, ‘teat i fly and yo wil evr hn from epson. 1 You wil ches the hut ofthe enous pers with rest dif cally fore considers wha een in you ssh misbrane Tan techoste im nn ter way bt in ing someting res is. Bai the thing plo many yet gives fem ric, hich se wl you ‘hoon serail ncesay to ef crc tothe many whe ll tang 8 mh eae pale hat you Be mot cid oy the ie (i pon sce you ca be retaaing ot sg the psn Dot see wht cpt en ih a ‘hy rege him above youself andi eer tame pc, ad ton preter him yours You wil be ale bee your own envy $Tyoujintbeone you envy ining what eerste {ng ovr what he gueer over. Inte way You fil the Apt’ ‘re, eice with those nko rej and weep wih thse Who "SR Our minds nthe mie of tw things, ech ane aie a ts cnn wor, thane st ie, the teri noche weeds beeen {gel at dev. The nd asthe power and eg allow oop throne ao 3, One onan, te oly angel urge ws onthe god, and nat sa eens sn god wil asus On the herb, sions ‘nd ancl il spp the alse demons “Sometimes Cod hin igs om pre mid aod reaches sorties thy egcs propor fe tng onetime te tarot ‘nate eat is come say ath in Hh se rte dg ep ks repesenttions of ings hoot psn costes ‘cir andi te of prayer evr ri eamor saps keep ‘hem fom hips fe es eee tekened sme from he conve of dons We fe ie yh se hig tae he ‘hig wh proce gi ac nae meas than se ct snger. farina one thing bake, anther oh freon de. For thes things we hive ony gic tthe thers we "perenne gif and anger ong ar wearing pd. “Fr. When he mind recive the epesctabs of thing ors aes eclafereach roescatston, fn nner he pe THE FOUR HUNDRED CHAPTERS ON LOVE ‘ual itis variously confrmed tach obj template Bat when eames toe in God, beoomes whl without ers an pater ft incontemphting the ne wh spe ecmes mpl seit permed night = om The pect souls the one whose afftve drive is whally rect toad ‘The pret minds the one shat throgh genie ith premely sos ia supreme ignorance the prey ural, an ging fn the unre of i handiwork hs seve fom Gad compet sive krowlege of his Providence ad adgmetin yar far arable Ta Times vid io the, an th extent de dvs, hoe ane hve tao. Fahad hope ran carport bu Toe rine ses ns spree an vs ag so th the swipe ini Ut oh te one Belo = Fourrn Crsruxy 1. The niin won wh it al on Goes un eral infty an tht nace ad rely dese cen, Nest Js amuze ar how from ating be has Bog tn expence every ‘hing that, Butta, hinges tee sno end wish wos ‘tounscaabisn 2, How an oe help but mare when cusieing ht mens can of goin whch nbyod ssn? Hort on oe nt be Struck wheneietng on hw and whence tal a neg {ore came w bes an ao the four ements whith makeup boc, ‘whe thre vaso ater al prune? Ad hn ind of power stat moved thea ori alba ther no tein? Hare gan rel do xaos nd ema orane shout he alipreri grnne sn it efcacioos wisdom and Know Sige which beyond ce minds poms 3 Ealing Cr, Gd cts when ews by his consubstantal Wend Spinto of minke godess, Dado orb feo mat reason ht he en th tse be wa ys fod? Boca, any nthe omrtable wd ene ‘Sreteme ajo umn knowlege When be wile the Crestor pve sbsance cand rodeMAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR is crnally pressing Knowledge of bags. Ie isa eos sud lube that enipotet Gone give subcance to someting when vege te fo this is knowlege. Bat do Sr Seek the reason why Go eet, for hit “to ot sek ow an why ony roe reve, fore qaestion dee ‘fll under your mind singe whe tome divine hing are compe ended by en obese na. As one a he tgs hss, "Ua ll specaation x pus you oer the pee" 1 Loney tat res hg erally eat with God, which x impose or how en what eli every way tral eit With he whellyifiane? Or bow are hey realy erenares if they are ‘Shtertal with the Creston? thi the ten ofthe Gre ho Sine Gots the Crestor ao ofthe surance al But only 6 the frei, But we win ow th aig Galt ht ee {reir nee of the properties but athe submtaneedowed i ert An it eer do ot cera coxi with Col, 7: Gad lng wth divine res, none ste mabe a a sender scat unknowable knowable in eas sto im, snknowsbe mel Dot seach fr states ad apis i the spl dif substance of he Holy Thy et you eke compote He ee ‘rer. To have ch ns st Go a an "OOnly the infinite and spowerflsuetance wich created all ‘hing simple, of one orm, ubguiis, peatland uniure vary create, on the ther Band, campos af substance ad test and acon acd of divine Provence sce at ee ‘fom uaa 10. Every inlet and sensitive subtance reciver fom God, when be brings hem it exitence, power which allow than 0 2p Pechend beings, the fel substance thigh thoughts nd the enki subetnce through esa, TH God is rtcptd nly he ceetre bth patie and i smunictes He partes bing nd in wel cig at com ‘Sen wang prc ace ow, mapa 1 caper sbsance communicates welling by spiking oe si yng hb cmt. ie ne ‘hers by being an bef comtemlaton oly 15, Whee he ata! a lige he has eral ag or %6 ‘THE FOUR HUNDRED CHAPTERS ON LOVE onbeing sin he wil ofthe one who ered | gond hi ‘Whether te gol etd iy cic ene wot the creer 1 Bilis toberegerdc arin the stance crete nt ns stake ad rnd one 15, The nal moved resnaly whe ts concoct cmt qi by settmcy ase dene seston tas {vay fom inte a the eal cement ves wih Cod rh prayer an pial conteplsta 6. When sac inn of tnparon dos ot et pune inden antoy anes bt ees ef rom th lave hi a descents Lhe = Tr The puro of dsne Providence so iy by an upg th 1nd spiral ove dose mo have ben scart in diverse ys by ‘ce. Indeed was bers of this tae the Savior sleet ater ‘ogee nt on the cildren of God who were dpsed Fe te thee wh dso de iran er to pwd tessa ang harsh was ote va love andthe purpose o ene Pro TB. Tove pin pd i" how can the psn who ean Feared in he roubles tht ell him and who consuls ‘weal chase eho offend im, cuting asl sanyo lave Tordhem, hep ba fl say from the par of dine Provence? 19, Beng et the ve that sprit yo rr our eh be ‘ot found your rater bu a you nent e eee to Fim fe you away om th cotmandnent of ive, 120, Do notin the commandment of lone, bstse by ity will be son of God you eragpesic you wl sesso of Gobepa DI. Whar spares you ram th line of rds i tis vy or cag eave, burt or being hit, ining or bing isu ‘nd sagpss thous. May you ner have done or experince yf tae ings by wih yo aight fe sured fom Far noe. 322A tention came yp you fom yor roe, nd th ur ed yout hte: Do noe be overcame with hae but ence hte wth ke You pea nhs ny: yi nero Gee ept his apucgy, or ele come up with a apulgy for fim yours {Rh tuo athe ceo he penton lb patent che ou a pase by.MAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR 22, A person i pint fhe waits tthe en of temptation a sated amp of poner, a8 patent man ih in prdce,™ because e refers every ing tos cd, and we wag fx he pts up whi TRRe" And te eo creating ie esr oh ibe Apo: ite“and hss eral ie the hey ow you, he cl ee Go and theme you have sear, Jesus Cis." 25 ama be cam oter the le of spun, becuse tere > oth wny ovation efor men. 3c" tcf hen hia an ny ny en thy wis opal aad ee ‘ech ts ne ve cat out dey’ hae by hiking of yey onde ri, bate you changed fr ove to ate, arage tad bad sds he one hm yesterday Yo psd ae god en ‘ood svat, ad ae yur brat or the il ate within ‘you, Rather contin mts tne pases eventhough you ae sil [itor snd you willy resto the same sing ove "K Do nic aiterate brother vcstomary pase in the company of siete hen to ina tim by te imperespbl injetin of cesue ito your word In ead, sony nai pine incom pea ire for hina Sour and yo il vryswflybedcvredof tas pershs ate 30D at ay, do ot at ny ater by pt hin at 5 sind But at wo Moses who sn, "Yoo al not hate jour ther {jour heart Reprove him openly nd you wil oe in rough aed i Evenifin temptation your broke should ass on sedi of yu, ou sould mat be rwep way from yur chara dapsiton {dao theme wieke denn tape oor mind. Bet you wil not swept say fom i jou bles when big ree, hcp seat shen spoken il ok and remain fenly when being conpied ‘gang Thi ithe way of Cris wisdom, ad the oe who wl bot {She isn in is company, 31. Do oor round a wel-aning tose who bring yo ls that cate you pain nate toward your boter even hugh hey ‘ois tre ested, tum sy fn sch peopl Sealy serpents fonder to et them of fom sbsivespeach sd deer Your ova soul {fom wichoes. "Do nr god your ber by ambiguus language, lest you % THEFOUR HUNDRED CHAPTERS ON LOVE sive the sae fom him in ur and drive ava he dips foe irom yo tach Toten, go snd avec en ving tasty. So that you ma dsl theca of pn an delve al ef yeu om ‘rouble und pai. 3h Fait our oscece witha hots odterie whee ith your ft hater te te Dt edo Sic ks our den ssc sees you wen of Jouning an ese sn taint of poy 34 Bo not rel nine of pace what your Dt i in in of bu, even gh thease things we si vo our ceo nee ing pres you reve percous at for your beh. "Se 'Araind ol har mrs befor s eso b at peace it God, who gies the ommandineste For" be sy yon wil ot ogee hi frac, neher wil your exvenly Pte Tere yo ur tenes Bribe esa ant wb pens, Sep ua ava rom ht by ping say chin andy speaking o in to sayoe. 36. The uratrae peste ly anges atid by these 90 Aiport for God an ive or one her, Tsk or ‘el forall ess fo the tgoring Thos we have been baa Tay ody the Surat" este commande ep holla tl tipo "3. Dornotb ener of elf and you wil sx hate your brother, Do vores lve of sland you wil oe Gad 3. Mya tee deere wo line wh spl brothers, enaunce your will whe ott fin ter way il you te ale bet Peace thor ah Gace with se you sng with, 9%. Them who hasbeen ale seu psf bve snd who as icontol hs wlan sy "an fn nthe ly Spi Inthe cnt ee, the appt vl ous bet 4. Lave of Go sao oad of ying off ld coves with his ow of eighbor prepares emi tod avay sel fh ‘1 eschaseter thon hosts py gry or whos atch same neal hing to coer tea oe ak of psig thing ot bar em rest rts bane tf ho {ote aveto shamefl though To the sol tas ves Gd, how cre ahs things re lager reg, "2, When ou eth yor do sng itso shamefl vor any groge aon he one et hashed you pe i 7”(MAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR of ya and when indie of payer you always exp your mind re of nitro for then bow hit you have reached te fll ear of ‘keachmen and of pester love “Ie no sl rg ro be delivered rr vaigory howe, cope vere by the cece practi of vite st ve feque Prayer An ination of his delvrance ito beat no more grudges ‘Tent anyone wollen us por has ffended urn the ps yom wane Be us ssn teach prt within you what it de serves that toby and soul To the rain pt af the soul ge ree ret opps ceds Fo she sep gee ‘erance and slfmistery. To the body part give food and clothing, Udon wha neces “FT mind functions asconting to nature when ees the ps sions tabjerwhen contemplates the flaps bei and when ida a Goss presence "t'As ah nd sees have to do with he ody fa ania and lige and darkness withthe eye, wo do vie and vee have wo do ith "he sol and knowles ignorance with then 0. The Chien wise in thse ue things inthe comand mens, in nstroctio, andi th The eandments separate the ‘hind rae the paso, nrc trodes othe keg of ‘eee a ah bring ito the contemplation ofthe Hay Tit “eSome of hse wo conten only Pest ack passionate hough, whiter exe the pase themves. Oe ets back pasate “owes, for example by pala, prayer, or pking a he mind, {ry sn a eal mp Bat ar ai th pss iy deapiing the things fr wh he sce the pasion "oT things for which we hve sogiel the passions are dese ‘women money fue also forth. And oe isle devise women ‘en withthe lp of sate he weakens the body" a he soul ‘hrauphselfmatey. Hedespses many whoa he ptsuaes the mid {eboney hing ho eg ee whe ones ‘he sere prac of theres tno ony Gn sa sy foe {he rest Te tne wa depses these wil ever cet ste snjone Si Theone who as enounal things suchas woman, wealth nd sofort, bar mae + monk ofthe oter an ut oo et 0 the ine: ‘The and who renauncs the passorate resentation ofthese igs ‘males mono the lace ma, thi, of ems. Anjuncean easly "THE FOUR HUNDRED CHAPTERS ON LOVE sake sod of he outer man ihe ely wishes, bt is 0 sal ‘Rr to make mono the inner man STs Who, hen, in this ie eaely ed from pst represen ‘aos and as been deemed worthy of pre aad inmate prayer, Wich thei ofthe ne nk "Many asin iden nour sul. They are exposed when thairatpe opp nanan 5S Tecan tat omeone is ot rouble by the passions in he ab ‘seace of thee, ri so joys prt detachment, Bui the ob Jets do appear then the pasions inmtly disteat themed. ™ tt pres When fot appear sod you enn unmoved oxaed Ua the ajc oe ands sequen caletion, Kew ht then You hae sacha fonts. Bat you are att Boome presi uous, bese vie sisained kis the psions but vite neglected roots them sew ‘SS THe on who loves Chee thoroughly ints in a mucha he ‘an, Ths het did ot cent dogo omen. Treated ungattly ‘Stl spunea, he wa patent besten nd pot to deh by the, he ‘aren thiking il mnyone sa. These tre are the works of love of nib inthe aseae of which person who sis be vee ‘Crist or psesies hs kingdom decevesiel Fer he, "Not he ‘onc who yore Lords Lory wil exter the ind a can, bt the one wr doe the wil ny Father And aaa, “The one Teves me wil hep my cormsndnerty,” and fore 56. The uhole purpose of the Saviors commandient sw fe the ‘mind fro cosine and hates bring eto the veo hi hd ‘to neh, fro which there sprigs the splendor of he awlege al acta aamen * 7. Once granted spatial nowledge of Gd donot be cece bor love and seltmasery, for these puri the passe asp of ‘he salad ae ever peptig for you the wy to knowlege 6. The vay w knowledge i deadimeat and hurt. without ‘wich oon wile the Ld Since knowledge makes bona bu ne ifs, ink up love with know ge nd you wl ot be pe vp ba rather spi ‘Site bung up Yours ap all se rd you. 0. hiss the reason why lve efi, bees thither ens nor grows angry wih those who doen, aor ees take public dplay aMAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR of wha isthe objet of ene, aor think eae thas sendy appre ede" bt confess unable nance of wht asa uw ahi way erendee the mind meses ems pare Hioadvancen nove ‘tle noma that presumption and en flow upon knee, Spec in the beginning, presumption ncoy and ey ba b= ony fl emery) ne wiht de ee Tory for thowe who do noe” This love overcimer thee the Presumption, tsa ie not pf up interior ey, Bena fc jes exterior envy, bese i aie ad in Tes has ‘tna for th ae us har hnwledge tke bald af bane nee ‘eicep his mind rr an kd woud ‘2 Theone who hasbeen ied withthe gaceot knowledge bust bs ref resentment, and ate fori brother ike the pron eh ng eyes tly with hr and tre: Kewl fo that Soo acesriy in need af ove 13. Do at deve al yourine othe Mesh, buss it exercises c- cong tots opacity and turn you whole ind inward “Fer bly ‘ere aie prot ut pity sa uel Pott ct” “The ene wh ea dos an crepest icne e t semperats pen, Kn, atom Noon this bean can ‘empleo o Ged and payer Ad hiss what the Aposte Saya Walia he Spree 5 The ane who dees ot now how to walk the spinal way has no ‘ince over paonaterresenttons but devotes is whole ie to the sh, Etier he atone or ieempersteo bel fst, Peres, or esctment ands dattens i minor ds ein iss ins set! practices and dequic the undersanding Ge. Serre tes sway none ofthe things piven by God for ur Use tt is eins immodest aod cect uneonublene, For ec ple, doer nt forbid eating or being clea o ang muy torrmnnging bt docs fri gun, frnicaon, snd ort ‘Nordoesiteven forbid uth thee things, for thy were made ‘o bethoughr of wh forbids thing of tea with passion “ts Sore ofthe things we do fr Gi a one bees of the com sundiments, some not becnse ofthe Gramandeent but trough ‘wiutonccan cals be-yl afleng Fornonace we are commend ‘olose Gd apd oar ngor, to ove our enemies, ria fom ‘aery, murder, and won, When we ngres thes, were subject, toeondemnaton, However, hte ate otber things which ate hte 2 THE FOUR HUNDRED CHAPTERS ON LOVE forth, These have the ane of git hai fom weakness we ve nee edgy tea ramenare Soe SN than mt rpen mee isin it and his lamp burog™ hs lise hough selene Pletcher tg ee ee eT oe CS arene roman 1S Se eo oe ete ee eeke mae ae ene tment marek ‘lodad frem the vine gis aaa os Petey saben. ganna Re espe merase yet the api entree te et kee meee errant hear eerie tela dete te iO caged coment oe cenit tate Sota men elie eet mene Ecrmemeeera eewtit miter 22 Fee cee ig wi eens et area wena i cairusmaenete SRC Ta erent