This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 edition. Excerpt: ... S. CHRYSOSTOM ON THE PRIESTHOOD. BOOK I. Chap. 1. Basil The Best Of All The Friends Of Cheysostom. " 2. The Unanimity Of Basil And Cheysostom, And Theie Common Pursuits. " 3. The Balance Becomes Unequal On The Question Of Adopting The Monastic Life. " 4. The Proposal To Have A Common Home. " 5. His ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 edition. Excerpt: ... S. CHRYSOSTOM ON THE PRIESTHOOD. BOOK I. Chap. 1. Basil The Best Of All The Friends Of Cheysostom. " 2. The Unanimity Of Basil And Cheysostom, And Theie Common Pursuits. " 3. The Balance Becomes Unequal On The Question Of Adopting The Monastic Life. " 4. The Proposal To Have A Common Home. " 5. His Mother's Lament. " 6. The Fraud Practised By Chrysostom In The Matter Of Basil's Ordination. 7. Basil's Meek And Gentle Reproof. 8. Chrysostom's Apology And Recrimination. 9. The Great Advantage Of Timely Fraud. CHAPTER I. Basil the best of all the friends of Chrysostom. 1. I Had many friends, both genuine and true, who understood and strictly observed the laws of friendship; but among the many there was one who B far excelled them all in attachment to me, and strove to leave the rest as far behind, as they did such as were simply well disposed towards me. 2. He was one of those who always accompanied me, for we had embraced the same studies, and availed ourselves of the same instructors; we had the same inclination and zeal for the subjects which occupied us; while our aspirations were alike, and produced by the same influences. Nor was this only while we waited upon our preceptors, but also when, on leaving them, we had to advise what was the best course of life for us to choose. And even here it appeared we were of one accord. CHAPTER II. The unanimity of Basil and Chrysostom, and their common pursuits. 3. And other things, in addition to these, preserved our unanimity firm and unbroken. For the one could not boast more than the other about the greatness of his country; nor had I superfluous wealth, while he subsisted in extreme penury. Moreover, the similarity of our aim corresponded with the moderateness of...
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