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On the Advantage of Patience

Cyprian of Carthage

Section 3

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Author: Cyprian of Carthage

3. But for us, beloved brethren, who are philosophers

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,

not

in

words

,

but

in

deeds

,

and

do

not

put

forward

our

wisdom

in

our

garb

,

but

in

truth

—

who

are

better

acquainted

with

the

consciousness

,

than

with

the

boast

,

of

virtues

—

who

do

not

speak

great

things

,

but

live

them

,

—

let

us

,

as

servants

and

worshippers

of

God

,

show

,

in

our

spiritual

obedience

,

the

patience

which

we

learn

from

heavenly

teachings

.

For

we

have

this

virtue

in

common

with

God

.

From

Him

patience

begins

;

from

Him

its

glory

and

its

dignity

take

their

rise

.

The

origin

and

greatness

of

patience

proceed

from

God

as

its

author

.

Man

ought

to

love

the

thing

which

is

dear

to

God

;

the

good

which

the

Divine

Majesty

loves

,

it

commends

.

If

God

is

our

Lord

and

Father

,

let

us

imitate

the

patience

of

our

Lord

as

well

as

our

Father

;

because

it

behoves

servants

to

be

obedient

,

no

less

than

it

becomes

sons

not

to

be

degenerate

.