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Maria

Chapter 2

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Author: Maria

Chapter II.—Youth may be allied with piety and discretion.

But as to those whom we have named being young men, do not

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,

thou

blessed

one

,

have

any

apprehension

.

For

I

would

have

you

know

that

they

are

wise

about

the

flesh

,

and

are

insensible

to

its

passions

,

they

themselves

glowing

with

all

the

glory

of

a

hoary

head

through

their

own

intrinsic

merits

,

and

though

but

recently

called

as

young

men

to

the

priesthood

.

Now

,

call

thou

into

exercise

thy

thoughts

through

the

Spirit

that

God

has

given

to

thee

by

Christ

,

and

thou

wilt

remember

that

Samuel

,

while

yet

a

little

child

,

was

called

a

seer

,

and

was

reckoned

in

the

company

of

the

prophets

,

that

he

reproved

the

aged

Eli

for

transgression

,

since

he

had

honoured

his

infatuated

sons

above

God

the

author

of

all

things

,

and

had

allowed

them

to

go

unpunished

,

when

they

turned

the

office

of

the

priesthood

into

ridicule

,

and

acted

violently

towards

thy

people

.

Notes

8
Literally, “in themselves.”
9
Literally, “in recent newness of priesthood.”
10
Literally, “call up.”
11
Literally, “know.”