man, but the spirit of a man that is in him.’31 Therefore, we ought not to judge anything before the time ‘until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the heart; then shall every man have praise from God.’32 However, it is part of your duty as a widow, if pleasures abound, not to set your heart upon them, lest it wither away and die, whereas, in order to live, it ought to be lifted up on high. Number yourself among those
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