Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers 2.11: Sulpitius Severus, Vincent of Lérins, John Cassian (Catholic Edition) (Biblia.com)

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Nicene and Post Nicene Fathers, Second Series, Volume XI: Sulpitius Severus, Vincent of Lérins, John Cassian. The Early Church Fathers is one of the most important collections of historical, philosophical and theological writings available in English to the student of the Christian Church. These documents provide the most comprehensive witness to the development of Christianity and Christian...

IN order to preserve the mind and body in a perfect condition abstinence from food is not alone sufficient: unless the other virtues of the mind as well are joined to it. And so humility must first be learned by the virtue of obedience, and grinding toil1 and bodily exhaustion. The possession of money must not only be avoided, but the desire for it must be utterly rooted out. For it is not

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