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Abel's blood cries from the ground — and how much more the martyrs' precious blood, which buys others from death! 'For ye were bought with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, of Christ.' And 'I, if lifted from earth, will draw all unto me.' Lifted on the cross of confession, the martyr draws many unto salvation — as Peter was told, 'signifying by what death he shall glorify God.' So glorify God by death, and live.
Greek (GCS)
ν ἀκούσωσι τὸν λόγον εὐϑέως 20 μετὰ χαρᾶς λαμβάνουσι, καὶ οὐχ ἔχουσι ῥίζαν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἀλλὰ πρόοσ- καιροί εἰσιν, ἐπὰν γενομένης ϑλίψεως ἢ διωγμοῦ διὰ τὸν λόγον εὐθέως σχανδαλίξωνται" “ κατὰ δὲ τὸν Aovxan' „ol δὲ ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν, οἱ ὅταν ἀκούσωσι μετὰ χαρᾶς δέχονται τὸν "λόγον, καὶ. οὗτοι ῥίζαν οὐκ ἔχουσιν, οἱ πρὸς καιρὸν πιστεύουσι καὶ ἐν καιρῷ 85 πειρασμοῦ ἀφίστανται" “ περὶ δὲ τῶν καλῶς καρποφορούντων διδά- σχουσα λέγει; „o δὲ ἐπὶ τὴν καλὴν γῆν σπαρεὶς, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τὸν λόγον ἀκούων. καὶ συνιεὶς, ὃς δὴ καρποφορεῖ καὶ ποιεῖ ὃ μὲν ἑκατὸν, 13, 20. Mark. 4.16. (Luk. 8, 13). — Matth. 13,23. Mark. 4, 20. (Luk. 8, 15). — 5 ὃ δὲ ἑξήκοντα, ὁ δὲ τριάκοντα," ἤ" ,καὶ (dxeivol) εἰσιν (ol) ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν τὴν καλὴν σπαρέντες, οἵτινες ἀκούουσι τὸν λόγον καὶ ἀποδέχονται καὶ καρποφοροῦσιν ἐν τριάκοντα καὶ ἐν ἑξήκοντα χαὶ ἐν ἑχατὸν," ἤ; ντὸ δὲ εἰς τὴν καλὴν γῆν, οὗτοί εἰσιν οἵτινες ἐν καρδίᾳ καλῇ καὶ ἀγαϑῇ 5 ἀχούσαντες τὸν λόγον κατέχουσι καὶ χαρποφοροῦσιν ἐν ὑπομονῇ." χατὰ τὸν ἀπόστολον οὖν ἐπεὶ ,ϑεοῦ γεώργιον, ϑεοῦ olxodoun ἐστε," ,γεώργιον" μὲν ἐν τῇ ἀγαϑῇ γῇ, „olxadoun“ δὲ ἐν τῇ πέτρᾳ᾽ og ,οἰχοδομὴ | ϑεοῦ" στῶμεν ἄσειστοι πρὸς τὸν χειμῶνα καὶ ὡς ηϑεοῦ γεώργιον" μηδὲ τοῦ πονηροῦ φροντίξζωμεν μήτε »νϑλίφψεως ἢ 10 διωγμοῦ" τῶν υδιὰ τὸν , λόγον" “γινομένων unte τῆς τοῦ αἰῶνος τού- ἋἋ Tov μερίμνης ῆ τῆς ἀπάτης τοῦ πλούτου ἢ »ντῶν τοῦ βίου ἡδονῶν, " ἀλλὰ πάντων τούτων καταφρονοῦντες τὸ ἀμέριμνον τῆς σοφίας πνεῦμα ἀναλάβωμεν καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν μηδαμῶς ἔχοντα ἀπάτην πλοῦτον σπεύδωμεν χαὶ ἐπὶ τὰς, ἵν᾿ οὕτως ὀνομάσω, ἡδονὰς »τοῦ παραδείσου τῆς τρυφῆς" ἐπειγώμεϑα, καϑ' ἕχαστον τῶν ἐπιπόνων λογιζόμενοι ὅτι „ro παραυτίκα ἐλαφρὸν τῆς ϑλίψεως ἡμῶν χαϑ᾽ ὑπερβολὴν εἰς ὑπερβολὴν αἰώνιον βάρος δόξης. κατεργάζεται ἡμῖν, σχοπούντων ἡμῶν οὐ τὰ βλεπόμενα ἀλλὰ τὰ μὴ βλεπόμενα: Ἧ