Hearts upon hands: examine thoughts as if in hand
The taking up of hearts upon hands seems to show that as if having taken our own thoughts in hand let us examine whether they are pure.
Greek
Klagel. Jerem. 3, 41. Τὸ ἀναλαβεῖν καρδίας ἐπὶ χειρῶν δοκεῖ δηλοῦν τὸ οἱονεὶ μετὰ χεῖρας λαβόντες τὰς ἑαυτῶν ἐννοίας ἐξετάσωμεν, εἴπερ εἰσὶ καθαραί.
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Origen, Fragments on Lamentations. Original English Translation from the Greek (Klostermann).
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