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Basil of Caesarea, on Ps 33:19
Basil of Caesarea · c. A.D. 330–379
Ps 33:19 · Douay-Rheims
“The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart: and he will save the humble of spirit.”
On this verse:
“He who says that affliction is not proper to the just says nothing else than that an adversary is not proper for the athlete. But what occasions for crowns will the athlete have who does not struggle?”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.