Letter 836
To the same person.
Remember that the Lord has said, "Come into a desert, a place free of temptations, and there rest a little" [cf. Mark 6:31] - a little, not much. For in any case, after this you will be pressed hard, not into a desert, but into a way of life full of temptations and afflictions, and you will be worn down as you are trained and tested.
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Latin / Greek Original
Μέμνησο, ὅτι εἴρηκεν ὁ Κύριος, « Δεῦτε εἰς ἔρη-
μον τῶν πειρασμῶν τόπον, κἀκεῖ ἀναπαύεσθε ὀλί-
γον, » οὐχὶ πολύ. Πάντως γὰρ μετὰ ταῦτα, οὐκ εἰς
ἔρημον, ἀλλ’ εἰς πλήρη πειρασμῶν καὶ θλίψεων δια-
αγωγὴν ἐκθλίβεσθε, καὶ ἐκτρυχωθήσεσθε γυμναζόμενοι καὶ δοκιμαζόμενοι.
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