Nilus of Ancyra→Palladius|c. 415 AD|nilus ancyra|From Ancyra|AI-assisted
To Palladius the Presbyter.
Evil and sin-loving thoughts separate a person from the Lord. But if God, when entreated, puts to death and destroys the evil and unholy thoughts, then the person will be able to rise up from the floor of his sinfulness and to take refuge with the good God. And take this to be the meaning of what is said: "I awoke, and I am still with you" [Psalm 138:18 LXX], just as I was from the beginning, "if, however, you slay sinners, O God" [Psalm 138:19 LXX].
Evil and sin-loving thoughts separate a person from the Lord. But if God, when entreated, puts to death and destroys the evil and unholy thoughts, then the person will be able to rise up from the floor of his sinfulness and to take refuge with the good God. And take this to be the meaning of what is said: "I awoke, and I am still with you" [Psalm 138:18 LXX], just as I was from the beginning, "if, however, you slay sinners, O God" [Psalm 138:19 LXX].
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