³⁷²⁰ Heb. xii. 14, R.V.

³⁷²¹ See Jerome's commentary on the parable.

³⁷²² Matt. xxv. 1-12.

³⁷²³ See Letters XXII., LII., etc.

³⁷²⁴ Luke ii. 51.

³⁷²⁵ Sall. Cat. i. 20.

³⁷²⁶ Heb. xiii. 4.

³⁷²⁷ 1 Pet. v. 6.

³⁷²⁸ 1 Pet. v. 5.

³⁷²⁹ Rom. ix. 16.

³⁷³⁰ Cf. Letter XXII.

³⁷³¹ The fragment of Lucilius (preserved by Cic. de Fin. V. 30) says nothing of Cato: possibly therefore the text is here corrupt. See for Cato Letter LII.

³⁷³² Ps. iv. 4, LXX.

³⁷³³ Eph. iv. 26.

³⁷³⁴ Eph. v. 5.

³⁷³⁵ Matt. xix. 16, Matt. xix. 21.

³⁷³⁶ Luke xviii. 22. Cf. Letter CXIX.

³⁷³⁷ Acts iv. 34, Acts iv. 35.

³⁷³⁸ Acts v. 1-10.

³⁷³⁹ A philosopher of the Neoplatonic school (fl. 232-300 a.d.). Of his books against Christianity only small fragments remain.

³⁷⁴⁰ But see Letter LII.

³⁷⁴¹ Gal. vi. 10.

³⁷⁴² See note on Letter XXII.

³⁷⁴³ Prov. xiii. 4, LXX. comp. Letter CXXV.

³⁷⁴⁴ Anastasius was pope from 398 to 402 a.d.

³⁷⁴⁵ That of the Origenists.

³⁷⁴⁶ Rom. i. 8.

³⁷⁴⁷ Virg. Ecl. iv. 60.

³⁷⁴⁸ Ps. xix. 9.

³⁷⁴⁹ Ps. xcii. 15.

³⁷⁵⁰ Ps. lxxxiv. 6, R.V.

³⁷⁵¹ Ps. cxix. 67.

³⁷⁵² Ps. cxlii. 7.

³⁷⁵³ John ix. 2.

³⁷⁵⁴ A phrase borrowed from Cicero (p. Sext. Rosc.).

³⁷⁵⁵ Apparently Letter CXXIV. concerning Origen's book on First Principles.

³⁷⁵⁶ Cf. Letter CXXV.

³⁷⁵⁷ Ps. lvii. 4.

³⁷⁵⁸ Cf. Letters LIII. and LXVI.

³⁷⁵⁹ Eph. iv. 14.

³⁷⁶⁰ 2 Tim. iii. 7.

³⁷⁶¹ 1 Cor. xv. 33; the words are quoted from a lost comedy of Menander.

³⁷⁶² The words are not extant in Petronius but occur in Martial ii. 12. 4.

³⁷⁶³ i.e. the head of the community.

³⁷⁶⁴ Letter XXII. to Eustochium.

³⁷⁶⁵ See Letter XXII. ante.

³⁷⁶⁶ Exod. xii. 11.

³⁷⁶⁷ Ps. xxvi. 8.

³⁷⁶⁸ Ps. xxvii. 4.

³⁷⁶⁹ Cf. Letter LII.

³⁷⁷⁰ Isa. xiv. 13, Isa. xiv. 14.

³⁷⁷¹ Cf. Letter LXXIX.

³⁷⁷² Rom. vii. 24.

³⁷⁷³ Virgil. aeneid. vi. 733, 734.

³⁷⁷⁴ Horace, Sat. I. iii. 68, 69.

³⁷⁷⁵ Tertullian, against Hemogenes, c. ix.

³⁷⁷⁶ Ecclus. x. 9.

³⁷⁷⁷ Rom. vii. 23.

³⁷⁷⁸ Rom. vii. 19.

³⁷⁷⁹ Eccles. i. 9. Jerome inverts the words of the Preacher.

³⁷⁸⁰ Rom. xi. 32.

³⁷⁸¹ Rom. iii, 23.

³⁷⁸² Eccles. vii. 20.

³⁷⁸³ 1 K. viii. 46.

³⁷⁸⁴ Prov. xx. 9.

³⁷⁸⁵ Ps. li. 5.

³⁷⁸⁶ Ps. cxliii. 2.

³⁷⁸⁷ 1 S. xvi. 7.