On Patience
Tertullian's treatise on the virtue of patience as exemplified by God Himself and required of all Christians. He calls believers to imitate divine forbearance in their dealings with others and in enduring suffering.
16 Chapters
Table of Contents
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On Patience
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2. The patience of man, which is right and laudable and worthy of the name
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3. Look we then, beloved, what hardships in labors and sorrows men endure
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8. But although patience be a virtue of the mind
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9. It is indeed a greater fight of patience
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11. Let then the Saints hear from holy Scripture the precepts of patience
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12. But concerning TRUE patience, worthy of the name of this virtue
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13. But they answer and speak, saying, |If the will of man without any aid
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15. For, as the Divine utterances testify, |God is love
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16. Here some man shall say; |If the concupiscence of the bad
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17. Now this election the Apostle demonstrating to be
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18. Whence also the just of old, before the Incarnation of the Word
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19. Since the case is so, what is man
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20. Let thus much have been said with regard to charity
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23. But if moreover any not having charity, which pertaineth to the unity of spirit
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26. Cry we therefore with the spirit of charity