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St Basil the Great, tr. Lowther Clarke, 1925
Rule 117: He that Does Not Consent to the Orders Given Him Daily with a View of…
Such a man is both obstinate and self-pleasing and unbelieving, because he has not feared the judgment of the Lord Who said: “Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.”1 For if a man expects the Lord daily and hourly, he strives to pass the day without idleness and cares for no outside object. But if he has been ordered to learn an art let him gain the reward of being well-pleasing to God by his obedience and not incur judgment by procrastination.
Notes
- Lk. xii. 40.