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St Basil the Great, tr. Lowther Clarke, 1925

Rule 189: Suppose They Urge Us, Wishing to Make Us Return Home, Should We Bear with Them?…

If it is for the edifying of faith let some one who is able to go be sent after careful examination. But if it is on account of human ties let him hear the Lord’s words to him that said: “Suffer me to go away and bid farewell to those that are in my house “—‘No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”