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Yea, by this means even young boys, being philosophers by virtue of the Reason which is according to righteousness, have triumphed over yet more grievous tortures.

Will you not consider with yourselves this thing, that if you disobey me there is nothing before you but death in torments?'

Why do we encourage ourselves with vain desires and dare a disobedience that is to cost us our lives? Shall we not, O men my brothers, fear the dread instruments and weigh well his threats of the tortures, and abandon these empty vaunts and this fatal bragging?

And when the guards said to him, 'Consent to eat, that so you may be released from your tortures,' he said to them, 'Your method, O miserable minions, is not strong enough to lead captive my Reason. Cut off my limbs, and burn my flesh, and twist my joints; through all the torments I will show you that in behalf of virtue the sons of the Hebrews alone are unconquerable.'

But he steadfastly enduring this agony said, 'How sweet is every form of death for the sake of the righteousness of our fathers!'

But he said, 'Even if thou dost remove my organ of speech, God is a hearer also of the speechless.

For the righteous understanding, O tyrant, is unconquerable.

We six youths have overthrown thy tyranny. 'For is not thine impotence to alter our Reason or force us to eat unclean meat an overthrow for thee?

Thy fire is cool for us, thy engines of torture torment not, and thy violence is impotent. 61 For the guards have been officers for us, not of a tyrant, but of the Divine Law; and therefore have we our Reason yet unconquered.'

Thy fire is cool for us, thy engines of torture torment not, and thy violence is impotent. 61 For the guards have been officers for us, not of a tyrant, but of the Divine Law; and therefore have we our Reason yet unconquered.'

But while they have fulfilled their righteousness towards God in their noble deaths, thou shalt miserably cry "Woe is met" for thy unjust slaying of the champions of virtue.'

If therefore the seven brethren despised the tortures even to the death, it is universally proved that the Inspired Reason is supreme lord over the passions.

If therefore the seven brethren despised the tortures even to the death, it is universally proved that the Inspired Reason is supreme lord over the passions.

And it is impossible to deny the supremacy of the mind; for they won the victory over their passions and their pains. 19 How can we do otherwise than admit right Reason's mastery over passion with these men who shrank not before the agonies of burning?

For sharp and stringent is the power of fire, and swiftly did it bring their bodies to dissolution.

For there is this also to consider, that had the woman been weak of spirit, despite her motherhood, she might have wept over them, and perchance spoken thus:

'My sons, noble is the fight; and do ye, being called thereto to bear witness for our nation, fight therein zealously on behalf of the Law of our fathers.

O Israelites, children born of the seed of Abraham, obey this Law, and be righteous in all ways, recognizing that Inspired Reason is lord over the passions, and over pains, not only from within, but from without ourselves; by which means those men, delivering up their bodies to the torture for righteousness' sake, not only won the admiration of mankind, but were deemed worthy of a divine inheritance.

He quoted to us the proverb of Solomon, "He is a tree of life to all them that do his will."

He confirmed the words of Ezekiel, "Shall these dry bones live?" For he forgat not the song that Moses taught, which teaches, "I will slay and I will make alive. This is your life and the blessedness of your days."'

The Lord is on my head like a crown, and I shall not be without Him.

For it is not like a withered crown which buddeth not: but thou livest upon my head, and thou hast blossomed upon my head.

For who is able to distinguish love, except the one that is loved?

For who is able to distinguish love, except the one that is loved?

And where His rest is, there also am I;

And I shall be no stranger, for with the Lord Most High and Merciful there is no grudging.

And because I shall love Him that, is the Son, I shall become a son;

For he that is joined to Him that is immortal, will also himself become immortal;

For he that is joined to Him that is immortal, will also himself become immortal;

This is the Spirit of the Lord, which doth not lie, which teacheth the sons of men to know His ways.

And it is not (possible) that he should change it and put it in another place: because he hath no power over it:

That which is the older shall not be altered by those that are younger than itself.

For one hour of thy Faith is more precious than all days and years.

For who is there that shall put on thy grace, and be hurt?

For thy seal is known: and thy creatures know it: and thy (heavenly) hosts possess it: and the elect archangels are clad with it.

For there is no repentance with thee that thou shouldest repent of anything that thou hast promised:

For my hope is upon the Lord, and I will not fear, and because the Lord is my salvation, I will not fear:

For my hope is upon the Lord, and I will not fear, and because the Lord is my salvation, I will not fear:

And He is as a garland on my head and I shall not be moved; even if everything should be shaken, I stand firm;

And if all things visible should perish, I shall not die; because the Lord is with me and I am with Him. Hallelujah.

For it destroys what is foreign, and everything that is bitter:

For it destroys what is foreign, and everything that is bitter:

The Lord has multiplied the knowledge of Himself, and is zealous that these things should be known, which by His grace have been given to us.

And the restrainers of the children of men were not able to restrain it, nor the arts of those whose business it is to restrain waters;

As the impulse of anger against evil, so is the impulse of joy over what is lovely, and brings in of its fruits without restraint:

As the impulse of anger against evil, so is the impulse of joy over what is lovely, and brings in of its fruits without restraint:

My joy is the Lord and my impulse is toward Him: this path of mine is excellent:

My joy is the Lord and my impulse is toward Him: this path of mine is excellent:

My joy is the Lord and my impulse is toward Him: this path of mine is excellent:

The Father of knowledge is the word of knowledge:

He who created wisdom is wiser than His works:

Because He it is that is incorrupt, the fulness of the ages and the Father of them.

Because He it is that is incorrupt, the fulness of the ages and the Father of them.

And they shall praise the Lord for His love: because He is near and beholdeth.

And there shall neither be anything that breathes without knowledge, nor any that is dumb:

For the right hand of the Lord is with you: and He is your helper:

For the right hand of the Lord is with you: and He is your helper:

Who then shall rise up against my handiwork, or who is there that is not subject to them?

Who then shall rise up against my handiwork, or who is there that is not subject to them?

And my righteousness goeth before them and they shall not be deprived of my name, for it is with them.

For in the will of the Lord is your salvation, and His thought is everlasting life; and your end is immortality. q Be enriched in God the Father, and receive the thought of the Most High.

For in the will of the Lord is your salvation, and His thought is everlasting life; and your end is immortality. q Be enriched in God the Father, and receive the thought of the Most High.

For in the will of the Lord is your salvation, and His thought is everlasting life; and your end is immortality. q Be enriched in God the Father, and receive the thought of the Most High.

An everlasting crown for ever is Truth. Blessed are they who set it on their heads:

A stone of great price is it; and there have been wars on account of the crown.

For their book is victory which is yours. And she (Victory) sees you before her and wills that you shall be saved. Hallelujah.

For their book is victory which is yours. And she (Victory) sees you before her and wills that you shall be saved. Hallelujah.

And I was enriched by His bounty, and I forsook the folly which is diffused over the earth; and I stripped it off and cast it from me:

And He carried me to His Paradise; where is the abundance of the pleasure of the Lord;

Behold! all thy servants are fair, who do good works, and turn away from wickedness to the pleasantness that is thine:

For there is abundant room in thy Paradise, and nothing is useless therein;

For there is abundant room in thy Paradise, and nothing is useless therein;

But everything is filled with fruit; glory be to thee, O God, the delight of Paradise for ever. Hallelujah.

And He has caused His knowledge to abound in me, because the mouth of the Lord is the true Word, and the door of His light;

For the swiftness of the Word is inexpressible, and like its expression is its swiftness and force;

For the swiftness of the Word is inexpressible, and like its expression is its swiftness and force;

For as its work is, so is its end: for it is light and the dawning of thought;

For as its work is, so is its end: for it is light and the dawning of thought;

For as its work is, so is its end: for it is light and the dawning of thought;

For the dwelling-place of the Word is man: and its truth is love.

For the dwelling-place of the Word is man: and its truth is love.

Behold! the Lord is our mirror: open the eyes and see them in Him: and learn the manner of your face:

As the sun is the joy to them that seek for its daybreak, so is my joy the Lord;

As the sun is the joy to them that seek for its daybreak, so is my joy the Lord;

Because He is my Sun and His rays have lifted me up; and His light hath dispelled all darkness from my face.

As the work of the husbandman is the ploughshare: and the work of the steersman is the guidance of the ship:

As the work of the husbandman is the ploughshare: and the work of the steersman is the guidance of the ship:

So also my work is the Psalm of the Lord: my craft and my occupation are in His praises:

For my love is the Lord, and therefore I will sing unto Him:

The treasure-chamber of the light is the sun, and the treasury of the darkness is the night:

The treasure-chamber of the light is the sun, and the treasury of the darkness is the night:

And their alternations one to the other speak the beauty of God: IS And there is nothing that is without the Lord; for He was before any thing came into being:

And their alternations one to the other speak the beauty of God: IS And there is nothing that is without the Lord; for He was before any thing came into being:

And their alternations one to the other speak the beauty of God: IS And there is nothing that is without the Lord; for He was before any thing came into being:

I was crowned by my God: my crown is living:

And I was justified in my Lord: my incorruptible salvation is He.

And He who knew and brought me up is the Most High in all His perfection. And He glorified me by His kindness, and raised my thoughts to the height of His truth.

Sicknesses removed from my body, and it stood to the Lord by His will. For His kingdom is true.

Thou wilt appoint me to victory; our Salvation is thy right hand. And thou wilt receive men from all quarters.

And thou wilt preserve whosoever is held in evils: