Letter 5047: Gregory to Mastalo [a layman in Visigothic Spain].
AD MASTALONEN.
Ipsius pro Ecclesie unitale zelum laudat, A procuran-
da s8chismaticorum reversione 10n delerrealur. |
Gregorius Maslaloni.
Responsalium nostrorum relatione comperimus
quod pro amore unilatis Ecclesiz tantus vos divini
zeli ardor accenderit, ut quoscunque valueritis, non
desinatis ad sinum matlris . Ecclesizz revocare, alcue,
ut bonus lidelisque famulus lucrum quoltidie de a\.
Victorino, in Remigiano 700 ann., alio a Rhemensi
jam sxpe commemorato, et in unico ex YVaticanis.
EersT. XLVI | Al. 94, indict. 2]. — * In Vatic. A,
Basilio episcopo, Sed mendose, ut probat titulus ma-
guitudinis Basilio datus. Preterea 8auctus Giegorius
in line epistol:e meminit filivrum ejus, quod episcopo
rarv convenire pulest.
- b Vel acquirant, scilicet actus, ut legitur in tribus
at.
© In jisdem, paterna ros dulcedine.
EersT. XL VII. Al. 95, indict. 2.
717 * EPISTOLARUM LIB. V. — INDICT. XI. — EPIST. XLIX. 773
cepto dono tuo, Domino et Redemptori nostro cum A >Þ non prxvidimus consentire. Sed nec Joannen
gumma mentis intentione fſacere non desistatis. Et
quidem venientem ad nos, ut potuimus, ex corpora»
tis visus ostensione didicimus ; bonum vero quod ex
divina inspiratione in mentis tuz2 charitate manebat
occultum desiderabilins nunc operis atteslatione co-
gnoscimus. Unde divine misericordiz gratias ineffa-
bili laude reddentes, hortamur dilectionem tuam,
alque quibus valemus admonitionibus confortamus,
ut quantum 8e acceplum talentum occultantis pena
pertu: bat, tantum lucrum facientium, atque per hoc
de ccelestis regni perceptione lztantium, dominice
yocis invitatio te desiderabiliter appetenda corrobo-
ret. Scire te namqne , dilectissime Fili , convenit,
quod fructus hajus quem apprehendisti studii retri-
butionis $u2 non careat ſine. Et ideo prepedientium
te nulla, vel si est, debet contrarietas perturbare,
quia quanto ex difficultate causx bonum perfici, Do»
mino cooperante, valuerit, lanto tibi erit et gloriosior
relributionis 8pes. Excellentior namque nascitur ex
desperatione victoria quzecunque fuerit laboris nimii
adepta 8udoribus. Cognovimus etiam quod Theodo-
S$ius filins no>ter, tui sequax, bonique cooperator stu-
dii, pariter tecum in sollicitudine lucrandarum ani-
marum solerter invigilet. Cui omnipotentem Deum
intercessione beati Petri apostolorum principis relri-
butorem citius esse confidimus.
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