Letter 490: The bishop who is only firm is feared but not loved.
δε εο μού ἐχίετνϊπαιοτὶ μα αηθοἰϊ8 πιαπαάαίμηι δεῖ: « Εία εὐποιὶδ πιο ἱμοὸμέία ΤἿ. δὶ ᾿ἰ, φυὶ δδογοβαι οὶ βιοογάοι ἡ ἀϊφι δια γύην δύηϊ, ογδουΐϊυτ δι φιιοὰ πο ] γϑοϊγ αιιθαμί, ἱμπ βαιοίδίυ, ταΐ ἰδυογαγα νυἱγιυίοιη ουέγθ, νΟΓΌ ἢ δῦ ἀύδογαὰ Ὀρογίογό, δ86ε1)- εἰληδ υἱ ἰμ1. . : ὁὐ16πη ἀἰν "ἃ ογὰ- ουϊα ραϑ58ΐπι δ ιἰ8ι ρὑγα ἀἰσδηῖ, 4υὲ νἱγίυιιην ΔΙΙΟΓΟ ἤαξγημῇ : ΠΟΙ ΓΆ4Ι6 . Αι ΒΟΓΙΟΠ ὃ δἰΐοσ δγυάϊΐγο οὐδ, ἐχρίοάνηι!, δοαι ἰ51 μΓα» Ἵ ἔσιοοϊ.. ΧΣΙ, ὅ. αξίως, ἀλλὰ γε ἀποχρώντως τὰ χαλὰ ἐπαινέσαντες, τεχμήριον τῆς ἑαυτῶν γνώμης τῆς ἐπὶ τὰ ἀξιαφή- γητα ῥεπούσης, χαὶ τοῖς μετὰ ταῦτα ἀνθρώποις ἐγχαταλεέπουσι.
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