Nilus of Ancyra→John (correspondent of Nilus of Ancyra)|c. 415 AD|nilus ancyra|From Ancyra|AI-assisted
To John the Illustris. [illustris = a high senatorial rank in the late Roman court]
All men applaud the excellent soul, both angels and men, because you care for the children of your enemies, both the living and the dead, for fear of Christ; of the living, that by this means you may somehow change their fathers; of the dead, that you may often draw down upon yourself goodwill from the Lord, and bind on the crowns of martyrs, and receive many prayers from all, not only from those who are well treated, but also from those who look on. For this will be brought forward on your behalf at the time of judgment as well, and even if you have committed many sins, you will be set free from all the charges, because you have shown the greatest compassion and loving-kindness toward your enemies, and have imitated the Lord, the most loving of all toward humankind.
To John the Illustris. [illustris = a high senatorial rank in the late Roman court]
All men applaud the excellent soul, both angels and men, because you care for the children of your enemies, both the living and the dead, for fear of Christ; of the living, that by this means you may somehow change their fathers; of the dead, that you may often draw down upon yourself goodwill from the Lord, and bind on the crowns of martyrs, and receive many prayers from all, not only from those who are well treated, but also from those who look on. For this will be brought forward on your behalf at the time of judgment as well, and even if you have committed many sins, you will be set free from all the charges, because you have shown the greatest compassion and loving-kindness toward your enemies, and have imitated the Lord, the most loving of all toward humankind.
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