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Homily VIII.

[1] [For the general parallelism of Homilies VIII.–XI. with Recognitions, iv.–vi., see the footnote on Recognitions, iv. 1. Homilies VIII., IX., contain matter included in the single discourse of Recognitions, book iv.—R.]

[2] Lit.: More willing to learn than the others.

[3] [“Maro” in Recognitions, iv. The resemblance between that book and this Homily is quite marked.—R.]

[4] [Comp. Recognitions, iv. 3.—R.]

[5] [With chaps. 4–11 compare the closely resembling passage, Recognitions, iv. 4–11.—R.]

[6] Matt. viii. 11; Luke xiii. 29.

[7] Matt. xx. 16.

[8] Ex. xix. 9.

[9] Matt. xi. 25. [Luke x. 21.—R.]

[10] Luke vi. 46.

[11] [In Recognitions, iv. 7, the healing is represented as occurring at once.—R.]

[12] The general meaning seems to be as given; but the text is undoubtedly corrupt, and scarcely intelligible.

[13] [Chaps. 12–16 have no parallel in the corresponding discourse in the Recognitions. The doctrine here is peculiar. But compare Recognitions, iv. 26.—R.]

[14] [Comp. Recognitions, i. 30. The details here are not only fuller, but apparently represent a more developed speculation.—R.]

[15] The text is somewhat obscure; but the following sentence shows this to be the meaning of it.

[16] Literally, “the marrow.”

[17] Literally, “the flowers of metals.”

[18] [Comp. Recognitions, v. 12.—R.]

[19] τοῖς αὐτῶν βωμοῖς προσφθαρέντες καὶ αὐτῶν ἐκπληρωθέντες.

[20] [The conclusion of this Homily resembles Recognitions, iv. 34–37, but much of the matter of that book is contained in Homily IX.; see footnotes.—R.]

[21] Matt. iv.; Luke iv.

[22] Matt. xxii.

[23] [Comp. Recognitions, iv. 7.—R.]

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