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To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata. 2421<br />

Letter CXXVII. 2420<br />

Our merciful God, Who makes comfort match trouble, <strong>and</strong> consoles the lowly, lest they<br />

be drowned unawares in exceeding grief, has sent a consolation, equivalent to the troubles<br />

I have suffered in Nicopolis, in seasonably bringing me the God-beloved bishop Jobinus.<br />

He must tell you himself how very opportune his visit was. I shrink from a long letter, <strong>and</strong><br />

will hold my peace. And I am the more inclined to silence, lest I seem as it were to put a<br />

mark on men, who have turned round <strong>and</strong> begun to show regard to me, by mentioning<br />

their fall.<br />

God grant that you may come to see me in my own home, so that I may embrace your<br />

reverence <strong>and</strong> tell you everything in detail. For we often find some comfort in telling what<br />

is painful in actual experience. However, for all that the very godly bishop has done, fully<br />

as far as regards his affection for me, <strong>and</strong> preeminently <strong>and</strong> stoutly as regards the exact observance<br />

of the canons, commend him. Moreover, thank God that your pupils everywhere<br />

exhibit your reverence’s character.<br />

2420 Placed in 373.<br />

To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata.<br />

2421 On Basil’s difficulties while at Nicopolis, with a request for the sympathy of Eusebius.<br />

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