The Laughable Stories Collected by Mar Gregory John

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THE LAUGHABLE STORIES OF BAR-HEBR^US.
CLXXVIII. Another sage said, "He that dwelleth in
'the world seeth not his sins by reason of the disturbed
"state of the affairs [therein]; but if he dwell in the
"peace and quietness of the desert, he will see God
"clearly and his sins will be rebuked/'
CLXXIX. A certain noble and honourable and believing
woman came from Rome to Egypt to Abba
Arsenius and entreated him to make mention of her
in his prayers. And he replied, "I will pray unto God
"that He may make the remembrance of thee to pass
"out of my heart." Now although by reason of her
grief and sorrow she became sick, yet he did as he
had said, that he might shut the door against the women
who thronged to see him^
.KLi\2^ ^
crA ^r ^cno .rC^vui-=a kA.i Klir^ \Lf^
cnfio^!^ K'l^r^.l f Ab^ool r^^c!\^r*vi \nJLO .t^jSto.to
(fol. 198^, No. 7).
* The text of the story in full runs:— f^laK' Ktoco jshy^ V^