July 26, 2025 • 17 mins
Embark on a journey through the life of Anthony (251-356CE), one of the pioneering figures of Christian desert monasticism in Egypt. At the tender age of 18, armed with a sermon about Jesus encouraging a young man to abandon his riches, Anthony renounced his inherited fortune. Promptly, he ventured into the barren desert to lead a life governed by poverty, chastity, and obedience. From battling demons to performing miracles, his life was one of extraordinary spiritual exploits. Anthony became a legend in his own right during his remarkably long lifetime. This podcast is a fascinating exploration of his inspiring life. (Summary by Matthew James Gray)
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Sections fifty seven to sixty seven of the Life of Antony.
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the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please
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(00:29):
a man Fronto by name, who was an officer of
the court, and had a terrible disease, for he used
to bite his own tongue, and was in danger of
injury to his eyes. Having come to the mountain, asked
Antony to pray for him. But Antony said to him, depart,
and you shall be healed. But when he was violent
(00:50):
and remained within some days, Antony waited and said, if
you stay here you cannot be healed. Go, and having
come into Egypt, you shall shall see the sign wrought
in you. And he believed and went, And as soon
as he set eyes on Egypt, his sufferings ceased, and
(01:10):
the man became whole, according to the word of Antony,
which the Savior had revealed to him in prayer. There
was also a maiden from Bussyris Tripolatana, who had a
terrible and very hideous disorder from the runnings of her eyes, nose,
and ears fell to the ground and immediately became worms.
(01:32):
She was paralyzed also and squinted. Her parents, having heard
of monks going to Antony and believing on the Lord
who healed the woman with the issue of blood, Matthew
nine verse twenty, asked to be allowed together with their
daughter to journey with them, and when they suffered them
(01:52):
the parents, together with the girl, remained outside the mountain
with Pafnutius, the confessor and monk. But the monks went
in to Antony, and when they only wished to tell
about the damsel, he anticipated them and detailed both the
sufferings of the child and how she journeyed with them. Then,
(02:13):
when they asked that she should be admitted, Antony did
not allow it, but said, go, and if she be
not dead, you will find her healed. For the accomplishment
of this is not mine that she should come to me,
wretched man that I am. But her healing is the
work of the Savior, who in every place shows his
(02:34):
pity to them that call upon him. Wherefore the Lord
has inclined to her as she prayed and his loving
kindness has declared to me that he will heal the
child where she now is. So the wonder took place,
and going out they found the parents rejoicing and the
(02:54):
girl whole. But when two brethren were coming to him,
the water failed on the way, and one died, and
the other was at the point of death, for he
had no strength to go on, but lay upon the ground,
expecting to die. But Antony, sitting in the mountain, called
two monks who chanced to be there, and urged them, saying,
(03:15):
take a picture of water and run on the road
towards Egypt, for of two men who were coming, one
is already dead, and the other one will die unless
you hasten, for this has been revealed to me as
I was praying. The monks therefore went and found one
lying dead, whom they buried, and the other they restored
with water and led him to the old man. For
(03:37):
it was a day's journey. But if anyone asks why
he did not speak before the other died, the question
ought not to be asked, for if the punishment of
death was not Antony's but God's, who also judged the
one and revealed the condition of the other. But the
marvel here was only in the case of Antony, that
he sitting in the mountain, had his heart we watchful,
(04:00):
and had the Lord to show him things afar off.
And this is so, for once again he was sitting
on the mountain and looking up soar in the air,
some one being borne upwards, and there was much joy
among those who met him. Then, wandering and deeming a
company of that kind to be blessed, he prayed to
(04:21):
learn what this might be, and immediately a voice came
to him, This is the soul of a Mun, the
monk at Nitria. Now a Mun had persevered in the
discipline up to old age, and the distance from Nitria
to the mountain where Antony was was thirteen days journey.
The companions of Antony, therefore, seeing the old man, amazed,
(04:45):
asked to learn and heard that a moon was just dead.
And he was well known, for he had stayed there
very often, and many signs had been wrought by his means,
and this is one of them. Once, when he had
need to cross the river called Lychus, now it was
the season of the flood, he asked his comrade Theodorus
to remain at a distance that they should not see
(05:07):
one another naked as they swam the water. Then, when
Theodorus was departed, he again felt ashamed even to see
himself naked. While therefore he was pondering, filled with shame,
on a sudden he was borne over to the other side. Theodorus, therefore, himself,
being a good man, approached, and, seeing a moon across
first without a drop of water falling from him, inquired
(05:31):
how he got over, And when he saw that a
Moon was unwilling to tell him, he held him by
the feet and declared that he would not let him
go before he had learned it from him. So a Mun,
seeing the determination of Theodorus, especially from what he had said,
and having asked him to tell no man before his death,
told him that he had been carried and placed on
(05:53):
the further side, and that he had not even set
foot on the water. Nor was that possible for man,
but for the Lord alone, and those whom he permits,
as he did for the great Apostle Peter Matthew fourteen,
verse twenty eight. Theodorus therefore told this after the death
(06:14):
of a Mun, and the monks to whom Antony spoke
concerning a Mun's death marked the day, and when the
brethren came up from Nitria thirty days later, they inquired
of them, and learned that a mun had fallen asleep
at that day and hour in which the old man
had seen his soul borne upwards. And both these and
(06:37):
the others marveled at the purity of Antony's soul. How
he had immediately learned that which was taking place at
a distance a thirteen days journey, and had seen the
soul as it was taken up, and Archelaus too. The Count,
on a time, having found him in the outer mountain,
asked him merely to pray for polycratea of Laodicea, and
(06:59):
excellent and Christian maiden, for she suffered terribly in the
stomach and side, threw over much discipline, and was all
together weakly of body. Antony prayed therefore, and the Count
noted the day in which the prayer was made, And
having departed to laodice her, he found the maiden whole,
and having inquired when and on what day she was
(07:20):
relieved of her infirmity, he produced the paper on which
he had written the time of the prayer, and having
read it, he immediately showed the writing on the paper,
and all wondered when they knew that the Lord had
relieved her of pain at the time when Antony was
praying and invoking the goodness of the Savior on her behalf.
(07:41):
In concerning those who came to him, he often foretold
some days or sometimes a month beforehand, what was the
cause of their coming. For some came only for the
sake of seeing him, others through sickness, and others suffering
from evil spirits. And all thought the labor of the
journey neither trouble nor los for each one returned aware
(08:02):
that he had received benefit. But though saying such things
and beholding such sights, he used to ask that no
one should wander at him for this, but should rather
marvel at the Lord for having granted to us men
to know him as far as our powers extended. Afterwards,
(08:24):
on another occasion, having descended to the outer cells, he
was asked to enter a vessel and pray with the monks,
and he alone perceived an exceedingly unpleasant smell. But those
on board said that the stench arose from the fish
and salt meat in the ship. He replied, however, the
smell was different from that, and while he was speaking,
(08:45):
a youth with an evil spirit, who had come and
hidden himself in the ship, cried out. But the demon,
being rebuked in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,
departed from him, and the man became whole, and all
knew that the evil smell arose from the demon. And another,
a person of rank, came to him, possessed by a demon.
(09:09):
And the demon was so terrible that the man possessed
did not know that he was coming to Antony. But
he even ate the excreetor from his body. So those
who brought him besought Antony to pray for him, and Antony,
pitying the young man, prayed and kept watch with him
all the night, and about dawn, the young man suddenly
(09:32):
attacked Antony and gave him a push. But when those
who came with him were angry, Antony said, be not
angry with the young man, for it is not he
but the demon which is in him. And being rebuked
and commanded to go into dry places, the demon became
raging mad. And he has done this, wherefore give thanks
(09:53):
to the Lord for his attack on me. Thus is
a sign of the departure of the evil spirit. When
Antony had said this straightway, the young man had become whole,
and having come at last to his right mind, knew
where he was, and saluted the old man and gave
thanks to God. And many monks have related with the
(10:15):
greatest agreement and unanimity, that many other such like things
were done by him. But still these do not seem
as marvelous as certain other things appear to be. For once,
when about to eat, having risen up to pray about
the ninth hour, he perceived that he was caught up
in the spirit, and wonderful to tell, he stood and
(10:36):
saw himself, as it were, from outside himself, and that
he was led in the air by certain ones. Next,
certain bitter and terrible beings stood in the air and
wished to hinder him from passing through. But when his
conductors opposed them, they demanded whether he was not accountable
(10:56):
to them. And when they wished to sum up the
account from his birth, Antony's conductors stopped them, saying, the
Lord has wiped out the sins from his birth. But
from the time he became a monk and devoted himself
to God, it is permitted you to make a reckoning. Then,
when they accused him and could not convict him. His
(11:18):
way was free and unhindered. And immediately he saw himself
as it were, coming and standing by himself. And again
he was antony as before then, forgetful of eating. He
remained the rest of the day and through the whole
of the night, groaning and praying. For he was astonished
when he saw against what mighty opponents our wrestling is,
(11:40):
and by what labors we have to pass through the air.
And he remembered that this is what the Apostle said,
according to the Prince of the power of the air
Ephesians too, verse two. For in it the enemy has
power to fight and to attempt to hinder those who
pass through. Wherefore, most earnestly he exhorted, take up the
(12:03):
whole armor of God, that you may be able to
withstand in the evil day Ephesian six thirteen. That the enemy,
having no evil thing to say against us, may be
ashamed Titus two, verse eight. And we who have learned this,
let us be mindful of the apostle when he says,
whether in the body I know not, or whether out
(12:25):
of the body I know not, God knows two Corinthians twelve,
verse two. But Paul was caught up into the third heaven,
and having heard things unspeakable, he came down, while Antony
saw that he had come to the air, and contended
until he was free. And he had also this favor
(12:46):
granted him, for as he was sitting alone in the mountain,
if ever he was in perplexity in his meditations, this
was revealed to him by providence in prayer. And the
happy man, as it is written, was taught of God
after this, when he once had a discussion with certain
men who had come to him concerning the state of
the soul and of what nature its place will be
(13:09):
after his life. The following night, one from above called him, saying, Antony, rise,
go out and look. Having gone out therefore, for he
knew whom he ought to obey. Looking up, he beheld
one standing and reaching to the clouds, tall, hideous and fearful,
and others ascending as though they were winged, and the
(13:32):
figure stretched forth his hands, and some of those who
were ascending were stayed by him, while others flew above, and,
having escaped heavenwood, were borne aloft free from care. At
such therefore, the giant gnashed his teeth, but rejoiced over
those who fell back, and immediately a voice came to Antony,
(13:54):
do you understand what you see? And his understanding was opened,
and he understood that it was the passing of souls,
and that the tall being who stood was the enemy
who envies the faithful, and those whom he caught and
stopped from passing through are accountable to him, while those
whom he was unable to hold as they passed upwards
(14:16):
had not been subservient to him. So, having seen this,
and as it were being reminded, he struggled the more
daily to advance towards those things which were before. And
these visions he was unwilling to tell. But as he
spent much time in prayer, and was amazed when those
(14:37):
who were with impressed him with questions enforced him, he
was compelled to speak as a father who cannot withhold
aught from his children. And he thought that as his
conscience was clear, the account would be beneficial for them,
that they might learn that discipline bore good fruit, and
that visions were oftentimes the solace of their labors. Added
(15:00):
to this, he was tolerant in disposition and humble in spirit,
For though he was such a man. He observed the
rule of the church most rigidly, and was willing that
all the clergy should be honored above himself. For he
was not ashamed to bow his head to bishops and presbyters.
And if ever a deacon came to him for help,
he discoursed with him on what was profitable, but gave
(15:22):
place to him in prayer, not being ashamed to learn himself.
For often he would ask questions and desired to listen
to those who were present, And if any one said
anything that was useful, he confessed that he was profited,
And besides, his countenance had a great and wonderful grace.
(15:43):
This gift also he had from the Savior, For if
he were present in a great company of monks, and
any one who did not know him previously wished to
see him, immediately coming forward, he passed by the rest
and hurried to antony, as though attracted by his appearance.
Neither in height nor breadth was he conspicuous above others,
(16:04):
but in the serenity of his manner and the purity
of his soul. For as his soul was free from disturbances,
his outward appearance was calm. So from the joy of
his soul. He possessed a cheerful countenance, and from his
bodily movements could be perceived the condition of his soul.
As it is written, when the heart is merry, the
(16:25):
countenance is cheerful, but when it is sorrowful, it is
cast down. Proverbs fifteenth, verse thirteen. Thus Jacob recognized the
council Laban had in his heart, and said to his wives,
the countenance of your father is not as it was
yesterday and the day before. Thus Samuel recognized David, for
(16:45):
he had mirthful eyes and teeth white as milk. And
thus Antony was recognized, for he was never disturbed, for
his soul was at peace. He was never downcast, for
his mind was joyous end as sections fifty seven to
sixty seven
Sections fifty seven to sixty seven of the Life of Antony.
This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in
the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please
visit LibriVox dot org. Recording by Matthew James Gray. The
Life of Antony by Athanasius, translated by H. Elleshore. Wherefore
(00:29):
a man Fronto by name, who was an officer of
the court, and had a terrible disease, for he used
to bite his own tongue, and was in danger of
injury to his eyes. Having come to the mountain, asked
Antony to pray for him. But Antony said to him, depart,
and you shall be healed. But when he was violent
(00:50):
and remained within some days, Antony waited and said, if
you stay here you cannot be healed. Go, and having
come into Egypt, you shall shall see the sign wrought
in you. And he believed and went, And as soon
as he set eyes on Egypt, his sufferings ceased, and
(01:10):
the man became whole, according to the word of Antony,
which the Savior had revealed to him in prayer. There
was also a maiden from Bussyris Tripolatana, who had a
terrible and very hideous disorder from the runnings of her eyes, nose,
and ears fell to the ground and immediately became worms.
(01:32):
She was paralyzed also and squinted. Her parents, having heard
of monks going to Antony and believing on the Lord
who healed the woman with the issue of blood, Matthew
nine verse twenty, asked to be allowed together with their
daughter to journey with them, and when they suffered them
(01:52):
the parents, together with the girl, remained outside the mountain
with Pafnutius, the confessor and monk. But the monks went
in to Antony, and when they only wished to tell
about the damsel, he anticipated them and detailed both the
sufferings of the child and how she journeyed with them. Then,
(02:13):
when they asked that she should be admitted, Antony did
not allow it, but said, go, and if she be
not dead, you will find her healed. For the accomplishment
of this is not mine that she should come to me,
wretched man that I am. But her healing is the
work of the Savior, who in every place shows his
(02:34):
pity to them that call upon him. Wherefore the Lord
has inclined to her as she prayed and his loving
kindness has declared to me that he will heal the
child where she now is. So the wonder took place,
and going out they found the parents rejoicing and the
(02:54):
girl whole. But when two brethren were coming to him,
the water failed on the way, and one died, and
the other was at the point of death, for he
had no strength to go on, but lay upon the ground,
expecting to die. But Antony, sitting in the mountain, called
two monks who chanced to be there, and urged them, saying,
(03:15):
take a picture of water and run on the road
towards Egypt, for of two men who were coming, one
is already dead, and the other one will die unless
you hasten, for this has been revealed to me as
I was praying. The monks therefore went and found one
lying dead, whom they buried, and the other they restored
with water and led him to the old man. For
(03:37):
it was a day's journey. But if anyone asks why
he did not speak before the other died, the question
ought not to be asked, for if the punishment of
death was not Antony's but God's, who also judged the
one and revealed the condition of the other. But the
marvel here was only in the case of Antony, that
he sitting in the mountain, had his heart we watchful,
(04:00):
and had the Lord to show him things afar off.
And this is so, for once again he was sitting
on the mountain and looking up soar in the air,
some one being borne upwards, and there was much joy
among those who met him. Then, wandering and deeming a
company of that kind to be blessed, he prayed to
(04:21):
learn what this might be, and immediately a voice came
to him, This is the soul of a Mun, the
monk at Nitria. Now a Mun had persevered in the
discipline up to old age, and the distance from Nitria
to the mountain where Antony was was thirteen days journey.
The companions of Antony, therefore, seeing the old man, amazed,
(04:45):
asked to learn and heard that a moon was just dead.
And he was well known, for he had stayed there
very often, and many signs had been wrought by his means,
and this is one of them. Once, when he had
need to cross the river called Lychus, now it was
the season of the flood, he asked his comrade Theodorus
to remain at a distance that they should not see
(05:07):
one another naked as they swam the water. Then, when
Theodorus was departed, he again felt ashamed even to see
himself naked. While therefore he was pondering, filled with shame,
on a sudden he was borne over to the other side. Theodorus, therefore, himself,
being a good man, approached, and, seeing a moon across
first without a drop of water falling from him, inquired
(05:31):
how he got over, And when he saw that a
Moon was unwilling to tell him, he held him by
the feet and declared that he would not let him
go before he had learned it from him. So a Mun,
seeing the determination of Theodorus, especially from what he had said,
and having asked him to tell no man before his death,
told him that he had been carried and placed on
(05:53):
the further side, and that he had not even set
foot on the water. Nor was that possible for man,
but for the Lord alone, and those whom he permits,
as he did for the great Apostle Peter Matthew fourteen,
verse twenty eight. Theodorus therefore told this after the death
(06:14):
of a Mun, and the monks to whom Antony spoke
concerning a Mun's death marked the day, and when the
brethren came up from Nitria thirty days later, they inquired
of them, and learned that a mun had fallen asleep
at that day and hour in which the old man
had seen his soul borne upwards. And both these and
(06:37):
the others marveled at the purity of Antony's soul. How
he had immediately learned that which was taking place at
a distance a thirteen days journey, and had seen the
soul as it was taken up, and Archelaus too. The Count,
on a time, having found him in the outer mountain,
asked him merely to pray for polycratea of Laodicea, and
(06:59):
excellent and Christian maiden, for she suffered terribly in the
stomach and side, threw over much discipline, and was all
together weakly of body. Antony prayed therefore, and the Count
noted the day in which the prayer was made, And
having departed to laodice her, he found the maiden whole,
and having inquired when and on what day she was
(07:20):
relieved of her infirmity, he produced the paper on which
he had written the time of the prayer, and having
read it, he immediately showed the writing on the paper,
and all wondered when they knew that the Lord had
relieved her of pain at the time when Antony was
praying and invoking the goodness of the Savior on her behalf.
(07:41):
In concerning those who came to him, he often foretold
some days or sometimes a month beforehand, what was the
cause of their coming. For some came only for the
sake of seeing him, others through sickness, and others suffering
from evil spirits. And all thought the labor of the
journey neither trouble nor los for each one returned aware
(08:02):
that he had received benefit. But though saying such things
and beholding such sights, he used to ask that no
one should wander at him for this, but should rather
marvel at the Lord for having granted to us men
to know him as far as our powers extended. Afterwards,
(08:24):
on another occasion, having descended to the outer cells, he
was asked to enter a vessel and pray with the monks,
and he alone perceived an exceedingly unpleasant smell. But those
on board said that the stench arose from the fish
and salt meat in the ship. He replied, however, the
smell was different from that, and while he was speaking,
(08:45):
a youth with an evil spirit, who had come and
hidden himself in the ship, cried out. But the demon,
being rebuked in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,
departed from him, and the man became whole, and all
knew that the evil smell arose from the demon. And another,
a person of rank, came to him, possessed by a demon.
(09:09):
And the demon was so terrible that the man possessed
did not know that he was coming to Antony. But
he even ate the excreetor from his body. So those
who brought him besought Antony to pray for him, and Antony,
pitying the young man, prayed and kept watch with him
all the night, and about dawn, the young man suddenly
(09:32):
attacked Antony and gave him a push. But when those
who came with him were angry, Antony said, be not
angry with the young man, for it is not he
but the demon which is in him. And being rebuked
and commanded to go into dry places, the demon became
raging mad. And he has done this, wherefore give thanks
(09:53):
to the Lord for his attack on me. Thus is
a sign of the departure of the evil spirit. When
Antony had said this straightway, the young man had become whole,
and having come at last to his right mind, knew
where he was, and saluted the old man and gave
thanks to God. And many monks have related with the
(10:15):
greatest agreement and unanimity, that many other such like things
were done by him. But still these do not seem
as marvelous as certain other things appear to be. For once,
when about to eat, having risen up to pray about
the ninth hour, he perceived that he was caught up
in the spirit, and wonderful to tell, he stood and
(10:36):
saw himself, as it were, from outside himself, and that
he was led in the air by certain ones. Next,
certain bitter and terrible beings stood in the air and
wished to hinder him from passing through. But when his
conductors opposed them, they demanded whether he was not accountable
(10:56):
to them. And when they wished to sum up the
account from his birth, Antony's conductors stopped them, saying, the
Lord has wiped out the sins from his birth. But
from the time he became a monk and devoted himself
to God, it is permitted you to make a reckoning. Then,
when they accused him and could not convict him. His
(11:18):
way was free and unhindered. And immediately he saw himself
as it were, coming and standing by himself. And again
he was antony as before then, forgetful of eating. He
remained the rest of the day and through the whole
of the night, groaning and praying. For he was astonished
when he saw against what mighty opponents our wrestling is,
(11:40):
and by what labors we have to pass through the air.
And he remembered that this is what the Apostle said,
according to the Prince of the power of the air
Ephesians too, verse two. For in it the enemy has
power to fight and to attempt to hinder those who
pass through. Wherefore, most earnestly he exhorted, take up the
(12:03):
whole armor of God, that you may be able to
withstand in the evil day Ephesian six thirteen. That the enemy,
having no evil thing to say against us, may be
ashamed Titus two, verse eight. And we who have learned this,
let us be mindful of the apostle when he says,
whether in the body I know not, or whether out
(12:25):
of the body I know not, God knows two Corinthians twelve,
verse two. But Paul was caught up into the third heaven,
and having heard things unspeakable, he came down, while Antony
saw that he had come to the air, and contended
until he was free. And he had also this favor
(12:46):
granted him, for as he was sitting alone in the mountain,
if ever he was in perplexity in his meditations, this
was revealed to him by providence in prayer. And the
happy man, as it is written, was taught of God
after this, when he once had a discussion with certain
men who had come to him concerning the state of
the soul and of what nature its place will be
(13:09):
after his life. The following night, one from above called him, saying, Antony, rise,
go out and look. Having gone out therefore, for he
knew whom he ought to obey. Looking up, he beheld
one standing and reaching to the clouds, tall, hideous and fearful,
and others ascending as though they were winged, and the
(13:32):
figure stretched forth his hands, and some of those who
were ascending were stayed by him, while others flew above, and,
having escaped heavenwood, were borne aloft free from care. At
such therefore, the giant gnashed his teeth, but rejoiced over
those who fell back, and immediately a voice came to Antony,
(13:54):
do you understand what you see? And his understanding was opened,
and he understood that it was the passing of souls,
and that the tall being who stood was the enemy
who envies the faithful, and those whom he caught and
stopped from passing through are accountable to him, while those
whom he was unable to hold as they passed upwards
(14:16):
had not been subservient to him. So, having seen this,
and as it were being reminded, he struggled the more
daily to advance towards those things which were before. And
these visions he was unwilling to tell. But as he
spent much time in prayer, and was amazed when those
(14:37):
who were with impressed him with questions enforced him, he
was compelled to speak as a father who cannot withhold
aught from his children. And he thought that as his
conscience was clear, the account would be beneficial for them,
that they might learn that discipline bore good fruit, and
that visions were oftentimes the solace of their labors. Added
(15:00):
to this, he was tolerant in disposition and humble in spirit,
For though he was such a man. He observed the
rule of the church most rigidly, and was willing that
all the clergy should be honored above himself. For he
was not ashamed to bow his head to bishops and presbyters.
And if ever a deacon came to him for help,
he discoursed with him on what was profitable, but gave
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place to him in prayer, not being ashamed to learn himself.
For often he would ask questions and desired to listen
to those who were present, And if any one said
anything that was useful, he confessed that he was profited,
And besides, his countenance had a great and wonderful grace.
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This gift also he had from the Savior, For if
he were present in a great company of monks, and
any one who did not know him previously wished to
see him, immediately coming forward, he passed by the rest
and hurried to antony, as though attracted by his appearance.
Neither in height nor breadth was he conspicuous above others,
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but in the serenity of his manner and the purity
of his soul. For as his soul was free from disturbances,
his outward appearance was calm. So from the joy of
his soul. He possessed a cheerful countenance, and from his
bodily movements could be perceived the condition of his soul.
As it is written, when the heart is merry, the
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countenance is cheerful, but when it is sorrowful, it is
cast down. Proverbs fifteenth, verse thirteen. Thus Jacob recognized the
council Laban had in his heart, and said to his wives,
the countenance of your father is not as it was
yesterday and the day before. Thus Samuel recognized David, for
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he had mirthful eyes and teeth white as milk. And
thus Antony was recognized, for he was never disturbed, for
his soul was at peace. He was never downcast, for
his mind was joyous end as sections fifty seven to
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