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Fragment.

Canonical Letter on the Lapsed · Hieromartyr Peter of Alexandria

VII.—Fragment.

PetAlex 4.7.1

Wretch that I am! I have not remembered that God observes the mind, and hears the voice of the soul. I turned consciously to sin, saying to myself, God is merciful, and will bear with me; and when I was not instantly smitten, I ceased not, but rather despised His forbearance, and exhausted the long-suffering of God.

PetAlex 4.7.2