θαλαττης οδηγουντα, μυριαν ετεραν χρειαν παρεχομενα. ει δες πως εις τον αιωνα το ε λεος αυτου. 1198 Ps 135,10–12 Και προς διανοιαν δε Αιγυπτου τροπικως του περι γην κοσμου υπαρχοντος, τα ταυτης δοκουντα πρωτοτοκα επ' ευεργεσιαι του ̓Ισραηλ υπο θεου πατασσεται. παταχθεντων γαρ του…

o imitate God and His saints. Now the very God whom we worship puts evildoers to death, according to Ps. 135:10, "Who smote Egypt with their firstborn." Again Moses made the Levites slay twenty-three thousand men on account of the worship of the calf ( Ex. 32 ), the priest Phinee…

s the cause is the most powerful. Now gluttony is apparently the cause of other sins, for a gloss on Ps. 135:10 , "Who smote Egypt with their first-born," says: "Lust, concupiscence, pride are the first-born of gluttony." Therefore gluttony is the greatest of sins. Objection 3: F…