14 μένῃς, ὣστε καὶ τὰ δεσμὰ κόσμον εὐπρεπῆ πέρι. κεῖσθαι αὐτοῖς, ὡς νύμφῃ κεκοσμημένη ἐν κροσσωτοῖς 2 Cor. 2, 15 χρυσοῖς πεποικιλμένοις , τὴν εὐωδίαν ὀδωδότες ἅμα τὴν Χριστοῦ, ὣστε ἐνίους δόξαι καὶ μύρῳ κοσμικῷ κεχρῖσθαι αὐτούς· οἳ δὲ κατηφεῖς καἰ ταπεινοὶ καὶ δυσειδεῖς καὶ πάσης…

is mixed with the oil, by reason of its fragrant odor, which spreads about: hence the Apostle says ( 2 Cor. 2:15 ): "We are the good odor of Christ," etc. And though many other things be fragrant, yet preference is given to balm, because it has a special odor of its own, and beca…

uae pereunt, et in his qui salvi fiunt, et aliis odor mortis in mortem, aliis odor vitae in vitam (II Cor. II, 15) . De illis vero quibus humanitas carnis divinitatem abscondit Salvatoris, ita dicit: Et si opertum est Evangelium nostrum, in his qui pereunt est opertum (II Cor.…