α ἐν ἐκείνῳ, ἐν ᾧ ἡ κραταίωσις γίνετοαι του πνευματος. 18. 20 ff. Matth. ι 41 25 zu athleta Dei vgl. 2 Tim. 2, 5 28 26 Rom. 8, 7 3 et] ut De firmusAC 6 excolueratB impleatACE 8/9 ~ crescebat parvuhis D 10 Per difficillimum CD, Vel diff. est autem E ~ est autem B 12 perr.] petrari…

ritorious. Objection 2: Further, struggle and difficulty are required for merit; for it is written ( 2 Tim. 2:5 ): "He . . . is not crowned except he strive lawfully" and the Philosopher says (Ethic. ii, 3): "The object of virtue is the difficult and the good." But there is more…

ts, the greater the virtue. Now continence apparently merits the greater reward; for it is written ( 2 Tim. 2:5 ): "He . . . is not crowned, except he strive lawfully," and the continent man, since he is subject to vehement evil desires, strives more than the temperate man, in wh…