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Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, Giovanni Paolo Panini

John Cassian, The Institutes XI.12: Several testimonies against vainglory

Giovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754 · Public domainGiovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754

SectionJohn CassianPublic domainBook XI

And so the Apostle warns us: “Be not desirous of vainglory.” And the Lord, rebuking the Pharisees, says, “How can ye believe, who receive glory from one another, and seek not the glory which comes from God alone?” Of these too the blessed David speaks with a threat: “For God hath scattered the bones of them that please men.”

Reproduced in full. Translation: Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 11 (Schaff and Wace, 1894), public domain (Public domain).

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