CHAPTER III If he had desired glory he would rather have chosen it
CHAPTER III
If he had desired glory he would rather have chosen it
[BASIL.] 173. But they who know the truth will be surprised.
[CHRYSOSTOM.] And they, you say, speak against me as vain-glorious and haughty! From whence then am I to hope for praise? From the many? But they do not know the truth. Well then, from the few? But here also the matter is perverted into something against me; because you have come here for nothing else than to learn what answer ought to be made to them.
174. And why do I now argue so specially on their account? Because if all had known the truth they ought not to have thus condemned me for pride and love of glory: wait a little, and you will know this clearly; and not only this, but also that no small danger is incurred, both by those who make this venture (if indeed there are such men, as I am not convinced there are), and also by those who cherish suspicion on other points.