Stand like a beaten anvil.
It is the part of a good athlete to be bruised and to prevail.

They that are of the flesh cannot do the works of the Spirit, neither can they that are spiritual do the works of the flesh, even as faith cannot do the works of unbelief, nor unbelief the works of faith.

Let no rank puff up anyone; for faith and love are paramount - the greatest blessings in the world.

Take heed, then, often to come together to give thanks to God, and show forth His praise. For when you assemble frequently in the same place, the powers of Satan are destroyed, and the destruction at which he aims is prevented by the unity of your faith.

Wherever the bishop appears, there let the people be, even as wheresoever Christ Jesus is, there is the catholic church.

Nothing is better than peace, by which all warfare of heavenly and earthly foes is brought to naught.