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The Treatises of Cyprian, Book 12c, Ch. 109 — Tolle Lege

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St. Cyprian

The Treatises of Cyprian

Book 12c › Chapter 109

That the sick are to be visited

In Solomon, in Ecclesiasticus: “Be not slack to visit the sick man; for from these things you shall be strengthened in love.” Also in the Gospel: “I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came unto me.”

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Source: The Treatises of Cyprian (New Advent)