Letter 146: I thank you very much for your consideration in making me glad by a letter from you, and informing me of your welfare. May the Lord recompense you with those blessings by the possession of which you may be good for ever, and may live eternally with Him who is eternal, my lord greatly beloved, and brother greatly longed for. Although I do not ack...
To Pelagius, my lord greatly beloved and brother I long to see, Augustine sends greetings in the Lord.
Thank you so much for thinking of me and bringing me joy with your letter — and for letting me know you are well. May the Lord repay you with blessings through which you may be truly good forever, and may you live eternally with the Eternal One, my lord greatly beloved and brother I long to see. I cannot accept the praise your kind letter offers me as anything I have earned, and yet I am grateful for the goodwill you show toward someone as unremarkable as I am. I would only ask this: pray for me instead, that the Lord would make me into the person you imagine me already to be.
*(In another hand)* May you be safe and enjoy the Lord's favor — and remember us!
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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