Letter 2

Isidore of PelusiumDorotheus|isidore pelusium
monasticism

Burning coals were set ablaze byit. Burning coals were set ablaze by it; namely, the saints are set ablaze by the fire from God. For since our God is a consuming fire, those who contemplate God with purity are likewise called burning coals. Being set ablaze in union with him, they appear as stars in the world.

Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.

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