Silence

But shall I keep silent forever, and endure any longer to ratify against myself the most grievous loss of silence — neither writing myself nor hearing one address me?

And what end will there be to silence, if I, claiming the privileges due to age, should wait for the beginning of the address to come from you, while your charity should wish to persist still longer in the harmful resolve of keeping quiet?

I received the letter of your reverence by the most reverend brother Hellenius; and what you hinted to us, he himself related plainly. And when you have heard how we were disposed, you will surely have no doubt. But nevertheless, since we have resolved to make our love for you higher than all grief, we received even these things as was fitting, and we pray the holy God that the remaining days or h …

My second, which to some of you will perhaps be inconsistent with cutting the speeches shorter, is that you listen in silence.