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Chapter
XLII.—Panegyric of the Emperor Theodosius
Younger.1030
For these reasons the emperor
had the highest esteem for Proclus. For in fact he himself was a
pattern to all true clergymen, and never approved of those who
attempted to persecute others. Nay I may venture to affirm, that in
meekness he surpassed all those who have ever faithfully borne the
sacerdotal office. And what is recorded of Moses in the book of
Numbers,1031
‘Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were
upon the face of the earth’—may most justly be applied at
this day; for the Emperor Theodosius is ‘meek above all the men
which are upon the face of the earth.’ It is because of this
meekness that God subdued his enemies without martial conflicts, as the
capture of the usurper John,1032
and the subsequent discomfiture of the barbarians clearly demonstrate.
For the God of the universe has afforded this most devout emperor in
our times supernatural aid of a similar kind to what was vouchsafed to
the righteous heretofore. I write not these things from adulation, but
truthfully narrate facts such as everybody can attest.
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