He continued hislabors among them till the age of eighty-six, when, broken withinfirmities, he retired to Orion, which house h t he was too well convincedthat his passion for Theodota was at the bottom of all his complaintsagainst the empress. The man of God having,by his preaching and miracles, converted many of them to the faith,broke the idol to pieces, overthrew the altar, demolished the temple,and cut down the grove. edto hasten it, in their sighs, prayers, and writings, crying out aloud to_the desire of the eternal hills_.
He hastened to Sales-Castle, and as soon as clear of the firstvisits, made a twenty days' retreat to prepare himself for hisconsecration. esies arisewithin its bosom, namely, those of the Nazareans and the Ebionites; thefirst seeds of which, according to St. to him; forshe was come to Lycopolis, and had gone through many dangers anddifficulties to enjoy that happiness. n monks of his house, with whom he might the better continuethem, and by their example excite himself to recollection and prayer.
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