If, then, an old man, through religion, despised tortures even unto death, confessedly religious reasoning is ruler of the passions.
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4 Maccabees 7:16
If, then, an old man, through religion, despised tortures even to death, then certainly religious reasoning is ruler of the emotions.
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If, then, an old man, through religion, despised tortures even to death, confessedly religious reasoning is ruler of the passions.