2 Machabees — Chapter 3
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Verse 1
The first part. The persecutions of the Church by Antiochus. Three things make a common wealth to be in good state: Good agreement of principal men, exact observation of good laws, and eminent virtue of the supreme governor.
Verse 4
Other three things do trouble the state: Obstinacy in offenders, not content to be corrected. 2. Inveterate malice seeking revenge against Superiors. 3. and avarice of princes, to rob the holy or common treasure.
Verse 6
Other three things do trouble the state: Obstinacy in offenders, inveterate malice seeking revenge against just Superiors, and avarice of princes to rob the holy or common treasure.
Verse 15
A fiery chariot and fiery horses carried Elias. From Elizeus the mountains appeared full of horses and of fiery chariots, no less strange then this vision. See S. Ambrose.
Verse 17
These virgins remained in places near to the temple, brought up in exercises of piety, fasting and praying, til they were despoused. 1 Reg. 1, v. 22. S. Ambrose li. de virginib.