Letter 8014: I would have kept my difficulties to myself, had I not understood that your concern for me makes my silence a form...

Ennodius to Faustus. I would keep silent about my troubles, had I not come to understand that your concern relieves me. You do not yet know with how many and varied afflictions of sicknesses I am worn down; on account of my sins I am frequently handed over to fevers, and the strength that seemed to have been restored is broken. Therefore extend to me your accustomed remedies, and devote to me that practice of holy converse, so that whatever the medicine of mortals cannot accomplish, you may obtain by pouring out prayers to our God.

XIIII. ENNODIVS FAVSTO. Tacerem molestias meas, nisi intellexissem, quod sollicitudo uestra me subleuat. nondum agnoscitis, quam uariis 14 cf. Sallasi Cat. c. 1 4 uinat] niuat sic B 5 acantos suos B, sanctis suis PTb faciet LPITI V coequari B 6 simpliciter T quatinus LTV petionem B 7 cogitet deum B 8. I . cogites SWm., cogite b cogitee Sirm., cogite Pb 8 maius circa me T 9 praestare em. Schottus et Sirm., stare BLPTVb XIII. 11 ennodiua om. T 12 afflictionem L mencior B 13 quamuiz locatum B 14 et quia BLTVb, et deleui ceteris] teris B inperator B 16 captiuos B 17 ualitudine B 19 remmuneror B adcepta B restituenstes B 20 nre B XlIII. 28 tarem B 24 sublenet L non (o corr.) T, nam B LPVb agnoscitis Bb, agnoscetis LPTY, cognoscitis Sirm . VI. 14 morborum fatigor incommodis, pro peccatis meis febribus frequenter addicor et uires, quae uidebantur restitutae, franguntur. ergo uos remedia consueta praestate et usum illum sanctae conuersationis inpendite, ut quicquid medicina mortalium non ualet fusis ad deum nostrum precibus inpetretis.