# Graecarum affectionum curatio 7.26

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 7. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/7.26

Οὐ γὰρ ἀπόχρη τὸ μόνον τὸν εὐεργέτην ὑμνεῖν· προσήκει γὰρ καὶ τὴν ὁδὸν ἐκείνην ὁδεύειν, ἧς τὸ τέλος ἀληθῶς σωτηρία. Τοῦτο κἀν ἑτέρῳ ψαλμῷ πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν εἶπεν ὁ προφήτης· «Θυσίαν» γὰρ ἔφη «καὶ προσφορὰν οὐκ ἠθέλησας· ὁλοκαυτώματα καὶ περὶ ἁμαρτίας οὐκ ἐζήτησας.» Κἀν ἄλλῃ δὲ μελῳδίᾳ τοῦτο παραδέδωκεν· «Αἰνέσω» γὰρ εἶπε «τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Θεοῦ μου μετ' ᾠδῆς· μεγαλυνῶ αὐτὸν ἐν αἰνέσει· καὶ ἀρέσει τῷ Θεῷ ὑπὲρ μόσχον νέον, κέρατα ἐκφέροντα καὶ ὁπλάς.»

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Theodoretus Scr. Eccl. et Theol., Graecarum affectionum curatio. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg4089.tlg001.local001/.