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Our most blessed brother Severus, formerly of our community, now president 1 of the church in Milevis, and well known by the brethren in that city, joins me in respectful salutation to your Holiness. The brethren also who are with me serving the Lord salute you as warmly as they long to see you: they long for you as much as they love you; and they love you as your eminent goodness merits. The loaf which we send you will become more rich as a blessing through the love with which your kindness receives it. May the Lord keep you for ever from this generation, 2 my brother and sister most beloved and sincere, truly benevolent, and most eminently endowed with abundant grace from the Lord.
