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Gregorius a Justino prætori Habet hoc proprium antiqui hostis invidia, ut quos in pravorum actumn perpetrationem, Deo sibi resistente, decipere non valet, opiniones eorum 597 falsa ad praesens simulando dilaceret. Quoniam igitur quaedam contra sacerdotale propositum de D Leone fratre et coepiscopo nostro sinister rumor asperserat, utrum vera essent districta diutius fecimus inquisitione perqniri, et nullam in eo de iis quæ dicta fuerant culpam invenimus. Sed ne quid videretur omissum, aut nostro potuisset dubium cordi remanere, ad beati Petri sacratissimum corpus c districta eum ex abundanti fecimus scramenta præbere.
額我略致總督猶斯定。那古蛇仇敵的嫉妒有此特有的印記：凡它因天主阻擋而不能誘使人去犯下惡行者，它便以捏造謊言暫時毀壞他們的名聲。故此，既有一則陰險的謠言在關於我等的弟兄兼同為主教的良的事上，玷污了某些有違司鐸品格之事，我等便下令以嚴格的查究，長時間探查這些事是否屬實，卻在他身上找不出所傳言之事的任何過失。然而，免得有任何遺漏之處，或有疑慮得以留存於我等心中，我等便額外地令他在有福的伯多祿至聖的遺體之前立下嚴正的誓言。
Gregory to Justinus the praetor. The envy of the ancient enemy has this as its peculiar mark, that those whom, with God resisting him, it cannot deceive into the perpetration of wicked deeds, it tears asunder their reputations by feigning falsehoods for the present. Since therefore a sinister rumor had bespattered certain things against the priestly character concerning our brother and fellow-bishop Leo, we caused it to be searched out for a long while by strict inquiry whether they were true, and we found in him no fault of those things which had been said. But lest anything should seem omitted, or a doubt should have been able to remain in our heart, we caused him, out of abundance, at the most sacred body of blessed Peter, to render strict oaths.
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Quibus præstitis, magna sumus exsultatione gavisi, quod hujuscemodi experimento innoc ntia ejus evidenter enituit. Pro qua re gluria vestra praedictum virum cum omni charitate suscipiat, et reverentiam ei, qualem sacerdoti decet, exhibeat, nee quadam cordibus remaneat de iis quæ sunt jam purgata dubietas. Sed ita suprascripto vos episcopo devotissime oportet in omnibus adhærere, ut congrul decenlerque. Deum in ejus persona cujus minister est v.deainini honorare d. ( Vide sup. I. I, rp. 2.)
這些既已完成，我等便以極大的歡騰而喜樂，因為藉這一類的憑證，他的無辜明顯地顯露出來。因此之故，願你尊駕以全然的仁愛接納上述之人，並向他顯出司鐸所當得的敬重，也不要讓任何關於如今已澄清之事的疑慮留在你們心中。你們反倒應當在一切事上如此虔敬地依附上述那位主教，使人看出你們得體合宜地在他——那位其為僕役者——的身上尊榮天主。（參閱前文第一卷第二封信。）
When these were performed, we rejoiced with great exultation, because by this kind of proof his innocence evidently shone forth. For which reason let your Glory receive the aforesaid man with all charity, and show him the reverence such as befits a priest, nor let any doubt concerning those things which have now been cleared remain in your hearts. But you ought so devoutly in all things to adhere to the above-written bishop, that you may be seen fittingly and becomingly to honor God in the person of him whose minister he is. (See above, book I, letter 2.)