18. ὥστεπαρακαλεῖτεκτλ.] Aug.: ‘ Pereat contristatio, ubi tanta est consolatio’ (Serm. 173:3). For παρακαλεῖν here evidently in its secondary sense of ‘ comfort’ see 2:11 note; while, as showing the difference between Christian and heathen sources of comfort, reference may be made to the papyrus-letter of ‘ consolation’ (P.Oxy. 115 (2./a.d.)) where, after expressing his grief at the news of a friend’ s death, the writer concludes—ἀλλʼ ὅμωςοὐδὲνδύναταίτιςπρὸςτὰτοιαῦτα. παρηγορεῖτεοὖνἑαυτούς, ‘ but still there is nothing one can do in the face of such trouble. So I leave you to comfort yourselves.’ For the whole letter see Add. Note A, and cf. Deissmann New Light on the N.T. (1907) p. 76. ἐντοῖςλόγοιςτούτοις] ‘ with these words’ viz. vv. 15– 17. This is apparently one of the instances where a full instrumental sense can be given to ἐν in accordance with a usage not unknown in classical (Kühner3 § 431, 3a), and largely developed in later Gk., cf. Luke 22:49, 1 Corinthians 4:21, and for exx. from the Κοινή see P.Tebt. 48, 18 f. (2./b.c.) Λύκοςσὺνἄλλοιςἐνὅπλοις and the other instances cited by the editors on p. 86. On the consequent disappearance of another of the so-called ‘ Hebraisms’ from the N.T. see Deissmann BS. p. 118 ff., Moulton Prolegg. pp. 12, 61 f., and cf. Kuhring p. 31 f.