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Jonah cast into the sea, and his coming out of the whale 257
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jJFTER the writings contained in the New Testament
putes. But the affair was gone too far to be thus composed,
altercations.
f See Table II. at the end of this work. % See Table I. at end.
relative to Christ and his Apostles, now in existence, and
record in Heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost ; and these three are
one." This verse, Mr. Casly says, is now generally given up being in no ;
Greek MS. save one at Berlin, which is discovered to have been transcribed
from the printed Biblia Complutensia and another modern one at Dublin,
;
page of his Epistle, annexed to Malala's Chronicle, has proved "Etva opo$
eariv ev rn Apa^ig, in Galatians iv. 25, to be of the same stamp.f
u The best that can be said for it is, that it might possibly
have come in, in like manner, not long before, from a gloss
which omitted the three heavenly witnesses. That having promised to insert
them in his text, if they were found iu a single Greek MS. he was soon ;
than the ninth century. 3. It is not found in any of the ancient versions.
4. It is not cited by any of the Greek ecclesiastical writers, though, to
prove the doctrine of the Trinity, they have cited the words both before and
after this. 5. It is not cited by any of the early Latin Fathers, even when
the subjects upon which they treat would naturally have led them to appeal
to its authority. 6. It is first cited by Vigilius Tapsensis, a Latin writer
of no credit, in the latter end of the fifth century, and by him it is suspected
tohave been forged. 7. It has been admitted as spurious in many editions
of the :
—
New Testament since the reformation in the first two of Erasmus,
in those of Aldus Colinteus, Zwinglius, and lately of Griesbach. 8. It was
Henry VIII., Edward VI., and Elizabeth, it was printed in small types, or
included in brackets ; but between the years 1566 and 1580, it began to be
vm
or paraphrase, that was at first put in the margin or between
the lines."
The following Greek and Latin authors have not quoted the text: J
Greek authors: — Irenseus — Clemens Alexandrinus — Dionysius Alexandri-
nus, (or the writer against Paul of Samosata under his name) Athanasius —
— —
The Synopsis of Scripture The Synod of Sardica— Epiphanius— Basil
—
Alexander of Alexandria Gregory Nyssen Nazianzen, with his two com-—
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mentators, Elias Cretensis and Nicetas Didymus de Spiritu Sancto Chry- —
—
sostome An author under his name de sancta et consubstantiali Trinitate —
—
Csesarius Proclus —
The Council of Nice, as it is represented by Gelasius
—
Cyzicenus—Hyppolytus Andrias— Six catenae quoted by Simon— The mar-
—
ginal scholia of three MSS. Hesychius— John Damascenus— Oecumenius
— Euthymius Zigabenus.
Latin authors :— The author de Baptismo Lfereticorum, among Cyprian's
—
works Novatian-Hilary— Lucifer Calazitanus Jerome— Augustine Am- — —
brose— Faustinus Leo Magnus— The author de Promissis Eucherius —
Facundus Cerealis — Rusticus— —
Bede Gregory —Philastrius Arnobius,— —
—
junior Pope Eusebius.
It is evident that if the text of the heavenly vntnesses had been known from
the beginning of Christianity, the ancients would have eagerly seized it,
inserted it in their creeds, quoted it repeatedly against the heretics, and
selected it as the brightest ornament of every book that they wrote upon the
that the lover of old literature will here find the obscure
or genuine and Satan has been permitted, for many centuries, miraculously
;
to banish the finest passage in the N. T. from the eyes and memories of
almost all the Christian authors, translators, and transcribers.*
Sir Isaac Newton observes, " that what the Latins have done to this text
(1 John v. 7), the Greeks have done to that of St. Paul (Timothy iii. 16).
For by changing o into 8 the abbreviation of 8eoc, they now read, Great is
the mystery of Godliness: God manifested in the flesh: whereas all the churches
for the first four or five hundred years, and the authors of all the ancient
versions, Jerome, as well as the rest, read, ' Great is the mystery of godliness
which was manifested in the flesh.' " Sir Isaac gives a list of authors, who, he
says, "wrote all of them, in the fourth and fifth centuries for the Deity of
the Son, and incarnation of God ; and some of them largely, and in several
tracts; and yet," he says, ''
I cannot find that they ever allege this text to
prove it, excepting that Gregory Nyssenf once urges it, (if the passage crept
not into him out of some marginal annotation). In all the times of the hot
and lasting Arian controversy, it never came into play though now these ;
disputes are over, they that read God made manifest in the flesh, think Sir
Isaac says, " one of the most obvious and pertinent texts for the business."
There are other interpolations and corruptions of passages in the New
Testament, but the Editor perceives that the few observations he has hastily
collected and thrown together in this note, have already extended it to undue
length, and it must here close.
Barnabas . . . 15
diversity;
PREFACE
TO THE SECOND EDITION.
the fifth chapter of that Epistle. There is, likewise annexed, a Table of the
years wherein all the Books of the New Testament are stated to have been
written to the •' Order of the Books of the Apocryphal New Testa-
:
ment," the authorities fromwhence they have been taken are affixed andj ;
doo Mythology are considerably connected with this volume. Many of the
acts and miracles ascribed to the Indian God, Creeshna, during his incarna-
tion, are precisely the same with those attributed to Christ in his infancy, by
the Apocryphal Gospels, and so largely particularized by the Bcv. Thomas
Maurice in his learned History of Hindostan.
Beference to the preceding Preface will leave little doubt that the Apo-
cryphal writings formed an interesting portion of the lay, as well as the
monkish literature of our forefathers. There is a Translation of the Gospel
of Nicodemus almost coeval with the origin of printing in England (a) and ;
ancient MSS. of the Gospels of the Infancy are still extant in the Welsh lan-
guage under the title of Mabinogi Jesu Grist.
Concerning any genuineness of any portion of the work, the Editor has
not offered an opinion, nor is it necessary that he should. The brief notice
at the head of each Gospel directs the reader to its source, and will assist him
to inquire further, and form an opinion for himself. Yet respecting the
Epistles, which commence at page 91, and occupy the remaining two-thirds
of the volume, the Editor would call attention to Archbishop Wake's testi-
(a) It was printed, in quarto, first by JMsnfttm fee HJ3ortie in 1509; next by 3oIjn Sfcot in
1525; by the^same printer subsequently; and several times afterwards.
xii
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. xiii
mony. The pious and learned Prelate says, that these Epistles («) are a full
and perfect collection of "all the genuine writings that remain to us. of the
Apostolic Fathers, and carry on the antiquity of the Church from the time
of the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament to about a hundred and fifty
years after Christ; that except the Holy Scriptures, there is nothing remain-
ing of the truly genuine Christian antiquity more early (b) that they contain ;
all that can with any certainty be depended upon of the most Primitive
Fathers, (c) who had not only the advantage of living in the apostolical times,
of hearing the Holy Apostles, and conversing with them, but were most of
them persons of a very eminent character in the church, too (d) that we :
cannot with any reason doubt of what they deliver to us as the Gospel of
Christ, but ought to receive it, if not with equal veneration, yet but a little
less respect than we do the Sacred Writings of those who were their masters
and instructors;" and, ''if," (who translated these
says the Archbishop,
Epistles), (e) ''it shall be asked how I came
drudgery of a
to choose the
translator, rather than the more ingenious part of publishing somewhat of
my own composing, it was, in short, this because I hoped that such writ-
;
ings as these would find a more general and unprejudiced acceptance with all
sorts of men than anything that could be written by any one now living."
As a literary curiosity, the work has attracted much notice as throwing a ;
light upon the arts of design and engraving, it has already been useful to the
painter, and the collector of pictures and prints and, as relating to theology,
;
But the Editor has been charged with expressing too little veneration for
the councils of the Church. He feels none. It is true that respecting the
three hundred Bishops assembled at the council of Nice, the Emperor Con-
stantine (/) says, that what was approved by these Bishops could be nothing
less than the determination of God himself; since the Holy Spirit residing in
such great and worthy souls, unfolded to them the divine will, (g) Yet Sa-
binus, the Bishop of Heraclea, affirms, that, "excepting Constan tine himself?
and Eusebius Pamphilus, they were a set of- illiterate simple creatures, that
understood nothing " and Pappus seems to have estimated them very low,
;
for in his Synodicon to that council, he tells us, that having " promiscuously
put all the books that were referred to the council for determination, under
*.he communion table in a church, they besought the Lord that the inspired
writings might get upon the table while the spurious ones remained under-
neath, and that it happened accordingly." A commentator (h) on this
legend suggests that nothing less than such a sight could sanctify that fiery
(a) Ahp. Wake's Apostolic Fathers, Bagster's Edition, 8vo, 1817, Prelim. Disc, p. 120.
(6) Ahp. Wake's Apostolic Fathers, Bagster's Edition, 8vo, Prelim. Disc, p. 120.
W p- 126. (<i) p. 128.
(e) p. 155. (/) Socrates, Schol. Eccl. Hist. b. i. 9. (g) Ibid, c 9.
(h) Mace's N. Test., p. 875. (i) Socrates, Schol. Eccl. Hist. b. i. c. 9.
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PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. XV
plicity, every sincere human
heart will become a temple for its habitation
and every man becomes a priest unto himself. Thus, and thus only,
will be
established the religion of Him, who, having the same interest
with ourselves
in the welfare of mankind, left us, for the rule of our
happiness, the sum and
substance of his code of peace and good will-" Whatsoever
ye would that
men should do to you, do ye even so to them.
By some persons of the multitude, commonly known by the name of
Christians, and who profess to suppose they do God service by calling
themselves so, the Editor has been attacked with a malignity and
fury that
would have graced the age of Mary and Elizabeth, when Catholics
put to
death Protestants, and Protestants put to death Catholics, for the
sake of him
who commanded mankind to love one another. To these assailants, he owes
no explanation to the craft of disingenuous criticism, he offers no
;
reply to ;
I. Infancy ....
II. Infancy . . .
ISFicodemus
Apostles' Creed in its
ancient state ....
Laodiceans
I. Corinthians ....
II. Corinthians ....
Barnabas
Ephesians
Magnesians . . t . .
Trallians
Romans
Philadelphians ....
Smyrnseans
Polycarp
Philippians
I. Ilermas —
Visions . .
to the temple and officers of the return home, lest his neighbours,
temple another they distributed
; who were present and heard all
among strangers, and persons in this from the high-priest, should
poor circumstances and the ; publicly reproach him in the
third they reserved for them- same manner.
selves and the uses of their own
family.
CHAP. II.
Sam. i 3, 7, &c. 2
Acts x. 4. s
Gen. xvi. 2, &c and xviii. 10, &c.
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promises them a child. MARY. ilUUI Concrtccfi.
5
Mary; that which you see is a spirit.
10 She shall, according to 2 For I am that angel who
your vow, be devoted to the hath offered up your prayers and
Lord from her infancy, and be alms before God, and am now
filled with the Holy Ghost from sent to you, that I may inform
her mother's womb ;3 you, that a daughter will be born
11 She shall neither eat nor unto you, who shall be called
drink anything which is unclean, Mary, and shall be blessed above
nor shall her conversation be allwomen. 6
without among the common peo- 3 She shall be, immediately
ple, but in the temple of the upon her birth, full of the grace
Lord ; that so she may not fall of the Lord, and shall continue
under any slander or suspicion during the three years of her
of what is bad. weaning in her father's house,
12 So in the process of her and afterwards, being devoted to
years, as she shall be in a mira- the service of the Lord, shall
culous manner born of one that not depart from the temple, till
was barren, so she shall, while she arrives to years of discretion.
yet a virgin, in a way unparal- 4 In a word, she shall there
leled, bring forth the Son of the serve the Lord night and day in
7
most High God, who shall, be fasting and prayer, shall abstain
called Jesus, and, according to from every unclean thing, and
the signification of his name, be never know any man ;
J
Gen. xxx. 1—22, and xli. l,&c. 2 Judgr. xiii. 2. and 1 Sam. 6. &c.
3
Lukei. 15. *Mattb. i. 21. »Matth. xiv. 26. 6
Luke i. 28. 7
Lukcii. 37.
19
Mary born. MARY. Ministered unto by Angels.
knowing any man, shall bring the Virgin to the temple of the
forth a son, and a maid shall Lord with offerings.
bring forth the Lord, who both by 2 And there were about the
his grace and name and works, temple, according to the fifteen
shall be the Saviour of the world. Psalms of degrees, 1 fifteen stairs
6 Arise therefore, and go up to ascend.
to Jerusalem, and when you 3 For the temple being built
shall come to that which is in a mountain, the altar of burnt-
called the golden gate (because offering, which was without,
it is gilt with gold), as a sign of could not be come near but by
what I have told you, you shall stairs ;
Those Psalms are from the 120th to the 134th, including hoth.
20
Her vow of virginity. MARY. TJie high-priest in difficulty.
1
Eccles. v. 4, 5, 6; and Psalm Ixxvi. 11.
3
Num. xxvii. 21, compared with Exod. xxviii. 30; Lev. viii. 8; Deut
xxxiii. 8 ; Ezra ii. 63 : Nehern. vii. 65.
21
The Virgin betrothed. MARY. Angel Gabriel salutes Mary
the men of the house and family Mary, with seven other virgins
I
of David, who were marriage- of the same age, who had been
able, and not married, should weaned at the same time, and
1
bring their several rods to the who had been appointed to at-
1
voice, the high-priest judged it with you, you are blessed above
proper to consult God again, all women, you are blessed above
3 Who answered that he to all men, that, have been hitherto
whom the Virgin was to be be- born. 1
trothed was the only person of 4 But the Virgin, who had
those who were brought together, before been well acquainted with
who had not brought his rod. the countenances of" angels, and
4 Joseph therefore was be- to whom such light from heaven
trayed. was no uncommon thing,
5 For, when he did bring his 5 Was neither terrified with
rod, and a dove coming from the vision of the angel, nor
Heaven pitched upon the top of astonished at the greatness of
it, every one plainly saw, that the light, but only troubled about
the Virgin was to be betrothed the angel's Avords
to him 6 And began to consider what
6 Accordingly, the usual cere- so extraordinary a salutation
monies of betrothing being over, should mean, what it did por-
he returned to his own city of tend, or what sort of end it
Bethlehem, to set his house in would have.2
order, and make the needful 7 To this thought the angel,
provisions for the marriage. divinely inspired, replies
7 But the Virgin of the Lord, 8 Fear not, Mary, as though
1
Luke i.
2
Luke i. 29.
22
And tells her she shall < MARY. She is married to Joseph
13 And the Lord shall give moves with her to Bethlehem, 15 where
she brings forth Christ.
him the throne of his father Da-
vid, and he shall reign over the JOSEPH therefore went from
house of Jacob for ever, and of Judaea to Galilee, with in-
his kingdom there shall be no tention to marry the Virgin who
end. was betrothed to him :
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CHAR I.
the history of the twelve
1 Joachim, a rich man, 2 offers to the INtribes of Israel we read
„ Lord, 3 is opposed by Reuben the high- there
priest,^because he 'has not begotten
was a certain person called Joa-
issue in Israel, 6 retires into the wil- chim, who being very rich, made
derness and fasts forty days and forty double 1 offerings to the Lord
nights. God, having made this resolu-
That is, gave as much more as he was obliged
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ELIZABETH RECEIVING THE VISIT OF MARY. [Page 35.
tion : my
substance shall be for 2 Then drew near a great
the benefit of the whole people, feast of the Lord, and Judith
and that I may find mercy from her maid said, How long will
the Lord God for the forgiveness you thus afflict your soul ? The
of my sins. feast of the Lord is now come,
2 But at a certain great feast when it is unlawful for any one
of the Lord, when the children to mourn.
of Israel offered their gifts, and 3 Take therefore this hood
Joachim also offered his, Reuben which was given by one who
the high-priest opposed him, say- makes such things, for it is not
ing it is not lawful for thee to fit that I, who am a servant,
offer thy gifts, seeing thou hast should wear it, but it Avell suits
not begot any issue in Israel. a person of your greater char-
3 At this Joachim being con- acter.
cerned very much, went away 4 But Anna replied, Depart
to consult the registries of the from me, I am not used to such
twelve tribes, to see whether he things; besides, the Lord hath
was the only person who had greatly humbled me.
begot no issue. 5 I fear some ill-designing
4 But upon inquiry he found person hath given thee this, and
that all the righteous had raised thou art come to pollute me with
up seed in Israel my sin.
5 Then he called to mind the 6 Then Judith her maid an-
patriarch Abraham, How that swered, What evil shall I wish
God in the end of his life had you when you will not hearken
given him his son Isaac; upon to me?
which he was exceedingly dis- 7 I cannot wish you a greater
tressed, and would not be seen curse than you are under, in
by his wife that God hath shut up your
"
6 But retired into the wilder- womb, that you should not be a
ness, and fixed his tent there, mother in Israel.
and fasted forty days and forty 8 At this Anna was exceed-
nights, saying to himself, ingly troubled, and having on
7 I will not go down either to her wedding garment, went about
eat or drink, till the Lord my three o'clock in the afternoon to
God shall look down upon me, walk in her garden.
but prayer shall be my meat and 9 And she saw a laurel-tree,
sat under it, and prayed
1
drink. and
CHAP. II. unto the Lord, saying,
1 Anna, the wife of Joachim, mourns
10 O God of my fathers, bless
her barrenness, 6 is reproached with me and regard my prayer as
it by Judith her maid, 9 site under a thou didst bless the womb of
laurel tree and prays to the Lord. Sarah, and gavest her a son
the meantime his wife Anna Isaac.
2
begat me? and what womb did male or female, I will devote it
bear me, that I should be thus to the Lord my God, and it shall
accursed before the children of minister to him in holy things,
Israel, and that they should re- during its whole life.
proach and deride me in the 3 And behold there appeared
temple of my God : Wois me, two angels, saying unto her, Be-
BUTshethewas twogrew,
girl and
years
when
old, Joa-
is compelled,
and goes to
16 takes her home,
mind his trade of building.
chim said to Anna, Let us lead
her to the temple of the Lord,
AND her parents went away
filled with wonder, and
that we may perform our vow, praising God, because the girl
which we have vowed unto the did not return back to them.
Lord God, lest he should be an- 2 But Mary continued in the
gry with us, and our offering be temple as a dove educated there,
unacceptable. and received her food from the
2 But Anna said, Let us wait hand of an angel.
the third year, lest she should 3 And when she was twelve
be at a loss to know her father. years of age, the priests met in a
And Joachim said, Let us then council, and said, Behold, Mary
wait. is twelve years of age what shall ;
3 And when the child was we do with her, for fear lest the
three years old, Joachim said, holy place of the Lord our God
Let us invite the daughters of should be defiled ?
the Hebrews, who are undefiled, 4 Then replied the priests to
and let them take each a lamp, Zacharias the high-priest, Do you
and let them be lighted, that the stand at the altar of the Lord,
child may not turn back again, and enter into the holy place,
and her mind be set against the and make petitions concerning
temple of the Lord. her, and whatsoever the Lord
4 And they did thus till they shall manifest unto you, that do.
ascended into the temple of the 5 Then the high-priest entered
Lord. And the high-priest re- into the Holy of Holies, and
ceived her, and blessed her, and taking away with him the breast-
said, Mary, the Lord God hath plate of judgment made prayers
1
14 Then the high-priest re- and the true purple fell to her
plied, Joseph, fear the Lord thy lot to spin, and she went away to
God, and remember how God her own house.
dealt with Dathan, Korah, and 5 But from that time Zacha-
Abii'am, how the earth opened rias the high-priest became
and swallowed them up, because dumb, and Samuel was placed
of their contradiction. in his room till Zacharias spoke
15 Now therefore, Joseph, fear again.
God, lest the like things should 6 But Mary took the true
happen in your family. purple, and did spin it.
16 Joseph then being afraid, 7 % And she took a pot, and
took her unto his house, and Jo- went out to draw water, and
seph said unto Mary, Behold, I heard a voice saying unto her,
have taken thee from the temple Hail thou who art full of grace, 1
of the Lord, and now I will the Lord is with thee thou art
;
1
Luke i. 28, &c.
29
Joseph's jealousy. THE PROTEVANGELIOK He is warned.
9 And behold the angel of the Whence is this to me, that the
Lord stood by her, and said, mother of my Lord should come
Fear not, Mary, for thou hast unto me?
found favour in the sight of God ;
21 For lo! as soon as the
10 Which when she heard, she voice of thy salutation reached
reasoned with herself what that my ears, that which is in me
sort of salutation meant. leaped and blessed thee.
11 And the angel said unto 22 But Mary, being ignorant
her, The Lord is with thee, and of all those mysterious things
thou shalt conceive which the archangel Gabriel had
12 To which she replied, spoken to her, lifted up her eyes
"What shall I conceive by the
! to heaven, and said, Lord
living God, and bring forth as What am I, that all the genera-
all other women do ? tions of the earth should call me
13 But the angel returned blessed ?
answer, Not so, O Mary, but the 23 But perceiving herself daily
Holy Ghost shall come upon to grow big, and being afraid,
thee, and the power of the Most she went home, and hid herself
High shall overshadow thee ;
from the children of Israel and ;
14 "Wherefore that which shall was fourteen years old when all
be born of thee shall be holy, these things happened.
and shall be called the Son of CHAP. X.
the Living God, and thou shalt
1 Joseph returns from building houses,
call his name Jesus for he shall
;
finds the Virgin grown big, being six
save his people from their sins. months' gone with child, 2 is jealous
15 And behold thy cousin and troubled, 8 reproaches her, 10
she affirms her innocence, 13 he leaves
Elizabeth, she also hath con-
her, 16 determines to dismiss her pri-
ceived a son in her old age.
vately, 17 is warned in a dream that
16 And this now is the sixth Mary is with child by the Holy Ghost,
month with her, who was called 20 and glorifies God who hath shewn
barren for nothing is impossi-
;
him such favour.
ble with God.
17 And Mary said, Behold
ANDwaswhen her month
come, Joseph returned
sixth
the handmaid of the Lord let from his building houses abroad,
;
Mary, the Lord God hath mag- or, what shall I say concerning
nified thy name, and thou shalt this young woman ?
be blessed in all the ages of the 3 For I received her a Virgin
world. out of the temple of the Lord
19 Then Mary, filled with joy, my God, and have not preserved
went away to her cousin Eliza- her such !
of the Lord appeared to him in 8 Upon this both she and Jo-
a dream, and said, seph were brought to their trial,
18 Be not afraid to take that and the priest said unto her,
young woman, for that which is Mary, what hast thou done ?
within her is of the Holy Ghost 9 Why hast thou debased thy
1
See Matt. i. 18.
31
Joseph's trial THE PROTEVANGELION". and acquittal.
soul, and forgot thy God, seeing and went to his house, rejoicing
thou wast brought up in the and praising the God of Israel.
Holy of Holies, and didst receive
thy food from the hands of an- CHAP. XII.
gels, and heardest their songs ? 1 A decree from Augustus for taxing
10 Why
hast thou done this ? the Jews. 5 Joseph puts Mary on an
ass, to return to Bethlehem, 6 she
11 To which with a
flood of
looks sorrowful, 7 she laughs, 8 Joseph
tears she answered, As the Lord inquires the cause of each, 9 she tells
my God liveth, I am innocent him she sees two persons, one mourn-
in his sight, seeing I know no ing and the other rejoicing, 10 the
man. delivery being near, he takes her from
12 Then the priest said to the ass, and places her in a cave.
Num. v. 18.
2
Luke ii. 1.
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FKOM A " BOOK OF THE EVANGELISTS." GREEK MANUSCRIPT OF THE TWELFTH CENTURY.
Miracles at THE PROTEVANGELION Mary's labom
the one weeping and mourning, 8 And I beheld the sheep dis-
the other laughing and rejoicing. persed, and yet the sheep stood
10 And he went again across still.
the way, and Mary said to Jo- 9 And the shepherd lifted up
seph, Take me down from the ass, his hand to smite them, and his
for that which is in me presses to hand continued up.
come forth. 10. And I looked unto a river,
11 But Joseph replied, Whi- and saw the kids with their
ther shall I take thee ? for the mouths close to the water, and
place is desert. touching it, but they did not
12 Then said Mary again to drink.
Joseph, take me down, for that
which is within me mightily CHAP. XIV.
presses me. 1 Joseph finds a midwife. 10 A bright
13 And Joseph took her down. cloud overshadows the cave. 11 A
great light in the cave, gradually in-
14 And he found there a cave, creases until the infant is born. 13
and let her into it. The midwife goes out, and tells
Salome that she has seen a virgin
CHAP. XIII.
bring forth. 17 Salome doubts it.
1 Joseph seeks a Hebrew midwife,
2 20 her hand withers, 22 she suppli-
perceives the fowls stopping in their cates the Lord, 28 is cured, 30 but
flight, 3 the working people at their warned not to declare what she had
food not moving, 8 the sheep stand- seen.
ing still, 9 the shepherd fixed and
immoveable, 10 and kids with their HEIST I beheld a woman com-
mouths touching the water but not
drinking.
T ing down from the moun-
tains, and she said to me, Where
of this matter, I will not believe Salome, Declare not the strange
that a virgin hath brought forth. things which thou hast seen, till
18 T Then Salome went in, the child shall come to Jeru-
and the midwife said, Mary, salem.
shew thyself, for a great contro- 31 So Salome also departed,
versy is risen concerning thee. approved by God.
19 And Salome received satis-
faction.
CHAP. XV.
1 Wise men come from the east. 3 He-
20 But her hand was with-
rod alarmed ; 8 desires them if they
ered, and she groaned bitterly. 10
find the child, to bring him word.
21 And said, Woe to me, be- They visit the cave, and offer the child
cause of mine iniquity ; for I their treasure, 11 and being warned
in a dream, do not return to Herod,
have tempted the living God,
but go home another way.
and my hand is ready to drop
.off. THEN Joseph was preparing
to go away, because there
22 Then Salome made her
supplication to the Lord, and arose a great disorder in Bethle-
said, O God of my fathers, re- hem by the coming of
1
some
member me, for I am of the wise men from the east,
1
Matt. ii. 16. 2
Luke ii. 7 is alluded to, though misapplied 33 to
35
Herod's cruelty. THE PROTEVANGELION. Zaclis. murdered.
unto him, Where hast thou hid 20 And when they found he
thy son ? did not in a long time come,
10 He replied to them, I am one of them ventured into the
a minister of God, and a servant holy place where the altar was,
at the altar how should I know and he saw blood lying upon
;
1
There is a story both in the Jerusalem and Babylonish Talmud very
similar to this. It "is cited by Dr. Lightfoot, Talmud, Hicrosol, in Taannith,
fob 69 ; and Talmud, Babyl. in Sankedr., fob 96. " Eabbi Joehanan said.
Eighty thousand priests were slain for the blood of Zacharias. Eabbi
Judas asked Eabbi Achan, Where did they kill Zacharias ? "Was it in the
woman's court, or in the court of Israel? He answered: Keither in the
court of Israel, nor in the court of women, but in the court of the priests;
and they did not treat his blood in the same manner as they were wont
to treat the blood of a ram or a young goat. For of these it is written,
He shall pour out his blood, and cover it with dust. But it is written
here, The blood is in the midst of her she set it upon the top of the rock
:
she poured it not upon the ground. (Ezek. xxiv. 7.) But why was this?
That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance I have set his
:
blood upon the top of a* rock, that it should not be covered. They com-
mitted seven evils that day: they murdered a priest, a prophet, and a
36
Simeon succeeds THE PROTEVANGELION. Zacharias.
king; they shed the blood of the innocent: they polluted the court: that
day was the Sabbath and the day of expiation. When therefore Nebuzara-
:
dan came there (viz. Jerusalem), he saw his blood bubbling, and said to
them, What meaneth this ? They answered, It is the blood of calves, lambs,
and rams, which we have offered upon the altar. He commanded then, that
they should bring calves, and lambs, and rams, and said I will try whether
this be their blood accordingly they brought and slew them, but the blood
:
of (Zacharias) still bubbled, but the blood of these did not bubble. Then he
said, Declare to me the truth of the matter, or else I will comb your flesh
with iron combs. Then said they to him, He was a priest, prophet, and
judge, who prophesied to Israel all these calamities which we have suffered
from you but we arose against him, and slew him. Then, said he, I will ap-
;
pease him then he took the rabbins and slew them upon his (viz. Zacharias'e)
:
blood, and he was not yet appeased. Next he took the young boys from the
schools, and slew them upon his blood, and yet it bubbled. Then lie brought
the young priests and slew them in the same place, and yet it still bubbled.
So he slew at length ninety-four thousand persons upon his blood, and it did
not as yet cease bubbling. Then he drew near to it, and said, O Zacharias,
Zacharias, thou hast occasioned the death of the chief of thy countrymen
shall I slav them all ? then the blood ceased, and did bubble no more."
^ukeii. 26.
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The first Gospel of the INFANCY of JESUS CHRIST.
[Mr. Henry Sike, Professor of Oriental Languages at Cambridge, first trans-
lated and published this Gospel in 1697. It was received by the Gnostics,
a sect of Christians in the second century and several of its relations were
,
had it from Peter Martyr, Bishop of Alexandria, in the third century, says,
that the place in Egypt where Christ was banished is now called Matarea,
about ten miles beyond Cairo that the inhabitants constantly burn a lamp
;
relates out of La Brosse's Persic Lexicon, that Christ practised the trade
of a dyer, and his Avorking a miracle with the colours; from whence the
Persian dyers honour him as their patron, and call a dye-house the shop
of Christ. Sir John Chardin mentions Persian legends concerning
Christ's dispute with his schoolmaster about his ABC;
and his lengthen-
ing the cedar-board which Joseph sawed too short.]
for the salvation of the world. Hebrew woman who was of Jeru-
Christ bom and I. INFANCY, circumcised in the
salem, said to her, Pray come ment, the cave at that time
lie
old woman asked St. Mary, Art him adoring. 8 Simeon praises
Christ.
thou the mother of this child ?
13 St. Mary replied, She was.
14 On which the old woman
AND
when the time of his cir-
cumcision was come, name-
said, Thou art very different ly, the eighth day, on which the
from all other women. law commanded the child to be
15 St. Mary answered, As circumcised, they circumcised
there is not any child like to my him in the cave.
son, so neither is there any wo- 2 And the old Hebrew woman
man like to his mother. took the foreskin (others say she
16 The old woman answered, took the navel-string),"and pre-
and said, my Lady, I am come served it in an alabaster-box of
hither that I may obtain an ev- old oil of spikenard.
erlasting reward. 3 And she had a son who was
17 Then our Lady, St. Mary, a druggist, to whom she said,
said to her, Lay thine hands Take heed thou sell not this ala-
upon the infant which, when baster box of spikenard-oint-
;
sh3 had done, she became whole. ment, although thou shouldst be
18 And as she was going forth, offered three hundred pence for
she said, From henceforth, all it.
the days of my life, I will attend 4 Now this is that alabaster-
upon and be a servant of this in- box which Mary the sinner pro-
fant. cured, and poured forth the
19 After this, when the shep- ointment out of it upon the head
herds came, and had made a fire, and the feet of our Lord Jesus
and they were exceedingly re- Christ, and wiped it off with the
joicing, the heavenly host ap- hairs of her head.
peared to them, praising and 5 Then after ten days they
adoring the supreme God. brought him to Jerusalem, and
20 And as the shepherds were on the fortieth day from his
engaged in the same employ- birth they presented him in the
j
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The wise men worship I. INFANCY. Christ's swaddling cloth.
temple before the Lord, making ped him, and offered to him their
the proper offerings for him, ac- gifts.
cording to the requirement of 2 Then the Lady Mary took
the law of Moses namely, that
: one of his swaddling clothes in
every male which opens the which the infant was wrapped,
womb shall be called holy unto and gave it to them instead of a
God. blessing, which they received
6 At that time old Simeon from her as a most noble pres-
saw him shining as a pillar of ent.
light, when Mary
the Virgin,
St. 3 And at the same time there
his mother, carried him in her appeared to them an angel in
arms, and was filled with the the form of that star which had
greatest pleasure at the sight. before been their guide in their
7 And the angels stood around journey; the light of which they
him, adoring him, as a king's followed till they returned into
guards stand around him. their own country.
8 Then Simeon going near to 4 \ On their return their
St. Mary, and stretching forth kings and princes came to them
his hands towards her, said to inquiring, What they had seen
the Lord Christ, Now, O my and done ? What sort of journey
Lord, thy servant shall depart and return they had ? What
in peace, according to thy word ;
company they had on the road ?
9 For mine eyes have seen 5 But they produced the swad-
thy mercy, which thou hast pre- dling cloth which St. Mary had
pared for the salvation of all na- given to them, on account where-
tions a light to all people, and
; of they kept a feast.
the glory of thy people Israel. 6 And having, according to
10 Hannah the prophetess the custom of their country,
was also present, and drawing made a fire, they worshipped it.
near, she gave praises to God, 7 And casting the swaddling
and celebrated the happiness of cloth into it, the fire took it, and
Mary. kept it.
CHAP. III. 8 And when the fire was put
out, they took forth the swad-
1 The wise men visit Christ. Mary gives
dling cloth unhurc, as much as if
them one of his swaddling clothes. 3
An angel appears to them in the form the fire had not touched it.
of a star. 'They return and make a 9 Then they began to kiss it,
fire, and worship the swaddling cloth, and put it upon their heads and
and, put it in the fire, where it remains
their eyes, saying, This is cer-
unconsumed
tainly an undoubted truth, and it
ANDLordcame
Jesus
it to pass, when the
is really surprising that the fire
was born at could not burn it, and consume it.
Bethlehem, a city of Judaea, in 10 Then they took it, and
the time of Herod the King with the greatest respect laid it
the wise men came from the up among their treasures.
East to Jerusalem, according to
the prophecy of Zoradascht, 1
CHAP. IV.
and brought with them offer- 1 Herod intends to put Christ to death.
3 An angel warns Joseph to take the
ings namely, gold, frankin-
:
child and its mother into Efjypt. 6
cense, and myrrh, and worship- Consternation on their arrival. 13
1
Zoroaster.
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An Idol falls. Christ's I. INFANCY, swaddling cloth heals a boy.
The idols falldown. 15 Mary washes and had turned into that inn,
Christ's swaddling clothes, and hangs all the inhabitants
of the city-
them to dry on a post. 16 Ason of
were astonished.
the chief priest puts one on, his head,
and being possessed of devils, they 10 And all the magistrates
leave him. and priests of the idols assem-
bled before that idol, and made
"VTOW Herod, perceiving that inquiry there, saying, What
J_M the wise men
did delay, means all this consternation,
and not return him, called and dread, which has fallen
to
together the priests and wise men upon all our country ?
and said, Tell me in what place 11 The idol answered them,
the Christ should be born ? The unknown God is come
2 And when they replied, in hither, who is truly God; nor
Bethlehem, a city of Judaea, he is there any one besides him,
began to contrive in his own who is worthy of divine wor-
mind the death of the Lord ship for he is truly the Son of
;
there was a
tending to kill Jesus, slew for woman
possessed with a devil,
that purpose all the infants at and whom
Satan, that cursed
in
Bethlehem, and that neighbour- rebel, had taken up his abode.
hood. 2 One night, when she went
2 And there is no doubt but to fetch water, she could neither
the Egyptians if they come to endure her clothes on, nor to be
hear that this idol is broken and in any house ; but as often as
fallen down, will burn us with they tied her with chains or
fire. cords, she brake them, and went
3 They went
therefore hence out into desert places, and some-
to the secret places of robbers,times standing where roads
who robbed travellers as they crossed, and in churchyards,
pass by, of their carriages and would throw stones at men.
42
Christ cures a dumb bride, I. INFANCY. The possessed woman,
3 When St. Mary saw this wo- greatest respect and most splen-
man, she pitied her whereupon
;
did entertainment.
Satan presently left her, and fled 10 And being then furnished
away in the form of a young by the people with provisions for
man, saying, Wo to me, because the road, they departed and went
of thee, Mary, and thy son. to another city, in which they
4 So the woman was delivered were inclined to lodge, because
from her torment; but consid- it was a famous place.
but by the arts of Satan and the moved the child, Satan left her,
practices of some sorcerers, the and fled away, nor did the wo-
bride was become so dumb, that man ever afterwards see him.
she could not so much as open 15 Hereupon all the neigh-
her mouth. bours praised the Supreme God,
6 But when this dumb bride and the woman rewarded them
saw the Lady St. Mary entering with ample beneficence.
into the town, and carrying the 16 On the morrow the same
Lord Christ in her arms, she woman brought perfumed water
stretched out her hands to the to wash the Lord Jesus ; and
Lord Christ, and took him in her when she had washed him, she
arms, and closely hugging him, preserved the water.
very often kissed him, continu- 17 And there was a girl there,
ally moving him and pressing whose body was white with a
him to her body. leprosy, who being sprinkled with
7 Straightway the string of this water, and washed, was in-
her tongue was loosed, and her stantly cleansed from her le-
ears were opened, and she began prosy.
to sing praises unto God, who 18 The people therefore said
had restored her. Without doubt Joseph and
8 there was great joy Mary, and that boy are Gods,
So
among the inhabitants of the for they do not look like mortals.
town that night, who thought 19 And when they were mak-
that God and his angels were ing ready to go away, the girl,
come down among them. who had been troubled with the
9 T[ In this place they abode leprosy, came and desired they
three days, meeting with the would permit her to go along
43
two leprous persons, and I. INFANCY a newly married man.
the girl went one day to the plied the girl, Joseph and Mary
prince's wife, and found her in a and the infant who is with them
sorrowful and mournful condi- is called Jesus and it is he who
:
22 But, says the girl, if you 32 Why not? says the girl ; I
will entrust me with your private took the water with which his
grievance, perhaps I may find body had been washed, and
you a remedy for it. poured it upon me, and my le-
23 Thou, therefore, says the prosy vanished.
prince's wife, shalt keep the se- 33 The prince's wife then
cret, and not discover it to any arose and entertained them, pro-
one alive viding a great feast for Joseph
24 I have been married to this among a large company of men.
prince, who rules as king over 34 And the next day took
large dominions, and lived long perfumed water to wash, the
with him, before he had any Lord Jesus, and afterwards
child by me. poured the same water upon her
25 At length I conceived by son, whom she had brought with
him, but alas I brought forth a
! her, and her son was instantly
leprous son which, when he saw,
; cleansed from his leprosy.
he would not own to be his, but 35 Then she sang thanks and
said to me, praises unto God, and said,
26 Either do thou kill him, or Blessed is the mother that bare
send him to some nurse in such thee, Jesus O
a place, that he may be never 36 Dost thou thus cure men
heard of; and now take care of of the same nature with thyself,
yourself; I will never see you with the water with which thy
more. body is washed ?
27 So here I pine, lamenting 37 She then offered very large
my wretched and miserable cir- the Lady Mary, and sent
gifts to
cumstances. Alas, my son alas, ! her away with all imaginable re-
my husband Have I disclosed
!
spect.
it to you ? CHAP. VII.
28 The girl replied, I have 1 A man who could not enjoy his wife,
found a remedy for your disease, freed from his disorder. 5 young A
which I promise you, for I also man ivho had been bewitched, and
turned into a nude, miraculously cured
was leprous, but God hath cleans- by Christ being put on his back. 28
ed me, even he who is called and is married to the girl who had
Jesus, the son of the Lady Mary. been cured of leprosy.
A bewitched young man INFANCY. restored to his shape.
married, but by the influence of said, This mule, which you see,
sorcerers could not enjoy his was our brother, born of this
wife same mother as we :
try, and were told it was infested Jesus caused a well to spring
with robbers so Joseph and St.
; forth, in which St. Mary washed
Mary prepared to pass through his coat
it in the night. 11 And a balsam is produced,
2 And as they were going or grows, in that country from
along, behold they saw two rob- the sweat which ran down there
bers asleep in the road, and with from the Lord Jesus.
them a great number of robbers, 12 Thence they proceeded to
who were Memphis, and saw Pharaoh, and
their confederates, also
asleep. abode three years in Egypt.
3 The names of these two were 13 And the Lord Jesus did
Titus and Dumachus and Titus very many miracles in Egypt,
;
water, as St. Mary had com- 9 she afterwards throws him into a,
well, and he is again preserved; 11 his
manded, and sprinkled it upon mother appeals to the Virgin against
her son, who being wearied with the other wife, 12, whose downfall the
his violent pains, had fallen Virgin prophesies, 13 and who accord-
asleep ; and after he had slept a ingly falls into the well, 14 therein ful-
recovered.
THERE
were in the same city
6 The mother being abundant- two wives of one man, who
went again had each a son sick.
ly glad of this success, One of
to St. Mary, and St. Mary said them was called Mary and her
to her, Give praise to God, who son's name was Caleb.
hath cured this thy son. 2 She arose, and taking her
7 There was in the same place son, went to the Lady St. Mary,
another woman, a neighbour of the mother of Jesus, and offered
her, whose son was now cured. her a very handsome carpet, say-
ing, O my Lady Mary accept this
8 This woman's son was af-
carpet of me, and instead of it
flicted with the same disease, and
give me a small swaddling cloth.
his eyes were now almost quite
3 To this Mary agreed, and
shut, and she was lamenting for
him day and night. when the mother of Caleb was
gone, she made a coat for her
9 The mother of the child
son of the swaddling cloth, put
which was cured, said to her,
it on him, and his disease was
Why do you not bring your son
cured but the son of the other
to St. Mary, as I brought my son
;
wife died.
to her, when he was in the agonies
4 ^f Hereupon there arose be-
of death and he was cured by
;
tween them, a difference in doing
that water, with which the body
the business of the family by
of her son Jesus was washed ?
turns, each her week.
10 When the woman heard 5 And when the turn of Mary
her say this, she also went, and the mother of Caleb came, and
having procured the same water, she was heating the oven to bake
washed her son with it, where- bread, and went away to fetch
upon his body and his eyes were the meal, she left her son Caleb
instantly restored to their former by the oven
state.
6 Whom, the other wife, her
11 And when she brought her rival, seeing to be by himself,
son to St. Mary, and opened his took and cast him into the oven,
case to her, she commanded her which was very hot, and then
to give thanks to God for the went away.
recovery of her son's health, and 7 Mary on her return saw her
tell no one what had happened. son Caleb lying in the middle of
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Caleb's life twice saved. I. INFANCY. In/ant Bartholomew cured.
11 Then came the mother and sons one of them thou hast
;
ding abundance of tears, she in- had done, she was presently
quired of them the reason of cured
their crying. 21 So they, and all who were
50
Christ's washing water. I. INFANCY. Girl whose blood
g resent, praised God ; and being people that were about her in sor-
lied with joy, they went back to row.
their own city, and gave praise to 7 Then she asked the husband
God on that account. of the possessed person, Whether
22 Then the prince hearing that his wife's mother was alive ? He
his wife was cured, took her home told her, That her father and mo-
and made a second marriage, giv- ther were both alive.
ing thanks unto God for the re- 8 Then she ordered her mother
covery of his wife's health. to be sent to her: to whom, when
she saw her coming, she said, Is
CHAP. XIII. this possessed girl thy daughter ?
1 A girl, whose blood Satan sucked, re- She moaning and bewailing said,
ceives one of Christ's swaddling clothes
Yes, madam, I bore her.
from the Virgin. 14 Satan comes like
a dragon, and she shews it to him; 9 The prince's daughter an-
flames and burning coals proceed from swered, Disclose the secret of her
it and fall upon him; 19 he is mira- case to me, for I confess to you
culously discomfited, and leaves the that I was leprous, but the Lady
girl.
Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ,
THERE was also a girl, who healed me.
was afflicted by Satan 10 And if you desire your
2 For that cursed spirit did fre- daughter to be restored to her for-
quently appear to her in the shape mer state, take her to Bethlehem,
of a dragon, and was inclined to and inquire for Mary the mother
swallow her up, and had so sucked of Jesus, and doubt not but your
out all her blood, that she looked daughter will be cured for I do;
ed to her in the shape of a huge near him, he would bite his own
dragon, and the girl seeing him hands and other parts.
was afraid. 3 But the mother of this miser-
15 The mother said to her, Be able boy, hearing of St. Mary
not afraid daughter; let him alone and her son Jesus, arose presently,
till he come nearer to thee then and taking her son in her arms,
!
shew him the swaddling cloth, brought him to the Lady Mary.
which the Lady Mary gave us, 4 In the meantime, James and
and we shall see the event. Joses had taken away the infant,
16 Satan then coming like a the Lord Jesus, to play at a pro-
dreadful dragon, the body of the per season with other children ;
girl trembled for fear. and when they went forth, they
17 But as soon as she had put sat down and the Lord Jesus with
the swaddling cloth upon her them.
head, and about her eyes, and 5 Then Judas, who was pos-
shewed it to him, presently there sessed, came and sat down at the
issued forth from the swaddling right hand of Jesus.
cloth flames and burning coals, 6 When Satan was acting upon
and fell upon the dragon. him as usual, he went about to
18 Oh how great a miracle bite the Lord Jesus.
!
soon as the dragon saw the swad- do it, he struck Jesus on the right
dling cloth of the Lord Jesus, fire side, so that he cried out.
went forth and was scattered upon 8 And in the same moment
his head and eyes so that he Satan went out of the boy, and
;
cried out with a loud voice, What ran away like a mad dog.
have I to do with thee, Jesus, 9 This same boy who struck
thou son of Mary, Whither shall Jesus, and out of whom Satan
I flee from thee ? went in the form of a dog, wa3
19 So he drew back much af- Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him
frighted, and left the girl. to the Jews.
20 And she was delivered from 10 And that same side, on
this trouble, and sang praises and which Judas struck him, the
thanks to God, and with her all Jews pierced with a spear.
who were present at the working
of the miracle.
CHAP. XV.
1 Jesus and other boys play together,
CHAP. XIV. and make clay figures of animals. 4
Jesus causes them to walk, 6 also
1 Judas when a boy possessed by Safan, makes clay birds, which he causes to
and brought by his parents to Jesus to
fly, and eat and drink. 7 The chil-
be cured, whom he tries to bile, 7 dren's parents alarmed, and take Jesus
but failing, strikes Jesus and makes 8 He goes to a dyer's
for a sorcerer.
him cry out. Whereupon Satan goes shop, and throws all the cloths into the
from Jesus in the shape of a dog. furnaca, and works a miracle therewith.
15 Whereupon the Jens praise God.
ANOTHER woman likewise
lived there, whose son was
possessed by Satan.
AND
when the Lord Jesus
was seven years of age, he
2 This boy, named Judas, as was on a certain day with other
often as Satan seized him, was in- boys his companions about the
clined to bite all that were pre- same age.
sent ; and if he found no one else 2 Who
when they were at play,
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Animates clay figures. I. INFANCY. Christ miraculously alters
made clay into several shapes, thou hast come, and spoiled them
namely, asses, oxen, birds, and all.
other figures, 13 The Lord Jesus replied, I
3 Each boasting of his work, will change the colour of every
and endeavouring to exceed the cloth to what colour thou de-
rest. sirest
4 Then the Lord Jesus said to 14 And then he presently be-
the boys, I will command these gan to take the cloths out of the
figures which I have made to furnace, and they were all dyed
walk. of those same colours which the
5 And immediately they moved, dyer desired.
and when he commanded them 15 And when the Jews saw
to return, they returned. this surprising miracle, they
6 He had also made the figures praised God.
of birds and sparrows, which,
when he commanded to fly, did CHAP. XVI.
fly, and when he commanded to
1 Christ miraculously widens or contracts
stand still, did stand still; and the gates, milk-pails, sieves, or boxes,
if he gave them meat and drink, not properly made by Joseph, 4 he not
they did eat and drink. being skilful at his carpenter's trade.
5 The King of Jerusalem gives Joseph
7 When at length the boys
an order for a throne. 6 Joseph works
went away, and related these on it two years in the king's palace,
for
things to their parents, their fa- and makes it two spans too short. The
thers said to them, Take heed, king being angry with him, 10 Jesas
children, for the future, of his comforts him, 13 commands him to pull
company, for he is a sorcerer; one side of the throne, while he pulls
the other, and brings it to its proper
shun and avoid him, and from dimensions. 14 Whereupon the by-
henceforth never play with him. standers praise God.
8 ^[ On a certain day also,
when the Lord Jesus was playing
with the boys, and running about,
ANDwentJoseph,thewheresoever
in
he
took the
city,
he passed by a dyer's shop, whose Lord Jesus with him, where he
name was Salem. was sent for to work to make
9 And there were in his shop gates, or milk-pails, or sieves, or
many pieces of cloth belonging boxes the Lord Jesus was with
;
sions with that place in which I street, and seeing some boys who
commonly sit. were met to play, joined himself
6 Joseph obeyed, and forth- to their company :
with began the work, and con- 2 But when they saw him,
tinued two years in the king's they hid themselves, and left
palace before he finished it. him to seek for them:
king's anger, went to bed without Lord Jesus said, Who are those
his supper, taking not any thing whom ye see in the furnace ?
to eat. 5 They answered, They were
10 Then the Lord Jesus asked kids of three years old.
him, What he was afraid of? 6 Then Jesus cried out aloud,
11 Joseph replied, Because I and said, Come out hither, O ye
have lost my labour in the work kids, to your shepherd ;
his side, the throne obeyed, and maids, who stand before thee,
was brought to the proper dimen- who do not doubt, but that thou,
sions of the place O Lord, art come to save, and
15 Which miracle when they not to destroy.
who stood by saw, they were 9 After that, when the Lord
astonished, aud praised God. Jesus said, the children of Israel
16 The throne was made of are like Ethiopians among the
the same wood, which was in people; the women said, Thou,
being in Solomon's time, namely, Lord, knowest all things, nor is
wood adorned with various shapes any thing concealed from thee ;
and figures. but now we entreat thee, and be-
seech of thy mercy that thou
CHAP. XVII.
wouldst restore those boys to
1 Jesus plays with boys at hide and seek.
3 Some women put his playfellows in a
their former state.
furnace, 7 where they are transformed 10 Then Jesus said, Come hi-
by Jesus into kids. 10 Jesus caZ/s ther O boys, that we may go and
them to go and play, and they are play; and immediately, in the
restored to their former shape.
presence of these women, the
another day the Lord kids were changed and returned
ON Jesus going out into the into the shape of boys.
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Boy poisoned I. INFANCY. by a serpent.
a poisonous serpent, which leaped suck out all the poison which
out of the nest so that he was thou hast infused into that boy
;
forced to cry out for the help of 15 So the serpent crept to the
his companions who, when boy, and took away all its poison
:
sitting like a king, and the other 18 And when he began to cry,
boys stood around him like his the Lord Jesus said, Cease cry-
ministers, the boys made haste ing, for hereafter thou shalt be
to meet him, who was bitten by my disciple
the serpent, and said to his neigh- 19 And this is that Simon the
bours, Come and pay your re- Canaanite, who is mentioned in
spects to the king the Gospel.
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Christ at play. I. INFANCY. Makes a dead boy speak.
away, and the Lord Jesus said to oblique, and what letters had dou-
him, ble figures which had points, and
;
21 In like manner as this water which had none why one letter ;
has vanished, so shall thy life went before another and many ;
vanish and presently the boy other things he began to tell him,
;
Jesus to me, that he may learn replied, Tell me first the meaning
his letters? of the letter Aleph, and then I
3 Joseph agreed, and told St. will pronounce Beth.
Mary; 15 But this master, when he
4 So they brought him to that lift up his hand to whip him, had
master who, as soon as he saw his hand presently withered, and
;
the feast was over, they returned. Whether he had studied physic?
2 But the Lord Jesus con- 12 He replied, and explained
tinued behind in the temple to him physics and metaphysics.
among the doctors and elders, 13 Also those things which
and learned men of Israel to were above and below the power
;
vour with God and man. shew his free, large, bountiful
!
2 And he gave himself to the fl The end of the whole Oospel of the
|
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Christ enlivens clay II. INFANCY. birds, kills a boy,
kills another boy, 16 causes blindness to live with us, in our city,
to fall on his accusers, 18 for which having such a boy as that
Joseph pulls him by the ear. 12 Either teach him that he
BESIDES this, the son of bless and not curse, or else de-
Anna the scribe was stand- part hence with him, for he kills
ing there with Joseph, and took our children.
a bough of a willow tree, and 13 Tf Then Joseph calling the
scattered the waters which Jesus boy Jesus by himself, instructed
had gathered into lakes. him saying, Why doest thou
2 But the boy Jesus seeing such things to injure the people
what he had done, became an- so, that they hate us and prose-
gry, and said to him, Thou fool, cute us ?
what harm did the lake do thee, 14 But Jesus replied, I know
that thou shouldest scatter the what thou sayest is not of
that
water ? thyself, but for thy sake I will
3 Behold, now thou shalt say nothing
wither as a tree, and shalt not 15 But they who have said
bring forth either leaves, or these things to thee, shall suffer
branches, or fruit. everlasting punishment.
4 And immediately he be- 16 And immediately they who
came withered all over. had accused him became blind.
5 Then Jesus went away 17 And all they who saw it
home. But the parents of the were exceedingly afraid and
boy who was withered, lament- confounded, and said concerning
ing the misfortune of his youth, him, Whatsoever he saith, whe-
took and carried him to Joseph, ther good or bad, immediately
accusing him, and said, Why cometh to pass and they were :
[The first writer who makes any mention of the Epistles that passed between
Jesus Christ and Abgarus, is Eusebius, Bishop of Csesarea, in Palestine,
who flourished in the early part of the fourth century. For their genu-
ineness, he appeals to the public registers and records of the City of
Edessa in Mesopotamia, -where Abgarus reigned, and where he affirms
that he found them written, in the Syriac language. He published a
Greek translation of them, in his Ecclesiastical History. 1 The learned
world have been much divided on this subject but, notwithstanding ;
that the erudite Grabe, with Archbishop Cave, Dr. Parker, and other
divines, has strenuously contended for their admission into the canon
of Scripture, they are deemed apocryphal. The Eev. Jeremiah Jones
observes, that the common people in England have this Epistle in their
houses, in many places, fixed in a frame, with the picture of Christ
before it; and that they generally, with much honesty and devotion,
regard it as the word of God, and the genuine Epistle of Christ.]
1
L. i. c 13,
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Jesus' letter NICODEMUS. to Abgarus.
who have been long diseased, and ABGARUS, you are happy,
raisest up the dead forasmuch as you have be-
4 All which when I heard, I lieved on me, whom ye have not
was persuaded of one of these seen.
two, viz either that you are God
: 2 For it is written concerning
himself descended from heaven, me, that those who have seen me
who do these things, or the son of should not believe on me, that
God. they who have not seen might be-
5 On this account therefore I lieve and live.
have wrote to you, earnestly to 3 As to that part of your letter,
desire you would take the trouble which relates to my giving you a
of a journey hither, and cure a visit, I must inform you, that I
disease which I am under. must fulfil all the ends of my
6 For I hear the Jews ridicule mission in this country, and after
you, and intend you mischief. that be received up again to him
7 My city is indeed small, but who sent me.
neat, and large enough for us both. 4 But after my ascension I will
CHAP. II.
send one of my disciples, who
will cure your disease, and give
The answer of Jesus hy Ananias the
footman to Abgarus the king, 3 de- life to you, and all that are with
clining to visit Edessa. you.
the view above mentioned, seems natural and probable. The same
author, in noticing that Eusebius, in his Ecclesiastical history, charges
the Pagans with having forged and published a book, called "The Acts
of Pilate," takes occasion to observe, that the internal evidence of this
Gospel shows it was not the work of any Heathen but that if in the
;
latter end of the third century we find it in use among Christians (as
it was then certainly in some churches) and about the same time find a
forger^of the Heathens under the same title, it seems exceedingly pro-
bable that some Christians, at that time, should publish such a piece as
this, in order partly to confront the spurious one of the Pagans, and
partly to support those appeals which had been made by former
Christians to the Acts of Pilate and Mr. Jones says, he thinks so more
;
who docs him honour, 20 worshipped the cloak which he had in his
by the standards bowing down to him. hand upon the ground, he said,
A NNAS
: Caiaphas, and Lord, walk upon this, and go in,
that he declares himself the Son the cloak which he had in his
j
of God, and a king 2 and not only hand upon the ground before him,
;
so, but attempts the dissolution of and said to him, Lord, the go-
j
cause every one has the com- Jews, and speak the truth, and
mand of his own tongue, to were present when Mary was be-
speak both good and bad, let trothed.
him look to it. 13 Then Pilate addressing him-
6 But the elders of the Jews self to the twelve men who spake
answered, and said to Jesus, this, said to them, I conjure you
What shall we look to ? by the life of Csesar, that ye faith-
7 In the first place, we know fully declare whether he was
this concerning thee, that thou born through fornication, and
wast born through fornication those things be true which ye
;
thy father and mother Mary fled to swear, it being a sin Let them :
into Egypt, because they could swear by the life of Csesar that it
not trust their own people. is not as we have said, and we
know that his mother Mary was will not believe that we know
betrothed to Joseph, and so he him to be basely born, and to be
was not born through fornication. a conjuror, although he pretends
9 Then said Pilate to the Jews that he is the son of God, and a
who affirmed him to be born king 2 which we are so far from
through fornication, This your believing, that we tremble to hear.
account is not true, seeing there 16 Then Pilate commanded
was a betrothment, as they testify every one to go out except the
who are of your own nation. twelve men who said he was not
10 Annas and Caiaphas spake born through fornication, and
to Pilate, All this multitude of Jesus to withdraw to a distance,
people is to be regarded, who and said to them, Why have the
cry out, that he was born through Jews a mind to kill Jesus ?
2
Matt, xxvii. 19. John v, 17, 18 ;
Mark xv. 2.
GO
Christ disputes NICODEMUS. with Pilate.
17 They answered him, They and I should not have been de-
are angry because he wrought livered to the Jews but now my ;
son, we had not brought him be- 14 Jesus said to Pilate, Be-
fore thee. lieve that truth is on earth
3 Pilate said to them, Do ye among those, who when they
take him and try him by your have the power of judgment, are
law. governed by truth, and form
4 Then the Jews said, It is right judgment.
not lawful for us to put any one
to death.
CHAP. IV.
5 Pilate said to the Jews, The 1 Pilate finds no fault in Jesus. 16 The
Jews demand his crucifixion.
command, therefore thou shalt
3
not kill, belongs to you, but not THEN Pilate Jesus in the
and went out to the
left
to me. hall,
6 And he went again into the Jews, and said, I find not any
hall, and called Jesus by himself, one fault in Jesus.
and said to him, Art thou the 2 The Jews say unto him, But
king of the Jews ? he said, I can destroy the temple
7 And Jesus answering, said of God, and in three days build
to Pilate, Dost thou speak this it up again.
of thyself, or did the Jews tell it 3 Pilate saith unto them,What
thee concerning me ? sort of temple is that of which he
"
8 Pilate answering, said to eth?
Jesus, Am
I a Jew ? The whole 4 The Jews say unto him,
nation and rulers of the Jews That which Solomon was forty-
have delivered thee up to me. six years in building,* he said he
What hast thou done ? would destroy, and in three days
9 Jesus answering, said, My build up.
kingdom is not of this world if :
5 Pilate said to them again, I
my kingdom were of this world am innocent from the blood 5
of
then would my servants fight that man; do ye look to it.
1
Johnx. 32. 2
John xviii. 31, &c.
3
Exod. xx. 13. * John ii. 19.
6 The Jews say to him, His 16 The Jews say to Pilate, Our
blood be upon us and our chil- law commands us not to put any
dren. Then Pilate calling to- one to death 2 we desire that he
:
nor will ever work. 1 Let him rose up, and desired leave of the
go, and do him no harm if he ; governor to hear him a few words.
cometh from God, his miracles, 13 And the governor said,
(his miraculous cures) will con- Speak what thou hast a mind.
tinue; but if from men, they 14 And he said, I lay for
will come to nought. 2 thirty-eight years by the sheep-
5 Thus Moses, when he was pool at Jerusalem, labouring
sent by God into Egypt, wrought under a great infirmity, and
the miracles which God com- waiting for a cure which should
manded him, before Pharaoh be wrought by the coming of an
king of Egypt ; and though the angel, who at a certain time trou-
magicians of that country, Jan- bled the water and whosoever
;
3
nes and Jambres, wrought by first after the troubling of the
their magic the same miracles water stepped in, was made whole
which Moses did, yet they could of whatsoever disease he had.
not work all which he did ;* 15 And when Jesus saw me
6 And the miracles which the languishing there, he said to me,
magicians wrought, were not of Wilt thou be made whole ? And
God, as ye know, O Scribes and I answered, Sir, I have no man,
Pharisees but they who wrought
; when the water is troubled, to
them perished, and all who be- put me into the pool.
lieved them.
5
16 And he said unto me, Rise,
7 And now let this man go take up thy bed and walk. And
because the very miracles for I was immediately made whole,
which ye accuse him, are from and took up my bed and walked.6
God; and he is not worthy of 17 The Jews then said to Pi-
death. late, Our Lord Governor, pray
8 The Jews then said to Nico- ask him what day it was on which
demus, Art thou become his he was cured of his infirmity.
disciple, and making speeches 18 The infirm person replied,
in his favour? It was on the sabbath.
9 Nicodemus said to them, Is 19 The Jews said to Pilate,
the governor become his disciple Did we not say that he wrought
also, and does he make speeches his cures on the sabbath, and cast
for him ? Did not Caesar place out devils by the prince of devils?
him in that high post ? 20 Then another certain 7 Jew
10 When the Jews heard this came forth, and said, I was blind,
they trembled, and gnashed their could hear sounds, but could not
teeth at Nicodemus, and said to see any one and as Jesus was ;
him, Mayest thou receive his going along, I heard the multi-
doctrine for truth, and have thy tude passing by, and I asked
lot with Christ! what was there ?
11 Nicodemus replied, Amen 21 They told me that Jesus
;
I will receive his doctrine, and was passing by then I cried out, :
2
1
John iii. 2. Acts v. 38.
3
These are mentioned also as the names of the magicians, 2 Tim. iii. 8.
* Exod. viii. 18, &c. 6
Acts v. 35. An allusion to Gamaliel's speech.
e John v. 1, 2, &c. 7 Mark x. 46.
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with Veronica and others, NIC0DEMU3. testify of his miracles.
70
Christ s miracles witnessed. NICODEMUS. His death demanded.
'
38 Then a certain nobleman Jesus was not born through for-
said, I had a son in Capernaum, nication, said to them, What
who lay at the point of death shall I do, seeing there is like to
and when I heard that Jesus was be a tumult among the people. 2
come into Galilee, I went and 2 They said unto him, We
besought him that he would come know not let them look to it
;
Why are not the devils subject 7 They all answer, Let him be
to your doctors ? crucified.
44 Some of them said, The 8 Again they cry out and say
power of subjecting devils can- to Pilate, You are not the friend
not proceed but from God. of Csesar, if you release this
45 But others said to Pilate, man ?* for he hath declared that
That he had l
raised Lazarus he is the Son of God, and a king.
from the dead, after he had been But are you inclined that he
four days in his grave. should be king, and not Csesar ?
46 The governor hearing this, 9 Then Pilate filled with an-
trembling said to the multitude ger said to them, Your nation
of the Jews, What will it profit hath always been seditious, and
you to shed innocent blood ? you are always against those who
have been serviceable to you ?
CHAP. VI. 10 The Jews replied, Who are
1 Pilate dismayed by the turbulence of
those who have been serviceable
the Jews, 5 who demand Barabbas to
to us?
be released,and (Jurist to be crucified,
9 Pilate warmly expostulates with 11 Pilate answered them, Your
them, 20 washes his hands of Christ's God who delivered you from the
blood, 23 and sentences him to be hard bondage of the Egyptians,
whipped and crucified.
and brought you over the Red
THEN Pilate having called
together Nicodemus, and
Sea as though it had been dry
land, and fed you in the wilder-
the fifteen men who said that ness with manna and the flesh of
3
I
Johnxi.l7.&c. 2
Matt, xxvii. 24. Matt, xxvii. 21.
4 John xix.12.
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by the Jews, and NICODEMUS. ordered by Pilate.
but Moses interceded for you, and 23 Thy own nation hath
your God heard him, and forgave charged thee as making thyself
your iniquity. a king wherefore I, Pilate, sen-
;
15 And arising from his judg- nals with thee, whose names are
ment seat, he would have gone Dimas and Gestas.
out but the Jews all cried out,
;
1 2
Matt. ii. Matt, xxvii. 24, &c. "Matt, xxvii. 33.
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m6MTU-
z t
z <
Christ's crucifixion NICODEMUS. attended by miracles,
and elders of the Jews mocked 2 And while the sun was
him, saying, he saved others, let eclipsed, behold the vail of the
him now save himself if he can temple was rent from the top to
;
if he be the son of God, let him the bottom ; and the rocks also
now come down from the cross. were rent, and the graves opened,
7 The soldiers also mocked and many bodies of saints, which
him, and taking vinegar and gall slept, arose.
offered it to him to drink, and 3 And about the ninth hour
said to him, If thou art king of Jesus cried out with
a loud voice,
the Jews deliver thyself. saying, Hely, Hely, lama zabac-
8 Then Longinus, a certain sol- thani t which being interpreted,
1
dier, taking a spear, pierced his is, My My
God, God, why hast
side,and presently there came thou forsaken me ?
forth blood and water.
4 And after these things, Jesus
9 And Pilate wrote the title
said, Father, into thy hands I
upon the cross in Hebrew, Latin,
commend my spirit and having ;
s
1
John xix. 34. 2
John xix. 19. Matt, xxvii. 45, &c.
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and his body buried by NICODEMUS. Joseph of Arimathoza.
but not openly so, for fear of the federate with Christ? Let thy
Jews, came to the governor, and lot be along with him in the other
entreated the governor that he world.
would give him leave to take 4 Nicodemus answered, Amen
away the body of Jesus from the so may it be, that I may have my
lot with him in his kingdom.
13 And the governor gave him 5 In like manner Joseph, when
he came to the Jew s, said to them
T
14 And Nicodemus
came, Why are ye angry with me for
bringing with him a mixture of
desiring the body of Jesus of Pi-
myrrh and aloes about a hundred late ? Behold, I have put him in
pound weight and they took
;
my tomb, and wrapped him up in
down Jesus from the cross with clean linen, and put a stone at the
tears, and bound him with linen
door of the sepulchre :
WHEN the unjust Jews heard 8 And they said to him, Make
that Joseph had begged confession for at this time it is ;
and buried the body of Jesus, not lawful to do thee any harm,
they sought after Nicodernus till the first day of the week come.
and those fifteen men who had But we know that thou wilt not
testified before the Governor, be thought worthy of a burial
that Jesus was not born through but we will give thy flesh to the
fornication, and other good per- birds of the air, and the beasts of
sons who had shewn any good the earth.
actions towards him. 9 Joseph answered, That
2 But when they all concealed speech is like the speech of proud
themselves through fear of the Goliath, who reproached the liv-
Jews Nicodemus alone shewed ing God in speaking against Da-
himself to them, and said, How vid. But ye scribes and doctors-
can such persons as these enter know that God saith by the pro-
into the synagogue ? phet, Vengeance is mine, and I
1
John xix. 38.
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Joseph of A. imprisoned. NICODEMUS. Christ rises again
l
will repay to you evil equal to went forth, and while they were
that which ye have threatened to all admiring at Joseph's being
rue. gone, behold one of the soldiers,
10 The God whom you have who kept the sepulchre of Jesus,
hanged upon the cross, is able to spake in the assembly.
deliver me out of your hands. 3 That Vhile they were guard-
All your wickedness will return ing the sepulchre of Jesus, there
upon you. was an earthquake ; and we saw
11 For the governor, when he an angel of God roll away the
washed his hands, said, I am clear stone of the sepulchre and 3sit
from the blood of this just person. upon it
But ye answered and cried out, 4 And his countenance was
His blood be upon us and our like lightning and his garment
children. According as ye have like snow ; and we became
said, may ye perish for ever. through fear like persons dead.
12 The elders of the Jews hear- 5 And we heard an angel say-
ing these words, were exceedingly ing to the women at the sepul-
enraged ;and seizing Joseph, chre of Jesus, Do not fear; I
they put him into a chamber know that you seek Jesus who
where there was no window ; they was crucified ; he is risen as he
fastened the door, and put a seal foretold.
upon the lock 6 Come and see the place
13 And Annas and Caiaphas where he was laid and go pre-
;
placed a guard upon it, and took sently, and tell his disciples that
counsel with the priests and Le- he is risen from the dead, and he
vites, that they should all meet will go before you into Galilee
after the sabbath, and they con- there ye shall see him as he told
trived to what death they should you.
put Joseph. 7 Then the Jews called toge-
14 When they had done this, ther all the soldiers who kept the
the rulers, Annas and Caiaphas, sepulchre of Jesus, and said to
ordered Joseph to be brought them, Who are those women, to
forth. whom the angel spoke? did Why
*|[ In this place there is a portion ye not seize them ?
of the Gospel lost or omitted, 8 The soldiers answered and
which cannot be supplied. said, We
know not whom the wo-
men were ; besides we became as
CHAP. X. dead persons through fear, and
1 Joseph's escape. 2 The soldiers relate how could we seize those women ?
Christ' s resurrection. 18 Christ is seen
9 The Jews said to them, As
preaching in Galilee. 21 The Jews re-
pent of their cruelty to him.
the Lord liveth we do not believe
you.
WHEN
heard
all assembly
the
they admired
this,
10 The soldiers answering said
to the Jews, when ye saw and
and were astonished, because they heard Jesus working so many
found the same seal upon the miracles, and did not believe him,
lock of the chamber, and could how should ye believe us? Ye
not find Joseph. well said, As the Lord liveth, for
2 Then Annas and Caiaphas the Lord truly does live.
2
Deut. xxxii. 35 ; Heb. x. 40. Matt, xxviii. 11, 12, &c.
3
Matt, xxviii. 1, 2, &c.
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and preaches in Galilee. NICODEMUS. Tlie Jews repent.
whom ye put under guard in the ever shall believe and be baptiz-
chamber, and we will produce ed, shall be saved.
Jesus whom we guarded in the 21 And when he had said these
sepulchre. things to his disciples, we saw
13 The Jews answered and him ascending up to heaven.
said, We
will produce Joseph, 22 When the chief priests, and
do ye produce Jesus. But Jo- elders, and Levites heard these
seph is in his own city of Ari- things, they said to these three
mathsea. men, Give glory to the God of
14 The soldiers replied, If Jo- Israel, and make confession to
seph be in Arimathsea, and Jesus him, whether those things are
in Galilee, we heard the angel in- true, which ye say ye have seen
form the women. and heard.
15 The Jews hearing
this, were 23 They answering said, As
afraid, and said among them- the Lord of our lathers liveth, the
selves, If by any means these God of Abraham, and the God of
things should become public, Isaac, and the God of Jacob, ac-
then every body will believe in cording as we heard Jesus talk-
Jesus. ing with his disciples, and accord-
16 Then they gathered a large ing as we saw him ascending up
sum of money, and gave it to the to heaven, so we have related the
soldiers, saying, Do ye tell the truth to you.
people that the disciples of Jesus 24 And the three men farther
came in the night when ye were answered, and said, adding these
asleep and stole away the body words, If we should not own the
of Jesus and if Pilate the gover-
; words which we heard Jesus
nor should hear of this, we will speak, and that we saw him as-
satisfy him and secure you. cending into heaven, we should
17 The soldiers accordingly be guilty of sin.
took the money, and said as they 25 Then the chief priests im-
were instructed by the Jews and ; mediately rose up, and holding
their report was spread abroad the book of the law in their
among all the people. hands, conjured these men, say-
18 i But a certain priest Phi- ing, Ye shall no more hereafter
nees, Ada a schoolmaster, and a declare those things which ye
Levite, named Ageus, they three have spoke concerning Jesus.
came from Galilee to Jerusalem, 26 And they gave them a
and told the chief priests and all large sum of money, and sent
who were in the synagogues, say- other persons along with them,
ing, who should conduct them to
19 We
have seen Jesus, whom their own country, that they
ye crucified, talking with his might not by any means make
eleven disciples, and sitting in the any stay at Jerusalem.
1
Matt. xxviii. 16, and Mark xvi. 16.
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Joseph of Arimathcea NICODEMUS. invited by the Jews
27 Then the Jews did assem- said to him, Perhaps the spirit
ble all together, and having ex- hath carried him into one of the
pressed the most lamentable mountains of Israel, there per-
concern, said, What is this ex- haps we shall find him. And they
traordinary thing which is come besought Elisha, and he walked
to pass in Jerusalem ? about with them three days,
28 But Annas and Caiaphas and they could not find him.
comforted them, saying, Why 4 And now hear me, O sons
should we believe the soldiers of Israel, and let us send men
who guarded the sepulchre of into the mountains of Israel, lest
Jesus, in telling us, that an angel perhaps the spirit hath carried
rolled away the stone from the away Jesus, and there perhaps we
door of the sepulchre ? shall find him, and be satisfied.
29 Perhaps his own disciples 5 And the counsel of Nicode-
told them this, and gave them mus pleased all the people and ;
money that they should say so, they sent forth men who sought
and they themselves took away for Jesus, but could not find
the body of Jesus. him: and they returning, said,
30 Besides, consider this, that We went all about, but could not
there is no credit to be given to find Jesus, but we have found
foreigners, 1 because they also Joseph in his city of Arimathea.
took a large sum of us, and they 6 The rulers hearing this, and
have declared to us according to all the people, were glad, and
the instructions which we gave praised the God of Israel, be-
them. They must either be cause Joseph was found, whom
faithful to us, or to the disciples they had shut up in a chamber,
of Jesus. and could not find.
7 And when they had formed
CHAP. XI. a large assembly, the chief priests
1 Nicodemus counsels the Jews. 6 said, By what means shall we
Joseph found. 11 Invited by the bring Joseph to us to speak with
Jeivs to return. 19 Relates the man-
ner of his miraculous
him?
8 And taking a piece of pa-
THEN" Nicodemus arose, and per, they wrote to him, and said,
said, Ye say right, O sons Peace be with thee, and all thy
of Israel, ye have heard what family. We
know that we have
those three men have sworn by offended against God and thee.
the Law of God, who said, We
Be pleased to give a visit to us
have seen Jesus speaking with your fathers, for we were per-
his disciples upon Mount Olivet, fectly surprised at your escape
and we saw him ascending up from prison.
to heaven. 9 We know that it was mali-
2 And the scripture teacheth cious counsel which we took
us that the blessed prophet Eli- against thee, and that the Lord
jah was taken up to heaven; and took care of thee, and the Lord
Elisha being asked by the sons himself delivered thee from our
of the prophets, Where is our designs. Peace be unto thee, Jo-
father Elijah ? He said to them, seph, who art honourable among
that he is taken up to heaven. all the people.
3 And the sons of the prophets 10 And they chose seven of
Heathens.
77
to relate the NICODEMUS. manTier of his escape.
him in peace, and gave him the Jesus as the brightness of the
letter. sun, and fell down upon the
earth for fear.
12 And when Joseph had read
21 But Jesus laying hold on
it, he said, Blessed be the Lord
God, who didst deliver me from
my hand, lifted me from the
ground, and the dew was then
the Israelites, that they could
sprinkled upon me but he,
not shed my blood. Blessed be
;
fell down with their faces on the who unanimously confessed the |
ground as dead men, and crying truth, and said, they had seen
out to one another, said, What is Jesus.
this extraordinary sign which is 9 Then Annas and Caiaphas
come to pass in Jerusalem ? We said " Our law saith, By the
know the father and mother of mouth of two or three witnesses
Jesus. every word shall be established." 2
2 And a certain Levite said, I 10 But what have we said?
know many of his relations, reli- The blessed Enoch pleased God,
gious persons, who are wont to and was translated by the word of
offer sacrifices and burnt-offer- God and the burying-place of ;
ed with one accord, In the pre- when an infant into his arms in
sence of the God of Israel we the temple.
affirm, that we plainly saw Jesus 16 This same Simeon had two
talking with his disciples in sons of his own, and we were all
j
to heaven. neral.
8 Then Annas and Caiaphas 17 Go therefore and see their
|
took them into separate places, tombs, for these are open, and j
3
1
Luke, ii. 29. 2
Deut. xvii. 6. Matt, xxvii. 53.
79
who rose teith Christ, NICODEMUS. relate his descent to hell
shut the gates, they took the ed light enlightening the place.
book of the law of the Lord, 4 Presently upon this, Adam,
23 And putting it in their the father of all mankind, with
hands, swore them by God all the patriarchs and prophets,
Adonai, and the God of Israel, rejoiced and said, That light is
who spake to our fathers by the the author of everlasting light,
law and the prophets, saying, who hath promised to translate
If ye believe him who raised you us to everlasting light.
from the dead, to be Jesus, tell 5 Then Isaiah the prophet
us what ye have seen, and how cried out, and said, 1 This is the
ye were raised from the dead. light of the Father, and the Son
24 Charinus and Lenthius, the of God, according to my prophe-
i
two sons of Simeon, trembled cy, when I was alive upon earth.
when they heard these things, 6 The land of Zabulon, and
j
of the cross with their fingers on to them who dwelled in the re-
|
3
1
Luke ii. 29. Malt. iii. 13.
81
Sedan and the Pr NICODEMUS. of hell quarrel.
1
St. Jerome affirms that the soul of Christ went to hell.
2
Matt. xxvi. 38.
82
Christ arrives at hell, NICODEMUS. and Satan is expelled.
ANDprince
while Satan and
of were hell
the
dis-
and they shall rise again
in their graves, and they
who are.
shall
coursing thus to each other, on a rejoice who are in earth for the ;
sudden there was a voice as of dew which is from the Lord shall
thunder and the rushing of winds, bring deliverance to them.
3
John xi. 2
Psalni xxiv. 7, &c. Psalm cvii. 15, &:. 'Isaiah xxvi. 19.
83
Hell greatly disturbed on KECODEMUS. Christ's going thither-
voice, as of the sound of thunder were seized with fear in their se-
saying, Lift up your gates, O veral kingdoms, when they saw
princes and be ye lifted up, ye the clearness of the light,
;
and he is the Lord in heaven and the first rank, who can com-
in earth
mand in the form of a servant
16 He hath looked down to as a common soldier?
hear the groans of the prisoners, 5 The King of Glory, dead
and to set loose those that are and alive, though once slain
1
appointed to death. upon the cross ?
17 And now, thou filthy and 6 Who layest dead in the
stinking prince of hell, open thy grave, and art come down alive
gates, that the King of Glory to us, and in thy death all the
may enter in for he is the Lord
;
creatures trembled, and all the
of heaven and earth. stars were moved, and now hast
18 While David was saying thou thy liberty among the dead,
this, the mighty Lord appeared and givest disturbance to our
in the form of a man, and en- legions ?
lightened those places which had I
7 Who
art thou, who dost re-
ever before been in darkness, lease the captives that were held
19 And broke asunder the fet- J
in chains by original sin, and
ters which before could not be bringest them into their former
broken and with his invincible
; liberty ?
Who
'
1
Psalm xxiv. 7, &c. 2
Psalm cii. 19, 20. 'Luke i. 79.
84
Christ gives Beelzebub NICODEMUS. dominion over Satan.
thou hast now lost by the wood 2 Live now by the wood of
of the cross my cross; the devil, the prince
10 And thy happiness all of this world, is overcome, and
then expired, when thou didst death is conquered.
crucify Jesus Christ the King of 3 Then presently all the saints
Glory. were joined together under the
11 Thou hast acted against hand of the most high God
thine own interest and mine, as and the Lord Jesus laid hold on
thou wilt presently perceive by Adam's hand and said to him,
those large torments and infinite Peace be to thee, and all thy
punishments which thou art righteous posterity, which is
about to suffer. mine.
12 O Satan, prince of all evil, 4 Then Adam, casting him-
author of death, and source of self atthe feet of Jesus, ad-
all pride, thou shouldest first dressed himself to him, with
have inquired into the evil tears, in humble language, and
crimes of Jesus of Nazareth, a loud voice, saying, 1
and then thou wouldest have 5 I will extol thee, O Lord,
found that he was guilty of no for thou hast lifted me up, and
fault worthy of death. hast not made my foes to rejoice
13 Why didst thou venture, over me. O Lord my God, I
without either reason or justice, cried unto thee, and thou hast
to crucify him, and hast brought healed me.
down to our regions a person in- 6 O Lord thou hast brought
nocent and righteous, and there- up my soul from the grave;
by hast lost all the sinners, im- thou hast kept me alive, that I
pious and unrighteous persons in should not go down to the pit.
the whole world ? 7 Sing unto the Lord, all ye
14 While the prince of hell saints of his, and give thanks at
was thus speaking to Satan, the the remembrance of his holiness.
King of Glory said to Beelze- For his anger endureth but for
bub, the prince of hell, Satan, a moment in his favour is life.
;
forbidden fruit, and by the devil the ensigns of thy glory in hea-
i
and death ;
ven, and hast set up the sign of
thy redemption, even thy cross blessed thief, who relates how he came
to Paradise.
on earth so, Lord, set the sign
!
the cross upon Adam, and upon 2 And two very ancient men
all his saints. met them, and were asked by the
12 taking hold of Adam
And saints, Who are ye, who have
by hand, he ascended
his right not yet been with us in hell, and
from hell, and all the saints of have had your bodies placed in
God followed him. Paradise ?
13 Then the royal prophet 3 One of them answering,
David boldly cried, and said,
1
said, I am Enoch, who was trans-
O sing unto the Lord a new lated by the word of God 5 and :
song, for he hath done marvel- this man who is with me, is
lous things ;
hand and Elijah the Tishbite, Avho was
his right
6
his holy arm have gotten him translated in a fiery chariot.
the victory. 4 Here we have hitherto been,
11 The Lord hath made and have not tasted death, but
known his salvation, his right- are now about to return at the
eousness hath he openly shewn coming of Antichrist, being
in the sight of the heathen. armed with divine signs and
15 And the whole multitude miracles, to engage with him in
of saints answered, saying,
2
battle,and to be slain by him at
This honour have all his saints, Jerusalem, and to be taken up
Amen, Praise ye the Lord. alive again into the clouds, after
7
16 Afterwards, the prophet three days and a half.
Habakkuk cried out, and said, 5 Tf And while the holy
:)
Thou wentest forth for the sal- Enoch and Elias were relating
vation of thy people, even for this, behold there came another
the salvation of thy people. man in a miserable figure carry-
4
17 And all the saints said, ing the sign of the cross upon
Blessed is he who cometh in the his shoulders.
name of the Lord for the Lord; 6 And when all the saints saw
hath enlightened us. This is him, they said to him, Who art
our God for ever and ever he thou? For thy countenance is
;
4
Psalm xcviii. 1, &c. 2
Psalm cxlix. 2.
3
Hab. iii 13. Matt, xxiii.
7
6
Gen. v. 24. 6 Kings ii. 11. Eev- xi. 11.
87
thief's story, NICODEMUS. how he came to Paradise.
patriarchs said with one voice, to bear our testimony for Christ
Blessed be thou, O Almighty the Lord, and we have been
God, the Father of everlasting baptized in the holy river of
goodness, and the Father of mer- Jordan. And now they are not
cies, who hast shewn such favour seen by any one.
to those who were sinners against 6 This is as much as God al-
him, and hast brought them to lowed us to relate to you give ye ;
1
Luke xxiii. 43.
THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST IN THE JORDAN. [Page 59.
TWELFTH CENTURY.
FROM A "COOK OF THE EVANGELISTS." GREEK MANUSCRIPT OF THE
Charinus and Lenthius NICODEMUS. conclude their visit.
Christ, and the Saviour of us all. him to be the Son of God, according
the testimony of the Scriptures;
Amen, Amen, Amen. to
which, after they put him to death, they
7 And after they had made an
are examined.
end of writing and had wrote in
two distinct pieces of paper, Cha- AFTER these things Pilate
rinus gave what he wrote into the went to the temple of the
hands of Annas, and Caiaphas, Jews, and called together all the
and Gamaliel. rulers and scribes, and doctors of
8 Lenthius likewise gave what the law, and went with them into
he wrote into the hands of Mco- a chapel of the temple.
demus and Joseph and immedi- ; 2 And commanding that all the
ately they were changed into gates should be shut, said to them,
exceeding white forms and were I have heard that ye have a cer-
seen no more. tain large book in this temple
9 But what they had wrote was I desire you therefore, that it
found perfectly to agree, the one may be brought before me.
not containing one letter more or 3 And when the great book,
less than the other. carried by four ministers of the
10 When all the assembly of temple, and adorned with gold
the Jews heard all these surpris- and precious stones, was brought,
ing relations of Charinus and Pilate said to them all, I adjure
Lenthius, they said to each you by the God of your Fathers,
other, Truly all these things were who made and commanded this
wrought by God, and blessed be temple to be
ye conceal built, that
the Lord Jesus for ever and not the truth from me.
ever, Amen. 4 Ye know all the things which
11 And they went about with are written in that book tell me ;
great concern, and fear, and trem- therefore now, if ye in the Scrip-
bling, and smote upon their tures have found any thing of
breasts and went away every one that Jesus whom ye crucified, and
to his home. at what time of the world he
12 But immediately all these ought to have come shew it me. :
the miracles which Jesus had fering, our chief priests were sur-
I
a half shall be the length there- true and Almighty God. Amen.
of, and a cubit and a half the
breadth thereof, and a cubit and In the name of the Holy Trinity,
a half the height thereof. 1 thus end the Acts of our Saviour
13 By these five cubits and a Jesus Christ, which the Empe-
half for the building of the ark ror Theodosius the Great found
of the Old Testament, we per- at Jerusalem, in the hall of
ceived and knew that in five Pontius Pilate among the public
thousand years and a half (one records; the things ivere acted
thousand) years, Jesus Christ in the nineteenth year of Tibe-
was to come in the ark or taber- rius Cossar, Emperor of the
nacle of a body ;
Romans, and in the seventeenth
14 And so our scriptures tes- year of the government of Herod
tify that he is the son of God, the son of Herod king of Gali-
and the Lord and King of Israel. lee, on the eighth of the calends
light of Christ may appear." 1 Others fable that every Apostle inserted
an article, by which the creed is divided into twelve articles and a ser- ;
mon, fathered upon St. Austin, and quoted by the Lord Chancellor
King, fabricates that each particular article was thus inserted by each
particular Apostle :
*'
James. — And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord
3. ;
" Andrew. — Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Vir-
4.
gin Mary;
"Philip- — 5. Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and
buried ;
" Thomas. — 6. He descended into hell, the third day he rose again
from the dead
—
" Bartholomew. 7. He ascended into heaven, sitteth at the right hand
of God the Father Almighty
''
Matthew. — 8. From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the
dead;
" James, the son of Alpheus.—9. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy
Catholic Church
" Simon Zelotes. — 10. The communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins
Archbishop Wake
says " With respect to the Apostles being the
:
2
1
Arab. Opera, torn. ill. Serm. 38, p. 265. Kind's Hist. Apost. Creed,
8vo, p. 26. »
Nat AleS-; §i vu i.
. ; }., p . 490, &c .
4
Du Pin, Bibiioth. Ec-
cles., vol, i., p. 25.
91
THE APOSTLES' CREED.
&c, but yet more especially by Archbishop Usher, 1 Gerard Vossius, 2
Suicer, 3 Spanhemius, 4 Tentzelius, 5 and Sam. Basnage, 6 among the Pro-
testants. It shall suffice to say, that as it is not likely, that had any
such thing as this been done by the Apostles, St. Luke would have
passed it by, without taking the least notice of it so the diversity of :
Creeds in the ancient Church, and that not only in expression, but in
some whole Articles too, sufficiently shows, that the Creed which we call
by that name, was not composed by the twelve Apostles, much less in
the same form in which it now is." 7
Mr. Justice Bailey says: " It is not to be understood that this Creed
was framed by the Apostles, or indeed that it existed as a Creed in their
time ;" 8 and after giving the Creed as it existed in the year 600, and
which is here copied from his Common Prayer Book, he says, " how
long this form had existed before the year 600 is not exactly known.
The additions were probably made in opposition to particular heresies
and errors.''
The most important "addition," since the year of Christ 600, is that
which affirms, that Christ descended into hell. This has been proved not
only to have been an invention after the Apostles' time, but even after
the time of Eusebius. Bishop Pearson says, 9 that the descent into hell
was not in the ancient creeds or rules of faith. '' It is not to be found
in the rules of faith delivered by Irenseus, 10 by Origen, 11 or by Tertul-
It is not expressed in those creeds which were made by the
12
lian.
councils as larger explications of the Apostles' Creed not in the Nicene, ;
2
1
Diatrib. de Symb. Voss. Dissert, de tribus Symbolis. 3 Suicer. The-
Baur. Eccles. torn. ii. Voce cvpflolov, p. 1086, &c. * Spanhem, Introd. ad
cip. in Prooem.
12
Advers. Praxeam., c. ii., Virgin, veland., c. 1. De Prse-
pcript. advers. Hseres., c. 13.
13
Theodoret, 1. 1, c. 2.
u Epiphan. He. es.
72. 15
Socrat. 1. 1, c. 19. 16
Ibid. 1. 2, c. 40. " Ibid. 1. 4, c. 12. 18 Tract,
de Fide in Ascet. 19
In Anchorat., c. 120.
20
De Fide et Symbolo. 21 De
Symbolo ad Catechumenos. 22
De Incarnat., lib. 6. 23
Exposit. in Symbol.,
Apost., I 20.
92
THE APOSTLES' CREED.
As it stood An. Bom, 600. Copied As it stands in the booh of Common
from Mr. Justice Bailey's Edition of Prayer of the United Church of Eng-
the book of Common Prayer. land and Ireland as by law estab-
''
Before the year 600, it was no more lished.
than this."— Me. Justice Bailey.
p. 9 n.
3 Who
was born of the Holy ly Son, our Lord
Ghost and Virgin Mary, 3 Who
was conceived by the
Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin
Mary,
4 And was crucified under
4 Suffered under Pontius Pi-
Pontius Pilate, and was buried late, was crucified, dead and
;
93
THE EPISTLE of PAUL the APOSTLE to the LAODI-
CEANS.
[This Epistle has been highly esteemed by several learned men of the church
of Rome and others. The Quakers have printed a translation vid plead
for it, as the reader may see, by consulting Poole's Annotations on Col.
vi. 16. Sixtus Senensis mentions two MiSiS-, the one in the Sorbonne
Library at Paris, which is a very ancient copy, and the other in the Li-
brary of Joannes a Viridario, at Padua, which he transcribed and pub-
lished, and which is the authority for the following translation. There
is a very old translation of this Epistle in the British Museum, among
the Harleian MSS., Cod. 1212.]
94
The EPISTLES of PAUL the APOSTLE to SENECA, with
SENECA'S to PAUL.
[Several very learned writers have entertained a favourable opinion of these
Epistles. They are undoubtedly of high antiquity. Salmeron cites
them to prove that Seneca was one of Caesar's household, referred to bv
Paul, Philip- iv. 22, as saluting the brethren at Philippi. In Jerome'"s
enumeration of illustrious men, he places Seneca, on account of these
Epistles, amongst the ecclesiastical and holy writers of the Christian
Church. Sixtus Senensis has published them in his Bibliotheque,
pp.
89, 90 and it is from thence that the present translation is made.
; Bar-
onius, Bellarmine, Dr. Cave, Spanheim, and others, contend that they
are not genuine.]
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m
flB Hi
131?
tjttllk
B
you
pose I am extremely concerned allhappiness.
and grieved that your innocence 9 Dated the fifth of the calends
should bring you into sufferings ? of April, in the consulship of
_
of God be with thee and thy be called the sons of the Most
family. High.
9 But Demas and Hermoge- 20 Blessed are they who ob-
nes were moved with envy, and, serve the instructions of Jesus
under a show of great religion, Christ; for they shall dwell in
Demas said, And are not we eternal light.
also servants of the blessed 21 Blessed are they, who for
God ? '
he is one who teaches that matri- them to the turnkey of the pri-
mony is unlawful. Command son, who then opened the doors
him therefore to declare before to her, and let her in ;
you for what reason he publishes 11 And when she made a pre-
such doctrines. sent of a silver looking-glass to
3 While he was saying thus, the jailor, was allowed to go
Demas and Hermogenes (whis- into the room where Paul was
pered to Thamyris, and) said then she sat down at his feet,
;
Say that he is a Christian, and and heard from him the great
he will presently be put to death. things of God.
4 But the governor was more 12 And' as she perceived Paul
deliberate, and calling to' Paul, not to be afraid of suffering, but
he said, Who art thou ? What that by divine assistance he be-
dost thou teach ? They seem to haved himself with courage, her
lay gross crimes to thy charge. faith so far increased that she
5 Paul then spake with a loud kissed his chains.
voice, saying, As I am now called
to give an account, O governor, CHAP. V.
of my doctrines, I desire your 1 Thecla sought and found by her rela-
audience. tions. 4 Brought with Paul before
6 That God, who is a God of the governor. 9 Ordered to be burnt,
and Paul to be uhipt. 15 Thecla
vengeance, and who stands in
miraculously saved.
need of nothing but the salva-
tion of his creatures, has sent
me to reclaim them from their AT
length Thecla was missed,
and sought for by the family
wickedness and corruptions, from and by Thamyris in every street,
all (sinful) pleasures, and from as though she had been lost, but
death and to persuade them to one of the porter's fellow-ser-
;
CALt^
found her and when they came Lord Jesus in the likeness of
;
where Paul had sat to teach her being brought naked to the
upon which the governor also stake, extorted tears from the
ordered her to be brought before governor, with surprise behold-
his judgment-seat; which sum- ing the greatness of her beauty.
mons she received with joy, and 14 And when they had placed
went. the wood in order, the people
6 When Paul was brought commanded her to go upon it
thither, the mob with more ve- which she did, first making the
hemence cried out, He is a ma- sign of the cross.
gician, let him die. 15 Then the people set fire to
7 Nevertheless the governor the pile though the flame was
;
12 And as she was looking phorus had left all his substance
upon the multitude, she saw the to follow Paul with his family.
104
KEY TO THE PLATE "HELL."
9. In this ditch are those who have sinned against their neighbors; Centaurs
10. Those who have sinned against themselves are here tormented by Harpies.
11. Rain of fire for those who have sinned against God.
15. Lake of fire in the caldrons into which Simonaics are cast.
20. For scandalous persons : one holds his head in his hand.
21. Robbers and other criminals tormented by a centaur armed with serpents.
22. Alchemists and quacks a prey to leprosy.
PAINTZD IN FRESCO EY ANDREA ORCAGNA IN THE CHURCH OF ST. MARIA NOVEIXO AT FLORENCE.
Thecla visit* Paid, PAUL AND THECL A.and resists Alexander.
3 Then Paul, taking off his 13 He replied to her, Persons
Go, child,
coat, said to the boy, are now much given to fornica-
and buy bread, and bring it tion,and you being handsome, I
hither. am afraid lest you should meet
4 But while the boy was buy- with greater temptation than
ing the bread, he saw his neigh- the former, and should not with-
bour Thecla and was surprised, stand, but be overcome by it^
and said to her, Thecla, where 14 Thecla replied, Grant me
are you going ? only the seal of Christ, and no
5 She replied, I am in pur- temptation shall affect me.
suit of Paul, having been deli- 15 Paul answered, Thecla,
vered from the flames. wait with patience, and you
6 The boy then said, I will shall receive the gift of Christ.
bring you to him, for he is under
great concern on your account,
CHAP. VII.
1 Paul and Thecla go to Antioch. 2
and has been in prayer and Alexander, a magistrate, falls in love
fasting these six days. with Thecla : 4 kisses her by force : 5
7 ^[ When Thecla came to the she resists him: 6 is carried before
cave, she found Paul upon his the governor, and condemned to be
thrown to wild beasts.
knees praying and saying,
holy Father, O Lord Jesus THEN Paul sent back Onesi-
Christ, grant that the fire may phorus and his family to
not touch Thecla; but be her their own home, and taking
helper, for she is thy servant. Thecla along with him, went for
8 Thecla then standing behind Antioch ;
5 Then she laid hold on Alex- the she-lion licked the feet oi
ander, tore his coat, and took Thecla. The title written which
]
his crown off his head, and made denotes her crime, was, Sacri-
him appear ridiculous before all lege. Then the woman cried
the people. out, O God, the judgments of
6 But Alexander, partly as this city are unrighteous.
he loved her, and partly being 5 After the beasts had been
ashamed of what had been doue, shewn, Trifina took Thecla home
led her to the governor, and with her, and they went to bed ;
upon her confession of what she and behold, the daughter of Tri-
had done, 1 he condemned her to fina, who was dead, appeared to
be thrown among the beasts. her mother, and said; Mother,
let the young woman, Thecla,
CHAP. VIII. be reputed by you as your daugh-
ter in my stead and desire her
;
2 Thecla entertained by Trifina; 3
brought out to the wild beasts ; a she- that she should pray for me,
lion licks her feet. 5 Trifina upon a that I may be translated to a
vision of her deceased daughter, adopts state of happiness.
Thecla, 11 who is taken to the amphi-
theatre again.
6 Upon which Trifina, with a
mournful air, said, My daughter
WHICH when the people Falconilla has appeared to me,
saw, they said The judg-
: and ordered me to receive you
ments passed in this city are in her room wherefore I desire,
;
unjust. But Thecla desired the Thecla, that you would pray for
favour of the governor, that her my daughter, that she may be
chastity might not be attacked, translated into a state of happi-
but preserved till she should be ness, and to life eternal.
cast to the beasts. 7 When Thecla heard this, she
2 The governor then inquired, immediately prayed to the Lord,
Who would entertain her upon ; and said O Lord God of heaven
:
which a certain very rich widow, and earth, Jesus Christ, thou
named Trifina, whose daughter Son of the Most High, grant
was lately dead, desired that she that her daughter Falconilla
might have the keeping of her may live forever. Trifina hear-
and she began to treat her in ing this groaned again, and said:
her house as her own daughter. unrighteous judgments O !
1
There being something wanting here in the old Greek MS., it is supplied
out of the old Latin version, which is in the Bodleian Library, Cod. Digb. 39,
rather than out of Simeon Metaphrastes, a writer of the eleventh century.
106
The beasts refusing PAUL AND THECLA. to destroy Thecla.
ly upon him, that he was affright- and thrown into the place ap-
ed, and ran away. Trifina was one pointed for fighting with the
of the royal family and she thus beasts: and the lions and the
;
expressed her sorrow, and said bears were let loose upon her.
;
10 While she was thus engag- the bear, and tore it to pieces.
ed, the governor sent one of his 4 Again, a he-lion, who had
own officers to bring Thecla. been wont to devour men, and
Trifina took her by the hand, which belonged to Alexander,
and, going with her, said I went : ran towards her; but the she-
with Falconilla to her grave, and lion encountered the he-lion, and
now must go with Thecla to the they killed each other.
beasts. 5 Then the women were under
11 When Thecla heard this, a greater concern, because the
she weeping prayed, and said O : she-lion, which had helped The-
Lord God, whom I have made my cla, was dead.
confidence and refuge, reward 6 Afterwards they brought out
Trifina for her compassion to me, many other wild beasts ; but
and preserving my chastity. Thecla stood with her hands
12 Upon this there was a great stretched towards heaven, and
noise in the amphitheatre; the prayed and when she had done
;
beasts roared, and the people praying, she turned about, and
cried out, Bring in the criminal. saw a pit of water, and said, Now
13 But the woman cried out, it is a proper time for me to be
and said Let the whole city suf- baptized.
:
Thecla, so that as the beasts couldfought with the beasts lest, both
;
not come near her, so the people you and I, and the whole city
could not see her nakedness. be destroyed
10 Yet they turned other wild 16 For if Csesar should have
beasts upon her upon which ;any account of what has passed
they made a very mournful out- now, he will certainly immediate-
cry and some of them scattered
; ly destroy the city, because Tri-
spikenard, others cassia, others fina, a person of royal extract,
amomus (a sort of spikenard, or and a relation of his, is dead upon
the herb of Jerusalem, or ladies- her seat.
rose) others ointment so that 17 Upon this the governor
;
they applied red-hot irons, that port to the afflicted, hope and de-
go they being the more torment- fence to those who are hopeless
ed, might more violently drag and, in a word, all those who do
Thecla" about, till they had kill- not believe on him, shall not live,
ed her. but suffer eternal death.
13 The bulls accordingly tore 20 TI When the governor heard
about, making a most hideous these things, he ordered her
noise but the flame which was clothes to be brought, and said
;
about Thecla, burnt off the cords to her put on your clothes.
which were fastened to the mem- 21 Thecla replied May that :
bers of the bulls, and she stood God who clothed me when I was
in the middle of the stage, as un- naked among the beasts, in the
concerned as if she had not been day of judgment clothe your
bound. soul with the robe of salvation.
14 But in the mean time Tri- Then she took her clothes, and
fina, who sat upon one of the put them on and the governor
;
upon which the whole city was in these words ; I release to you
under a very great concern. Thecla the servant of God.
15 And Alexander himself was 22 Upon which the women
afraid, and desired the governor, cried out together with a loud
saying I entreat you, take com- voice, and with one accord gave
:
passion on me and the city, and praise unto God, and said There ;
release this woman, who has is but one God, who is the God
108
Thecla visits Paul PAUL AND THECLA. and her mother.
of Thecla; the one God who 3 Then Paul took her, and
hath delivered Thecla. led her to the house of Hermes ;
heard the glad tidings, and wondered, and all who heard
arose again, and ran with the were confirmed in the faith, and
multitude to meet Thecla and prayed for Trifina's happiness.
;
embracing her, said Now I be- 4 Then Thecla arose, and said
:
she came there, she went to the no more account, and lost all
cave, where she had found Paul the profit of their trade, because
with Onesiphorus, and fell down no one regarded them
_ upon ;
on the ground and wept be- which they were filled with envy,
;
whom none can be likened who should come to see this venerable
;
me from the fire, and didst not should believe on our Lord Jesus
give me up to Thamyris, didst Christ from a pure heart.
not give me up to Alexander 15 Thus suffered that first
who deliveredst me from the martyr and apostle of God, and
wild beasts who didst preserve virgin, Thecla who came from
; ;
the hands of these wicked and was ninety years old when the
unreasonable men, nor suffer Lord translated her.
them to debauch my chastity 16 Thus ends her life.
which I have hitherto preserved 17 The day which is kept
for thy honour for I love thee sacred to her memory, is the
;
Ill
The FIRST EPISTLE of CLEMENT to the CORINTHIANS.
Clement was a disciple of Peter, and afterwards Bishop of Rome. Clemens
Alexandrinus calls him an apostle. Jerome says he was an apostolical
man, and Rufinus that he was almost an apostle. Eusebius calls this
the wonderful Epistle of St. Clement, and says that it was publicly read
in the assemblies of the primitive church. It is included in one of the
ancient collections of the Canon Scripture. Its genuineness has been
much questioned, particularly by Pholius, patriarch of Constantinople,
in the ninth century,' who objects that Clement speaks of worlds beyond
the ocean that he has not written worthily of the divinity of Christ
;
and that it did revive out of the cinders of the body after burning, where
was the great harm either in giving credit to such a wonder, or, believing
it, to make such a use as he here does of it?— The present is the Arch-
bishop's translation from the ancient Greek copy of the Epistle, which
is at the end of the celebrated Alexandrine MS. of the Septuagint and
New Testament, presented by Cyril, patriarch of Alexandria, to King
Charles the First, now in the British Museum. |
The Archbishop, in
prefacing his translation, esteems it a great blessing that this ''Epistle"
was at last so happily found out for the increase and confirmation both
of our faith and our charity.
2 T[ Brethren, the
5
sudden and admired the temper and
and unexpected dangers and moderation of your religion in
calamities that have fallen upon Christ; and published abroad the
us, have, we fear, made us the magnificence of your hospitality
more slow in our consideration and thought you happy in your
of those things which you inquir- perfect and certain knowledge
ed of us of the Gospel ?
6
8 t
came
And
Miriam were u shut out of the
to pass that Cain brought of the camp, from the rest of the con-
fruit of the ground an offering gregation seven days.
unto the Lord. And Abel, he 8 12 Emulation 13 sent Dathan
also brought of the firstlings of and Abiram quick into the
his flock, and of the fat thereof: " grave because they raised up a
2 And the Lord had respect sedition against Moses the ser-
unto Abel, and to his offering. vant of God.
But unto Cain and unto his of- 9 For this David 15 was not
fering he had not respect. And only hated of strangers, but was
Cain was very sorrowful, and his persecuted even by Saul the
countenance fell. king of Israel.
3 And the Lord said unto 10 But 16 not to insist upon
Cain, Why art thou sorrowful ? antient examples, let us come
And why is thy countenance to those 17 worthies that have been
3
fallen? If thou shalt offer nearest to us and take the ;
aright, but not divide aright, brave examples of our own age.
hast thou not sinned ? Hold thy 11 Through zeal and envy,
peace unto thee shall be his 18 the most faithful and righteous
:
19
* desire, and thou shalt rule over pillars of the church have been
him. persecuted even to the most
4 And Cain said unto Abel grievous deaths.
his brother, Let us go down into 12 Let us set before our eyes
the field. And it came to pass, the holy Apostles Peter by un- ;
as they were in the field, that just envy underwent not one or
1
Walketh after. * Gen. iv. 3, &c 3
This is according to the lxx.
*
' AnooTpofa, conversion. 5 Fratricide. 6 Envy. 7 Gen. xxviii. 8 Gen. xxxvii.
9 Exodus ii. 15. 10
Exod. ii. 14. to lodge out. B Num. xii. 14, 15.
u Made
13
Brought. u Hades. 15
Had, or underwent the hatred, not only, &c.
36
To cease from. " Combatants, wrestlers. 18
The faithful and most righteous.
19
Good.
114
He exhorts them to I. CLEMENT. live by the rules.
10
cuted and having suffered
: our salvation, 20 has obtained the
very grievous and u cruel pun- grace of repentance for all the
ishments, have finished the
world.
course of their faith with firm- 6 Let us " search into all the
ness and though weak in body,
; ages that have gone before us
yet received a glorious reward. and let us learn that our Lord
18 "This has alienated the has a in every one of them still
minds even of women from their given place for repentance to all
23
husbands ; and changed what such as would turn to him.
was once said by our father 7
u Noah preached repentance
Adam ; 13 This is now bone of and as many as hearkened to him
my bone, and flesh of my flesh. were saved. 25 Jonah denounced
1
Labours. 2 3
And so.
By envy. 4 Having borne seven times bonds, Ac.
115
He sets before them the I. CLEMENT. examples of holy men.
lieve the oppressed, judge the him all the living creatures, that
fatherless, plead for the widow. went "with one accord into the
13 Come now and let us rea- ark.
son together, saith the Lord 4 18 Abraham, who was called
though your sins be as scarlet, God's friend, was in like manner
they shall be as white as snow found faithful; inasmuch as he ;
3 * So much as his
deceived salvation. Ezekiel xxxiii. 11.
* Spoken.
repentance. 5 Ezekiel xviii. 30, 23 Isaiah i.; Jeremiah
Repent from. 6 ;
iii. 4, 19.
7
Isaiahv. 16. Evil from your souls.8 9
1 will make them as wool.
10
Becoming suppliants of, &c u Turn ourselves to his mercy. 12
Vain
labour. 13 Gen. v. 24. u Found. 15
Being found. 16 Gen. vi., vii., viii.
19 20
17
In unity. 18
James ii. 23; Isaiah xli. 8. Words. This
man.
116
Examples eminent for I. CLEMENT. kindness and charity.
his own
kindred, and from his obedience he offered him up in
father's house
that so forsaking
: sacrifice to God, upon one of the
a small country, and a weak affi- mountains which God showed
nity, and a little house, he might unto him.
inherit the promises of God.
6 For thus God said unto
CHAP. VI.
him l get thee out of thy coun-
;
try, and from thy kindred, and 1 And particularly such as have been
eminent for their kindness and charity
from thy father's house, unto a
to their neighbours.
land that I will show thee.
7 And I will make thee a
great nation, and will bless thee,
BYwas Lot saved and
6
hospitality
out of Sodom,
godliness
and make thy name great, and when all the country round
thou shalt be blessed. And I about was 7 destroyed by fire
will blessthem that bless thee, and brimstone
and curse them that curse thee 2 The Lord thereby making
and in thee shall all families of it manifest, that he will not for-
toward heaven, and tell the stars, For when the spies were sent by
if thou be able to number them: Joshua the son of Nun, to search
so shall thy seed be. out Jericho and the king of
11 And Abraham believed Jericho knew that they were
God, and it was counted to him come to spy out his country
for righteousness.
13
he sent men to take them, so
12 Through faith and hospi- that they might be put to death.
tality,
6
he had a son given him 6 "Rahab therefore being hos-
in his old age and through pitable, received them, and hid
;
4
x
Gen. xii. 1. 2
Gen. sail. 14. 3
Towards the sea. Gen. xv. 5.
5
Ason was given unto him. 6
Gen. xix. 2 2 Peter ii. 6 Jude 7.
; ;
Then she said to the 5 spies, the Lord, to seek him, and to do
8
6
know that the Lord your God judgment and justice.
1
7 3 Above all, remembering the
has given this city into your
hands; for the fear of you words of the Lord Jesus, which
is
he spake 13 concerning equity and
fallen upon all that dwell there-
long suffering, M saying,
in. When, therefore, ye shall
4 13 Be ye merciful and ye
have taken it 8 ye shall save me
shall obtain mercy forgive, and
and my father's house. ;
near thou shalt 'gather all thy so shall God be kind to you :
hang out of her house a scarlet 6 For so says 16 the Holy Scrip-
rope u shewing thereby, that by ture ; " upon whom shall I look,
;
the blood of our Lord, there even upon him that is poor and
should be redemption to all that of a contrite spirit, and that
believe and hope in God. Ye see, trembles at my word.
beloved, how there was not only 7 T[ It is, therefore, just and
18
faith, but prophecy too in this righteous, men and brethren,
woman. that we should become obedient
unto God, rather than follow
1
Men being sent by the king, and saying. 2
Verse 4. 3
Verses 4, 5.
4 6 Given you
Vid. Conjecture. Coteler. in loc. 5
Men. Verse 9. 7
this city. 8
Verse 13. 9 Verses 18, 19. 10
Versel8. "Mauyofthe
Fathers have applied this to the same purpose. See not.
12 13
— 14
Coteler . in loc.
Jer. ix. 23. Comp. 2 Cor. xi. 31. Teaching us. For thus be saith.
15
Luke vi . 35. 16
Holy Word. " Isaiah lxvi. 2. 18
Holy.
118
He advises them I. CLEMENT. to be humble.
shall be a remnant to the peace- the Holy Ghost had before spoken
able man. concerning him.
13 Let us, therefore, hold fast 2 For thus he saith, JLord,
16
6
to those who religiously follow who hath believed our report,
peace and not to such as 7 only
; and to whom is the arm of the
pretend to desire. Lord revealed ? For he shall
14 For he saith in a certain grow up before him as a tender
place,
8
This people honoureth plant, and as a root out of a dry
me with their lips, but their ground.
heart is far from me. 3 He hath no form or come-
15 And again, They "bless liness, and when we shall see
with their mouths,
10
but curse him, there is no beauty that we
in their hearts. should desire him.
1
In. 2
Prick on to.— See Junius Ann. 'Psalm xxxvii. 9. * Prov. ii. 10.
5
Psalm lxviii. 36. With religion or godliness. 7 With hypocrisy will it.
8
8
Isaiah xxix. 13. Psalm lxii. 4. 9 Blessed. 10
Cursed. "Psalm lxxvin.
u Boasting.
36, 37. 12
Psalm xii. 3.
13
We
will magnify our tongue.
1B
15
Kainep dwa/uevog, though he were powerful. Isaiah liii. according to the
Hebrew.
ng
Persuades to I. CLEMENT. healing of
was any deceit in his mouth. the friend of God. And yet he
12 Yet it pleased the Lord to steadfastly beholding the glory
bruise him, he hath put him to of God, says with all humility,
grief; when thou shalt make his 5
1 am dust and ashes.
soul an offering for sin, he shall 20 Again of Job it is thus
6
see his seed, he shall prolong his written, That he was just and
days ; and the pleasure of the without blame, true one that ;
Lord shall prosper in his hand. served God, and abstained from
13 He shall see of the travail all evil. Yet he accusing him-
of his soul and shall be satisfied ;
self, says,
T
No man is free from
by his knowledge shall my right- pollution, no not though he
eous servant justify many: for should live but one day.
he shall bear their iniquities. 21 Moses was called faithful
1
Psalm xxii. 6. 2
MS. &l avrov. 3
We say. * To these, those also that
have been witnessed 6 6
of. Gen. xviii. 27. Job i. 1. 7 Job xiv. 4.
120
it
THE TWO SPIES SENT BY JOSHUA TO JERICHO, AND THEIR ESCAPE FROM
THE HOUSE FROM RAHAB. |P.i K e 117.
FROM MOSAICS OF THE FIFTH CENTURY IN THE CHURCH OF ST. MARIA MAGGIORE, ROME.
Persuades to I. CLEMENT. healing of differences.
in all God's House and by his gladness, that the bones which
;
J
conduct 1
Lord punished Is- thou hast broken may rejoice.
the
rael by stripes and plagues. 32 Hide thy face from my
22 And even this man, though sins, and blot out all mine ini-
thus greatly honoured, spake not quities.
greatly of himself but when the ; 33 Create in me a clean heart
oracle of God was delivered to O God ; and renew a right spirit
him out of the bush he said, within me.
2
Who am I, that thou dost send 34 Cast me
not away from
me ? I am of a slender voice, and thy presence, and take not thy
a slow tongue. holy spirit from me.
23 And again he saith, 3 1 am 35 Restore unto me the joy
as the smoke of the pot. of thy salvation, and uphold me
24 And what shall we say of with thy free spirit.
David, so highly testified of in 36 Then I will teach trans-
the Holy Scriptures ? To whom gressors thy ways, and sinners
God said * I have found a man shall be converted unto thee.
after my own heart, David the 37 Deliver me from blood-
son of Jesse, with my holy oil guiltiness, O God, thou God of
have I anointed him. my salvation, and my tongue
25 But yet he himself saith shall sing aloud of thy righteous-
unto God, 5 Have mercy upon ness.
me, O God, according to thy 38 O Lord open thou my lips,
loving kindness according unto and my mouth shall show forth
;
hidden part thou shalt make me ence, made not only us, but also
to know wisdom. the generations before us better;
30 Purge me with hyssop and even as many as have received
9
I shall be clean, wash me and I his holy oracles with fear and
shall be whiter than snow. truth.
31 Make me to hear joy and 2 Having therefore so many,
1
MS. eitpivev o 6eoc
2
Exod. iii. 11. 3 Exod. iv.
rov \aparfk 6ia tuv fiacnyuv.
5 Psalm li. to v. 17, according to the Hebrew.
10. * Psalm lxxxix. 20.
8
6Tearfulness. 7
So great and such kind of men. Witnessed of, or cele-
brated. 9 In.
121
and to obedience. I. CLEMENT. Of faith.
l
and such great and glorious Hitherto slialt thou come, and
examples, let us return to that thy floods shall be broken with-
2
both to man and beast, and to glory and majesty for ever and
all animals that are upon it, ac- ever. Amen.
7
cording to his will not disput-
;
lections, passes not the bounds shall walk worthy of him, doing
that he has set to it with l6 one consent what is good
10
11 But as he appointed it, and pleasing in his sight.
so it remains. For he said, 11 2 1T The spirit of the Lord is a
1
Deeds or works. 2 Let us return to the mark of peace given to us from the
4 6 Choruses.
beginning. 3
See him with our understanding. Soul.
8 9 Hollow, or depth.
6Bounds. 7 Doubting. Vid. Edit. Colomes. p. 53.
"Commanded, so it does. n Jobxxxiii. 12
Stations.
13
Survive. u Mix
together. l5
All of us. 18 With concord. " Prov. xx. 27.
122
How ive must live that I. CLEMENT. we may please God.
9 Let them show forth a lovely 5 The eyes of the Lord are
habit of purity in all their con- upon the righteous, and his ears
versation with a sincere * affec-
; are open unto their prayers.
tion of meekness. 6 But the face of the Lord is
10 Let the 5 government of against them that do evil, to cut
6
their tongues be made manifest off the remembrance of them
by their silence. from the earth.
11 Let their charity be with- 7 The righteous cried, and the
out respect of persons alike to- Lord heard him, and delivered
wards all such as religiously fear him out of all his troubles.
God. 8 Many are the troubles of
12 Let your children 7 be bred the wicked but they that trust
;
» In the pride
is hid to him of our thoughts, or reasonings.
1
That nothing _
4 Will, or counsel.
of their own speech, or reason.
s
Correct, or amend.
8 Saving, 'The faith
5
Moderation. 6
Let them manifest. 'Partake of.
10
confirms. Psalm xxiv. 11.
123
Various proofs I. CLEMENT. from nature
l
10 "Wherefore let us not Every one sees how
wa- the earth.
ver, neither let us have any the seed is sown. The sower
9
doubt in our hearts, of his excel- goes forth, and casts it upon
lent and glorious gifts. the earth and the seed which ;
11 2 Let that be far from us when it was sown fell upon the
3
which is written, Miserable are earth dry and naked, in time
the double-minded, and those dissolves.
who are doubtful in their hearts. 20 And from the dissolution,
12 Who
say these things have the great power of the provi-
Ave heard, and our fathers have dence of the Lord raises it again
told us these things. But behold and of one seed many arise, and
we are grown old, and none of bring forth fruit.
them has happened unto us. CHAP. XII.
13 ye fools! * consider the The Resurrection further proved.
trees take the vine for an ex-
:
has made our Lord Jesus Christ nest in which the bones of its
the first fruits, raising him fromparents lie, and carries it from
the dead. Arabia into Egypt, to a city
17 Let us 7 contemplate, belov-called Heliopolis :
8
ed, the resurrection that is con- 4 And flying in open day in
tinually made before our eyes. the sight of all men, lays it upon
18 Day and night manifest a the altar of the sun, and so re-
resurrection to us. The night turns from whence it came.
lies down, and the day arises 5 The priests then search into
again the day departs, and the the records of the time; and
night comes on. find that it returned precisely at
19 Let us behold the fruits of the end of five hundred years.
1
Be double-minded. * Let the writing be far from us.
3
James i. 8.
4 Compare yourselves unto a tree. 5 Ex. MS. omitted by James, Hab. ii. 3
Malach. in. 1.
6
Coteler. AyyeXoc Angel. T
See. 8 Made every season.
9
Went forth, and so in the rest. 10
Sign.
124
of the resurrection. I. CLEMENT. God's vengeance.
and slept, and awaked, because from ill desires; that through
thou art with me. his mercy we may be 10 delivered
9 And again, Job says, 3 Thou from the "condemnation to come.
shalt raise up this flesh of mine, 2 For whither can any of us
that has suffered all these things. flee from his mighty hand ? Or
10 Having therefore this hope, what world shall receive any of
let us * hold fast to him who is those who run away from him ?
faithful in all his promises, and 3 For thus saith the Scripture
righteous in all his judgments in a certain place,
12
Whither
who has commanded us not to shall I flee from thy Spirit, or
lie how much more will he not where shall I hide myself from
:
12 Let his faith then be stirred the utmost part of the earth,
up again in us and let us con- ; there is thy right hand If I :
sider that all things are nigh shall make my bed in the deep,
unto him. thy Spirit is there.
13 By the word of his 5 power 5 Whither then shall any one
6
he made all things; and by the go ; or whither shall he run
same word he is able (whenever from him that comprehends all
he will), to destroy them. things ?
14 Who shall say unto him, 6 Let us therefore come to
what dost thou? or who shall him with holiness of 13 heart, lift-
resist the power of his strength V ing up chaste and undefiled
8
15 When, and as he pleased, hands unto him loving our gra-
;
he will do all things; and nothing cious and merciful Father, who
u to partake of his
shall pass away of all that has has made us
been determined by him. election.
7 For so it is written, When
15
16 All things are open before
him nor can anything be hid
; the Most High divided the na-
from his council. tions, when he separated the
17 9 The heavens declare the sons of Adam, he set the bounds
glory of God, and the firmament of the nations, according to the
sheweth his handy work. Day number of his angels 16 his peo-
;
1
Do. 2
Psalm iii. 5. s
Job xix. 23. 4 Let our minds be fastened.
5
Majesty. 6
His word. 7
Wisd. xii. 12. 8
MS. rroiijoei. 9 If the, &c.,
Psalm xix. 1. Covered. "Judgments.
10 n Psalm cxxxix. 7.
13
Mind.
14
A part, 15
Deut. xxxii. 8, 9. 16 So the lxx.
125
How to live I. CLEMENT. to please God.
pie Jacob became the portion of 8 Let the witness of our good
the Lord, and Israel the lot of actions be given to us of others,
his inheritance. as it was given to the holy men
8 And in another place he that went before us.
saith, Behold the Lord taketh 9 Rashness, and arrogance,
1
1
Deut. iv. 34. 2
Num. xxvii. 3
9, 1 Pet. v. 5.
Ja. iv. 4
The grace of God
has been given. 5 Works. 6 speaketh many things shall also hear,
He that
9
&c. 7
Job xi. 2. 3, Ixx. 8 Be not wordy. Are praised of. 10 See what are
the ways of his blessing. u Unroll. 12 Foreknowing what was to be, became a
sacrifice. 13
These gifts he shall know who will carefully consider them.
126
Of justification I. CLEMENT. by faith and works.
'tribes in any small glory: God commanded all the living crea-
having promised that * thy seed tures that are upon it, to exist.
(says he) shall be as the stars of 6 So likewise the sea, and all
heaven. the creatures that are in it ; hav-
19 They were therefore ing first created them, he enclosed
all
3
greatly glorified, not for their them therein by his power.
own sake, or for their own works, 7 And above all, he with his
or for the righteousness that they holy and pure hands, formed
themselves wrought, but through man, the most excellent, and, as
his will. to his understanding, truly the
20 And we also being called greatest of all other .creatures,
by the same will in Christ Jesus, the character of his own image.
are not justified by ourselves, 8 For so God says, 6 Let us
neither by our own wisdom, or make man in our image, after
knowledge, or piety, or the works our own likeness So God created
which we have done * in the holi-man, male and female created he
ness of our hearts them.
21 But by that faith by which 9 And having thus finished all
God Almighty has justified all these things, he commended all
men from the beginning to that he had made, and blessed
;
whom be glory for ever and ever. them, and said, 7 increase and
Amen. multiply.
CHAP. XV. 10 We
see how all righteous
We are justified by faith ; yet this must men have been adorned_ with
not lessen our care to live well, nor our good works Wherefore* even
:
WHAT
brethren?
we do therefore,
shall
'Shall we be joiced^,
ed himself with his works, re-
secure tower, upon the founda- from him are all things.
tion of his own will. 3 And thus he foretells us,
5 He also by his appointment,
11
behold the Lord cometh, and
6
1
Sceptres. 2
Gen.xxvii. 17. 'Glorified. * In holiness of heart. All-
greatest. 6
Gen. i.2fi, 27. 7
Gen. i. 28. 8 This. 9
Come to.
10
Work-
11
Isaiah xl. 10. lxii. 11.
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Of attaining the reward I. CLEMENT. of the righteous.
his reward is with him, even be- full assurance faith in confi-
!
one according to his work. 3 And all this has 7 God sub-
4 He warns us therefore before- jected to our understandings
hand, with all his heart to this 4 What therefore shall those
end, that we should not be sloth- things be which he has prepared
for them that wait for him ?
x
ful and negligent in well doing.
5 Let our boasting, therefore, 5 The Creator and Father of 8
the Most Holy he only
2
and our confidence be in God :spirits, ;
9
let us submit ourselves to his will. knows both the greatness and
Let us consider the whole multi- beauty of them.
tude of his angels, how ready they 6 Let us therefore strive with
stand to minister unto his will. all earnestness, that we may be
6 As saith the scripture, thou- found in the number of those
sands of thousands stood before that wait for him, that so we
him and teD thousand times ten may receive the 10 reward which
thousand ministered uuto him. he has promised.
' And they cried, saying, Holy,
7 But how, beloved, shall we
n
holy, holy is the Lord of Sa- do this ? We must fix our minds
5
baoth : The whole earth is full by faith towards God, and seek
of his glory. those things that are pleasing
7 Wherefore let us also, and acceptable unto him.
8 We must
12
being conscientiously gathered act conformably
together in concord with one an- to his holy will and follow the
;
other as it were with one mouth, way of truth, casting off from us
;
seen, nor ear heard, neither have of God, pride and boasting; vain-
entersd into the heart of man, glory and ambition A ;
the things which God has pre- 9 For they that do these things
pared for them that wait for him. are odious to God ; and not only
CHAP. XVII. they that do them, but also 13 all
1 We must attain unto this reward by
such as approve of those that do
faith and obedience, which we must them.
carry on in an orderly pursuing of the 10 For thus saith the Scrip-
duties of our several stations, without ture, " But unto the wicked, God
envy or contention. 21 The necessity
said, What hast thou to do to
of different orders among men. 33 We
have none of us anything b<xt what we declare my statute, or that thou
received of God: whom therefore we shouldst take my covenant in thy
ought in every condition thankfully to mouth ? Seeing that thou hatest
obey.
instruction, and castest my words
HOW blessed and wonderful, behind thee.
beloved, are the gifts of God. 11 When thou sawest a thief,
2 Life in immortality bright- then thou consentedst with him
!
;
1 2
Every good work. Him. 3
Dan. vii. 10. 4 Isaiah vi. 3. 6 Every
creature. 6 Isaiah lxiv.
4, 1 Cor. ii. 9.
7
He. 8 Ages. 9 Quantitv. 10 Gifts.
11
If we shall. 12
Perform those things that are agreeable. 13
Eom. i. 32.
14
Psalm 1. 1 5, &c., ac. to the Hebrew.
128
CHRIST IN THE PR/CTORIUM AND MOCKED, AND HIS DESCENT INTO HELL. [Page 93.
6
terers. Thou givest thy mouth 21 Ask of me, and I will give
to evil, and thy tongue frameth thee the heathen for thy inherit-
deceit. Thou sittest and speakest ance, and the utmost parts of
against thy brother ; thou sland- the earth for thy possession.
erest thine own mother's son. 22 And again he saitli unto
12 These things hast thou 7
him, Sit thou on right hand my
done and I kept silence thou ; until I make thine enemies my
thoughtest that I was altogether footstool.
such a one as thyself: but I will 23 But who are his enemies ?
reprove thee, and set them in even the wicked, and such who
order before thine eyes. oppose their own wills to the
13 Now consider this ye that will of God.
forget God, lest I tear you in 24 Let us therefore 8 march
pieces, and there be none to de- on, men and brethren, with all
liver. earnestness in his holy laws.
14 Whoso offereth praise, glo- 25 Let us consider those who
rifieth me and lo him that dis- fight under our earthly gover-
:
poseth his way aright, will I nors How orderly, how readily,
:
1
That which has the power to save us.
2
Heights of heaven. 3 Heb. i. 3, 4.
4Psalm cix. 4. Heb. i. 7. 5 Heb. i. 5. 6 Comp. Psalm ii. 7, 8. 7 Heb. i. 13,
Psalm cv. 1. 8 War. 9 Prefects. 10 Commanders of a thousand. "Centu-
rions. 12 Commanders of 50, and so on.
13
1 Cor. xii. 13, 21. u Use one com-
mon subjection.
9 m
Exhorts from the I. CLEMENT. different orders of men
38' Let him that is pure in the and from morning even unto the
flesh, not grow proud of it, know- evening they endure not. Be-
ing that it was 4 from another that cause they were not able to help
he received the gift of continence. themselves, they perished he ;
2 3
1
MS. to aua. As also has he placed. His grift. * Another that pave
him. s
Of what matter. 6 Prepared for us. 7
And impudent, and without
instruction. 8
For. 9
An air.
10
John iv. 16, <fec, xv. 15, iv. 19. u Job v.
12 13 14
1, &c. Were crushed upon. Deliver. Eat.
130
to order in the church I. CLEMENT. as pleating to God.
hoove us, to take care that look- nor in any place there, but only
ing into the depths of the divine at the altar before the temple
knowledge, we do all things in that which is offered being first
order, whatsoever our Lord has diligently examined by the high-
commanded us to do. priest and the other minister we
14 And particularly, that we before mentioned.
perform our offerings and service who do any- 21 They therefore
to God, at their appointed sea- thing which is not agreeable to
sons for these he has com- His will are punished with death.
:
be had of the persons that min- both were orderly 6 sent, accord-
ister unto him. ing to the will of God.
18 'For the chief-priest has 3 For having received their
his proper services; and to the command, and being thoroughly
priests their proper place is ap- assured by the resurrection of
7
pointed and to the Levites ap-
; our Lord Jesus Christ; and
pertain their proper ministries convinced by the word of God,
8
and the layman is confined within with the fulness of the Holy
the bounds of what is commanded Spirit, they went abroad, pub-
to laymen. lishing, That the kingdom of
19 Let every one of you there- God was at hand.
fore, brethren, bless God in his 4 And thus preaching through
9
proper station, with *a good con- countries and cities, they ap-
science, and with all gravity, pointed the first fruits of their
not exceeding the rule of his conversion to be bishops and
service that is appointed to him. ministers over such as should
20 The daily sacrifices are afterwards believe, having first
not offered everywhere ; nor the proved them by the Spirit.
peace-offerings, nor the sacrifices 5 Nor was this any new thing
1
By chance. 2
To his will. 3
See Coteler. in loc. 4
Being in a good con-
science. 5
Ye see. 6 Done. 7
1 Thess. i. i.
8
With the full assurance.
9 Vid. Coteler. in loc.
131
Of the orders I. CLEMENT. the ministry.
seeing that long before it was tribe has God chosen to perform
written concerning bishops and the office of a priest, and 7 to
deacons. minister unto him in holy things.
6 For thus saith the Scrip- 12 And when the morning
1
ture, in a certain place 1 will
: was come, he called together all
appoint their 2 overseers in right- Israel, six hundred thousand
eousness, and their ministers in men and shewed to the princes
;
to bring to him
5
twelve rods; 17 And
therefore having a
every tribe being written upon fore-knowledge of this,
perfect
its rod, according to its name. they appointed persons, as we
10
10 And he took them and have before said, and then gave
bound them together, and sealed direction, how, when they should
them with the seals of the twelve die, other chosen and approved
princes of the tribes and laid men should succeed in their
;
shall have its rod blossom, that have with all lowliness and in-
1
Isaiah lx. 17. 2 Bishops, Deacons.
3 Signified. 4
An emulation hap-
pening. 6 Numb. xvii. 6
And the Rods. 'To exercise the office of the
8 Thatthis should be so. 9 About the
priesthood, and to minister, &c.
name of the bishoprick. 10 Left a list of other chosen and approved per-
sons, who should succeed them in their ministry. See Dr. Arden's Disc,
upon this passage. Dr. Hammond's Power of the Keys, c iii. p. 413.
132
Exhorts to peace I. CLEMENT. from holy orders.
out of the Holy Scriptures, 20 par- that the Most High is the pro-
ticularly from St. Paul's exhortation tector and defender of all such
to them. as with a pure conscience serve
against our own body ? And love that was so eminent among
13
him that he had never been born, two persons, be led into a sedi-
than that he should have of- tion against its priests.
fended one of my elect. It were 25 And this report is come
better for him, that a mill- not only to us, but to those also
stone should be tied about that differ from us.
his neck, and he should be cast 26 Insomuch that the name of
into the sea, than that he the Lord is blasphemed through
should offend one of my little your folly and even ye your- ;
your sedition continues still. the Lord, and beseech Him with
20 If Take the epistle of the tears that He "would be favoura-
blessed Paul the Apostle into bly reconciled to us, and restore
your hands 7 What was it that us again to a 18 seemly and holy
;
21 Verily he did 8
by the spirit as it is written,
19
Open unto me
1
Turn aside. 2 Eph. iv. 4. 3 lCor. xii. 4 Eom. xli. 5 For he said. 6 Luke,
xvii. 2. ' See Dodwell's add. and Pearson, Dr. Grabe, &c 8
Spiritually
send to you. 9 Inclinations. 10
Inclined. n Witnessed of.
12
Gravity.
u So much spoken of. u Institution. I5
See Dodwell. 16
Take away.
17 18 19
Psalm
Becoming favourable. Grave, venerable. cxviii. 19, 20.
134
The value and effects of I. CLEMENT. unity and charity.
gates are opened, yet this gate ceptable in the sight of God.
of righteousness is that gate in 7 Through charity did the
Christ at which blessed are they Lord 6 join us unto himself;
that enter in, and direct their whilst for the love that he bore
way in holiness and righteous- towards us, our Lord Jesus Christ
ness, doing all things without gave his own blood for us, by the
disorder. will of God his flesh for our
;
30 Let a man be faithful, let flesh his soul, for our souls. ;
words let him be pure in all his are sufficient to declare its per-
;
actions. fection.
31 But still by how much the 9 But who is fit to be found
more he seems to be * above in it? Even such only as God
others by reason of these things, shall vouchsafe to make so.
by so much the more will it be- 10 Let us therefore pray to
hoove him to be humble-minded him, and beseech him, that we
;
all men, and not his own advan- may live in charity being un- ;
HE that has the love that is have been made perfect in love,
in Christ, let him keep the have by the grace of God ob-
commandments of Christ. tained a place among the right-
2 For who is able to express eous and shall be made mani- ;
2
the obligation of the love of fest in the 'judgment of the
God ? What man is sufficient to kingdom of Christ.
declare, and is fitting, the excel- 12 For it is written, 8 Enter
lency of its beauty ? into thy chambers for a little
3 The height to which charity space, till my anger and indigna-
leads is inexpressible. tion shall pass away And I will :
not itself up above others ad- love, our sins may be forgiven us.
; [
1
Greater. 2 Bond. 3 Glues. 4 1 Peter iv. 9. 5
1 Cor. xiii. 7, &c « Take
8 9 Are we.
us up. 7
Animadversion, or visitation. Isaiah xxvi. 20.
135
Exhorts to unity from I.CLEMENT. the example of Moses,
filled in those who are chosen by ened their foolish hearts, after so
God through Jesus Christ our many signs done in the land of
Lord, to whom be glory for eyer Egypt, by Moses the servant of
and ever. Amen. God.
7 f Beloved, God is not indi-
CHAP. XXII.
gent of any thing nor does he ;
1 He exhorts as have been con-
such
cerned in these divisions to repent,
demand any thing of us, but
and return to their unity, confessing that we should confess our sins
their sin to Ood, 7 which he enforces unto him.
from the example of Hoses, 10 and 9
8 For so says the Holy David,
of many among the heathen, 23 and 10 will confess unto the Lord,
1
of Judith and Esther among the Jews.
and it shall please him better
heart, as the hearts of those were said unto him, "Arise, Moses,
hardened, who raised up sedition and get thee down quickly from
against Moses the servant of hence, for thy people whom thou
God whose punishment was broughtest out of the land of
;
manifest 7 unto all men for they Egypt, have committed wicked-
;
'Psalm xxxii. 2
See Junius in loc. 'Chief leaders. 4 They ought. 5 Walk-
6 Ratherthan. 7 Num.xvi. 8
ins: according to; live in. Exod.iv. 9 Chosen.
10
Psalm lxix. 31. u Psalm 1. 14. 12
Psalm li. 17. 13
Exod. xxxii.
Deut. ix.
136
the heathens, &c. I. CLEMENT. TJie benefit
ven. And I will make unto blood, they might deliver their
8
thee a great and a wonderful country from destruction.
2
nation, that shall be much 19 'Others have forsaken their
larger than this. cities, so that they might put an
13 But Moses said, Not so, end to the seditions of them.
Lord Forgive now this people
; 20 We know how many among
their sin or if thou wilt not,
; ourselves, have given up them-
blot me also out of the book of selves unto bonds, that thereby
the living. O admirable charity they might free others from
O insuperable perfection The ! them.
servant speaks freely to his Lord 21 Others have sold them-
He beseeches him either to for- selves into bondage that they
give the people, or to
3
destroy might feed 10 their brethren with
him together with them. the price of themselves.
14 if Who is there among you 22 And even many women,
that is generous ? Who that is being strengthened by the grace
compassionate ? that has Who of God, have done many glorious
any charity ? Tjet him say, if and manly things on such
this sedition, this contention, and occasions.
these schisms, be upon my ac- 23 The blessed "Judith, when
count, I am ready to depart to ; her city was besieged, desired the
go away whithersoever you elders, that they would suffer her
12
please and do whatsoever * ye
; to go into the camp of their
shall command me : Only let enemies and she went out ex-
:
2 s
Blot out. * The multitude.
1
Once and twice. More, greater.
5
Every place. 6 Psalm xxiv. ' But that we may bring the examples of
of all things, the God of 'spirits; no evil touch thee. In famine '
The benefit of mutual advice and correc- ther shalt thou be afraid of de-
twu. He entreats them to Jtallow that struction
„+„„„+• „ , 1 , •, ,1 ,
,.
, • , • ,, , . wlien it cometn.
which is here y
qiven to them. r™ i ! \ ., -, -T
11 Thou shalt laugh at the
WHEREFORE let us also wicked and sinners neither ;
pray for such as are fallen shalt thou be afraid of the beasts !
into ' sin. That being endued of the earth. The wild beast
with humility and moderation, shall be at peace with thee.
they may submit not unto us, but 12 Then shalt thou know that
to the will of God. thy house shall be in peace and ;
3
2 For by this means they the habitation of thy tabernacle
shall obtain a fruitful and perfect shall not err. Thou shalt know
remembrance, with mercy, both also that thy seed shall be great
in our prayers to God, and in and thy offspring as the grass of
our mention of them before his the earth.
4
saints. 13 Thou shalt come to thy
3 Let us receive correction, at grave as the ripe corn, that is
which no man ought to repine. taken in due time like as a ;
4 T T3eloved, the reproof and the shock of corn cometh in, in its
correction which we exercise to- season.
wards one another, is good, and 14 Ye see, beloved, how there
exceeding profitable for it unites shall be a defence to those that
:
us the more closely to the will of are corrected of the Lord. For
God. being a good instructor, he is
5 "For so says the Holy Scrip- willing to admonish us by his
5
ture, Tbe Lord corrected me, holy discipline.
but he did not deliver me over 15 Do ye therefore who laid
unto death.
6
For whom the Lord the first foundation of this se-
loveth he chasteneth, and scourg- dition, submit yourselves unto
eth every son whom he receiveth. your 9 priests and be instructed ;
b" '
The righteous, saitn
saith he, unto repentance, bending the
shall instruct me in mercy and '
troubles yea in seven there shall lent and all virtuous wisdom,
;
1
1 2 3
There shall be to them. 4 onr
Ages; who. Viz. that of schism. i. e.
6
Fellow- Christians. 5
Psalm xcviii. Prov. iii. 11. 7
Psalm cxli. 5.
8
Job v. 17. &c. 9
Elders. 10
See Junius in loc.
u See Coteler in loc.
138
Commendation to II. CLEMENT. sincere obedience.
1
Behold I will and the Lord of all flesh,
pour out the word Spirits,
of my spirit upou you, I will who hath chosen our Lord Je.sus
make kuown my speech unto you. Christ, and us by him, to be his
19 Because I called and ye peculiar people;
would not hear, I stretched out 2 Grant to every soul of man
my words and ye regarded not. that calleth upon his glorious
20 But ye have set at nought and holy name, faith, fear, peace, I
and anguish cometh upon you. now and for ever more. Amen.
22 Then shall ye call upon
3 ^f The messengers whom we
me, but I will not hear you the :
had a good effect upon them. 4 Con- be honour and glory, and might |
Clement's First Epistle, that it did not duly honour the Trinity, the
Archbishop refers to this as containing proof of the writer's fulness of
belief on that point.]
and to shew that we do, by a sincere we think any less of our salva-
obedience. tion.
5
BRETHREN, we ought so to 2 Tor if we think meanly of
think of Jesus Christ as of him, we shall hope only to re-
6 Little things, or
1
Prov. i. 23, &c.
2
Master. 3
To his name. Ilim.
meanly.
139
The Gentiles II. CLEMENT. to be saved.
brass, the works of men's hands because our people which seem
;
and our whole life was nothing to have been forsaken by God,
else but death. now believing in him, are become
8 Wherefore being encom- more than they who seemed to
passed with darkness, and having have God.
such a mist before our eyes, we 5 And another Scripture saith,
have looked up, and through his 6 1 came not to call the righteous
will have laid aside the cloud but sinners (to repentance).
wherewith we were surrounded. The meaning of which is this :
9 For he had compassion upon that those who were lost must be
us, and being moved in his bow- saved.
els towards us, he saved us 6 For that is, indeed, truly
; I
1
Hear as of little things. 2 Knowing. 3
How greatly holy things do we
owe unto him. * Isaiah liv. 1. 5 'A7r/.wf.
See St. James i. 5. Compare
6
Rom. xii. 8. 2 Cor. viii. 2, ix. 11, 13. Matt. ix. 13.
140
Exhorts against the II. CLEMENT. things of this world
mitting adultery, not speaking but fear him who after you are
evil against each other, not envy- dead, has power to cast both soul
ing one another but by being
; and body into hell-fire.
temperate, merciful, good. 3 For consider, brethren, that
14 Let us also have a mutual the sojourning of this flesh in
s
1
What is the knowledge which is towards him. 2 Matt. x. 32. Tsaiah
4 5 Wherefore we doing these things. 6Matt,
xxix. 13. Matt. vii. 21.
xii. 23; Luke xiii. 27. 7 Matt. v. 16. 8
Luke xii. 4, 5.
141
and to repentance. II. CLEMENT. 0/ the resurrection.
not, nothing shall deliver us die, and their fire shall not be
from eternal punishment if we quenched and they shall be for ;
Job, and Daniel should rise up, for we are as clay in the hand of
they shall not deliver their chil- the artificer. For as the potter
dren in captivity. if he make a vessel, and it be
9 Wherefore, if such righteous turned amiss in his hands, or
men are not able by their right broken, again forms it anew
1
MS. Alexander, ociut; kcu dtxaiaq avqpEibeaBai. 2
Luke xvi. 13 Matt.
6
xvi 26. 4
Ezek. xiv. 14, 20. Isaiah lxvi. 24.
142
A fragment II. CLEMENT. of the Lord's kingdom.
he can no more bring any reme- in the flesh, ye shall also come to
!
world, Should repent with our saved us, being first a spirit, was
1
—
you that which is great ? For I mouths, but with all our souls
say unto you, he that is faithful that he may receive us as child-
5
in that which is least, is faithful ren. For so the Lord hath
also in much. said; 6
They are my brethren,
what he who do the will of my father.
18 This, therefore, is
saith keep your bodies pure,
; 6 ^f Wherefore, my brethren,
and your seal without spot, that let us do the will of "the Father,
ye may receive eternal life. who hath called us, that we may
live. Let us pursue virtue, and
CHAP. IV. forsake wickedness, which lead-
eth us into sins and let us flee ;
AND let not any one among fears, choosing rather the pre-
!
you say, that this very flesh sent enjoyments, than the future
I
Consider, in what were you saved 8 For they know not hoAV
in what did you look up, if not great a torment the present en-
;
whilst you were in this flesh. tjoyments bring with them; nor
2 Wemust, therefore, keep our what delights the future promise.
1 2
Let us repent. There. 3
Luke xvi. 10, 12. 4
MS. Alex, plane pic ex-
6 6
hibit: eic Xpifof. Vox. Oeov non est in MS. Matt. xii. 50. 'For, for this
cause, we cannot find a man. Aliter Wendel. in traduct. lat q. v.
143
A Fragment. II. CLEMENT. Of the Lord's kingdom.
11 For thus saith the prophet; male with the female, neither
1
Miserable are the double minded male nor female.
who doubt in their heart, and 2 Now two are one. when we
say, these things we have heard, speak the truth to each other,
even in the time of our fathers, and there is (without hypocrisy)
but we have seen none of them, one soul in two bodies
though we have expected them 3 And that which is without as
from day to day. that which is within He means —
12 O ye fools! compare your- this he calls the soul that which
:
selves to a tree; take the vine is within, and the body that which
for an example. First it sheds is without. As therefore thy
its leaves, then it buds, then body appears, so let thy soul be
come the sour grapes, then the seen by its good works.
ripe fruit; even so my people 4 And the male with the female
have borne its disorders and afflic- neither male nor female; He —
tions, but shall hereafter receive means this; he calls our anger
good things. the male, our concupiscence the
13 Wherefore my brethren, female.
let us not doubt in our minds, 5 When therefore a man is
but let us expect with hope, that come to such a pass that he is
we may receive our reward for subject neither to the one nor
;
15 If
Wherefore let us every is in us neither male nor female.
1
See I. Clement, chap. x. nCor. ii. 9.
144
Sim
Air
gmm ?^il
> mt=i
The GENERAL EPISTLE OF BARNABAS.
[Barnabas was a companion and fellow-preacher with Paul. This Epistle
lays a greater claim to canonical authority than most others. It has
been cited byClemens Alexandrinus, Origen, Eusebius, and Jerome,
and many ancient Fathers. Cotelerius affirms that Origen and Jerome
esteemed it genuine and canonical; but Cotelerius himself did not
believe it to be either one or the other ; on the contrary, he supposes
it was written for the benefit of the Ebionites (the christianized Jews,)
who were tenacious of rites and ceremonies. Bishop Fell feared to own
expressly what he seemed to be persuaded of, that it ought to be treated
with the same respect as several of the books of the present canon. Dr.
Bernard, Savilian professor at Oxford, not only believed it to be genu-
ine, but that it was read throughout, in the churches at Alexandria, us
the canonical scriptures were. Dodwell supposed it to have been pub-
lished before the Epistle of Jude, and the writings of both the Johns.
Vossius, Dupuis, Dr. Cane, Dr. Mill, Dr. S. Clark, Winston, and Arch-
bishop Wake also esteemed it genuine: Menardus, Archbishop Laud,
Spanheim, and others, deemed itapocryphal.]
CHAP. I.
8
5 For which cause brethren,
Preface to the Epistle. I also think verily that I love
you above my own soul because
ALLsonshappiness you
and daughters,
to my
in the
:
12
4 Having this persuasion, and the hope of life; the beginning
being fully convinced thereof, and the completion of it.
because that since I have begun 8 For the Lord hath both
to speak unto you, I have had a declared unto us, by the pro-
13
more than ordinary good success phets those things that are past
in the way of 7 the law of the and "opened to us the beginnings
Lord which is in Christ. of those that are to come.
3
'
iEquitatum, AtKatuuaruv, righteous judgments.
Honestarum. 2 Spiri-
tibus, 4
Natural, Gr. e/^vrov. See chap. xix. i^vrov ihpsav
Disposition.
(hdaxnc; which the Lat. Int. renders, Naturale dnnuru Doctrinse. Comp.
Jam. i. 21. 5 Liberari Gr. at videtur owdt/vai. 6 Honesto from the Gr.
:
kuXtjc. 'Comp. Psalm 119, 33, viz. either by preaching or fulfilling the same.
8 Usser. i° Tvumc..
Vid Annot. Vos. in loc 9 Talibus spiritibus servienti.
11
Aoy/xara kv/hov, Constitutions of the Lord. 12
Viz. faith and Charity. See
before. 13
Namely, which we are to believe. u That is, which are to be-
hoped for, and end in love.
10 145
Preface BARNABAS. continued.
a
more holily, and nearer to his sabbaths; the calling of assem-
altar. blies I cannot away with, it is
10 I therefore, not as a teach- iniquity, even the solemn meet-
er, but as one
3
of you, will en- ing your new moons and your
;
ceeding evil, and the adver- all command your fathers when
sary has got the power of this they came out of the land of
present 5 world we ought to give Egypt concerning burnt-offer-
the more diligence to inquire ings of sacrifices ?
6
into the righteous judgments of 10 But this I commanded
12
the Lord. them, saying, Let none of you
2 7 Now the assistants of our imagine evil in your hearts
faith are fear and patience our ; against his neighbour, and love
no false oath.
fellow-combatants, long-suffering
and continence. 11 Forasmuch then as we are
3 Whilst these remain pure not without understanding, we
in what relates unto the Lord, ought to apprehend the design
wisdom, and understanding, and
13
of our merciful Father. For
science, and knowledge, rejoice he speaks to us, being willing
together with them. that we who have been in the
4 For God has manifested to same error about the sacrifices,
us by all the prophets, that he should seek and find how to
has no occasion for our sacrifices, approach unto him.
or burnt-offerings, or oblations 12 And therefore he thus be-
8 u The sacrifice of God
.saying thus To what purpose
; speaks us,
is the multitude of your sacrifices (is a broken spirit,) a broken and
unto me, saith the Lord. contrite heartGod will not despise.
5 I am full of the burnt-offer- 13 Wherefore brethren, we
9
ings of rams, and the fat of fed ought the more diligently to in-
beasts and I delight not in the
; quire after those things that be-
long to our salvation, that the
blood of bullocks, or of he-goats.
6 10 When ye come to appear adversary may not have any en-
before me who hath required
; trance into us, and deprive us
this at your hands? Ye shall of our spiritual life.
no more tread my courts. 14 Wherefore he again speak-
7 Bring no more vain obla- eth to them, concerning these
1
Given as to know. 2 Honestins et Altius: the more honestly and highly.
3 Like yourselves. * In many things. 5
As;e. 6
Equitus. 7
Comp. Grsee.
Clem. Alex. 8 Isaiah i. 11. 9 Lamhs. 10 Isaiah, i. 12, 13, 14. » Jer. vii.
22, 23.
12
Zech. viii. 17. 13
Of the mercy of Our Father. " Psalm i. 19.
146
Prophecies in Daniel BARNABAS. concerning Christ, &c.
things ;
' Ye shall not fast as ye CHAP. III.
do this day, to make your voice The prophecies of Daniel, concerning the
to be heard on high. ten kings, and the coming of Christ.
15 Is it such a fast that I have WHEREFORE it is neces-
chosen ? a day for a man to afflict sary that searching dili-
gently into those u things which
2
his soul ? Is it to bow down his
head like a bulrush, and to spread are near to come to pass, we
sackcloth and ashes under him ? should write to you what may
Wilt thou call this a fast, and an serve to keep you whole.
acceptable day to the Lord ? 2 To which end let us flee from
16 But to us he saith on this wise. every evil work and hate the
3
Is not this the fast that I have errors of the present time, that
chosen, to loose the bands of wick- we may be u happy in that \\ hich
edness, to undo the heavy burdens, is to come
and to let the oppressed go free; 3 Let us not give ourselves the
and that ye break every yoke ? liberty of disputing with the
17 * Is it not to deal thy bread wicked and sinners ; lest we
to the hungry, and that thou should chance in time to become
bring the poor that are cast out like unto them.
to thy house ? When thou seest 4 For the consummation of 13
the naked that thou cover him, sin is come, as it is written, as
and that thou hide not thyself the prophet Daniel says. And
from thine own flesh. for this end the Lord hath short-
5
18 Then shall thy light break ened the times and the days,
forth as the morning, and thy that his beloved might hasten hie
health shall spring forth speed- coming to his inheritance.
ily; and thy righteousness shall 5 For so the prophet speaks
go before thee, the glory of the w There shall ten kings reign
Lord shall be thy reward. in the heart, and there shall rise
6
19 Then shalt thou call and last of all another little one, and
the Lord shall answer thou shalt ; he shall humble three kings.
cry and he shall say, Here I am. 6 And again Daniel speaks in
If thou put away from the midst manner concerning the king-
like
15
of thee the yoke, the putting doms ;and I saw the fourth
forth of the finger, and speaking beast dreadful and terrible, and
vanity 7
and if thou draw out
; strong exceedingly and it had
;
:6
thy soul to the hungry and sat- ten horns. 1 considered the
;
1
add sin to sin, and say : That as in us lies let us meditate upon
their covenant is ours also. Nay, the fear of God and strive to ;
but it is ours only for they have the utmost of our power to keep
:
for ever lost that which Moses his commandments that we may ;
their covenant was broken; that you have seen so great signs and
the love of Jesus might be sealed wonders done among the people
in your hearts, unto the hope of of the Jews, yet this notwith-
his faith. standing the Lord hath forsaken
10 Wherefore let us give heed them.
unto the last times. For all the 17 Beware therefore, lest it
4
time past of our life, and our happen to us as it is written. ;
8
faith will profit us nothing un- There may be many called, but
;
after our own image and likeness. of their iniquity, who have per-
8 Now how he suffered for secuted his prophets unto death.
us, seeing it was by men that he And for the same reason also he
underwent it, 4 1 will shew you. suffered.
9 The prophets having receiv- 16 For God hath said of the
ed from him the gift of prophecy, 6 stripes of his flesh, that they
spake before concerning him were from them. And, 7 I will
:
10 But he, that he might abo- smite the shepherd, and the sheep
lish death, and make known the of the flock shall be scattered.
resurrection from the dead, was 17 Thus he would suffer, he-
content, as it was necessary, to cause it behooved him to suffer
appear in the flesh, that he might upon the cross.
make good the promise before 18 For thus one saith, prophe-
8
given to our fathers, and pre- sying concerning him Spare ;
13
my face I set as an hard rock. They came about me, as bees
about the honey-comb and, :
tend with Let him stand 7 For thus saith the prophet
against me: or who is he that against Israel ^ Wo be to their :
will implead me ? Let him draw soul, because they have taken
near to the servant of the Lord. wicked counsel against them-
Wo be to you 3 Because ye selves, saying, let us 16 lay snares
!
dened his flesh against sufferings, as if it had been said, Put your
he saith, 1 have put me as a trust in Jesus, who shall be ma-
7
were doubtless cited thus by Barnabas, because that without them, those
foregoing do not prove the Crucifixion of Christ. But through the repetition
of the same preposition, this latter part was so early omitted, that it was not
in the Latin interpreter's copy. x 3
Isaiah 1. 6. Isa. 1. 8, 9-
3 i 6
Rep. In. Isa. viii. 14. 5
Isa. xxviii. 16. Gr. put in strength,
or strengthened. 8 9
» Isa. 1. 7. Ps. cxviii. 22. V. Clem.
24.
Alex. Strom, v.
10
This is not in the Old Latin Version. " Vid. Ed. Ox„
p. 29, a. TTEpiiji?ifia ttjq ayanrjc v/iuv. 12
Ps. xxii. 16. I3
Ps. cxviii. 12. w Ps.
xxii. 18. 15
Is. Hi. 9.
16
Bind. « Exod. xxxiii. 1. ,8 Vid. Cot. An. Mar?.
ex Clem. Alex. 19 rrpoauirov. 20
Osee, xiv. ult. * Prov. i. 6. Ec. i. 10.
150
The scape-goat BARNABAS. typical of Christ.
is wise, and intelligent, and that the Lord Bftith again. " In what
loves his Lord. place shall I appear before tho
1 Seeing therefore he has re- Lord my God, and be glorified ?
newed us by the remission of our 19 He answers I will confess
1
sins, he has put us into another unto thee in the congregation in
frame, that we should have souls the midst of my brethren and ;
2
like those of children, forming will sing unto thee in the church
3
us again himself by the spirit. of the saints.
12 For thus the Scripture 20 Wherefore we are they
saith concerning us, *
where it whom he has brought into that
introduceth the Father speaking good land.
to the Son
5
Let us make man
;
l3
21 But what signifies the milk
after our likeness and similitude and honey ? Because as the child
;
and let them have dominion over is nourished first with milk, and
the beasts of the earth, and over then with honey so we being ;
the fowls of the air, and the fish kept alive by the belief of his
of the sea. promises, and his word, shall live
13 And when the Lord saw the and have dominion over the
man which he had formed, that land.
behold he was very good he said, 22 For he foretold above, say-
;
6
Increase and multiply, and re- ing, increase and multiply, and
plenish the earth. And this he have dominion over the fishes,
spake to his son. etc.
14 I will now shew you, how 23 But who is there that is
he made us a new creature, in now able to have this dominion
7
will make the last as the first. that to rule is to have power,
Wherefore the prophet thus that a man should be set over
9
spake, Enter into the land flow- what he rules.
ing with milk and honey, and 24 But forasmuch as this we
have dominion over it. have not now, he tells us when
16 Wherefore ye see how we we shall have it namely, when ;
1
Gr. made us another form. * Vid. Ed. Ox., p. 30, b. • Vid. Vet. Lat
In. *
As he saith to the Son. «Gen. i. 26, Ac.
6
Gen. i 28. » Gr. a second
formation. »Isa. xliii. 18, 19,&c. 9 Heb.iii. »° Ezek. xi. 19. "So St. Paul,
1 Cor. iii. 16, 17. 12
Ps. xlii. 2.
13
Jer. xxxh. 22.
151
Tlie scape-goat BARNABAS. typical of Christ.
come to judge both the quick and appearsto have been a type of
dead, hath his Jesus.
suffered, that
8
byAnd let all the congre-
stripes we might live us be- gation
: let spit upon it, and prick it
lieve that the Son of God could and put the scarlet wool about its
not have suffered but for us. But head, and thus let it be carried
being crucified, they gave him forth into the wilderness.
vinegar and gall to drink. 9 And this being done, he that
3 Hear therefore how the was appointed to convey the goat,
9
priests of the temple did foreshew led it into the wilderness, and
this also
l
the Lord by his com- took away the scarlet wool, and
:
mand which was written, declar- put it upon a thorn bush, whose
10
ed that whosoever did not fast young sprouts when we find
the appointed fast he * should die them in the field we are wont to
the death: because he also was eat so the fruit of that thorn
:
3
himself one day to offer up his only is sweet.
body for our sins that so the
; And to what end was this
10
type of what was done in * Isaac ceremony ? Consider one was ;
might be fulfilled, who was of- offered upon the altar, the other
fered upon the altar. was accursed.
4 What therefore is it that he 11 And why was that which
says by the prophet? 5 And let was accursed crowned ? Because
them eat of the goat which is they shall see Christ in that day
offered in the day of the fast for having a scarlet garment about
all their sins. Hearken diligently his body and shall say Is not ; :
(my brethren,) and all the priests, this he whom we crucified; hav-
and they only shall eat the in- ing despised him, pierced him,
wards not washed with vinegar. mocked him ? Certainly, this is
5 Why so ? because 1 know he, who then said, that he was
6
he who would take away the 6 But why were there three
scarlet wool must undergo many young men appointed to sprin-
difficulties, because that thorn kle ? To denote Abraham, and
was very sharp, and with difficul- Isaac, and Jacob, because they
ty get it *
So they, says Christ,
: were great before God.
that will see me, and come to my 7 And why was the wool put
kingdom, must through many upon a 6 stick? Because the king-
afflictions and troubles attain dom of Jesus was founded upon
unto me. the cross and therefore they
;
1
Acts xiv. 22. 2
Numb. xix. 3
That this was also a type of Christ, see
Heb. ix. 13. * Vid. Vet. Lat. Interpr. Simplicity, Gr.
5
Gr. to testify. 6 Wood.
10
' Vid. Coteler. in loc. 8 Them. 9 Septuag. Psalm xvii. 45. Isaiah xxxiii.
13. u Jer. iv. 4. " Jer. vii. 2.
153
Spiritual meaning BARNABAS. of clean and unclean
Spirit of God
prophesieth, say- of the covenant ? And
of Israel
ing :
l
Who
there that would
is even the Egyptians themselves
live for ever, let him hear the
2
are circumcised,
voice of my Son. 10 Understand therefore, chil-
4 And again, Hear, O Hea-
3
dren, these things more fully,
ven and give ear O Earth Be- ! that Abraham, who was the first
cause the Lord has spoken these that brought in circumcision,
things for a witness. looking forward in the Spirit to
5 And again he saith * Hear Jesus, circumcised, having re-
the word of the Lord, ye princes ceived the mystery of three letters,
of the people. And again Hear
5
11 For the Scripture says that
Children The voice of one
! Abraham circumcised three hun-
crying in the wilderness. dred and eighteen men of his
12
6 Wherefore he has circum- house. But what therefore was
cised our ears that we should the mystery that was made
hear his word, and believe. But known unto him ?
as for that circumcision, in which 12 Mark, first the eighteen,
the Jews trust, it is abolished, and next the three hundred. For
For the circumcision of which the numeral letters of ten and
God spake, was not of the flesh ;
eight are I H. And these denote
7 But they have transgressed Jesus.
his commands, because the evil 13 And
because the cross was
8
one hath deceived them. For that by which we were
to find
thus God bespeaks them T
Thus ;
grace therefore
; he adds, three
saith the Lord your God (Here hundred the note of which is
;
1 find the new law) Sow not T (the figure of his cross),
among thorns but circumcise ; Wherefore by two letters he sig-
yourselves to the Lord your God. nified Jesus, and by the third his
And what doth he mean by this cross.
saying? Hearken unto your 14 He who has put the en-
Lord, grafted gift of his doctrine within
8 And again he saith,
8
Cir- us, knows that I never taught to
cumcise the hardness of your any one a more 13 certain truth
heart, and harden not your neck, but I trust that ye are worthy
And again, 9 Behold, saith the of it.
Lord, all the nations are uncir- CHAP IX '
1 2 3 4
Psalms xxxiii. xxxiv. Isaiah, 1. 10. Isaiah, i. 2. Isaiah
s 6 8 9
1. 10. Isaiah, xl. 3. Angel. 7 Jer. iv. 3, 4. Jer. iv. 4. Deut. x. 16.
10
That people. u Vid. Cot. in loc. conter. Orig. ad Rom
cap. ii. 25. u That
many others of the ancient Fathers have concurred with him in this, see
Cot. in loc. Add. Ennd. p. 34, 85, ibid. Ed., &c, &c ,3
Genuine._
"That
in this he goes on the received opinion of the RR. Vid. Annot. Cot. and Ed.
Ox. in loc. Lev. xi. Deut. xiv. Add. Ainsworth on Lev. xi. 1, and Deut.
xiv. 4.
154
beasts under the •
BARNABAS. law of Moses.
eat all that divideth the hoof, and rael how they shall not receive
cheweth the cud. Signifying that baptism which brings to for-
thereby such an one as having giveness of sins but shall insti- ;
taken his food, knows him that tute another to themselves that
nourisheth him and resting upon cannot.
;
having respect to the command- let the earth tremble at it, be-
ment. What, therefore, is it cause this people have done two
that he says ? —
That we should great and wicked things they ;
hold fast to them that fear the have left me, the fountain of
Lord with those who meditate on living water, and have digged
;
2
Jeremiah, ii. 12. Vid. Annot. Coteler. and Ed. Oxon. in loc. s
Isaiah,
i. 1, 2. * Isaiah xlv. 2. 'Isaiah, xxxhi. 16, 17.
156
foretold under BARNABAS. the Lw.
with glory, and your soul shall grew up by it and he that shall
;
learn the fear of the Lord. eat of them shall live for ever.
7 And again he saith in ano- The signification of which is
ther prophet He that does these : this that we go down into the wa-
:
1
things shall be like a tree,
; ter full of sins and pollutions but ;
the dust which the wind scatter- hearken to those who call them,
eth away from the face of the and shall believe, shall live for
earth. ever.
9 Therefore the ungodly shall
not stand in the judgment,
CHAP. XL
neither the sinners in the council The subject continued.
eous and the way of the ungod- ther prophet, saying And when :
both the cross and the water to- the tree that has fallen shall
gether. and when blood
rise, shall drop
1 For thus he saith Blessed : down from the tree. Here you
are they who put their trust in have again mention made, both
the cross, descend into the water of the cross, and of him that was
for they shall have their reward to be crucified upon it.
in due time then, saith he,
; will 3 6
And yet farther he saith
I give them.
it by (when Israel was
Moses;
12 But as concerning the pre- fighting and beaten by, a
with,
sent time, he saith, their leaves strange people to the end that
;
shall not fall meaning thereby ; God might put 7 them in mind
that every word that shall go out how that for their sins they
of your mouth, shall through were delivered unto death) yea,
,
faith and charity be to the con- the holy spirit put it into the
version and hope of many. heart of Moses, to represent both
13 In like manner doth an- the sign of the cross, and of him
other prophet speak.
2
And the that was to suffer that so they ;
land of Jacob was the praise of might know that if they did not
3
all the earth magnifying there- believe in him, they should be
;
1
Psalm, i.
2 tovto Tayet and o, the Old Interpreter did
Zeph. iii. 19. 3
For
not read ; and Clemens Alex. Strom, p. 463, transcribing this passage
lib. iii.
hath them not. i. e., the body of Christ.
4 5
Vid. Conject. Edit. Oxon.
Coinp. iv. Esdr. v. 4, et Obs. Cotel. in loc. 6 See St. Hier. in like manner.
Ann'ot, D. Bernard, p. 124, Edit Oxon. Exod. xvii. 7
That were so beaten.
8
Again set them in array, being armed. Lat Vera. 157
God's promises BARNABAS. made to.
t> And in another prophet, he See therefore how here also you
saith, *I have stretched out my have in this the glory of Jesus
hands all the day long to a peo- and that 6 in him and to him are
ple disobedient, and speaking all things.
against my righteous way. 12 Again ; What saysMoses
7 And again Moses makes a to Jesus the son of Nun, when
2
type of Jesus, to show that he he gave that name unto him, as
was to die, and then that he, being a prophet that all the peo-
whom they thought to be dead, ple might hear him alone, * be-
was to give life to others in ; cause the father did manifest all
3 4
the type of those that fell in things concerning his son Jesus,
in Jesus the Son of Nun
8
Israel. and ;
8 For God
caused all sorts of gave him that name when he
serpents to bite them, and they sent him to spy out the land of
died forasmuch as by a serpent
; Canaan 9 he said Take a book
; :
for their transgressions they shall Jesus the Son of God shall in
be delivered into the pain of the last days cut off" by the roots
death. all the house of Amalek. See
9 Moses then himself, who here again Jesus, not the son of
had commanded them, saying, man, but the Son of God, made
6
Ye shall not make to yourselves manifest in a type and in the
any graven or molten image, to flesh.
be your God yet now did so
;
13 But because it might here-
himself, that he might represent after be said, that Christ was the
10
to them the figure of the Lord Son of David therefore David
;
pent, and set it up on high, and Lord saith unto my Lord, sit
called the people together by a thou on my right hand until I
proclamation where being come, make thine enemies thy footstool.
;
1
Isaiah, lxv. 2. 2 So Trenseus, Jnst. Mart. St. Chrysost, &c. Edit. Oxon. p.
5 Dent. xvii. 15. 6 Rorn. 7
77, a.
3
Sign. * Israel falling. xi. 36. Deut.
xviii. 15, 18. 8
So the other Fathers. Just. Mart. &c. Vid. Edit. Oxon. page
I0
79. 9 Vid. Tnterp. Vet Lat. Exod. xvii. 14. Comp. Vet. Lat. Interp.
"Psalm cix. 3. 12 Vid. Annot.Coteler, in loc. Edit. Oxon. page 78, c Isaiah
xlv. 1.
158
God's 'promises BARNABAS. made to.
nations should obey before him, spirit foresaw the figure of the
and I will break the strength of people that was to come.
kings. 7 And what saith the Scrip-
15 Behold, how doth David ture? And Jacob crossed his
1
and Isaiah call him Lord, and hands, and put his right hand
the Son of God. upon Ephraim, his second, and
the younger son, and blessed him.
CHAP. XII. And Joseph said unto Jacob Put ;
The promise of God not made to the thy right hand upon the head of
Jews only, but to the Gentiles also, Manasseh, for he is my first-born
and fulfilled to us by Jesus Christ.
son. And Jacob said unto Jo-
BUT us go yet farther, and
let seph; I know it, my son, I know
inquire whether people this but the greater shall serve
it;
be the heir, or the former and the lesser though he also shall
; ;
him to the right hand of his Lord two tables written with the
|
father Jacob. But Jacob by the finger of the Lord's hand in the
I
'Comp. Vet. Lat. Interp. Gen. xxv. 21. Comp. St. Paul Rom. ix. Just.
2
3
Mart. Tert. &c. Vid. Ed. Oxon. p. 11, a. Gen. xlviii. *Vid.Lat.
Interp. Vet. 5
Gen. xv. 17. So St. Paul himself applies this: Rom. iv. 3.
6
Exod. xxiv. 18. 7
D.ut. ix. 10. Exod. xxxi. 12.
159
Jewish Sabbath BARNABAS. typical.
down quickly, for the people thy hand and will strengthen
which thou broughtest out of the thee. And give thee for a cov-
land of Egypt have done wick- enant of the people, for a light
edly. of the Gentiles. 6 To open the
15 And Moses understood that eyes of the blind, to bring out
they had again set up a molten the prisoners from the prison,
image and he cast the two ta- and them that sit in darkness
:
bles out of his hands and the out of the prison house.
;
appearing he might redeem our the Lord with pure hands, and
hearts, already devoured by with a clean heart.
death, and delivered over to 2 And elsewhere he saith
If thy children shall keep my
10
the irregularity of error, from
darkness and establish a cov- sabbaths, then will I put my
;
2 3
1
Exod. xxxii. 7. Deut. ix. 12. Vid. Lat. Interpret. Vet. Isaiah
5 Isaiah xlii. 6. 6 7
xlix. 6. 4 For salvation unto. Verse 7. Isaiah
10
lxi. 1, 2. Comp. Luke, iv. 18. 8
Words. 9 Exod. xx. 8. Jer. xvii. 24.
160
The temple BARNABAS. typical
tion of the
sabbath. l
And Lord) shall be able to sanctify
God made in six days the works it, being ourselves first made
of his hands; and he finished holy.
them on the 2 seventh day, and 9 Lastly, he saith unto them :
he rested the seventh day, and 6 Your new moons and your
sanctified it. sabbaths I cannot bear them.
4 Consider, my children, what Consider what he means by it
that signifies, he finished them the sabbaths, says he, which ye
in six days. The meaning of it now keep are not acceptable
s
is this that in six thousand unto me, but those which I have
;
years the Lord God will bring made when resting from all
;
4
shall all things be accom- fested himself to his disciples,
plished. ascended into heaven.
6 And what is that he saith, 11 \ It remains yet that I
And he rested the seventh day speak to you concerning the tem-
:
he meaneth this that when his ple how these miserable men be-
;
Son shall come, and abolish the ing deceived have put their trust
8
season of the 5 Wicked One, and in the house, and not in God
judge the ungodly and shall himself who made them, as if it
;
change the sun and the moon, were the habitation of God.
and the stars then he shall
; 12 For much after the same
gloriously rest in that seventh manner as the Gentiles, they con-
dav. secrated him in the temple.
7 He adds lastly Thou shalt 13 But learn therefore how the
;
'Gen. ii. 2. Exod. xx. 11, xxxi. 17. * Vid. Coteler; Annot. in loc.
3 How general this tradition then was. See Coteler. Annot. in loc.
4
Edit. Oxon, page 90, a. Psalm Ixxxix. 4. That is, to the time of the
Gospel, says Dr. Bernard, q. v- Annot. p. 127, Ed. Oxon. 5
So the Lat.
Vers. 6
Isaiah, i. 13, 7 So the other Fathers, q. v. apud. Coteler. Annot.
9
in loc. p. 36. 8
Vid. Edit. Oxon. et Vet. Lat. Interp.. Isaiah, xl. 12.
10
Isaiah, lxvi. 1.
n Isaiah, xlix. 17.
11 161
of the way BARNABAS. of light
that destroy this temple, even name of the Lord, we are become
they shall again build it up. renewed, being again created as
And so it came to pass for it were from the beginning.
;
come to pass in the last days, that eth to us who were in bondage
the Lord will deliver up the of death the gate of our 3 temple,
sheep of his pasture, and their that is, the mouth of wisdom,
fold, and their tower into destruc- having given repentance unto
tion. And it is come to pass, as us and by this means has
;
there, where himself declares man, but unto him that dwelleth
that he would both make and in him, and speaketh by him ;
2
And it shall be that as soon as much as he never either heard
the week shall be completed, the him speaking such words out of
temple of the Lord shall be his mouth, nor ever desired to
gloriously built in the name of hear them.
the Lord. 24 This is that spiritual temple
17 I find therefore that there that is built unto the Lord.
is a temple. But how shall it be
built in the name of the Lord?
CHAP. XIV.
I will shew you. Of the way of light ; being a summary
18 Before that we believed in of what a Christian is to do, thai he
may be happy for ever.
God, the habitation of our heart
was corruptible, and feeble, as a
temple truly built with hands.
AND
thus, I trust, I have de-
clared to you as much, and
19 For it was a house full of with as great simplicity as I
idolatry, a house of devils inas- could, those things which make
;
ways: for over one are appointed in thy heart against thy brother.
I
the l angels of God, the leaders Thou shalt not entertain any
of the way of hght over ths doubt whether it shall be or
;
the prince of the time of un- shalt love thy neighbour above
righteousness. thy own soul.
5 Now the way of light is this, 11 Thou shalt not destroy thy
if any one desires to attain to the conceptions before they are
place that is appointed for him, brought forth nor kill them ;
love him that made thee: thou them from their youth the fear
shalt glorify him that hath re- of the Lord.
deemed thee from death. 13 Thou shalt not covet thy
6 Thou shalt be simple in neighbour's goods; neither shalt
2
heart, and rich in the spirit. thou be an extortioner. Neither
Thou shalt not cleave to those shall thy heart be joined to proud
that walk in the way of death. men but thou shalt be num-
;
cation, nor adultery. Neither lest thou chance not to fear him
shalt thou corrupt thyself with who is over both because he ;
mankind. Thou shalt not make came not to call any with re-
use of the word of God, to any spect of persons, but whomsoever
impurity. the spirit had prepared.
1
Vid. Coteler. loc. et Basil, in Psalm i. Greedy, nfeoveKTw.
3
Effects.
163
Who shall BARNABAS. cast out.
2
out of the kingdom of God.
snare of death. Strive for thy
soul with all thy might.
3
Reach
not out thine hand to receive,
BUT the way of
crooked and full
darkness is
of cursing.
and withhold it not when thou For is the way
it of eternal
shouldest give. death, with punishment in ;
18 Thou shalt love, as the which they that walk meet those
apple- of thine eye, every one things that destroy their own
that speaketh unto thee the souls,
j
about to exhort others by the ness, and the want of the fear
word, and meditate how thou of God.
mayest save a soul. 3 In this walk those who are
20 Thou shalt also labour the persecutors of them that are
with thy hands to give to the good haters of truth lovers of ; ;
that thy sins may be for- lies who know not the reward
6
poor, ;
asks so shalt thou know who is ness, and not for the fear of the
:
2
1
See Eccles. iv. 29. Ibid., ver. 28. For so I choose to read
it,vnep rr/e rpi'XVS <*ov ayuvevaeic, according to the conjecture of Cotelerius.
s
Ibid., ver. 36. 4
And remember him night and day. The words Wfiepac
K^ufEcjf, seem to have been erroneously inserted, and pervert the sense.
5
Gr. Saints. 6 Gr. For the redemption of thy sins. Comp. Dan. iv. 24.
See lxx.
164
Who shall be BARNABAS. cast out.
knowing him that made them; 12 And may God, the Lord
murderers of children ; corrupt- of all the world give you wis-
ers of the creatures of God dom, knowledge, counsel, and
that turn away from the needy understanding of his judgments
oppress the afflicted are the
; in patience.
advocates of the rich, but unjust 13 Be ye taught of God ;
judges of the poor; being alto- seeking what it is the Lord re-
gether sinners. quires of you, and doing it that ;
together with his works. For a favour of you whilst you are
;
high estate among you, (if so be seek them, and fulfil every com-
you will take the counsel which mand. For these things are
with a good intention I offer to fitting and worthy to be done.
you,) you have those with you 16 Wherefore I have given
towards whom you may do good the more diligence to write unto
do not forsake them. you, according to my ability,
10 For the day is at hand in that you might rejoice. Fare-
which all things shall be de- well, children, of love and peace.
stroyed, together with the wicked 17 The Lord of glory and of
one. The Lord is near, and his all grace, be with your spirit,
reward with him.
is Amen.
11 I beseech you, therefore,
again, and again, be as .good
lawgivers to one another; con-
tinue faithful counsellors to each Tf The end of the Epistle of Bar-
other remove from
; among you nabas, the Apostle, and fellow-
all hypocrisy. traveller of St. Paul the Apostle.
165
The EPISTLE of IGNATIUS to the EPHESIANS.
T[ Of the Epistles of Ignatius.
sion, was printed at Paris, by Ruinart, in 1689, in the Acts and Mar-
tyrdom of Ignatius, from a Greek uninterpolated copy. These are
supposed form the collection that Polycarp made of the Epistles of
to
Ignatius, mentioned by Irenseus, Origen, Eusebius, Jerome, Athanasius,
Theodoret, and other ancients but many learned men have imagined
;
x
hlessed through the greatness himself to God, an offering and
I
Christ, and his undefiled grace. strive to be like unto him. And
5
13
have 6 very justly attained by a him, to enjoy such an excellent
7
habit of righteousness, accord- bishop.
ing to the faith and love which 6 For what concerns my fel-
is in Jesus Christ our Saviour. low servant Burrhus, and your
3 How that being followers
8 14
most blessed deacon in things
of God, and stirring up your- pertaining to God I entreat you ;
selves by the blood of Christ ye that he may tarry longer, both for
have perfectly accomplished the yours, and your bishop's honour.
1
In. 2
See Eph. iii. 19. 3 In. 4 Health, Joy. 5 Eeceived. Vid. Epist.
Interpol. 6 Vid. Coteler. in loc. Comp. Gal. iv. 8. 7
Pearson. Vind. Ignat.
Par. 2, cap. 14. 8 Imitators. 9 Viz. of Christ. 10 Martyrdom. n Eph. v.
12 13 l4
2. See the old Lat. Ed. of Bishop Usher. Possess. Blessed in all
things.
166
Of unity EPHESIANS. and subjection.
3
you should by all means glorify person among you makes up the
Jesus Christ who hath glorified chorus
you that * by a uniform obe-
: 16 That so being all conso-
dience 5 ye may be perfectly nant in u love, and taking up
joined together, in the same the song of God, ye may in a
mind, and in the same judgment: perfect unity with one voice,
and may all speak the same sing to the Father by Jesus
things concerning everything. Christ to the end that he may
;
10
towards you, I have first taken
upon me to exhort you, that ye
FOR I if time have
in this little
had such a familiarity with
would all run together according your bishop, I mean not a carnal,
to the will of God. but spiritual acquaintance with
12 For even Jesus Christ, our him how much more must I
;
4
1
By. 2
See Philem. 20. Wisd. xxx. 2.
3
In all manner of ways. In
9 For. 10
one. 5 6
The. 7 Command you. 8 In.
1 Cor.
i. 10.
Concerning.
11 u Whence. 13
Worthy be named. w Con-
Mind, counsel, opiuion, &c. to
15
cord. Partake of.
167
Love to the bishop EPHESIANS. Exhorts against heresy.
ful shall that of the bishop and ble even Jesus Christ our Lord. ;
that we ought to look upon the faith. But even those things
bishop, even as we would do upon which ye do according to the flesh
the Lord himself. are spiritual forasmuch as ye ;
that no heresy dwells among you. whom ye did not suffer to sow M
For neither do ye hearken to any among you but stopped your ;
one more than to Jesus Christ ears, that ye might not receive
speaking to you in truth. those things that were sown by
6 For some there are who them 17 as becoming the stones
;
6
carry about the name of Christ of the temple of the Father, pre-
7
in deceitfulness, but do things pared for 18 his building and ;
way that leads unto God. reverent and fear the long-suffer-
12 Ye are therefore, with all ing of God, that it be not to us
your companions in the same unto condemnation.
1
journey, full of God; his spiri- 6 For let us either fear the
2
tual temples, full of Christ, full wrath that is to come, or let us
of holiness adorned in all things love the grace 8 that we at present
:
with respect to the other life, ye also I bear about these bonds,
love nothing but God only. those spiritual jewels, in which I
CHAP. III. would to God that I might arise
through your prayers.
1 Exhorts them to prayer; to be un-
blameable. 5 To be careful of salva-8 Of which I entreat you to
make me always partaker, that I
tion; 11 frequent in public devotion;
13 and to live in charity. may be found in the lot of the
PRAY also without ceasing Christians of Ephesus, who have
for other men for there is always
:
13
agreed with the Apos-
hope of repentance in them, that tles, 14 through the power of Jesus
they may attain unto God. Let Christ.
them therefore at least be in- 9 ^f I know both who I am,
structed by your works, if they and to whom I write I, a person ;
used ? More destitute ? More out all his epistle, makes mention
despised ?) of you in Christ Jesus.
4 That so no herb of the devil 11 Let it be your care there-
may be found in you but ye may fore to come more fully together,
:
remain in all holiness and so- to the praise and glory of God.
briety 6 both of body and spirit, For when ye meet fully together
in Christ Jesus. in the same place, the powers of
1
Pearson, ib. part 2, cap. 12. 2
Carriers. 3
These things I write. Be 4
hid from you, if ye have perfect that we may be his temples, and
I
which are the beginning and end is, and will manifest himself be-
of life. fore our faces, by those things
14 For the beginning is faith 11 for which we justly love him.
the end is charity. And these
CHAP. IV.
two * joined together, are of God :
very silence, that he may be let him not take you captive from
9
perfect ; and both do according the life that is set before you.
to what he speaks, and be known 6 And why are we not all
1
Destruction. 2 Concord. 3
Of things in heaven and of things on earth.
5 6 Shall be seen or made manifest.
* Beintj in unity. Matt. xii. 38.
7
Speaking, not to be. 8
If he who says, does. 9 That he may. 10 Him.
11
Out of. 12 The corrupters of houses. 1 Cor. vi. 9, 10. 13 1 Cor. x. 8.
15 16
14
Such a one being become defiled. Hears him. Keceives ointment.
Psalm xliv. 8, cxxxii. 2.
170
TJie incarnation, &c, EPHESIANS. hid from the devil.
*not considering the gift which was taken away and the old
;
the Lord has truly sent to us? kingdom abolished God himself ;
the other stars, and its light was and the same bread, which is the
inexpressible, and its novelty medicine of immortality our ;
struck terror into men's minds. antidote that we should not die,
All the rest of the stars, together
but live forever in Christ Jesus.
with the sun and moon, were the 17 My
soul be for yours, and
chorus to this star but thattheirs whom ye have sent to the
;
sent out its light exceedingly glory of God, even unto Smyrna,
above them all. from whence also I write to you ;
12 And men 10
began to be giving thanks unto the Lord
troubled to think whence this and loving Polycarp even as I
11
new star came so unlike to do you. Remember me, as Jesus
12
all the others. Christ does remember you.
1
Are we
foolishly destroyed ? 2
Not knowing. 3 See Dr. Smith's note in
loc. 1 Cor.
i. 18, 23, 24-
4 *1
Cor. i. 20. 5
Carried. 6 But by. 7
was. Who
8 10
Mysteries of noise- 9 Silence or quietness. See Rom. xvi. 2-5. There
was a disorder. u Novelty. 12
Them. 13
Disnppeared. 14
Being made
manifest. 15
Reveal. 16 That ye may obey. 17 Mind.
171
Exhorts to reverence MAGNESIANS. the bishop.
the least of all the faithful which Father, and in Jesus Christ, our
are there, as I have been thought common Hope. Amen.
^f To the Ephesians.
12
worthy to obtain a most excellent his age, which indeed to ap-
name, 5 in the bonds which I car- pearance is young but as be- ;
6
ry about, I salute the churches comes those who are prudent in
wishing in them a union both of God, submitting to him, or rather
the body and spirit of Jesus not to him, but to the Father of
Christ, our eternal life as also our Lord Jesus Christ, the bishop
:
15
injuries of the prince of this pre- whose pleasure it is that ye
sent world, and escape, we shall should do so.
enjoy God. 8 Because he that does not do
4 Seeing then I have been so, deceives not the bishop whom
2 s
Vid. Interp. Lat. Epist. Interpol.
1 In. According to. * Been vouch-
safed aname carrying a great deal of divinity in it. 6 See Bishop Pearson.
6 Sing, commend. ' Undergoing,
Vind. Ign. par. ii. cap. 12, p. 146.
escaping. 8 Worthy of God.
9 Whom may I enjoy. 10
Apud. Vet. Lat.
ll
Interp. Glorificato Deum Patrem D. nostri Jesu Christi. Vid. Voss.
Annot. in loc. Pearson Prsef. ad Vind. Ignat. 12 Seeming youthful state.
13
It is becoming. " Without any hypocrisy. 15
Who willeth it.
172
Exhorts to live MAGNESIANS. orderly and in unify.
upon 3 man, but upon God, who before all ages, and appeared in
10
knows the secrets of our hearts. the end to us.
9 It is therefore fitting, that 6 Wherefore taking the same
we should not only be called "holy course, see that ye all
Christians, but be so. reverence one another: and let
10 As some call indeed their no one look upon his neighbour
governor, bishop but yet do all ; after the flesh ; but do ye all
things without him. mutually love each other in
11 But I can never think that Jesus Christ.
such as these have a good con- 7 Let there be nothing that
science, seeing that they are not may be able to make a division
gathered together thoroughly ac- among you ; but be ye united to
cording to God's commandment. your bishop, and those who pre-
side over you, to be your pattern
CHAP. II.
and direction in the way to im-
1 That as all must die, 4 he exhorts
mortality.
them to live orderly and in unity.
8 12 As therefore the Lord did
SEEING things have
then all
nothing without the Father,
an end, there are these two
5
being united to him neither by ;
l
Wherefore being
BE not deceived with strange
doctrines nor with old fa-
;
'
8
his disciples, let us learn to live
become
expect him as their master. bid that any among you should
|
9
ever ye do, ye may prosper both 10 The Ephesians from
in body and spirit, in faith and Smyrna salute you, from which
charity, in the Son, and in the place I write unto you (being :
Father and in the Holy Spirit: in present here to the glory of God,
the beginning, and in the end. in like manner as you are,) who
5 Together with your most have in all things refreshed me,
3
worthy bishop, and the well- together with Polycarp, the
wrought spiritual crown of your bishop of the Smyrnaeans.
presbytery, and your deacons, 11 The rest of the churches
which are according to God. in the honour of Jesus Christ,
6 Be subject to your bishop, salute you.
and to one another, as Jesus 12 10 Farewell, and be ye
Christ to the Father, according strengthened in the concord of
to the flesh and the Apostles God u enjoying his inseparable
: :
ye may *
be united both in body Tf To the Magnesians.
and spirit.
1
In yourselves. 2 Prov. xviii. 17 Sept.
3
Worthily complicated. 4 There
may be a union both fleshly and spiritual. s Eph. nL 4. "Find, enjoy.
9 Which came to Smyrna
7
Whence. 8 Bedewed. Vid. Epist. Inter, in loc.
upon mv account. »"E^«*. "Possessing. "In.
13
Unto. " Known.
according
^Inseparable mind. 16 Which you have not according to use, but
to
175
and deacons. TRALLIANS. Desires to suffer.
by the will of God and Jesus after the very same manner for :
3
testimony of your good will to-
15
powerful 16
whom I am per-
:
cuse me this care ;) and lest per- 5 * He that is within the altar
chance being not able to receive is pure; but he that is without,
them, ye should be choken with that is, that does anything with-
them. out the bishop, the presbyters,
1 3 For even I myself, although and deacons, is not pure in his
I am in bonds, yet am not there- conscience.
l
20 For many things are want- in charity, that is, the blood of
ing to us, that we come not short Jesus Christ.
of God. 8 Let no man have any 5
CHAP. II. grudge against his neighbour.
1 Warns them against heretics, 4 exhorts
Give no occasion to the Gentiles;
them to humility and unity, 10 lest by means of a few foolish
briefly sets before them the true doc- men, the whole congregation of
trine concerning Christ. God be evil spoken of.
EXHORT you therefore, or 9 For woe to that man 6
through
I rather not I, but the love of whose vanity my name is blas-
Jesus Christ; that ye use none phemed by any.
but Christian nourishment; ab- 10 Stop your ears therefore,
staining from pasture which is of as often as any one shall speak 7
another kind, I mean heresy. contrary to Jesus Christ who ;
2 2 For they that are heretics, was of the race of David, of the
confound together the doctrine Virgin Mary.
of Jesus Christ, with their own 11 Who was truly born and
poison 3 whilst they seem worthy
: did eat and drink was truly per-
;
1 2
Orders. Vid. de hoc loco conjecturas Vossii, Cotelorii, et Junii apod
Usserium. Comp. Epist. Intercol. in loc. et Voss. Annot. in Epiat. ad Phil.
p. 281. 3
Being believed for their dignity. 4 Vid. Uaserii Obs. Marg. Comp.
Coteler. ib. » Any thing. B Through whom in vanity, Isaiah lii. 5. ''With-
10
out. 8
Seeing, or looking on. 9 His Father raising him. The Father.
12 177
unity and prayer ROMANS. for the Church.
— Why
!
15 For these are not the plants through the mercy of God stand
of the Father; seeingif they were, in need of your prayers, that I
they would appear to be the bran- may be worthy of the portion
ches of the cross, and their fruit which I am about to obtain that
would be incorruptible by which I be not found a reprobate.
;
he invites you through his pas- 6 The love of those who are
sion, who are members of him. at Smyrna and Ephesus salute
16 For the head cannot be you. Remember in your prayers
without its members, God having the church of Syria, from which
promised a union, that is himself. I am not worthy to be called,
being one of the least 5 of it.
CHAP. III. 7 Fare ye well in Jesus Christ
God would strengthen him to the Father, and his only begotten
combat. i
Son Jesus Christ beloved, and
;
3 The concord of
1
Plants. * i. e. The delegates of the church. you. 4 Ee
5 Them. 6 Undivided. 7 Vin\ Anrot.
•atestimonv amon? von, writing.
Vo*sii et Coteler. in'loc. 8
Vid. Pearson. Vind. Ignat, par 2, ch. xvi. p. 214.
s In. ,0
Omitted, Gr.
176
Hopes to suffer ROMANS. for Christ's sake.
attain unto God, if you spare me. be only called a Christian, but
15
5 But I would not that ye be found one.
should please men, but God 11 For if I shall be found a
16
whom also ye do please. For Christian, I may then deservedly
neither shall I hereafter have be called one; and be thought
such an opportunity " of going faithful, when I shall no longer
unto God nor will you if ye
; appear to the world.
shall now be silent, ever be en- 12 Nothing is 25 good, that is
tituled to a better work. For if seen.
1 2
In. God which also presides in the place of the region of the Komans,
;
worthy of God most decent, most blessed, most praised, most worthy to ob-
;
tain what it desires; most pure, most charitable, called by the name of Christ
and the Father; Gr. 3 Type of the chorus, t. e., the church of the Komans.
See Voss. Annot. in loc. * Also. 6 The Son of the Father; to those who are
— Gr. 6
Wholly filled. Gr. 7 (Being absolutely separated from any other
colour; much pure, or immaculate joy.) 8 Gr. 9 Vid. Voss. Annot. in loc.
10
Worthy of God. n And have received even more than I asked, being
bound. 12 Gr. u My lot. M Is. 15 I will not please you as men. Gr. 10 As.
17
Attaining unto. ls From me. 19 Flesh. 20 Being become a chorus. n Sing.
22
That a bishop of Syria should be found. m That those things also should
be firm. 24
Commanded. Vid. Annot. Userii in loc. N. 26, 27. 2i Nothing
that is seen is eternal: for the things which are seen are temporal, but the
things that are not seen are eternal. Gr.
179
Earnestly desires ROMANS. martyrdom.
I 3
signify to them all, that I 9 But I am the more in-
u yet
am willing to die for God, unless structed by their injuries ;
whom I shall attain unto God. 11 And whom for that end I
13
3 For I am the wheat of God will encourage, that they may
and I shall be ground by the be sure to devour me, and not
teeth of the wild beasts, that I serve me as they have done some,
maybe found the pure bread 6 of whom out of fear they have not
Christ. touched. But, and if they will
4 Rather 'encourage the beasts, not do it willingly, I will pro-
that they may become my sepul- voke them to it.
chre; and may leave nothing 12 Pardon me in this matter
of my body; that being dead I know what is profitable for me.
u be a disciple.
I may not be troublesome to any. Now I begin to
15
5 Then shall I be truly the Nor shall anything move me,
disciple of Jesus Christ, when whether visible or invisible, that
the world shall not see so much I may attain to Jesus Christ.
as my body, Pray therefore 13 Let fire, and the cross let ;
16
unto Christ for me, that by these the companies of wild beasts ;
17
instruments I may be made the let breakings of bones and tear-
18
8
sacrifice of God. ing of members let the shat- ;
1
Persuasion, or silence. Gr. (Desunt, Gr.) 3 Vid. Usser. Annot. N. 31.
2
4
Forbid me. 6 Be not. 6
Lat. Vet. Interps. et Annot. Usser. N. 32.
Vid
7 Flatter. 8 Desunt. Gr. 9 Free in him. Gr. 10 Any worldly or vain things.
Gr. u 1 Cor. iv. 4.
12
Vid. Voss. in loc. Usser. Annot. N. 48. May be
ready for me. Gr. "Usser. Annot. N. 48. 14
Luke xiv. 27. l5 Vid. Co-
l7
teler. in loc. Rom. viii. 38, 39.
6
Force, or rage. '
Let tearings, and rend-
ings. Gr.
ls
Vid. Usser. Annot. N. 56.
19
lb. N. 57. 20
That I may enjoy.
180
Further desires ROMANS. to suffer.
ther die 'for Jesus Christ, than hearken to me but rather be-
;
rule to the utmost ends of the lieve what I now write to you.
* Him I seek who died
earth. 3 For though I am alive at
for us him I desire, that rose
; the writing this, yet my desire is
again for us. This is the gain
5
to die. My love is crucified ;
15 16
that is laid up for me. (and the fire that is within
15 Pardon me, my brethren, me
does not desire any water
ye shall not hinder me from liv- but being alive and " springing
6
ing. Nor seeing I desire to go to within me, says,) Come to the
God, may you separate me from Father.
him, for the sake of this world 4 I take no pleasure in the
;
25
wards my God. Let none of you hath truly spoken by it. Pray
u
therefore help him Rather do therefore for me, that I may ac-
13
:
1
Gr. Pleasures. 2
Of this age. 3
Gr. unto. * For what is a man profited if he
shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul. Gr. Add. 5 Usury. Gr. Vid.
Voss. Correct, p. 301. Nor desire that I should die, who seek to co to God,
6 re-
9 Man. 10 Vid.
joice not in the world. Gr. 7 Bv matter. 8 Take: lav hold on.
Annot. Voss. in loc. u What things constrain me. n Mind will. » \Y ho are :
God made in these last times of the seed of David and Abraham, and the
drink of God that I long for. Gr.).
20
Gr. Adds, and perpetual life. And
that shall be. » Willed. » Vid. Annot. Voss. in loc. « By a short letter.
«In. 26
Ye have willed it.
Commends their PHILADELPHIA^. bishop.
sent unto him, 5 warns them ayainst he has settled according to his
divisions and schism. own will in all firmness by his
IGNATIUS, who is also called Holy Spirit:
Theophorus, to the church 2 Which bishop I know ob-
of God the Father, and our tained "that great ministry
Lord Jesus Christ, which is at among you, not of himself, nei-
Philadelphia in Asia which has ; ther by men, nor out of vain
obtained mercy, being fixed in glory but 13 by the love of God
;
the concord of God, and rejoic- the Father, and our Lord Jesus
8
ing evermore in the passion of Christ.
our Lord, and being fulfilled in 3 Whose moderation " I ad-
all mercy through his resurrec- mire who by his silence is able
;
15
tion Which also I salute in the
: to do more than others with
9
blood of Jesus Christ, which is all their vain talk. For he is
our eternal and undefiled joy ;
fitted to the commands, as the
especially if they are at unity harp to its strings.
with the bishop, and presbyters 4 Wherefore my soul esteems
who are with him, and the dea- his mind towards God most hap-
2 3
Viz. as unworthy to suffer.
1 Vid. Vet. Interp. Lat. Shall oversee it.
6
4
Cor. xv. 8.
1 5 Vid. Vet. Interp. Lat. That is the xxxiiid of August.
8 Inseparably- 9 Vid. Vet. Interpr. Lat. 10 In. "Will, order.
Or. 'Amen.Gr.
12
Ministry belonging to the public.
13
In. l4
Has struck me with wonder.
15
Tho-e that speak vain things.
182
Exhorts to PHILADELPHIANS.
1
and according to all the mod- do, ye may do it according to the
eration of the living God. will of God.
5 Wherefore as becomes the
children both of the light and
CHAP. II.
2
who seem worthy of belief, great joy in you, I endeavour to
3
that with a false pleasure lead secure you against danger or ;
captive those that run in the rather not I, but Jesus Christ
course of God but in the con- in whom being bound I the more
;
6
cord they shall find no place. fear, as being yet only on the
7 Abstain therefore from way to suffering.
those evil herbs which Jesus 2 But your prayer to God
Christ does not dress because ; shallmake me perfect, that I
such are not the plantation of may attain to that portion, which
the Father. Not that I have by God's mercy is allotted to
found any division among you, me : Fleeing to the Gospel as to
but rather all manner of * purity. the flesh of Christ and to the ;
1
Weak. 2
Of gome. 3
Flesh. 4
Repent. 5
Who will loose from you.
6 7 Untouched.
Archives, Vid. Voss. Annot. in loc
184
On the person SMYRN.EANS. of Christ,
s
is the perfection of incorruption. with Rheus of Agathopolis, a
All therefore together are good, singular good person, who has
if ye believe with charity. followed me even from Syria,
CHAP. III. not regarding his life: These
also bear witness unto you.
Informs them he had heard that the per-
secution was stopped at Antioch, and 5 And I myself give thanks to
directs them to send a messenger hith- God for you that you
receive them
erto to congratulate with the church. as the Lord shall receive you.
"VTOW as concerning the But for those that dishonoured
IM church of Antioch which is them, may they be forgiven
in Syria, seeing I am told that through the grace of Jesus
through your prayers and the Christ.
bowels which ye have towards it 6 The charity of the brethren
in Jesus Christ, it is in peace it that are at Troas salutes you
;
will become you, as the church from whence also I now write
of God, to ordain some deacon by Burrhus, who was sent to-
1
3
not. in loc Vid. Vossius Annot. in Ep. ad. Smyrn. p. 261. See chap. iii.
4
V. 11. Comp. 1 Cor. vii. 25.
185
Exhorts against SMYRN^ANS. heretics.
you are settled in an immovable unto them, Take, handle me, and
I
spirit and are confirmed in love vinced both by his flesh and
;
1
Unto the Lord.2
Matt. iii. 15.
3
Vid. Voss. Annot. loc. i.e. Chris- m
tians. Incorporeal and demoniac.
5 6
Ex. Evang. Sec Hebr. See Dr. brabe
Spicileg. torn. ii. p. 26. 7 Death. 8 Admonish. 9
Have so.
186
Danger q SMYRN^ANS. On duty
follow your
this, let him receive it. Let no
man's * place or state in the
SEE that ye all
bishop, as Jesus Christ, the
world puff him up that which is: Father ; and the presbytery, as
worth all his faith and charity, to the Apostles. And reverence the
which nothing is to be preferred. deacons, as the command of God.
14 But consider those who are 2 Let no man do anything of
of a different opinion from us, as what belongs to the church sepa-
to what concerns the grace of rately from the bishop.
Jesus Christ which is come unto 3 Let that eucharist be looked
us, how contrary they are to the upon as well established, which
design of God. is either offered by the bishop,
5 id.
1
Had true flesh. 2
Itis.
3
Matt. xix. 12. * Vkl. Epist. Interpol. \
7 Love.
Annot. Coteler. in loc. Or, Prayers. « Vid. Coteler. Annot.
187
to the bishop SMYRN^ANS. and pastors.
abound to you in charity seeing it will be fitting, and for the ho-
;
Rheus 5 Agathopus, who followed your prayers they have now got-
me 6 for the word of God, as the ten to their harbor.
deacons of Christ our God. 19 For inasmuch as ye are
12 Who also gave thanks unto perfect yourselves, you ought to
the Lord for you, forasmuch as think those things that are per-
ye have refreshed them in all fect. For when you are desirous
'things.
8
Nor shall any thing to do well, God is ready to " en-
that you have done be lost to you. able you thereunto.
1
Multitude. 2
Make a love-feast. s
Keturn to a sound mind. 4
Does
worship. 5 Vid. Voss. Annot. in loc. 6 Unto. 7 Ways. 8 Vid. Epist. Interpol.
9Spirit. 10
All the. n i. e. the bishop of that church. 12
Vid. Voss. Annot.
in loc. I3
Bulk, greatness. u Help you.
188
Ignatius exhorts POLYCARP.
20 The love of the brethren 23 Grace be with you, and
that are at Troas salute you; mercy, and peace, and patience,
from whence I write to you by for evermore.
Burrhus whom you sent with me, 24 I salute the families of my
together with the Ephesians your brethren, with their wives and
brethren and who has in all
; children and the a virgins that
;
lu
behold thy 5 blessed face, in which labuur is great, the gain is the
may I always rejoice in God. more.
3 Wherefore I beseech thee by 7 If thou shalt love the good
the grace of God with which thou disciples, what thank is it? But
art clothed, to press forward in rather do thou subject to thee
thy course, and to exhort all those that are mischievous, in
others that they may be saved. meekness.
i. e. The deaconessses. See the reason for
1 2
Vid. Vos9. Annot. in loc.
the name, Voss. Annot. in loc. Add. Coteler. ib. 3 See Voss. Annot. ex I'.pist.
6 Innocent. 6 Vid. 7 Be at
Interpol. 4
of the Smvrnoeans. 1 Cor. vii. 34.
9 The diseases.
leisure to, etc. 8
Vid. Voss. in loc. aliter Vet. Lat. Interpr.
10
Is much.
189
to improve POLYCARP. his faith.
with the same plaster if the : during all manner of ways foi
accessions of the disease be vehe- our salvation.
ment, modify them with * soft
remedies be in all things wise
:
2 CHAP. II.
thee is immortality, and eternal glory of God, that they may ob-
life concerning which thou art tain from him a better liberty.
;
1
Supervisions. Matt. x. 16. s Vid. Voss. Annot. in loc Collat. cnm Co-
2
6
teler. ib. 4
Amaze
thee. 5 Beaten. More studious, diligent, 'being well
10
settled. 8 Vid. Annot. Coteler. in loc. ' Or, trades. Vid. Annot. Vossii
et Coteler. in loc.
190
Desires to greet POLYCARP. the churches.
men to come together with the fering, I shall attain unto God ;
them that submit to their bishop, and that going unto Syria, he
with their presbyters and dea- may glorify your incessant love,
cons. And may my portion be to the praise of Christ.
together with theirs in God. 3 A Christian has not the
13 Labour with one another ; power of himself: but must be
contend together, run together, always at leisure for God's ser-
suffer together sleep together,
; vice. Now this work is both
and rise together as the stew-
; God's and your's when ye shall :
1
Observe, from the foregoing verses, that Ignatius here speaks not to Poly-
carp, but through him to the Church of Smyrna.
2
That which is committ- d
4 In
Ft. has been manifested unto me.
3 lie
to vour custody, to keep secure. t
security of God. » Most becoming God. 6 Viz. To the Smyrnteans, and this
to himself. See Pearson in loo 7
Footmen.
191
Commends them PHILIPPIANS. for their faith.
may be glorified
x
to all eternity, ever with him, * and with Poly-
of which you are worthy. carp who sends him.
8 I salute all by name, partic- 10 I wish you all happiness
ularly -the wife of Epitropus, in our God, Jesus Christ in' ;
with all her house and children. whom continue, in the unityand
I salute Attalus my well-beloved. protection of God.
9 I salute him who shall be 11 I salute Alee my well-be*
thought worthy to be sent by loved. Farewell in the Lord.
you into Syria. Let grace be *|[ To Polycarp.
1
righteousness ; inordinate af- ered unto you which is the ;
from evil speaking; false wit- with hope, and led on by a gen-
ness ; not rendering evil for evil, eral love, both towards God and
or railing for railing, or striking towards Christ, and towards our
for striking, or cursing for curs- neighbour.
ing. 4 For if any man 6 has these
But remembering what
10 things he has fulfilled the law of
the Lord has 2 taught us saying, righteousness for he that has
:
Judge not, and ye shall not be charity is far from all sin.
judged; forgive and ye shall be 5 But the love of money is
forgiven be ye merciful, and the 7 root of all evil. Knowing
;
1
Eph. iv. 19. Coloss. iii. 5. 1 Pet. iii. 9.
2
Said to us, teaching, Luke vi.
37. Matt. vii. 1. 3
Matt. v. 3, 10. Luke vi. 20. *irepi aXcdeiac, concerning
6 Be within. 7 Beginning
Truth. 5 Epistles. Vid. Annot Coteler. in loc
lu
of all troubles, or difficulties, x a ^ ETruv 1 Tim. vi. 7. 8 Be armed. 9 In.
,
Love-
n Truth. 12 Of the. 13 And that he.
13 193
Christian duties. PHILIPPIANS. On faith.
blameless before
!
him, as the both in the sight of God and man.
ministers of God in Christ, and 16 Abstaining from all wrath,
not of men. Not false accusers respect of persons, and unright-
;
2
of money but moderate in all being free from all covetousness.
;
9
things compassionate, careful
; 17 Not easy to believe any
;
of the Lord, who was the ser- judgment knowing that we are ;
to come, according as he has pro- for we are all in the sight of our
10
mised to us, that he will raise us Lord and God and must all ;
from the dead and that if we stand before the judgment seat
;
4
spirit : and neither fornicators, fence, and from false brethren ;
nor effeminate, nor abusers of and from those who bear the
themselves with mankind, shall name of Christ in hypocrisy
inherit the kingdom of God who deceive vain men.
nor they who do such things as CHAP. III.
are foolish and unreasonable. 1 As to faith in our Saviour Christ : his
13 Wherefore ye must needs nature and sufferings, the resurrection
abstain from all these things, be- and judgment. 3 Exhorts to prayer
5 5 and steadfastness in the faith, from
ing subject to the priests and
the examples of Christ, 7 and Apostles
deacons, as unto God and Christ. and saints, and exhorts to carefulness
14 The virgins admonish to in all well-doing.
walk in a spotless and pure con-
science.
12
FORconfess that Jesus Christ
whosoever does not
is
and says that there shall neither sent world; but him who died, and
be any resurrection, nor judg- was raised again by God for us.
ment, he is the first-born of Satan. 10 Stand therefore in these
3 Wherefore leaving the vani- things, and follow the example of
ty of many, and their false doc- the Lord; being firm and immuta-
tnnes let us return to the word ble in the faith, lovers of the bro-
;
j
who is our hope, and the earnest works, both ye yourselves may
of our righteousness, even Jesus receive praise,and the Lord may
4
Who his own self bare n
Christ ; not be blasphemed through you.
our sins in his own body on the But wo be to him by whom the
tree :who did no sin, neither name of the Lord is blasphemed.
was guile found in his mouth. 13 Therefore teach all men
But suffered all for us that we sobriety in which do ye also
;
name, let us glorify him for this the sin of covetousness, he exhorts them
;
13
and the rest of the Apostles 2 Keep yourselves from all evil.
8 Being 6 confident of this, For he that in these things cannot
that all these have not run in govern himself how shall he be
vain but in faith and righteous- able to prescribe them to another?
;
ness, and are gone to the place that 3 If a man does not keep him-
14
was due to them from the Lord self from covetousness, he .-hall
;
4 But who of you are ignorant believe in our Lord Jesus Christ,
of the j udgment of God ? * Do we and in his Father 4 who raised
not know that the saints shall him from the dead.
judge the world, as Paul teaches ? 12 Pray for all the saints:
5 But I have neither per- pray also for kings, and 5 all that
ceived nor heard any thing of are in authority and for those
;
this kind in you, among whom who persecute you, and hate you,
the blessed
2
Paul laboured ;
and for the enemies of the cross
and who are named in the be- that your fruit may be manifest
ginning of his Epistle. in all; and that ye may be per-
6
6 For he glories of you in all fect in Christ.
the churches who then only knew 13 7
Ye wrote to me, both ye,
God for we did not then know
;
and also Ignatius, that if any one
him. Wherefore, my brethren, went from hence into Syria, he
I am exceedingly sorry both for should bring your letters with
him, and for his wife to whom ; him ;which also I will take care
God grant a true repentance. of, as soon as I shall have a con-
are under the heavens, who shall with all yours. Amen.
1
1 Cor. vi. 2. 2
Phil. 1. s
Said in these Scriptures. Psalm iv. 5. Eph. iv.
2G. * Gal. 1, 1 Tim. Powers and princes. 6 Him.
ii. 1, 2.
5 ' See Annot.
9Our Lord.
i. e. To himself, and to the church of Smyrna.
8
Usser. in loc.
10
His grace be with you all. Amen.
196
THE SHEPHERD OF HERMAS.
[This book is thus entitled, because it was composed by Hennas, brother to
Pius, bishop of Rome; and because the Angel, who bears the principal
part in it, is represented in the form and habit of a shepherd. Irenseus
quotes it under the very name of Scripture. Origen thought it a most use-
ful writing, and that it was divinely inspired Eusebius Bays, that, though
;
it was not esteemed canonical, it was read publicly in the churches, which
is corroborated by Jerome; and Athanasius cites it, calls it a most' useful
work, and observes, that though it was not strictly canonical, the Fathers
appointed it to be read for direction and confirmation in faith and piety.
Jerome, notwithstanding this, and that he applauded it in his catalogue of
writers, in his comments upon it afterwards, terms it apocryphal and foolish.
Tertullian praised it when a Catholic, and abused it when a Montanist
Although Gelasius ranks it among the apocryphal books, it is found at-
tached to some of the most ancient MS. of the New Testament and Arch- ;
the learned prelate himself still further improved the whole from a multi-
tude of fragments of the original Greek never before used for that purpose.]
1
In MS. Lambeth. Prsecepta sum a Domino ut peccata tua arguarn I :
because thou hast sinned against this be laid against me for sin,
ine. how can I be saved ?
7 And I answering said unto 15 Or how shall I ever be
her, Lady, if I have sinned able to entreat the Lord for my
against thee, tell ine where, or in many and great sins? With
what place, or when did I ever what words shall I beseech him
speak an unseemly or dishonest to be merciful unto me ?
word unto thee ? 16 As I was thinking over
8 Have I not always esteemed these things, and meditating in
thee as a lady ? Have I not al- myself upon them, behold a chair
ways reverenced thee as a sister ? was set over against me of the
Why then dost thou imagine whitest wool, as bright as snow.
these wicked things against me ? 17 And there came an old
9 Then she, smiling upon me, woman in a bright garment, hav-
said the desire of naughtiness ing a book in her hand, and sat
:
has risen up in thy heart. Does alone, and saluted me, saying,
1
it not seem to thee to be an ill Hernias, hail and I being full !
who love this present world, and of her has risen up in thy heart.
glory in their riches, and regard For indeed su ch a thought maketh
not the good things that are to the servants of God guilty of sin.
come their souls wander up
; 20 Nor ought such a detesta-
and down, and know not where ble thought to be in the servant
to fix. of God nor should he who is
:
trust not in the Lord, and de- ly Hermas, who contains him-
spise and neglect their own life. self from
all wicked lusts, and
13 But do thou pray unto the is full of all simplicity, and of
Lord, and he will heal thy sins, great innocence.
and the sins of thy whole house, 21 T Nevertheless the Lord
and of all his saints. is not so much angry with thee
14 T[ As soon as she had for thine own sake, as upon the
spoken these words the heavens account of thy house, which has
Avere shut, and I remained utterly committed wickedness against the
swallowed up with sadness and Lord, and against their parents.
fear; and said within myself, if! 22 And for that out of thy
Vid. Hieron in Hoseam, vii. 9.
198
On neglecting to VISION II. chastise his children.
thy house. For through their sins shall be made plain for his elect
and iniquities, thou art wholly that he may render unto them the
consumed in secular affairs. promise which he has promised,
23 But now the mercy of God with much honour and joy if so ;
hath taken compassion upon be that they shall keep the com-
thee, and upon thine house, and mandments of God, which they
hath greatly comforted thee. have received with great faith.
Only as for thee, do not wander, 30 Tf And when she had made
but be of an even mind, and an end of reading, she rose out
comfort thy house. of the chair and behold four ;
they will repent with all their went before was severe and hard.
2
heart, and they shall be written 32 She said unto me, these
3
in the book of life. last things are for the righteous,
25 And when she had said but the foregoing for the revol-
this, she added unto me Wilt ters and heathen.
;
fixed the heaven, and founded 2 And when I was come into
the earth upon the waters and the place, I fell down upon my
2
So. HSS.
1
In Glory. Edit. Oxon. Hath preserved thee in honour
Lamb. Et describentur in Ubre vit»-
3
EdU. Oxon. « Et ejua rnodo
Of his neglect to I. HERMAS. correct his talkative ivife.
knees, and began to pray unto which shall be thy sister and let ;
the Lord, and to glorify his her learn to refrain her tongue,
name, that he had esteemed me with which she calumniates.
"worthy, and had manifested unto 11 And when she shall hear
me my former sins. these things, she will refrain her-
3 And when I self, and shall obtain mercy.
arose from
prayer, behold I saw over against 12 And 3 they also shall be
me the old woman whom I had instructed, when thou shalt have
seen the last year, walking and reproached them with these
reading in a certain book. words, which the Lord has com-
4 And she said unto me, Canst manded to be revealed unto thee.
thou tell these things to the elect 13 Then shall their sins be for-
of God? I answered and said given, which they have hereto-
unto her, Lady, I cannot retain fore committed, and the sins of all
so many things in my memory, the saints who have sinned even
but give me the book, and I will unto this day if they shall repent ;
thy sons have done, neither ne- thinkest thou of that old woman
glect thy sister, but take care from whom thou receivedst the
that they amend of their former book who is she ? I answered,;
sins. a Sybil.
22 For they will be instructed 32 Thou art mistaken, said
by this doctrine, if thou shait he, she is not. I replied, Who
not be mindful of what they have is she then, sir ? He answered
done wickedly. me, It is the church of God.
23 For the remembrance of 33 And I said unto him, Why
evils worketh death, but the for- then does she appear old ? She is
getting of them life eternal. therefore, said he, an old wo-
24 But thou, O Hermas hast man, because she was 3 the first
!
undergone a great many worldly of all the creation, and the world
troubles for the offences of thy was made for her.
house, because thou hast ne- 34 After this I saw a vision
glected them, as things that did at home in my own house, and the
not belong unto thee and thou old woman whom I had seen be-
;
art wholly taken up with thy fore, came to me and asked me,
great business. whether I had yet delivered 4 her
25 Nevertheless, for this cause book to the elders of the church ?
shalt thou be saved, that thou And I answered, that I had not
hast not departed from the living yet.
God, and thy simplicity and sin- 35 She replied, Thou hast well
gular continency shall preserve done, for I have certain words
thee, if thou shalt continue in more to tell thee. But when I
them. shall have finished all the words,
26 Yea, they shall save all they shall be clearly understood
such as do such things, and walk by the elect.
in innocence and simplicity. 36 5
And
thou shalt write two
27 They who are of this kind books, and send one to Clement
shall prevail against all impiety, and one to Grapte. For Clement
and continue until life eternal. shall send it to the foreign cities,
28 Happy are all they that because rt is permitted to him so
do righteousness, they shall not to do but Grapte shall admon-
:
8
injuries. Eldad and-Medad. Numb. xi. 26, 27.
2 See Dr. Grabe'a
Annot. to Bishop Bull's Def. Fid. Nic. p. 24. Fol. de S. Herma. 4
Suum
is added in the Lambeth MS.
6 Origen. Philocal, cap. 1.
Of the church I. HERMAS. triumphant.
to know all things, come into are elder sit first. She replied,
the field, where thou wilt, and Sit down as I bid you.
about the sixth hour, I will ap- 13 And when I would have sat
pear unto thee, and shew thee on the right side, she suffered me
what thou must see. not, but made a sign to me with her
4 I asked her, saying: Lady, in- hand, that I should sit on the left.
to what partpf the field ? She an- 14 As I was therefore musing,
swered, wherever thou wilt, only and full of sorrow, that she
choose a good and a private place. would not suffer me to sit on the
And before I began to speak and right side, she said unto me,
tell her the place, she said unto Hermas, why art thou sad ?
me I will come where.thou wilt.
: 15 The place which is on the
5 I was therefore, brethren, in right hand is theirs who have
the field, and I observed the hours already attained unto God, and
and came into the place where I have suffered for his name-sake.
had appointed her to come. But there is yet a great deal re-
6 And I beheld a bench placed; maining unto thee, before thou
it was a linen pillow, and over it canst sit with them.
spread a covering of fine linen. 16 But continue as thou doest
7 When I saw these things in thy sincerity, and thou shalt
ordered in this manner, and that sit with them as all others shall :
there was nobody in the place, I that do their works, and shall
began to be astonished, and my bear what they have borne.
hair stood on end, and a kind of 17 T[ I said to her: Lady, I
horror seized me for I was alone. would know what it is that they
;
and yet thy ' defects are many. 29 As for those which were
But thou shalt be purged from rejected,some they cut out, and
thy defects, as also all who doubt cast them at a distance from the
not shall be cleansed from all tower but many others of them
;
the sins which they have com- lay round about the tower, which
mitted unto this day. they made no use of in the
21 And when she had said budding.
this shewould have departed. 30 For some of these were
22 Wherefore, falling down rough, others had clefts in them,
before her feet, I began to en- others were white and round,
treat her, for the Lord's sake, not proper for the building of
that she would shew me the the tower.
vision which she had promised. 31 But I saw the other stones
23 Then she again took me cast afar off from the tower, and
by the hand, and lifted me up, falling into the high-way, and
and made me sit upon the seat yet not continuing in the way,
on the left side and holding up
; but were rolled from the way
a certain bright wand, said unto into a desert place.
me, Seest thou that great thing ? 32 Others I saw falling into
I replied, Lady, I see nothing. the fire and burning; others fell
24 She answered, Dost thou near the water, yet could not roll
not see over against thee a great themselves into it, though very
tower, which is built upon the desirous to fall into the water.
water, with bright square stones ? 33 Tf And when she had shewed
25 For the tower was built me these things she would have
upon a square by these six young departed: but I said to her,
men that came with her. Lady, what doth it profit me to
26 But many thousand of other see these things, and not under-
men brought stones some drew stand what they mean ?
;
them out of the deep, others car- 34 She answered and said
ried them from the ground, and unto me: You are very cunning,
gave them to the six young men. in that you are desirous to know
And they took them and built. those things which 2 relate to the
27 As for those stones which tower. Yea, said I, Lady, that
were drawn out of the deep, they I may declare them unto the
put them all into the building brethren, and they may rejoice,
for they were polished, and their and hearing these things may
squares exactly answered one glorify God with great glory.
another, and so one was joined 35 Then she said, Many in-
in such wise to the other, that deed shall hear them, and when
there was no space to be seen they shall have heard them,
where they joined, insomuch that some shall rejoice, and others
the whole tower appeared to be weep. And yet even these, if they
built as it were of one stone. shall repent, shall rejoice too.
28 But as for the other stones 36 Hear therefore what I shall
that were taken off from the say concerning the parable of
ground, some of them they re- the tower, and after this be no
jected, others they fitted into the longer importunate with me
building. about the revelation.
1
Lat. Exiguitatas.
' Are about.
203
and of I. HERMAS. sorts of reprobates.
37 For these revelations have 45 And who are the rest who
an end, seeing they are fulfilled. bring them stones ?
But thou dost not leave off to 46 They also are the holy an-
desire revelations, for thou art gels of the Lord but the other are ;
very urgent.
' more excellent than these. Where-
38 As for the tower which thou fore when the whole building of
seest huilt, it is myself, namely the tower shall be finished, they
the church, which have appeared shall all feast together beside the
to thee both now and heretofore. tower, and shall glorify God,
"Wherefore ask what thou wilt because the structure of the tower
concerning the tower, and I will is finished.
reveal it unto thee, that thou 47 I asked her, saying, I
mayst rejoice with the saints. would know the condition of the
39 I said unto her, Lady, be- stones, and the meaning of them,
cause thou hast thought me once what it is?
worthy to receive from thee the 48 She answering, said unto
revelation of all these things, me, Art thou better than all
declare them unto me. others that this should be re-
40 She answered me, Whatso- vealed unto thee? For others
ever is fit to be revealed unto thee are both before thee, and better
shall be revealed
2
only let thy than thou art, to whom these
:
heart be with the Lord, and doubt visions should be made mani-
not, whatsoever thou shalt see. fest.
41 I asked her, Lady, why is 49 Nevertheless, that the name
3
the tower built upon the water? of God may be glorified, it has
She replied, I said before to thee been, and shall be revealed unto
that thou wert very wise to in- thee, for the sake of those who
quire diligently concerning the are doubtful, and think in their
building, therefore thou shalt hearts whether these things are
find the truth. so or not.
42 Hear therefore why the 50 Tell them that all these
tower is built upon the water things are true, and that there is
because your life is and shall be nothing in them that is not true
saved by water. For * it is found- but all are firm and truly estab-
ed by the word of the almighty lished.
and honourable name, and is 51 ^[ Hear now then concern-
supported by the invisible power ing the stones that are in the
and virtue of God. building.
43 f And I answering, said 52 The square and white stones
unto her, These things are very which agree exactly in their j oints,
admirable; but, lady, who are are the apostles, and bishops,
those six young men that build ? and doctors, and ministers, who
44 They are, said she, the through the mercy of God have
angels of God, which were first come in, and governed, and
appointed, and to whom the Lord taught and ministered holily and
has delivered all his creatures, to modestly to the elect of God,
frame and build them up, and to both they that have fallen
rule over them. For by these asleep, and which yet remain ;
the building of the tower shall and have always agreed with
be finished. them, and have had peace within
1
Edit. Oxon. 2
Clem. Alex. Strom. xii. 3 Baptism. 4 Namely, the tower.
204
Of the church VISION III. triumphntit,
themselves, and have heard each privilege who shall now be put
other. into the tower.
53 For which cause their 61 ^[ But would you know
joints exactly meet together in who they are that were cut out,
the building of the tower. and cast afar off from the tower?
2
54 They which are drawn out Lady, said I, I desire it.
of the deep and put into the 62 They are the children of
building, and whose joints agree iniquity, who believed only in
with the other stones which are hypocrisy, but departed not from
already built, are those which their evil ways for this cause
;
are already fallen asleep, and they shall not be saved, because
have suffered for the sake of the they are not of any use in the
Lord's name. building by reason of their sins.
55 And what are the other 63 TV herefore they are cut out,
stones, lady, that are brought and cast afar off, because of the
from the earth ? I would know anger of the Lord, and because
what are they. they have provoked him to anger
56 She answered, They which against them.
lie upon the ground and are not 64 As for the great number of
polished, are those which God other stones which thou hast
has approved, because they have seen placed about the tower, but
walked in ! the law of the Lord, not put into the buildings those ;
and directed their ways in his which are rugged, are they who
commandments. have known the truth, but have
57 They which are brought not continued in it, nor been
and put in the building of the joined to the saints, and there-
tower, are the young in faith fore are unprofitable.
and the faithful. And these are 65 Those that have clefts in
admonished by the angels to do them, are they that keep up dis-
well because that iniquity is not cord in their hearts against each
found in them. other, and live not in peace that ;
58 But who are those whom are friendly when present with
they rejected, and laid beside their brethren, but as soon as
the tower ? they are departed from one
59 They are such as have sin- another, their wickedness still
ned and are willing to repent continues in their hearts these :
for which cause they are not cast are the clefts which are seen in
far from the tower, because they those stones.
will be useful for the building, 66 Those that are maimed and
if they shall repent. short, are they who have be-
60 They therefore that are yet lieved indeed, but still are in
full of wicked-
to repent, if they shall repent, great measure
shall become strong in the faith ness ;
for this cause they are
:
whole.
that is, if they repent now, whilst maimed and not
the tower is building. For if the 67 But what are the white
stones, lady, and
building shall be finished there and round
will then be no place for them which are not
proper for the
to be put in, but they shall be building of
the tower ?
rejected; for he only has this 68 She answering said unto
1
In sequitatem Domini, Lat.
2
Edit. Oxon.
205
and of several I. HERMAS. of reprobates.
me :How long wilt thou con- they bear to their lusts and
tinue foolish and without under- wickednesses which they commit.
standing, asking everything and 75 And what are the rest
discerning nothing ? which fell by the water, and
69 They are such as have could not roll into the water ?
faith indeed, but have withal 76 They are such as have
the riches of this present world. heard the word, and were wil-
When therefore any : troubles ling to be baptized in the name
arise, for the sake of their riches of the Lord but considering
;
and traffic, they deny the Lord. the great holiness which the
70 I answering, said unto her, truth requires, have withdrawn
When therefore will they be pro- themselves, and walked again
fitable to the Lord ? When their after their wicked lusts.
riches shall be cut away, says 77 Thus she finished the ex-
she, in which they take delight, plication of the tower.
then they will be profitable unto 78 But I being still urgent,
the Lord for his building. asked her, Is there repentance
71 For as a round stone, un- allowed to all those stones which
less it be cut away, and cast are thus cast away, and were not
somewhat off, its bulk cannot be suitable to the building of the
made square, so they who are tower and shall they find place
;
rich, thou wast unprofitable and this after that they shall
but now thou art profitable, and have been afflicted, and fulfilled
fitfor the life which thou hast the days of their sins.
undertaken for thou also once
; 80 And for this cause they
wast one of those stones. shall be removed, because they
73 ^[ As for the rest of the have received the word of right-
stones which thou sawest cast eousness and then they shall
:
afar off from the tower, and be translated from their afflic-
running in the way, and tum- tions, if they shall have a true
bled out of the way into desert sense in their hearts of what
places, they are such as have be- they have done amiss.
lieved indeed, but through their 81 But if they shall not have
doubting have forsaken the true this sense in their hearts, they
way, thinking that they could shall not be saved by reason of
find a better. But they wander the hardness of their hearts.
and are miserable, going into 82 When therefore I had
desolate ways. done asking her concerning all
74 Then for those stones these things, she said unto me,
which fell into the fire and were Wilt thou see somewhat else?
burnt, they are those who have And being desirous of seeing it,
2
for ever departed from the liv- I became very cheerful of coun-
ing God nor doth it ever come tenance.
;
therefore the effects of them. Dost thou not see the tower y< ;i 1
the next Innocence the third have heard and done them, they
;
the last of all is Charity. When quities, and thou together with
therefore thou shalt have fulfilled them.
the works of their mother, thou 96 Hear me therefore, O my
shalt be able to do all things. sons I have bred you up in
!
and follow one another as they ye will not cease from your evil
were born. doings.
90 From Faith proceeds Ab- 97 Now therefore hearken
stinence from Abstinence, Sim-
;
unto me, and have peace one
plicity ;from Simplicity, Inno- with another, and visit one an-
cence; from Innocence, Modesty other, and receive one another,
from Modesty, Discipline and and do not enjoy the creatures of
Charity. Therefore the works God alone.
of these are holy, and chaste, 98 Give freely to them that are
and right. in need. For some by too free
91 Whoever therefore feeding contract an infirmity in
shall
serve these, and hold fast to their flesh, and do injury to taeir
their works, he shall have his bodies; whilst the flesh of others,
207
and of several I. HERMAS. sorts of reprobates.
who have not food, withers away, and four others took up the seat
because they want sufficient nou- on which she sate, and they also
rishment, and the bodies are con- went away again to the tower.
sumed. I saw not the faces of these, for
99 Wherefore this intemper- their backs were towards me.
ance is hurtful to you, who have, 106 As she was going away, I
and do not communicate to them asked her, that she would reveal
that want. Prepare for the judg- to me what concerned the three
ment that is about to come upon forms, in which she had appeared
you. unto me.
100 Ye that are the more emi- 107 But she answering said
nent, search out them that are unto me, concerning these things
hungry, whilst the tower is yet thou must ask some other, that
unfinished. For when the tower they may be revealed unto thee.
shall be finished, ye shall be wil- j
108 Now, brethren, in the first
ling to do good, and shall not find vision the last year, she appeared
any place in it. unto me exceeding old, and sit-
101 Beware, therefore, ye that ting in a chair.
glory in your riches, lest perhaps 109 In another vision, she had
they groan who are in want, and indeed a youthful face, but her
their sighing come up unto God, flesh and hair were old ; but she
and ye be shut out with your talked with me standing, and was
goods without the gate of the more cheerful than the first time.
tower. 110 In the third vision, she
102 Behold I now warn you was in all respects much younger,
who are set over the church, and and comely to the eye; only she
love the highest seats, be not ye had the hair of an aged person
like unto those that work mischief. yet she looked cheerful, and sate
103 And they indeed carry upon a seat.
about their poison in boxes, but 111 I was therefore very sad
!
ye contain your poison and in- concerning these things, until I
fection in your hearts, and will might understand the vision.
not purge them, and mix your 112 Wherefore I saw the same
sense with a pure heart, that ye old woman in a vision of the
|
may find mercy with the Great night saying unto me, All prayer
King. needeth humiliation. Fast, there-
104 Take heed, my children, fore, and thou shalt learn from
that your dissensions deprive you the Lord that which thou dost
j
not of your lives. How will ye ask. I fasted therefore one day.
instruct the elect of God, when 113 The same night a young
ye yourselves want correction? man appeared to me and said,
Wherefore admonish one an- Why dost thou thus often desire
other, and be at peace among Revelations in thy prayers ?
yourselves, that I, standing be- Take heed that by asking many
fore your father, may give an things, thou hurt not the body.
account for you unto the Lord. Let these Revelations suffice thee.
105 T[ And when she had made 114 Canst thou see more nota-
an end of talking with me, the ble Revelations than those which
six young men that built, came thou hast already received ?
and carried her to the tower; 115 I answered and said unto
Medicaments.
208
it xt
and your sense was confused, and regards nothing else but the
1
and you grow old in your sadness. good news which he has heard
121 But, sir*, I would know and for the rest he is comforted,
why she sate upon a chair ? and his spirit is renewed through
122 He answered, because the joy which he has received :
every one that is weak sitteth even so you have been refreshed
upon a chair by reason of his in your spirit by seeing these
infirmity, that his weakness may good things.
be upheld. Behold therefore 130 And for that you saw her
the figure of the first vision. sitting upon a bench, it denotes
123 In the second vision you a strong position because a ;
saw her standing, and having a bench has four feet and stands
youthful face, and more cheerful strongly. And even the world
than her former but her flesh itself is upheld by the four ele-
;
broken, Contusus. 2
Honestam.
14 209
Of the tribulation I. HERMAS. to come.
his wonders, and, that I might head four colours first black,
;
honour him, and give thanks then a red and bloody colour,
unto him. then a golden, and then a white.
5 And behold somewhat like 14 ^| After that I had passed
a voice answered me ; Doubt by it, and was gone forward
Dot, Hermas. Wherefore I be- about thirty feet, behold there
gan to think, and say within my- met me a certain virgin, well
self, why should I doubt, seeing adorned as if she had been just
I am thus settled by the Lord, and come out of her bride chamber,
have seen such glorious things ? all in white, having on white
6 I had gone but a little far- shoes, and a veil down her face,
ther, brethren, when behold I and covered with shining hair.
eaw a dust rise up to heaven. I 15 Now I knew by my former
began to say within myself, is visions that it was the church,
there a drove of cattle coming, and thereupon grew the more
that raises such a dust ? cheerful. She saluted me saying,
2 3
[
210
Of the tribulation VISION IV. to come
me, Did nothing meet you, O thou art curious in that thou
man ? I replied, Lady, there met asketh concerning these things.
me such a beast, as seemed able But I said to her, Lady, sh< w
to devour a whole people but by me what they are.
;
the power of God, and through 24 Hear, said she; The black
his singular mercy, I escaped it. which thou sawest denotes the
17 Thou didst escape it well, world in which you dwell. The
said she, because thou didst cast fiery and bloody colour signifies
thy whole care upon God, and that this age must be destroyed
opened thy heart unto him, be- by fire and blood.
lie viug that thou couldst be safe 25 The golden part are ye,
by no other than by his great who have escaped out of it. For
and honourable name. as gold is tried by the fire, and is
18 For this cause the Lord made profitable, so are ye also in
sent his angel, who is over the like manner tried who dwell
beast, whose name is Hegrin, and among the men of this world.
stopped his mouth, that he should 26 They therefore, that shall
not devour thee. Thou hast endure to the end, and be proved
escaped a great trial through thy by them shall be purged. And
faith, and because thou didst not as gold, by this trial, is cleansed
doubt for such a terrible beast. and loses its dross, so shall ye
19 Go therefore, and relate to also cast away all sorrow and
the elect of God the great things trouble, and be made pure for
that he hath done for thee. And the building of the tower.
thou shalt say unto them, that 27 But the white colour de-
this beast is the figure of the notes the time of the world which
trial that is about to come. is to come, in which the elect of
been better for them that they turned back, being afraid, fir I
had not been born. thought that the beast was com-
23 T[ Then I asked her con- ing toward me.
211
The Second Book of HERMAS, called his COMMANDS.
shew unto thee. But I therefore
Introduction.
bid thee first of all write my
Commands and
WHEN had prayed
home, and was
I
down sat
at
by often reading of them thou
Similitudes, that
upon the bed, a certain man mayest the more easily keep
x
5
those things again, which thou abstain from all evil.
hast seen before, but especially 5 Keep these things, and cast
6
such of them as may be of most all lust and iniquity far from
use unto thee. thee, and put on righteousness,
6 And first of all write my and thou shalt live to God, if
Commands and Similitudes, the thou shalt keep this command-
rest thou shalt so write as I shall ment.
* Irena>us
1. 1, c. 3. Origen, de Princ- 1. 1, c 3. Euseb. Hist. Eccles. 1. 5, c.
5 Habe abstinentiam.
8. Athanas. de Incarn. Verb. &c.
6
Omnem. concu-
piscentiam. MSS. Lamb, et Oxon.
212
Against detraction COMMAND III. and lying.
hear any one speak evil of any. pentance may be found to be sin-
3 For if thou observest not cere, and that good may come to
2
this, thou also who hearest shalt thy house and have a pure heart.
;
the slander, and thou also shalt Of avoiding lying, and the repentance
have sin, because thou believed- of Hernias for his dissimulation-
that never continues in peace, but 2 That the spirit which the
6
is always in discord. Wherefore Lord hath given to dwell in thy
refrain thyself from it, and keep flesh may be found true towards
peace ever more with thy brother. all men and the Lord be glori-
;
all is full of joy ; and do good in all his words, and in him
of thy labours. there is no lie.
even those things which thou hast know his wife to have offended,
formerly spoken falsely for the and she shall not repent of her
sake of thy business, may, l by sin, but go on still in her forni-
thy present truth receive credit. cation, and a man shall continue
9 For even those things may nevertheless to live with her, he
be credited, if for the time to shall become guilty of her sin,
come thou shalt speak the truth and partake with her in her
2
and by so doing thou mayest adultery.
attain unto life. 6 And I said unto him, What
10 And whosoever shall heark- therefore is to be done, if the wo-
en unto this command, and do it, man continues on in her sin?
and from all lying,
shall depart He
answered, Let her husband
he shall live unto God. put her away, and let him con-
COMM \ND IV. tinue by himself. But if he shall
Of pnftinq away one's ivife for adultery. put away his wife, and marry
FURTHERMORE, said he, I another he also doth commit
*
7 And
thou suffer not any thought of j
man
that is so put away, shall
any other marriage, or of forni- repent, and be willing to return
;
cation, to enter into thy heart to her husband, shall she not be
:
1
Through these words. Lat. His verbis et ilia fidera recipiant. If thou
ilt keep the truth. 3
Chastity. 4
Another man s.
214
Of putting away COMMAND IV. a wife for adultery
shall not receive her, he will sin, to all that repent. Does it not
and commit a great offence seem to thee to be 5 a verv wise
against himself; but he ought to thing to repent? Because be
receive the offender, if she re- that does so gets great under-
pents ; only not often. standing.
8 For to the servants of God 15 For he is sensible that he
there is but one repentance. And hath sinned and done wickedly
for this cause a man that putteth in the sight of the Lord,
and he
away his wife ought not to take remembers 6 within himself that
auother, because she may repent. he has offended, and repents and
9 This act is alike both in the does no more wickedly, but does
man and in the woman. Now that which is good, and humbles
they commit adultery, not only his soul and afflicts it, because
who pollute their flesh, but who he has offended. You see there-
also make an image.
1
If there- fore that repentance is great
fore a woman perseveres in any wisdom.
thing of this kind, and repents 16 And I said unto him, For
not, depart from her, and live this cause, sir, I inquire dili-
not with her, otherwise thou also gently into all things, because I
shalt be partaker of her sin. am a sinner, that I may know
10 But it is therefore com- what I must do that I may live;
manded that both the man and because my sins are many.
the woman should remain un- 17 And he said unto me, Thou
married because such persons shalt live if thou shalt keep these
may repent. my commandments. And whoso-
11 Nor do I in this administer ever shall hear and do these com-
any occasion for the doing of mands shall live unto God.
these things but rather that
; 18 Tf And I said unto him, I
whoso has offended, should not have even now heard from certain
offend any more. is no other
teachers, that there
12 But for their former sins, repentance beside that of bap-
God who has the power of heal- tism when we go down into the
;
hereafter believe, have any re- marries says he, sins not how- :
shall not profit such a one for ; have dominion over all wicked
5
he shall hardly live unto God. works, and shalt fulfil all right-
23 And I said, Sir, I am re- eousness.
stored again to life since I have 2 For if thou shalt be patient,
thus diligently hearkened to these the Holy Spirit which dwelleth
commands. For I perceive that in thee shall be pure, and not be
if I shall not hereafter add any darkened by any evil spirit; but
more to my sins, I shall be saved. being full of joy shall be en-
24 And he said, Thou shalt larged, and feast 6 in the body in
be saved and so shall all others, which it dwells, and 7 serve the
:
as many as shall observe these Lord with joy, and in great peace.
8
commandments. 3 But if any anger shall
25 ^[ And again I said unto overtake thee, presently the Holy
him, Sir, seeing thou hearest me Spirit which is in thee will be
patiently shew me yet one thing straightened and seek to depart
more. Tell me, saith he, what it is. from thee.
26 And I said, If a husband 4 For he is choked by the evil
or a wife die, and the party spirit, and has not the 9 liberty of
which survives marry again, does 10 serving the Lord as he would ;
1 2
Vid. Annot. Coteler. in loc. pp. 60, 61. Vid. not. Coteler. in loc. p.
64 B.C. Bom. vii. 3. Comp. 1 Cor. vii. 3
SM. Lamb, medius Ex quo ;
mihi traditus es, That thou hast been delivered unto me, and I dwell, etc.
4
Gr Manpodvfioc. MS. Lara. Animsequus. 5
Work. 6
SM.
Lamb, melius, Cum. vase. Et Gr. fiera mv mavnvc, with the body or vessel.
7
Gr. AeiTovpyet tu Kvpia. 8 Ofujo/Ua,
Gr. Bitterness of gall. 9
Place.
10 '
Gr. AetToopyT/aat. n 'Qt-vxohia.
216
B&sir
THE INTERMENT OF CHRIST.
FROM A FRESCO BY CIMABUE, THIRTEENTH CENTURY.
Of sadness of heart, COMMAND V. and ofpati
1
When, therefore, both these the wickedness of anger how- ;
spirits dwell together, it is de- evil and hurtful it is, and how it
structive to a mau. overthrows the servants of God ;
5 As if one should take a little for it cannot * hurt those that are
wormwood, and put it into a ves- fall of faith because the
5
power
sel of honey, the whole honey- of God is with them but it
;
bitter, and loses its use. the things of life, or for suste-
6 But if no wormwood be put nance, or for a vain word, if any
into the honey, it is sweet and should chance to fall in or by ;
tressed, and its prayer is not great power, and sitteth in great
2
profitable with God. enlargement; is cheerful, rejoic-
8 And I said unto him, Sir, I ing in peace; and glorifying God
T
would know the sinfulness of at all times with meekness.
anger, that I may keep myself 14 And this long-suffering
from it. And he said unto me, dwells with those that are full of
Thou shalt know it and if thou
; faith. But anger is foolish, and
shalt not keep thyself from it, light, and empty. Now bitter-
thou shalt lose thy hope with all ness is bred through folly by ;
all that depart from it, as many 15 For when all these things
8
as shall repent with all their are in the same man in which
hearts, shall live unto God and the Holy Spirit dwells, the ves-
;
I will be with them, and will sel cannot contain them, but runs
keep them all. over and because the Spirit be-
:
10 For all such as have re- ing tender cannot tarry with the
pented have been justified by the evil one it departs and dwells
;
- For in forbearance (or long suffering) the Lord dwelleth, but ra bitterness
the Devil." 2
To. 3
Angel. * Gr. work upon «W« et MS. Lamb.
;
217
Every man II. HERMAS. has two angels.
dwelt that man becomes desti- ness keepeth the right way, but
;
thoughts. Thus doth it happen is evil. For the evil way has
to all angry men. not a good end, but hath many
17 Wherefore depart thou stumbling-blocks it is rugged ;
from anger and put on equani- and full of thorns, and leads to
mity, and resist wrath so thou destruction and it is hurtful to
; ;
2
shalt be found with modesty all such as walk in it.
and chastity by God. Take good 5 But they who go in the
heed therefore that thou neglect right way, walk with evenness,
not this commandment. and without offence because it ;
*In the Greek of Athanasius follow these -words, omitted in the Lat. Vers,
of Hermas :
''
And is unstable in all his doings, being drawn hither and
2
thither by wicked men." In the Greek of Athanasius it runs better thus,
" Applauded with reverence by those who are beloved of God." 3
Vid.
Coteler. Annot. in loc. pp. 67, 68. Comp. Edit. Oxon. p. 61, Note a. 4 Lat.
Poenitentiam it should rather be Abstinentiam as in the Greek of Athana-
; ;
the angel of iniquity. He is first his works, thou shalt live unto
of all bitter, and angry, and God. And as many as shall
foolish ; and his works are per- *submit to his work, shall live
nicious, and overthrow the ser- also uuto God.
vants of God. When therefore
these things come into thy heart COMMAND VII.
thou shalt know by his works, That we must fear God, but not the
that this is the angel of inquity. Devil.
12 And I said unto him, Sir,
how shall I understand these
FEAR 8
God, says he, and keep
his commandments. For if
things ? Hear, says he, and un- thou keepest his commandments
derstand. When anger over- thou shalt be powerful in every
takes thee, or bitterness, know work, and all thy works shall be
1
that he is in thee excellent. For by fearing God,
13 As also, when the desire of thou shalt do every thing well.
many x things, and of the best 2 This is that fear with which
meats and of drunkenness ; when thou must be affected that thou
the love of what belongs to mayest be saved. But tear not
others, pride, and much speak- the devil for if thou fearest
:
ing and ambition, and the like the Lord, thou shalt have do-
things, come upon thee. minion over him because there
;
cause his works are evil, and be- power, is to be feared. But he
come not the servants of God. that has no power is despised by
15 Here therefore thou hast every one.
the works of both these angels. 4 Fear the works of the devil,
Understand now and believe the because they are evil. For by
angel of righteousness, because fearing the Lord, thou wilt fear
his instruction is good. and not do the works of the de-
16 For let a man be never so vil, but keep thyself from them.
happy yet if the thoughts of the
;
5 There is therefore a twofold
other angel arise in his heart, that fear ;if thou wilt not do evil,
man or woman must needs sin. fear the Lord and thou shalt not
17 But let man or woman be do it. But if thou wilt do good,
never so wicked, if the works of the fear of the Lord is strong,
6
18 Thou seest therefore how shall fear him, and keep his com-
it is good to follow the angel of mandments, their life is
with the
righteousness. If therefore thou Lord. But they who keep them
shall follow him, and submit to not, neither is life in them.
2
g
2
Gr. iriarevoyc, Lat. Credideris, Believe. Yid.
1
Works. Gr. irpa<teuv.
Antioch. Horn, exxvii. Eccles. xii. 13. * kovynparoc, Without comparison :
or 'without mixture. 5
Iu the Gr. of Antioch these words follow
which make the connection more clear: "Fear al.su the Lord, aud
thou shalt be able to do it, for."
We must flee evil II. HERMAS. and do good.
sir, from what I must abstain, learn from what thou must not
and from what not. Hearken, abstain.
said he. Keep thyself from evil, 8 Abstain not from any good
and do it not but abstain not works, but do them. Hear, said
;
from good, but do it. For if he, what the virtue of those good
thou shalt abstain from what is works is which thou must do,
good, and not do it, thou shalt that thou mayest be saved. The
sin. Abstain therefore from first of all is faith
all the fear of ;
2
evil, and thou shalt know
the Lord charity
all concord ; ;
;
4
Hearken, said he from adultery, who shall keep and do these
:
from fraud, from lying, from de- not to despise the fatherless and
traction, from hypocrisy, from poor to redeem the servants of
;
indeed many more there are from 7 not to cast away those that
which the servant of God must have fallen from the faith, but
abstain. From theft, and cheat- to convert them, and make them
ing from false witness, from be of 8 good cheer; to admonish
;
all other things of the like nature. are our debtors and all other ;
1
Antioch. Horn, lxxix. 2
Do according to the Greek, epyaCouevovc.
3
Vid. Coteler. iu loc * The sense here is defective, and may be thus re-
at all, when thou askest anything hast not presently received the
of the Lord saying within thy- petition of thy soul.
;
things thou shalt ask, and no- mises all things and perfects all
thing shall be wanting unto thee things. But doubting will not
of all thy petitions if thou shalt
;
believe, that it shall obtain any-
ask of the Lord without doubting. thing, by all that it can do.
5 2 But they that are not such, 10 Thou seest therefore, says
'
1
Vid. Antioch. Horn, lxxxiii. Confer, Fragm. D. Grabe. Spicileg. torn.
page 303. 2 Add from the Gr. both of Athanasius and Antioclins: Hut
it
thou doubtest in thy heart, thou shalt receive none of thy petition*
*or
those who distrust (or, doubt of) God, are like the double-minded, ri
^
'
everything.
Of the sadness II. HERMAS. of the heart.
he, how faith cometh from above, to him, as to a divine spirit, and
from God and hath great power.
; inquire of him what shall befall
But doubting is an earthly spirit, them.
and proceedeth from the devil, 5 And this lying prophet hav-
and has no strength. ing no power in him of the divine
11 Do thou therefore keep the Spirit, answers them according
virtue of faith, and depart from to their demands, and fills their
doubting, in which is no virtue, souls with promises according as
and thou shalt live unto God. they desire. Howbeit that pro-
And all shall live unto God, as phet is vain, and answers vain
many as do these things. things to those who are them-
COMMAND X. selves vain.
Of the sadness of the heart ; and that we 6 And whatsoever is asked of
must take heed not to him by vain men, he answers
grieve the spirit
of God that is in us. them vainly. Nevertheless he
PUT all sadness far from thee speaketh some things truly. For
for it is the sister of doubt- the devil fills him with his
ing and of anger. How, sir, said spirit, that he may overthrow
I, is it the sister of these? for some of the righteous.
sadness, and anger, and doubt- 7 ^[ Whosoever therefore are
ing, seem to me to be very strong in the faith of the Lord,
differentfrom one another. and have put on the truth they :
thou without sense that thou depart from them. But they that
dost not understand it? For sad- are doubtful, and often repent-
ness the most mischievous of
is ing like the heathens, consult
all spirits,and the worst to the them, and heap up to themselves
servants of God * It destroys
: great sin, serving idols.
the spirits of all men, and tor- 8 As many therefore as are
ments the Holy Spirit and ; such, inquire of them upon every
again, it saves. occasion worship idols and are
; ;
222
IT 'e must not grieve COMMAND X.' the spirit of Cod.
of the Lord, and search out the sadness, because he angered the
3
truth concerning God, having Holy Spirit.
8
all their thoughts towards the 18 Remove therefore sadness
9
Lord apprehend whatsoever is
; from thyself, and afflict not the
said to them, and forthwith un- Holy Spirit which dwelleth in
derstand it, because they have he 10 entreat God, and
thee, lest
the fear of the Lord in them. depart from thee. For the spirit
14 For where the spirit of the of the Lord u which is given to
Lord dwells, there is also * much- dwell in the flesh, endureth no
understanding added. Wherefore such sadness.
5
join thyself to the Lord, and thou 19 Wherefore clothe thyself
shalt understand all things. with cheerfulness, which has al-
15 ^[ Learn now, O unwise ways favour with the Lord, and
man how sadness 6 troubleth the thou shalt rejoice in it. For every
!
Holy Spirit, and how it saves. cheerful man does well and re- ;
* Senses.
1
And understand nothing at all, thinking of riches. Lat.
3
Gr of Athanasius, Kapihav exovreg wpoc Kvpiov. So that the Latin should he
Habentes, not Habent. 4 Gr. avvtat* noMr,. 'Gr .wavra l
vopn <f
6 Gr. enrpipei. MS. Lamb, tonln-
And so in the Lamb. MS. Omnia scies.
bulat 7 In the Greek of Athanasius, follows mt noiriay n kokov, and he
Because
doth something which is ill. Which letter agrees with what follows,
corrupted, n;.s
he hath done amiss. The text in this place being evidently
it
Athanasius.
been endeavoured to restore the true sense of it from the Greek of
KapSiav rov avdpuirov
which is as follows naltv r, Ivrrr, uoiropeverai «f rrp>
:
,3
Gr. To Sofkv «f
So the Greek
r>p,
A
ravr V v Xvrrnv ovk mtxpeptu Gr. :
sweetness it had before so sad- wards come to open it, you shall
;
ness being mixed with the Holy find it empty as you stopped it
Spirit, suffers not a man's prayer up: so those empty prophets
to be the same as it would be when they come among the
otherwise. spirits of the just, are found to
4
23 Wherefore cleanse thyself be such as they came.
from sadness, which is evil, and 5 ^[ I said, How then shall a
thou shalt live unto God. And man be able to discern them?
all others shall live unto God, as Consider what I am going to say
many as shall lay aside sadnesss considering both kinds of 5 men
and put on cheerfulness. and as I speak unto thee so shalt
COMMAND XL thou prove the prophet of God,
That and prophets are to be and the false prophet.
the spirits
tried by their ivorks; and of a two- 6 And first try the man who
fold spirit, hath the spirit of God because ;
said unto me seest thou who sit the vain desires of the present
upon the benches ? Sir, said I, I world and makes himself more
;
see them. He answered, They are humble than all men and an- ;
the chair is an earthly spirit. nor to eveiy one singly for the :
2 For he cometh not into the Spirit of God doth not speak to
'
1
Church of the living. 2
Have in them.
the Spirit of God
3
Exinanitnr.
4
Something was wanting in this place to make
the subject clear, and it was
suggested to Archbishop Wake, by Dr. Grabe, that what should have follow-
ed was transposed into the next command. Accordingly the Archbishop re-
duced both places to what he conceived should be their true order, and in
that state they now stand. 5
Vessels.
224
t »
f ^7 ;^ieuncg^ f
<^r?
|
hath the Spirit of God shall come 14 Sir, said I, how can this be
I
earthly spirit, which is empty fall upon the head of a man, how
and foolish, and without virtue. do they cause pain to it ?
And first of all the man who is 16 And again consider the
;
2
1
Vid. Antioch. Horn, lxxiv. MS. Lamb. Consumitur, et, (Jr. Aihanas.
(
daTzavarai. 3
Gr. Athanas. Ffirre^vpuevovc ry aiuvi tovt?. Instead of impli>
cateos, the Lat. Vers, should be Implicates.
15 225
God's commands II. HERMAS. not impossible.
such lusting is from the devil. and exhort those that hear them
6 Whosoever therefore shall that repent, and that they keep
depart from all evil desires, shall their repentance pure all the re-
live unto God but they that are maining days of their life.
;
subject unto them shall die for 13 And fulfil diligently this
ever. For this evil lusting is ministry which I commit to thee,
deadly. Do thou therefore put on and thou shalt receive great ad-
the desire of righteousness, and vantage by it and shalt find ;
being armed with the fear of the favour with all such as shall re-
Lord, resist all wicked lusting. pent, and shall believe thy words.
7 For this fear dwelleth in For I am with thee, and will
good desires and when evil force them to believe.
;
tory which thou hast obtained they shall not be hard howbeit, :
unto God, and shalt serve him if thou shalt suffer it once to
in doing what thou thyself would- enter into thy heart that they
est do. cannot be kept by any one, thou
9 For if thou shalt serve good shalt not fulfil them.
1
That the words here inserted, and removed into their proper place in the
foregoing Command, do not belong to this Discourse, the Greek of
Athanasins, in which they are all omitted, clearly shews.
226
Believers not to COMMAND XII. fear th-
16 But now I say unto thee, i have the dominion over him.
if thou shalt not observe these |
The devil doth indeed affright
commands, but shall neglect |
men ; but his terror is vain.
them, thou shalt not be saved, nor Wherefore fear him not, and he
thy children, nor thy house be- ; will flee from you.
cause thou hast judged that these 24 And I said unto him ; Sir,
commands cannot be kept by man. hear me speak a few words
unto
17 ^[ These things he spake you. He
answered, Say on A :
very angrily unto me, insomuch man indeed desires to Keep the:
that he greatly affrighted me. commandments of God and :
ated the world for man, and hath 27 For if ye resist him, he
made every creature subject unto will flee away with confusion
him and given him all power, from you. But they that are
:
that he should be able to * fulfil not full in the faith, fear the
all these commands. devil, as if he had some great
20 He is able, said he, to ful- power. For the devil tries the
2
fil all these commands, who has servants of God and if he finds
the Lord in his heart but they them empty, he destroys them.
:
who have the Lord only in their 28 For as man, when he fills
mouths, and their heart is har- up vessels with good wine, * and
dened, and they are far from the among them puts a few vessels
Lord to such persons these half full, and comes to try and
;
commands are hard and difficult. taste of the vessels, doth not try
21 Put therefore, ye that are those that are full, because he
empty and light in the faith, the knows that they are good but ;
Lord your God in your hearts tastes those that are half full,
;
and ye shall perceive how that lest they should grow sour (for ;
nothing is more easy than these vessels half full soon grow sour,
commands, nor more pleasant, and lose the taste of wine :)
nor more gentle and holy. so the devil comes to the servants
22 And turn yourselves to the of God to try them.
Lord your God, and forsake the 29 They that arc full of faith
devil and his pleasures, because resist him stoutly, and he de-
they are evil, and bitter, and parts from them, because he
impure. And fear not the devil, finds no place where to enter
because he has no power over you. intothem then he goes to those
:
23 For I am with you, the! that are not full of faith, and
messenger of repentance, who i
because he has place of entranoi
'
1
Ut dominetur. 2
Angel. 3 Gr eXnitovTuv ar Avtov. * Origc-n. in
he goes into them, and does what they are without force, as the
he will with them, and they be- nerves of a dead man. But
come his servants. hearken unto me, and fear the
30 ^[ But I, the messenger of Lord Almighty, who is able to
1
repentance, say unto you, fear save and to destroy you and ;
not the devil, for I am sent unto keep his commands, that ye may
you, that I may be with you, as live unto God.
many as shall repent with your 34 And I said unto him Sir, ;
your former sins, and ye shall heart towards the Lord. And all
have dominion over all the works they also shall keep them who
of the devil. shall cleanse their hearts from
33 Be not then afraid in the the vain desires of the present
least of his threatenings, for world, and shall live unto God.
That seeing we hare no abiding city in est not that all these things
this world, we ought to look after that belong to other men, and are
which is to come. under the power of another.
ANDknow
he said unto me; Ye For the Lord of this city saith
5
2 3
1
Angel. Vid. Antioch. Horn. Ixxvii. MS. Lamb. Qui obliti estis
Deuin, et salutem vestram. 4
What follows should be corrected thus Et ;
qui adjicientes peccatis vestris, gravatis vitam vestram. 5 Antioch. Horn. xv»
228
The rich helped by SIMILITUDE II. the prayer* of thepoi ,-.
A
I was walking into the
field, and considered
according to thine own law with elm and the vine, and thought
the
riches and your wealth in such 4 This vine, saith he, is fruit-
works as these. ful, but the elm is a tree without
8 For, for this end has God fruit. Nevertheless this vine
enriched you, that ye might ful- unless it were set by this elm,
fil these kind of services. It is and supported by it, would net
much better to do this, than to bear much fruit; but lying along
bay lands or houses ; because all upon the ground, would bear but
such things shall perish with ill fruit, because it did not hang
being added to the vine, the vine neither the righteous nor wicked
bears a double increase, both for are discerned from each other
itself and for the elm.
but they are all alike.
11 Even so the poor praying SIMILITUDE IV.
unto the Lord for the rich, are As in the summer the living trees are
distinguished from the dry by their
heard by him ; and their riches
fruit and green leaves; so in the
are increased, because they world to come the righteous shall be
minister to the poor of their distinguished from the unrighteous by
wealth. They are therefore both their happiness.
2 These trees, saith he, which God, because his mind is not
are green, are the righteous which taken off from God but be serves
shall possess the world to come. him with a pure mind.
For the world to come, is the 9 therefore, thou shalt do
If,
which thou sawest dry, shall as thee hither thus early in the
answered, Sir, to-
such be found dry and without morning? I 3
fruit in that other world and day I keep a station.
;
thou
up with their affairs, and serve ner,
righteousness.
not God.
5 5 But the true fast is this
7 And how can a man that
God, ask anything Do nothing wickedly in thy life,
does not serve
receive it? But they but serve
God with a pure mind ;
i
Nations 2
With me.
3
Vid. not. Coteler. in loc.
6But trust in the Lord, that into the vineyard, and when he
if thou dost these things, and saw
that it was handsomely
fearest him, and abstaineth from staked and digged, and the weeds
every evil work, thou shalt live plucked up that were in it, and
unto God. the vines flourishing, he rejoiced
7 If thou shalt do this, thou greatly at the care of his servant.
shalt perfect a great fast, and an 15 And calling his son whom
acceptable one unto the Lord. he loved, and who was to be his
8 T Hearken unto the simili- heir, and his friends with whom
tude which I am about to pro- he was wont to consult he tells ;
1
Just a commendation.
232
I+DONAt
especially if thou shalt keep them things if thou shalt observe with
according to my commands. thy children and with all thy
27 I said unto him, Sir, what- house, thou shalt be happy.
soever thou shalt command me, 34 And whosoever when they
I will observe for I know that hear these things, shall do them,
;
thou wilt be with me. I will, they also shall be happy and ;
said he, be with thee who hast whatsoever they shall ask of the
taken up such a resolution and Lord they shall receive it.
;
yard and of the weeds that were these things when thou wert not
;
plucked out of the vineyard and present, I would then ask the Lord
;
of his son and his friends which that he would shew them unto me.
he took into council with him. 43 ^[ And he replied, I said a
For I understand that that was a little before that thou wert sub-
similitude. tle and bold, in that thou asketh
36 He said unto me, Thou art the meaning of these similitudes.
very bold in asking: for thou 44 But because thou still per-
oughtest not to ask any thing sistest, I will unfold to thee this
;
seeing thou art not slothful, why these things are very excellent,
dost thou not now ask under- and wonderful, and good. But,
standing of the Lord, and re- continued I, could I or any other
ceive it? man besides though never so wise,
41 I said unto him seeing I have understood these things ?
;
he might blot out their offences. it should seem to have lost the
52 For no vineyard can be reward of its service.
digged without much labour and 57 For every pure body shall
pains. Wherefore having blot- receive its reward that is found
;
ted out the sins of his people, he without spot, in which the Holy
shewed to them the paths of life, Spirit has been appointed to
giving them the law which he dwell. And thus you have now
had received of the Father. th e exposition of t h is pa rabl e also.
53 You see, said he, that he is 58 Sir, said I, I now under-
the Lord of his people, having stand your meaning, since I have
received all power from his heard this exposition. Hearken
Father. 2 But why the Lord did further, said he: keep this thy
take his Son into counsel, about body clean and pure, that the
dividing the inheritance, and the Spirit which shall dwell in it
good angels, hear now. may bear witness unto it, and be
54 That 3 Holy Spirit, which judged to have been with thee.
was created first of all, he placed 59 Also take heed that it be
in the body in which not instilled into thy mind that
God
should dwell; namely, in a this body perishes, and thou
chosen body, as it seemed abuse it to any lust. For if thou
good
to him. This body therefore shalt defile thy body, thou shalt
3
into which the Holy Spirit was also at the same time defile the
brought, served that Spirit, Holy Spirit and if thou shalt
;
chastely with him, nor faltered How can he attain nnto salva-
at any time that body being tion, who has thus defiled his
;
former actions which through those sins which they have for-
ignorance they have committed, merly committed if for the time
;
God only can afford a remedy to come they shall not continue
unto them for all the power be-
; in them.
longeth unto him. 5 Whosoever therefore ye be
62 But now guard thyself; and that repent, cast away from you
seeing God is almighty and mer- the naughtiness of the present
ciful, he will grant a remedy to world and put on all virtue,
;
'In them. 2
Vid. Annot. Coteler. in loc. Angel.
236
Of two sorts of SIMILITUDE VI. voluptuous men,
in luxury and in vain pleasures, and down and drove them into
;
and are corrupted by the evil an- a certain steep craggy place full
gel, some of them even unto death of thorns and briars, insomuch
and others to ' a falling away. that they could not get them-
12 1 replied ; I understand not selves free from them.
what you mean, by saying unto 18 But being entangled iu
death, and to a falling away. them, fed upon thorns and briars,
Hear, says he all these sheep and were grievously tormented
;
were a rustic figure, clad with a pains and torments arc those
white goat's skin, having his bag which men every day undergo
upon his shoulder, and in his in their present lives. For some
hand a stick full of knots, and suffer losses ; others poverty ;
>tovAiwoc tovtov* Agrestem Lat. 5 Vid. Ongen. mi's, xx xvi. Lorn.,1. Big M-
I
firmed in the faith of the Lord, ment has the efficacy of thirty
and serve the Lord all the rest of days. 3 Whosoever therefore en-
their days with a pure mind. joys his false pleasure for one day,
25 And when they begin to and is one day tormented; that
repent of their sins, then they one day of punishment is equiva-
call to mind their works which lent to a whole year's space.
they have done amiss, and give 32 Thus look how many days
honour to God, saying, That he any one pursues his pleasures, so
is a just Judge, and they have many years is he punished for
deservedly suifered all things it. You see therefore how that
according to their deeds. the time of worldly enjoyments
26 Then for what remains of is but short; but that of pain
their lives, they serve God with and torments a great deal more.
a pure mind and have success
; 33 I replied Sir, forasmuch ;
I entreat you still to show me purify thy mind, and serve God ?
now one thing. What, said he, Take heed, lest when thy time is
2
dost thou ask ? I said unto fulfilled, thou be found still un-
him Are they who depart from wise.
; Hear then, as thou de-
the fear of God, tormented for sirest, that thou mayest the more
the same time that they enjoyed easily understand.
their false delight and pleasures ? 35 He that gives himself up
He answered me They are tor- one day to his pleasures and de-
:
mented for the same time. lights, and does whatsoever his
29 And I said unto him soul desires, is full of great folly,
They are then tormented hut nor understands what he does,
little whereas they who enjoy but the day following forgets
;
quiris. 3
Origen. in Num. Horn. viii. 4 MS. Lamb. Omnino.
238
The repentant must SIMILITUDE VII. bring forth fruits.
37 Wherefore he remembers
SIMILITUDE VII.
itwith sorrow the whole year That they who repent, must briny forth
;
fying his passion, perceives pleas- that good angel hath commanded
ure in it; and so the adulterer concerning thee, because he
and drunkard ; the slanderer would try thee.
and liar ; the covetous man and 4 Sir, said I What so great
;
are attracted by the delights of it. pent of what they bave done,
43 Now this pleasure is prof- and may wash themselves from
itable the servants of God, all the lusts of this present
to
and brings life to such men but world. ;
they also now repent with all commands which I have deli-
their hearts. I know, says he, vered unto thee and then thy re-
;
that they repent with all their pentance may be firm and pure^
hearts but dost thou therefore
; 17 And if thou shalt keep
think that their offences who re- these things with thy house, thy
pentare immediately blotted out? inconveniences shall depart from
10 No, they are not presently; thee.
but he that repents must afflict 18 And all vexation shall in
his soul and shew himself hum- like manner depart from all
ble in all his affairs, and undergo those, whosoever shall walk ac-
many and divers vexations. cording to these commands.
11 And when he shall have SIMILITUDE VIII.
suffered all things that were ap-
Tliat there are many kinds of elect, and
pointed for him then perhaps;
repenting sinners: and how all of
of
lie that made him, and formed (hem shall receive a reward propor-
all things besides, will be moved tionable to the measure of their repent-
that thou shouldest endure much lent and lofty; and did cut down
vexation, as the angel of the boughs from that willow with a
Lord who committed thee unto great hook and reached out to
;
dry and rotten, and as it were angel himself took great joy at
touched with the moth those them; nor was the shepherd
;
examine
the rest dry and these were set ning first their r<.<ls, but
I
10 Others came, and brought ceive thee. But and if any one
their rods green as they had re- I
shall escape thee, I will I ry thi m
16 241
Of the elect, and III. HERMAS their rewards.
take the rods from them, and which greatly amazes me.
plant them if perchance they
; 23 He answered, Hearken.
may grow green again. I said This great tree which covers the
unto him Sir, how can those plains and the mountains, and
;
dry rods ever grow green again ? all the earth, is the law of God,
17 He answered me That tree published throughout the whole
;
least by this means I shall be chael, who has the power over
found not to have neglected my his people, and governs them.
part. For he has planted the law in
19 Then he commanded me the hearts of those who have be-
to call them and they all came lieved
; and therefore he visits ;
unto him, every one in the rank them to whom he has given the
in which he stood, and gave him law, to see if they have kept it.
their rods which having re-
; 26 And he examines every
ceived, he planted every one of one's rod and of those, many ;
20 And after he had planted rods are the law of the Lord.
them all, he poured much water Then he discerns all those who
upon them, insomuch that they have not kept the law, knowing
were covered with water, and did the place of every one of them.
not appear above it. Then 27 I said unto him, Sir, why
when he had watered them, he did he send away some to the
said unto me; Let us depart, tower, and left others here to
and after a little time we will you ? He replied, those who have
return and visit them. transgressed the law, which they
21 For he who created this received from him, are left in
tree, would have all those live my power, that they may repent
3
that received rods from it. And of their sins but they who ful- :
I hope now that these rods are filled the law and kept it, are
thus watered, many of them re- under his power.
ceiving in the moisture, will re- 28 But who then, said I, are
cover. those, who went into the tower
22 1 I said unto him, Sir, tell crowned? He replied all such as
me what this tree denotes? For having striven with the devil,
I am greatly astonished, that have overcome him, are crowned
1
2
'Moved. MS. Lamb. Hsec autem lex Filius Dei est, prsedicatus, &c.
8
Satisfied.
242
Of the elect, and SIMILITUDE VIII. their reward*.
branches, but without fruit, have dry and rotten, he caused t'»
indeed endured trouble for the stand with the first sort. Thru
same law, but have not suffered came they whose rods had been
death neither have they denied
; half dry, and clei't many of :
1
Sabano. Vid. Edit. Oxon. p. 129. not. d.
; ;;
and the third green; many of have given up their rods, and
these delivered up their rods what their 2 portion that when ;
44 And the shepherd upon whose rods have been found dry
sight of these rejoiced exceed- and rotten, and as it were touch-
ingly, because he had found ed with the moth are the de- ;
all their hearts, to them he gave the servants of God but espe- :
last dwell in
of them are even gone into the the tower, as they
who have truly
tower. Thou seest therefore, and worthily repented.
said he, that in the repentance 63 But if any one shall again
of sinners there is life ; but for return to his dissension lie
shall ;
seest that some of these have re- joined to the saints. For which
pented. cause half of them liveth, and
59 .Now all those of this kind half is dead.
who have quickly repented, shall 66 Wherefore many of these
have a place in the tower but since the time that they have
;
they who have been more slow heard my commands, have re-
in their repentance, shall dwell pented, and begun to dwell in
within the walls but they that the tower. But some of them
;
shall not repent, but shall con- have wholly fallen away to ;
parts of their rods green, and the to salvation Others being thus
:
rods two parts dry, and the other ways good, and faithful, and
green are those who have indeed
;
1
upright before God neverthe- :
been faithful, but withal rich and less they sinned a little, by rea-
full of good things and there-; son of their empty pleasures and
upon have desired to be famous trifling thoughts which they had
among the heathen which are within themselves.
without, and have thereby fallen 76 Wherefore many of them
into great pride, and begun to when they heard my words, re-
aim at high matters, and to for- pented forthwith, and began to
sake the truth. dwell in the tower. Neverthe-
71 Nor were they joined to some grew doubtful, and
less
the faints, but lived with the others to their doubtful minds
heathen ; and this life seemed added dissensions. To these
the more pleasant to them. How- therefore there is still hope of
beit they have not departed from return, because they were al-
God, but continued in the faith ways good ; but they shall not
;
their vanities, have utterly fallen yet without departing from God
away from God, and followed the having always willingly borne
works and wickednesses of the the name of the Lord and ;
2
Righteous. Probi.
246
;
82 He said unto me, Whoso- sawest all things shewn unto thee
ever shall repent with all their as it were by a virgin.
hearts, and cleanse themselves 4 But now thou art enlight-
from all the evils that I have ened by the angel, but yet by
before mentioned, and not add the same Spirit. But thou must
anything more to their sins, shall consider all things diligently;
receive from the Lord the cure for therefore am I sent into thy
of their former iniquities, if they house by that venerable Messen-
shall not make any doubt of ger, that when thou shalt have
these commands, and shall live seen all things powerfully, thou
unto God. mayest not be afraid as before.
83 But they that shall con- 5 And he led me to the
tinue to add to their transgres-
8
height of a mountain in Arca-
sions, and shall still converse dia, and we sat upon its top.
with the lusts of the present And he showed me a great plain,
world, shall condemn themselves and about it twelve mountains
unto death. But do thou walk in different figures.
in these commands, and whoso- 6 The first was black as soot.
without
ever shall walk in these, and ex- The second was smooth,
herbs. The third was lull of
ercise them rightly, shall live
unto God. thorns and thistles. The fourth
84 And having shewed me all had herbs half dried of which ;
dry and
shew thee the rest in a few days. that next the root was ;
3 Ascent.
1
See above, Book I. Angel.
247
Of the mysteries III. HERMAS. of the church
some of the herbs, when the sun seemed to have been newly hewn
grew hot, were dry. out in it. Now that gate was
7 The fifth mountain was bright beyond the sun itself; in-
very rugged but yet had green
;
somuch, that I greatly admired
herbs. The sixth mountain was at its light.
full of clefts, some lesser, and 15 About the gate stood twelve
some greater and in these clefts
;
virgins ; of which four that stood
grew grass, not flourishing, but at the corners of the gate, seemed
which seemed to be withering. to me to be the chiefest, although
8 The seventh mountain had the rest were also of worth and :
whosoever saw them could not thou within thyself, and art dis-
choose but desire to eat of their quieted, and fillest thyself with
fruit. care?
12 The twelfth mountain was 19 Do not seem to consider,
altogether white, and of a most as if thou wert wise, what thou
pleasant aspect, and itself gave doest not understand, but pray
a most excellent beauty to itself. unto the Lord, that thou mayest
13 T In the middle of the have ability to understand it
1
plain he showed me a huge what is to come thou canst not
white rock, which rose out of the understand, but thou seest that
plain, and the rock was higher which is before thee.
than those mountains, and was 20 Be not therefore disquieted
square ; so that it seemed capable at those things which thou canst
of supporting the whole world. not see but get the understand- ;
1 2
Origen, Horn. iii. in. Ezech. Fascem aliquem. Lat.
243
militant and SIMILITUDE IX. triumphant.
I will shew thee all things that strongest were laid at the corners,
I ought to declare unto thee but ; the rest were put into tin- .-id. i.
first consider what yet remains. 29 And thus they carried all
22 Tf And when he had said the stones, and bringing them
this unto me I looked up, and through the gate deliver) .1 them
behold I saw six tall and vene- to the builders, as they bad ben a
rable men coming their coun- commanded: who receiving them
;
tenances were all alike and they at their hands, built with them.
;
their call were also tall and stout. the gate; and by these the whole
23 And those six commanded tower was supported. But the
them to build a certain tower building of the ten stones filled
over that gate. And immediately the whole gate, which began to
there began to be a great noise be made for the foundation of
of those men running here and that tower.
there about the gate, who were 31 After those ten stones did
come together to build the tower. five and twenty others 'rise up
24 But those virgins which out of the deep and these were ;
the ten virgins to them, and also which built rested a little.
commanded them to carry all 34 Again those six men com-
the stones that were to be put manded the multitude, that th< y
into the building and having should bring stones out of th< Be
carried them through the gate twelve mountains to the building
to deliver them to those that of the same tower.
were about to build the tower. 35 So they cut out of all the
27 Immediately the virgins mountains stones of div< I
began all of them together to ours, and brought them and gave
lift up those stones, that were them to the virgins; which wh<
before taken out of the deep. they had receive d th< y carrii d
28 T[ And they who also stood them, and delivered tnem into
about the gate did carry stones the building of the tower,
in such a manner, that those 36 In which when they were
stones which seemed to be the built they became white, and
1
So Cotelerius in loc.
a
MS. Lamb. Ajcenderunt
249
Of the mysteries III. HERMAS. of the church
before for they were all alike, any stones in it that are not
;
and did change their former good they may be changed for ;
perceived, they commanded them came forth and why the ten ;
41 And these six men com- unto me, Let us go unto the
manded those that built to depart, tower for the Lord of it will
;
them a man so tall, that he sur- gate by those virgins and thi te
;
him, and began to walk near about the tower, as if they should
unto him. hereafter be cut square, and put
51 But he examined the build- into the building for they were
;
others seemed maimed some : these stones with all care, and
neither black nor white ; some fit them into the building of the
looked sharp, and agreed not tower, that they may agree with
with the other stones, and others the rest but those that will not
;
were full of spots. suit with the rest, cast away afar
53 These were the several off from the tower.
kinds of those stones which were 58 When he had thus com-
not found proper in the build- manded him, he departed, with
ing ; all which the Lord com- all those that came with him to
manded to be taken out of the the tower: but those virgins still
tower, and laid near it, and other stood about the tower to keep it.
stones to be brought and put in 59 And I said unto that .-hep-
their places. herd, How can these stones, see-
54 And they that built, asked ing they have been rejected, re-
him from which of the moun- turn into the building of this
tains he would have stones tower? He replied; I will cut
from these
brought to put in the place of off the greatest part
those that were laid aside. But stones, and will add them to he- t
1
Greatness.
Of tlte mysteries III. HERMAS. of the church
61 When he had said thus 67 These were placed without
unto me. he added Let us go, because
;
they were found entire
and after three days we will re but the
residue through the mul-
turn, and I will put these stones,
titude of their cracks could
being cleansed, into the tower. not
be reformed, and therefore
62 For all these that are cast away were
from the building of
about the tower must be cleansed, the
tower.
lest the master of the house
68 Then he considered those
chance to come upon the sudden, that
had been maimed many of
and find those which are about these ;
•x^fiBff^^^^^aaaffi^
militant SIMILITUDE IX. aud triumphant.
were white and entire and they and their hair loose.
;
These
were fitted by the virgins into the seemed to me to be country wo-
building, and placed in the out- men.
side, by reason of
their strength. 81 And the shepherd com-
74 f After this he came to manded them to take lip those
consider those stones which were stones which werecasl out of the
white and round: and he said building, and carry them back to
unto me, What shall we do with the mountains out of which tiny
these stones ? I answered, Sir, 1 were taken.
cannot tell. 82 And they took them all up
75 He replied, Canst thou joyfully, and carried them back
think of nothing then for these ? to their places from whence tie v
I answered, Sir, I understand had been taken.
not this art neither am I a
j 83 When not one stone re-
stone-cutter, nor can I tell any mained about the tower, he said
thing. unto me, Let us go about this
76 And he said, seest thou tower, and see whether any thing
not that they are very round ? be wanting to it.
Now to make them square, I 84 We began therefore to go
must cut off a great deal from round about it and when he saw ;
sary, why do you perplex your- have been in love with the build-
self, and not rather choose, if you ing:
have any choice among them, 85 For it seemed to be all but
and fit them into the building. one stone, nor did a joint any-
78 Upon this he chose out the where appear but it looked as ;
largest and brightest, and if it had all been cut out of one
squared them which when he had rock.
;
79 And the rest that re- said unto me, Bring hither some
mained were carried back into lime and little shells, that I may
the same field from which they fill up the spaces of those stones '
were taken howbeit, they were that were taken out of the build-
;
not cast away; because, said he, ing, and put in again; for all
there is not yet a little wanting things about the tower must be
to this tower, be built; made even.
which is to
and perhaps the Lord have 87 And I did as he command-
will
these stones fitted into this build- ed me, and he said unto me, Be
thi- work
ing, because they are exceeding ready to help me, and
white. will quickly he finished.
80 Then were there 88 He therefore filled up the
called
twelve very stately women, spaces of those stones, and com-
the
clothed with a black garment, manded the place about
girded, and their shoulders free, tower to be cleansed.
Formas. Lat.
253
Gf the mysteries III. HERMAS. of the church
I will suddenly explain all things tower, and played with me.
unto thee. Tarry here for me 101 Some of them also sung
tillI come. psalms, others made up the
93 I said unto him, Sir, what chorus with them. But I walked
shall I do here alone? He an- aboutthe tower with them, rejoic-
swered, Thou art not alone, see- ing silently, and seeming to
ing all these virgins are with myself to be grown young
thee. again.
94 I said, Sir, deliver me then 102 When the evening came
unto them. Then he called them on, I would forthwith have gone
and said unto them, I commend home, but they withheld me, and
this man unto you until I shall suffered me not todepart. Where-
come. fore I continued with them that
95 So I remained with those night near the same tower.
virgins now they were cheerful
: 103 So they spread their linen
and courteous unto me especial- ; garments upon the ground and ;
he may come and speak with with them till the next day.
thee but if not, yet thou shalt
; 105 And when we had wor-
continue with us till he does shipped God, then the shepherd
come. came and said unto them You :
he comes not by that time, I will unto him, Sir, I have received a
254
;;;
can that be; seeing therockis old, the gate is the Son of God, who
but the gate new. is the only way of coming unto
of God is indeed more ancient 118 Thou sawest also, said he,
than any creature
1
insomuch the six men, and in the middle
;
man can enter into the kingdom 128 Seeing, said he,'thou takest
of God, except these clothe him care to inquire diligently into
with their garment. all things, hear also concerning
122 For it will avail thee those stones which were rejected.
nothiDg to take up the name of All these received the name of
the Son of God, unless thou shalt the Son of God, and with that
also receive their garment from the power of these virgins.
them. For these virgins are the 129 Having therefore received
powers of the Son of God. So these spirits, they were perfect-
.
shall a man in vain bear his ed, and brought into the number
name, unless he shall be also en- of the servants of God and
;
125 As for those stones, con- their power, and cast off the
tinued he, which being delivered clothing of the virgins
by their hands, thou sawest re- 131 Therefore were they cast
main in the building, they were off from the house of God, and
clothed with their power for delivered to those women.
;
But
which cause thou seest the whole they that were not corrupted
2
tower of the same colour with with their beauty, remained in
the rock, and made as it were of the house of God. This, said
one stone. he, is the signification of those
126 So also those who have stones which were rejected.
believed in God by his Son, have 132 1 And I said, Sir, what
put on his spirit. Behold there if any of these men shall repent,
shall be one spirit, and one body, and cast away their desire of
and one colour of their garments those women, and be converted,
and all they shall attain this, and return to these virgins, and
who shall bear the names of these put on again their virtue shall
;
256
SIT?)
; ' :
is a stop in the building, that if) 140 1 And I said : Sir, tell me
they shall repent, they may be the names of these virgins and ;
137 And I said, Sir, I must the third, Infidelity the fourth,
;
therefore, said I, every creature 146 But, Sir, what are those
of God be sustained by his Son, stones which were taken out of
why should he not support those the deep and fitted into the
also who have been invited by building ? The ten, Baid he,
him, and who carry his name, which were placed at the founda-
and walk in his commandments ? tion, are the first age ; the fol-
139 Seest thou not, said he, lowing five and-twenty, the sec-
that he doth support them, who ond, of righteous men.
with all their heart bear his 147 The next thirty-five, are
name ? He therefore is their the prophets and minisfo rs of
foundation, and gladly supports the Lord. And the
forty, are
doctors of the
those who do not deny his name, the Apostles and
but willingly bear it. preaching of the Son of God.
148 And I said, Sir, why did made use of it, that they might
the virgins put even those stones enter the kingdom of God.
into the building after they were 156 And I said, Why
then, sir,
carried through the gate ? And did these forty stones also ascend
he said, Because these first car- with them out of the deep, hav-
ried those spirits, and they de- ing already received that seal ?
parted not one from the one, 157 He answered, 5 Because
neither the men from the spirits, these Apostles and teachers, who
nor the spirits from the men preached the name of the Son of
:
149 But the spirits were joined God, dying after they had re-
to those men even to the day of ceived his faith and power,
their death who if they had not preached to them who were dead
;
were placed into the building of those who were before dead, went
this tower, seeing that they long down dead, but came up alive ;
1
ago carried those holy spirits. 159 Through these therefore
151 J It was necessary, said they received life, and knew the
he, for them to ascend by water, Son of God for which cause
:
that they might be at rest. For they came up with them, and
they could not otherwise enter were fit to come into the build-
into the kingdom of God, but ing of the tower ; and were not
by laying aside the mortality of cut, but put in entire because ;
1
Justos, Righteous. 5
Vid. Edit. Oxon. p. 171, b. s Traditur, Delivered.
4Vid. Coteler. Annot. in loc. p. 77, 78. Comp. 1 Pet. iii. 19. 6 Vid. Clem.
Alex. Strom, ii. et vi.
258
;
figure? He Hearken.
replied, 171 But he who has known
Those twelve nations which pos- the Lord, ought t<> abstain alto-
sess the whole world, are twelve gether from all
wickedm
people. more and more to be the r .-.
165 But first, sir, said I, shew he who offends without knowing ,
are so different, how have they 173 Wherefore these arc in-
agreed into the building of this deed ordained unto death hut ;
tower and been brought to one they who have known the Lord,
;
colour; and are no less bright and have seen his wonderful
than those that came out of the works, if they shall live wicked-
deep? ly, they shall be doubly pun-
166 Because, replied he, all ished, and shall die for ever.
the nations which are under hea- 174 As therefore thou hast
ven, have heard and believed in seen that after the stones were cast
the same one name of the Son of out of the tower, which had been
God by whom they are called. rejected they were delivered to
;
and their faith and charity have 175 3 So the church of God,
been the same and they have when it shall be purified (the
; :
4
carried the spirits of these virgins wicked and counterfeits, the
together with his name.
5
mischievous and doubtful, and
168 And therefore the build- all that have behaved themselves
ing of this tower appeared to be wickedly in it, and committed
of the same colour, and did shine divers kinds of sin, being cast
like the brightness of the sun. out) shall become one body, and
169 But after that they had there shall be one understanding,
thus agreed in one mind there one opinion, one faith, and the
began to be one body of them same charitv.
all
; howbeit some of them pol- 176 And* then shall the Bon
luted themselves, and were cast of God rejoice among tin m, and
people with a
off from the kind of the right- shall receive his
eous, and again returned to their pure will.
former state, and became even 177 And I said; Sir, all these
worse than they were before. things are great and honourable ;
170 1" How, said I, sir, were but now shew unto me the i flj ct
they worse who knew the Lord ? and force of every mountain:
He answered If he who knows
:
that everv soul which tin U th
in the Lord, when it shall
huir
not the Lord liveth wickedly,
the punishment of his wicked- these thingsmay honour hi
ness attends him. and wonderful, and holy name,
viii. » Kvil.
2
Sense.
3
Lat. Virtutera. Vid.Orig. IMiilocal.c.
Prudence.
Of the mysteries III. HERMAS. of the church
178 Hear, said he, the variety 186 Howbeit there is still left
of these mountains, that is, of them room for repentance, be-
the twelve nations. cause they have not spoken any
179 T They who have believed thing wickedly against the Lord.
of the first mountain, which is 187 f They who are of the
black, are those who have revolt- third mountain which had thorns
ed from the faith and spoken and brambles, are those who be-
;
wicked things against the Lord lieved, but were some of them
;
these are next to the foregoing, 189 And so they which are
which have not in them the fruit rich, with difficulty yield them-
2
of righteousness. selves to the conversation of the
182 For as their mountain is servants of God fearing lest any-
;
room left to those for repentance, in their former days they have
and not to the foregoing kind, neglected to work, in the time
seeing their sins are well nigh that is to come they may do
the same ? some good.
185 There is therefore, said he 192 If therefore having re-
to these a return unto life by re- pented they shall do the works
pentance, because they have not of righteousness, they shall live
blasphemed against their Lord, but if they shall continue in their
nor betrayed the servants of evil courses, they shall be deli-
God but by their desire of gain vered to those women that will
:
1 1
Profligate. Vid. Edit. Oxcm., p. 178, Not. b.
260
;
ther dead nor living, and withal forasmuch as they were not so
are doubtful. For the doubtful much wicked as foolish, as void
are neither green nor dry that; of understanding.
is, neither dead nor alive. 204 If these therefore shall
196 For as the herbs dry repent, they shall live unto God;
away at the sight of the sun so ; but if not, they shall dwell with
the doubtful as soon as they hear those women, who shall excrete
of persecution, and fear inconve- their wickedness upon them.
niences, return to their idols, 205 ^f For what concerns the
and again serve them, and are sixth mountain having greater
ashamed to bear the name of and lesser clefts, they are such as
their Lord. have believed but those In which
;
197 This kind of men then is were lesser clefts are they who
neither dead nor alive; never- have had controversies among
theless these also may live, if themselves and by reason of
;
though they are fools, yet would not remember our offences, but
Beem to be teachers. is easily appeast d by those who
201 Now by reason" of this confess their sins: but man being
Magnum Daemonium.
261
Of the mysteries III. HERMAS. of the church
and the more the grass was eaten they are such as have believed,
so much the more it flourished but had many stains
211 They are such as believed, 219 These are such ministers
and were always good and up- as discharge their ministry amiss;
right; and without any differ- ravishing away the goods of the
ences among themselves, but still widows and fatherless and serve ;
Infancy. 2
MS. Lamb. Et quidam Doctores caste : Omitting Qui.
262
;
be found to have denied him have protected the poor and the
from his heart, I cannot tell widows; and have always kept
whether such a one can attain a chaste conversation: therefore
unto life. they also are protected by the
224 I say therefore that if any Lord.
one hath denied, he should in 232 Whosoever shall do on this
these days return unto repent- wise, are honored with the Lord
ance for it cannot be that any
; and their place is among the an-
one who now denies the Lord, gels, if they shall continue to
can afterwards attain unto sal- obey the Lord even unto the end.
vation: nevertheless repentance 233 T[ As to the eleventh
is, proposed unto them who have mountain in which were trees
formerly denied. loaded with several sorts of fruits,
225 But he who will repent they are such as have believed,
must hasten on his repentance, and suffered death, for the namo
before the building of this tower of the Lord; and have endured
is finished otherwise he shall be with a ready mind, and have
:
words of such persons infect and offences are blotted out, becauee
destroy men. They are there- they have suffered death for the
fore maimed in their faith, by name of the Son of God.
reason of that kind of life which 236 Hear now, why their
they lead. fruits are different, and Borne of
237 But they who were fear- there never came any malice,
ful and doubtful, and have de- nor have they ever known what
liberated with themselves whe- sin was, but have always con-
ther they should confess or de- tinued in their integrity.
ny Christ, and yet have suffered 245 Wherefore this kind of men
;
their fruits are smaller, because shall without all doubt inherit
that this thought came into their the kingdom of God because ;
our the Lord, that he has es- such children are honoured by
teemed you worthy to bear his the Lord, and esteemed the first
name and that you should be
; of all.
delivered from all your sins. 247 Happy therefore are ye
240 And why therefore do who shall remove
all malice from
you not rather esteem yourselves you, and put on innocence be- ;
happy ? Yea think verily that if cause ye shall first see the Lord.
any one among you suffer, he 248 And after he had thus
performs a great work For the
! ended his explication of all the
Lord giveth you life, and ye mountains, I said unto him, Sir,
understand it not. For your of- show me now also what concerns
fences did oppress you and if the stones that were brought out
;
ye had not suffered for his name of the plain, and put into the
sake, ye had now been dead unto tower in the room of those that
the Lord, were rejected
241 Wherefore I speak this 249 As also concerning those
unto you who deliberate whether round stones which were added
ye should confess or deny him into the building of the tower
;
confess that ye have the Lord and also of those who still con-
for your God lest at any time tinued round.
;
Lord will do unto you, who, has that were rejected they are the ;
252 For he knew that if they not found fit for the building' of
j
were put into this building they this tower, because they ku
would continue bright; nor would yet received the Beal they w< ra ;
any of them any more be made carried back to their place, be-
black. cause they were bund very
253 But if he had added on round.
thismanner from the rest of the 261 But this present world
mountains, he would Almost have must be cut awav from them, |
needed again to visit the tower and the vanities or tin ir riches
\
and to cleanse it. and then they will be fit for the
|
254 Now all these white stones kingdom of God. For they !
are the young men who have be- must enter into the kingdom of j
lieved, or shall believe ; for they God, because God has blessed
are all of the same kind. Happy this innocent kind.
is this kind, because it 262 Of this kind therefore
is inno-
cent. none shall fall away for though ;
ness, and virtue, and truth. not the offences which arc com-
257 When therefore the Lord mitted against you, nor ton-
saw their mind, and that they tinue in malice, or in bitter-
might adorn the truth he com- ness, through the memory of
;
j;ood, and that their riches should 265 3 But become one spirit,
be pared away and provide remedies for these
258 For he would not have evil rents, and remove th< m from
them taken wholly away, to the you ;that the lord of the Bheep
4
end they might do some good may rejoice at it; 'for be will
with that which was left, and live rejoice, ifhe shall find all whole.
unto God because they also are
;
266 But if any of th< *
of a good kind. ball be found scattered away,
259 Therefore was there a little j
Wo shall be to the Bhepherds;
continued still round, and were ! that they were troubled by the
«
MS. Lamb. Tantura non Decease habowet
MS , .
J I,,mk Btolietanil
whi.
turris hnjus.
3
MS. Lamb. Et iinum qnemque spiritum flen :
read.ng, «u y**c
from the Gr. of Antiochus to be the true
*
MS. Lamb. Gaudeat de his ;
and Gr. Ant.och X *W ™ avTU -
^ nl AliU
sheep ? But they shall not be Lord do the same concerning his
believed. by reason of thy deed?
Spirit,
267 For it is an incredible Undoubtedly, said I, he will do
thing that the shepherd should the same to all those whom he
suffer by his flock and he shall shall find to continue in the re-
;
and especially must give an ac- he said, his mercy but rather ;
yet building. The Lord dwells but repent, for that will be profit-
in those that love peace for able for you.
;
to thee whole why hast thou thus delivered unto you. Then
;
rent it, and made it useless to the shepherd said unto me, Hast
me ? Now it is of no use to me, thou asked all things of me? I
by reason of the rent which thou answered, Sir, I have.
hast made in it. Wouldst thou 278 Why, then, said he, hast
not say all this to a fuller, for thou not asked concerning the
the rent which he made in thy spaces of these stones that were
garment ? put in the building, that I may
272 If therefore thou wouldst explain that also unto thee ? I
be concerned for thy garment, answered, Sir, I forgot it. Hear,
and complain that thou hadst then, said he, concerning these
not received it whole what also. ;
thinkest thou that the Lord will 279 They are those who have
do, who gave his Spirit to thee now heard these commands, and
entire, and thou hast rendered have repented with all their
him altogether unprofitable, so hearts
that he can be of no use unto his 280 And when the Lord saw
Lord ? For being corrupted by that their repentance was good
thee, he is no longer profitable and pure, and that they could
to him. continue in it, he commanded
273 Will not therefore the their former sins to be blotted
2
Perdites malitia. Lat. Antioch. Horn. xciv.
266
f
out. For these spaces were their him Bince the time that he came
sins, and they are therefore made into my house whether
have I
even that they might not appear. done any tiling disorderly, ..r
have offended him in any thing
SIMILITUDE X.
9 I know, said he, that thotl
Of Repentance and alms-deeds. hast done nothing disorderly,
AFTER that I had written neither wilt thou hereafter do
this book, the angel which any such thing and therefore
; I
had delivered me to that shep- speak these things with thee that
herd, came into the house where thou mayest persevere for he ;
I was and sat upon the bed, and has given me a good account
that shepherd stood at his right concerning thee,
hand. 10 But thou shalt speak these
2 Then he called me and said things to others, that they who
unto me I delivered thee and either have repented, or shall
;
have success in every good word to all men the wonderful works
and work and have all virtue of God; and I hope that all
;
and righteousness walk in those who love them and have before
;
s
President .Bufem m.« jentijnt
<
i
What
Lat. Maturitatem.
is meant by these
virgins ?-Soe before, Maul. £IX. f. 1« I
207
Of repentance III. HERMAS. and alms deeds.
God will live and keep these mits a great sin, and is guilty of
commandments, and place these his blood.
virgins in a pure habitation. 28 Wherefore exercise your-
21 When he had said this, he good works, as many as
selves in
delivered me again to that shep- from the
have received ability
herd, and called the virgins, and Lord
ye delay to do ; lest whilst
said unto them forasmuch as I
; them, the building of the tower
see that ye will readily dwell in
be finished because for your ;
1
MS. Lamb. Video : which appears from the close of this section to be the
2
true reading. Say.
268
Of repentance SIMILITUDE X. and „/,„,
THE END
OP THE APOCRYPHAL NEW TESTAMENT.
TABLE I.
Comment, in Matt.
The Gospel according to the Twelve Apostles. Origan. EomxL
in Luc. i. 1. Ambros. Comment, in Luc. i. 1. et Hieron. PratfaL in
Comment, in Matt.
B
The Gospel of Barnabas. Gelas. in Decret.
1. The Writings of Bartholomew the Apostle. Dionys. Areo-
pagit. de Theol. Myst. c. 1.
c
1. The Gospel of Cerinthus. Epiphan. Hvre*. 51. J 7.
I 3. 0. 3. d
Lactant. de Ver. Sap. 1. 4, c. 21. Euseb. HvsL
Ecelee.
lhd. Eecl 1. - a
807. ad. cole. Opp. Clem. Alex. Euseb.
Hieron. Catal. Script. Eccl. in Petr.
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7. under the name of Peter.
Books '
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*#* Those which also have Catalogues of the Books of the ( >M Testament
are marked thus*.
;
ore.
IX. A. C.
* Jerome. 382. The same with ours, EP
except that he speaks de Stud.
dubiously of theEpist. Also commonly
to the Hebrews prefixed
though in other parts Latin I
XI. ( )jpr.
XII.
* The forty-four St. It perfectly with Vid. Canon.
Bps. assembled Austin j
ours. XXVII.
in the third was p. nit.
XIII.
The anonymous 390. It seems perfectly to Lit,, de H'
author of the agree with ours for ;
learned Daille
De Script wpposit.
Doings. 1. 1. c
he so clearly d< e
them as that he has
left out no divine
book, may be easily
perceived.
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