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W IT H TH E F R AGMEN TS THAT R E MA IN OF H IS O TH E R W O RK S .

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wa s fi n ished by the Tr an sl ator thou g h n o t beg u n to be

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the work the depth of S Ire n aeu s fe rven t a n d loyal L ove
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for his Ma ster a s of o n e who all b u t r e m e m b e r e d His

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e arthl y Life a m id the dre arier exp osu re of the wild G n o s

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tic Heresies ever glo wi g forth g the firm g e n tle lo wly
loyal m in d of the Au thor o f the Christi an Ye ar cou ld best
re n der i n to E n glish .

F or correcti n g the Press except the two first sheets , ,

fo r the few n otes si g n ed E a s also for the Tran sl atio n of

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the e arlier Frag me n ts the s o n of the l a st s u rvivin g E di

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tor o f the Library of the Fa thers is resp o n sible The .

V ery R e v Dr Smith De an of C an terb u ry ki n dly v o u

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ches for the a ccu ra cy of the frag me n ts tran sl ated fr bm the

Syri a c a n d these l a st h ave b e e n coll ated afresh with the
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Ms s from which they were pri n te d

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W ith reg ard to the g e n u i n e n ess of the fr ag me n ts , Ma s

s u et the B e n edicti n e E ditor who ha d bestowed mu ch p ai n s
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from C aten a e & c p oi n ts o u t (i 33 8 ) th a t they were of t wo
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ki n ds those g ive n by E u sebiu s a n d other an cie n t writers

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de n s e d very co n sider ably whose tr a n scribers sometimes
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p u t by mist ake the wro n

g n a me ) a re of more do u btf ul

au thor ity Ma s s u e t s u ms u p W e g ive he r e a ll t he f r a g

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s e lve s h a ve co lle c t e d, y e t n o t a t t a chi

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t ha n t hey de s e r ve .

T he first 13 frag me n ts a n d the 6 Syri a c o n es a n d ,

ag ai n those m arked 3 5 to 3 8 will prob ably b e g e n u i n e ,

the l 4t h a n d ag ai n the l a st frag me n t from the Arme n i an

almost cert ai n ly sp u r io u s ; of the C ate n ae frag me n ts some -

rest o n the au thority of several Ms s (a n d for these the .

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prob ability of the wro n g n a m e h avi n g b e e n a ppen ded is

very co n siderably dimi n ished ) some ag a in a t prese n t o n ,

th at of o n e Ms o n ly while frag men t X xxix a ttrib u ted to

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S Ire n ae u s by the V atic an Ms 33 1 a n d o n e of the Ms s

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u sed by the editor of t h e Leip z ig C a te n a is by his other ,

Ms attribu ted to D io do r u s a n d prob ably also (si n ce

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Mu e n t e r wa s the first to p u blis h it) the 3 Pari s C ate n ae

co n s u l ted by Ma s s u e t attrib u te this fragme n t to D io do r u s

or s ome other write r .

P . E . PU S E Y .

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F O R AS MU CH a s there are some who p u ttin g the tru th away 1 , ,

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from t h e m in trodu ce in its s t e a d fa lse t a les a n d va in

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g en e alo g ies which m in is te r qu e s tio n s a ccordin g to the fi
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fa ith a n d by
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g a ssembl ag e of pl a u sible topics per
vert the m i n d of the simpler sort a n d l e a d them awa y c ap ,

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tive a du l ter atin g the ora cles of the Lord 3 so becomin g evil
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expou n ders of g ood words a n d s u bvert m an y withdra wi n g, ,

them u n der preten ce of kn owledg e from Him by W hom this

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u n iverse w a s fr amed a n d a dorn ed a s tho u g h they h a d s ome ,

thin g higher a n d gre ater to show them than Go d W ho m a de

H e a ve n a n d E a r th a n d a ll t hi n s t ha t a r e t he r e i a ll ur
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i pers u a sively e n o u gh i n the first i n st an ce by dexterity

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of words s u ch a s are u n s u spectin g in to this mode of e n

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qu iry b u t i ,
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at l st by fra i g their min ds to all bl a sphemy a n d im

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this poin t to distin gu ish fa lsehood from tru th :
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n o fa lse te a chi 2
(F or n g is wo n t to o ffer itself to o u r view

sin gly a n d ap a rt lest s u ch exp os u re sho u l d l e a d to con viction 3

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b u t cra ftily p u ttin g o n a pl au sible dress m akes itself by its ,

o u tward ha bilimen ts a pp e a r t o the simpler sort tru er th an

Tru th itself a ccordin g to wha t w a s s aid of s u ch c a ses b y o n e
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s u perior to u s : Th e precio u s s ton e the re al emer ald , ,

accou n ted by some of gre at valu e is dishon o u red by the ,

artfu l imit ation of itself i n g l a ss when ever he is n o t by , ,

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who hath power to prove it a n d detect the cra ft so cu n ,

ni l ut i n pr a ctice A g a in whe n there is a n a lloy of

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bra ss with o u r silver wh at s i mple person shall be li ghtly ,

able to a ss a y it
In order therefore that it m ay n o t b e o u r fa u lt if a n y b e ,

s n atched away a s sheep by wolves n o t kn o win g them o n ,

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the sheepski n w hich they o u tw ar dl y we a r 3
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it n eedfu l O n meetin g with the writin g s of those who c a ll
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themselves disciples of V a len tin u s ; a n d also a fter con ver

s ation h a d with so m e of them a n d u n derst an din g their ,

drift 3 to decl a re u n to thee well beloved their p orten tou s ,

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p mysteries which all m e n receive n o t b e ,
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c au se a ll ha ve n o t yet spit o u t their brain s : that tho u

a lso h avi n g le a rn ed them m ayest disclose them to all who
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are with thee a n d exhort them to avoid the depth of thes e ,

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men s folly a n d bla sphemy a gain st Chr ist ,
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An d to the best of o u r power we will shortly a n d cle arly ,

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set forth the me a n in g of those who are n o w te a chin g a miss ,

I me an of Ptolemy a n d his p a rtiz a n s which school is a kin d of ,

6 d d e e ffl o r e s c e n c e
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tio n of the s ame 3 S hewin g how mon stro u s their a ssertion s are ,

a n d how i n co n siste n t with the Tr u th An d this a lthou gh .

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we ha ve n either been a cc u stomed to composition n o r train ed ,

to a n y a rts of disco u r se 3 cha rity o n ly u r gin g u s to m ake

k n own to thee a n d a ll who are with thee what thin g s they
tea ch z—thin g s hitherto con ce aled b u t which n o w a t l e n g th
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by the g ra ce of Go d ha ve fo u n d their w a y in to the li ght .

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a n d co n verse for the most p a rt i n a forei g n l a n gu a g e skil l ,

in di sco u rse which we have n o t le arn ed n o r power of com ,

position which we h ave n o t pra ctised n o r elo qu en ce of

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p hr a se n or,pers u a sive n ess of which we k n ow n othi n g , .

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The V a le n ti an s s te m The P le r o m a an d the E 3
y . on s .

R a ther i
n simplicity a n d tru th a n d pl ain n es s the thin g s
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which are written to thee lovin gly tho u wilt lovin gly a o ,

cept a n d wh at is more wilt cherish them withi

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n thyself a s ,

bein g more competen t than we a r e receivin g them from u s ,

a s a kin d of s eeds a n d prin ciples That which we have .

brie fl y expressed tho u wilt c a u se to be ar mu ch fru it i

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wide field of thin e u n derst an di n g 3 a n d wi l t forcibly r e pr e

sen t to them that a r e with thee what we h ave b u t fa in tly
det ailed An d a s we h a ve sou ght a ccor din g to thy re qu est
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m a de lon g ag o for in form atio n abo u t their me an in g n o t on l y ,

to m ake it k n own to thee b u t a lso to provide thee with r e

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so u rces for dem on stra tin g its fa lsehoods : so wilt tho u too
seek ho n estly to m in ister u n to others a cc o r diu g to the ,

g ra ce g iven thee by the Lord : to the e n d that o u r people

m a y b e n o lo n g er perverted by their show of re a so n in g
whereof the a ccou n t is a s follows
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They a ffirm th at there is i n cert ai n hi gh pl a ces u n seen T
a n d u n n amed I k n ow n o t wh a t perfect [ E o n 3 existin g b e
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fore a ll 3 whom they c all sometim es P r o a r ch e the F irst ,

B e g in n in g sometimes P r o p a t o r the F ir st Father some

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times By t h o s th at is the Deep 3 that he is likewise in visible

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a n d in comprehe n sible a n d th a t bein g i n comprehe n sible a n d

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in visible etern al al so a n d u n be g otten he abode i
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n g re a t ,

tran qu illity a n d c alm thro u gh bou n dl ess ag es

Tha t there exists with hi m a lso Tho u ght the s ame who m , ,

they likewise den omin ate Gra ce a n d S ilen ce 3 a n d that a t

some u n kn own time it occu rred to the s aid Byt h o s to p u t
forth from himself what sho u ld b e a be gin n in g of a ll thin g s 3
a n d tha t this whi ch he w a s min ded to p u t forth bein g a s it ,

were seed he deposited a s in a womb with the p artn er of

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his bein g Silen ce :,

Th at she h avin g received this seed a n d become pre g

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n an t bro u ght forth Min d who is sim i

, l ar to hi ,
m th at be gat
him a n d alon e c o m pr e h e n de t h the gre atn ess of his Father 3
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to which Mi n d they also g ive the n ame of O n ly be g otten -

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a n d F a ther a n d prin ciple of a ll thi

, n gs a n d tha t there w a s

produ ced to g ether with hi m Tru th : a n d th at this is t h e

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first a n d abori g in al qu atern io n of Pythag ora s which also ,

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they style t he root of a ll thin g s 3 n a mely the Deep a n d , ,

S il en ce a n d a fter them Min d a n d Tru th

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F u rther th at the O n ly B e g otten h a vi n g become aw are of

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the p u rposes for which he w a s produ ced did himself also ,

produ ce the W ord a n d the Life 3 thu s becomin g the F a

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ther of all who sho u ld b e a fter him a n d the prin ciple a n d ,

form a tive p ower of the w hole Plero m a : n ext th at from

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the W ord a n d the Life were produ ced a s i n m arri a g e the , ,

Ma n a n d the Chu rch ; a n d tha t this w a s the a bori gin a l

O g do a s or Ei g ht the root a n d s u bst a n ce of all thin g s 3 hav
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g a ccordi n g to them fo u r n a mes the ,
Deep the M in d
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the W ord a n d the Ma n : e a ch of these bein g both m a le

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a d fem a le 3
n a s follows — F irst the Gre a t F a ther they s aid, ,

w a s u n ited a s i n m arri a g e to his o wn Tho u g ht 3 n ext the

O n l y be g otten th a t is the Min d to the Tr u th 3 a fterw ards

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the W ord to the Life 3 a n d the Ma n to the Chu r ch :

Moreover that these E on s a s they were produ ced for the
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F a ther s glory so wishi ,
n g a lso themselves to g lorify the

Father by somethin g of their o wn produ ced o ffsprin g a s in ,

m arri ag e : first th at the W ord a n d the Life after the Ma n

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a n d the Chu r ch bro u ght i n to bei n g other t e n E o n s whose

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n ames they s ay are these —the Profo u n d a n d Commix tu re 3 ,

the Un dec ayin g a n d Un ion 3 the Self ori g in a ted a n d Ple a

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s ur e ; the Un moved a n d In corporatio n 3 the O n ly be g ot

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t e n a n d the B lessed O n e
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. tion a l
E on s who they s a y were produ ced by the W ord a n d Life
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They a dd th a t the Ma n a lso for his p art with the Chu rch
produ ced twelve E on s o n whom they bestow these n ames
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— the Comforter a n d F a ith 3 the P a tern a l O n e a n d Hope ;

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the Matern a l O n e a n d Love 3 the Ever In telli g en t a n d

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Un derst an din g ; the E cclesia stic a l O n e a n d B lesse dn ess ; ,

the Desired a n d W isdom

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§ 3 . These are the 30 E o n s of their fa ls e doctrin e kept hitherto ,

in sile n ce a n d u n k n own
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This is the in visible a n d spiri
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t u al F u l n ess they t alk of with its threefold division in to

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sets respectively of ei ght a n d t e n a n d twelve bein g s An d

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they a fii r m this to h a ve been the re a so n why the S avi ou r ,

( for they a re n o t willin g to c all Him Lord

) for 3 0 ye a rs did ,
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n othin g open l y 3 decl arin g this mystery of the E on s Ye a o " .

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an d i n the a r able of the l a bo u rers which were sen t in to the
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vin eyard they s ay it is most eviden t th a t these 30 E o n s are
in dic ated 3 in that some are sen t abo u t the first ho u r some ,

a b o u t the third others abo u t the sixth others again the n in th , , ,

a n d a fu r ther set abo u t the eleve n th N o w the a fores a id .

ho u rs bein g a dd e d to g ether m ake u p the n u mber thirty

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F o r 1 3 6 9 1 1 3 0 An d the Ho u rs they a ffirm si g : .

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ni fy the E on s An d these they a dd are the g re a t a n d w o n

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de r fu l a n d u n u tter able mysteries the fr u it of which them ,

s elves o n ly be a r ; a s a lso of a n y amon g the m a n y s a yin g s of

S criptu re which o n e h a ply m a y b e a bl e to a ccommod ate
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a n d c au se to appe ar like their i n ve n tio n .

TO proceed Their F irst F a ther they affi . rm to be kn own C H P A .

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u n to n o n e b u t the O n ly B e g otte n who spr an g from him th a t
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is to the Min d ; to a ll the rest they s a y he rem a in s in visible
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a n d in comprehe n sible Bu t the Min d alo n e a ccordin g to .

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them h avin g deli ght i,

n the co n templ a tio n of the F a ther ,

a n d rejoicin g i n the tho u g ht of Hi s imme a s u r able g re atn ess ,

w a s p u r posin g to commu n ic ate to the other E o n s a lso the

gre atn ess of the F ather how va st his du r ation a n d exten t 3 ,

how he wa s u n ori g in ated a n d in comprehen sible a n d in c ap a ,

b l e of bein g beheld Bu t Silen ce restr ain ed hi m by t h e .

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wi ll of the F a ther bec au se he w a s min ded to brin g them all ,

to im a g in e a n d lon g for some mode of se archin g o u t their

F irst F a ther s u ch a s we h ave described him An d thu s a ll
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the other E o n s con tin u ed alike in a kin d of silen ce lo n gin g ,

to behold the first ori g in ator of their s eed a n d to a c qu ain t ,

themselves with the R oot which h a s n o be g in n in g .

O n l y the l a st a n d yo u n g est E o n of the Family of twelve § 2 ,

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produ ced by the Ma n a n d the Chu rch th at is W is dom m a de , , ,

a sprin g far on w ard a n d w a s a ffected in some w a y withou t , ,

in tercou rse w ith her p artn er the Desired 3 (a kin d of thin g ,

which h a d be gu n i n the c a se of the Min d a n d Tr u th b u t i n , ,

th q ti ft it
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a tJT o Ka s vr o v 7 1 u a a s a u es on a er .

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n s as een n on e een e o u ar u e ra n e
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e or wh ich o o e e o a e , an e re on e se n se
th t ec E A ie i t h
sen en e . d th y p t d d t c iv f m it ?
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C H AP . its res u l t affected on l y this perverted E o n ; perverted i n ,

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preten ce by Love b u t in re ality by Pres u m ption )3 o n a ccou n t
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of his n o t h avin g commu n ion with the Perfect F ather a s ,

the Min d also h a d N o w the P a ssion which this E o n c o n

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ce ve d w a s se a rchin g a fter the Fa ther F or he wo u l d fa i n . ,

they s a y comprehen d His gre atn ess N ext they a dd n o t

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bein g a ble bec au se it w a s a thin g impossible which he w a s

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attemptin g he w a s i n a very in ten s e in wa rd strife bec a u s e

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of the va stn ess of tha t Deep a n d the u n se arch able n atu r e ,

of the F a ther a n d his ye arn in g a fter hi

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m W hich thin g s .

con tin u a ll y u r g in g him on wa rd he wo u l d at len gth h ave ,

been absorb ed by His deli ghtsomen ess a n d resolved in to ,

His whole bein g h a d he n o t met with th a t power which

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s u pports a n d gu ards a ll thin g s exceptin g o n ly the g re at ,

n ess which is u n spe ak able An d to this power they g ive .

the n ame also of Horos th at is O rder or Limit An d by this , , ,

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tha t you n g est E o n they s a y w a s restra in ed a n d ste a died

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a n d h a vi n g h ardly retu rn ed to hi mself a n d become co n vin ced

tha t the F a ther is in comprehen sible; he pu t o ff his former
in ten tion to g ether with the impressio n which h a d come u p
,

o n him from th a t a sto u n di n g wo n der

An d some of them m a ke a kin d of le g en d of th a t which

b e fe l W isdom a n d her recovery a s tho u g h she h avin g a t
,

tempted a thin g impossible a n d in con ceiv able bro u ght forth ,

a s u bst an ce witho u t form ; eve n a s it w a s n atu r al for her ,

bein g a fem a le to brin g forth An d o n con siderin g her

,
9
.

o ffsprin g they a dd she w a s first of all vexed bec au se of the

, , ,

imperfect birth then a ffri ghted lest her bein g itself mi ght
, ,

prove in c a p able of perfection 3 a n d u pon th a t she w a s beside

f

herself a n d in de s p air en qu irin g the c a u se a n d how s h e

, , ,

mi ght co n ce a l wh a t ha ppen ed An d that bein g sore beset .

with thes e p a ssion s she took a tu r n a n d en de avo u red to , ,

h a sten b a ck to the F ather a n d h avin g ven tu r ed a cert ain w ay , ,

fa iled throu gh we akn ess a n d bec a me a s u ppli a n t to the ,

F a ther a n d th a t she w a s join ed i

,
n her s u pplic atio n by the

other E on s especia ll y by the Min d,

.

’
O fih e ta v T s x e i
7x8 f
{a ndé i d e l l/a t T e h e i
rr d w s é xe w
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o la v 8 u . a “
r

a cc d
or in g t o t he n a t u ie W t h s he ha d me ho c i
p s u m fin cm ha be a t , L a t .

h b
t at e i
ng a f
e m a le s h e s o u l be & c
”
h d .
 F u n cti
o ns
f
o the Ho r a s . Chr i
st an d the H o ly Gho s t . 7

This , they s ay wa s the first ori g in of the s u bstan ce g of

, C H AP .

IL
m atter n amely o u t of th at i gn or an ce a n d g rief a n d fe ar a n d
, , , ,

a sto n ishme n t .

Moreover the Fa ther with a v iew to thes e thin g s pro

, , ,
4 '

d u ces the a fores a id O rder or Lim it by the O n ly B e g otten in , , ,

his o wn im ag e u n p a ired with n othin g of the we aker sex

, ,

abo u t him (F or s o they a ffirm the Father to exist sometim e s

.
,

in co n cert with Silen ce so m etimes above m ale a n d fem ale

,

A n d t hi n g c a ll e d O rder they de n o m i
a like
) . s bei , n a te a ls o ,

the Cross a n d the R edeemer a n d the A ss ertor of Liberty

, , ,

a n d A ssi g n er of B o u n d aries a n d Ma in t a in er of C a u ses An d

, .

by me an s of this O rder they s a y W isdom wa s p u rified a n d

, , ,

con firmed a n d restored to her pl a ce a s o n e of a p air o f

,

E on s . Th at is the fr u it of her fa n cy h avin g been sep ar ated

,

from her with the p a ssion which a ccomp an ied it she herself
, ,

rem ain s withi n the Plerom a 3 b u t th a t this her me n t al pro

d u ce w ith a ll p a ssion is by the a fores aid O rder p u t a p a rt i

, , n a

st ate of privation 3 a n d bein g tu r n ed o u t of the Plerom a c o n ,

tin u e s in deed a spiri tu a l s u bsta n ce h avi n g a cert a in n at u r a l ,

en er g y s u ch a s belo n g s to a n E o n b u t witho u t form or kin d , ,

a s n o t comprehen din g a n y thin g An d therefore they c all it .

a n imbecile a n d femin in e fru it ( of wisdom ) .

5 ,

Bu t a fter the sep ar atio n of the O ffsprin g to a re g ion with

o u t the Plerom a of the E o n s a n d the restor a tio n of the mo ,

ther to her pl ace a s o n e of a p a ir the O n ly B e g otten a s they ,

-

s ay a g a in produ ced a n other p a ir a ccordin g to the p u rpos e

, ,

of the Father tha t n on e of the E on s mi ght s u ffer a s she

,

ha d don e 3 an other p air 3 Chr ist a n d the Holy Ghost to fix ,

a n d co n solida te the Plerom a 3 a n d so by these t he wo r lds

[ o r xi

E o n s ] wer e fr a m e d F or th at Chr ist for his p art in stru cted

.

them that they were s u fficien tly a c qu a in ted alre a dy with the 6 6
r "
ive

n at u re of their o wn Comm u n io n a n d the Ide a of the U n b e ,

u m "
g otten ; a n d that he declared a mon g them the mode of com
i to more k n owled g e of the F a ther 3 th at H e is i n co m r e
n
g p
he n s ib l e a n d in con ceiva ble a n d c a n n either b e seen n o r
, ,

he a rd a n y fu rther than He is kn own thro u gh the O n l y Be

,

g otten : a lso tha t the prin cip a l etern a l du r ation to the other
8 7 {5t
7 1 9 i t i Ep ip h
s no i bnt i
t i c g i d i t
an u s, h ld L t i v ui s re o n ze n e o a n ers on .
 ’ ’
8
‘
Je s u s a
‘
p fe ct
er Em a n a ti
on fr o m the E on s .

C II A P .on s is the ori g in al In comprehen sible n atu re of the F ather :

E
II ’
b u t to him who is the F ather s o ffsprin g a n d S o n it is Hi s

bein g comprehen sible by him 3 which in deed is wh at m akes

hi m Hi s e qu al These then were the procee di
. n g s a mo n g

them of the n ewly produ ced E o n Christ , .

6 '
Th e o n e S pirit ag a in the Holy o n e for his p art in stru cted
, , ,

them to g ive th a n ks for b ein g all m ade mu tu ally e qu al a n d ,

g u ided them to the tru e rest .

An d so they s a y the E on s were con stitu ted e qu al i n form ,

an d i n p u rpose 3 h avin g all become M in ds 3 a n d all W ords 3 ,

a n d a ll Me n ; a n d all Christs 3 a n d the fem ales i

,
n li ke m an
,

n er all Tru ths 3 a n d all Lives ; a n d S pirits a n d Chu rches

, , , , .

An d it is a dded th at here u pon a ll thi n g s bein g con firmed

, ,

a n d come to perfect rest w ith g re a t joy s a hym n s to the

y ,

F irst F a ther t akin g th eir sh a re i

, n hi g h fest a l gl a dn ess .

An d tha t o n a cco u n t of this b en efit with o n e wil l a n d ,

min d the whole Plerom a of E on s Christ a n d the S pirit

—
, ,

con sen tin g a n d their F a ther settin g his se a l ea ch I s a y

, , ,

of the E on s severa lly con trib u ted wh atever he ha d most

be a u tifu l a n d bloomin g i n himself : a n d h avi n g ut i n e a ch
p
his sh a re a n d fit ly combin ed the s ame a n d ha rmon io u sly
, ,

7 W
P 5
I GM un i ted them they produ ced a most perfect Em a n atio n to
,
7
"a
the ho n ou r a n d glory of Him who is the Deep the be au ty ,

a n d st a r of their Plerom a even their perfect fr u it Jes u s 3 , ,

who w a s a lso c a lled S avio u r a n d Christ a n d the W ord a s , , ,

a s o n is c alled after his fa ther ; a n d All becau se he is of ,

them a ll .

Moreover that a s body gu ards to themselves to their o wn

, ,

hon o u r they produ ced also An g els of the s a me n a t u re with

, ,

Cr These then are the tr an s action s spoken of by them a s t a k

fi
r .

l
in
g pl a ce within the Plerom a 3 first wh a t bec a me s u bject to ,

p a ssion a n d well n i gh lost itself a s it were i

,
n a v a st a n d i
n

tr ica t e m atter
8
tryin g to se arch o u t the F a ther ; n ext the
, ,

composition e qu ivalen t to six E on s in o n e of him who is

, ,

c alled O rder a n d the Cross a n d the R edeemer a n d the

, ,

A ssertor of Liberty a n d the A ssi g n er of bo u n ds a n d Main ,

tai n ers of c a u ses 3 then t he prod u ctio n by their F ather , ,

 ni
V a le n ti an a r gu m e n ts fr o m Ho ly S cr i
p t ure . 9

u pon secon d tho u ghts of the fir st Christ with the Holy C H P , ,

A .

11 1
S pirit s u bse qu en t to th a t of the E on s 3 l a stly how the
'

, ,

s eco n d Christ whom they den omin a te also S avio u r wa s

, ,

ut to g ether a n d fr amed by w ay of co n trib u tio n from

p
them a ll .

Bu t a ll this they s a y is n o t open ly u ttered bein g all c a n

, , ,

n o t receive s u ch k n owled g e 3 however o u r S avi o u r h a s mys ,

teri o u sl
y in d i c a ted it in P a r ables to s u ch a s h a ve power to

u n derst a n d it A s for in st an ce : the thi

. rty E on s they s a y , ,

are in dic ated by the thir ty ye ars of which we m a de men tion ,

b efore wherein a s they observe o u r S a vio u r did n othin g

, , ,

O pe n ly 3 a s a lso by the P a ra ble of the L a bo u r ers i n the V in e S t M “ ; a

xx 2 . .

ya rd P au l a l s q a s they a ffirm most eviden tly n a mes these

.
’

, ,

E on s i n m a n y pl a ces 3 a n d h a th moreover observed the O r

der i n which they fo ll ow o n e an other when he s ays Un to E ph iii , , . .

21
a l l the e n e r a ti he A e o a ll A e s
f t f (of the E of '
on s o
g g g o n

all E on s ) N a y a n d th at we too i
.
,
n the E u ch arist whe n , ,
’
we u t ter the cl au se W orld witho u t e n d (u n to the E o n
,
‘

of a ll E o n s ) g ive si gn ific atio n of those E on s In a word .

,

wheresoever men tio n is m a de of Age or Age s they will have ,

it referred to the a fores aid E o n s .

They a dd th a t the ori g in atio n of their b an d of twelve E o n s 2 .

’
is si gn ified by o u r Lord s bein g twelve ye a rs old when He S t L k , . u e
iié
con versed with the Doctors of the La w ; a n d by His choice of l g fi 13 ’

. .

the Apostles in th at there were twelve of them A gain tha t

, .
,

the other ei ghteen E on s are m a n ifested by the circu msta n ce

of His a bidin g ei ghteen mon ths a s they s a y with His Dis ci , ,

p les,
a fter He rose from the de a d A lso th a t by the two
. first ,

letters of His N a me the I a n d the H those e ig ht e e n E o n s are

, , ,

cle arly en o u gh in dica ted ; a n d the t e n E on s in like m an n er

they s a y a r e si gn ified by the letter I which st an ds first i n His,

N am e An d this wa s the c au se why o u r S a vio u r s a id

St M “
.
one , a

ll a ll be fu lfille d
. .

i o ta
, o r o n e ti t t le m u s t n o t p a s s a w ay t i
,
” 18
, .
V

A s to the c a l a mity which b e fe l the twelfth E o n they s ay 3 , ,

it w a s d arkly im plied i n the apost a sy of Ju da s who w a s ,

twelfth a mon g the Apostles A s a lso by His ha vin g s u ffe red .

in the twelft h mo n th F or they w ill ha ve it that He pre a ched

.

f o r o n e ye a r o n ly a fter Hi s Baptism .
 10 Ho ly S cr i
p tu r e ho w i
n te r r e te d b
p y t h ni
e V a le n ti a ns

CI u ’. a dd th at i
They n the c a se of the wom an wi th a n iss u e of
fi'
blood this is most eviden tly set forth 3 i
,
n th a t she h a vi n g ,

s u ffered twelve ye ars wa s he a led by the presen ce of O u r ,

S avio u r u po n to u chi n g the hem of Hi

,
s Ga rmen t 3 a n d th a t

this wa s why O u r S a vio u r s a id W h o to u ched me in form ,

in
g His Disciples of the mysterio u s eve n t amo n g the E o n s ,

the he a lin g of tha t E o n which h a d become s u bject to P a s

s io n F or the wom a n who h a d s u ffered for twelve ye ars
.
,

bein g i n fa ct that Power when its s u bst an ce wa s bein g ,

dr a wn o u t a n d melti n g aw ay witho u t limit (a s they affirm )

, , ,

ha d she n o t to u ched th a t which He wore th a t is the Tr u th , ,

which m akes o n e of the first qu atern io n a n d of which the

—
,

hem of His G a rme t is the sym bol wou l d ha ve b e e n r e

n ,

solved in to tha t which w a s the g ro u n d of her bein g She .

w a s st ayed however a n d rested from her c a l a mity bec au se

, , ,

the Power which wen t o u t of Him (a n d this they wi ll have

to b e O rder or Limit) he aled her a n d withdr ew the c al a ,

mity from her .

4 A gain th eir doctrin e th a t O u r S avio u r procee di n g from

,

all is i n a cert a in sen se all they a ffir m to b e si g n ified by t h e

, ,

E xo d expression Eve r y m a le tha t op e n e th t he W o m b 3 a n d tha t He

.
, ,

bein g Al l open ed the womb of her who is the thou ght or

, ,

Im a g i n a tio n of th a t a fflicted E o n the womb I s a y of her

who wa s b an ished from the Plerom a —the s ame whom they
, , ,

also den omin ate the seco n d O g do a d whereof we shall g ive ,

a n a cco u n t a little below An d P a u l also eviden tly for n o

.

“
other re a son a s they a ffirm u sed the expressio n , An d He , ,

C l i i2 i
i s a ll
”
a n d a gain
“
A ll t hi n s a r e t o Hi H i
o o
, g , m and o
f m ar e ,
”
R m x i a ll t hi n s d g i “
I H i m dw l l t h ll T h F l
o .
g
. a n a a n , n e e ,a e u n e s s

(
”
Plerom a ) f e Go dhe a d
o t h An d this followi n g . Tha t H e ,
”
31 1 i su m m e d u l l hi i C h i b G d they exp o ded
{0 t t
3 1. .
p a n
g s n r s
y o u n , ,

to the s ame e ffect ; a n d if there b e a n y thin g else of the

like sou n d .

5 N ext a s con cern in g hi

. , m whom they c all O rder or Li mi t ,

to whom they give so m a n y n ames affirmin g that he ha th ,

two modes of O pera tio n the o n e apt to establish the other , ,

to divide 3 a n d that in respect of his esta blishi n g a n d con so

li da t i
n
g he is the Cross b ut i n res ect of his di
p , vidi n g a n d
 so a s to i
llu s tr a te the P le r o m a an d the E on s . 11

distin gu ishin g he is O rder or Limit

,
— the opera tion of C P , HA .

III
the s a me O rder they s a y o u r S avio u r si gn ified a s follows :
, ,
'

that is to s a y fir st his work of con solid atin g when He s a ys

, , ,

s cr o s s a n d fo llo we th Me ca n n o t be
“
He t ha t t a ke t h n o t u p hi St L k , . u e

co m e My D is ci
p le 3
”
p an d, f o llo w Ta keMi k u t he cr o s s an d
2
n

Me 3 a n d his distin guishin g work a gain where it is s a id

”
,
" 21
, ,
7 °

“
I ca m e n o t t o s e n d p e a ce bu t a s wo r d ”
John also a ccord S t M t t
,
.
,
. a .

in
g to the m in dic a,ted the s a me by the words Th e
f an i s S t L k , . u e
m 17
in Hi s H a n d a n d H e s ha l l t hr o u g hb u r e t he nd
fl
“ '

, y p g o or a ,

s ha ll a t he r t he w he a t in t o Hi bu t t he cha H i l
g s
g a r n er
f e w l ,

bu r n wi th fir e u n qu e n cha ble .

N ow i n thi s speech a lso they s a id there w a s si gn ified the ,

”
opera tion of O rder or Limit F or that F a n they expo u n d .
,

to be the Cross who they a dd con s u m es a lso all m ateri a l

, , ,

thin g s a s fire the chaff b u t p u r g es thos e who are s aved a s

, , ,

the fa n does the whe at .

Moreover they affirm tha t Pa u l the Apostle also m a kes ,

men tion of this Cross i n the text F o r the W o r d of t he Cr o s s 1 C i , or . .

18
is t o t he m t ha t p e r i s h fo o lis hn e s s 3 bu t t o u s whi ch a r e s a ve d
'

,
”
i
t i
s t he P o we r o
f Go d .

An d a gain , Go d fo r bi
d t ha t ld g lo r y , s a ve i
I s ho u n t he G a 1 v i14 . . .

Cr o s s o
f Je s u s h
, by who m t he wo r ld i
s cr u c
ifie d u n t o m e , an d
”
I u n to t he wo r ld .

S u ch then are the s a yin g s of them all abo u t their Plerom a 6

,

a n d va i n in ve n tio n 3 violen tly a d a ptin g the g ood words to

their o wn evi l devices An d n o t o n ly from the Gospels a n d

.

A postolic al wr itin g s do they en de a vo u r to m ake o u t their

proofs pervertin g their version s a n d fa lsifyin g their e xp o s i
, ,

tio n s 3 b u t also o u t of the La w a n d the Prophets ; ta kin g o c

c a sion from the m an y Para bles a n d alle g ories there u ttered ,

which m ay b e wrested m an y w ays others by their expositio n ,

do cleverly a n d cr aftily s u it what is a mbi gu o u s to their o wn

device a n d so l e a d c aptive from the Tr u th a ll s u ch a s m a in
,

t ain n o t firmly their faith i n O n e Go d the Father Alm i g hty

,

an d i n O n e Lo r d J e s u s Chr ist the S o n of G o d , .

N o w the tr an s a ctio n s witho u t the Plerom a st ated by (3

,
n
th e m a r e a s foll ows
, .
1 .

Th e co n ceptio n of the W isdo m which is above to which ,

S Gk L t Ch it i 11 o . a . r s .
 o n s wi
12 Tr a n s a cti tho u t t he P le r o m a . Mifo s r tu n e s o
f Acha m o th .

C HAP . also they g ive the n ame of A ch amoth bein g exclu ded with , ,
IV
all Pa ssion from the Plerom a a n d abidin g in cert ain sh a dows
.

, ,

an d v oid pl a ces did there of n ecessity a s they affirm e ffe r

, , ,

vesce bein g tu rn ed o u t of the Li ght a n d the Plerom a with

, , ,

o u t form or kin d a s a n abortio n ,

bec a u se she h a d n o t com
,

prehen ded an ythin g Hereu pon they a dd the s u per ior

.
, ,

Christ pityin g her a n d oversh a dowin g her by the in ter

,

ve n ti o n of hi m who is the Cross di d of his o w n power brin g

,

her in to form 3 s u ch form a s im plies resembl an ce to him in

s u bst an ce o n ly a n d n o t i
,
n k n owled g e An d ha vi n g do n e this .

he ha s t u rn ed b a ck w ithdr awin g his power a n d left her to

, ,

herself ; i n order th a t perceivi n g her c al amity i n th a t she ,

w a s sep arated from the Pleroma she mi ght a im at the thin g s ,

which are more excellen t 3 havin g a kin d of s avo u r of in cor

r u ption left i
,
n her by Christ a n d the Holy S pirit An d th a t .

this is why she is c alled by both n ames n amely W isdom from , , ,

her p aren t (for that which produ ced her is c alled W isdom )
,

a n d the H oly Ghost from the spirit which atte n ds o n Christ

, .

F u r ther that havin g received form a n d con scio u s n ess b u t

, ,

bein g presen tly left void of the In visible W ord who w a s with
her th at is Christ she s et hers elf to s e arch o u t the Li ght
, , ,

which ha d fors aken her b u t w a s u n able to att ain u n to it

, ,

bec au se she wa s forbidden by the power of O rder (or Limit ) .

An d th at at this poin t of time O rder checkin g her i , n her ,

o n ward imp u lse u ttered the word IAO

, (J E H O V A H ) 3 from
which the Holy N ame JE H O V A H they s ay h a d its ori g in
, , , .

An d th at she u n able to p a ss by the s aid O rder bec au se of

, ,

her bein g en t an gled w ith her a ffl iction a n d thu s left a lon e ,

witho u t s an k u n der every p art of her a ffliction m an ifold

, ,

a n d v ario u s a s it w a s a n d so h a d to e n du re first g ri e f , ,

bec au se she co u ld n o t att ain to her e n d ; then fe a r of the Life

fors akin g her even a s the Li ght ha d don e 3 a n d besides these
,

p erplexity a n d the whole to g ether i

, n i g n or an ce A n d n o t .

a s her mother the first W isdom who is also a n E o n did

, , ,

s h e simply e n du re altern atio n i n her p a ssio n s b u t eve n a b ,

s ol u te co n tr ariety ; a n other ten den cy a lso h a vin g befa llen

her th at of con versio n to him who g a ve her life

, .

§ 2 . This they s ay w a s the co m positio n a n d bei n g O f m atter

, , ,
 14 D e li
v e r a n ce o
f Acha/m o th by t he S a vi
ou r .

CH AP . this then i n con formity with their theory we o u ght to

, ,
IV
ima gin e fo u n tain s a n d rivers a n d wha tsoever other wa ters
'

, ,

are sweet derived their ori g in a n d n o t from her te ars : it

, ,

bein g in credible sin ce the qu ality of the te ars is o n e a n d

,

the s ame that both the s alt a n d sweet w aters procee ded
,

from them Bu t this is more cre dible th at the o n e c ame of

.
,

her te a rs the other of her swe at

,
F or .

s u ch are the fittin g fru its of their theory .

5 . Their Mother the n h avi n g tr avelled thr o u g h her whole

,

c a la mity a n d o n ly j u st be gun to s u rmou n t it betook her

, ,

self a s they s ay to s u pplic ation of the Li ght which h a d

, ,

left her that is of the Christ Bu t he h avin g retu rn ed to the

, , .
,

Plerom a shr a n k I s u ppose from the trou ble of des cen din g
, , ,

a seco n d t i me a n d r ather sen t o u t to her the Comforter tha t

, ,

is the S avio u r 3 the F a ther h avin g yielded u n to him all his

power a n d delivered every thin g to be u n der his au thority 3
,

a n d the E o n s too i n like m a n n er th at in him a ll thin gs ,

C o l i 16
. . . s ho u ld be cr e a te d visi
ble a n d i n vi
si ble Thr o n e s Deities
, , , ,

D omi nion s He is sen t forth to her wi

. th the An g els which ,

were formed at the s a me time with hi m .

Thereu pon A ch amoth reveren cin g hi m a s they s ay first

, , ,

u t o n a veil o u t of b a shfu l n ess 3 b u t a fterw ards beholdi n g

p
hi m with a ll his rich shew of fru it ha sten ed tow ards him , ,

receivi n g power to do so by his m a n i fes t ation He th ey

, .
,

s ay redu ced her in to form with s u ch form ation a s implies

, ,

perfect kn owled g e a n d a ch e i v e d the he ali

,
n g of her p a ssio n s .

He sep ar ated them from her 3 he did n o t en tirely n e glect

them 3 to an n i hi l ate them bein g impossible bec au se n o w ,

they were habitu al a n d stron g Bu t he p u t them ap a rt by .

themselves then min gled a n d con solida ted them a n d cha n g ed

, ,

9 idfl
r os . them from in corpora l a cciden ts in to m a tter still in corpore a l
9
.

N ext a ccordin g ly he wro u ght i n them a ptit u de a n d a pec u l i a r

n at u re th a t they mi g ht en ter i
,
n to combin atio n s a n d bodies

s o that two s u bst an ces mi ght come in to bein g ; the o n e b ad ,

li able to the P a ssion s ; the other in telli g en t c ap able of C o n ,

versio n An d for this c au se they s ay th at o u r S avio u r w a s

.
,

vi rtu ally the F ramer of the Un iverse .

Moreover that A ch amoth bein g delivered from her tro u ble ,

Acha m o th fo r m s t he D e m i
ur us
g ou t o
f an i
mal su bs ta n ce . 15

d obta in in g with that joy the con templ a tio n of the li ghts C AP .
g
an
,
tha t were with Him th at is of the An g els his comp an ion s
, , , ,

a n d smitte n with lo n g in g for them bec a me pre gn an t ( so they, ,

te a ch ) with o ff sprin g a fter their im ag e : a S pir itu al o ffsprin g ,

formed a fter the resembl an ce of those were the body gu ards -

of o u r S aviou r .

Havi n g n o w therefore these thr ee i n gre d ien ts gi ven her C H AP .

by thei r a cco u n t : the first procee di n g from P a ssio n which ,

wa s m atter 3 the seco n d from a ten den cy to recovery which ,

w a s the an ima l p a rt 3 the thi r d th a t which S h e bore th at is the , ,

spir itu a l p art 3 she n ext a pplied herself to the formin g thereof .

However the S piritu a l p a rt she w a s u n a ble herself to redu ce

,

in to form bein g herself of the s a me s u bst an ce with it Bu t

, .

she betook herself to the form ation of the an im al s u bst an ce

which arose from her ten den cy to recovery a n d s o bro u ght ,

to light the in stru ction s she h a d received from the S avio u r .

N o w her first form atio n o u t of the an im al S u bst an ce they ,

s ay w as the Father a n d K in g of all thin g s 3 both of s u ch a s

,

are of the s ame s u bst an ce with hfl s e lf that is the a n im al the , , ,

s ame which they c all also thin g s o n the ri ght h an d 3 a n d

o f those also which owe their ori g in to p as sio n a n d m atter ,

the s ame which they s a y are o n the left F or all thin g s akin .

1
to himself they s ay he formed u n con scio u sly moved thereto
, , ,

by his Mother : when ce also they g ive him the n am es of

Me t r o p a t o r a n d Un fa thered a n d Ar t ifi c e r a n d Father : a f
, , ,

firmin g him to be F a ther of thin g s o n the ri ght th at is a n i , ,

m a l b u t of those o n the left th at is m ateri al Ar t i

, ,
fic e r ; a n d , ,

of all t a ken to g ether K in g , .

F or the a fores aid En t hy m e s is [ or Ach amoth] they s ay , ,

desir ed to do all to the hon ou r of the E o n s a n d therefore ,

m a de certai n im ag es of them ; or r ather the S avio u r di d so

by her An d she reserved herself to b e i
. n the i m ag e of the
i n visible F a ther she n o t bein g kn own by the Demiu rg u s
,

[ or A r t i
fi c e r
] 3 while he w a s to represe n t the o n ly be g otte n -

S o n a n d the im a g es of the other E o n s were to b e the

,

Archa n g els a n d An g els for med by hi m .

He then by their a cco u n t bec ame Father a n d Go d of

,
‘
,

i 0 “ ft
‘
1 h im s lf
a er im 3 G e p : t m L t
Ka r'
’
a
-
(v r. os cu a .
 l6 Acha m o th m a ke s ll thi
n s b the D em i
ur us
a
g y g .

C i il » . thin g s witho u t the Plerom a bein g m aker of all both an im al

v a n d m a te ri
, ,

al F or that he sep ar ated those t w o s u b s t a n c e s

.
,

before con fu sed a n d bro u ght the in corpore al in to bodily

,

shape a n d so framed both he a ve n ly a n d e arthly thin g s a n d

, ,

bec ame their Ar t ific e r whether m ateri al or an im al o n the

, ,

ri ght han d or o n the left li ght or he avy of u pward or of , ,

down ward ten den cy : he h avin g fu rn ished seven H e aven s ,

a bove which they s a is the Demi u r g u s hi mself An d there

,y ,
.

fore they c a ll him the Hebdom a d b u t his mother A ch am oth ,

the O g do a d she thu s keepin g en tire the n u mber of the O I l

,
'

g in a l a n d first O g do a d belo n gin g to the Plerom a

,
.

F u rther 3 a s to these seven he aven s which they s a y are , ,

en dowed with u n derst an din g they s u ppose them to b e a ,

kin d of An g els a n d the Demiu r gu s too hi

,
mself a n a n g el
like u n to Go d As they s ay also tha t P a ra dise bein g a bove
.
,

the third he ave n is vi r tu ally a fo u r th an g el a n d th at A d a m

, ,

O bt ain ed I k n ow n o t wh a t from it in co n se qu en ce of his ,

a bode therein .

3 ,
Moreover they s ay that the Demi
, u r g u s fa n cied himself

to b e fra min g these thin g s of hi mself b u t that in re ality ,

he m a de them by virtu e which c ame o u t from A cham oth :

s o th a t He aven w a s m a de by him n o t k n owi n g he aven 3 ,

a n d m a n w a s mo u lded he n o t kn owin g m a n 3 a n d E arth

,

m an ifested while he w a s u n a c qu ain ted with Earth An d

, .

t hro u g ho u t i n like m an n er they s ay he w a s i gn or an t of the

s u bst an ti al forms of wh a t he w a s m akin g a n d of his mother ,

herself a n d fan cied th at he himself a lon e w a s all An d the

, .

c a u se of this his im ag in ation they affi r m w a s his mother , , ,

whose will it h a d been so to tr ain him u p to b e he a d a n d

prin ciple of his o wn proper s u bsta n ce a n d director of this ,

whole work W h ich mother of his they c a ll also the O g

.

do a d a n d W isdom a n d E arth a n d Jeru s a lem a n d the Holy

, , , ,

S pir it a n d i
,
n the m a sc u l i n e Lord H e r home they s a y is
, .
, ,

in the i n termedi ate sp a ce so th a t she abides above the De ,

mi ur
g u s b u t be n e a th or witho u t the Plerom a u n til the c o n
, ,

s u mm a tio n .

4 . The m a teri al s u bst an ce then bein g a s they s ay m a de o u t , ,

of three p as sion s or a ffectio n s fe ar a n d g rief a n d p erplexity 3 , , ,

 O ri
g i
n
f
o the D e m i
u r u s,
g an d t he de m o n s . 17

they will have it th at the p a rt akers of an im a l life owe their

s u bsisten ce p a rtly to fe a r a n d p a rtly to a n e ffort after r e
c o ve r
y3 th a t from this ef fort the De m iu r g u s h a d his birth 3
b u t from fe ar a ll other bein g th a t h a s a n i
,
m a l life a s the ,

so u ls of irr atio n a l cre a tu r es a n d of be a sts a n d m e n W h ere

, , .

fore tha t he wa n tin g en er g y to discern a n y spiritu al thin g s

, ,

con sidered hi mself a lon e to b e Go d a n d s a id by his Prophets , ,

I a m Go d be s i , de Me t he r e i s n on e F rom grief ag a in they .

6:

te a ch that t h e S piritu a l powers of wickedn ess proceeded ; th at

hen ce the Devil h a d his ori gin whom a lso they c all the R u l er ,

of this world his demon s too a n d his a n g els a n d a ll that

, , ,

spiritu a lly e xists o n the side of wickedn ess Th e Dem iu r gu s .

however they c a ll the s o n of tha t Moth e r of theirs b u t t h e ,

R u ler of this world a cre a t u re of the Dem iu r g u s

, An d th a t .

the R u l er of the world kn ows the thin g s above him bec a u se ,

he is a S pirit of wicke dn ess 3 b u t the Demiu r g u s kn ows them

n o t a s h a vi
,
n g merely a n an i m a l existen ce .

Th e abode of their Mother they s ay is the s u per celesti a l

re gion that is i
,
n the i n terme d
,
ia te sp a ce 3 of the Demiu r g u s ,

in the he a ve n ly tha t is i n the series of seve n he ave n s of t h e

, , 3
R u ler of the world i n this world of o u rs
, .

F u rther : tha t from that a sto n ishm en t a n d extreme per

l e xit a s from the me an er p a ssio n s the corpore a l eleme n t s
p y ,

of the world a s we sta ted before h a d their ori g in 3 E a rth

, , ,

u po n the st a y of th a t a m a z eme n t ; W ater u po n the excitin g ,

o f Fe a r 3 a i r u po n
, the fix in g (or con den s a tion ) of grief .

F ire they s a y e x ist e d in them a ll to b e a c au se of de a th a n d

, ,

dec a y even a s i gn or an ce wa s secretly min gled i

, n thos e
thr ee p a ssion s .

Thu s havin g formed the world he cre ated also the e arthly , 5 .

m a n n o t however o u t of this dry e a rth b u t o u t of its in vi

,
si ,

b l e s u bsta n ce t a kin g his m ateri a l from th at which is c o n

,

ti n u a ll exh a led a n d fl owi n g

[ from the g rosser bei g
y n
] An d . .

in to this e a rthly m a n a s they c areful ly distin g u ish he ,

bre a thed the a n im a l m a n An d this they s ay w a s the m a n

.
, ,

formed after his ima g e a n d similitu de : the m ateria l m a n

,

bein g a fter his im a g e like b u t n o t con s u bst a n ti a l with his

, ,

Go d 3 whi le the an imal m a n wa s a fter his liken ess 3 for which

0
 ’ ’ ’
18 The thly, the i
m a l, d t he ri
i u al man
‘
ear an an
p
s t .

c au se a lso his s u bst a n ce is c alled t he S p ir it of Li fe comin g ,

of a spiritu al e fflu x [ from Him ] Bu t a fterwa rds they s a y .

, ,

the co a t of skin s w a s p u t o n him 3 a n d this they s ay is the , ,

fra il fl esh the obj ect of sen se

,
.

6 ,
Bu t the O ffsprin g of their Mother A ch amoth whereof she ,

bec ame pre gn a n t in her con templ ation of the An g els which
wa ited o n the S aviou r bein g of the s a me s u bsta n ce with the
,

M other S pirit
-
ua l — w a s u n k n own even to the Demiu r g u s a s
, ,

th e y a ffirm An d they s a y it w a s secretly lod g ed in h im

.

witho u t his con scio u s n ess in order tha t by him h avin g ,

been sown in the so u l which he m a de a n d in this m ateria l ,

body a n d h a vin g therein like a n u n born b a be received

, ,

growth it mi ght b e m a de re a dy to a dmit the perfect W ord

, .

Tha t S piritu a l Ma n therefore w a s u n k n own a s they s a y to , ,

the Demiu r gu s who w a s sown by W isdom in the n a tu ra l

,

m a n a t the momen t of his bre athin g i n to his n ostrils a n d ,

th a t throu gh a n in e ffa ble Providen ce F or a s he k n ew n o t his .

Mother so n either did he kn ow her seed An d this s ame

,
.

seed they a flir m also to b e the Chu rch correspon din g to the ,

Chu rch a bove .

An d with this they m a in t a in their in wa rd bei n g to b e com

p l e t e d 3 a s tho u gh they h a d their a n i m a l so u l from the Demi

u s their body fro m the d u st of the E a rth a n d their fl e s h

ur
g , ,

ly p a rt from its m a tter while the S pirit u a l Ma n comes from

,

their Mother A cham oth .

am p, There bein g then three prin ciples 3 the m ateri a l first of ,

a ll which they c a ll als o th a t o n the left h a n d n ecess a rily a s

, , ,
I
they a flir m perishes a s bein g in ca p a ble of r e c e l v rn g a n y
, ,

bre a th of in corru ption Bu t the a n im a l prin ciple which .

-

th e y den om in a t e lik e wise th a t o n the ri ght ha n d a s b e in g ,

midwa y between the S piritu a l a n d m a t e ri a l dep arts in tha t ,

d
direction towa r s which it m a kes itself i n clin e A s to the
, .

S pirit u a l p a rt they s a it is se n t forth in order th a t bei n g here

,y ,

j oin ed to the a n im a l it m a y b e fa shion ed S h a rin g the disci

, ,

plin e thereof in its con vers a tio n here An d this they s a y is

'
.

31a t he s a l t a n d t he li ht f he w o r ld F o r the a n im a l prin ciple

} t
n o
13 1
g .

h ad n eed of o u twa rd a n d s en sible disciplin e of variou s kin d s .

B y s u ch they s a y the world itself wa s fra med a n d wh at is

, ,
 ’ ’
ni
The V a le n ti a n S a vi
our . W ho a r e ‘
an i
m a l, w ho sp i
ritu a l 19 .
’

more tha t the S a vio u r c a me to the a id of this the a n im a l

, ,

p a rt it ha vin g a lso free will tha t he mi ght s ave it

, , .

F or of those whom he wa s to s a ve they a ffirm he took

, , , ,

o n hi m the fir s t fr u i t s : fro m A ch a moth a ss u mi n g the spir i

t u a l prin ciple from the Demiu r g u s the a n im a l Christ where
,

with he clothed himself ; a n d by th a t pecu li a r dispen s a tio n

p u ttin g o n a body which h a d a n a n im a l bein g b u t w a s c o n ,

stru cted by u n spe a k a ble a r t so a s to b e both visible a n d p a l

,
’
a b l e a n d c a p a ble of s u fl e r in
g T hey a dd th a t he took n o t
p .
,

o n him a n thi n g a t all m ateri a l 3 m atter n o t bein g c ap able

y
of s a lva tio n .

A s to the e n d of the world they s a y it will be when the , ,

whole spiritu a l cr e a tion is form e d a n d perfect e d in kn ow

ledg e ; mea n in g those O f m an kin d who a r e spirit u a l who ,

h a ve the perfe ct kn owled g e co n cern in g Go d a n d a r e in it i ,

a ted by A ch a moth i n to her mysteries An d these they .

,

im a g in e are themselves
,
.

F or m ere a n im a l lesson s a r e the disciplin e of mere an imal

m e n of those who a r e est a blished by b a re fa ith a n d works
, ,

a n d possess n o t the perfect k n owled g e An d t his a cco u n t .

they g ive of u s who belon g to the Chu rch which is the rea so n
, ,

why they also a flir m g ood con du ct to be n ecess ary for u s ,

sin ce otherwise we c a n n ot b e s aved A s to themselves they .

,

m a in tain tha t n o t by a n y co u r se of co n d u ct b u t bec a u se they ,

a r e by n a t u r e spirit u a l they S h a ll i n an c a se a n d by all me a n s

, y
b e s a ved F or a s the e a rthly c a n n ot a tt ain s a lva tio n (n o t
.

bein g a s they s a y c a p ab l e of it ) so a g a in the spiritu a l which ,

they will have to b e themselves n ev e r c a n a dmit corru ption , ,

wh a tsoever a ction s they m a y b e en g a g ed in F or even a s .

g old deposited in m u d does n o t c a st o ff its be au ty b u t keeps ,

its proper n a tu re the m u d ha vin g n o power t o da m a g e the

, _

g old at all : j u st so they affirm of thems elves tha t wha tever ,

kin d of ma teri al a ction s they m a y b e co n cern ed in they are ,

n o t at a ll d a m ag ed themselves n o r do they c a st aw a y their ,

S pir itu a l s u bsisten ce .

F or which c au se a lso the most perfect amon g them do all s e .

forbidd e n thin g s witho u t fe a r ; s u ch thin g s whereof the

S cript u res a r e positive th a t they who do th e m sh a ll n o t i
,
n

c 2
 20 C r oss i
m m o r a li
ty o
f the V a le n t i
nians .

’
herit God s K in g dom Thu s i n the first pl a ce they e at i
. n
, ,

diff eren tly of thin g s s a crificed to idols n o t esteemin g them ,

s elves a t all sta in ed thereby An d at every holida y amu se .

m e n t of the G en tiles t a kin g pl a ce i n ho n o u r

,
of the idols ,

they are first to a ssemble ; so m e of them n o t even a bst ain in g

f rom th a t m u r dero u s spect a cle h a ted by Go d a n d m a n of , ,

comb ats with wild be a sts a n d of si n gle fi ght O thers a g a in

,
.
,

who a r e the sla ves of a ll fl e s hly ple a s u res even u n to lo a thin g , ,

“
s a y th a t Th e c a rn a l thin g s a r e for the c arn a l a n d the ,
”
S pir itu a l thin g s for the S pirit u al bein g so a ssi g n ed Some , .

of them priva tely corru pt the women who are in stru cted
by them in this doctrin e 3 a s m an y tim es cert ain h ave c o n
fessed to g ether with the rest of their error ; s u ch I me an
,

a s h a d bee n sedu ced by o n e or other of them a n d ha d ,

a fterwards retu rn ed to the Chu r ch of Go d O thers even .

p u blickly c a stin g o ff a ll sh ame wh a tsoever women they h ave

, ,

a fa n cy for they force aw a y from their hu sb an ds a n d a cco u n t

,

their o wn wives A third sort ag a in preten din g at first

.
,

to live i n a ll ho n o u r a s with s ist e r s i

,
n process of time h ave ,
"

been exposed 3 the sister becomin g pre gn an t by the brother .

4 . Ye a a n d they h a ve m an y other a bomin a ble a n d g o dl ess

,

pr a ctices An d while they r u n down u s who keep o u rselves

.
,

thro u gh the fe a r of Go d from sin n in g so mu ch a s in tho u ght

,

or word for bein g u n le a rn ed a n d kn owin g n othin g 3 them

,

s elves they m a g n ify a bove mea s u r e u n der the n a mes of Per ,

f e c t a n d Seeds of Electio n
, F o r we they affirm receive .
, ,

Gr a ce to b e u sed o n ly 3 a n d therefore it will b e t a ken from

k
u s . Bu t they h a ve their g ra ce a s a possessio n of their o wn ,

h a vin g co m e down from above from the Un sp e a k a ble a n d ,

‘
v r ‘a s Un n a m e a ble Combin a tio n 3 a n d therefore it will b e a dde d
1

u n to them .

F or which c a u se they a dd it is ri ght for them in every

, ,

w ay to b e alwa ys pra ctisin g the mystery of Combin a tion

, .

An d of this they co n vi n ce the foolish their words bein g ,

litera lly s u ch a s these : W hosoever bein g merely in the

“

1
world hath n o t loved a wom an so a s th at she S ho u ld g ive
, ,

k Allu i dn g to S t u e xi
. L k x 26 . . a pp e a r b e t a k e n , b y pr o
to f
a n e an da b o m i
1 ’
h
61¢ K0 0 p é3, Cu r b K dd p o v , p r a s e s w i h ch na b le par o dy f
, ro m S t Jo . h n 17 . Ma ss u e t.
 ’
22 The o r i
es a bo u t ou r Lo r d, an d ‘
s
p ri
i tu al s o u ls .

p a ssed thro u g h M a ry a s w a ter p a sses thro u g h a pipe 3 a n d

,

th a t to him a t his b a ptism descen ded tha t other th a t S a vio u r ,

from the Plero ma m a de u p of all in the form of a Dove

, ,
.

A n d there w a s i n him a lso the s ame spir it u al seed of A ch a

moth O u r Lord therefore they a ffirm to h a ve b e e n com

.

posed o f these fo u r keepin g the p a ttern of the ori g in a l a n d

,

first Q u a tern ion viz of the Spiritu a l bein g which w a s from

.
,

A ch a m oth 3 a n d of t h e a n im a l which w a s from the Dem iu r g e 3

a n d of the (Eco n o m y—th a t which w a s fr amed with u n

spe ak a ble a r t 3 a n d of the S a vio u r which p art w a s the Dove ,

that descen ded u pon Him An d that a s to this p art he r e .

m a in ed imp a ssive (for he co u l d n o t s u ffer bein g in c o m p r e ,

he n si b l e a n d in visible ) 3 a n d therefore they s ay it w a s t a ken , ,

awa y when he w a s bro u ght before Pila te I me an the Spirit

, ,

of Christ which h a d b e e n lod g ed i n him Bu t n either did .

the seed s n Ee r which he h a d fro m his m other by their st ate

, ,

men t 3 for this a lso the sp i ritu a l p a rt of him is imp a ssive

, , ,

a n d i n visible even to the Demiu r g e himself It rem ain s .

tha t wha t s u ff ered a ccordin g to t h e m w a s the an im al Christ

, ,

a n d he who by the E co n omy w a s mysterio u sly fr a m ed th a t ,

his Mother mi ght exhibit by him the p attern of the Christ n

who is a bove of him who w a s exten ded u pon the Cross a n d

, ,

who g a ve to A ch a moth her essen tia l form F or a ll thin g s .

here they s ay are types of the thin g s there

, , .

N o w the so u ls which h a d the seed of A ch a moth were bet ,

ter they s a y than the rest W herefore also the Demiu rg e

, , .

l oves them more tha n the rest n o t k n owin g the re a son b u t , ,

a cco u n tin g s u ch to b e from him self : a n d so they a dd he , ,

orda in ed them to be some Prophets som e Priests some , , ,

Ki n g s 3 a n d m a n y thin g s by virtu e of this seed they ex o u n d

( p
to b e S poken by the Prophets 3) a s thou gh those so u l s were
of a hi gher n a tu re An d his Mother too they a fli . r m to h ave

u ttered m a n y thin g s co n cern i n g th at s u perior world 3 p artly

however thr o u gh him a n d p artly thro u gh the so u ls that were

,

m a de by hi m An d they proceed to divide the Prophecies 3

.

o n e thin g a s they will h a ve it bein g u ttered by the Mother

, , ,

I! cu
’
n o b i
‘

”
s t he p r e s e n t G k re e rea d ig
n , bu t the o ld La t i
n ve r s in
o re n d e rs

pe r eum .
Ig n o r a n ce of t he D e m i
ur us
g . D es t niy f
o the 3 c la s s e s f
o m en . 23

an o ther by the seed a fores aid a third by the Demiu r g e , .

Ye a a n d th at Jes u s a lso i
,
n like m a n n er u ttered som e
thin g s by virtu e of the S a vio u r some of his Mother so m e , ,

of the Demiu rg e ; a s we sh all expl ain i n the pro g res s of

o u r a r g u me n t .

F u rther ; the Dem iu r g e they s a y a s bein g i gn oran t of the 4 , ,

.

the thin g s a bove h im a ltho u g h n o t in se n sible to wh a t wa s ,

thu s u ttered yet tho u ght little of them i m a g in in g n o w o n e

, ,

c a u se a n d n o w an other ; either the prophesyin g Spirit (a s

tho u g h it h a d a lso a sort of m ovemen t of its o wn ) 3 or m a n 3
or the a dh esion of the in ferior bein g s a n d he co n tin u ed in
this i gn ora n ce u n til the com in g of the Lord Bu t when the .

S a vio u r w a s come they s a y th a t from Him he le a rn ed a ll,

thin g s a ppro a chin g Him a n d th a t with a willin g min d with

, , ,

a ll his power ; a n d th a t he is the ce n t u rio n i n the G ospel ,

who s a ys to o u r S a vio u r F o r I to o ha ve u n de r m y o wn a u gigiggt:

l
f
-

,
o

tho r i
ty s o ld e r s i d l d w ha ts o e ve r I co nwn a n d, the y vi. i
p
an s a ve s , a n u e
k z
do 3 th a t he will hi m self a cco m plish the eco n
bu t omy of the
world u n til the a ppoin ted ti m e a n d tha t chie fly bec a u se O f ,

his c a re of the ch u rch p a rtly however thro u g h his ha vi n g ,

come to the k n owled g e of the rewa rd prep a red for him tha t ,

is his bein g to p a ss in to the re g io n of his Mother

,
.

O f m e n m oreover they co n stitu te thr ee sorts Spirit u al

, , , ,
5 .

Ea rthly An im a l : s u ch a s were C a in A bel Seth : a n d from

, , ,
0

these the three N a tu res h a vi n g p a ssed from in dividu a ls in to ,

c la s s e s P An d the e a rthly they s a y g oes i n to corru ptio n 3 a n d

.
, ,

t h e A n i m a l if it choose the better p a rt rests i

,
n the pl a ce of ,

the middle st a te b u t if the wors e it a lso will g o to its like

, ,
.

Bu t the spiritu a l bein g s wh a tsoever A ch a m oth m ay h a ve ,

sown fro m tha t time even u n til n o w in ri ghteo u s so u ls are

, , ,

first edu c a ted a n d fu lly n u rtu red here a s h a vin g been s e n t ,

out i n a n i n fa n tile st a te b u t here a fter a r e to h a ve perfe ctio n

;
vou chs a fed to them a n d to b e a ssi g n ed a s B rides to the An ,

g els o f the S a vio u r This is their doctrin e 3 a n d they a dd tha t

.

their sou ls will h a ve thoro u g hly rested the while of n ecessity

i n the middl e st a te with the Demi u r g e An d the so u ls too .

0
Th L t i e i dd t h w d g i t i g i t h m
a n ve r s o n a s e or s na n n e .
”

a t t d t
os en dan hi & , anh by C
e n: fi Z dAAd
s, ywc .,
“
e re P U K ET L K a
’
r , Ka r a
'
os .

in d c t g w ll t h t h
i a in as t e e ree n a u ie s o r I
 24: V a le n ti
nia n p e r ve r s i
on o
f Ho ly S cr i
p tu r e cha r a cte r i
ze d .

themselves they a g a in s u b divide s a yin g S ome a r e n atu rally , ,

g ood some n at u ra lly b a d 3 the g ood bein g these which a r e

, ,

fi ll ed to receive tha t s eed while those which are n atu r ally

,

b a d n ever co u l d exhibit th a t s eed i n themselves .

CH P A
V III
.

.
N o w s u ch bein g their Theory which n either Prophets 3
,

s 1 . procl a imed n o r the Lord t au ght n o r Apostles delivered ;

, ,
3 {1 11 0 65
-

(7 8 60 9 .
whereby they fl a tter them selves th a t th e y kn ow more c o n
cern in g the u n ivers e th a u a ll others re a din g it o u t of wh a t , ,

w a s n ever wr i t te n a n d a s the s a yi
,
n g is st u dyi n g to twist ,

ropes o u t of s a n d ; they en de avou r pl a u sibly to a ccommoda te

to wh at h a s been s a id either Pa ra bles of o u r Lord or pro ,

h e ti c s a yi n g s or di sco u r ses of the Apostles th a t their fi c

p ,

tion m a y n o t a ppe ar to b e withou t witn ess Th e order in .

d e e d a n d con n ection of the Scriptu res they overp a ss a n d a s ,

m u ch a s i n them lies disjoin the members of the Tru th

, .

An d they tr a n sfer a n d tr a n sform a n d m ake o n e thin g o u t of ,

an other a n d so deceive m a n y by thei

,
r perverse skill i
,
n t a ck

in
g to g ether the Lord ’
s or a cles which they so a pply M u ch .

a s if there were a n im a g e of a kin g m a de be a u tifu l o u t of ,

’

brill i a n t pebbles by some skilfu l a r t ifi c e r a n d On e s hou l d do ,

awa y with the form of m a n which exists i n it a n d tr an sfer ,

those pebbles a n d r e — ,
a da pt them ; a n d when he h a d m a de
a form of a do g or a fox a n d tha t vilely p u t to g ether shou ld
, , ,

then defin itively a ffirm this to b e th a t be au tifu l Im a g e O f the

K in g which the skilfu l Ar tist co n stru cted 3 poin tin g o u t the

p ebbles which were well combi n ed by the first work m a n to -

m a ke the Im a g e of the K in g b u t ill tra n sferred by the ,

4 ( a r/ T a
p l a t e r o n e in to the form of a do g a n d a s if by the va in shew
a la s
of the pebbles he shou ld b e g u il e the m ore u n skilful s u ch a s ,

h a ve n o con ception of a roya l form a n d pers u a d e them th a t ,

this u n sou n d form of a fox is th a t s a m e be a u tifu l im a g e of

the K in g In the s a me w a y I s a y these a lso h a vin g stitched
.
, , ,

’
to g ether some old wom en s fa bles then dra g o ff from this ,

qu a rter a n d th a t words a n d s ayi n g s a n d p a ra bles 3 e n de avo u r

i to a d a pt the O ra cles of G o d to their fa bles

n
g .

§ 2 . N ow a s to their a d a pt a tio n s to thi n g s withi n 1 the Plerom a ‘

,

we h ave s a id e n o u gh A s to thos e Scriptu ra l tru ths which

.

q iv b Il \ np m
Ta .
’
a L t V I
-
a 1 os, ait P l .
em S . d ig { n ra e ro a,
”
re a n In
-
as.
 c fa ble s , ho w i
Gn o s ti e d o n t o t he w o r ds H o ly S cr i
f tt o
f p tu re . 25

they try to a ccommoda te a lso to the thin g s witho u t their Ple

rom a they a r e s u ch a s follow Th e Lord they s a y c a m e
, .
, ,

for this p u rpose to His P a ssio n in the l a st tim es of the world ,

th a t He m i ght exhibit the p a ssio n which occu rred to the l a st of

the E o n s 3 a n d by the e n d thereof mi ght decla re the e n d of .

t h e tr a n s a ctio n co n cern in g the E o n s A g a in th a t V ir gin of .

,

’
twelve ye a rs old the R u ler of the Syn a g o g u e S d a u ghter whom , ,

the Lord a ppro a ched a n d r aised from the de a d is a type by , ,

their a ccou n t o f A ch a m o t h whom their Chr ist exten ded over

, , ,

her bro u ght in to form a n d in to perception of the li ght which

, ,
’

’
h a d fors a ken her A g a in of Christ s S hewin g Hi m s e lf t o her .
, ,

bein g witho u t the Plero m a in t h e st a te of a n a bortion they , ,

affirm P a u l t o h ave s aid in his epistle to the Corin thia n s

'

,
“ xv‘
An d la s t o
f f a ll, as to on e bo r n ou t o m e , He
du e ti ap p e a r e d
’
u n t o m e a ls o Al so the S a vio u r s comin g to A ch a moth with
.

his e qu als they s a y w a s decl a red i , n li k e m a n n er by him i n ,

the s a m e Epistle where he s ays The w o m a n o u ght t o ha ve a Ib xi10 ,

o

co ve r i o n he r he a d be ca u s e o h e An e ls A
n
g f t g n d th a t o n the , .

’
S a vio u r S co m in g to her A ch a m oth for b a shfu ln ess pu t o n a ,

veil Moses they s a y m a de m an ifest by p u ttin g the veil u pon

, ,

his fa ce An d her p a ssion s too which she s u ffered they s ay

.
, ,

th a t the Lord si gn ified o n the Cross A s first th a t in s a yin g .

, .

My Go d w hy ha s t Tho u fo r s a ke n Me H e si gn ified tha t W isdom Sia{gg ,

v
/E

w a s fors a ken of the Li ght a n d w a s hin dered by O rder from ,

ru shin g forw a rd N e xt th a t in spe a kin g of her g rief He .

, ,

s a id My s o u l is e xce e din g s o r r o wf u l e v e n u n t o de a th An d of $3: l

,
i
x ’
, .
X '

her fe a r s a yin g F a t he r i f
, i t b e
p o s s sibl e l e t t hi
s cu,
p p a s s , ,

fr o m Me A n d of her perpl e xity when He s aid An d wha t

.
, ,

I s ha ll sa
y I kn ow
,
n ot
‘
.

An d
the three kin ds of m e n they tea ch He thu s poin ted 3 ,

o u t : the m a teri a l i n s a yi n g The S o n o

f Ma n ha t h n o t w he r e S t L l
, f , . u e
x 5 7’ 8 l 0
t o la y hi s he a d to him th a t a sked him Le t m e f o llo w The e ' '

, ,

the a n im a l in replyin g N o m a n ha vin g p u t his ha n d to t he Ih 61

, ,
v. ,
62
l o u h a n d lo o ki b k i i Ki H
f f
'

p g n,g a c s t o r t he n
g do m o
f e a v e n , ,

to him th a t s a id I will fo llo w The e bu t s uyfe r m e fa s t t o bid , ,

fa r e we ll t o t ho s e in my ho u s e F or he they s a y w a s the .
, ,

1' S t Jo . h n x i
i27 . . Gra b e an d M ss a ue t a dd d b y t h V
e e l ii
a e n t n an s n t he i
i n t e r e st
c on e j ct ure t h at the wo r s d o »:f o
'‘

zo a w e r e o f th i he r y e re s .
 c fa ble s , ho w f i
2 6 Gn o s ti t te d o n to the wo r ds H o ly S cr i
f
o
p ture .

middle sort of perso n An d th a t other too in like m a n n er .

s q q. who profe ssed to h a ve don e the m ost p a rts of ri ghteo u sn ess ,

a n d the n wo u ld n o t follow H im b u t w a s overco m e by we a lth , ,

so a s n o t to b e m a de perfect he too th e y will ha v e it belon g ed , , ,

to the a n im a l sort Bu t the S piritu a l h e si gn ified by s a yin g

.
, ,

1t
3: 6;) S ufl e r t he de a d t o bu r y t he i
r o wn de a d, bu t
g o t ho u a n d
p r e a ch

t he K i God A n d i n the c a se of Z a c c h e u s the

n do m
g o
f .

1h . xi
x. 5 .
P u blic a n by s a yin g Ma ke
, ,
ha s te an d co m e do wn , f o r t o da y I
m u st n t hi
de i
bi n e ho u s e they st a te to h a ve These, I sa
a y .
,

been of the spiritu a l sort An d the Pa ra ble of the Le a ve n .

,

which the wo m a n is s a id to ha ve hid in three me a s u r es of me a l ,

they s a y mea n s the three ki n ds F or W isdom they te a ch t o

,
.

b e expressed by a wo m a n by m e a s u res of me a l the thr ee , ,

kin ds of m e n spiritu a l a n im a l e a rthly A s to le aven they

, , ,
.
,

te a ch it to b e a n a m e O f the S a vio u r Him self An d tha t

'

Pa u l expressly spoke of perso n s te m pora l a n im a l S piritu a l : , ,

if
xm
in o n e pl a ce ; As i s t he e a r t h s u ch a r e t he a ls o t ha t a r e
or '

y y ,

lb 14 e a r th i n a n other The n a tu r a l m a n r e ce i v e t h n o t t he t hin s

y 3 g
o

1 1M 15 o t he S i ri n an other A s i
i ri u d e th a ll t hi
f
)»
p t 3 p t ual man
j g n s
g , .

An d the s a yin g The a n i m a l m a n r e ce i v e t h n o t t he t hi

, g f
n s o

t he S p i ri t they s a y is u ttered co n cern i

,
n g the Demi u r g e
3
th at he bein g n a tu r a l k n ew n o t either his Mother who is
, ,

spiritu a l n o r her seed n o r the E o n s 1n the Plerom a Bu t

, ,
.

th a t whom the S a vio u r me a n t to s a ve of those He took the ,

first fru its P a u l they s a y a flir m e d i n the words An d

,
the ,

r s t fr u i
R m i
so i
°
a ffi rm in g th a t by the first
X
fi t be ho l s t he lu m
° '

y p ,

fru it the spiritu a l p art is in te n ded a n d tha t the lu m p mea n s ,

u s 3 th a t is the a n im al Chu r ch 3 the lu m p whereof they S a

, y
He took u p a n d gathered u p i n Him self a s bein g Hims e lf
, ,

Le a ve n .

4 An d th at A ch a m oth w a n dered with ou t the Pl e rom a a n d

.
,

w a s p u t in form by Christ a n d so u ght o u t by the S a vio u r , ,

th e y s ay He si g n ified by decl a rin g tha t He ha d come a fter ,

th at which wa s lost F or the lost sheep th e y expo u n d to .

me an their Mother of whom they will h a ve the Chu rch here ,

to b e sown 3 a n d her wa n derin g her abode in p a ssio n s witho u t ,

the Pleroma ; whereby th e y s u ppose m a tter to h a ve be e n

Ib 8
o
formed An d the woman th a t sweeps the ho u se a n d fin ds
v .
.
,
 c fa b le s , ho w fit te d o n t o t he w o r ds
G n o s ti o
f H o ly S cr i
p ture 2 7 .

the piece of S ilver they s a y is the s u pern a l W isdom who

, ,

h a vin g lost tha t which she ha d con ceived in her min d fin d s ,

it a ft e rwa rds when a ll thin g s a r e cle an sed by the comin g of

,

o u r S a vio u r : wherefore this a lso is restored a s th e y s a y to , ,

b e w ithi n the Plerom a An d Symeo n who t o o k Chr i

. st i n to S t . Lu k e
u 28 ’2 9
hi d g a ve t ha n ks u n t o H i
m, an d sai d, Lo r d, n o w
' '

s a r m s, an

le tte s t Tho u Thy s e r va n t dep a/r t i e a ce , a cco r di

n t o Thy
n
p g
w o r d, they s a y is a ty pe of the De m iu rg e how tha t when
, ,

the S a vio u r c a me he le a rn ed a bo u t his o wn remova l a n d ,

g a ve tha n ks u n to By t hu s An d by An n a the Prophetess 1h 36

. . v . .

whose n a m e is reh e a rsed in t h e g ospel who lived seven ye ars ,

with a hu sb a n d a n d a ll t h e rest of h e r tim e re m a in e d a w idow

, ,

u n til see i n g the S a vio u r s h e reco g n i z ed Him a n d spoke of ,

Hi m to a ll they la y it down th a t A ch a m oth is m ost eviden tly

,

si gn ified 3 who for a little while s a w the S a vio u r with His

co m p a n ion s a n d a ll her time after w a s expectin g Him (r e
, ,

ma in in g in the Middl e Sta te ) when He sha ll co m e ag a in ,

a n d r e store her to the p a rt n ership she belo n g s to An d tha t .

her n a me too w a s in dic a ted by the S a vio u r in His s a yin g , ,

a n d wi s do m i u s tii
ed o he r chi ld A n d by P a u l too l b
s
j f f r en i
i35 .
, . v . .

c fi
thu s : Bu t we sp e a k w is do m a m o n g t he m t ha t a r e p e rf e ct é .

o
on '

An d the m a rri ag e s th a t a r e wi t hin the Plerom a they s a y Pa u l , ,

spoke of si gn ifyin g them in o n e in sta n ce F or writin g c o n

,
.

cern in g the m a rria g e which is in this life he s a id This m y s E pl v , ,

l . .

32
te r y i i g Chr i d t he Chu r ch
'

s r e a t 3 bu t I s ea k c o n ce r n n st an
g p .

An d m oreover J ohn t h e Discipl e O f o u r Lord by their § 5

, ,
°

t e a chin g in dic a ted t h e first O g do a d thes e bein g their v e ry

, ,

words John the Disciple of the Lord m e a n in g to S pe a k of ,

t h e g en er a tio n of a ll thi n g s wherein the F a ther produ ced

,

th e m a ll s u pposes a b e gin n in g the first thin g be g ott e n o f

, ,

G o d 3 the s a m e whom he c a lled both the O n ly B e g otten S o n ,

a n d Go d i n who m
, the Father produ ced a ll a s from seed .

An d by him he s aith th at the W ord w a s produ ced a n d i n ,

Hi m the whole S u bsta n ce of the E o n s which the W ord ,

him self a ft e rwa rds redu ced to form Sin ce then he spe a ks .

of the first birth w e ll does he fra m e his in str u ction fro m the
,

b e gin n in g th a t is fro m Go d a n d t h e W ord An d thu s h e

, , , .

sp e a ks : In the be g in n in g wa s t he W 0 r d a n d the W o r d wa s i
t l dm l'

é ,
 ’
28 Gn o s ti
c i
n te r
p r e t a ti
on o
f t he P r o lo gu e o
f S t J o hn
. s Go sp e l .

wi
th Go d, an d the Wo r d w a s Go d 3 He wa s in t he be i
g nni n
g
wi
t h Go d . H a vin g before distin g u ished the thr ee, Go d, a n d
the B e g in n in g a n d the W ord he a ga in u n ites them : to in
—
, ,

di c a t e a t the s a m e time the em a tio of e ch of them O f

n a n a ,

the S o n a n d the W ord a n d their u n ion a lso with o n e a n o

,

ther a n d with the F a ther F or in the F a ther a n d of the

.

F a ther is the B e g in n in g a n d of the B e g in n in g is the W ord

, .

W ell therefore s a id he In t he be gi nni a s t he W o r d 3 for

10
,
n
g w
he w a s in t h e S o n : a n d t he W o r d wa s w it h Go d 3 for so w a s
the B e g in n in g a n d the W ord w a s Go d by way of in feren ce : ,

for tha t which is be g otten of G o d is Go d The s a m e w a s , .

in t he Be i nni n w it h G o d poin ted o u t the order of the

g g ,

S t Jo h n
Produ ction A ll t hi n s we r e m a de b H i m a n d wi t hou t
g y
.

i3 ,
.

. .

Hi m w a s n o t a n y thi n
g m a de : th at is to a ll E o n s a fter ,

hi m the W ord w a s the c a u se of F orm a n d Bc Bu t .

( s a ith he ) Th a t which took pl a ce i n h im is L ife H ere .

H e h a th g iven token s a g a in of a Combin a tion [ of E on s ] : S

in s a yin g th a t a ll thin g s were m a de by H i m b u t th at Life ,

n Hi
”
is i n Him . This Life then which took pl a ce i m is more
o lxe w r é '
properly His o wn bein g within Him th a n the thin g s which a r e
5
, ,
m
wrou ght by Him 3 for they exist with Him a n d by Him be a r ,

Ib . v. 4 .
fru it An d sin ce he a dd s a n d t he Li
.
“
fe w a s the Light of m e n ”
,

by expressin g the term Ma n he si gn ified also the Chu r ch ,

u n der the s am e title with M a n so b the o n e n a me to set forth

y ,

the comm u n ion of the two which m a ke u p the p a ir F or .

O f the W ord a n d Life a r e produ ced the Ma n a n d the

”
Chu rch . An d He c a lls the Life the Li ght o f m e n bec a u s e ,

they a r e en li ghten ed thereby th a t is formed a n d m a n ifested

, , .

E ph . v .
An d this P a u l a lso spe a ks of “
F o r w ha ts o e ve r do th m a ke
1 3.
”
m a mf e s t i s Li ht
g A . ccordi n gly sin ce the Chu rch a n d the

Ma n were m a n ifested a n d bro u ght in to bein g by the Life ,

therefore he is c a ll e d their Li ght .

Upo n the whole John in thes e st atemen ts h ath cle a rly s et

,

forth amon g other thin g s the secon d qu a tern io n Th e word

, , ,

a n d the life Th e m a n a n d the Chu r ch

,
Ye a a n d he h ath in di .
,

c a t e d a lso the first qu a ter n io n F or S pe akin g of the S avio u r

.
,

a n d a ffi rmin g th a t a ll thi n s witho u t the Plerom a were formed

g
[ N m ly A67
5
a dl /
e 7] 0: an av .
 30 Gn o s t i
c i
n te r r e t a ti
p o n
f
o S t Jo hn. re u f te d .

th at the Un ity m ight b e kept by him in a ll thin g s O r if t

.
,

he ha d recko n ed u p the p a rtn ers of the r e st he wo u ld h a ve ,

in dica ted also the Ma n s p a rtn er a n d wo u ld n o t h ave left

’
,

u s to fi n d o u t her n a me by divi n a tio n .

2 ,
Man ife st then is the perversity of their exp osition F or .

where a s J o hn is procla imin g O n e Go dAl m i ghty a n d O n e O n ly ,

B e g otten C hr ist Jes u s by W hom h e s a ith a ll thin g s were , , ,

m a de 3— tha t He is the S o n of Go d He t h e O n ly B e g otten , ,

H e t h e Ma k e r of a ll thi n g s He the Tr u e Li ght en li ghten in g , ,

every m a n He the Ma ker of the world 3 th at He c am e to

,
—
His o wn th at He Him self w a s m a de fl esh a n d dwelt am on g
,

u s : these m e n pl a u sibly wrestin g their in terpret a tion will

, ,

h a ve o n e perso n to b e the O n ly B e g otte n by w a y of Em

a n ati on whom a lso they c all a s it seem s the B e gin n in g 3
, , ,

b u t the S a vio u r they w i ll ha ve it w a s by ori g in a n oth e r 3

, ,

a n d th at the W ord the S o n of the O n ly B e g otten w a s dif

, ,

f e r e n t from the Christ who wa s p u t forth to reform the ,

u

Plero m a Ye a e a ch o n e of the term s which h ave been

.
,

men tio n e d th e y ha ve t aken u p a n d a b u sin g the n a m es h a ve

, , ,

7 { Will e m 7
tra n sferred the m to their o wn p u rpose So tha t a ccordin g to .
,

them in so m a n y words John m a kes n o m en tion of the Lord

,
'
x

Jes u s Christ F o r tho u gh he h a th spoken of a Father a n d

.
,

o f Gr a ce a n d of the O n ly B e g otte n
,
a n d of Tr u th an d -

, ,

of the W ord a n d of Life a n d of Ma n a n d of the Chu r ch 3

, , ,

by their s u pposition he sp a ke of the first Ei ght a mon g whom ,

Jes u s is n o t yet n o t yet Christ the tea cher of John ,

.

Bu t th at the Apostle sp ake n o t of their Com bin atio n s b u t ,

of o u r Lord Jes u s Chr ist W hom a lso He reco gn i z es a s Th e ,

W ord of G o d 3 he h ath him self m a de m an ifest F or i n .

his rec a pit u l a tion con cern in g the W ord W hom he h a d ,

“
men tio n ed a bove in t h e be g in n in g he con cl u des An d t he , ,

W o r d wa s m a de f le s h a n d dwe lt a m o n g u s ”
Bu t by their
,
.

s u pposition the W o r d w a s n o t m a de f le s h (seein g th at He

, ,

n ever so m u ch a s a s s e d witho u t the Plerom a ) b u t the

p ,

offsprin g of the E con omy born y a fter the W ord the S avio u r , , .

t i 2 f ct th l d it p t gi vi g
”
t L t a G. au s ib . ; r. 6 . n u s a us e o n er re e r n
‘1
p B nBAn u éo p t
e f t h b y w y t h m x
/O V
g i ,
t d fut h w d ; f th
or a e e a n in ns ea o e or s or e
of m e t a n a io n .
”
my h m t i t h m k ig p oe c o n o ere e an s e a n u
I L t m m im
a . f i
t G
e f th S v
or a b y t h g ift f t h v l
n on e ce r .
”
r. o e a io u r e s o e se era
om i
. u r
,
. E S bv 6 1 o n s. ee a o e , c. . .

Y i
6r is oi
lco r o u i
as . La t .
q u ie x 0 m
 ’
n d Gn o s ti
lm i cs m a de a tchw o r k o u t o S cr i t u r e 3 1
S t J o hn s r ea .
p f p .

Le arn therefore ye fools tha t Jes u s W h o S u ffe red for

,
0 ,

u s W h o dwe lt a m o n u s This s ame is the W ord of G o d F or

, g ,
.

h a d a n y other of the E o n s become fl esh for o u r proper s a l

va tion it w a s n a tu r a l for the Apostle to ha ve S poken of a n o
,

ther Bu t if the W ord of the F a ther W h o descen ded is

.
,

the s a me a lso W h o a scen ded the O n ly B e g otten S o n of the ,

-

’ ’
O n ly Go d by the F a ther s g ood ple a s u re in c arn a te i
,
n men s

beha lf ; n o t of a n y other n o r of a n y comp a n y of Ei ght did , ,

he in trodu ce tha t discou rse b u t o n ly of the Lord Jes u s ,

Christ F or in fa ct the W ord by their a ccou n t w a s n o t

.
, ,

proper se n se m a de F lesh ; b u t the S a vi

g
In a n
y o ur t h e
y gp n y ,
sv o
'
ov

) w u er s
clothed Hi self with a n a n i m a l body fr a m ed a ccord
.

sa
y ,
m ,

i to His dispe n s a tio n with i n e ffa ble foresi ght th a t He

n
g ,

mi ght becom e visible a n d p a lp a ble Bu t F lesh me a n s the .

O ld form a tio n th a t which Go d m a de o u t of the du st of the

,

e a rth a s we re a d con cern in g A da m 3 which fl esh John ha th

,

told u s th a t the W ord of Go d tru ly bec ame So is th ere a n .

e n d of their first a n d a bori g in a l Ei ght F or when we h a ve .

shewn tha t o n e a n d the s a me Person is the W ord a n d ,

the O n ly B e g otten a n d Life a n d Li ght a n d the S a vio u r

-

, , ,

a n d Christ a n d the S o n ,
of Go d a n d He too in c arn a te for ,

u s, the fra mework of their O g do a d is don e a wa y An d .

o n its dissol u tio n their whole sys t e m f a lls to pieces 3 —

,
the sys
t e m of their o w n i n ven tio n which they fa lsely dre amin g of
.
, ,

i n vei gh a g a in st the Scriptu res .

Then collectin g phr a ses a n d term s th at l i

, e here a n d there ,

they tra n sfe r them a s we s a id before from the n a tu r a l to

, ,

the u n n a tu ral 3 doin g mu ch the s a m e a s those who at their

o wn ple a s u r e express a n g ive n me a n i n g a n d then e n de a
y ,

vo r to m a ke it o u t from the poems of Ho m er : whereu pon ( A E

u
9 9 I Le
. er cv
'

the less in formed sort i m ag in e tha t Homer m ade his verses ,

o n th a t s u bject thu s freshly wro u ght o u t

, ; a n d m an y by the ,

con n ected r u n of the verses a r e s u rprised i n to a tho u ght , ,

’
whether t his a s the y fi nd i t b e n o t i n deed Homer s composi
tion : a s he who in Homeric verses thu s describes Hercu l e s
sen t by Eu rystheu s for the do g in hell —(for there is n o
’
thin g to forbid o u r rehe a rsin g these too for exa mple s s a ke , ,

the en d e a vo u r b e in g i n both c a ses alike a n d the s a me ) .

32 Ho m e r somet i
mes u s e d, a s Gn o s ti
cs u se S cr i
p tu re .

He sp ake ; d
forth with m an y a deep g ro an wen t
an

B old Hercu les for mi ghty deeds ren own d ’

, ,

By Perseu s o ffsprin g pro u d Eu rysthe u s sen t

’
, ,
’
TO dr a g from Ereb u s stern Plu to s ho u n d :
As mo u n t a in lio n fe a rless o n he moved , ,

S wift thro u g h the town 3 a n dwith him troops of frien ds ,

N ymphs m a iden s S ir e s i,
n m a n y a p e ril proved , ,

W ith pl a in tive w a il a s who to de a th descen ds : ,

Bu t Hermes with Min erva w a tch d his w a y

’
, , ,
’ ’
F or in his he art he m o ur n d his brother s evil d ay
z
.

W h ich of the simple o n es wo u l d c arried awa y n o t be

by these verses a n d im a g in e th at Ho m er ha d so com ,

posed them o n this very s u bj ect ?where a s he who is versed

’
in Homer s s u bj ect will r eco g n iz e the verses b u t the s u b ,

c t he wi l l n o t reco g n iz e ; aw are th a t o n e portio n of them

j e

is spoken of Ulysses a n other of Herc u l es him self a n other , ,

of Pri a m a n other of Men ela u s a n d A g a memn o n An d by

, .

rem ovin g them a n d restorin g e a ch to its o wn pl a ce he will ,

qu ite m a ke the s u bj ect dis a ppe ar .

An d so too he th a t keeps u n swervin g i , n t e l f the

r u l e of the Tru th whi ch he received by his B a ptism will ,

r e co g n i the n a mes o u t of the Scriptu res a n d the s a yi n gs

a
ze , ,

a n d the p a ra bles b u t this bl a sphemo u s a r g u me n t he wi

, ll n o t
reco gn iz e F o r thou gh he a ckn owledg e the g ems yet the
.
,

b
F o x in ste a d of the roya l Im a g e he will n o t receive Bu t by .
,

a ssi gn in g every st a tem en t to its proper pl a ce a n d a daptin g ,

it to the body of the tru th he wi ll expose their fictio n a n d

°
,

exhibit its u n re ality .

Sin ce however this st a g e pl a y wa n ts the re gu la r words of -

Dismiss al th at ha vin g fin ished their plot o n e m a y s u bj o i

1 ‘
n the ,

I T h e se V e rs e s ar e i
n gi
the o r i n al a h b T e re se e m s he r e t o b e a n a l lu s i
on
c e n to f
f llro m t he wi n g p l a e s In t h e
o o c t m o sopr o e r
e v b
o r ane o te , o f w i cd h ch
Il i d
a d O dy
an y sse O d 10 7 6 ; 2 1 26 ;
. . . . hwvo b
e e r t h e Tr a n s la t o r h a s e e n u n a le b
l b 1 9 1 23 ; 9 3 6 8 O d 6 1 30 ; l l 24
. . . . . . . . t o fin d a n y i c v
llu s t r a t i
on S ee ii 1
i . . . .

3 27 ; O d 1 1 38 ; l l 24 328 ; O d 11
. . . . . .
‘3 « m m e lm
u , tdhe i
-
mih ch
n u tive w i Ir e
6 25 3 l l 2 409 p h p
n ae u s u s e s , v t ly t ig ify
er a s re e re n o s n
k
. .

8
’
em
y r
’
b
a me r a r , wi ll n o w e tt e r, t at h so m ch o f t h t
u th im d k w e ru as s a e no n
i cc
s, m ore ay L ku r a te l St u e i 4 , It i
. s . . to u s.
d d
a n E c cl e s m s t ic a l wo r u se o f t he u l le r f 1
‘ “
V v l t t p l dit t h g
os a e e e au e e re u
and i c v k
n s ti n t ie n o w le dg e o f t ru t of h la r o r f m W t h which ll L ti p l y
l a a n a s co n
c v d h
t he o n e r t who h as p a ss e t ro u g h t he e l u de d .

c ch
a te u m e n s t a ge .
 R l
u e o
f Fai
th thr o u g ho u t t he C a tho l i
c C hu r ch . 33

refu ta tio n 3 we h ave thou ght it w e ll to poin t o u t first wherein ,

the p a re n ts themselves of this fa ble va ry from e a ch other ,

a s bein g of va rio u s S pirits of E rror F or in deed o n e m a y .

hereby a cc u rately discern eve n before o u r proof the cer

, ,

t a in ty of the tru th procla imed by the Chu r ch a n d t h e i r w p ,

l a cu r e o

perverted a n d fa lse st atemen t

1
.

F or a s to the Chu rch dispersed a s she is thr o u gh the whole C H P

, , A .

X
wo r ld u n to the e n ds of the e a rth yet ha vin g received from ,
l
'

§ .

the Apostles a n d their disciples the F a ith in O n e Go d the

F a ther Almi ghty W ho m a de t he He a ve n a n d t he e a r th a n d A c t xi
,
s v
15 .

t he s e a s a n d a ll t ha t is t he r e in 3 a n d In o n e Christ Jes u s the ,

S o n of Go d W h o w a s m a de fl esh for o u r s a lva tio n 3 a n d i

,
n the

Holy Ghost W h o by the Prophets d e cl a red the (Econ omies

, ,

a n d the A dve n ts a n d the B irth of a V ir g i n

, a n d the P a s ,

sion a n d the R isin g from the de a d a n d the bodily A scen sio n

, ,

in to He a ven of the B eloved C H RIST J E S U S o u r LO R D a n d His aw

, , 2 ak g

Comin g from the He aven s in the glory of the Father t o s u m up ,

a ll t hi a l l hu m a n n a t u re 3 th a t e w i
2
a n d to r a ise u a ll fl esh of m
n s
g p f r a / ,

Eph 10
to C H R IST JE S U S o u r LO R D a n d GO D a n d S a viou r a n d K in g
° l' °

, , ,

a ccordin g to the g ood ple a s u re of the In visible Fa ther e v e r

y SE E}
:

kn e e m a y bo w of thin g s i ,
n H e a ve n a n d i n E a r t h a n d u n de r

t he E a r th a n d t ha t e ve r y t o n gu e m a y co nfe s s t o Hi
,
m an d ,

He m a y a dmin ister j u st j u d gme n t to them all 3 th a t is ,

m a y both s e n d i n to the everl a stin g fire t he sp i ri tu a l t hi g f

n s o E ph i . v .

12
wi cke dn e s s a s well a n g els th at h ave tr an s g ressed a n d p a ssed
'

in to revolt a s the u n g odly a n d u n j u st a n d l a wless a n d

,

bl a sphem o u s am on g m e n 3 a n d also to the ri ghteo u s a n d

holy a n d to s u ch a s h a ve kept His comm a n dmen ts a n d
,

persevered in His love whether from the first or a fter pen i

,

t e n c y m a y freely g ive life g r a n t i n corru ptio n a n d comp a ss

, , ,

for them etern a l glory

This pre a chin g a n d this fa ith the Chu r ch a s we s aid , 2 , ,

before dispersed a s S h e is in the whole world keeps dili g en t

, ,

ly a s tho u gh she dwelt b u t i l x iii

n o n e ho u se : a d her beliefherei
g
5 v
, n n ~

is j u st a s if S h e h a d o n e o n ly s o u l a n d the s ame he a rt a n d Ii
,
XX ,
.

S h e procl ai m s a n d te a ches a n d delivers these thin g s b a rmo

ni o u sl a s possessi g mo th T h s while the l

y , n o n e u u . a
,
n

g u ag es of the world di ff er the ten or of the tra dition is o n e

,

D
 34 Hi
dde n dep t hs o
f Ho ly S cr i
p tu r e,

Bo o x 1 . an the s ame An d n either h a ve the Chu rches S it u ated in

d .

the re g ion s of G erma n y believed otherw ise n o r do they hold ,

an other tr a ditio n n either i n the p arts of S p ain n o r a mo n g

y , ,

the Celts n o r i n the E a st n o r i

,
n E g ypt n o r i n Liby a n o r
, , ,

thos e which are situ ate in the middle p arts of the world .

Bu t a s the S u n the cre a t u re of G o d is i ,

n a l l the world o n e ,

a n d the s ame ; s o a lso the pre a chi n g of the Tr u th S hi n es

every wher e a n d e n li ghten s a ll m e n who wish to come to

,

the k n owled g e of the Tru th A n d n either he who is a l .

to g ether mi ghty in S peech a mo n g thos e who preside in o u r

Chu rches will u tter a n y thin g di ff eren t from this (for n o
,

“ m a n is a bove his Ma ster ) 3 n o r will he who is we ak i

3: g n dis
?

co u rse ab ate au ght of the Tra dition Ye a the F a ith bein g .

,

o n e a n d the s am e n e i ther he tha t is a b l e to spe ak mu ch of

,

it h a th a n y thin g over n o r h ath he th a t S pe aks b u t little , ,

x vi 1 8
an l a ck
.

y
.

A n d a s to some k n owin g more some less i n the w a y , ,

of u n derst an din g this ha ppen s n o t by a n y ch a n g e i

, n the

s u bj ect itself n o r by a n y a dditio n a h de vic e of an other g od

, ,

besides the Ar t i fi c e r a n d Ma ker a n d N o u risher of this u n i

, ,

verse as if m e n were n o t s a tisfied with This O n e 3 n o r of a n

,
3
‘

other Christ o r an other O n ly B e g otten b u t by their work

,
-

in
g o u t s u ch thin g s a s are u ttered i n P a r ables a n d fitti n g ,

them t o the scheme of the Faith 3 or a gain by their fu ll er ,

e x pr e s s i
3
3 or
d e al dh of the co n du ct a n d dispen s a tion of Go d s u ch ,
i
n g s , 7r p a
a s It h ath bee n towa rds hu m a n n at u re 3 or In sett in g o u t
W a n g“,
’
G od s lo n g s u ff erin g both tow a rds the revolt of the An g els
-

who tra n s g ressed a n d towards the disobedie n ce of m e n : or

,

in decl arin g why some thin g s were m a de tempor a l a n d some

etern al so m e e arthly a n d som e he a ven ly, by o n e a n d the

,

s a me Go d or in perceivi n g why Go d bein g i n visible S hewed , ,

Himself t o the Prophets n o t in o n e form o n ly b u t diversely , ,

t o divers or i n poi n tin g o u t why more th a n o n e Test ame n t

ha s been m a de w ith m an kin d a n d te a chin g what is the

speci al m ark of e a ch of thes e T es t amen ts or in se archin g o u t
Xi
why Go d s hu t u p a ll t hin gs in u n be liefi t ha t H e m ig ht ha ve
f
g
o m

dp
‘3
gxo v
'
b
e r o vs
'
L t q i if th
To di g w
r o vs :
qi
i
a . u as e rea n a s 'r o v’r .

n o n I
p fli
se s ut l w
cl a h ch m
n o n s, 1 wi ”
t mi i L t m i
se e s as
’
a t/7 a , no x
/r a y : a . o n a .
”
 ’
p e rm i
tte d t o be exp lo r e d by t he C hu r ch s c hi
ldr e n . 35

m e r cy on a ll m e n or i
th a n ki n g Him for the p u rpose
n

of the W O R D of GO D in becomin g fl esh a n d s u fferin g : or i n

decl a rin g why the comin g of the S O N of GO D is m ade m an i

fest in the l a st times tha t is i n the e n d bei n g a s it is the
, , ,

B e gin n in g ; or in u n foldin g wh atever is co n tain ed in the

Scriptu res co n cern i n g the e n d a n d the thin g s to come 3 also ,
’
in n o t keepi n g silen ce a s to the c au se of G od s m akin g the

reject e d n a tio n s to b e fe llo w he ir s a n d of o n e bo dy a n d E ph iii -

,
es. .

6
a r t a ke r s wi t h t h n ts : or i
i n procl aimin g how thi s poor ‘

p e s a

m o r ta l fl esh s ha ll p u t o n i m m o r t a li ty a n d t he co r r up t i
ble 1 C x or . v.

i ti an d i n procl ai m in g how H e s aith Tha t which

n co r r u
p on i
x , ,

25
is n o t a people is a p e ople a n d S h e who is n o t belov e d is
, ,
'

beloved 3 a n d how t he childr e n of t he de s o la te a r e m or e tha n I li 1 sa . v. .

of he r t ha t ha t h a n hu s ba n d F or i n re ga rd of the s e thi n g s
.
,

an d s u ch a s a re like them di d the Apostle excl aim O h t he i

g
m u . x .
, ,

dep th of t he r i h e wi
che s bo t h o
f t s do m a n d kn o w le d e o
g f
Go d ! ho w u n s e a r cha ble are Hi s
j g
u d e m e n ts a n d Hi s wa s
y ,

p ast i
f n d i n
g o u t —a n d n o t a s p erversely devisin g o n e above

the Cre ator a n d Ar t i fi c e r their o wn Mother an d Hi ,

s the ,

i w
men t al F ru it of a str ay E o n a n d in proceedin g to s u ch Z
4 e l v l
,

a poi n t of bl a sphemy : n o r i n fei gn in g a g a in the Ple rom a

a bove her s ometimes thirty g E o n s s ometim es a n i
,
nnum e ,

r a ble tribe : a s these te a chers a ffirm who a r e tr u ly void of ,

Divi n e u n dersta n din g ; where a s the re al Chu rch h ath a ll

o n e a n d the s ame fa ith thr o u g ho u t the world a s we h ave ,

s a id before .

Let u S n o w t a ke a view also of the u n st able min d of C H P A .

XI .

these m e n bein g a s they a r e some two or three how they 1 ,

.

m a ke n o t the s ame st a teme n ts o n the s ame s u bjects ,

bu t i n their m atter a n d their terms co n tr a dict o n e an other .

Thu s he who first a d a pted his prin ciples from the heresy ,

c a lled Gn ostic to the pec u li ar st amp of his school n amely V a

, ,

le n t in u s b a r e his dry fr u it
,
h
a s follows He defin ed tha t there .

is a D u a d which c a n n ot b e n am ed whereof the o n e p art is

,

c a lled In efi a ble the other S ile n ce Then th at from this

‘

, .

8 Thit y i th S L t i
r s di g t h
‘
a h éngnp pbpn
re a n w d
,
t u d l e o a eu, a or no se e se
G k h O b t it c j ct d th t wh b t t l t d t h cc d ig t
ree as ne , u Is on e u re a ere , u ra n s a e u s, a or n o
th e er ro r f m t h A = 30 b in g t h
a ro se ro e l gy f t h c mp d f m
e e ana o o o er o oun s ro
a cc d t ll ch g d i t A 1
.

i en a y an e
pp w
n o . ( o e
'
.

D 2
 36 V a ga r i
es o
f V a le n ti
nus an d S e c u n du s ,

Bo o x I . D u a d there em a n ated a n other D u a d whereof the o n e p a rt he ,

c a lls F a ther the other Tru th An d tha t from this q u a

, .

te rn ion are prod u ced the W ord a n d the Life the Ma n a n d ,

the Chu rch An d th a t this is the first O g do a d An d from

. .

the W ord in deed a n d the Life t e n powers he s a ys em an ated , , ,

a s we s a id before b u t from the Ma n a n d the Chu rch twelve

, ,

whereof o n e revolted a n d fa iled a n d so o cc a sion ed the rest ,

of the tran s a ction An d he s u pposed two bein g s c a lled

.

Horos or Li m it o n e between By t h u s a n d the rest of the Ple

,

rom a sep a ra tin g the E on s born in time from the Un o r ig i

, ,

n a te Fa ther 3 a n d an other him th at sep ar a tes their mother ,

from the Plerom a An d tha t Christ too em a n a ted n o t from

.

the E on s in the Plerom a b u t th a t by his Mother bein g p u t, ,

o u t a ccordin g to the mi n d of the s u perior powers he w a s ,

p r odu ced with a kin d of S h a dow An d th a t he in deed a s

, .
,

bein g m a le severed the S h a dow from him a n d h a sten ed b a ck

, ,

to the Plerom a 3 b u t his Mother bein g left behin d with the

s h a dow a n d despoiled of her S pirit u al s u bst an ce produ ced
, ,

an other s o n a n d th a t this is the Dem i u r g e whom a lso he

, ,

s tyles Al m i g hty over the thin g s s u bj ect to him An d th a t .

to g ether with him w a s bro u ght forth a R u ler also o n the

left h a n d wa s p a rt of his doctrin e a s of theirs whom we
, ,

S h all h ave to S pe a k of fa lsely c alled Gn ostics An d Jes u s

,
.
,

he sometimes s a ys em an a ted from him who withdrew him

,

self from their mother a n d in fu sed himself a mo n g a ll thin g s

, ,

1 e from Th e l e t u s : s ometim es ag a in from him th a t h a ste n ed

. .

b a ck to the Plerom a tha t is from C hr ist : a n d sometimes from

, ,

the Ma n a n d the Chu rch An d the Holy Spirit too he s a ys .

em an a ted from the Chu rch to se a rch o u t the E o n s a n d m a ke

them fru itfu l in visibly en terin g in to them 3 by whom the
,

E o n s b e a r fru it even the pl a n ts of the Tru th

,
.

Secu n du s s ays th a t the first O g do a d is a qu atern io n

o n the ri g ht a n d a qu a ter n io n o n the left with a tr a ditio n ,

that they are thu s den omin ated 3 the o n e Li ght a n d the
other D arkn ess An d th a t the Power which revolted a n d
.

failed w a s n o t of the 30 E o n s b u t of those whom they

produ ced .

, 3 3 . An d a cert ain other te a cher of theirs who is also ,

 ’
38 P to le m y s m a gi
ld i
wi nin s
g .

Bo o x 1 . fru it is a power of the s ame ten de n cy with it which a lso I ,

c all a Po m pion These p o wers the g o u rd a n d perfect e m p t i

.
, ,

n ess a n d the c u cu mber a n d the pom pio n

, ,
emitted the re st ,
’ ”
of the mu ltitu de of V alen tin u s delirio u s pompion s F or .

if a n y discou rse abou t u n i v e r sa l S m a y b e pro perly expressed

,

i n terms s u ch a s those first fo u r a n d o n e m ay a ssi gn the ,

’
n ames a t o n e S o w n ple a s u r e 3 wh at hin ders o u r u sin g these

n a mes bei n g of co u r s e m u ch more credible th an the former

, ,

an d i n commo n u s e a n d k n ow n by all ?
,

5 . An d others again of them c all the first a n d abori g in a l

O g do a d by thes e n a m e s first P r o a r c h é (or first be g in n in g )
then In comp r ehen sible a n d the third Un s pe ak able a n d the
, ,

fo u rth In visible : a n d th at from the F irst B e g in n in g em a

n ate d i n the first a n d fifth pl a ce B e g in n in g 3 a n d from the
,

In comp r ehen sible i n the seco n d a n d S ixth pl a ce the In c o n

ce i v a b l e 3 a n d from the Un spe ak able i n the third a n d seve n th

pl a ce the Un n ame able ; a n d from the In visible the Un be g ot

t e n the completio n of the first O g do a d
,
These Powers they .
,

will h ave it are before t h e Deep a n d S ilen ce th at they m ay

, ,

shew themselves more p erfect th an the perfect a n d more ,

kn owi n g th an the k n o wi n g to whom o n e mi g ht re a son a bly

5 “ 0 excl ai ,
5
m O rotten melo n s a n d drivellin g sophists ! Sin ce
,
ro tt e n
m e lo n s,
”
even con cern in g the Deep himself there are amo n g them
man y a n d vario u s opin ion s s ome s ayin g th at he is u n yoked
, ,

n either m ale n o r fem ale n o r i n S hort a n thi n g a t all : others

, y
again s ay th at he is m ale a n d fem ale a scribin g to him the ,

n a t u re of a n herm aphrodite : An d S ilen ce agai n others c o n

j oin with him a s his Co n sort t o form the first combin ation
Bu t Ptolemy a n d his set—h e bein g a s we a r e to ld yet
,
.

Cu m
more skilfu l than their very Te a cher—devised a n d g ra n ted
, ,

X“ :

1
to the Go d who a mon g th e m is c a ll e d the Deep two wives : ,

a n d thes e a lso he c alled D ispositio n s first Tho u g ht a n d the n ,

W ill : F or He first tho u g ht of produ cin g (so he S pe a ks ) 3

then He willed it W h ereu pon thes e two dispositio n s or
.
, ,

ra ther powers Tho u ght a n d W ill bein g a s it were blen ded

, ,

with e ach other the em an atio n took pl a ce of the O n ly B e g ot

,

t e n a n d of the Tru th i n co n j u n ctio n

, who they s ay c ame forth
a s a sor t o f typ es a n d im ag es of t h e two dispositio n s of the
 ~

The Tr u e Go d . 89

F a ther the visible of the in visible of the W ill Min d ; of the

,
i
, ,

Tho u ght Tru th : a n d therefore of the s u perven i n g W ill the

,

Ma l e is the im a g e the F em a le of the u n be g otten Tho u ght

, .

The W ill then w a s a n a ct u atio n of the Tho u g ht

6
F or a l .
6 5 6m m!
tho u g h the Tho u ght devised the Em a n a tio n yet it co u ld ,

n o t a lo n e by itself prod u ce wh a t it devised Bu t when .

the power of the W ill c ame o n then it produ ced wh at it ,

de vised .

Do n o t these m e n de a rly beloved se e m to thee ra ther to

, ,
2 .

ha ve h a d in their min ds the Ho m eric Ju piter n o t S leepin g ,

for a n xiety b u t fu ll of c a re a s to when he sha ll b e a bl e to

ho n o u r A chilles a n d to destroy m a n y of the Greeks —
,

ra th e r
tha n Hi m W h o is G o d of a ll ? W h o a s soo n a s it is c o n
ce i v e d fu lfils also th a t very thin g which He h a th wi
,
lled 3 both
thin kin g tha t which He wills a n d then willin g when it is , ,

thou ght of : bein g all Tho u ght a ll W ill a ll Min d a ll L ig h t , , , ,

all Ey e all He arin g a ll a F o u n ta in of every g ood thin g

, , , .

l
Those however who a r e tho u ght to b e more p r u
, 3 .

de n t than the l a st s ay th a t the first O g do a d w a s n o t

,

produ ced by g r a du a l des cen t o n e E o n by a n other b u t tha t , ,

the em a n a tion of the S ix E on s w a s bro u g ht forth on ce for

a ll by the F orefa ther a n d His Tho u g ht ; this he a ffirms a s ,

tho u gh him self h a d a ssisted a t the birth An d he a n d his .

p a rty n o lon g er affirm a s the rest do Th e Ma n a n d The , ,

Chu rch to ha ve been born of Th e W ord a n d Th e Life b u t ,

t h e W ord a n d the Life of the Ma n a n d Th e Chu r ch : b u t

th e y a ffirm this in a n other sen s e 3 viz W h a t the F ore .

F a ther w a s min ded to produ ce this w a s c alled the F a ther : ,

b u t whe n wh at he produ ced w a s tru e this w as c alled the ,

Tru th . W he n therefore He wo u ld m an ifest Himself this ,

w a s c a lled Ma n a n d thos e who m He recko n ed o n beforeh a n d

, ,

when He produ ced them this w a s n a m e d Th e Chu rch , .

An d Th e Ma n sp a ke Th e W ord : this is the fi r s t born S o n -

.

An d u po n the W ord follows a lso Th e Life An d S O the first .

set of e i ght w a s complet e d .

An d there is m u ch disp u te too a mo n g the m co n cern i n g 4

o ur S a vio u r F or while so m e s a y He wa s mad e u p of a ll

.
,

1 T he C o l o r b a s i
i,
S . E pi
p h . 36 1 . The o do r e t , H er re t . F a b i 12
. . . Be n e d .
 40 Ma r k, the fo r e r u n n e r of chr i
An ti st .

7
Bg o x 1 for which c a u se He is also c alled they s a y A ccepted bec au s e
.
, , ,
7 am ’
i
u

T s a l l the Plerom a a ccepted H im others a ffi r m th a t He em a

n a t e d from those t e n E o n s o n ly who S pru n g o u t of Th e W ord ,

a n d Th e Life a n d th a t He is therefore c a lled Th e W ord a n d

,
’
Th e Life preservi n g His Pro g en itors n ames
,
O thers s a y He .
,

w a s produ ced of the twelve E o n s who S pr a n g from Th e ,

Ma n a n d the Chu rch a n d therefore th at He professes Him ,

self S o n of Ma n a s b ein g a descen d a n t of the Ma n W hile

,
.

others s a y tha t He w a s fra med by Christ a n d the Holy Ghost ,

who ha d been produ ced for the fu ll co n firm a tio n of the

Plerom a : a n d th at o n this a cco u n t He is c a ll e d Christ pre ,

servin g the n ame o f His father from whom He em a n a ted .

8
S
t r9
i 6
a / :! A n 0 d cert a i n other rom an cers (s o to c a ll them ) of their
n u mber s a th a t the F oref a ther of all a n d F irst B e g i n n i n g
y , , ,

a n d F irst In co n ceiv able is c a lled M an a n d th a t this is the

, ,

g re a t a n d hidden Mystery n amely th at the Power which ,

i s a bove all kin ds a n d i n cl u des all cre a t u res is c a lled Ma n :

, ,

a n d th a t therefore the S avio u r c alls Hims elf S o n of M an

o
.

C m
A cert a in other also there Is of the ir p arty bo a stin g ,

e a corrector of his o wn Te a cher a n d his n a me i

1 to b ( s

Mark ) most skilfu l in m ag ic al j u gglery : whereby he ha th

.

led a stra y a n d brou ght over to himself both m a n y m e n a n d

n o t a few women a s thou gh he were most k n owi n g a n d
,

perfect a n d en dowed with exceedin g power fro m the r e g io n s

—
,

which are beyo n d S i ght a n d n ame thu s b ein g tru ly in a

m a n n er the F oreru n n er of An tichrist '
F or min glin g
the toys of An a xi la u s with the wickedn ess of thos e 0

who are c alled Mag i he is s u pposed thereby to work ,

-

mira cles amo n g those who h ave n o t s e n se a n d h ave w a n

, ,

dered from their ri ght min d .

2 . Preten din g to o ff er the E u ch arist in c u ps min gled w ith

win e a n d exten din g the word of in voc a tion to u n u s u a l
,

m h
T i s s e ti on i c
s t r a n sl a t e df
r o m t he 15 ; 28 11 ; 30 8 ) a s w ri ti N
ng o n a tu ra l
M c
. .

o ld La t i n , t he G re e of k E pi ph a n ius a gi H e p la e t i yd h
. s cktr ih wi t
v
gi i ng o nlb c y
t h e s u s t a n e wi t h so m e o f s u lp u r ; p u t ti h
n g 1 t ho t i n a n e w cu
p,
h
t he p r a s e s . wi t u rn ing hb c d
o a ls u n e r i c y
t, a n d a r r
11
h fi
Is n o t t i c
s th e rst i n st an e o f the ing i b
t a o u t a t a fe a s t , h e c by ast t he
h h
u se o f t i c
s p r a se , so o m m on i n t he r e e ti flc
o n o f t he b f hf
la z e a r i g t u l p a le
Ch chur d c b c f
fo r e s r ii ng e r ta in o rm s o f n e s s , li e t a t o f k h d h
e at , i n t he c o u n t e
y
He r e s a n d S i n ? c
n a n e o f t he g u e s t s y
Pl in , 25
M
. .

0
hy c q d b y
“
A P s ii y
an u o te P lin (25 a ssu e t i n lac
. .
 Hi
s m o de o
f li
be g u i n
g w o m en . 41

len g th he c au ses them to appe ar p u r ple a n d red : th a t it

,

mi g ht seem a s tho u gh the Gr a c e P from those who are over

all were distillin g its o wn blood in to th at cu p by his ,

voc ation ; whereu pon the bysta n ders most exceedin gly desire
to t a ste of th at drau ght that o n them also m ay drop a s the ,

rain the g ra ce procl aimed by this sorcerer An d again de .

liverin g to women mixed ch alices he bids them m ake their ,

o wn th a n k o fferin g i n his prese n ce

-
a ft er which he himself
,

b ri n g s an other c u
p m u ch l ar g er th an th a t which the de

ce i v e d wom an o ffered a n d po u rs o u t some from the sm a ller , ,

vi z . from tha t o ffered by the wom an a ddin g words to thi s ,

“
effect : Th e Gra ce before all in comprehen sible a n d u n ,

spe a k a ble fill thin e in n er m a n a n d mu ltiply in thee the

, ,

kn owled g e of itself so win g the g rain of m u st ard seed i ,

n
”
the g ood gro u n d S ome s u ch words a s thes e he spe aks
.
,

a n d drives the u n h appy wom an to fre n z y an d so d ispl ays ,

himself a s a worker of m ir a cles the l ar g e c u p bein g filled ,

o u t of the sm all o n e so th at s ome of it eve n over fl ows , .

Certa in other thin g s too like these he doth to the de c e i v ,

i n
g of m a n y a n d dr awin g them aw a y a fter hi
, m .

An d it is prob able th a t he ha s a lso some D aemon a sso

ci a t e q with him thro u gh whom he both seems to pro
,

p h e s
y himself a n d c au ses the wome
, n to prophesy a s m an y ,

a s he deems worthy p art akers of his g r a ce F or he b u sie s .

himself most a bo u t women those especi ally who are ele gan t ,

l y cl a d a n d we a r p u rple a n d are most w e althy : a n d often

, , ,

“
tryi n g to misle a d them he s a ys to them fl a t t e r i n
g yl I , ,

desire to imp art to thee of my g ra ce i n a sm u ch a s the Fa ther ,

of a ll sees con tin u a lly thi n e An g el before His fa ce N ow .

the pl a ce of thy Gre atn ess is i n u s : it is meet for u s to

r

become o n e R eceive first from me a n d thr ou gh me the

.

gr ace Prep are thyself a s a bride awaitin g her spou s e

.
, ,

tha t thou m ayest be what I am a n d I what tho u a r t Settle .

i n thy brid a l ch a mber the seed of the li g ht R eceive from .

me the bride g room a n d comprehen d him a n d be c o m p r e h e n ,

ded i n him B ehold the g ra ce is come down u pon thee : open

.

9 S mo t hi k t h i m
e th
n
g t t ll d A is m 28 c f A p l 23
e an s e rea u . e n . . . c . .

G dd S l c b v h
o

o
e ss ie n i 1 Ih
e : see a I f t i oA g 1 e 0 id if
. . . . . e . o ne n e :
”
v . n r.
q w p da
p V d i f c 23 4 T
e ou. l 6 . n r. . . . er .
 42 S ome e s ca
p ed Ma r ks
’
s n a r e s,

Bo o x 1 . thy mou th a n d prophesy An d when the wo m an an swers I .

,

n ever yet prophesied a n d I kn ow n o t how to prophesy ,

m a kin g cert ain in voc ation s the secon d time to a ston ish the ,

deceived cre atu re he s a ith to her O pen thy mou th S pe a k , , ,

”
an ythin g wh atever a n d tho u wilt prophesy An d she blown ,
.

a n d whirled abo u t by his words her so u l all he ated with

u
p ,

the exp ect ation of her bein g a bo u t to prophesy her he a rt ,

p a lpit atin g more t ha n it o u ght m a kes bold to u tter words ,

of dota g e a n d all th at comes u ppermost v a in ly a n d r a shly , ,

a s he a ted by empty bre a th (a s he th a t w a s better th a n ,

“
we are affirmed of s u ch person s A d arin g a n d sh a me
s
,
”
less thin g is a sou l he ated with empty air ) a n d from
th at time forward a cco u n ts herself a Prophetess a n d tha n ks ,

Ma rk for g ivin g her a p ortion of his o wn g ra ce a n d

,

en de avo u rs to re qu ite him n o t o n ly i n g ivi n g of her g oods ,

n s he h ath a ct u ally a m a ssed a l a r g e property )

( by which me a ,

b u t also i n bodily coh abit a tio n e ag er i n all to b e u n ited ,

with him th at with him she m ay co m e to perfect u n ity

, .

An d before n o w some of the m ore faithfu l women h av ,

i n
g the fe a r of G o d a n d n o t led u tterly a str a y whe
, n he ,

so u ght to be gu ile them like the rest biddin g them prophesy , ,

h ave p u ffed at him a n d devoted him by a cu r se a n d so s e , ,

a r a t e d themselves from th at kin d of w ild g ro u p bei g well

p n

a w are th at prophes yin g is w rou ght i

, n m e n n o t by Ma rk

the m agici an b u t o n whomsoever Go d from a bove sh a ll sen d

,

Hi s g r a ce thes e h ave their Prophecy g iven of Go d a n d

, ,

then spe ak where a n d when Go d willeth a n d n o t when Ma rk ,

directs F o r th at which directs is g re ater a n d more a u t h o r i

.

t ati v e th a n th a t which is directed the o n e le a din g the other , ,

bein g s u bject If then Ma rk co m m a n ds or a n y oth e r (a s

.
,

thes e m e n are won t every where to pl a y with the lot in t

their s u ppers a n d bid o n e a n other prophesy a n d u tte r ora cle s

, ,

to themselves a ccordin g to their o wn l u sts ) he who so directs

will be g re a ter a n d more au thorita tive than the Prophetic
S pirit he bein g a m a n : which is impossible
, N ay bu t .
,

3 Vi d t .c i2
an e , . f t b y l t m t i d ft i cl ic l
. . e as o , en o ne o en n ass a
t Th L ti T
e am t h v
n d w i
r t S
see H s O d 2 7 25 ; l 4
o a e rea r e rs ee er.
M
. . . . . . .

Th
’
7 43 M mp
« c . i p l i ll i t e re t
s a a n a us on o assu e .

th ce t m
us o f pp i t ig o l f th
a o n n a ru er o e
 an d s om e Te tu r n e d i
n de e
p p en i
te n ce . 43

s u ch spirits receivi n g comm an ds from them a n d spe akin g

, ,

when they will ar e rotten a n d helpless a n d d arin g a n d im

‘
, ,

p u den t sen t o u t by S at an to deceive a n d destroy those who

‘

, ,

keep n o t ste a dil y br a ced th at faith which they received by , ,

the Chu rch from the be gin n in g .

An d th at love p otion s a n d ch arms with a view to i n s u lt

-
,
5

i their very perso n s a re employed by this M a rk aga in st

n
g ,

some of the women tho u gh n o t perh aps a ll 3 themselves

,

in m an y c a ses ha ve co n fessed o n their ret u rn to the Chu rch ,

of Go d th a t they were bodily ill u sed by him a n d th at they -

loved him with a m a d fo n dn ess Ye a a n d a certa in De a co n .

,

too fro m a mon g o u rs in A si a h a vin g received him in to his

, ,

hou se fell in to this c al amity : his wife who w a s be a u tifu l

, , ,

bein g corru pted both i n min d a n d body by this sorcerer a n d ,

ha vin g followed him a lo n g time A fterwards the brethren .

ha vi n g with m u ch toil co n verted her she co n tin u ed her ,

whole life i n the r a n k of a Pe n iten t mo u r n in g a n d weepin g ,

the corru ption which h a d befa llen her by the s orcerer .

An d c e rt ai n disciples too of his l u rkin g abou t i n the s ame , 6 ,

ways h ave deceived a n d corru pted sil ly women n o t a few

, ,

procl aimin g themselves perfect ; a s tho u gh n o n e mi ght

comp are with the g re at n ess of their k n owled g e n o t tho u g h ,

y o u me n tio n Pa u l or Peter or a n
y other of the A postles : ,

b u t th at they k n ew more th an all a n d h a d alo n e dru n k i n ,

the gre atn ess of the kn owled g e of the u n sp eak able Power ,

a n d th a t they are o n hi g h a bove all power : whe r efore also

they do a ll thin g s freely h avin g n o fe ar in an yt hin g : they ,

9
becomin g bec a u se of their R edemption exempt from the
, ,
9 S e e be
l o w ’c m
hold a n d si g ht of the Ju d g e An d even if he were to l a y
' '

hold o n them presen tin g themselves to him with their

,

redemption they wo u ld s a y thu s O p artn er of the Thro n e of

Go d a n d of the mystic a l Sile n ce before the world “
be ,

c au se o f whom the Gre at Powers co n tin u ally beholdin g

the fac e of the Father h avin g thee for their gu ide a n d ,

u sher keep drawin g u pw ards the forms of the m selve s

, ,

which that fema le of hi g h d arin g im ag in e d a n d for the x

,

‘
f I . e .
, T he S u pr e m e Sop i
a, h o r X
I e . A ch am o t h . S ee c . i
v .

W is d o m
.
,
.
 ’
44 In S Ir e n oe n s . co u n tr
y ,
som e
p en i
te n t, s o m e s hr a n k fr o m i
t .

BO O K 1 .
’
g oodn ess s ake of the F irst Father produ ced even u s their ,

ima g es then when she ha d co n ception of the bein g s o n

,

hi gh a s a dre am : behold the Ju d g e is n e ar a n d the herald ,

s u mmo n s me to m a ke my defen ce Bu t do tho u a s kn ow .

,

in
g the c a se of both prese n t to the Ju d g e the ar g u me n t

for both of u s a s bein g o n e a n d the s a m e

,
”
Bu t the Mother .
,

he a rin g these thin g s qu ickly p u ts o n them the hel m et of ,

’
Ho m er s Plu to tha t they m a y in visibly a void the J u d g e
Z
, .

An d immedi a tely dr a win g them u p she le a ds them in to the ,

brida l chamber a n d a ssi gn s them to their respective

-

spo u s es .

N o w by s u ch s a yi n g s a n d doi n g s in o u r clim a tes too of

§ 7 . ,

the co u n try o n the R hon e they h ave be g u iled m a n y women : ,

l Ti
m . i
v . who h avin g ha d t he ir co n s cie n ce s e a r e d wit h a ho t ir o n ,
2 .

do some of them pra ctise Pen iten ce a n d th a t ope n ly 3 b u t ,

others shrin kin g from this a n d qu ietly in a m a n n er g ivi n g

, ,

u
p the hope of the life of G o d for themselves h a ve revolted , ,

s ome of them a lto g ether while others wa ver a n d it is with

, , ,

them a s in the Proverb they are n either witho u t n o r with ,

in 3 this they h ave for the fru it of the seed of the childre n

of K n owled g e .

C H AP .
This Mark then a ffi rmin g himself most e n tirely by him ,
X IV
self to h a ve been m a de the W omb a n d R ecepta cle of Color
.

§ 1 .

’
b as u s Silen ce a s bein g her o n ly be g otten did som e wha t
,
-

in this w a
y deliver himself of the seed of Dec ay which w a s
s

deposited i n him Tha t the Most Hi gh Q u atern io n itself from

the u n seen a n d u n n amed re g ion s descen ded to him in a
fe m a le form (sin ce s a ys he the world co u l d n o t be a r the , ,

m a scu lin e form thereof) 3 a n d si gn ified wh a t she hers e lf w a s ,

a n d decl a red to h i m qu it e a lo n e the ori g in a tio n of a ll thi n g s ,

which she n ever reve a led to a n y either Go d or Ma n 3 thu s

s pe akin g :
“
W hen the F a ther first h a d his b i r th an
p g s He ,

who is beyo n d compreh e n sion a n d witho u t s u bsta n ce He ,

who is n either m ale n o r fem a le : when He willed the U n

spe ak able to become s u bject to speech a n d the In visible to ,

Y b t h f A ch m t h t h M t h
I . e . o o a o e o er 3 “
T he N m
a es o f t h ei
r q u as iG o d
-

and f ot h ch i
ld
us b th t g e re n o r an s r e ss d e sse s : D e cy b
a e ngi a ti
t l e fo r A a ch
Ma ss u e t
,

i g b y i di t l g ig
n n or na e on n . mot h .
”
.

z
H o rn 11 5 8 45 . . . .
 46 n a ti
Co m bi the le t ter s ad n i fin i
ons
f
o tum .

BO O K 1 . thin g s before them g en er ated The letter itself however .

,

to which the so u n d belon g ed followin g t he s o u n d down,

w ards w a s received b a ck by its o wn syll able u pw ards (s o

,

he spe a ks ) to complete the s u m of thin g s : b u t the so u n d

rema in ed i n the p arts below a s it were c a st o u t
,
Bu t the .

elemen t itself he s ays from which the letter to g ether with

, ,

its proper so u n d descen ded below ha s thirty lett ers : a n d ,

e a ch o n e of the thirty letters h a s in itself other letters by ,

which the n a m e of the letter is spelt 3 a n d these others ag a in

are n amed by other letters a n d these others by others 3 so
,

that the m u ltitu de of the letters fa lls o u t in fin ite .

“
An d y o u m a y more cle arly u n derst an d wh a t is s a id thu s ,
.

T h e E lemen t Delt a h a s five letters i n itself 8 itself a n d e , , ,

an d an d an d a a n d thes e letters aga in are wr itte n by

other letters a n d those others by others I f then the whole

, .

s u bst an c e of the Delt a tu rn s o u t in fin ite fresh letters co n ,

ti n u a ll
y g e n er a ti n g other fresh o n es a n d s u cceedin g o n e ,

an other 3 how mu ch g re a ter th an tha t elemen t s aith he , ,

mu st the whole se a of letters be An d if th at o n e letter is so

immen se co n sider the depth of the letters of the whole
,

n ame ,of which letters Ma rk s frie n d S ilen ce l aid it down

’

tha t the F irst Father is ma de u p W h erefore a lso the F a .

ther he s a y s k n o win g how in comprehen sible He is p e r m it t e d

, , ,

the Elemen ts whom he also c alls E on s e a ch o n e to cry o u t

, ,

”
his o wn sou n d bec au se n o o n e co u ld u tter the whole
, .

§ 3 .
A n d the Q u a tern io n he s aid h avi n g expl ai n ed this to him
, , ,

a dded N o w then I am min ded to m an ifest u n to thee the

,

very Tru th h e rself F or I ha ve bro u ght her down from the

.

m a n sio n s o n hi gh th at thou m ayest look o n her u n clothe d

, ,

a n d discern her be au ty e a a n d he a r her spe a k a n d m a rvel

y , , ,

a t her wisdom B ehold then he r he a d a bove the A a n d (2 3

.
,

her n eck B a n d her sho u lders with her ha n ds F a n d X 3 ,

her bo s om A a n d (I) 3 her chest E a n d T 3 her b a ck Z a n d

, ,

T 3 her belly H a n d 2 3 her thi ghs G) a n d P 3 her k n ees I a n d

H 3 he r le g s K a n d O 3 her an cles A a n d E 3 her feet M a n d
”
N . This is the body of th at tr u th which o u r wi z ard
te a ches : this is the fi gu re of the alpha betic a l elemen t this ,

the form of the l etter : a n d he c a lls this elemen t Ma n : a n d ,

 Ma r k s fa n t a s y ’
a bo u t t he le t te r s f
o t he A lp ha be t . 47

“
he s ays it is the fo u n t a in of all discou rse a n d the be g in ,

n i n g of a ll so u n d a n d the u ttera n ce of a l l th a t is u n spe a k

,

able a n d the mou th of tha t still S ilen ce An d this in deed

,
.

is her body : b u t do tho u liftin g o n hi gh the tho u ght of ,

thy min d he ar from the mo u th of Tru th the self produ c

,
-

in
g W ord wh i ch a lso co n veys the F a ther
,
”
.

N o w u po n her s ayi n g this the Tru th (he s ays ) § 4 , .

looked u pon him a n d open ed h e r m o u t h a n d sp a ke a W ord ;

'

a n d the W ord bec ame a N a me a n d it bec a me th a t N a me , ,

which we k n ow a n d spe ak Christ Jes u s : which N am e a s ,

soon a s she h a d pron o u n ced she bec a me silen t An d while , .

Ma rk wa s lookin g for her to s a y somethin g more the ,

Q u atern i o n ag a in comin g forward s aith Tho u didst esteem ,

a s con temptible th at W ord which tho u he ardest from t he ,

mou th of Tru th I t is n o t th at which tho u kn owest a n d .

thin kest a n old n ame N a y tho u ha st the so u n d of it o n ly

,
.
, ,

b u t k n owest n o t its me an in g F or a s to JE S U S it is the .

,

b
n a m e of the S i g n bein g six letters kn own by all who are , ,

of His c allin g Bu t tha t which exists a mon g the E on s of

.

the Pleroma hav in g m an y p arts is of an other form a n d of

, , ,

a diffe ren t st amp kn own by those of that pl a ce who are akin ,

to him 3 whose m agn itu des are with him con tin u ally .
.

“
These twen ty fo u r letters then which are amon g y o u
!

0
J
-
S
,

u n derst an d to be em an a tio n s b e a rin g the i m ag e of the three

Powers which comprehen d the whole n u mber of the ele

,

men ts o n hi gh Tha t is for the n in e mu te letters a cco u n t

.
, ,

tho u them to belon g to the F a ther a n d Tru th bec au se of ,

their bein g du mb i e u n spe a k able a n d u n u tterable An d ,

. . .

the ei ght semi vowels a s belo n gin g to the W ord a n d the

-

Life bec au se they a r e in a kin d of me an between the mu tes

,

a n d vowels a n d m a be re ga rded a s ema n atin g from those

y ,

above a n d ha vi n g those ben e a th referred to them An d

, .

the vowels themselves a lso bein g seven belon g to the Ma n

, ,

a n d the Chu rch si n ce voice g oi n g forth thro u gh the M an

, ,

gave form to all F or the to n e of the voice i n vested them

.

5 r b évr l nn o u bu o u a
p
'

. T he G r e e k5 "
of o ur Lo r d mi h
g t we l l b e so c ll d a e ,
or m ar k o f t he n u m b er 6, se ems t h v
o a e b ei
ng so c o n s t an t ly u se d as a d vic b y
e e
b een c a l le d rb
'
évr to nn o y , a n d t he Nm a e t he Ch s ti
ri ans.
 48 The nu m be r s x i .

with form F irst the W ord a n d the Life h ave their

Bo o x 1 . .

ei ght then the Ma n a n d the Chu rch their seven then the
, ,
1 g w) F a ther a n d the Tru th their n i n e
n a 1
An d towa rds tha t s u m .

l g f t
e e or .

€ l 1r which fell short he who w a s set ap a rt i n the F a ther c a me

down bein g sen t to the s am e bein g from which he h a d

, ,

been sep a ra ted to a men d his deeds tha t the u n ited Plerom a ,

ha vin g e qu a lity mi ght be a r a s fru it in a ll the s a m e power

, ,

that which proceeds from a ll An d thu s the s u m of the .

s eve n received the power of the ei g ht 3 a n d the re g io n s b e

c om e e qu a l in their n u mbers bein g so m an y O g do a ds : ,

which bein g three whe n a dded to o n e a n other exhibit the , ,

n u mber of t wen ty fou r Th e three Elemen ts moreover -

.
,

which he s a ys a r e in co n j u n ction with the three powers ,

which m a ke six from which have fl owed o u t the twen ty ,

fo u r Elemen t ary F orms bein g qu a dr u pled by the r a tio of ,

the Un spe a k a ble Q u atern io n m a ke the s a m e n u mber with ,

them : which Elemen ts he s a ith belon g to Him who c a n , ,

n o t be n a med An d tha t they a re worn a s dresses by the

.

three Powers a fter the similitu de of the In visible An d

, .

tha t the do u ble letters amo n g u s are im ag es of the ima g es

of those Elem en ts : a n d bein g n u mbered with the twe n ty
fo u r elemen ts virtu a lly m a ke u p the n u mber thirty the
, ,

n u mber which proportio n re qu ires .

§ 6 O.f this disco u rse a n d of this CEc o n o m y the fr u it he , , ,

s a ys a ppe ared i n the like n ess of a n im a g e He n amely who

, , ,

S M tt
.
a fter six d a ys we n t with three others i n to the mo u n t ai n a n d
a .
,
xvii 1
bec ame the sixth in comp a n y 3 He who wa s overcome a n d
. .

we n t down i n the sp a ce of seve n d ays bein g i n some si g n al ,

sen se the ei ghth a n d comprehe n din g in himself the whole ,

n u mber of the E le m e n ts Th a t n u mber w a s m a n ifested o n .

,

his comin g to B a ptism by the descen t of the Dove , ,

which is Q a n d A : for its n u mber is 8 0 1. A n d th a t o n c

.

this a cco u n t Moses s aid Ma n w a s framed o n the sixth ,

da y : a n d tha t the (E co n omy too that is the a ppe a r an ce , ,

of the l a st Ma n for the R e g en era tion of the first m a n took ,

S L k
.
pl a ce o n the sixth d ay which is the prep ar a tio n : of which
u e
,
4 5 .

0 I. e., the su m o f t he n u m e r ia l c ar épa = 8 01 = w a.

v a lu e s o f t h e le t t e r s i
n t he wo r d 1r 6
pl
 The n u m be r s e ve n . 49

(E con omy the be gin n in g a n d the e n d wa s the sixth hou r S , J h ,

o n

B ec a u se the Perfect £3 32
1
in which He w a s n a iled to the Cross .
,

Min d kn owin g that the n u mber six ha d a power of Crea tion X xv i

i 45 ‘ '

a n d R e g en er atio n m an ifested to the children of li ght the ,

re g e n era tio n which took pl a ce by him who shewed himself .

in a m a rked w a
y to h a ve rel a tio n to th a t n u mber
1
W he n ce
‘
.

also he s a ith that the dou ble letters have the n ot able
n u m ber
[ i e six ,
F or the . N ot.a ble N u m ber joi n ed to

the twen ty fo u r letters m akes o u t the N ame of thirty

-
,

lye t t e r s .

“
he [i e the O n ly B e g otten ] u sed a s his atten
An d . .
§ 7 .

da n t t h e Power of the S even Letters [i e Th e Tru th] . .

as M
’
rk s frie n d Sile n ce a ffirms th t the fr u it of hi self
( a ) a s

a ctu a ted co u n sel mi ght be m a n ifested Co n sider however .

,

s a ith she for the presen t this n ot able n u mber formed u pon
, , ,

the other n otable o n e co n sider him who w a s in a m an n er ,

divided or c u t in s u n der a n d a bode witho u t 3 who by his ,

o wn power a n d wisdom by the em an atio n from himself , ,

an im a ted this world of the seven powers a fter the p attern ,

of the S even fold V irtu e a n d c au sed it [his em a n a tion ] to

f -
,

be the so u l of this visible Un iverse An d while he himself .

disposes of this work a s m a de by him of his free will a ll , ,

the others min isterin g s u pply the im agin ation of their

Mother bein g imita tion s of the thin g s in imita ble An d
, .

the first He a ven u tters the so u n d A the n ext after it E the , ,

third H the fo u rth a n d m iddle of the seven its so u n d is

, ,

e qu ivalen t to I 3 the fifth the O the sixth the T the seve n th , ,

a n d fo u rth from the middle u tters lo u dly the E leme n t (2 3 a s

Ma rk s S ilen ce so fu ll of b a bblin g b u t u tterin g n o kin d of

’
, ,

tr u th con stan tly a ffirms An d these powers she s aith a ll

, .
, ,

en twi n ed o n e with a n other ri n g o u t a n d glorify Him from

whom they eman a ted 3 a n d the glory of their pe al is c o n

v e e d o n to the F ir st F a ther
y S h e s a ys too th a t the so un d .

of this hymn of glory bein g born e to Ea rth bec ame the ,

mou lde r a n d prod u cer of all thin g s th at are o n the e arth .

533 é Bdo u ddo s S n u dn e ws , i 8 8 AM?

’ ’
‘1
( a u e ur o s e m o
p fi no v e s i a i
m bz! dpt d
-
f 7 .

u by , t h e wo r d é wi
o nn o s b e l o n gi
ng to Ga za , wi t h
h e r p o we r s i m p li
e in t he d
t he num b er 6, as a b v o e 3 . v
s e e n le t te r s o f he r n a m e .

Be i
n g 3 pa i (7 6, g = Ica , tp = 1r or
9
r s, '
.

E
 5O V a ga r i
es fr o m co m b n a i ti
on s
f
o nu m be r s .

1 “ her proof she bri s from i f ts wly bor

°
An d n
g n a n n e n ;

whose sou l a s soon a s they co e m o u t of the womb cries o u t ,

,

in the so un d of e a ch of these E leme n ts A s the n the seve n .

Powers (so she spe a ks ) glorify the W ord so a lso the so u l ,

in these b a bes weepi n g a n d w

,
a
.
ili n g a bo u t M a rk g l o r i fi e s ,

Ps .
viii2. .
him An d th a t o this cco t D vid s id
. n a u n a a O u t o
f t he m o u t h ,

of ba b e s a n d s u ckl in
g s Th o u h a s t p e rf e ct e d p r a is e a n d ag a i n ,

PS xi
x- 1 o
The He a v e n of He a ve n s de cla r e t he g lo r y of Go d W here .

fore a lso the so u l when it is in l a bou rs a n d distresses for

, ,
’
the str ain in g itself c fi g u tters alo u d the Q for a token of ,

pr aise th a t the so u l a bove reco gn isin g its o wn kin dr ed m ay ,

”
sen d it a n helper .

9 Co n cern in g the whole N ame t he n this I me an of thirty ,

letters a n d the Deep wh ose b u lk is m a de u p of the letters

, ,
‘

thereof m oreover con cern i n g the B ody of Tru th with its

,

twelve members e a ch member co n sistin g of two letters a n d

, ,

her word which she solemn ly pron ou n ced to him witho u t

pro n o u n cin g a n d con cern in g the sol u tion of the n a me
,

which w a s n o t spoken a n d con cern in g the so u l of the world ,

a n d of m a n how they h a ve their proper (Econ omy in a

,

typic al way 3 these a r e his dotin g s Bu t in the n ext pl a ce .

we will decl a re how the Q u a tern io n shewed him o u t of the

n ames the s a me n u m eric a l v a l u e : th a t tho u beloved a s tho u , ,

ha st ofte n re qu ested of u s m a yest n o t be i gn ora n t of a n y of ,

his st atemen ts which h ave re a ched u s .

Thu s then doth their S ile n ce fu ll of all wisdom decl are , ,

1 .
the g e n er atio n of the twe n ty fo u r elemen ts th at with o n ly
-

n ess c c exists o n e n ess whereof are two E m an a tio n s a s w a s

-

, ,

s aid before the Mo n a d a n d the Un ity : which bein g a dded to

,

two bec ame fo u r : for 2 x 2 4 An d a gain the two a n d fo u r

,
z: .
,

bein g p u t to g ether exhibited the n u m ber of six An d these

, .

six bein g qu a dru pled bro u ght forth the twe n ty fo u r form s ,
-
.

An d th at a s to the n ames of the first qu atern io n which a r e ,

most holy bein g s u bjects of tho u ght a n d in c a p able of bein g

,

s poke n they are comprehen ded by the S o n alo n e : which

,

they a r e the Father k n oweth Bu t th a t the s e follo win g are

, .

e s w im s } . So S . Cl em . Al e x . P ae da g 1 p 9 6
. . . . as q u o te dh er e by M a s su e t .
 Im a g i
nin s
g as to ou r Ble s s e d Lo r d . 51

ve n erable o n e s a n d n a med with faith in his te a chin g : Un

, ,

spea ka ble a n d Silen ce 3 Father a n d Tru th An d of this .

qu a tern io n the whole n u mber is of twen ty fou r elemen ts -

.

F or the n a me ha th in itself seve n letters a n d (r e t y?) ,

r

’
a n d wa r n five a n d Ak fide t a seve n : which bein g a dded to
p ,

g ether the 2 x 5 a n d 2 x 7 complete the n u m ber of twen ty

, ,

fo u r An d in like m an n er also the seco n d Q u atern io n the

.
,

W ord a n d the Life the Ma n a n d the Chu rch exhibit the , ,

’
s ame n u mber of their Elemen ts An d tha t the S avio u r s .

’
N a me which m a y be spoke n Ino o fis is of six letters b u t ,
- ‘

, ,

His in e ffa ble o n e of twen ty fo u r letters T i de a n d X pw r be h -

.

the S o n a n d Christ ] is of twelve letters 3 b u t th a t which

[
is u n spe aka ble in Christ of thirty letters An d therefore , .

He c alls Himself A a n d Q in order to in dic ate the Dove , ,

this n u mber belo n g in g to tha t bird .

Bu t Jes u s s a ith he ha th the followi

,
n g u n spe ak able g e n e
, § 2 .

ration F rom the mother of all the first Q u atern ion the
.
.

, ,

secon d Q u atern io n proceeded a s a d au ghter a n d it bec ame ,

an O gdo a d from whi ch proceeded a Dec a d : thu s there

,

c a me to be a set of ei ghteen The Dec a d therefore com .

bin in g with the O g do a d a n d m a kin g it ten fold pu t forth , ,

the n u mber of ei ghty a n d havin g m u ltiplied the ei ghty ,

ag a in produ ced the n u mber of 8 00 S o that the whole

,
.

n u mber of the letters g oin g o n from the O g do a d to the

Dec a d is 888 which is JE S U S F or the N ame J E S U S

, , .
,

a ccordin g to the n u mber in the letters is 8 88 Thou ha st ,

.

cle arly the s u percelesti a l g en er atio n of JE S U S also by their ,

acco u n t An d that the Greek Alpha bet ha s accordin gly

.

e ight u n its a n d ei ght te n s a n d ei ght hu n dreds thu s ex

, , ,

hi bitin
g the c alc u l a tio n of the 8 8 8 th a t is the N ame J E S U S , ,

m a de o u t of all the n u mbers a n d tha t He is therefore c alled

A a n d Q si gn ifyin g His g e n er atio n from all
,
An d ag a i n .

thu s : Th e first Q u atern io n in a rithmetic a l pro gressio n

bein g a dded to itself the n u mber of t e n comes o u t : for ,

1 which is I : a n d this they s a y is Jes u s , , .

Bu t Christ also they s ay bein g of ei ght letters si gn ifies

, , ,

h S u p p o se d to be s pe l t Xp w r bs :
e
‘

x ma d e a do bl u e le t t e r .

or pe r h aps xpno r b
'
sz
-

xpe e a r bs ; o r t he
E 2
 52 Im a g i
ni
g
n s as to ou r B le s s e d Lo r d .

BO O K 1 . the first O g do ad which bein g co n join ed with the t e n

, ,

bro u ght forth J e s u s = =888 .

“
An d he is c alled too s aith he the S o n Christ i e t h e
, , , . .

n u mber Twelve F or the_n ame S o n is of fo u r letters a n d

.
,

Chr ist of ei ght : which bein g a dded exhibit the s u m twelve .

N o w before the m ark of this n a me which m ark is Jes u s , ,

a ppe a red to his so n s m e n were i n m u ch i gn ora n ce a n d error

,
.

Bu t He a ppe a red who is the n a me wi th six letters who p u t ,

o n fl esh th a t He mi ght come to the perceptio n of Ma n

ha vin g in Himself the s ix a n d the twen ty —
, ,

fo u r : then kn ow
in
g Him they c e a sed from their i g n or an ce a n d a sce n ded from ,

de ath u n to life the n a me bein g m a de their w ay to the Father

,

of Tru th : it havin g been the will of the F a ther of a ll to do

awa y with i gn oran ce a n d to destroy De ath An d the .

doin g away with i gn oran ce wa s by the better kn owled g e of

Him An d to this e n d wa s elected the Ma n who a ccordin g
.

to His will wa s mysteriou sly provided a s a n im ag e of t he

Power o n hi gh .

F or from the Q u atern io n proceed e d the E on s An d in .

the Q u atern ion were the Ma n a n d the Chu rch the W ord a n d ,

the Life F rom these then s aith he cert ain powers fl owi n g
.
, ,

forth g en erated the JE S U S who appe ared o n Earth An d the

, .

pla ce of the W ord w a s filled by the An g el Gabriel a n d of t h e ,

Life by the Holy Ghost a n d of the Ma n by the Power of t h e

,

S o n : a n d the pl a ce of the Chu rch the V irg in s u pplied .

An d thu s by his a cco u n t is produ ced the Ma n of the Disp en s a

tio n by Mary whom the F a ther of all selec t ed a fter he ha d
, ,

p a ssed thro u gh the womb for the perfect kn owled g e of

,

Himself An d when He ha d come to the w ater there de

.
,

scen ded u pon Him a s a Dove he tha t h a sten ed u pwa rds

, , ,

a n d fu lfilled the n u mber of twelve : a n d tha t i n him exists

the seed of these who a r e sown with him a n d with him de ,

scen ded a n d arose Bu t the virtu e itself which descen ded

.
, ,

he s ays is the seed of the Father h avin g i n itself both the

,

F a ther a n d the S o n a n d the Power of Silen ce m a de k n own

, ,

thro u gh these b u t witho u t a n ame a n d a ll the E on s An d

, , .

this is the Spirit tha t sp ake by Jes u s which professed itself ,

to be the S o n of Ma n a n d m an ifested the F a ther de

, ,
 54 La m e n t o ve r Ma r k s ’
s ou l wo u n di
-
n
g i
m p i
et
y .

BO O K 1 . an d Maker of all thin g s i

n fi g u res a n d n u mbers n o w thirty , ,

n o w twe n ty fo u r n o w six o n ly 3 a n d min cin g Hi

-
,
m sm all in to
fo u r syll ables a n d thirty letters : a n d redu cin g the Lord of
all the E stablisher of the He aven s to the n u mber of 888 a s
, ,

tho u gh He were framed like the Al phabet : s u bdividin g the

the Father W ho comprehen ds all a n d is Himself in c o m pr e
h e n si b l e in to sets of fo u r a n d ei g ht a n d t e n a n d twelve
, , , ,

respectively a n d by s u ch mu l tiplic ation s expressin g the F a

,
’
t h e r s bein g u n spe ak able a n d i n co n ceiv able a s tho u s ayest
,

it is An d W hom tho u t e r m e s t in corpore al a n d witho u t

.

s u bstan ce His bein g a n d s u bst an ce tho u fr a m e s t o u t of

,

m an y letters g e n erated o n e set from an other : thyself

,

fi c e r of the Most
t u rn in g o u t a fals e D aedalu s a n d a b a d a r t i ,

Hi gh V irtu e dividin g moreover th at which tho u s ayest is

i n divisible i n to mu te a n d vowel a n d semivowel so u n ds ,

falsely a ssi gn in g th at which is m u te in them to the Father

of all a n d to His Min d thou h a st c a st all who believe in thee
,

i n to the hi ghest bl asphemy a n d gre atest impiety .

6 . W h erefore also j u stly a n d s u it ably t o this boldn ess of thin e

did the divin e An cien t a n d herald of the tr u th excl aim
again st thee in verse thu s s ayin g : ,

Th o u i
do l fr a m e r ,
-
Ma r k , a n d po r t e n t -

ga z e r

y
’ ’ ’
S ki
ll d i
n t he a s t r o lo g e r s a n d W i
za r d s a r t

y
S t r e n g th e n i
n g the r e b t h e w o r ds o f t h y f a l s e lo r e ,

y y
’ ’
D a z z li
n
g wi
th s i
g n s wh o m e er t h o u l e a d s t a s t ra ,

S tr a n ge ha n d w o r k o f G o d de f i
-
n g po we r ,

S u c h t o p e r fo r m t h y f a t h e r S a t a n sti
ll

y
Affo r ds t h e e m i
ght b y , a n a n ge l c Po w e r
i
A za z e l z —t h ee, b y t h e de s t r o er m ar ka ’

C h o s e n fo r e r u n n e r o f t he i
m pi
ous c r a ft .

Thu s fa r
that Elder beloved of Go d Bu t we will e n de a , .

vo u r in fe w words to g o thro u gh the rest of their mysterio u s

system fa r a s it re a ches 3 a n d to brin g in to the light wha t
,

h a s bee n lo n g hidden : for so will a ll be able e a sily to

refu te it .

(l The birth the n of their E o n s a n d the wan deri n g a n d dis

)gfi
r .
,

1
c o ve r
.
y of the sheep a re u n ited a n d a m stic al expositio n
y , ,
Ho w t he y p e r ve r t p a r a ble s o
f t he dr a chm a an d the s he ep . 55

e n d e a vo u red to b e p u t o n the m by those who redu ce a ll ,

thin g s to n u m bers st a tin g tha t a ll s u ms a r e m a de u p of t h e

,

Mo n a d a n d D u a d : a n d by n u mberin g from the Mon a d u n ,

to fo u r so they g e n era te the Dec a d : for 1

,
2 3 4 ,

brin g forth the n u mber of the t e n E o n s An d a g a i n the .

D u a d proceedin g fro m itself u n to the n u mber of the Ma rk

[ ]
6 a s 2 4 6 exhibits the s um of twelve ,
A n d a ga i n .

if we n u mber in like m a n n er from the D u a d to t e n it comes ,

i
o u t 30 wherein a r e 8 a n d 1 0 a n d 1 2 Th e n u mber of twelve
, .

then bec au se of its co n t a in in g the Ma rk a s a n a c c o m p a n i

,

me n t to it o n a cco u n t of the m a rk they term the P a s s io n :

,
k

a n d therefore t h a t the defect took pl a ce i n the twelfth n u m

ber whe n the S heep which bo u n ded a way wa s lost : t h e

,

fa lli n g a way a s they s ay h avin g t aken pl a ce from the n u m

, ,

ber twelve An d in like m a n n er they con jectu re that

.

from the s u m of twe lve o n e p ower revolted a n d perished

a n d th a t this is the wo m a n who lost her i f si
p e ce o lve r an d
3&2;k ,

li ghted a ca n dle a n d fo u n d it Thu s the n the n u mbers r e .

m a in in g in the p a ra ble of the Dra chm a n in e in tha t of the

, ,

s h e ep eleve n co n join in g with o n e a n other prod u ce the

, ,

n u mber n i n ety n in e S in ce 9 x 1 1 99 -
W herefore also
,
.

1
the word Ame n they s a y h a th this n u m ber , ,
.

N either will I g ru d g e rel atin g to thee an other e x pla 2 .

n a tio n of theirs to g ive thee i n a ll wa ys a n otio n of the fru it

, ,

to be ha d fro m the m A s thu s : the letter 77 (i e i n. . .

clu din g the m a rk they s a y is the O g do a d lyi n g in ,

the ei ghth pla ce from the first The n a g a in witho u t t h e .

m ark c alcu l a tin g the n u mber of the lett e rs them selves ,

a n d a ddi n g them o n a s fa r a s the 77 they m a ke o u t ,

thirty F or o n e be gin n in g a t a a n d e n din g a t 77 will

.
,

fi n d by the n u mber of the l e tters (s u btra ctin g however the

"
m a rk S a n d a ddin g o n con tin u a lly the in cremen t of the
m
letters ) the n u mber thirty F or a s fa r a s e it m a kes u p .

fifteen then the n u mber seven a dded to these com

,

pletes twen ty two : n 8 a djoin in g itself produ ces in fu ll

- :

2+4 6 8 10 30 bet, andt is i

sh a l le c
a P a s si
on d
Ma r k (S
. .

k T he '
6)n o t b ei
le tt e r ,
ng a 1 I e A
. . 1, p 40 , n. 8, u 0 0 .

dc d f ct h
.

in i ate s a e e i
n t he n u m e r a l a l
p a
“1 a B y
'
6 e 15 .
 56 M like t wo A
’
s, Ma r k s ’
t he o r y t he r efr o m .

BO O K 1 °
his most m arvell o u s thirty An d hen ce they demon str ate .

the O g do a d to be the mother of the thirty E on s S in ce .

then the n u mber thir ty is combin ed of thirty Powers itself ,

bein g t a ken three times produ ces n in ety : for 3 x 30 9 0 ,

: .

A n d this tria d again mu ltiplied by itself produ ces n in e a n d

thu s the O g do a d i n their a cco u n t w a s mother of the n u mber

n in ety n in e A n d bec a u se the t w elfth E o n fell a wa y a n d

-
.

left the eleven o n hi gh the form of the letters they s a y is , , ,

fra med correspon din g to the fa shio n of their ar g u men t (for

is set eleven th of the letters which is the n u mber of thirty) ,

a n d is set for a n im ag e of the (Eco n omy o n hi g h : S i n ce b e

"
g in n in g from a a n d omittin g S the n u meric al va lu e of
, ,

the s aid letters a s far a s 7t bein g su mmed u p by the gr a du a l ,

i n cre a se of the letters m akes with h the n u mber n in ety n in e ,

” -
.

An d th at 7t bein g the eleve n th i n order c a me do wn to seek ,

o n e like itself to fill u p the n u mber of twelve a n d fi n din g

, ,

it wa s s atisfied —th at this is eviden t from the very form of

the letter F o r th at A h avin g a s it were come to seek its
.

o wn liken ess a n d h avi n g fo u n d it a n d c au ght it

,
s u pplied , ,

the pl a ce of the twelfth the letter M bein g m a de u p of two ,

’
As W h er e fore a lso they by their k n owledg e esc ape from
.

the pl a ce o f the n in ety n in e i e deficien cy which an swers

~
-
, . .
, ,

t o the left h an d : a n d follow a fter the o n e which bein g 0

'

a dded to the n in ety n in e tr an sfers them to the ri ght -

h an d .

I k n ow well in deed th at thou beloved g oin g over all thi s , , ,

wilt g re atly ri dicu l e this m a dn ess of theirs so wise i n its ,

o wn co n ceit Bu t worthy of bew ailin g are they who i

. n so ,

cold a n d forced a w ay expose to scorn so high worship a n d ,

the gre a tn ess of th at Power W h ich is tru l y u n spe ak a ble a n d ,

s u ch va st (Eco n o m ies of GO D by their Al ph a a n d B eta a n d , ,

cert a in n u mbers An d a s m an y a s withdraw from the

'

’
Chu rch a n d h ave fa ith in these old wives fa bles verily they
, ,

a r e s e f co n de m n e d W h n ds u s afte r a
Ti i
t i
.i
1 1, 10
.
l -
om P a u l comm a .
fi rst

a n d s e co n d a dm o n i ti B
j
o n to r e e ct u t John the Disciple of
.

.
,

n aB y 8 g n'
6 th y p d f m th l ft t t h ig h t
e e a sse ro e e o e r
1 A= l x 2 3 + 4 5 7 h d wh t h y g t t 100 i
t i id 1 an en e o o : so s sa
8 9 10 20 99 fN t S j m d xt mp t t o e s or, uos a e e r a co u a
M et
.

0
B c ei c t ig wi
a u se th fi g
n oun n n ers anu os .
”
a s su .
 Tho s e who le ct Go d empty f o r o the r 7 u n cle a n s i
rit 57
ne
g p s .

the Lord h ath en ha n ced their con demn atio n n o t wi

,
ll in g ,
”
tha t so mu ch a s f H ail sho u ld be s aid by u s to them F or 2 8 J h
‘
. . o n
‘0’1 1
he s aith he t ha t bi dde th t he m H a i l i a r ta ke r o
f h i
'

, ,
s
p t e r ,

e vi l de e ds An d with re a so n : for t he r e i s n o P e a ce sa i th I m l i ii a
zg
v .
.
,
z
t he Lo r d to the i mp i
,
ou s P An d impio u s above all impiety .

are these who affirm the Maker of He aven a n d Earth the

, ,

O n ly Al m i ghty Go d above W h om is n o other Go d to h ave , ,

been produ ced from a Defect a n d th at the produ ce of a n ,

other Defect q : s o th a t by their a cco u n t He is a n Em an atio n

from a third Defect A n otio n which we o u ght alto g ether .

to exorcise a n d a n a them a tiz e a n d to esc a pe from them a s we ,

m a y to some g re a t dist an ce : a n d the more obstin ate they are

, ,

a n d the more they deli ght i n their i n ve n tio n s so mu ch the ,

more o u ght we to k n ow tha t they are a ctu ated by their o wn

o g do a d of evil spirits As those who are sei z ed with brain .

fever the more they l au gh a n d appe ar stron g a n d do all a s

, ,

he a lthful person s a n d some thin g s even beyo n d wh at so u n d

he alth co u ld do so mu ch the wors e are they : in like m a n
,

n e r these too the more they seem to h ave exceedin g hi g h

,

tho u ghts a n d u n n erve themselves str ain in g their bow too v e

, ,

h e m e n t ly so mu ch the less are they i

,
n their sober se n ses .

F or the u n cle a n sp ir it of i gn oran ce havi n g g o n e o u t a fter ,

d
wards u pon fin din g them at leis u re n o t for Go d b u t for i
Zmfzt
2 '

worldly disp u t atio n s h ath t aken to him s e ve n o the r sp ir its

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,

m o r e wi cke d t ha n hi m s e lf a n d p u ffed u p their min d a s ém p t y , ,

.
”

11 45 0'
thou gh they cou ld u n derst an d the thin g s which are hi gher
'

tha n Go d a n d thu s m akin g e a ch o n e apt to be e n tirely c a st

,

out hath p a cked u p in them the whole o g do a d of the folly

,

of wicked spirits .

I h ave a mi n d a lso to expl ain to thee how they affirm

gxfl ?
‘‘
,

the cre atio n itself to have been w ro u ght by the Demiu r g e 1 , .

a fter the im a g e of the thin g s i n visible throu gh the ag e n cy ,

of his Mother a s tho u gh himself kn ew it n o t F irst they s ay

,
.

tha t the fo u r eleme n ts fire water e a rth air were produ ced , , , , ,

a s a n im a g e of the first qu ater n i on o n high : a n d that their

h xlviii 22 LX X
1’ Is a i
a d ig . . .
, r en er n q I . fi t by
e .
, s do m
Wi rs so m e P as
D iw P
’
‘
c th w d f l t ti (c f
ea e, e or o sa u a on i D f c t p d c d A ch
s on or e e ro u e h
am o t , an d
S t M t t x 12 13) b y x tp w
, .

. a . .
, a e . Ach m t h ft w d t h C
a o a er ar s e r e a to r .
 58 The nu m be r s 1 0, 1 2, an d 30 .

BO O K 1 . opera tio n s bein g co u n ted with the m I m e a n hot a n d cold , ,

dry a n d moist form a n exa ct im a g e of t he O g do a d N ext

, .

they en u mera te t e n Powers a s follows : first seven circu la r ,

bodies which they a lso c a ll He a ven s then the Circle which ,

i n cl u de s the m which moreov er they n a m e the ei ghth He a

,

v e n 3 a n d besides these the S u n a n d the Moo n These bein g .

,

ten i n n u mber they s a y a r e im a g es of the i n vi

,
sibl e D e c a d ,

which proceeded from the W ord a n d the Life An d th a t the .

D o de c a d is si g n ified by the Circle c alled the Z odia c : t h e

twelve si gn s most eviden tly sha dowin g o u t the D o de c a d ,

t he d a u ghter of the Ma n a n d the Chu rch An d S a t u r n .

,

they s ay bein g fa sten ed i,

n a co n tr a ry di rection to the mo
tio n of the Un iverse (which is most ra pid ) gravit a tin g to :

wa rds the very bottom a n d co u n ter b a l an cin g the swift n ess

,
-

of the others by his o wn slown ess so a s to a ccomplish in ,

thirty ye ars his circu it from S i gn to S i g n — they s a y he is t h e

ima g e of O rder who comp a sses abo u t their mother with the
,

thirty n ames An d th at the Moo n a g a in t a ki n g thirty

r
.
,

d ays to perform the circu it of her pr e p er he aven by those ,

d a ys fi gu res o u t the n u mber of the thirty E on s A n d tha t .

the S u n too revolvin g in twelve mon ths a n d s o completin g

, ,

his circu l ar restitu tio n of thin g s doth by his twelve ,

mon ths decl are the D o de ca d An d that the da ys ha vin g .

,

their mea s u re of twelve ho u rs a r e a typ e of tha t Twelve ,

which is n o t app are n t Ye a a n d the ho u r also they

.
,

observe bein g the twelfth p a rt of the da y to b e fur n ished

, ,
’
with thirty p arts for the im ag e s ake of the Thirty
, An d .

tha t the Circu mferen ce of the Z odia c itself is of 8 60

p a rts e a ch S i gn h avi n g thirty p a rts An d thu s by the
, .

circle a lso the im a g e of the co n n exion of the twelve with the

thirty they s a y is preserved An d a ga in rem a rkin g tha t
, , .

the e arth is divided i n to twelve climates they are c o n fi ,

de n t that i t too receivi n g i n e a ch cli m ate a virt u e

, p p
e r en

di cu l a r l
y from the He a ve n s a n d be arin g childre n s u, ch a s
correspon d to the power which sen ds down th a t in flu e n ce ,

is a very cle a r typ e of the Twelve a n d the o ff sprin g thereof .

"
1
T h at i s , t he P l e r o m a w it i h
ts t irt h y c o m p a ss e s i h h
t t a t t e re m ay b e n o su ch
E o n s, d o wn t o S o p i h
a : O r e r (Ed
po s ) b k
o u t re a as S op i
’
h
a s wa s , a g a in .
 Fi Ge n e s i s app li
s mi ed b
r s t chap ter o
f y t hem . 59

The y a dd moreover tha t the Demi u r g e desirin g to imit ate

, 2 , .

the in fin ity etern ity freedom fr o m sp a ce a n d time of

, , ,

the S u pern al O g do a d a n d n o t bein g able to express its per

,

severan ce a n d etern ity bec au se he is himself the fru it of ,

a Defect distrib u ted its Etern ity i n to times a n d se a so n s a n d

,

n u mbers of m an y ye a rs thin ki n g by the n u mber of his times

,

to imitate the in fin it u de thereof An d he n ce they s a y the .

, ,

tru th havin g esc aped him fa lsehood followed a fter : a n d ,

therefore that his work will a dmit of dissolu tion whe n the ,

times a r e fu llfill e d .

O f the Cre atio n the n they so spe ak 3 a n d da ily e a ch o n e C H” .

, ,
X V III .

of them g en erates somethin g n e w a s he is a ble F or n o n e 1 , .

is perfect u n less he have born e fru it of some g re at fictio n s

,

amon g them N ext I mu st st ate wh at p a ss ag es o u t of the

.

P r c ph e t i c writi n g s they distort a n d s u bjoi n the refu t a tio n ,

thereof Thu s Moses s ay they be gin n in g his tre atise of

.
, , ,

the Cre atio n prese n tly a t the o u tset poin ts o u t the Mother
,

of all s a yin g In the be gi nni n G o d cr e a te d the H e a ve n a n d G i1

, , g en . . .

t he E a r th B y n amin g therefore these fo u r Go d a n d the

.
, ,

B e gin n in g He aven a n d Ea rth he dr aws a s they s a y the

, , , , ,

form of their Q u a tern io n An d that to si gn ify the in v isible .

a n d occ u lt n a t u re of it he s ays Bu t t he e a r th wa s i n visible ,

a n d u nfo r m e d An d the seco n d Q u atern io n the pro g e n y of

.
,

the first they will ha ve him to have thu s expressed by m e n

, ,

ti on i n the deep a n d d a rk n ess i n them also w a ter a n d the

g , ,

S pirit born e u po n the water A fter whi ch he me an in g the .

,

I'
the Dec a d spe aks they s ay of Li ght a n d D ay a n d N ight
, , , , , ,
D

a n d the F irm a me n t a n d Eve n in g a n d wh a t is c alled Morn

1h 6 :

, ,

if:
9 10 ’
i a n d dry l a n d a n d se a moreover also the H erb a n d i ’
n
g, , n

the te n th pl a ce the W ood : thu s by the t e n n ames si gn ifyi n g 1h 12 . .

the t e n E on s An d in like m an n er the virtu e of the Twelve

.

they s ay is imag ed o u t i n hi s writin g s : i n his me n tio n of the

s u n a n d moo n a n d of the st a rs a n d times a n d ye ars of , ,

wha les a n d fishes a n d creepin g thin g s of birds a n d qu a d ,

‘

ru
p e d s a n d wild be a sts a n d a fter a ll these the
,
twelfth w hi ch
is Ma n Thu s s ay they the Thirty a r e expressed by the Spirit
.
, ,

thro u gh Moses Ye a fu rther that the Ma n who wa s mo u lde d

.
,

a fter the im a g e of the hi gher V irtu e ha th in him the virtu e ,

 60 The nu m be r s 4 an d8 .

BO O K
derived from th a t o n e F o u n t ain : a n d that it is situ ated in the
1 .

re gio n of the br ain o u t of which fl ow fo u r vi

,
r t u es a fter the ,

ima g e of the s u preme qu atern io n c a lled the first S i ght the , ,

n ext H e a rin g the third S mell a n d the fo ur th Ta ste

,
An d the
, .

O g do a d they s a y is in dic a ted by the Ma n a s follows ; by his

havin g two org a n s of he arin g a n d a s m an y of si ght moreover ,

two of smellin g a n d a dou ble t a ste of the bitter a n d sweet

, ,
.

An d the whole m a n they te a ch h a th i n the followi n g m a n

T h ity n e r the whole im ag e of the thi

r
rty F irst in his h a n ds by
d 1 .

i
1
2: his fi n g ers he be a rs the t e n the n i n his whole body divided ,

Ki wi
; P i n to twelve members the twelve : n o w they divide it a s
, ,
46 ’
the body of Tru th is divided amon g them co n cern in g ,

which we have before spoke n An d a s to the O g do a d u n .

,

spe a k able a n d in visible a s it is they s ay it is u n derstood ,

to be hidden in the bowels .

2 A n d the S u n ag a in the g re at li ght they s ay w a s m a de

, , ,

G i16 o n the fo u r th d ay bec a u se of the n u mber of the fo u r

en . . . An d .

Ex . of the Tabern a cle framed by Moses the cou rts bein g m a de ,

m g’
i
iv
gf of fin e lin en a n d bl u e a n d p u rple a n d s c a r l e t exhibited in
' ’

,
’
their a ccou n t the s ame im ag e An d the Priest s lo n g robe .
,

1 b xxxi
, x a dor n ed wi th fo u r rows of precio u s sto n es they defi n e to
, ,
10 ’
me an the Tetrad A n d wha tever s u ch thin g s a r e fo u n d in
.

the S criptu res c ap able of bein g brou ght to the n u mber fo u r ,

they s aywere m ade s u ch b e ca u s e of the Q u a tern io n An d that .

the O g do a d ag a in is thu s in dic a ted : In the ei ghth da y they

'

sa
y M a n w a s formed for sometimes they s a , y he h a d his b e

g in n in g o n the sixth a n d sometimes o n the ei ghth (except

they will tell u s that the e arthly Ma n wa s formed o n the s ixth
da y a n d the ca rn al o n the ei ghth for they m ake a di
, stin o ,

tio n of these two ) a n d some s a y tha t there w a s a di ff e re n ce

between the m a n m a de a fter the ima g e a n d liken ess of Go d ,

both m ale a n d female (who is also the spiritu al m a n ) a n d ,

hi m who w a s formed o u t of the Ea rth .

3 An d the dispen s atio n too of the Ar k i

. n the Del u g e where ,

i n ei ght m e n were s a ved they s a y most evide n tly i n d , ic a te s

is m the s avi n g O g do a d ; a n d the s ame also D avid si gn ifies bein g
‘ ‘

a .
,
1 2’
ei ghth in birth a mo n g his brethre n Ye a a n d Circu mcisio n .
,

G “ “ i
e i too t akin g pl a ce o n the ei ghth d ay poi n ts o u t the circ m
: :

, u ,
 O the r p a s s a ge s Hol S cr i s t o r te d by t he m
u r e di
62 f
o
y p t .

Bp o x 1 . Ih ave thou ght it ri ght to a dd to these s u ch poin ts a s they

~

(
3: try to m a ke o u t by selection from the S criptu res con cern in g
1 . their F irst Fa ther who w a s u n kn o wn to all before the com
,

i of Christ : whereby they wo u l d exhi bit o u r Lord a s pro

n
g
cl a imi n g a n other F a ther besides the Ma ker of the Un iverse ;
,

whom a s we have s aid before they in their impiety a flir m to

, ,

be the o ffsprin g of Defect Thu s the Prophet Is ai ah h av .

,

Is a i 3 i s a id B u t Is r a e l ha t h n o t kn o wn Me an d M e o le
. . . n
g , y p p ,

ha t h n o t u n de r s to o d Me they distort a s tho u gh he ha d ,

spoken of the i g n oran ce of the In visible Deep An d that .

Ho s i
v 1 . . . which is s aid by Hose a The r e is n o t r u th in t he m n o r kn o w
, ,

le dge of Go d they a re positive te n ds the s ame w ay

,
An d , .
,

Ps . xi
v . 2, The r e i
s n o n e t ha t un de r s t a n de t h, n or s e a r che t h o u t Go d t he y
3
ll g o n e i they r e
de , t he y ha ve t o ge t he r be co m e u s e le s s ,
'

are a as

fer to the i g n or a n ce of the Deep The s ayi n g m oreover of .

Exd o ,
Moses N o n e s ha ll s e e Go d a n d live ha s referen ce they ar
, , , ,
X x ii20
x i. .

to
g ue,

2 .
F or a s to the Cre ator they fa lsely s ay th at He w a s seen by
,

the Prophets ; b u t the s ayin g N o n e s ha ll s e e Go d a n d live , , ,

they will h ave to b e spoken of th at Gre atn ess which is in

visible a n d u n k n own to all N o w th at the in visible F a ther .

an d M a ker of all is He of W hom it is s aid N o n e s ha l l s e e ,

Go d is m an ifest to u s all : b u t th at it is n o t spoke n of Th e

,

Deep whom they wro n gly im a gi n e b u t of the Cre ator a n d , ,

tha t He is Himself the In visible Go d shall be shewn in the ,

co u r se of o u r ar gu men t A n d D a n iel too they s a y si gu i

.
, ,

fies this s ame when he a sks the An g el the sol u tion s of the
,

Para bles a s tho u gh n o t k n owin g them Ye a th at the An

, .
,

g el a lso hidin g from him the gre a t Mystery of the Deep

, ,

“
p m xi
i,
s a id u n to him H a ste away D a n iel : for these words are
, ,
9 ’ 10
S hu t u u n til the u n derst an di n g u n derst an d a n d the white
'

p , ,
”
are whiten ed An d they fl a tter themselves that they are
.

the w hite a n d the tr u ly in te llige n t

, .

An d besides all this they privily brin g i n a n u n spe a k a ble

,

1 .
mu ltitu de of apocryph al a n d sp u rio u s S criptu res which ,

themselves h ave devised to a stou n d the foolish a n d thos e ,

who kn ow n o t the writin g s of the tru th An d they a dd to .

this the followin g for g ery a lso th at the Lord bein g a child ,
O the r p e r ve r s i a l sa i t he Lo r d
on s . Two a
p o cr
yp h n s
y g f
o . 63

an d le a rn i n gletters a n d His m a ster ha vi n g bidden H i

,
m as ,

the c u stom is s ay Alpha He s aid Al ph a An d a ga in the

, ,
.

Te a cher h a vi n g bidde n Him s a y B et a the Lord an swered , ,

Tell tho u Me first w h at is Al pha a n d then I will tell thee ,

wha t is B et a An d this they rela te a s tho u gh He o n ly

.
,

kn ew tha t u n kn own thin g which He m a de m an ifest u n der

the Typ e of Al pha .

An d some also of the thin g s set down i n the Gospel they 2

a da pt to this st amp a s His a n swer to His mother a t the a g e

of twelve ye ars : W i st
y e n o t t ha t I m u s t be a b o u t t he t hi
n s
g Bik [
e

’
t ha t a r e JlIy F a the r s An d s a y they they k n e w n o t th a t , ,

He w a s tellin g them of the F a ther An d tha t He there .

fore sen t o u t His disciples to the twelve tribes procl a imin g ,

to them the u n kn own Go d An d tha t to him th a t c alled .

Him Good Ma ster He con fessed th at Go d who is tru ly g ood S , M t t

, ,
a .

s a yi n g W hy c allest tho u Me g ood ?o n e is g ood My Father

, ,

i n the He ave n s : a n d by He ave n s here the E o n s they s ay

, ,

a r e me a n t A n d where a s He m a de n o an swer to those who

.

,
?
s a id to Him By wha t p o we r do e s t Tho u this b u t they were 3: “ i :

co n fou n ded by His co u n ter qu estion they decl are th at by -

His n o t spe akin g He shewed the in e ffable n atu re of the F a

ther Ye a a n d His s a yin g I ha ve often desired to he a r
.
“

o n e of these words a n d h a d n o n e to t e ll Me
”
, they s a y is ,

a n i n dic atio n by the word o n e of Him W h o is tru ly o n e Go d

, , ,

W hom they h a d n o t k n own Moreover i n His weepi n g over.

Jeru s alem when He drew n e a r it a n d s a yin g H a ds t t ho u S , L k , ,

u e
m 42
kn o wn , t ho u , t o da y , t he t hi
n s w hi
ch be lo n h
' '

e ve n -

g g t o t yp e a ce,

b u t t he y are hi dde n f r o m t he e by the word Hi dde n , they s a y ,

H e set forth the hidde n N at u re of the Deep . An d again
that i
n s ayi n g , Co m e un to Me , a ll t ha t l a bo u r an d a r e he a vy 8, Ma tt
M
28 ’4 9
ll r efr e s h y o u
XL
l a de n , d I wi
'

an ; a n d le a r n o f e 3 He procl aimed

the F a ther of the Tru th F or wha t they k n ew n o t s aith He.

, ,

that He promised to te a ch them .

Bu t for the hi ghest demo n stra tio n a n d keysto n e (so to § 3 ,

.

c a ll it ) of their a r g u men t they produ ce these words I will Ih 25 27

, .
-
.

t ha n k The e 0 F a t he r Lo r d o H e a v e n a n d e a r t h t ha t Tho u
, f , ,

ha s t hi d t he s e t hi g f
n s r om t he w i
s e a nd
p r u de n t a n d ha s t ,

r e ve a le d t he m t o b a be s Ye a F a the r f o r i t s e e m e d go o d
.
, ,
 64 The i
r va a r i
g es a bo u t Ho ly Bap ti
sm .

BO O K 1 . i
n Thy s i
g ht . All thi
n s
g we r e de li
ve r e d un to M of My
e

F a the r : an d n o m a n kn o we th t he F a t he r bu t t he S o n ; n or

the S o n , bu t t he F a the r , an d to w ho m s o e ve r t he S on
wi
ll r e ve a l Hi
m these they s a y He h ath exp ressly m a de
. In
decl ara tion a s tho u gh before His comin g n o o n e h a d ever
,

k n own the Father of Tru th whom they h ave devised for

themselves An d they wa n t to m a ke it o u t a s thou gh the
.

Cre a tor a n d Ma ker h a d a lwa ys been k n own by a ll a n d tha t

o u r Lord s aid this a bo u t the F a ther who is u n k n own to all , ,

whom they decl a re .

C HA P .
A s to their tra ditio n abo u t the R edemptio n it proves to ,
e XXI .

§ 1 .
be in visible a n d in comprehen sible b ein g a s it is a mother ,

of those thin g s which c a n n ot be holden n o r seen An d .

therefore bein g u n sta ble it c an n ot b e set forth sim ply n o r , ,

i n o n e m an n er of speech : bec a u se they deliver it a s they

will e a ch o n e of them F or a ccordin g to the n u mber of

, .

i n iti ators in to this w a y of thin kin g so m an y are the R e ,

de m p t i on s N o w th at this kin d is for g ed by S a t an to the

.

den yi n g of B a ptism o u r n e w B irth u n to Go d a n d to the r e

, ,

ct i n of the whole Fa ith we will decl are i

j e o n the co u rse of ,

o u r refu t a tio n of them i n the proper pl a ce , .

However their st atemen t is that it is re qu isite for

, ,

those who have w o n the perfect kn owled g e i e for their , . .

,

bein g re g en erated in to the power which is above a ll it bei n g

else impossible to en ter within the Plerom a : sin ce it is this
which brin g s them qu ite in to the Deep F o r the Bap .

ti sm of the visible Jesu s they hold to rel a te to the

forgiven ess of sin s b u t the R edemption of the Christ
,

who c ame down therein to perfectio n ; the o n e n a tu r a l the , ,

other spiritu a l An d th at B a ptism w a s procla imed by

.

John u n to R epen t an ce b u t R edemption bro u ght hither by ,

Lu k e Jes u s u n to Perfection An d that of this He s aith I h ave .

,
i5 0
i. .

also a n other Baptism to be b a ptiz ed with a n d I am gre a tly ,

u r g ed o n to the s ame Ye a a lso to the so n s of Z ebedee

.
,

when their mother w a s a skin g for them to sit o n the ri ght

h a n d a n d o n the left with Him in His K in g dom they s a y , ,

Ma tt . tha t of this a ddition a l R edemption the Lord s aid Ca n ye be ,

b a pti z ed with the Baptism which I a m abou t to be b apti z ed

 Di
ve r s e fo r m s of t he i
r i
ni a ti
ti on . 65

wi
th ? An d Pa u l they y h a th i n ter m s i n dic a ted a n d th a t
sa ,

oft e n the R ede m ptio n in Christ Jes u s a n d tha t this is the

,

s a m e which is va rio u sly a n d discord a n tly delivered by them .

F or some of them fra m e a brid a l ch a m ber a n d sol emn iz e ,

a n i n iti a tio n with cert a in in voc a tio n s u po n those who a r e

,

bein g perfected a n d they s a y th a t wha t they do is a spiritu a l

,

m a rria g e a fter the sim ilit u de of the m a rria g es o n hi gh

, .

O t hers bri n g the m to w a ter a n d b a pti z in g s a y over them

, ,

In to the N a m e of the u n k n own F a ther of a ll i n to Tr u th the ,

Mother of a ll i n to him th a t descen ded u po n Jesu s for u n it

, ,

in
g, a n d rede m ptio n a n d co m m u,
n io n of their virt u es .

W hile others u tter cert a in H e brew n a mes the m or e to ,

a sto u n d the i n iti a t e d th u s Ba s e m a 85 0

, O f which the i n ter
, .

r e t a ti
“
p o n is l i
ke this : That which is a bove a ll power of the
F a ther I in voke which is n a m ed Li ght a n d a g ood Spirit
, ,
”
a n d Life for thou h a st rei g n ed in the body A n d others .

“
a g a i n rehe a rs e the form of R ede m ptio n thu s : Th e n a me
which is hidde n fro m a ll Godhe a d a n d Do m in io n a n d Tru th , , ,

which Jes u s of N a z a reth p u t o n in the lives of the li ght of

Christ of Christ who lives by the Holy Spirit u n to A n g eli
, ,

c a l R edemptio n
”
Th e n a m e of R estitu tio n
. Messia h
” “
U ph a r e g & c : a n d of these the in terpret a tio n ru n s thu s : I
divid e n o t the Spirit the hea rt a n d the s u percelesti a l Power
, , ,

the m ercifu l o n e Ma y I profit by Thy N a me O S a viou r of

.
,

Tr u th An d while the in iti ators themselves rehe a rse these

“
form s the in iti a t e d a n swers
,
I h a ve been co n firmed a n d
, ,

ra n so m ed a n d r a n som my o w n sou l from this world a n d

, ,

from a ll thin g s tha t a r e of it in the n a me of IA O who p u r

, ,
”
cha sed his o w n so u l u n to redemptio n in Christ the Livin g , .

The n those who a r e presen t s u bjoin Pe a ce to a ll u po n , ,

”
whom this N a m e resteth Then they besme a r the i n iti a ted
.

with the j u ice of b a ls a m F or this oin tmen t they s ay is the

.

type of the fra gra n ce that is a bove a ll .

Bu t so m e of them s a y th a t brin g in g to the wa ter is s u per

fl u o u s b u t mix oil a n d wa ter to g ether a n d with in voc a tio n s
, ,

like wh a t we ha ve s a id c a st it o n the he a d of the i n itia t e d .

A n d this they will h a ve to be redem ptio n An d th e y too .

an oi n t hi m w ith b a ls am O thers a g a i
.
n r e j e cti n g a ll thes e

F
 66 The i
r re de mp ti
on and ho w the y do as to the dy i
n
g .

O O K 1 . a ffirm th at the mystery of the u n spe a k a ble a n d in v isible

,

Power m u st n o t be wro u ght by visible a n d corr u ptible

cre at u res n o r th a t of the thin g s in co n ceiva ble a n d in
,

corpore a l a n d remote from sen se by sen sible a n d bodily ,

thin g s Bu t th at it is perfect R ede m ptio n simply to kn ow

.
,

well the u n spe a k a ble Gre a t n ess F or tha t defect a n d p a ssion .

h avi n g been c a u sed by i gn ora n ce the whole th a t is fra med ,

o u t of this i g n or a n ce is do n e a w a y by k n owled g e An d .

tha t so kn owledg e is the redem ption of the in n er m a n .

An d th at it is n either bodily for the body is corru ptible 3 ,

n o r a n im a l for the a n im a l so u l too comes of defect a n d is

, ,

moreover a kin d of dwellin g ho u se of the S pirit : the R e -

demptio n therefore mu st n eeds a lso be S piritu a l F or tha t .

by k n owled g e the in n er or spiritu a l m a n is redeemed a n d ,

th a t they a r e con ten t with the ri ght k n owled g e of a ll thin g s 3

a n d th at this is re a l R edemptio n .

There are others who redeem their de a d a n d s u ch a s

, ,

ar e arrived a t the very poin t of dep a rtu re po u rin g o n ,

their he a ds oil a n d wa ter or the a fores a id oin tme n t with

,

wa ter a n d the a fores a id in voca tio n s that they m ay esc ap e

, ,

the hold a n d S i ght of the Prin cip a lities a n d Powers a n d ,

th a t their in n er m a n m a y a scen d u p above the i n visible

thin g s a s tho u gh their body were left a mo n g the cre a tu res
of the world a n d their so u l c a st o u t to the Demiu r g e An d
, .

they bid them comin g to the Powers after their de ath to , ,

“
spe a k thu s : I the s o n of the Father of the pre existen t
, ,
-

F a ther a n d su ch a s o n a s to be in the Pre existen t

, I am -

come to see a ll thin g s both alien a n d min e o wn : yet n o t

, ,

simply a lie n b u t belo n gin g to A ch am oth who is fem a le a n d

, ,

m a de all thin g s for hers e lf A n d I dedu ce my birth from

.

the Pre existe n t o n e a n d I g o ag a in to min e o w n fro m

-

, ,
”
whe n ce I c ame A n d by these words they s a y he a voids
.

a n d esc apes the Powers A n d th a t he comes a ls o to t h e

.

’
Demi u r g e s People a n d s a ys I a m a precio u s vessel more, ,

th an the fem a le who m a de y o u If yo u r Mother k n ows n o t .

her o wn root y e t I k n ow myself a n d I k n ow when ce I a m

, , ,

a n d I c all u po n the i n corr u ptible wi sdom which is in the

F a ther a n d is the mother of yo u r mother who ha th n o fa the r
, ,
 The on e R u le f
o F ai
th m i h
g yt a
g a n s i
t a ll er r o r . 67

n or yet a n y co n sort Bu t a Herma phrodite m a de of a f e

.
,

m ale cre ated y o u i g n oran t eve n o f her o wn mother a n d

, , ,

”
thin kin g herself to be alo n e : b u t I in voke her mother .

A n d they s a y th at the people of the Demiu r g e he ari n g this are , ,

g re atly distu rbed a n d fin d fa u lt with their o wn ori g in a n d

, ,

the ra ce of their mother : while themselves g o to their o wn

pl a ce c a stin g away their ch a in s i e their an ima l sou l
, , . .
, .

N o w co n cern in g their redemptio n these a r e the thin g s which

h ave re a ched u s Bu t wherea s they di ffer from e a ch other
.

both i n doctrin e a n d i n the mode of te a chi n g a n d thos e who ,

’
are more recen tly a cco u n ted amo n g them a fl e c t daily to fin d ,

somethin g n e w a n d to be ar fru it s u ch a s n o o n e ever

,

tho u ght of 3 it is h ard to wr ite o u t a ll the i r opin ion s CH P .

A .

Bu t we holdin g the r u l e of F a ith i e that there is o n e X X ” :

, . .
,

§ 1
Go d Al mi ghty W h o cre ated all thin g s by Hi s W ord a n d
.

, ,

a da pted them a n d m a de all o u t of n o t bein g to be (a s the

,

S cript u re s aith F o r by t he W o r d of the Lo r d t he He a ve n s P xxxi

, i
i s. .

6
we r e e s t a blis he d a n d a l l t he p o we r of t he m by t he br e a th o
f
'

Hi s m o u th a n d again A ll t hin s we r e m a de b
g , y Him a n d S J h , . o n
i3
wi tho u t Hi m wa s n o thi m a de ) ye a n o t o n e of all w a s ex
. .

n
g ,

c e t e d b u t the F a ther m a de all by Him whether visible or

p , ,

in visible s en sible or i n telli g ible temporal with a view to

, ,

some oe co n o m y or everl a stin g a n d etern al : n o t by An g els

, ,

n o r by a n V irt u es s evered from His o w n M i n d for the 8

y
-

G o d of a ll h a th n eed of n othin g —b u t both by His W ord

a n d His Spirit m akin g a n d orderi n g a n d g u idin g a n d g ivi n g

bein g to a ll : He who m a de the world (for in tr u th the world

co n sists of all these ) 3 He who mo u lded m a n He the G o d of ,

Abraha m a n d Go d of Is aa c a n d G o d of Ja cob above W hom

, , ,

is n o other G o d n o r B e g in n in g n o r V irtu e n o r F u l n ess 3

, , ,

He the Father of o u r Lord Jes u s Christ a s we shall shew :

—
, ,

This r ul e I s ay we holdin g very divers e a n d m an y

, , ,

as their s ayin g s are e asily con vict them of havin g ,

e rred from the Tr u th F or almost a ll existin g heresies a f

.

firm in deed that there is o n e Go d b u t by a wr o n g opin io n ,

alter Him becomin g u n th an kfu l to their Maker even a s

, ,

the G e n tiles by Idol atry An d the work of G o d they de .

8 S e n te n ti
a .

r 2
 r r e s u r r e cti
68 The i o n to do o m . Si
m . Ma g .
,
his t hi
r st a fte r m a gi
c,

Bo o x 1 pise co n tra dicti n g their o w n s a lv atio n them selves provin g

. S , ,

a g a i n st the m s e lves m ost bitt e r a ccu sers a n d fa lse wit n esses ,

.

W h o sh a ll i n deed rise ag a in i n the fl esh tho u gh a g a in st ,

their will to a ck n owled g e the power of Him W h o r a iseth

,

them from the de a d : b u t with the j u st they will n o t be

n u m bered bec a u se of their u n beli e f
,
.

2 . Th e e xpos u r e then a n d refu t a tio n of a ll the Heretics

bein g so va rio u s a n d m a n ifold a n d w e in ten din g to S pe a k ,
’
a g a i n st the m a ll a ccordin g to e a ch o n e s disti n g u ishi n g m a rk 3

we ha ve tho u ght it n ecess ary first to st ate the fo u n t ain a n d

root of the m th a t kn owin g this most s u blime Deep of theirs
, ,

tho u m a yest u n derstan d the tree from which s u ch fru its ,

ha ve fl owed .

CH P A F or Sim on the S a m arit a n tha t sorcerer of whom L u k e

.
, ,
X X IH
the disciple a n d a tte n d an t of the Apostles s a ith N o w a cer
‘

A i
I
c vii
i t a i n m a
.
n n a m ed Si m o n who before w a s
,
in the city p r ac ,

ti si n
g a r t m a g ic a n d sed u cin g the people of the S am a rit a n s
, ,

s a yin g th a t He Him self w a s some g re a t o n e —u n t 0 who m

they a ll gave heed from t h e le a st u n to the g re a test s a yin g

, , ,

This is the Power of G o d which is c a lled g re a t ,

An d they .

were lookin g u po n h im bec a u se tha t for a lo n g time he h a d

,

bewitched them with his sorceries — This Simo n I s a y , ,

who preten ded faith thin kin g tha t by m a gic a n d n o t by the

, ,

power of Go d the very A postles wro u ght c u res a n d filled

, ,

with the H oly Ghost by im positio n of ha n ds those who b e

li e v e d G o d by Him W h o w a s pre a ched by them a s Christ

Jes u s — s u spectin g this also to be don e by some g re a ter

re a ch of m a g ic al k n owled g e a n d o fl e r i
'

n
g mo n ey
,
to the
A postles th a t he a lso mi g ht receive this power of g ivi n g
, ,

the Holy Spirit to whomsoever he will Simon I s a y w a s , ,

told by Peter Thy m o n e y p e r is h with t he e be ca u s e t ho u ha s t

, ,

t ho u g ht t ha t t he gi G o di u r cha s e d b
f of
t s
p y m on e
y t h o u ha s t
n ei the r p a r t n o r lo t i n t hi o r th i
s m a tte r
f y h e a r t s n o t r i ht
,g
1b 23 , bef o r e Go d
. F o r I s e e t ha t t ho u a r t i
. n t he
g a ll o
f b itt er n ess

andi n t he bo n d of i n iu i t A n d u po n his fa ili n g st i ll m ore

q y .

to believe in Go d in his greedi n ess he even pressed o n to

,

co n ten d with the Apostles tha t he too mi ght a ppe a r glorio u s

, ,

a n d a s h avi n g a yet deeper i n si ght i n to a ll witchcr a ft An d .

 70 s fa ls e
Hi t e a chi
n , hi s e ct, hi
s s u cce s s o r
g s .

Bo o n 1 . W h erefore th at he too c am e to t a ke her first to himself, ,

§ 3 deliver her from her cha in s a n d then g ive s a lva tion to

.

an d ,

m e n by the k n owled g e of himself Th at is the An g els .

,

g overn in g the world b a dly bec au se e a ch of them desired ,

the chief pl a ce tha t he c a me to reform thin g s a n d desce n ded

, , ,

bein g t r a n s fi g u r e d a n d liken ed to the V irtu es a n d Power

, ,

a n d A n g els 3 so a s to appe a r a m a n a m o n g m e n tho u gh he ,

were n o t a m a n a n d tha t he w a s tho u ght to h a ve S u ffered

i n Ju de a tho u g h he did n o t s u ffer Bu t the Prophets he .

s a ys were in spired with their prophecies by the An g els who

m a de the world W herefore they were n o l o n g er to be
.

c ared for by those who h a d their hope in him a n d in his

Helen An d th at they a s free perso n s sho u ld do a s th e y
.
,

plea se for th at m e n are s aved by his g ra ce a n d n o t by g ood

,
‘1
,

works F or th at g ood works a re n o t so n a tu r a lly b u t

.
,

a cciden t ally a s fixed by thos e An g els who cre ated the world
, ,

by comm an dmen ts of th a t sort bri n g in g m e n in to sl a very .

W herefore he promised both rele a se to the world a n d de ,

liveran ce to those who are his from t he empire of those who ,

m a de the world .

A ccor di n gly the mystic Priests of these m e n while liv ,

in
g lice n tio u sly perform works of m ag ic a ccordin g to t h e
, ,

power of e a ch of them They u s e exorcisms a n d in c a n t a

.

tion s Philtres too a n d allu rin g ch arms a n d those who a r e

.
,

c a lled familia rs a n d spirits of dre a ms a n d all other c u rio u s ,

arts are d i ,li g en tly m a de u s e of amo n g them They h a ve .

also a n im ag e of S imo n m a de in the fi g u re of Ju piter a n d ,

of Helen a in tha t of Min erv a 3 a n d a dore them They h ave .

a lso the n ame Simo n i an s so c alled from S imo n the le a der

1 Ti
m . v i of their most impio u s theory
.
from whom th e ir s cie n ce ,
20
fa ls e ly s o ca lle d h a d its be g in n in g s : a s o n e m a y le arn from
.

their o wn st atemen ts .

§ 5 . This m an s s u ccessor w a s Men an der a S a m a rit a n by

’
,

birth : who also himself c ame to perfection in m a gic He .

affirms th at the first V irtu e is u n kn own to a ll b u t tha t he ,

is the perso n sen t from the u n seen re g io n s a s a S avio u r to ,

s ave m e n Bu t th at the world w a s m a de by An g els whom

.

‘1
Se c d
un u m : Ka r a
.
 Men a n de r
’
s di
s ci le s , S
p a tu rn i
na s an d Ba s i
lide s . 71

he too , Simo n sta tes to be sen t o u t from Th e Un dersta n d

as ,

in
g
. M oreover th a t by the m a g ic which he t a u g ht he g ives
k n owled g e for the overco m in g the very An g els who m a de
the world F or tha t his disciples receive res u rrectio n by
.

t h e b a ptism which is i n hi m a n d c a n n o more die b u t c o n , ,

tin n e u n dec a yin g a n d immorta l .

“
‘

O f t h e s e S a t ur n inu s who w a s O f An tioch by D a phn e XX IV

,
H
,
AP :

an d Ba s fl ide s ha v1 n g O pport u n ities set forth difi e r e n t

,
§ L ,

system s O f te a chin g : the o n e in Syri a the other in ,

Al e x a n dr l a S a tu r n i
. n u s for hi s p a rt like Men a n der pro
-

, ,

cl a im ed o n e F a ther u n kn own to a ll who m a de An g els , ,

A rch a n g e ls V irtu es Pow e rs

,
An d th a t t h e world w a s m a de
, .

by certa in An g els seve n in n u mber : a n d a ll thin g s therein

, .

An d th a t m a n w a s the work O f An g els a bri ght im a g e from ,

the hi ghest Power a ppe a rin g from a bove which they bein g
u n a ble to ret ain bec a u se it prese n tly h a ste n ed b a ck u pwa rds
, ,

they exhorted e a ch other (S O he a fi r m s ) s a yin g Le t u s ,

m a ke m a n in a n im a g e a n d liken ess W h o bein g m a de .

,

a n d the fra me n o t a dmittin g O f a n erect post u re bec a u se ,

O f the we ak n ess O f the An g els b u t creepin g r a ther a s a vile ,

worm the V irtu e from above pityin g it he s a ys a s m a de

, , ,

in its o w n liken ess s en t forth a sp a rk of life which set the

, ,

m a n u pri ght a n d k n it his j oin ts a n d c a u sed hi

,
m to live ,
.

This sp a rk then O f life he s a ys h a ste n s b a ck a fter de a th to

, ,

thos e O f the s a m e kin d with it : a n d the other m ateria ls O f

t h e s e fra m es a r e dissolv ed .

Bu t the S a vio u r he decl a red to be u n born a n d i n corpore a l 2 ,

.

a n d witho u t fi g u re a n d th a t i n a ppe a r a n ce o n ly H e w a s
,

seen a s m a n An d the Go d of the Jews he s a id wa s o n e of

.

the An g els An d tha t beca u se a ll the Prin ces wished to do

.

awa y with His Fa ther Christ c a me to destroy the Go d of ,

the Jews a n d to s a ve them tha t believe in Him : a n d these

,

a r e they who h a ve a sp a rk of Hi s life F or he first s aid tha t .

two sorts O f m e n were fra m ed by the An g els o n e b a d a n d ,

the other g ood An d beca u se the Demon s a id the worst

.

sort tha t the S a vio u r c a me to do a w ay with evi

,
l m en
a n d demo n s a n d to s a ve the g ood
,
Bu t to m a rry a n d to .

procre a te childre n they s a y is of S a ta n An d m a n y O f

,
.
 ’
72 li
Ba s i de s va
g i
a r es 3

Bo o x 1 . those who are O f him abst a in a lso from a n im als by th at sor t ,

of preten ded co n tin e n ce sedu cin g m an y An d tha t O f the .

Prophecies some were u t tered by thos e An g els who m a de

the world a n d some by S at an : whom a lso he decl a res to be
,

a n An g el opposed to the m akers of the world a n d especi ally ,

to the G o d of the Jews .

Bu t Ba s i lide s th a t he m ay seem to h ave in ven ted some

,

wh a t hi gher a n d more like the tr u th dr a ws O u t to a very ,

g re at len g th the ten or O f his doctrin e decl arin g th at Min d ,

first is born O f the u n born F a ther th a t from it ag a i n ,

R e a s on is b orn the n from R e a so n Pr u de n ce a n d from

, ,

Pru den ce W isdom a n d Power a n d from W is dom a n d Power ,

the V irtu es a n d Prin ces a n d An g els thos e whom they c all ,

the first 3 a n d th a t by them the first He ave n w a s m a de .

Th at a fterw a rds by deriv a tio n from these others a lso were

, ,

m a de a n d th a t they m a de an other He ave n like the former 3

,

a n d th a t i n like m a n n er others bein g m a de by deriv atio n ,

from these An titypes O f those which a re above them

, ,

formed o u t an other a third He av en : a n d a fo u rth of

,

those comi n g do wn w ard from the third a n d so o n by

the s ame ru le were m a de a s they s ay o n e Prin ce a n d , ,

An g el a fter an other a n d 365 H e aven s , A n d th a t this is .

why the ye ar h a s s o m an y d ays a ccordin g to the n u mb er O f ,

the He ave n s .

An d th a t those An g els by whom s u bsists the l a ter He a

ve n , which we a lso b ehold ordered all thin g s which a r e in
,

the world a n d di vided amo n g them the e arth a n d thos e

,

n a tio n s which are u po n it A n d th a t their chief is He who

.

is a cco u n ted to be the Go d of the Jews An d bec au se He .

w an ted to s u b ju g a t e t h e other n a tio n s to His o wn people ,

i e the Jews therefore (they s a y ) all the other Prin ces

. .
, ,

stoo d a n d a cted a gain st Him An d this is why the other .

n a tio n s st arted a side from His n a tio n Bu t th a t the u n born .

a n d u n n amed F a ther seei n g their destru ctio n se n t His fir s t

, ,

born Min d (a n d this is He who is c alled Christ ) to free s u ch

,

a s believe Him from the power O f those who fr amed the

world Ye a a n d that He appe ared to the n a tio n s O f them
.
,

a s a m a n o n e arth a n d wro u ght mi ghty works A ccord

, .
 he de n i i
e d t he Cr u c fie d, an d he ld lu s ts l a wfu l . 73

i
n l
g y, th at He did n o t in deed s u ffer b u t tha t o n e Simo n a ,

Cyren i an b ein g co mp e lle d b are His Cross for Him ; a n d S M t t

,
. a .

xxvii 32
tha t while he w a s cru cified in error a n d i gn oran ce his form
. .

bein g cha n g ed by Hi m th a t m e n sho u ld s u ppose him to be

,

Jes u s Jes u s Himself took the form of Sim o n a n d stoo d a n d

, ,

derided them F or bein g a n in corpore al Power a n d the

.
,

Min d of the u n born F a ther His form wa s ch an g ed a ccordin g ,

to His o wn will : a n d so (they s a y ) He a scen ded to Him th a t

s en t Him mockin g them si n ce He co u ld n o t be held a n d
, , ,

w a s i n visible to a ll An d th a t s u ch a s kn ow this a re a ccord

.

in l
g y delivered fro m the Pri n ces who m a de the world A nd .

tha t we o u ght n o t to co n fess Him th at w a s cr u cified b u t ,

’
him th at c a me in m an s form a n d w a s tho u ght to be cru ci
fi e d a n d w a s c a lled Jes u s a n d se n t by the F a ther th a t by
, , ,

this a rran g emen t he m i ght do awa y with the works of the

m a kers of the world If a n y m a n therefore s a ith he co n fes s
.
, ,

the C r u ci fie d th at m a n is yet a sl a ve a n d u n der the power

, ,

of tho se wh o m a de o u r bo dies 3 while he who den ies Him is

free from them a n d kn ows the ordin an ce of the u n born
,

F a ther .

F u rther tha t S a lvation is of the S o u l o n ly for the body § 5

, , .

is by n a tu re corr u ptible An d th a t the very Prophecies too .

were from the Prin ces who m a de the world a n d the La w ,

especi a lly from their Prin ce W h o bro u ght the people o u t of ,

the L an d of E g ypt That he despises also thin g s O ffered to

.

idols a n d a cco u n ts them n othin g b u t u ses them witho u t

, ,

an
y scr u ple 3 a n d a cco u n ts also the pra ctice of a ll other

deeds a n d of all s orts of lu st a thin g in diff ere n t Moreover

, ,
.
,

these also make u s e of ma g ic a n d im ag es a n d in c an t atio n s , ,

a n d i n voc a tio n s a n d all other kin ds of c ur io u s art

,
Devi .

sin g moreover certain n ames a s it were of An g els they de ,

clare some to b e i n the first He ave n others in the seco n d : ,

a n d n ext they e n de avo u r to l a y do w n both the n ames

an d the prin ciples a n d the An g els a n d the V irtu e s
of the 365 preten ded He ave n s A s also tha t the N a me . . .
,

in which a s they s a
, y the S a vio u r a s cen ded a n d desce n ded
, ,

is C a u la ca u X
.

m"
) I i xxvi i
i 10 X
sa . . .
 74 The y ca n n o t s
af er
f or Tr u th Ca rp o cr a te s ,

K
.

BO O 1 An d so he th at h a s lea rn ed a ll this a n d come to k n ow a ll

M
.

,
s .

the An g els a n d the origin s of them he they s a y becomes

, ,

in visible a n d in comprehen sible to a ll the An g els a n d Powers ,

a s C a u l a c a u w a s An d tha t a s the S o n is u n k n ow n to a ll
.
,

so a lso they mu st n o t be k n own to a n y o n e : b u t while

themselves kn ow a ll a n d p a s s thro u g h a ll they are in their
, ,
’
o w n perso n beyo n d a ll me n s si g ht a n d k n owled g e F or .

their word is Do tho u kn ow all m e n b u t thee let n o m a n

, ,

k n ow W herefore a lso they who a r e s u ch are re a dy for den i a l

.

n a
y r a ther it is impossible th a t they sho u ld s u ffer for the
’
N a me s s a ke bein g j u st wh a t a ll a r e
,
F or s ay they m a n y .
, ,

c a n n ot kn ow thes e thin g s b u t o n e of a tho u s an d a n d two

, ,

of ten thou s an d An d they s a y they are n o lo n g er Jews

.
,

b u t n o t yet Christi an s : a n d th at is wro n g to u tter their

m ysteries a t all b u t th a t o n e S ho u ld keep them hidde n i
,
n

silen ce .

Bu t the loc al positio n s of the three hu n dred a n d sixty fi v e - -

He aven s they distrib u te a s the Ma them a tici a n s do F or .

they h ave t a ken their theorems a n d tra n sferr e d them to

"

their o wn sort of le arn in g An d their he a d (they s a y ) is .

A brax a s therefore he h ath i

, n himself the three h u n dred -

a n d sixty fiv e n u mbers
-
.

C H AP .
Bu t C a r p o cr a t e s a n d his set s a y th at the world a n d the
X XV .

thin g s th a t are i n it were m a de by An g els fa r i n ferior to the

Un ori gin ate Father An d th a t Jes u s w a s born of Joseph

.
,

a n d bei n g like other m e n di ffered from the rest in this

, ,

th at His s o u l bein g stro n g a n d p u re remembered wha t it ,

ha d see n in tha t circ u it of the Un orig in ate Go d whereof it ,

p a rtook : a n d th at virtu e w a s for this sen t Hi m tha t He ,

mi ght esca pe from the Ma kers of the world a n d h a vin g ,

p a ssed thro u gh a ll a n d b e in g in a ll delivered mi ght a scen d

, ,

u n to Him a n d those i n like m a n n n e r which embr a ce the like ,

O bj ects to Him An d the so u l of Jes u s they s a y bro u ght

.
, ,

u in fa mili a rity wi th the Jews despised them a n d thereby

p , ,

obt ain ed Powers by me a n s whereof He m a de void the

,

pen a l s u ff e rin g s which were a mon g m e n .

§ 2 . Th at the so u l a ccor di n g ly which like tha t of Jes u s is,

abl e to despise the r u lers a n d m akers of the world receives ,

 t he bla sp he m y , s o r ce r
y an ti
d fl a gi o u sn e ss
f
o hi
s s e ct . 75

also vi r t u es like Hi m to work the like res u lt W h erefore .

a lso they a r e lifted u s o hi g h a s to a ffirm some of th em

p , , ,

th at they are like Jes u s ; others that in some respect th e y ,

a r e eve n stro n g er th an He bein g more excell e n t th an His

,

disciples for exa mple than Peter a n d P au l a n d the other

,

A postles who are i

, n n othin g i n ferior to Jes u s F or th a t .

their s o u ls comin g down from the s a me orbit a n d ,

therefore e qu a lly despisin g the Ma kers of the W orld ,

were co u n ted worthy of the s a me excellen cy a n d dep a rt ,

a ga in to the s a me pl a ce Bu t sho u l d a n y o n e despis e

.

thin g s here m ore tha n He did s u ch a n o n e they s ay m ay , , ,

be be t ter tha n He .

Ye a a n d these a lso work m ag ic a rts a n d in c an t a tio n s

, 3 , ,

love cha rms also a n d allu r in g spells a n d fa milia r S pirits

-

, , ,

a n d prompters of dre a ms a n d other mischiefs s ayin g th a t

, ,

they ha ve n o w power to r u le over the Prin ces a n d m akers

of this world ; a n d n o t them o n ly b u t all the thin g s a lso , ,

which are don e therein An d t hey are t hemselves e m is

.

sar i e s of S at an ,
a s the G e n tiles to detra ct from the Divi
,
n e

N a me of the Chu rch 3 th a t i n o n e w a y a n d a n other m e n

he a rin g their proceedin g s a n d thin kin g u s to be a ll s u ch

, ,

m a y t u rn a w ay their e ars from the pre a chi n g of the Tru th :

O r a g a i n seein g wh a t they do m a spe a k evil of u s all a l
y , ,

tho u g h we commu n ic ate in n othin g with them n either in ,

doctrin e n o r in m a n n ers n o r in d a ily co n vers a tion Bu t

, ,
.

[ they m a i n t ai n
] a l u x u rio u s life a n d a n impio u s opin io n
, ,

a n d to veil their fl a i i a b se the N me whose j dg ii

i
g
t u m o
g o u sn e s s u a : o .

men t is j u st receivin g from GO D the du e reward of their

,

deeds .

An d i n to so g re a t m a dn ess do they ru sh u n bri dl ed th a t 4 ,

.

all thin g s wh atsoever are irreli g io u s a n d impio u s they s a y

, ,

they h a ve i n their power a n d pr a ctise ,

F or by n othin g b u t
.

hu m a n O pin io n they s ay are a n y m a tters g ood a n d b a d

, ,
.

’
An d tha t i n fa ct men s sou ls in the co u rse O f their tran s
,

mi gr atio n in to bodies mu st exist in every sort of life a n d of

a c t : exc e pt o n e by w a of a n ticip a tio n i n some o n e visit do
y
a ll thin g s o n ce over : a n d a lo n g with the r e st s u ch thi n g s ,

a s it is shockin g for u s n o t o n ly to s a a n d he a r b u t e ve n
y ,
 76 r mi
The i n te r r e ta ti
s i 8 Lu ke xii 5 8, 5 9
p on -
o
f . . .

BO O K 1 . for the th o u g ht to e n ter o u r min d o r to believe th a t a n y

A n d so
,

s u ch thin g is tho u ght of i n the st a tes of o u r time .

,

by wha t their writin g s s ay their so u ls obt a in in g a ll sorts ,

of exp erien ce of life when they g o forth m a y ha ve n othin g

,

still w a n tin g to work in : lest ha ply bec a u se somewh a t is ,

still wa n tin g to their liberty they be forced a g a in to e n ter ,

in to some body To this p u rpose they s a y Jes u s u ttered

.
, ,

L k u e this Pa ra ble ; W he n tho u a r t in t he w a y with t hin e a dve r s a r y ,

i
i i
. 58 59
v e r e d fr o m hi
.
,

ive di li e n ce t o be de li m ; l est a t a n t im e he
g g y
a n d t he u d e t o t he o f ce r
de liv e r t he e t o t he j u dg e j g fi a
, n d he ,

ca s tt he e in to ri V er i
l I sa u n t o t he e , t ho u s ha l t n o t
p son
y y .

dep a r t t he n ce , u n til t ho u p a y t he l a s t fa r thi n

g A n d the A d .

ve r s a r y they s a y is o n e of the An g els which a r e in the world ,

whom they c a ll the Devil : s ayi n g th at he w a s m a de for this

p u rpose tha t he mi ght le a d those so u ls which ha ve perished
, ,

from the world u n to the Prin ce (who they s a y is the first of

the Makers of the W orld ) 3 a n d tha t he a gain delivers s u ch
so u ls to a n An g el who min isters u n to him to be in closed in ,

other bodies : for the body they s a y is a prison An d His , , .

expression Tho u s ha lt n o t co m e o u t t he n ce u n til tho u p a y t he

, ,

l a s t fa r thin
g they i n terpret a s tho u g h o n e co u ld n o t g et o u t
,

of the power of those An g els who m a de the world Th u s a .

co n tin u al cha n g e ofbodies is g oin g o n 3 u n til o n e ha ve bee n 7

,

absol u tely in every work which is do n e in the world An d .

when he shall h a ve fa iled in n on e then his freed so u l is u p ,

lifted to that Go d W h o is above the An g els m akers of the

, ,

world Ye a a n d tha t s o a ll so u ls a r e s a ved whether in a

.
, ,

sin gle visit here they volu n t a rily min gle them selves with a ll
sorts of doin g s or whether it be by w a y of tra n s m i g ra tio n
,

from o n e body to a n other or in fu sio n tha t in e a ch severa l , ,

w a y of life they fu lfil a n d p a y their debts a n d a r e so de l i v ,

ered n o t havin g to a ct a n y m ore in the body

, .

§ 5 .
N o w whether or n o they pra ctise a mo n g themselves s u ch
thin g s a s are g odless a n d la wless a n d irreli g io u s I c a n n ot
, , ,

m a ke u p my min d 3 b u t so it is writte n down in their books

z

9 t r a n s c o r p o r a tu m s e m p e r . o r de a l/
u a ff i
rm 3
”
hs i
bu t t i s not sup
z @7 89 o f» : Zw in c 7 6 60 m m
‘
-
. P e ta v . on p o r te d by t h e o ld L a ti
n.
E pi
p h . U se r. 27 . 5 . c on e j ct u res 1n
 78 Ni
co la i
ta n s . Ce r do n . Ma r c on la te s H o ly
i m u ti

BO O K 1 . pl ain with pec u liar a cc u ra cy a n d they are circu mcised a n d ,

persevere in the c u stoms which belo n g to the La w a n d ,

in a Je w ish mode of life : eve n to the worshippin g of J e r u

s alem a s tho u g h it were the Ho u se of Go d

,
.

3 . Bu t the N icol aitan s h a ve for their Ma ster N icol au s o n e ,

of the seve n who were first orda in ed to the Di a co n ate by the

A p o stles : a n d they live a s tho u gh thin g s were in differe n t .

However the A poc alyps e of J ohn decl ares most ful ly wh a t

they are te a chin g a s they do that it is i n differen t whether
,

or n o o n e commit a du l t ery a n d e at idol s a crifices W here .

«

cv . i
i6 . . fore co n cern in g them too the W ord s aid B u t t his t ho u ,

ha s t, t ha t t ho u ha te s t the de e ds o
f ta n s , whi
co la i
t he N i ch I

a ls o ha t e .

One Cerdon too t akin g his be g in n in g from S imo n a n d

,

1 .
his set sojo u rn ed in R ome u n der Hy g in u s who occ u pied
, ,

the n in th pl a ce in the Episcop al s u ccessio n from the Apostles ,

a n d t au g ht th a t the Go d procl aimed by the L aw a n d t h e

Prophe t s is n o t the F a ther of o u r Lord Jes u s Christ the o n e ,

bein g reve aled the other u n k n own : the o n e again bein g J u s t

, ,

the other G ood .

2 . An d Marcion of Po n t u s c ame i n his pl a ce a n d ex ,

ten ded his school sh amelessly bl a sphemin g Him W h o is de

,

c l a r e d Go d by the La w a n d t h e Prophets a ffir m i n g Hi m to

be a n evil doer a n d fo n d O f wars a n d in con st an t also in His
-

, ,

j u d g men t a n d co n trary to Himself : a n d a s for Jes u s tha t

, ,

He c ame from th at Father who is above the Go d who m a de

the world i n to Ju d ae a in the time of Po n tiu s Pil ate the
,
’
G overn or who w a s Tiberi u s C ae s a r s Proc u r ator a n d wa s
, ,

m an ifest in hu m an form to the in habitan ts of Ju dae a to do ,

a wa y
th e Prophets a n d the L a w a n d a ll the works of
th at Go d who m a de the world whom he a lso c a lls R u ler of ,

the world 5
An d moreover m u til ati n g the G ospel a ccordin g
.
,

to St L u ke a n d t akin g awa y a ll th a t is written of o u r

.
,
’ ’
Lord s B irth a n d mu ch a lso from the doctrin e of o u r Lord s
,

disco u rses wherein it is most pl ain ly written how o u r Lord

,

co n fessed the Ma ker of this world to be His Father : he

pers u a ded his disciples tha t he w a s himself more tru stworthy
than the Apostles who delivered the Gos p el : while he wa s
 ’
S cr i
p tu r e, an d r e ve r s e s Go d s Ju dg e m e n ts . 79

p u ttin g in to their han ds n o t the Gospel b u t a sm a ll portio n of

it An d in like wise the Epistles of the Apostle Pa u l too were
.

m u til a ted by him by t a ki n g o u t wh a tever is pl a in ly spoken

,

by the Apostle of the Go d W h o m a de the world how that ,

He is the F a ther of o u r Lord Jes u s Christ 3 a n d whatsoever

o u t of the prophetic wr i tin g s the Apostle h ath qu oted in
his te a chin g a s pre dictive of the comin g of the Lord
, .

An d s a lv atio n he s a ys will be of o u r s o u ls on ly those , § 3 .

so u ls which have le arn ed his doctrin e 3 b u t the body b e ,

c au se forsooth it is t aken from the e arth c an n ot possibly ,

p a rta ke of s alvation An d over a n d a bove his bl a sphem y

.

ag a in st Go d he a dded this a lso tru ly ta kin g to him the

, ,

mo u th of the Devil a n d s a yi ,
n g every thin g co n tra ry to t h e

tru th : Tha t C ain a n d the like of him a n d the Sodomites

, , ,

a n d E g ypti a n s a n d the like of them a n d i

,
n a word a l l the ,

n a tio n s which h a d w a lked i n a medley of all kin ds of mis

chief were s aved by the Lord u po n His g oin g down in t o

, ,

Hell a n d their r u n n in g to meet Him ; a n d tha t He received

,

them in to His K in g dom 3 while A bel a n d En och a n d N o e

a n d the other ri g hteo u s m e n a n d those who belo n g ed to
,

the Pa tri a rch Abraham with all the Prophets a n d s u ch a s

, ,

ple a sed Go d did n o t p a rta ke of s al va tio n : so the serpen t

,

which wa s in Marcio n procl a imed F or s aith he bec au se .

, ,

they k n ew th at their Go d w a s alwa ys te m ptin g them they ,

s u spected Him of temptin g them then a n d a ccordin gly did ,

n o t h a sten to Jes u s n o r believe His pre a chin g : a n d there

,

fore he s aid their so u l s remain ed i

, n Hell

—
, .

Bu t hi m in deed beca u se he alon e da red O pen ly both to

,

mu til ate the S criptu r es a n d to revile Go d more sha melessly

,

th a n all others —w e will refu te in a sep a rate pl a ce co n vict ,

in
g him o u t of his o wn writin g s : a n d by those disco u rses

of o u r Lord a n d the Apostle which a r e ret a i n ed by him

, ,
’
we will by G od s help e ffect his over throw Bu t we were .

obli g ed to men tion him n o w that tho u m i ghtest kn ow of a ll

,

who in a n y w a y a du ltera te the tru th a n d da m a g e the prea ch ,

in
g of the Ch u rch how th a t they a re di
, sciples a n d s u cc e ssors
of Sim o n the sorcerer of S a m aria Altho u gh i n order to se
.

’
du ce others they profe ss n o t their m a s t er s n a m e y e t they ,
 80 The C o n ti
n e n t 3 Ta ti d s ci le
e di
f S Ju s ti
'

an, r en e a n
g p o . .

BO O Kte a ch his O pin io n Holdin g forth the N a m e of Christ J e s u s

1 . .

’
a s a n a ll u reme n t while i n v a rio u s wa ys they brin g i
,
n Simo n s

impiety they destroy m a n y by the g ood N ame fo u lly cor

, ,

ru
p t i
n
g their views a n d by the sweet n ess a n d g lory of th a t
,

N a me hol di n g o u t to them the bitter a n d m ali g n an t ve n om

of the Serp e n t the be g in n er of a posta sy

, .

CH P A
N o w from these who h a ve been m e n tio n ed m a n y o ff
.

XX V III .

shoots of m a n y heresies h a ve i n co u rse of tim e a rise n 3 b e

§ 1 .

c a u se m a n y o f them y e a a ll desire to be te a chers ; a n d set

, ,

them selves to withdra w from the sect in which they were ,

a n d to te a ch i n a n e w wa formi n g o n e doctrin e o u t of o n e
y ,

O pi n io n a n d an other
,
out of an other 3 still procl a im in g
themselves the i n ve n tors of wh a tever n otio n they h a ve
p u t

to g ether To g ive a n example : fro m S a t u r n in u s a n d Ma r

.

cio n those who a r e c alled Th e Co n tin en t pre a ched a bsti

’
n e n c e from m a rri a g e settin g a t n o u ght G od s orig in al for
,

m a tio n a n d t a citly bl a min g Him W h o m a de ma le a n d

,

fem a le for the g en eratio n of m e n An d they bro u ght in .

a bstin e n ce from the thi n g s w hich are c alled a mo n g them

a n i m a te behavin g themselves u n tha n kfu lly to Go d W h o

,

m a de a ll An d they de n y the s alva tio n of the first Ma n

. .

A n d this h a s eve n n o w b ee n i n ve n ted amo n g the m o n e ,

Ta ti an h avin g i n the first i n st an ce bro u g ht i n tha t bl a s

p h e m y : who h a vi n g been a he arer of Ju sti n a s lo n g a s he ,

w a s with him u ttered n othin g of the kin d b u t a fter his ,

m artyrdom fa llin g a way from the Chu rch el a ted a n d p u fl e d ,

u
p with the co n ceit of bein g a te a cher did a s o n e excelli n g ,

all others est a blish for himself a school with a pecu lia r
’
st a mp like V a len tin u s people m a kin g o u t a mytholo g y of ,

cert a in i n visible E on s 3 like Ma rcio n a n d S a t u r n in u s de ,

n o u n ci n m a rri a g e a s corr u ptio n n d forn ic a tio n 3 b u t his

g a
,
’
den ial of A da m s s alva tio n he in ven ted of himself .

2 B u t others a g a in t ki n g their hi n t from Ba s i l i

d d
§ . a , e s a n

C a r p o c r a t e s ha ve bro u ght i
,
n i n di scrim in a te co n cu bin a g e ,

a n d poly g a my a n d c a reless n ess abo u t e a ti n g thin g s O ff ered to

,

idols 3 s a yin g that Go d doth n o t g re a tly re gard these thin g s .

To be short there is n o co u n ti n g the n u mber of those who

,

in o n e wa
y a n d a n other h a ve fa lle n a wa y from the tru th .
 ’
n ve n t i
O the r s i on s . An E on an di
ts S p i
rit Ba r be lo . 81

An d besides these from amo n g those whom we h a ve b e XX IX CR AP .

,
.

fore m e n tio n ed a s followers o f Simon a m u ltitu de of Gn o s § 1 , .

tics ha th a risen a n d they ha ve shewn themselves like ,

m u shrooms from the g ro u n d : whose opin io n s the chief ,

a mo n g them we proceed to st ate ,

S ome of them s u ppose .

a cert a in E o n u n dec a in g with a vir g in Spirit whom they

y , , ,

h
n a me Ba r b e l o An d they s a y th a t he h a th a cert ai n Fat her
.

who m a y n o t be n a m ed 3 a n d th at He wa s fa in to m an ifest
Himself to the s aid Ba r b e l o An d that Tho u ght c ame .

forth a n d stood before Him a n d a sked F orek n owled g e , .

An d F orek n owled g e a lso ha vi n g come forth agai n u po n their ,

petitio n c a me forth In corr u ption ; then a fterwa rds Li f e

E tern a l : i n a ll whom Ba r b e l o rejoici n g a n d g rowi n g in ,
0

1
g re atn ess a n d deli ghted with her con ceptio n produ ced b e ‘

sid e s it a Li ght like u n to it Her they a ffirm to be the .

be g in n in g of e n li ghten in g a n d of produ ctio n to all thin g s .

A n d th a t the F a ther seein g this Li ght a n oin ted it with His ,

mercy to m ake it perfect An d this they s ay is Christ : .

, ,

who a gain re qu ests a s they s a y tha t Min d m ay be give n , ,

to help Him 3 a n d there c ame forth Min d An d a fter thes e .

the F a ther sen ds forth the W ord An d con j u n ctio n s a r e .

to be m a de of Thou ght a n d the W ord a n d of In corru ptio n ,

a n d Christ 3 a n d immort al Life too is co n joi n ed u n to W ill ,

a n d Min d u n to F orek n owle dg e An d these were m agn ify .

i n
g the G re a t Li g ht a n d Ba r b e l o ,
.

Th e n a fterwa rds o f Min d a n d the word they s ay w a s se n t

,

forth the S elf B e g otten to r e presen t the Gr e at Li ght 3 a n d

-

tha t he wa s hi ghly ho n o u red a n d a ll thin g s m a de s u bject ,

u n to him An d tha t Tr u th w a s sen t o u t with hi

. m a n d th a t ,

there is a co n j u g a tion of the Self B e g otten a n d of Tru th -

.

An d from the Li ght which is Christ a n d In corru ptio n fo u r , ,

l u m in a ries were sen t forth to w ait u po n the Self B e g otten : -

a n d th a t from W ill a g a i n a n d Life Everl a sti n g fo u r s u ch

, ,

processes took pl a ce to min ister u n der the fo u r L u min aries ,

the fru it of which they n a me Gra ce F ree will Un derstan d , ,

-

,
~

in
g ,Pr u de n ce A n d th a t Gr a ce for its p art w a s co n join ed
.

U b i L t wh i ch m t t m k h t l t d
”
b a se e s no o a ere ran s a e
. e .

p h p th G f h ld h v
se nse : er a s e r. s ou c
o ; a e
b d d Cj t h Th gh t
“ ”
een ren ere d it i d I
u u s, wi an so s . e .
, ou .

G
 ’
82 Ada m a n t . K n o wle dge . Ign o r a n ce s ev i
l br o o d
.

Bo o x 1 . with the g re a t a n d first L u min ary 3 a n d this they will ha ve

to b e the S avio u r a n d c all him H a r m o g e n e s 3 b u t F ree will
,
-

with the secon d whom a lso they n ame R agu el : a n d Un der

,

st an din g with the third L u min a ry whom they n ame D avid 3 ,

a n d Pr u de n ce with the fo u rth which they n ame El e l e t h .

Al l thi n g s the n bei n g thu s est a blished in a dditio n to ,

these the S elf B e g otte n produ ces a Perfect a n d Tru e Ma n

-

whom they a lso c a ll A da m a n t bec au se he is n either overcome ,

himself n o r those from whom he w a s who is also removed

, ,

with the F irst Li ght from Ha r m o g e n e s An d tha t with

, .

Ma n wa s produ ced from the Self B e g otten Perfect Kn ow -

led g e a n d w a s j oin ed to him (whe n ce a lso he a ck n owled g ed

,

Hi m Th a t is above a ll ) th a t u n co n qu ered mi ght also w a s

g iven him of the V ir gi n al S pirit a n d th at all these refresh
themselves with hym n in g the g re a t E o n An d hen ce they .

sa
y w a s m a n ifested the M other the F a ther the S o n : a n d, ,

th a t from Ma n a n d K n owled g e w a s born the Tree which ,

itself also they c all Kn owle dg e .

§ 4 . A ft erwa rds from the first A n g el wh o st an ds by the O n l y ,

B e g otte n w a s prod u ced they s ay the Holy S pirit : whom

, , ,

they c all als o wisdom a n d P r u n ic o s He the n seei n g

,
.

a l l besides h a vi n g some p a r t n ership b u t himself witho u t ,

p artn er s o iig h t o n e to whom he mi ght be u n ited 3 a n d fin d

,
‘ '

in
g n o n e persisted a n d S pre a d himself o u t a n d looked o u t
, , ,

towards the lower re g io n s thin kin g there to fin d a co n sort ,

a n d n o t fi n di n g a n spr a n g o u t a n n oye d a lso bec a u se it h a d

y , , ,

’
m a de a n effort witho u t the F ather s g ood will Then a fter -
.

w ards led by simplicity a n d a ffectio n it produ ced a work i

,
n ,

which w a s i g n or an ce a n d boldn ess A n d this work they s a y .

w a s the F irst B e g i n n er the fra m e r of this Cre a tio n : a n d

,

they rel a te th a t he took fro m his mother g re at power a n d ,

dep a rted from her in to the lower p a rts a n d m a de the fi r m a ,

men t of He aven wherei n a lso they s a y he dwells A n d

, .

bein g Ig n ora n ce he m a de the Powers which are u n der him

, ,

a n d the An g els a n d fir m a m e n t s
,
a n d a l l e a rthly thin g s , .

Then they s ay tha t he bein g co n joi n ed with S elf will pro -

du c e d V ice Je alo u sy a n d En vy a n d F u ry a n d C o n c u p i
, , s , ,

c e n ce. An d these bein g bor n the Mother W isdom fl ed aw a y ,

 The i
r
f i
rst a n d s e co n d ma n
[
an d offsp r i
n
g he r e of
t . 83

i
n s a dn ess a n d retired in to the hi gher pl a ces a n d become s
, ,

to those who n u mber it from below a Cycle of Ei ght S he .

therefore dep artin g th at he tho u ght him %lf alo n e a n d s aid

, ,

a ccor din gly I a m a J e a lo u s Go d a n d the r e is n o n e be s ide Me

, , .

An d they in deed u tter s u ch lies .

Bu t others again u tter prodi g io u s thi C HAP

n gs th at there is a .

,
XXX .

kin d of first Li ght in the Power of the Deep blessed a n d , ,

§ 1 .

in corru ptible a n d witho u t limit a n d tha t this is the Fa ther

,

of all a n d is c alled the F irst Ma n An d his tho u ght comin g

, .

forth they c all the S o n of him who se n ds it forth : a n d s a y

th at this is the S o n of Ma n the S eco n d Ma n An d tha t
, .

be n e ath these is the Holy Spirit ; a n d u n der the S u perior

S pirit a re the sep ar ated eleme n ts w ater d arkn ess the , , ,

A byss Cha os 3 over which they s ay the Spirit is born e c all

, ,

in
g I t the F irst wom an A fterw a rds they . s a y the F irst M a n

with his S o n rejoicin g in the be au ty of the S pirit 1 e , . .

,

the wom an a n d e n li ghten in g it he produ ced therefrom Li ght

, ,

In corru ptible a third m ale B ein g whom they c all Christ

, , ,

the S o n of the first a n d seco n d m a n a n d of the Holy S pirit , ,

the first wom an .

Bu t i n this u n io n of the fa ther a n d s o n with the wom an § 2 .

whom also they c all the mother of all livin g she n o t bei n g ,

a ble to be a r n o r to comprehe n d the g re a t n ess of the li g hts ,

wa s overfu ll a n d boiled over they s ay towards the left side :

, ,

a n d so their o n ly S o n Christ i n deed a s bei n g o n the ri ght ,

ha n d a n d c ap able of elevatio n to the hi gher pl a ces wa s

, ,

stra i ghtwa y c au ght u p w ith his mother to the in corru ptible

E on .An d th at this moreover is the tru e a n d holy Chu rch ,

vi z.
,
the s u mmo n in g which took pla ce a n d mee t in g a n d , ,

u n iti n g of the father of all the first m a n a n d the s o n the ,

seco n d m a n a n d Christ their s o n a n d the a fores aid wom an

,
.

§ 3
Bu t th at the virt u e which o v e r fl o w e d from the wom an
.

imb u ed a s it were with li ght fell down wards from its au thors
, ,

h a vi n g moreover by its o wn will the li ght which imb u ed

it which a lso they den omin ate Th e Left a n d P r u n ico s ,

a n d W isdom a n d both m a le a n d female

,
An d comi n g down .

j u st a s it wa s u po n the w aters they bein g immove a ble it , ,

moved them also de alin g wa n to n ly even u n to the lowest

,

G 2
 8 4 P r o ge n y fr o m o ve
rflo w . F u r the r ge n e r a ti
ons . The i
r n a m es .

Bo o s 1 . depths ; a n d took a body from them F o r th at to the li ght .

imb u in g it a ll thin g s fl owed to g ether a n d cle aved to it a n d , ,

hemmed it in : if it h a d n o t ha d this it wou l d perha ps h ave ,

been all swallowed u p a n d dr own ed by the Matter She .

thu s bein g bo u n d down by a m ateria l body a n d depressed ,

g re atly repen ted a fter a while a n d en de avo u red to esc ape

, ,

the waters a n d a scen d to her mother ; b u t co u ld n o t bec au se

,

of the wei ght of the s u rro u n din g body An d bein g in gre a t .

distress she devised to hide the li ght which w a s from a bove

, ,

fe arin g lest it also sho u ld be d am a g ed by the in ferior El e

men ts a s she herself wa s An d h avin g received power
, .
,

from the imb u in g of li ght which w a s with her she le aped ,

u pw a rd a n d w a s lifted o n hi g h : a n d bein g o n hi gh S pre a d

,

o u t a n d drew a s a c u rt ain a n d fra med thi

, s he aven which is,

seen o u t of her body a n d abode u n der the he aven which she

,

m a de yet havin g the o u tlin e of the body which w a s m a de in

,

the waters H a vin g a c qu ired a lo n g in g for the hi gher light

.
,

a n d w o n power thro u g ho u t she l aid a side her body they , ,

s ay a n d wa s delivered from it An d this body which they

, .

s ay she p u t O ff w a s n amed wom an from th at other wom an

,
.

§ 4 . He r s o n too they s ay ha d for his p art a sort of p a n tin g

a fter i n corru ptio n left i n him by his mother whereby he ,

works a n d h a vin g become mi ghty he also prod u ce d a s

, , ,

they s ay a s o n o u t of the waters witho u t a mother : for

,

they a llow n o t tha t he k n ew his mother An d th a t his s o n .

,

in imit a tio n of his fa ther produ ced an other s o n This thi

, r d .

also g en erated a fou rth a n d the fo u rth also himself g en era t ed

,

a s o n 3 of the fifth a sixth s o n they s ay wa s g en era ted a n d ,

of the sixth a seven th Thu s with them too the Hebdoma d

.

w a s co m plete the Mother h a vin g the ei g hth pl a ce a n d a s i

, n

birth so a lso i
, n worth a n d power they a re s a id to prece de

e a ch other .

s 5 . N ames too they h ave a ssi gn ed to their lie a s follows th a t ,

he who comes first from the Mother is c alled Ia l da b a o t h ,

a n d the n ext to him Ia o a n d the n ext the g re a t S ab a oth

, , 3 ,

the fo u rth A do n e u s a n d the fifth El o e u s a n d the sixth

, ,

Ho r e u s a n d the seve n th a n d l a st of all A s t a p h e u s

, An d .

these whether He a ve n s or Excellen cies or V irtu es or An

, , , ,
 86 The i
r Ada m an d E ve . The i
r ser
p en t an d hi
s
p g y
r o en .

BO
§ 7
O K 1 . An d th at Ia l da b a o t h i n e n vy w an ted to i n ve n t a w a
y of
.
spoilin g the m a n by me an s of a wom an : a n d tha t o u t of
his o w n Con ception he bro u ght a wom an whom th at P r u n ic o s ,

receivin g in visibly despoiled of all virtu e An d tha t the .

rest comin g a n d a dmirin g her be au ty c alled h e r Ev e a n d ,

/
,

desirin g her ha d so n s by her who a lso they s a y a r e An g els

, , .

A n d their mother compo u n ded a pl a n by a s erpen t to sed u ce

E v e a n d A da m to tr an s g ress the comm a n d of Ia l da b a o t h .

An d E ve a s bein g told this by the S o n of G o d e a sily b e

li e v e d it a n d pers u a ded A d a m to e a t of the tree of which
, ,

G o d ha d s aid he sho u ld n o t e a t A n d they s a y th a t .

they e atin g k n ew the vi r t u e which is a b ove all a n d dep a rted ,

from those who ha d m a de them An d tha t P r u n ic o s seein g .

tha t they are overcome eve n by their o wn work u ttered ,

g re a t j oy a n d a g a in
,
cried out th at where a s the F
, a the r

w a s i n corr u ptible this o n e di ,

d O f old lie i n c allin g himself

the Father a n d tha t there bein g of old a m a n a n d the first

,

wom an she too sin n ed i

,
n a d u ltery .
I

An d th at Ia l da b a o t h bec au se of the oblivi o u sn ess which

s u rro u n ded him n o t eve n re g a r din g all this c a st A dam a n d
, ,

E v e o u t Of P a r a dise bec au se they h a d tr an s g res s ed his com

,

m a n d F or th at he wa n ted children to b e born to hi

. m of
Ev e a n d O bt a in ed it n o t bec au se his mother i
, , n a ll thi n g s

opposed him : secretly even exh au stin g A da m a n d Ev e of

the Li ght wherewith they were imb u ed so th at the Spirit ,

which c ame from the highest qu arter mi ght n o t share i n an

y
c u rse or repro a ch They moreover bein g thu s emptied of
.
,

the divi n e s u bst an ce were cu rs ed by him a n d c a st down

, ,

from he aven in to this world a s these te a ch Ye a a n d the , .

,

serpen t too workin g aga in st the F a ther w a s c a st do wn by

, ,

him i n to a lower world : b u t th a t brin g in g in to his o wn

power the An g els which a re here he too be g a t six so n s , ,

himself bein g the seve n th i n imit a tio n of the Hebdom a d

,
‘

which is a bo u t the Father An d these they s ay are s eve n .

worl dl y d aemon s a lways O pposin g a n d thwartin g the ra ce of

m a n bec au se o n their a cco u n t their fa ther w a s c a st down
,

An d tha t A d a m a n d Ev e h a d a t first li g ht a n d tra n s , ,

p a re n t bodies a n d i n a m an n er S pirit u al
,
a s als o they were ,
 ’
F a ble s o
f Ca i
n , S e th, N o r e a , N 0 e , A br a ha m s e rp e n t s n a m es 8 7
.

formed 3 b u t tha t comi n g hither they de g en era ted i n to

somewha t d a rker a n d g rosser a n d more slu gg ish 3 y e a ,

a n d th at their s o u l w a s rel axed a n d l an g u id a s havin g ,

from its Ma ker a n in spira tio n merely of this worl d : u n til

Pr u n i c o s pityi n g them restored the sweet odo u r of the Li g ht
,

which imb u ed them whereby they c a me to recollect them

,

s elves a n d kn ew the m selves to be n aked a n d wh at w a s

, ,

the m a tter of their body : a n d kn ew that they c arry de a th

abo u t with them a n d they were p a tien t kn owi n g th a t their ,

body is p u t o n the m for a time : a n d th at they fo u n d a lso

food wisdom S hewin g them the w a y a n d bein g s a tisfied h a d
, ,

kn owled g e of e a ch other a n d be g a t C a in : who m the o u tca st

,

serpen t with his so n s stra i g htwa y took hold of a n d s u b v e r ,

ted a n d filled e arthly thin g s with oblivio n pl u n gin g them in

, ,

folly a n d boldn ess : so tha t he by killin g eve n his b r o t h e r Ab e l ,

first exhibited j e alo u sy a n d de a th A fter whom by the pro .

vi de n c e of P r u n ic o s they s a
y S eth w a s b e g otte n : a fter him

N ore a 3 of whom they s a y spr an g the rem ain in g m u ltit u de

of m e n which w a s also pl u n g ed by th at in ferior set of S even
,

i n to all kin d of wickedn ess a n d a post a sy from the S u perior

,

holy seven a n d in to idol atry a n d a ll other kin ds of despi ght :

, ,

the Mother always in visibly opposin g them a n d preservin g ,

wh a t wa s her o wn viz the imb u in g li g ht An d the holy

, .
,
.

seven they will h ave to b e the seven st a rs which m e n c all

Pl a n ets ; a n d the o u tc a st s erpen t they s ay h a s two n ames ,

Micha el a n d S a ma el .

An d th at Ia l da b a o t h bein g a n g ry with m e n for n o t wor 10 .

shippin g him a n d ho n o u r in g him a s F a ther a n d Go d ,

bro u ght the delu g e o n them to destroy them a ll a t on ce .

Bu t W isdom here too resisti n g h i m N o e a n d his fa mily were ,

s a ved i n the a r k thr o u g h th a t imb u i

,
n g li ght which they h a d

from her by which the world w a s replen ished with m e n of

,

whom the s a id Ia l da b a o t h selected o n e Abr a ham a n d ma de ,

a cove n an t with h i m if his seed wo u l d persevere i

,
n his ser

vice to give him the in herit an ce of the e a rth A fterwa rd s

, .

by Moses he bro u ght them o u t of E gypt i e Abra ha m s ’

, . .

pro g en y a n d g a ve the m a l aw a n d m a de them J ews 3 from

, ,

a mo n g whom the seve n D a ys [ or Li g hts ] whom a lso they

(
 ’
88 The y di
s tr i
bu te t he p r op he ts a m o n g the 7 . Wi
s do m s

BO O K
c all the holy week ) chose o u t e ven e a ch o n e O f them his
1 .
, ,

o w n her a ld to g lorify him a n d to decl a re him a s G o d : th a t

,

the rest a lso he a rin g their praises mi g ht themselves serve

those wh o were decl a red g ods by the Prophets .

An d the Prophets they thu s distrib u te to the s a id Ia l da

b a o t h Moses belon g ed a n d Jes u s the s o n of N ave a n d
, ,

A m os a n d Ab a c u c to the n ext Ia o S a m u el a n d N a th an a n d
, , , ,

Jo n ah a n d Mich a : a n d to the n ext S a b a oth Elia s a n d Joel , ,

a n d Z a ch ari a : a n d to the n ext A do n e u s Is a i ah a n d Ez ekiel , ,

a n d Jeremi ah a n d D an iel : a n d to the n ext El o e u s T obi a s ,

a n d Ha gga i 3 a n d to the n ext H o r e u s M ich a a n d N ahu m 3 , ,

a n d to the n ext A s t a h ae u s E sdr a s a n d Z eph a n i a h

p ,
O f thes
,
e .

then every o n e is glorifyin g his o wn father a n d Go d An d .

that wisdom too herself S p a ke mu ch by them of the first m a n

a n d of the i n corr u ptible E o n a n d of th a t Christ which is o n ,

hi gh forewa rn i n g a n d remin din g m e n of the in corru ptible

,

Li g ht a n d of the first m a n a n d of the descen t of Christ :

, ,

whereu pon those Prin ces bein g al arm e d a n d wo n derin g a t ,

the n e w thin g s which were decl ared by the Prophets P r un ico s ,

bro u ght it abo u t by me an s of Ia l da b a o t h who kn ew n o t wh a t ,

he wa s doin g th at two produ ction s of m e n took pl a ce the

, ,

o n e of the b arre n Eli z a beth the other of the V ir g i n Ma ry , .

g m An d bec au se the s a id W isdom h a d n o rest n either i

. n he a ,

ve n n o r i n e arth i n her g rief she c alled her mother to her

,

aid An d her Mother the F irst woman h a d comp a ssion o n

.
, ,

the pen iten ce of her d au ghter a n d re qu ested of the first ,

m a n th a t Christ sho u ld be se n t for a help to her : who a ccord

i n l
g y w a s se n t o u t a n d desce n ded to his o w n sister a n d to ,

the imb u in g Li ght An d th at the W isdom which is below

.

kn owi n g tha t her brother is comin g down both a n n o u n ced ,

his comin g by John a n d prep ared the b aptism of repe n ta n ce

, ,

a n d provi
'

ded Jes u s beforeh an d : th at Christ desce n din g

mi ght fi n d a cle an vessel a n d th at by her s o n Ia lda b a o t h
,

she mi ght be decl ared a s a wom an to Christ An d tha t .

he descen ded thro u gh the seven he aven s liken in g him ,

self to their son s 3 a n d g ra du a ll y dr ain ed them of their

Power F or to him they s ay fl owed to g ether all t he imb u
.

i n
g Li g ht : a n d th a t Christ comin g do wn i n to this world
,
 i
co n tr va n ce . The i
r fa ble a bo u t the i
r C hr i
st . 89

clothed first his sister W isdom a n d both rejoiced con soled , ,

by o n e a n other : a n d this they defin e to be the me an in g of

the B ride g room a n d B ride An d that Jes u s a s bein g born
.

of a V ir g in by the workin g of Go d w a s wiser a n d p u rer

’

, , ,

a n d more ri g hteo u s th an a ll m e n : th a t Christ co n join ed with

W isdom desce n ded a n d so w a s m a de Jes u s Christ

,
.

Ma n y therefore of His disciples they s ay k n ew n o t of , ,

13 .

’
Christ s descen din g o n him ; b u t that when Christ desce n ded
o n Jes u s the n he be gan to do mi g hty works a n d to he al
, , ,

a n d to procl aim the u n k n o w n F a ther a n d to profess himself ,

ope n ly the s o n of the first m a n W hereu po n the Prin ce s .

bein g a n g ry a n d the Father of Jes u s took me a s u res to slay

, ,

him : a n d a t the very poin t of his bein g bro u ght before

them Christ himself with W isdom they s a y dep arted to the
, , , ,

i n corru ptible E o n b u t Jes u s wa s cru cified : that Christ

,

however did n o t for g e t his o wn b u t sen t from above a cer ,

t a in Power in to him which r aised him u p in the body 3

,

which body even they c all an im al a n d S piritu al : for that h e

left worldly thin g s behin d i n the world An d the di sciples .

s eein g that he h a d risen ag a in kn ew him n o t n a y n o r tha t

, ,

Jes u s himself o n whose a cco u n t he rose from the de a d

, .

An d they s a y there w a s this very g re a t error amon g Hi s

disciples that they tho u ght he ha d risen in Hi

,
s e arthly

B ody n o t kn owi n g that fle s h a n d blo o d la y e th n o t ho ld of 1 C

,
o r - X“
50 .

t he K i n do m o
g f G o d .

A n d they wo u ld fain prove the descen t a n d a scen sio n of 14 .

Christ by this tha t n either before His B a ptism n o r a fter

,

Hi s R es u rrectio n from the de a d do the Disciples s ay tha t

Jes u s did a n y gre at work n o t k n o win g th at Jes u s w a s

,

u n ited to Christ a n d the in corr u ptible E o n to th a t which

,

w a s p art of the S eve n a n d the e arthly a n d an im al body

, .

An d th at he del ayed a fter His R es u rrectio n ei ghteen mo n ths ,

a n d whe n the S piritu a l fa cu lty c ame down u po n him he

le a rn t tha t which is reve aled a n d th a t a few of His disciples
, ,

whom He kn ew to be ca p able of so g re at mysteries were ,

t a u ght these thin g s by Hi m 3 a n d so He w a s received i n to

He a ve n 3 Christ sittin g a t the ri ght h an d of his fa ther Ia l da

b a o th i
,
n order th a t he m a
y receive to Himself the so u ls of
 ’
9 0 Es a u , K o r a h, S o do m the y o wn as ki
n s men Ju da s g o sp e l
. .

BO O K those who ha ve kn own them a fter their p u ttin g O ff their

1 .
,

worldly fl esh en richin g himself his fa ther n o t kn owin g n a y

, , ,

n o t eve n s eein g hi m : so th a t i n s u ch me a s u re a s Jes u s e n riches

himself with holy s o u ls in the s ame his fa ther is m a de a loser

,

a n d de g r a ded hi s power bein g dr awn a w a y from him by

,

those so u ls F or that n o w he will n o lo n g er h a ve holy so u ls

.
,

to se n d b a ck a g a in in to the low world b u t o n ly those which ,

a re of his s u bst a n ce th at is of his bre athin g in to m e n

, , .

An d th at the con s u mm atio n will be when the whole of the

spiri t of li ght with which thin g s are imb u ed is gathered in
a n d c au ght aw a y i n to the In corr u ptible E o n .

S u ch a r e the opin io n s which they m ain t a in : from which ,

a s from the Lern ae an Hydr a a m an y he a ded wild be a st h a s,

been g en era ted o u t of the S chool of V a len tin u s F or s ome .

s ay tha t W isdom herself wa s m a de a serpen t 3 a n d w a s there

fore co n trary to the m aker of A da m a n d i n trodu ced kn ow ,

led g e amon g m e n 3 a n d that therefore the s erpen t is c alled

wiser than all A s also bec au se of the a rr a n g emen t of o u r
.

e n trails thro u gh which food is in trod u ced ; they h avi

,
n g

tha t kin d of fi g u re to in dic ate a hidden s u bst an ce in u s a pt ,

to produ ce the form of a serpen t .

CH P A
A
.

n d others aga in s a y th a t C a i n is from th a t hi g her

XXX I .

1 pri n cely n a t u re ; a n d E s a u a n d Core a n d the Sodomites

§ . , , ,

a n d all s u ch they o wn for ki n sme n : a n d therefore they b e

i n
g w a rred a g a i n st by the Cre a tor n o n e of them they s a y , , ,

is ill received F or wha tsoever in them wa s her o wn a n d

.
,

of her W isdom kept s n atchin g aw ay to herself An d these

, .

thin g s they s ay were a cc u rately kn own to Ju d a s the tra i

tor a n d tha t he alon e above a ll the rest bein g a wa re of the
,

tr u th a ccomplished the my stery of betra ya l : a n d by him

,

they s a y tha t a ll thi n g s both e a rthly a n d he aven ly a re dis

solved An d they alle g e a forg ery to this e ff ect c allin g
.
,
’
it Ju da s Gospel .

O n ce a lso I collected p a ss a g es from their writi n gs in ,

which they e xhort m e n to dissolve the works of the womb

( n o w Th e womb is o n e of their N a mes for the M a ker of
He aven a n d Ea rth) for tha t they a r e n o oth e rwise s a ved
S p
u ra
pp
th a by p a ssi g thro g h l l deeds a s C s too s a id
.

7 5
, 76 0
n n u a 3 a r
p o c r a t e .
 n vo ke ba d s i
The y i ri
t to be p i
tied 91
p s 3 are .

An d th at i
n every s in a n d b a se work a n An g el is presen t 3
a n d th a t he who does it ve n t u res o n s u ch d a rin g a n d brin g s

in his u n cle a n n ess (which thin g is a n i n gredie n t in s u ch

“
doi n g s ) in the n a me of a n An g el a n d s ays O tho u An g el , , ,
” “
I m a ke u s e of thy work : O tho u Power (n ami n g it
) I ,
”
fu l fil thin e O per ation An d th at this is perfect k n owled g e
.
,

to p a ss witho u t fe ar in to s u ch doin g s a s it is impio u s eve n ,

to n ame .

F rom s u ch their mothers a n d fa thers a n d an cestors it 3 3 ,

.

w a s n eedf u l eviden tly to refu te those who belon g to

V a le n tin u s a ccordin g to the S hewin g of their opin ion s
,

a n d m a xims themselves 3 a n d to bri n g forw ard their doc

trin es if ha ply a n y of them doin g pen a n ce a n d t u rn in g

,
e

to the o n e o n ly Cre ator a n d Go d Maker of the Un iverse , ,

m ay be s aved : a n d tha t other person s m ay n o t g o o n to be

dr awn aw ay by their evil en ticemen t a s resemblin g the ,

tru th im ag in in g tha t they are to kn ow from them some

,

g re ater a n d higher mystery ; b u t le a rn in g of u s for g ood

wh a t they te a ch for evil m ay l a u gh a t their doctrin e a n d
, ,

pity their perso n s who while yet in these most wretched a n d

,

ever chan gin g fables ha ve a c qu ired so g re a t ha u ghtin ess a s ,

to thin k them selves better than a ll others o n a ccou n t of

s u ch kn owled g e or r ather ig n oran ce H owever this is
,
.
,

their deli ght or r ather it is the victory over them simply

, ,

to m a ke kn own their opin io n s .

W e therefore ha ve e n de a vo u red to brin g before m e n the 3 4 .

f
whole d a in ty fr ame of this ill a ssorted c u b of a fox a n d ,

thro u gh thee to m a ke it kn own F or n o t m a n y words will .

n o w be re qu isite to overt u rn their doctrin e m a de k n own to ,

a ll .A s when some wi ld be a st is hidden i n a wood a n d ,

then ce m a kes a ss au lts a n d la ys m a n y w a ste 3 he who sep a

,

ra tes O ff the wood a n d l a ys it b a re a n d h ath brou ght the

, ,

be a st itself in to S ight is n o t u sed to t ake a n y more p ain s

,
.

for c a ptu r in g it n o w th a t m e n perceive tha t s u ch a n o n e is

,

the be a st in qu estion : for of themselves they m a y see a n d

avoid its a ss a u lts a n d aim d arts o n every S ide a n d wo u n d
, ,

e
P o enit e n tia m ag e n te s The T r a n s
. v
n a tie r e n d iger n . E .

v
l a t o r g a e a l s o r e p e n ting
”
a s a n a lte r f S e e Ju dg e s xv . a n d S u pra c . Vin .
§ 1
.
 92 The i
r o ve r thr o w not ha r d .

D o o r: 1 . an d kill that w a stefu l mon ster : So we too n o w that we ,

ha ve bro u ght their secrets in to the li ght a n d the mysteries ,

which they keep silen t amon g themselves sha ll n o t n eed ,

m an y words to overthrow their doctrin e F or tho u a r t .

able a n d a ll tha t are w ith the e to try yo u r stren g th a g a in st

,

the thin g s which h ave been n o w set forth a n d to overthrow ,

their wicked a n d u n cou th doctri n es a n d to prove the st ate

,

men ts which belo n g to the Tr u th .

S u ch then bein g the c a se 3 a s I ha ve promised we will ,

s u bjoin th a t which will s u bvert them a ccordin g to o u r ,

a bility S pe a ki n g a gai n st them a ll i

,
n the n ext book
,
F or .

o u r st a teme n t r u n s to a g re a t le n g th a s tho u seest

, An d .

we will a lso fu rn ish reso u rces for over t hrowin g them meet ,

i a l l their opi n io n s in t h e s ame order i n which we ha ve

n
g
sta ted them ; tha t we m ay n o t o n ly discover the wild be a st ,

b u t wo u n d him also o n every side .

 9 4 GO D m a de ll t hi s o wn W i
Hi ll, Hi tho u t li
m s e lf wi mi
a
g
n s
f
o t,

Boo xan d th at He is n ot the o ffspring of Defect an d th at n either

2 .
,

above Him n o r a ft er Him is any thing .

2 But i n this B ook w e will est ablish wh at o u r o wn c a se

.

cB k
Effie?
S e on d
oo :
re
the
qu
w
ir es an d wh a t the time permits : an d we will overt hrow
,

h ole o f t h eir R ule by its prin cip al he a ds an d a ccord

T h e b in g ly this o u r work being a detectio n an d s ubversio n o f
a
,
dt “
ifiéyg their view w e ha ve g ive n that title to the writing which
.

co nt ai n s it F o r the vario u s sorts o f hidde n comm un io n

.

o
they spe ak o f mu st b e do n e aw ay by exp osing an d over
t urnin g th se which th ey a fiir m ope nly : an d The Deep o f
whom th ey t alk m u st s ubmit to h ave i t prove d th a t h e

AP
n either w a s at a n y time n o r is n o w , .

CH I .It is well the n to b e g in from the first an d chiefest h e a d

.
,

from GO D t h e Ar t i fi c e r an d Maker o f He aven an d ea rth ,

per D i v i an d of all thin g s th a t a re t h ere i n ; W h om t h ey bl a sp h eming

h
fig i fii c all t he o ffspring o f Defect : a n d to shew that n either
e
a

t d
gzf t i
‘
z ns
a bove Him n or a fter Him s an y thi ng : an d th a t n ot
moved by a n y b u t of His o wn mi n d He freely m a de all
,

thin g s He being t he o nly G o d a n d t h e o nly Lord a n d

,

the o nly Cre ator a n d the o nly Fa ther a n d alo n e u p ,

h ol di ng all thing s a n d Hi mself g ivi n g to all t hin g s th eir

,

o
e xiste n ce .

2 F o r h o w s h all th ere p ssibly b e above Hi

,
m an y other

55 :;i Fu ln ess o r B e g innin g or Power o r an y other G od : sin ce

0
, , ,
81
f r o m t h e G od the Fu ln ess o f all the s e thing s m u st co n t ain them all
,
t erm P l e
,

r o i a o r in m fim t e Sp a ce an d Himself b e co n t ain ed by n o n e ? Bu t
o

nl
,
F n ess
u
if there is any thin g with o u t Him the n He is n o t the Ful
.

n ess o f all n o r doth He co nt ai n all F o r there will be

,
.

w anting to the Ful n ess i e to Him W h o is Go d over ,

. .
,

all s o m u ch a s they s a y is witho u t Him But th at which

,
.

is deficient an d is p arted o ff from so m ething is n ot t h e

, ,

Fuln ess o f all thing s Y e a an d He will h ave a limit an d a .

, ,

middle an d an e n d wi th respect to those who are witho u t ,

Him N o w if He have an e n d towards the p arts b elow He

.
,

will h ave also a be g inning towards the p arts above An d .

i n like m ann er o n the other sides too this mu st o f ab sol ute

n ecessity b e fa l Him an d He mu st be comprehe n ded, an d ,

limite d a n d in closed by those who a r e wi th o ut F o r th at .

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s n ce e ve r
y t hin
g l i
m i
te d ha s a
g
rea te r t ha n i
t . 95

which is His limit down wards n ecess arily mu st in every w ay

circ umscribe an d s u rro un d Him W ho is limited thereby .

Ye a by their a cco un t the Father o f all (whom forsooth

, ,

they c all also the F irst o f B eing s an d o f Prin ciples ) with ,

the Fuln ess the y t alk o f an d Marcio n s g ood G od will

’
,
”
,

h ave a positio n i n something an d will be in closed an d , ,

s urro un ded e xternally by so me other pri n ciple 3 which

mu st n eeds b e gre ater th an it sin ce th at which co nt ai n s is ,

g re ater than the thing co nt ain ed N o w th at which is .

g re ater is also more st able an d more truly the Lord 3 an d ,

th a t which is g re ater a n d m ore st able an d more tru l y the

, ,

Lord tha t s am e m u st be GO D
, .

F o r there bei ng a ccordi ng to them some other thi ng too

, , § 3 .

”
which i n deed they s a y is witho u t the Fuln ess an d in to ,

which they think some hi gher Power wan dering desce n ded 3 , ,

it follows o f co urse either th at t he s aid e xternal B eing com

“ ”
prehen ds an d the Ful ess is comprehe n ded 3 (other
,
n —
“
wise it will n ot b e witho u t the Ful n ess [o r Plerom a] 3 for
if there b e aught witho u t the Plerom a the Plerom a will b e ,

within th at s ame thing which they s ay is withou t it an d ,

will be comprehe n ded by th at which is witho ut : n o w w ith

the Plerom a w e are to un derst an d the ori g inal Go d also
o r agai n th ese two i e the Plerom a an d th at which is
, . .
, ,

witho u t it m u st b e in definitely dist an t an d p arted o ff from

,

o n e an other Bu t if they affirm this l atter there will be

.
,

so m e third thing which p arts o ff at th at in definite distan ce

,

the Plerom a from th at which is witho ut it 3 an d this thi r d

m u st circumscribe an d co nt ai n both an d it will be g re ater ,

both than the Plerom a an d than th at which is witho u t it ,

a s co n t ain ing both i n its o wn bosom : an d t he ar gume n t

abo u t the sp a ces co nt ain ed an d con t aining will g o o n to i
n

fin i ty . F o r if this third is to h ave its be gi nni ng u pwar d s

an d its e n d down wards it is absol utely n ecess ary th at it
,

be limited also o n its sides both be g inning an d le aving ,

o ff in some other thi ng s an d those agai n an d others which

are above o r be l ow will have their be ginn ing s i n some other
,

thing s an d s o o n to in finity : S o th at their device c an n ever

st ay itself u po n O n e G od b u t a s a res ult o f s eeking more
,
 96 Ei
the r O n e Go d o r ha o s
c .

B OO K th an i 2s m u st fall i
.
,n to that which is n o t an d d ep art fr m ,
o
the tru e G od .

’
A n d all t hi s s ui ts e qually well for a reply to Ma rcio n
g 4 ,
s
Th e d oc
sect also
‘

F o r his t w o G ods also wi l l be co m prehe n ded an d

tri n e f o
.

m tb
or circ umscribed by an in definite i nterval sep arating them
an
on e g Ill}
‘
,

Cipl e o n e from an other : An d i n this w ay we m u st n eeds i m ag in e

th e
$ 33 in every direction m any G ods p arted by an in definite inter
3

val h aving a s towards e a ch other both be g inning s an d ter

,

rest .
mi n a ti o n s 3 an d by the ar gu me n t by which they try to

shew th at there is some Plerom a o r G od above the F r amer

o f He ave n an d E arth by u se o f that s ame a rgu me n t o n e
,

m ay m ake o u t that ab ove the Plerom a there is an other

,

P l erom a a n d above th a t again an other an d above the Deep

, ,

an other O ce an o f G odhe a d an d th at the s ame e xist o n the ,

several sides of them in like m ann er : an d so th eir view will

lose itself i n i n finity i e they will b e forced co n tinually
, . .
,

to be imagining other P le r o m a t a an d other Deeps an d n o ,

where a t an y time to st ay themselves ever seeking fresh ,

o n es besides those which h ave bee n me ntio n ed A n d it will .

b e un cert ai n whether these p arts where abo uts w e a re are

, , ,

below o r whether the s ame be the hi gher re g io n s the p ar ts

, ,

which they c all Above whether they be above o r below : ,

s o will there be n othing st a tio na ry n o r fi x ed to limit o u r

co n ception b ut it will b e force d to g o forth amo ng immen se

,

worlds an d in definite G ods .

§ 5 M oreover s u ch being t he c a se e a ch G od will be c o n

.
, ,

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te n t witha
’
his o w n an d will n o t b e b u sy abo u t wh at is
,

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an other s else w ill he be unju st an d g reedy an d ce a sing to , ,

A n d e a ch sever al cre atio n will

Z be th a t which G od is
t
iggigm e c
.

glorify its o w n framer an d will be co ntented with him an d ,

wi ll kn ow n o other : else being most ju stly a cco unted r e

b e ll io u s by all it wil l i n c u r most m erited p un ishme n t
, F or .

there mu st n eeds either be O n e W h o comprehen ds all an d ,

Who in His o w n dominio n s m a de e a ch o n e o f the thing s

which a r e m ade a ccordin g to His o wn will : o r again m any
,

an d i n defi nite Makers an d G ods h a ving o n every side both ,

be ginning an d e nding with respect to o n e an other s o shall

we be compelled to allow th at all the rest are utwardly o
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Go d the F i ll
g n
f
o a

B OO
.

Kc au ses o f its form a tio n Tho ugh they s a y that t h e Ang els
2 .
.

o r the Ar t i fi ce r o f the world were m a de by a lo ng s u ccessio n

downwards from the F irst Father a s Ba s ilide s s ays : n ever ,

t he l e s s the re al c au se o f the thing s th a t were m a de w ill b e

1 re c u r?“
tra ced b ack a s a stre am eve n to Him from Whom th at kin d
1

o f s u ccessio n e m anated : a s the s u ccess o f a w a r is referred

to the Ki ng who provided those thing s which are the c au s e

o f the victory 3 an d a s the fo un di ng o f an y st ate o r o f an y ,

work is referred to him who provided the me an s fo r the a c

,

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0

i c o m plis hm e n t of wh at wa s do n e i n the i n ferior dep artme n t

or
2
‘

u .

J u st a s we s a y n ot th at the ax e hews the wood or the s a w c uts

it b u t o n e wo uld very proper ly s a y th at t h e h ewing an d c u t
,

ting wa s the work o f a m an : o f him who m ade the very ax e an d

s a w for th a t p u rpose an d lo ng before th a t m a de all the tools
, ,

whereby the axe and s a w were m anu fa ct ured Thu s then by .

,

their ar gum en t the Father o f all will ju stly b e termed the

,

Ar t i fic e r o f this world an d n ot the Ang els n or any other

, ,

m aker of the world e x cept Him Who w a s the Produ cer an d

, ,

Who first bec ame a c au se o f wh at led to the a fores aid cre atio n .

T hi
c
S u ch a w ay o f t alking m ay perh ap s be pers ua sive or
D o tri n e be gu ili ng to those who k n ow n ot G od an d like n Him to ,

me n who are poor an d who c ann ot immediately m ake any

,

thing o u t of wh at is at h an d b ut n eed m any tools for their ,

m anu fa ct ure b u t it is alto g ether in credible with those who

kn o w th at the Go d o f all n eeding n o ught b uilded an d , ,

m a de all by His Word n either wanting Ang els to help Him

,

i n His produ c tio n s n o r any Virtu e g re atly in ferior t o Him

,

an d n o t kn owi ng the Father n or an y defect n or i gn or an ce, ,

co n ceivable by u s predesti nating all m a de them a t His

, ,

will ; g iving to all their proper h armo ny an d order an d

be g inn ing of e xiste n ce : a s ubst an ce Spiritual an d i nvisible
to Spiritual being s he ave nly to those which are above the
,

he ave n s an d Ang elic al to Ang els an d anim al to anim als

, , ,

an d w atery to s u ch a s swi m an d e arthly to the e arthborn

, ,

to all becoming their quali ty All thing s moreover which

.

were m a de He m a de by His u nwe ari able W ord

, .
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We m u s t lo o k t o Go d s ho ly wo r d n ot t o he r e ti
cs . 99

F or this is proper to t h e tr an sce n den t e x cell e n cy o f G od n ot 5 ,

.

to n eed other i n stru me nts for the cre atio n o f the thing s which Sffifii ur ‘

f
a re m a de 3 an d His o wn W ord is meet a n d able to form al l $ 8 59 3 0

’
thing s : a s Joh n also the Lord s Disciple s aith o f Him 3 A l l S J o h n i . .

3
t hi Hi t ho u t Hi
m , a n d wi hi
'

n s w e r e m a de b m wa s n ot m a de
g y n
g .

Now the word A ll comprehe n ds this world also o f o urs .

Wherefore this too w a s m a de by His W ord a s the B ook o f ,

G e n esis s aith th at all th a t we are co n cern ed with Go d m a de

, ,

by His o w n W ord In like m ann er D avid too e xpresses it

.

d t he y w e r e m a de 3 He
F or He sp a ke an co m m a n de d an d t he y
ffiiiii 5 v . .

we r e Which the n Sh all we r ather believe abo u t the

cr e a te d .

m aki ng of the worl d 3 t hese before m e n tio n ed heretics ch at -

tering so foo l ishly an d i n co n siste ntly 3 o r the Discip l es o f the

’
Lord an d M oses G od s faithful S ervan t an d the Prophet ?
,

Who also i n the first pl a ce rel ated the birth of the world ,

s ayi ng In t he be gin n in g Go d cr e a te d t he H e a ve n a n d t he G e i 1
, n , , ,

E a r th 3 an d all the other thi ng s a fterwards in or d er : GO D ,

n ot in ferior g ods n or Ang els ,

.

N o w th at this G od is the Father o f o u r Lord Jes u s C hrist 6 ,

.

Paul also the Apostle h ath s aid it : There is o n e Go d the F a E p h i v ,

. .

6
Who is a bo ve ll t hi d t hr o u gh ll t hi di
'

t he r , a n s,
g an a n s,
g an n

a l l 0f W e h ave n o w i n deed shewn th at there is o n e G od

us .

’
an d from the s ame Apostles a n d from o u r Lord s disco urses
we will further shew it F or wh at sort o f thing is it le aving
.
,

the words of the Prophets an d o u r Lord an d the A postles , ,

to re gard these wh o s ay n othi ng th at is wholesome

Wherefore the Deep which they t alk o f is a thing in co n C H AP
III .

a s 1 8 also th ’ b
is m an S Plerom a an d M ’ .

ru ou s a r cl o n S
g 1 ,

G od : if at le a st a s they s a y it h ath witho u t itself somewh at Ab s r d i

.

a
, ,

which is a b a se to it which they c all Void an d S ha dow : $ 1 233 l

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an d this void is proved g re ater than their Plerom a An d

—
.

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this st ateme nt again s in co ngru o u s th at while it co nt ai n s
all within itself yet something else wa s the a r t ifi c e r o f the
,

Cre atio n F or they m u st n ecess aril y co n fess th a t there is

.

so m ething void an d witho u t form wherei n w a s m a de this n o w ,

e xisting Universe be n e ath the Spirit ual Plerom a : an d tha t

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n
g t o t he Min d of Go d.

Boo this Sp a ce witho u t form w a s left by him o n p urpose the

x 2 . , ,

F irst Fath er either kn owing o r n ot k n owing wh at wo uld t ake

pl a ce in it An d if i n deed He w a s i gn oran t G od will o f
.
,

co urse n ot have foresi ght o f al l thing s Y e a an d they will .

,

have n o c au se to a ssi gn w hy He left this sp a ce for so m an y

,

ag es un employed Bu t if He forekn ow an d did men t all y

.
,

co n sider the cre atio n which w a s to be in th at sp a ce He ,

Him self m a de it form ing it a s He did beforeh an d withi n

,

Hi m self .

2 Let them ce a se therefore to s ay tha t t he world w a s m ade

,
,

gfi gii
l fi
: for a t o n e an d the s a me mome n t did G o d c o n
‘
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by an other
‘

m gg
ce iv e it i n His mi n d an d th at w a s wro ught which He h a d
es
,

th e S men t ally co n ceived It n ot b eing eve n possible f o r o n e to

n .
.

$ 33; co n ceive i n his mi n d an d for an other to m ake wh a t the first

ha d s o co n ceived Bu t G od co n ceived the w o r ld i

. n the w a y

s upposed by these Heretics either eternal o r tempor al : , ,

both of which is in credible I f however He h a d co n ceived .

it i n His min d to be E ternal an d spirit ual an d an O bj ect of ,

co ntempl atio n s u ch also wo uld it h ave been m a de Bu t

,
.

being s u ch a s it is the B eing Who m ade it s u ch w a s o f

,

co urse the s ame Who h a d co n ceived it s u ch in His mi n d .

O r with the co gni zan ce o f the Father th at B ei ng wil l ed it

to e xist a ccording to the s aid men t al ide a both compo un ded , ,

an d ch ang e able an d tran sitory an d th at b eing s u ch a s the

,

Father ha d sketched o u t within Himself it sho uld b e a work ,

worthy o f the Father N o w th at which w a s me n t ally co n

.

ce iv e d by the Fa ther o f all an d formed b efore a s it w a s ,

,

also m ade to c all this the fr uit o f defect an d an e m anatio n

, ,

fro m ign or an ce is a word of gre a t bl a sphe m y F o r a ccord

,
.

i ng to them we Sh all h ave the Fathe r o f all i n the I de a O f ,

His o wn min d within His o w n bosom g iv mg birth to em a ,

natio n s fr o m defect an d fruits o f i gn oran ce 3 for s u ch a s He

h a d co n ceived thi n g s i n His min d s u ch also were they m ade , .

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W e m a y the n i nqu ire i n to the c au se o f the Divin e a r
R ,

1 r ang .
e m e n t of which we h a ve bee n spe a ki ng b u t we m a y ,

gg gg n a u an a m i ng of the W orld : an d w e
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ot ttrib
e te to other the fr
V oi d f a re to s a y tha t G od prep ared all thing s beforeh an d th a t
ur
th er e x ,

p o se d ; they m i ght come in to bein g a s they a ctually did 3 b u t w e

 1 02 P ermi
tt i
n de e ct i
g f n cr e a ti
n
g ar
g u es we a kn e s s .

Bo o s 2 an d permitting some oth er to cre ate o r pro du ce i n his o w n

.

re g io n s co ntrary to his o wn min d ? A thing which w

,

,
o ul d
bring discredit u po n the whole Plerom a seeing th a t He ,

mi ght h ave c u t O ff Defect from the b e g i nn in g an d all the ,

em anatio n s which took their ori g in therefrom an d n o t allow ,

t hi ng s to receive an y order o f Cre atio n with i gn or an ce o r ,

p a ssio n o r defect F o r he who a fterwards corrects a de

,
.

fe c t o r cle an ses it o u t a s a blot mi g ht m u ch soo n er h ave

, ,

t ake n c are th at n o s u ch blot mi g ht a t all occ u r i

, n the

thing s which are his O r if he allowed i t i n the be g i nn ing

.
,

b ec au se wh at w a s m a de co uld n o t b e m a de otherwise 3 they

mu st n eeds t ake pl a ce always i n like m ann er F o r the .

t hing s which a dmit n ot O f correctio n a t first h o w a re t h ey ,

to a dm it o f it a fterwards ?
O r how s ay they th a t me n a re c alle d o u t to perfectio n ,
’

whe n the very bein g s which a re the e fficie n t c au ses o f m e n ,

whether it b e the Cre ator him self o r cert ai n Ang els are ,
.
,

s aid to b e i n Defect ? An d if bec au se He is ki n d He ,

pitied me n in the l a st times an d is g ivi ng them perfectio n ;

,

He o ught first to pity those who were the m akers o f men ,

an d g ive them perfectio n In which c a se m an t o o o f co urse

.

wo uld h ave received mercy bei ng m a de perfect by being s ,

th at were perfect S i n ce if He pitied their work m u ch

.
,

more o ught He to pity t hem an d n ot to permit them to ,

come to S O g re a t bli n dn ess .

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lso their disco u rse abo u t t he S ha dow an d t he Voi d wi
as b em refuted wherei n they s a wa s m ade this cre atio n which
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ll be

H i gh es t we belo ng to
N atu re
) if all this took pl a ce i n the re g io n s wh ich
,

wit h are comprehen ded by the Father F o r if they s uppose th at .

p aternal li ght o f theirs to b e s u ch a s t o h ave the power o f

“ %
11 9
filling all thing s an d e nli ghten ing all thing s which a re
withi n Him ; h o w co uld there be void o r sha dow i n those
p arts which are comprehe n ded by the Pleroma an d the p a
ternal li ght F o r they m u st poin t to some pl a ce within the
F irst Father o r withi n the Plerom a n ot enlighte n ed n o r
, ,

o ccu pied by any thin g wherei n either the Ang els o r the
,

Cre ator m a de wh atsoever he wo uld I t bein g n o sm all .

Sp a ce wherei n s u ch an d so g re at a cre atio n wa s m a de I t

, .
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The i mp e rfe ct he cr e a te d t he i
mp e rf e ct . 1 03

wil l be absol u tely n ecess ary th en th a t loc ally withi n the ,

Plerom a o r within their Father they mu st m ake themselves

,

so m ething void an d sh apeless an d dark whe r ei n were m a de ,

whatsoever thing s were ma de Al so bl ame will fall o n their .

Paternal Li ght a s tho ugh He were unable t o e nli ghte n an d

,

fill the p arts th at are within Him An d c alling it all F r uits .

o f Defect an d the W ork o f E rror they will b e still i

,
n t r o du c ,

ing defect an d error withi n the Plerom a an d i nto the ,

bosom o f the Father .

A gai n st them therefore wh o m ai n t ain th a t this world w a s C R

1
V AP -

m a de witho ut the Plerom a o r un der the g ood Go d T h§e V l

“
,
”
,
.

wha t w e s aid a little before is a ppropri ate ; an d the s aid t i i C en n an

T h e or y f o
perso n s with their Father will be shu t u p a s i n a priso n by C reati o n
da m ag e d
that which is witho ut the Plerom a : i n which th ey also m u st wh eth er
w
o f n ecessity terminate p e su

p o se i t

l
.

Bu t those who s a y that withi n the re g io n s comprehe n de d wi thi n th e

P er o m a ,
o f the Fa ther this world w a s m a de by cert ai n other bein g s ,

will be met by all the abs ur dities an d i n co ng ruities n o w

me ntio n ed : an d they will b e forced either to o wn th at all
t hat is within the Father is l u mi n o u s an d full an d a ctive ; , ,

o r to spe a k ill o f the p a tern al Li g ht a s n ot being able to ,

e nli ghte n all thing s ; o r a s o n e p art s o the whole of their ,

Plerom a mu st b e a ck n owled g ed to be empty an d disordered

an d dark An d all other thing s a s m any a s belo ng to
.

cre atio n they spe ak ill o f a s tho ugh they were b u t for a
, ,

time d or
if eternal were m a de o f m atter Where a s they
, , , .

m u st b e fre e from a ll cen s ure being within the Plerom a an d ,

i n t he B osom o f the Father : otherwise the ce n s u res will

spre a d in like m ann er over the whole o f the Plerom a .

An d their Christ is fo un d to be a c au se o f i gn or an ce For .

by their a cco un t he h aving in s ubst an ce formed their M o

,

ther c a st her o u t beyo n d the Plerom a i

, c ut her O ff from , .

k n owledg e He w a s himself therefore the c au se o f ig n o r

.

an ce in her who c u t her o ff from k n owled g e Ho w the n

, .

co uld he the very s ame perso n g ive k n owledg e to the other

, ,

c
E o n s who e xisted before him while to his M other he c au sed
, ,

l
0
in 1 . .
q u asi t m p li si n t a ut e ter o e o ra a a n
A
,
d Th r t
e cudm g h
r en m k
rea h t i b i
l
e r e s ca r c e i esse
a es p t t
c 0 1c a n a cc u s a a O or e
sen e It trans a te d as th o ug h it stoo d m m t 8
.
,

s . IS cu s 10 .
 r mean i
1 04: The i n
g f
o withi n an d witho u t a i
ds t he m not .

Bo o s 2 .i gn oran ce F or he p ut her Ou t o f kn owled g e throwing her

. ,

o u t of the Plerom a .

“
Y et further : if the phra ses within an d witho ut the
n!”
Si g Plerom a ”
a re u sed by them a s some o f themselves s a
, y to ,

e xpress kn owledg e an d i gn oran ce ; bec au se he who is i n

k n owled g e is wit hin th at which he h a s co gni zan ce o f : the
S a vio u r Hi m self (whom t h ey a ffirm to b e al l thing s ) they
m u st n eeds allow to h ave bee n i n i gn or an ce F o r they s a y .

that he h avi ng come o u t beyo n d the Plerom a formed their

, ,

M other I f the n bein g witho u t is i n their Speech i gn oran ce

.

o f all thing s an d the S avio u r went o u t to for m their M o

ther 3 He c ame to b e witho u t the limits o f the k n owled g e
O f all thing s i e in i gn or an ce HO W cou l d He fu rnish
, . .
,
.

her with k n owled g e b e i n

g H i
mself
, witho u t the border s

thereof ? F o r s o w e b eing witho u t the borders o f their

,

k n owled g e are they s a y witho u t t h e Plerom a A n d again :

, , ,
.

I f therefore the S avio u r we n t o u t beyon d the Plerom a to

se arch for the Lost S heep an d the Plerom a is k n owled g e , ,

He c ame to be witho u t the limits o f k n owledg e 3 which

“ ”
me an s in i gn oran ce
,
F o r either they m u st allow some
.

thing loc all y witho u t the Plerom a an d s o all the a fores aid ,

i n co ngr uities will co n fro n t them 3 o r if they u se “withi n ‘

”
i n the se n se o f k n owled g e an d with o u t o f i gn oran ce the ,

S avio u r they spe ak o f an d lo ng b efore hi ,

m Christ will h ave ,

come to be in i gn oran ce whe n they we nt o u t o f the Ple ,

rom a to form their M other : i e o u t of k n owledg e . . .

N o w ll t his will a pply i n like m ann er aga in st a ll wh o

cl
3.
a

T he di m a ffi rm the world to h ave bee n m a de either by An g els o r by

u ty no t
a b ate d b y any other b u t the tru e G od F o r the fault they fin d abo u t
.
.

the Fabricator o f it an d abo u t the thin g s which were m a de

,

Cf g gf
‘n ‘
e s,
m a teri a l an d tempor a l will recoil u po, n the Fa ther F or .

h o w come thing s to e xist in the womb o f the Plerom a ,

whose fi nal dissol utio n wa s to b e g in prese ntly ?by the c o n

se n t o f the Father an d a t His g ood Ple a s u re No w the n it
, .

is n o more the Cre ator who is the c au se o f this work think ,

in
g hi m self to be m a ki n g it p artic ul a rly well b u t He Who
i n His People permits an d approves em anatio n s o f Defec t
an d deeds of error to t ake pl a ce an d amo ng eternal thing s ,
 106 In e xo r c s m i a ll t hi g
n s a ckn o wle d e
g Go d s
’
Might .

B oo
His o w n re g io n s an d cre at u r es o f His an d preserved by
x 2 .
, ,

géggffi
‘

l
Him ‘
? He e
m i ght i n deed be i nvisible to them by re a so n o f ,

k
A e l His e x celle n cy b ut unk n own He cou ld in n o wise be by re a
f
n s
, ,
m us
no w in s o n o f His Provide n ce Ye a an d however widely they m i ght
, .
,

b e sep ara ted from Him (a s they s a y ) i n a down w a rd li n e 3

f G
0
yet His Do m inio n being spre a d ove r all they m u st n eeds
O D ’
, ,

have k n own Him r u l ing over the m a n d h ave b ee n aware o f

this a t le a st tha t He Who cre ated them is Lord o f al l F or ,
.

the combinatio n i n Him o f Invisib i l ity an d Power helps all

g re atly to re aliz e an d perceive His most m i ghty an d Al
8 Lu k e mi g hty e x celle n ce
. Wherefore a ltho u gh n o m a n kn o we th
.
,

E li hu t h e F a t h e r s a v e t he S o n n o r t he S
,
o n s a v e t he F a t h e r a n d, , ,

t ho s e t o w
,

i 27
X : '

ho m t he S o n ha th r e ve a le d Hi m 3 yet th u s m u ch all
k n ow the re a so n fi x ed i n their min ds a cting u po n them an d
, ,

i n stru cting them —th at th ere is O n e G od the Lord o f all ,

.

2 A n .
d for this c au se a ll thi n g s s u bmit whe n a ppe a l is m a de ,

V i bl‘S
to the e
M ost Hi g h an d Almi ghty O n e an d by Invoc atio n O f
p r oo f f o
’
th Him eve n before o u r Lord s A dve nt me n u sed to b e s aved
elr
, ,

hghfi both from the worst o f spirits an d from all kin ds o f dae
i /
n ,
e xorc is m m o m an d from the whole apost ate Power N ot a s tho ugh
'

, .

the e arthly Spirits o r d ae mo n s ha d see n Him b ut bec au se ,

they k n ew O f the e xiste n ce o f Him W h o is G od over all the ,

Invoc atio n o f W h om did an d doth c au se trembling i n every

cre atu re i n Prin cip ality an d Power an d every in ferior Vir
, , ,

t u e O r sh all we s a y th a t while those who are s ubj ect to

.
,

the R om an Empire tho ugh they h ave n ever see n the E m ,

p e ror b u t are widely sep ara ted from him by s e a an d l an d

, ,

reco gni z e bec au se o f his do m i nio n him wh o h a s the chief

, ,

p l a ce i n soverei gn ty over them ; the Ang els o n the other

h an d who were above u s o r he whom they c all Ar t ifi c e r o f ,

the world fail to reco gnise the Almi ghty whe n eve n d um b
, ,

anim als tremble an d g ive w a y at th a t i nvoc atio n ? An d

they a re all s ubj ect to the nam e o f o u r Lord tho ug h ,

O f co u rse they have n ot see n Him : s o also are they

s ubj ect to the appell a tio n o f Him Who m a de an d ordered ‘3

”
all He being n o other th an the very Cre a tor o f the world
l c
, .

0 “

l V T h e T ra n s ato r g v e an d w
o ca b u l o .
”

as a ternat i v e re n d eri n g s App l l t i f e a

a

on o
ord whih s t a n ds f o r . E .
 ’
In S . Ir e n ce u s t i
m e the ve r y Je ws co u ld p r a ct s e i i
t . 107

An d a ccordi
ngly the Jews eve n to this d ay e xpel d aemo n s C f ,

n
1 ?
by this very form of a d dress bec au se all thing s fe ar whe n
, ,

He is i nvoked Who ma de them .

Ex cept therefore they will h a ve the An g els more i r r a ti

on 3 ,

C
a l t han the d umb ani m als they will fi n d th at altho ugh they u e n t h o n se
,
q a

ha d n ot seen Him W h o is G o d over all yet they m u st n eeds s ur dity f ,

o

iii
)
h ave bee n aware o f His Power an d Domin io n F or it will : .

seem ridiculo u s in deed if they affirm themselves who a re

,

o n e a rth to k n ow the Go d above all Whom they n ever s a w 3

,

an d s uffer n ot Him Who by their a cco un t m a de them an d

all the world b eing a s He is in the highest an d above the
,

He ave n s t o k n ow what is kn own to themselves whose pl a ce

, ,

is i n the re g io n s below Unless h aply they s a y tha t the

.

Deep whom they t alk o f is un der the e arth i n Tart aru s an d ,

th at a ccordingly they first k n ew hi m before t h e Ang els wh o ,

dwell o n hi gh : g oing o n to s u ch g re a t folly a s to pro n o un ce ,

the Ar t i fi c e r o f the worl d beside himself Y e a they a r e .

,

i n deed to b e pitied affirmin g th at he in s o e xtreme m a dn es s

,

k n ew n either his M other n or her seed n o r t h e Plerom a o f

, ,

the E o n s n or the F irst Fath er n or what his o wn h an dy

, ,

works were : b u t th a t they are im ag es o f t he thing s which

o
are within the Plerom a the S avio ur h avi
,
n g secretly wro ug ht

u po n him that they sho uld b e s o m a de i n h o n u r of those

wh o are o n hi gh .

An d s o where a s t h e Demi u r g e w a s i g n or an t o f all t he C

, ,

S avio u r they s a y did ho n o u r to the Plerom a i n the Cre atio n

, ,

which He wr o ught by th at mother emitti ng similit u des an d S a e d

,
§ l
o -
cl .

im ag es o f t he thin g s above W e however have shewn it

.

i m possible th at there sho uld be any thing witho ut the Ple

ro m a wherei n they s a y the im ag es o f the B eing s withi n t he P 1 5
,

Plerom a are formed : a s also that this world sho uld be frame d
by any b u t the F irst Deity Bu t if w e took deli ght i n over
.

throwin g them o n every side an d co nvicti n g t hem o f false

,

hood w e mi ght alle g e again st them Tha t if thing s here were

, ,

ma de by the S avio ur in ho n o u r o f thi ng s above a fter their ,

sim il it u de they o ught to co n ti nu e fo r ever th at the obj ects

, ,

O fho n o u r m ight for ever receive th at ho n o u r But iftheyp a s s .

away wh at is the u s e O f this very Short sp a ce o f ho n o ur

,
 1 08 S u pp o s e d ho n o u r t o P le r o m a rea l di
s ho n o u r
-
.

Boo x 2 . of an ho n o u r which o n ce w a s n o t an d aga in sh all n ot be

,

A t this r a te we m ake o u t the S avio u r to be r a ther a seeker

o f v a i n g lory th an an ho n o u rer o f the thi ng s above F or .

wh a t ho n o u r to the eternal an d everl a sting thing s are those

which are temporal ?to the e n du ring those which p a ss away ,

to the i n corruptible those which ,

s e e corr uptio n ? S i n ce
e ve n am o ng m e n ,
wh o are b u t for a time there is n othi ng ,

deli ghtful in th at ho n o ur which quickly p a sses by b u t i n ,

th at which e n d ures a s lo ng a s possible Where a s the thing s .

which are g ot rid o f a s soo n a s m a de mi ght be ju stly s aid to ,

b e m a de r ather by w ay o f i n s ult to the s u pposed obj ects o f

h o n o u r : an d the eter nal to b e i nju rio u sly tre a ted by the
Spoiling an d sc attering o f its im ag e .

Bu t wh at ? e x cept their M other ha d wept an d l aughed , ,

’
an d bee n at her wits e n d wo uld the S avio ur h ave l a cked ,

me an s o f ho n o u ring His Ful n ess bec au se th at utter st ate of ,

co n fu sio n h a d n o s ub st an ce o f its o wn whereby to h o n o u r

f
,

the F irst Fa ther ?

2 ,
O v a in glorio u s ho n o u r prese ntly p a ssing awa y an d a p
-
, ,

pe aring n o more ! S uppose so m e E o n i n c a se n o ,

whose .

s u ch ho n o ur is s aid to h ave been the n the thing s above W l ll

b e unho n o ured ; o r an other M other again mu st b e se n t forth ,

i n te ars an d perple xity for the ho n o u r o f the Plero m a ! O

,

i n co ng r u o u s g ye a also bl a sphemo u s Im ag e ! Y e t alk to

me O f an Im ag e O f the O nly B e g otte n em anating from the ,

Maker o f the world an d y o u will have it to be the M in d o f

,

the Father o f all yet th at this I m ag e k n ows n o t either it

,

self o r the cre atio n n either in deed doth it k n ow the M other ,

n or any wh atsoever am ong e xisting t hing s an d those which ,

were m a de by Him An d do ye n o t bl u sh again st yo u rselves

.
,

m aking Ign oran ce e xte n d eve n t o the O nly B e g otte n ? F o r

if thing s here were m a de by the S avio ur a fter the like
n ess O f the thing s above ; there bei ng s o m u c h i gn or an ce

i n hi m who is m a de a fter a cert ai n p a tter n the a fores aid ,

i gn or an ce m u st n eeds e xist i n an d co n cerning Him also i n ,

f “ E x tre m

l
f i i n on h b t i
es co n u s o n s

p p im s u b sta ntia m M t sa y s
a i di i
en s mili8
“
n
l
wh i c h see m s f r o m
ss
th e se q u e f t h se c ti on to b a fa se
s z
”

l
l l
”
rO r a . a ss u e o e e
t h is is an He l e n is m th e g e n i t i v e c ase rea din g ins tea d f di im ili o ss s.
th e a b ati v e a b s o u te
,

f
or .
 1 10 Thi g
n s i
s o va r o u s n o i
m a ge f
o One .

B oo an d similitu des o f the thirty E on s o f the Plerom a Sin ce

x 2 .
,

these by their stateme n t are o f o n e natu re o f e qual an d ,

like orig in an d have n o difi e r e n c e ? W h ere a s if o n e are

'

im ag es o f the other it m u st follow that a s some m e n t h e y

, ,
'

s a y a re nat u ra lly b a d others nat ur ally g ood s o w e mi ght

, , ,

poin t o u t like differe n ces i n the very E o n s an d s a y tha t ,

s o m e O f them a re nat u r ally g ood em ana tio n s others nat u ,

rally b ad to m ake their co n trivan ce o f a n im ag e s uit ab l e to

,

their E o n s O n ce more bec au se there a re i n the world

.
,

so m e thing s t ame an d others wild some harmless others , ,

mischievo u s an d apt to Spoil the rest : an d again some

e arthl y some watery s o m e i n the air some i n the he a ve n : i n
,

like m ann er they o ught to m aint ain that their E o n s a re

a ffected i n the s ame way if at le a st the o n e are im ag es o f
,

S M tt h the other
a
“
Ye a an d the eter nal fire which the Father
xxv 41
.
.
,
”
. .

prep ared for the Devil an d his Ang els they o ught to ,

to make o u t which it represe nts o f the E o n s that are

"

above : for it too is co unted a s p art of the Cre atio n .

“
§ 4 But if they s a y
. Thing s here are im ag es o f the
,

magi hought o f that E o n who s u fi e r e d z first they will be

T c
”

ggtre a
a
ti ng their
= the be ginning O f evi
mother with irrevere n ce a scribi ng to her ,

of 0 ne l an d corruptible imag es A n d n e xt .
,

h o w sho uld thing s s o m any an d unlike an d co n tr ary

i n natur e be imag es o f o n e an d the s ame B ei ng ? S hou l d
they fu rther s ay that th ere are m any Ang els i n the Plerom a
, ,

an d th at those m any thing s are im ag es O f them 3 n either s o

will their scheme hold to g ether F o r first they m u st .

poin t o u t distin ctio n s m utual co ntr arieties i n the An g els

, ,

4
4 su bj o f the P l erom a eve n a s the im ag es depe n di ng
a ,
,
o n them a re
cem
o f a nat u re co n tr a ry to e a ch other N e xt there being
es
.
,

a ro un d the Cre ator m any ye a i nnume r able A ng els a s all , ,

D an v ii the Prophets s e t for t h— te n t ho u s a n d tim e s te n t ho u s a n d

. .

s t a n d be o r e H i an d m an y h o u s a n d t ho u s a n ds m ini
f m t s te r u n t o

m : —b y their a cco un t agai n the Cre ator s Ang els wi

,
’
Hi ll b e
Imag es o f the Ang els o f the Pleroma an d the e ntire Cre ation ,

remain s to be the im ag e o f the Plero m a those thirty E o n s n o ,

long er provi ng a de quate to the m anifold variety o f Cre atio n .

5 Y et agai n : if this s e t of thing s wa s m a de a fter the like

.
 N0 s ta
y n o r r e s t s a ve GO D . 111

n ess o f th at i n wh at other like n ess Shall the latter i n it s d i

,
a g
n ll
t urn be m a de ? F or if the F r amer o f the world did n ot Aih i
s le
c e

m ake t h o s e o f himself b u t like a workm an of n o c o n s e b e

,

£
q u e n ce
,
an d a s a boy le a r n i
ng h is first lesso n tr an sferred ,
01 "

them from p atter n s n ot his o wn 3 when ce h a d h e wh om

they c all Th e Deep the forms of that or d er which first em a
n a t e d fro m him ? I t follows the n th a t h e received his ,

s t an d ard from some oth er wh o i s above him : an d th a t other

aga in fro m an other An d ju st a s before t he d octrin e of

.
,

im ag es will sin k in a sort of e n dl ess void ju st a s will t h e ,

doctrin e O f g ods e x cept w e fi x o u r tho ug hts u po n o n e S ole

,

Ar t i fic e r a s u po n o n e sole G od W h o o f H i
,
mself m ade a ll
,

th at w a s m a de O r while o n e permits me n to have dis

.
,

covered o f th emselves something u seful to life d oth h e ,

refu se le ave to th at Go d W h o completed t he world to h ave ,

bee n Himself t h e Maker o f the F orm o f the thing s that

are m a de an d t he Inve ntor of t he s cheme of th em with its
,

a ccomp anime nts

M oreover whe n c e ar e o n e t he i
, m ag es of t he oth er being
h i n
c o ntr a ry to th em an d l n n othing c ap able o f p a r t 1 C 1p a t m g fi n i t e
,
g
6
s
,
T .

ca n
’ m
with them ? F or co ntraries m ay i n deed b e destru ctive o f E g gggf
‘ ‘

thei r c o ntraries b ut im ag es o f them they c an i n n o wise be : tWhtiigh

,
l s
en
a s water an d fire an d light again an d d ark n ess an d s o m any d u re
, , ,

other thing s m ay by n o me an s be imag es to e a ch other

, .

S o n either m ay the corr uptible an d e arthly an d compo un d

an d tr an sitory thing s b e im ag es of the spir it ual thi ng s
which an swer to them e x cept they co nf ess these latter too
to be compo un d an d circ u mscribed an d fi gu red an d n o
, , ,

“
long er Spirit ual an d at la r g e an d in e xhau stible an d in c o m e ffu sa 5
, , ,

prehe n sible F o r they m u st b e fi g u r e d an d circ u mscribed

.
'

i n order to be tr u e im ag es an d it is quite pl ai n th at s u ch
thing s are n o t spirit ual Bu t if they a ffirm the first s ort to
.

b e Spirit ual an d a t l arg e an d in comprehe n sible 3 h o w c an

, ,

s u ch thing s a s are fi gu red an d circ u m scribed be im ag es O f

those which are witho u t fi gu re an d i n comprehe n sible ?
Bu t if they s a y tha t thes e thing s are im ag es n ot i n r e 7
%
.

spect o f fi gure an d form b u t i n nu mber an d order o f em a 3 n s o

,
nu m er ou s
natio n : fi rst these o ught n ot to be c alled Imag es an d
,
 1 12 Thi
n s he r e
g n o t s ha do ws o
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.

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fi gure ? Then again wh at numbers an d modes o f em anatio n ,

belong to the s uperior E o n s the s ame an d like to them ,

they Ought to a dapt to those E o n s which be l ong to the cre a

tio n Where a s n o w pointing o u t a s they do thirty E o n s
.
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yet a ffi rming the s o g re at m ultit u de o f cre ated thing s to

be their i m ag es w e m a y ju stly char g e them with folly ,
.

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1 other a s some o f them do ve nt u re to s a y s o t h at in this
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t h e l e s s they bei ng eter nal the sh a dow also which they c a st ,

re m ain s to eternity 3 an d S O the thing s which are here do

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the sh adow over them I f o n the other h an d these p a ss .

,

those also mu st n eeds p a ss a way whereof these are the ,

sh a dow : b ut if they e n dure their Sh a dow likewis e e n dures , .

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their p aternal Li ght a s tho ugh it co uld n o t re a ch to thing s ,

here b u t failed i n s u pplying the void an d dissol vi ng the

, ,

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,

way F or by their a cco unt their p aternal Li ght will be

.
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ch ang ed i nto d arkn ess an d b l in ded an d will fa il i n those , ,

p ar t s which belong to the void n ot being able to fill all ,

thing s N O lo n g er the n let them c all their Deep Plerom a o f

.

all thing s ; sin ce th at which is void an d Sha dow He h ath n ot ,

fi lled n or e nlighte n ed O r again let them give u p their s h a

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do w an d void if i n deed their p aternal Li g ht fills all thing s

, .

3 N either therefore e xternal t o the F irst Father i e

.
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Go d over all or to the Plero m a c an there be anything

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m
g .

B oo x 2 . with hymn s O n e G od Maker o f He ave n an d Earth

n our n ig
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the n the rest who c a me a fter the m receivi ng from G od s ,

Prophets the commem oratio n o f the s ame : an d l a stly the

G entiles le arni ng it from the Cre atio n itself F or the Cre a .

tio n o f itself poin ts to Him Who cre ated it an d the ,

thing m a de g ives i nti m atio n o f Hi m Who m a de it an d the ,

world m anifests Him Who set it i n order M oreover the .

,

whole Chur ch i n all the world hath received this tra ditio n
o f the A post l es .

2 .
It being the n agreed co n cern ing this G o d a s we have
I

s aid an d testimo ny give n by all to His e xisten ce 3 d o ubtless

,
tion f th at other the Father whom they devise h ath n o settled
O
S im o n , ,

Magu s b eing n or an y to witn es s him : S imo n the S orcerer first

,

a ffir m i n g himself to be the G od ove r all an d the world to be ,

m ade by his An g els ; an d his followers a fterw ards a s w e ,

she w ed in the first book in their diverse O pinio n s p r o p a ,

gating impio u s an d ir reli gio u s doctrin e s again st the Cre ator

an d these b eing their disciples m ake their a dhere nts worse ,

R m i
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,

alu m s m o r e tha n the Cr e a to r an d t he m w hich a r e n o t Go ds do

, , ,

n evertheless give the first pl a ce in Deity to the G od Who

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m a de this Universe Bu t these den ominating Him the .
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fruit O f Dec ay an d c alling Him An im al an d i gn oran t o f
, ,

the Power which is above Him : affirmi ng t o o th at i n the

s aying I a m Go d a n d be s ide s Me t he r e is n o o the r Go d He
, , ,

lieth (while themselves a re the li ars ) a ssoci ating Him

w ith all th at is b a d an d fei gning th a t there is o n e (which
,

there is n ot ) above Him —these are co nvicted by their o wn

st ate m e n t o f b l a spheming Him Who is re ally Go d an d ,

fei gning him to be G od who is n ot to their o wn c o n de m n a ,

tio n An d they who c all them selves perfect an d s ay they

.
,

h ave e xa ct k n owled g e o f all thi ng s a re fo un d worse th an ,

the He athen s an d more b l a sph emo u s in their w a y O f think

,

i ng eve n o f their o wn Maker

, .

I t is therefore u tterly un re a so nable p a ssing by Him W h o ,

c is truly G od an d is wit n essed by all to i nquire whether there

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S ear h i n g be this o n e ab ove Him—who is n ot n or h a th ever bee n a n

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m, themselves too g ive testimo ny : an d th at p ar ables the th e y m _ iss ,

se n se of which is itself m atter o f inquiry are by them u n ,

warran t ably Sh aped to s uit him whom th ey have devised ,

an d th at so they produ ce an other [ Go d] n o w who before w a s ,

n ever looked a fter : this is evide n t Thu s by their wan ting .

to solve do ubtful S criptur es (do ubtfu l I me an n o t a s to , ,

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h ave fr amed an other G o d : twining a s w e s aid b efore ropes , ,

o u t o f s an d an d prod u cing a g re a ter qu estio n o u t O f a less

, .

W h ere a s n o qu estio n is to be solved by an other poin t which ,

is itself qu estio n ed n or will o n e a mbi gu ity b e do n e aw ay

,

by an other in the ju d g emen t o f those who h ave un derst an d

,

ing n or o n e rid dl e by an other g re ater rid dl e b u t all s u ch

,

thing s receive their e xpl anatio n s from evide n t co ng r u o u s ,

an d cle a r co n sider atio n s .

But these men seeking to e xpl ai n S cript u res an d Par ables

, 2 , .

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introd u ce an other a g re ater ye a an impio u s qu estion figjffit f
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W h ether there b e an other G od above the Go d Who m a de 1 e d not o

the world Thu s they do n o t solve qu estio n s (h o w sho uld

.

they ? ) b u t to a le s s er qu estio n they ann e x a g re a t o n e an d ,

in sert a k n ot which c ann ot be dise n t angled Thu s to .

,

m ake themselves s u r e th a t they k n ow this namely th at O u r , ,

Lord at thirty ye ars c ame t 6 the Baptism O f the Tru th a d C 5 a ft er 99 :

thing which they were n ever t aught they im pio u sly scorn
G od the Cre ator W h o se nt Him t o s ave me n An d th at .

they m a y b e s upposed able to e xpl ain whe n ce comes the

s ub st an ce o f m atter n ot believi n g th a t G od o u t o f t hi
,
ng s
th at were n ot m a de all thing s th at were m a de to be a s He
wo uld u sing Hi
,
s o w n Will an d Power i n the Pl a ce o f

S ubst an ce they h ave p u t to g ether v ain di

, sco urses truly ,

decl aring their o wn faithl ess n ess An d bec au se they believe .

n ot the thing s which are they have s un k i nto th at which

,

is n ot .

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proceeded the moist p art o f m atter an d from her smil e f ab l e f A s u r d

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the b r i ght p ar t an d from her s a dness the solid an d fro m

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her fe ar the move able a n d a s to their being hereu po n high

,

min ded an d p u ffed u p 3 h o w c an this be other th an m atter

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ll thi g g s Wo r d .

Bo o s 2 . scorn an d truly ridiculo u s ?th at me n who believe n o t

o f
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G od s cre ating m att e r itself mi ghty an d rich a s He is i n all ,

t hing s bec au se they k n ow n ot the power of a Spiritual an d

—
,

Divi n e S u bst an ce 3 should yet believe th a t their M other ,

whom they c all a fe m al e born o f a fe m ale did by the afore ,

s aid a ffectio n s prod u ce this g re at m a ss O f cre atio n ! Tha t

whil e they m ake it a qu estio n Whe n ce the Cre ator w a s s u p ,

p lied with the s ubst an ce O f Cre atio n they m a de n o qu estio n , ,

w he n ce their M other whom they c all the Co n ceptio n an d,

e ffort o f a wan dering E o n h a d s o m any te ars s u ch s we at S O

, , ,

m u ch s a dn ess or other w ays o f p arting with her s ub st an ce

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.

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t hi g t h
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e
, ,

S ol di s ubj ect m ay b e well applied The t hin gs which a r e imp o s s i

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,

b le w ith m e n a r e p o s s i
ble wi
th Go d B ecau se altho ugh me n .

h ave n o po wer to m ake a n y thing o u t o f n othing b u t o nly ,

o u t of some s ubj ect m a tter G od o n the co ntrary e x cels ,

me n i n this first o f all th a t Him self devised the m ateri a l,

o f His work which did n ot e x ist before,

Bu t to s a y th a t .

Matter w a s produ ced o f the Co n ceptio n of a w an dering

E o n an d t ha t E o n widely sep ar ated from its own C o n c e p
,

tio n an d again tha t the p a ssio n an d a ff ectio n of this l atter

,

t ake pl a ce eve n witho u t its o w n s ubstan ce this is i n credible , ,

an d foolish an d impossible an d in con siste n t

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tha t He Who is G od over all did i n t h e re gio n s which b e
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T ru th vario u s an d unlike He being the Maker o f all a s a wis e

,
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Ma ster b uilder an d very mi g hty King whil e o n the other

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h an d they believe th a t Ang els o r some Virtu e sep arate

, ,

from G od an d i gn oran t o f Him m a de this Universe —

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this way yo u s e e disbelieving the tr uth an d w allowing i n a

, ,

lie they h ave lost the B r ea d o f tr u e life fall ing i nto a void
, ,
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an d depth o f sh adow 3 like E sop s do g which let g o his ,

bre a d b u t r u shed o n the sh adow o f it an d lost his morsel

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N ow i t is e a sy eve n fro m o u r Lord s very words Who co n
, ,

fesses o n e Father an d Maker of the world an d F ramer o f

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i rs,

Bo o s 2 .
the wan dering E o n ; a s we h ave e xpl ai n ed i n t h e former

book an d h ave s e t down the names o f the s ame by their

,

st atemen t Bu t n o w if we co un t n ot Him there come to be

. ,

n o lo ng er a s they s a y thirty em anatio n s of E o n s b u t twe n ty

, , ,

nin e .

2 , A fterwards again i n c alling t h e first em anatio n M in d

, ,

which they also c all S ile n ce from which agai n they s a y ,

t h eir tha t Un derstan ding an d Tr uth em anated i n both they lose ,

t h e o ry .
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their w ay F or it is imposs ible that a perso n s min d o r
.

silen ce sho uld be con ceived o f a s ap art from him self o r

that it sho uld em anate from t h e perso n an d have a form
o f its o wn But if they s a y it is n ot se n t forth b u t j oin ed
.
,

in o n e with t h e F irs t Fa ther 3 why do they recko n it with

the other E o n s those which h ave n o s u ch unio n an d which

, ,

therefore k n ow n ot His g re at n ess ? An d again if it b e ,

thu s united (this too we o ught to co n sider ) it is o f a b sol ute

8
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u n ecessity the ori g inal P air being u n ited an d i n sep arable
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. an d quite o n e thing th at the em anatio n also which t akes
, .

pl a ce from it sho uld be un divided an d u n ited n ot to be

, ,

u n l ike th a t from which it em an a ted An d this being s o .

,

a s Th e Deep an d S ilen ce are O n e s o als o will be Un der ,

s t an din g an d Tr u th co n tin ually cle aving to g ether An d .

sin ce the o n e c an n ot be co n ceived o f witho ut the other a s ,

n either c an water witho u t moist ure n or fire witho ut he at ,

n o r a sto n e witho u t h a rd n ess

(for these thi ng s a re m u t u
ally co nj o i n ed ) 3 therefore t h e o n e c ann ot b e sep arated from
the other b u t m u st ever coe xist with it Th u s both Th e
, .

Deep mu st be united with M in d an d Un derstan ding i n ,

the s ame way with Truth A gai n also The W ord an d .

Life h aving emanated from un ited being s m u st be united , ,

an d o n e N o w a ccording to all this The Man also an d

.
,

an d The Church an d a ll that em anates from the other E o n s ,

thu s wedded to g ether m u st b e united an d the o n e portio n

, ,

coe xist always with the other F o r the fem ale E o n mu st .

e xist alo ng with the m ale by their st atemen t being a kin d

, ,

o f a ffectio n thereof .

3 . Y et for all these thing s an d for all these st atements o f

,

theirs they d are again s h amelessly to te a ch that the

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yo ung est E o n o f the Twelve who m also they c all Wisdom wis d o m
, ,

witho ut a ccess o f her co n sort whom they c all Th e Desired

, ,

s uffered I k n ow n ot wh at an d ap art from h im b are fr uit :

,

which fr uit they also term a F em ale bor n o f a F em ale , .

Wherein they h a ve g o n e so far i n m a d n ess a s to hold ,

most evide ntly two co n tra dictory O pinio n s o n the s ame

thing F o r if Th e Deep is united with S ile n ce an d Th e
.
,

Mi n d with Truth an d Th e W ord with Life an d the rest i n

, ,

their order 3 h o w co ul d Wisdom s u ffer o r prod u ce an y thing

un co nn ected with her co n sort But if s h e s u ffered witho u t
hi m the other p airs too m u st o f co u rs e a dmit o f m u t ual de
,

p artu re an d sep aratio n : which is im possible a s w e s aid b e ,

fore Therefore it is also im possible for Wisdom to h ave

.

s u ffered witho u t Th e Desir ed 3 an d their whole re a so ni n g is

again do n e away with F o r o f th at which they s a y b e fe l her
.

’
witho u t her co n sort S embra ce they proceeded o n to i
, n ve n t
the whole plot (so to c all it ) o f their Trag edy .

But if they were sh amelessly to s ay th at the other sever al 4 ,

p airs also are sep ar ated from e a ch other b ec au se o f the ,

l a st p air to preve nt their vai n t alk from being refuted ;

,

first o f all they u rg e a thi ng im possible F o r h o w will .

they sep arate the F irst Father from His Tho ught o r The ,

M in d from Truth o r the W ord from Life an d the rest in

, ,

like m ann er ? An d h o w do they s ay tha t both themselves

are te n ding to un ity an d th a t all are o n e if eve n these
, ,

p airs which a re withi n the Plerom a keep n o unity b u t are ,

a t a dist an ce fro m e a ch other 3 S O a s eve n to s u ffer an d to

prop agate their kin d un to u ched by an y other a s he n s ,

witho u t the m ale bird ?

An d a fter all here is an other w a y i n which th ei
,
r first 5 ,

an d ori gi nal p arty of Ei ght will be broke n u p There wi ll Anot h er

u c on I
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b e in their several modes of e xiste n ce in the s ame Plerom a t y ,
s an c o

m
Th e Deep an d S ile n ce Th e M in d an d Truth Th e W ord
, ,

and L ife The Man an d the Church Bu t it is impossible

,
.

that whe n the W ord is prese nt S ile n ce sho u l d be : o r ,

agai n th at whe n S i l e n ce is prese n t the W ord sho uld appe ar .

F or these thing s are m u t ually destru ctible A s Li ght .

an d D ark n ess will by n o me an s be i n the s a m e s u b je c t b u t

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the r wo r d o r s i
le n ce .

BO O if it b e li ght it is n ot d ark n ess an d where dark n ess is

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li ght c ann ot be for a t the coming O f the li ght the d ark n ess
, ,

is dissolved : s o where Sile n ce is the W ord will n ot b e 3 an d

, ,

where the W ord is o f co urse silen ce is n ot But if they , .

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,

in wa rd Word However that it is n ot merely i nward this

.
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very st atem en t O f the m ann er o f their e m anatio n im p lies .

§ 6 No w the n let them n ot s a y th a t the first an d chief

o

O g do a d co n sists o f Th e W ord an d S ile n ce b u t let them do ,

away wi th the o n e o r the other o f these : an d s o is their

first an d chief O g do a d refuted F o r if they s a y the p airs .

are ble n ded all their system falls to pieces F o r ho w they

, .
,

b eing ble n ded did Wisdom with o u t a co n sort prod u ce

,

Defect ? I f o n the co ntr ary they s a y th at a s i n em ana tio n

e a ch o f the E o n s ret ain s his o w n s ub st an ce : h o w c an

S ile n ce an d Th e W ord b e m anifested i n the s ame ? An d
thu s m u ch in the W a y o f m aking o u t t o o little .

7 A gai n i n respect o f m aki ng o u t too m u ch th eir p arty ,

o f thirty is agai n refu ted a s follows There em anated .

,
d ’
e ig h h they s a
a
y from the O n ly B e,g otte n a s the other E o n s so -
, ,

Horu s whom they c all by a g re at m any nam es 3 a s we

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s aid before i n the preceding B ook N o w this Horu s .

,

some s a y em anated from the O nly B e g otte n b u t others

,
-

sa
y from the F irst Fa ther Himself i n His o w n like n ess A
, .

further em anatio n moreover they s ay took pl a ce from the , ,

O nly B e g otte n Christ an d the Holy Ghost an d th ese they

-

, ,

co un t n ot i n t h e number o f the Plerom a a s n either d o ,

they the S avio u r whom they c all besides Th e Whole , .

F o r this eve n a bli n d m an c an s e e th a t by their a cco un t ,

were se n t o u t n ot thirty em anatio n s o nly b u t fo u r like ,

wise with those thirty F or they recko n the F irst Father .

Hi m self i n the Plerom a; an d those who by S u ccessio n

e m anated o n e from an other Why I a sk are thes e n ot .
, ,

to b e co un ted with them b eing i n the s ame Plerom a ,

a n d g ifted with the s ame e m anatio n ? F o r wh a t ju st c au s e

c an they l ay down why they number n ot with the other ,

E o n s either Christ whom they st ate to h a ve em anated

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e r e n t s ta e s
g .

BO O K 2Fa ther an d o f this Min d proceeded a d aughter Tho ught

.
, , ,

by way o f emanatio n F or Thought is n ot the mother .

o f Mi n d a s they s a y b u t M i n d bec ame the Father o f

, ,

Tho ught .

An d h o w again did M i n d e m ana te from the F irst Fathe r

g ggg
sta n din g occ u pying a s it does the first an d chiefest p l a ce o f the hid
,

de n an d i nvisible a ffectio n j which is within Him ? F rom

ue“ which c ap ability a re prod u ced S e n se an d Tho ug ht an d
ag
:
r
, ,

Co n ceptio n an d s u ch thing s : which are n ot othe r an d

,

ap art fr om Un derst an ding b u t are the moveme nts (s u ch ,

a s they are ) o f th at very fa c u l ty a s we s aid before following , ,

e a ch other i n tho ught co n cer ning any thing ; receiving

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names from their co nti nu a tio n an d in cre a se n ot fro m any ,

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s ubst an ti al chang e an d limited for o u r k n owled g e s ake
, ,

an d all to g ether communic ated to the word : Per ceptio n

abiding within an d forming an d a dministering an d g overn , ,

i ng freely an d o f its own power an d ju st a s it wi

, ll the , ,

thing s which h ave b ee n n e w me n tio n e d .

2 .
F or the first motio n thereof [i e o f the Un derst an ding ] . .

o n an y s ubj ect is c alled a Tho ug ht 3 b u t whe n it g oes o n

,

an d spre a ds an d t akes u p the whole so ul it is termed a n

, ,

I m ag inatio n Bu t this Imag inatio n dwelling lo ng u po n

.

the s ame poi nt an d being i n a m ann er reco gni z ed is nam ed

, ,

R e fl ectio n An d R e fl ectio n far e xte n ded beco m es a p u r

.

pose : an d the growth o f a p urpos e an d moving thereof far ,

an d wide is me n t al Deliberatio n : which tho ugh it rem ai n

,

within the M i n d is most properly c alled a W ord an d from

this proceeds the Em a n a tive W ord Y et all the a fores aid .

are o n e an d the s ame thing receiving their be g inning ,

from the Underst an ding an d a c quiring nam es a s they are ,

s uper a dded Mu ch a s the h um an body n o w te n der n o w

.
, ,

m anly n o w i n old ag e receives epithets from its g rowth an d

, ,

c o n tinuan ce n ot fro m an y ch a ng e of s ubst an ce o r loss of th e

, ,

B ody itself : S O is it here also F o r wha t a m an inwardly .

discern s o n th at he also medit ates an d wha t he medit ates

,

on i n tha t he is also skilled an d i n wh at he is skilled for

c as an alternative tral ns ation

, , ,

l “
A ffe ti on is Th e T ran s a to r g av e
.
”
w h i c h h e a d o p t s ju s t a ft er E . .

ca p a bi
lity l ,
 Ho w we m a y thi
nk
f GO D 1 23
’

o .

that he also t akes co un sel an d for wh at he t akes co un sel th a t

, ,

he also pl an s i n his min d 3 an d what h e pl an s i n his min d ,

th at he also Spe aks Bu t all these a s we s aid are guided

.
, ,

by Un derst an di ng : i tself being invisible an d from itself by ,

the a fores aid me an s a s by a r ay se n di ng forth t h e W ord

, , ,

b u t itself n ot se n t forth o f an y .

3
An d o f me n in deed it is all ow able to spe a k thu s c o m ,
II u nn a n

l
poun d a s they are i n nat ure an d m a de u p o f body an d s o ul i
g
e s cr
, p .

i o ns p a
But those wh o s a y th a t Tho ug ht em anated from G od an d p y n o t t , o
G d O
Min d from Tho ught an d s o from them in order Th e
, ,
'

W ord ; are first to be refuted a s mis applying the n otio n o f

em anatio n s 3 a fterw ards again a s fr am ing their descriptio n s
from hum an a ffectio n s an d p a ssio n s an d e n er gies while o f ,

G o d they k n ow n othin g Here f o r in st an ce they apply to

.
,

the Father of all the co n ditio n s of h um an speech 3 to Hi m ,

W h o all the while they s a y is un k n own to all 3 an d while they

deny th at He m a d e t he world lest forsooth He sho uld be
,

tho ug ht in si gnific an t they n evertheless a ssi gn to Him t h e

,

a ffectio n s an d p a ssio n s o f me n But if they h a d kn own

.

the S criptu res an d bee n i n stru cted by the Tr uth they

, ,

wo uld kn ow o f co urs e th at G od is n ot a s me n are n either ,

are His Tho ughts a s the tho ughts o f me n F or very dist an t .

is the Fa ther o f a ll from these a ffectio n s an d p a ssio n s ,

which befall m ankin d : an d He is Simple an d un compo un d

c d an d o f like members an d HMs e l f e n tirely like an d e qual
, ,

to Himself : b eing a s He is all M in d an d all Spirit an d all , ,

perceptio n an d all tho ught an d all re a so n an d all he aring , ,

an d all eye an d all li g ht an d all over the fo un t ain o f all

, ,

g ood thing s : s u ch a re the e xpressio n s co n cerning Go d ,

which s ugg est themselves t o the devo u t an d piou s .

No w He is b eyo n d all e xpressio n i n words to a de gree ,

above all this yet als o bec au se o f all this Th u s He sh all gagg
,
e
.

b e well an d ri ghtly termed a M in d apt to receive all obj ects 11

{ ,

b u t n o t like the Min d o f men ; an d very well Sh all He be t i o n 0

m m
c alled Li ght b u t n othin g resembling the li ght which is
,

with u s S O n either i n any other respect will the Father

.

o f all resemble an y we ak n es s o f men A n d thoug h for .

’
Love s s ake He is spoke n o f i n these ways yet for g re at ,
 124 Mi n d co u ld n o t e ma n a te

BO O Kn ess we feel th at He is above all thes e If therefore eve n

2 . .

i n m e n the M i n d itself does n ot em anate n either is th a t ,

[ fa c u lty ] s ep a r a ted from the livi ng perso n from which i

t ,

s elf other thi ng s em anate o nl y it S m otio n s an d a ffectio n s

,

come within observ a tio n 3 m u ch l ess will GO D W h o is All ,

M in d be in any wise sep ar ated from Him self n or will it

, ,

be in H im a s whe n o n e thing e m anates fro m an other .

T s 5 F o r if He i n th at w a
y se n t o u t M i n d ; the se n der forth
h e y d i thereof by their a cco un t is un derstood to b e a compo un ded
.

v i de G d
wh tal
o f m
e
o
o
k , ,

an d corpore al Perso n 3 an d s o w e h ave a sep ar ate e xiste n ce

a
,

n a tio ns o n the o n e h and o f G od from Who m the em anatio n took

.
, ,

pl a ce o n the other h an d of the M in d which em anated Bu t

, .

if they s ay Min d e m anated from M in d 3 they c u t i n pieces

,

an d apportio n the M in d o f G od An d whither an d when ce .

, ,

did it e m anate ? F o r that which em anates from any thing ,

e m anates into some s ubj ect Bu t wh a t s ubj ect w a s i n .

e xiste n ce e arlier th an the M in d o f G od in to which they ,

a ffirm it to h ave e m anated ? Y e a an d h o w g re a t w a s the ,

room to receive an d embr a ce the M in d o f G od ? Bu t if

,

they s a y it w a s a s the r ay from the S u n : eve n a s among u s

the air e xists a s a s ubj ect to receive the ray an d m u st be ,

o f elder e xiste n ce th an the r a y itse l f : so i n th at re g io n let

them shew somewhat e xisting i nto which the M in d o f G od

e m anated 3 something apt to receive it an d elder than it .

M oreover it will b e n ecess ary a s w e see the S u n less i , n ,

.

si z e than all thing s se n ding o u t r ays to a dist an ce from it

,

s elf s o to a ffirm o f the F irst Fa ther th a t He se n t forth a

,
,

r ay witho u t Him self an d to a dist an ce Bu t wh at c an be .

im agin ed witho u t G od o r far from Him in to which He s e n t

, ,

forth His R a y ?
6 . But if they s a y I t em anated n ot witho u t the Fa ther b u t
, ,
O th er
t h e o ies
r is i n the Fa ther Hi m self : first o f all the e xpressio n will b e
o f me

nati on un
a
me an i ng th a t it did
, a t a ll e m anate F o r h o w did it .

refut d em anate if it w a s withi n the Father ? F or em anatio n is

e .
,

the m anifest atio n o f tha t which em anates e xterior to him

w h o se n ds it forth The n again a fter s u ch em anatio n the
.
, ,

WO R D also which comes thereof will h ave his e xisten ce with

in the Father an d s o too will the other em anatio n s o f the
,
 1 26 Hu m a n de s cr i
p tio ns a l
pp y n ot to GO D .

Boo of the world 3 all which thing s they s ay h a d their being

x 2 .

from p a ssio n an d i gn or an ce I f o n the other h an d they .

allow Him to be void fal ling i nto e x ceeding bl a sphe m y , ,

t h ey will de n y His S pirit uality F or h o w is he spiritual .

,

1
wh o c ann ot eve n fill u p the sp a ces th at are within
Himself ?
8 No w this which h ath bee n s aid o f the se n ding forth o f
,

M in d is e qually s u ite d for a reply to those who are o n

’
Ba s ili de s side ; a s also to the other Gn ostics from whom
these amo ng others received the root o f their doctrin e o f
a xi 1 ,
Em ana tio n s a s ha s bee n proved agai n st them i
, , n the first

B ook .

r or
l
N o w th e n th at t he first em anatio n of th eir N 0 85 ie o f
pmm p
i
, . .
,
a

p y i g to their M i n d is ope n to refu t a tio n an d impossible we h ave

n , ,

evide ntly shewn Bu t let u s co n sider o f the rest also

. .

m “ a :
F o r from him they s a y em ana ted Th e W ord an d Th e Life ,

framers o f this Plerom a : a dopting also from wh at b e fa l s

m an a cert ai n mode o f em anatio n o f th e Lo g os ie o f the , . .
,

WO R D an d m aking co nj ect ures co n tr ary to G od 3 a s tho u gh

,

there were some g re at discovery i n their st atem e n t th a t ,

the W ord em anates from the M in d Wh ere a s all o f co u r s e .

k n ow th a t i n re gard o f me n in deed this is properly s aid

, ,

b u t i n Hi m W h o is G od over all bei ng a s He is Al l M i n d ,

a n d Al l W ord a s w e h a ve s aid before an d h avi ng i n Him

, ,

s elf n othing e arlier o r l ater n or an y thing belo ngin g to ,

an other b u t co n ti nuing alto g ether e qual an d alike an d o n e

, ,

n o s u ch em anatio n i n th at kin d o f order is co n ceivable .

A s he Sinn eth n ot wh o c alls Him all Si g ht an d all he aring

( n ow wherei n He sees therei n a lso ,
He he a rs 3 an d wherei n
He he ars therei n also He sees ) ; s o likewise whosoever
,

s aith th at He is all Mi n d an d all W ord an d th at i n Wh om ,

M in d is i n Him also is the W ord an d th at this M i n d is

, ,

His W ord — th at m an w ill i n deed still h ave i na de quate

n otio n s o f the Father o f all 3 more becoming however th an
these w ho tran sfer to the eternal Word of G od the mode
,

o f prod u ctio n o f the u ttered word o f m an a ssi gn i ng also a ,

be g inn ing an d a re gul ar co u rse to th at produ ctio n eve n a s ,

1 T T l
to his o w n word An d ho w will the W ord o f G od ye a .

h e rans ato r g i v es an a l t er n a tiv e ren d erin g m E , r oo s. .

,
 The y m ip i
s la ce L e
f . The y wr a n g le a m on
g t he m s e l ve s . 12 7

rather G od Himself being the W ord diff er from the word

, ,

o f me n if it h a d the s ame S u ccessio n an d em ana tio n i n its

,

mode o f being prod uced ?

Ma li
An d they erred also co n cern in g Life s ayi n g th a t i t wa s ,
-

r
sen t forth i n the sixth pl a ce ; where a s they shou ld s e t it b di a su r
ty
before all b ec au se G od is L ife an d In corr uptio n a n d Truth
, , , .
°

An d they h ave un der g o n e processes o f em anatio n n o t i n ,

the w a y o f a ctual desce n t o r an y s u ch thing s 3 r ather they ,

are names g ive n to thos e Virt u es which are always wi t h

G od so far a s it is possible an d meet fo r me n to h e ar an d to
,

spe ak o f G od F o r to g ether with the term Go d will b e

.

u n derstood M in d an d the W ord an d Life an d In corr u ptio n

, , , ,

an d Tr u th an d Wisdom an d G oodn ess an d all s u ch thin g s

, , , .

An d n either c an o n e s a y th a t M i n d is more an cie n t th an

Life (for Mi n d itself is Life ) 3 n o r th at Life comes l ater in
comp ariso n o f M in d lest we m ake Him a t some time life
,

less W h o is the M i n d o f all ie Go d But if they sho uld

, , . .
, .

m
sa
y Life
,
w a s i n deed i n the Fa ther b u t it w a s p u t forth ,

in the si xth pl a ce th a t the Word mi ght live m u ch soo n er

,

s u rely o ught it to h ave em anated in the fo urth pl a ce th at ,

Min d mi ght live : nay yet before this with Th e Deep th at , ,

their Deep mi ght live Bu t t o co un t S ilen ce al o ng with .

their F irst Father an d to a ssi gn her to Him for a wife

, ,

an d n ot t o i n cl u de Life i n the recko ning h o w is it n ot above ,

all folly ?
But co n cernin g th at which follows these the secon d em a 10 , ,

natio n of the Man an d the Chu rch their very p are n ts the err o r A g a m
.

, ,

me n of Kn owled g e falsely s o c alled co nten d with e a ch other l r f r o m

, ,
a

cl a iming e a ch their o wn ri ghts an d co nvicting themselves gi i ghzt

n

,
’m
.

8 an 8 '
o f bei ng b a d thieves 3 s a yi ng
(a s i s pl au sible ) th a t it better
s uits the i de a o f e m anatio n for the Word to proceed from ,

the Man th an the Man from the W ord 3 an d th at there

,

e xists a m an before the Word an d th at this is He Who is ,

G od over all An d thu s far a s we s aid before all t h e

.
, ,

a ffectio n s o f men an d movements o f the min d an d pro

, ,

du c t ion s o f v a rio u s ki n ds o f tho u ght an d u tteri ng s o f

“
0
p d ro u c
words they h ave m a de o u t by prob able co nj ect u re b u t
d is gi v e n as an a t er n a ti v e ren d eri
e ,
ng E l . .
,
 128 The He a the n co u ldf a ble m o r e n ea t ly

B OO
.

K 2
witho u t prob ability have fei gn ed them co n cerning G od .

Th a t i s the thing s which befall me n an d which they

, ,

reco gni z e a s e xperie n ced by themselves those they apply to ,

the re a so n o f G od an d s o appe ar to those who k n ow n ot

,

G od to spe ak with propriety ; an d while by these hu m an

p a ssio n s they pervert their un derst an ding whil e they t alk o f ,

g en eratio n an d em anatio n a s befallin g the W ord o f Go d i n

the fifth de g ree they profes s to b e te a ching wo n derful
,

mysteries un spe ak able an d hi gh an d k n own to n o o n e

, , ,

else 3 o f which they s a y o u r Lord sp ake the words S eek

, , ,

an d ye sh all fi n d : th at they mi ght seek forsooth h o w ,

M in d an d Tr u th proceeded from the Deep an d S ile n ce ;

whether again o f these come the W ord an d Life 3 fi nally

CH
X IV
AP from the Word and Life the Man an d the Church
. Mu ch more nat urally an d more ele gan tly co n cerning t he
.

ori g i n o f all thing s sp ake o n e o f the O ld Comic Poets

.

T h e y d o An t i p h a n e s i n his Theo g o n y F or he s a id th a t o f N i g ht
b ut a dap t an d ile n ce C ha os wa s prod u ced the n from Cha os an d
.

A n ti ’ S ,

kl l
p l
ia n e s
m o re
N i g ht Desire
,
an d fr om this Li g ht
, the n i n order the rest ,

s if u
o f th at fami ly of the g ods which is first i n his a cco un t
‘

t h e o ry .
, .

A fter these agai n he bring s i n a min or g e n era tio n o f g ods ,

an d co n stru ctio n o f the world 3 n e x t from the min or g od s

h e rel a tes the form atio n o f me n F rom this they h ave adop .

ted their le g e n d an d have m a de it o u t a s in a sort o f phy

c al expositio n ch ang ing o nly the na mes of the B eing s
, ,

b u t settin g forth the very s ame ori gi n an d wa y o f produ c

tio n for the g e n eratio n o f all F or Ni ght an d S ile n ce they
.
,

u se the names By t hu s an d S i g e 3 fo r Chaos M in d 3 an d for ,

o
Desire (by which s aith the Comic Poet all thing s are
, ,

rdered ) these me n h ave bro ught i n t h e W ord 3 an d for the

,

first an d chiefest g ods they h ave formed E o n s 3 an d for the

,

’
mi n or g ods they tell o f th at (E co n omy o f their M other s
,

which is witho u t the Plerom a c alling it the seco n d O g ,

do a d ; from which they rel ate a s he did the m aking o f , ,

the world an d the mo ulding o f m e n professing to be ,

alo n e aware o f cert ain un spe ak able an d unkn own

mysteries Wh at Actors every where in theatres recite
.

a s a ctors i n t he most orname n ted to n es th a t t hey tr an s ,

 130 He a the n s le a r n e d t he i
r lo r e be o r e t he m s e l ve s di
f d .

B OO K witho ut the Plerom a th e y h ave pl a ced by co nj ect u re i

2 .
,
n the

pl a ce o f n o n e xiste n ce An d a s to their affirm ing th at

-
.

thing s here are the im ag es o f re al B eing s again most ,

evide ntly they s e t forth the O pinio n o f Democrit u s an d Pl ato .

F o r De m ocrit u s first s ays th at m an y a nd v ario u s fi gur es , ,

copied fro m the Un iverse desce n ded i nto this world Bu t , .

Pl ato agai n spe aks o f Ma tter an d the A rchetyp e an d G od -

, .

An d they fo ll owi ng them h ave styled his I de a s an d his

, ,

Ar chetype I m ag es o f the thin g s o n hi g h : un der this

,

ch ang e o f name bo a sting themsel ves to b e in ve n tors an d

fram ers o f the a fores aid im aginary fictio n .

4 .
A ga i n their s a yi ng th
,
a t the Fa bric a tor m a de t h e world
of pre e xisting m atter h a d been s aid b efore them by
-

God s An axag or a s E mpedocles an d Pl a to who a s o f co urse we

’
, ,
P o wer
are to un derst an d were them selves also i n spired by those
'

’
M en s M other M oreover th a t o f n ecessity e a ch thing .
,

withdr aws itself tow ards the m ateri als o u t o f which by their
a cco unt it w a s m a de an d th at G od is the sl ave o f this ,

N ecessity s o th at He c ann ot ad d i m mort ality to the mort al

, ,

n or bestow i ncorru ptio n o n the corr uptible b ut th a t every ,

perso n retires n i nto th at s ubst an ce which is akin to his

o w n na t ur e this both they affirm who fro m the Porch are ,

c alled S toics an d all a s m any a s —k n ow n ot G od whether

, ,

Poets o r other writers Who cherishing the s am e temper .

S u p ra p o f un belief h ave a ssi gn ed to them th a t are spirit ual their

.
,

proper co untry th at which is withi n the Plerom a 3 to the ,

merely anim al the middle sp a ce 3 an d to the corpore al th at

, ,

which is e arthl y 3 an d th at b eyo n d these limits they s a y

G od h ath n o power b ut th at e a ch o f the a fores aid kin ds o f ,

perso n s m u st retire towards the portio n s o f the s ame s u b

st an ce with him self .

5 . A gai n where a s they s a y th a t o u r S avi

,
o ur wa s m a de o f all
gg i
e a
f
ofi E o n s a
rll depositi ,
ng i n H im (so to spe a k ) the fl ower o f

l
’
their being they bring n othing n e w i n a dditio n to Hesiod s ,

f b e
a : Pan dor a F or wh at Hesiod s ays o f her these im ply
.
,

co n cerni ng o u r S avio ur bring ing Him i n for a kin d o f ,

T l l l
P an dora s a s tho u gh e a ch o n e o f the E o n s h a d bestowed
,

h e T ran s ato r gi v es w it hd w as an a tern ati v e t rans a ti on E

'1 ra s . .
 P y t ha g o r a s a li
he an d t he i
r . M a r r rel f er a ll t o nu m be r s . 131

on Him the best thi n g he h a d An d eve n th eir in dis c r im i .

n a te opi nion co n cern ing me ats an d other a ctio n s an d their ,

n otio n th a t n othing a t all c an pollute them bec au se o f their

hi gh ori g in e at they or do wh at they will these thing s they
, ,

h ave inherited fro m the Cyn ics b eing o f o n e an d the s ame

0
,

le agu e with the m An d frivolo u s t alk an d s ubtilty o f dis

.
,

p ut atio n bei ng of Ar istoteli an ori g in they try to bring in

, ,

to the Faith .

But a s to their n otio n o f tr an sl ating this wh ole world § 6

into cert ai n nu m bers they t ook it from the Pythag ore an s , la e . t

F or these l aid dow n nu mbers a s the first prin ciple o f all {fifi fiw
thing s h aving agai n a s their o w n prin cip l e the E ve n an d the
,
g o ras
O dd 3 o u t o f which they fra med by co nj ect ur e both se n sible
thing s an d thing s beyo n d se n se An d the o n e set they s aid .

were prin ciples i n the way of furnishing m a tter the other in ,

the w ay of Tho ught an d re al essence 3 o u t of which a s ori g in

a l eleme nts th ey s ay a ll is m a de u p a s a st a t u e o f its met a l ,
.

an d m o ulding s An d this they applied to a ll thing s with

.

o u t the Plerom a N ow by Pri n ciples i n the w ay of Tho ught

.

they me an t i n wh atsoever c a ses the min d t aking n ote o f

, ,

the obj ect which w a s first received i n to it g oes o n seeking ,

until we aried o u t it terminate in some o n e i n divisible thing .

M oreover the be g inn ing of all they s ay an d the s ubst an ce

, , ,

O f all produ ctive power is the Unit i e O n e ; an d a fter , , . .

,

this the D ua d an d the Tetra d an d the Pe nta d an d the ,

m anifold ori gi natio n of the rest A ll this word for word .

, ,

our me n s a y o f their Fuln ess an d Deep W h e n ce al so .

they strive to i ntrodu ce their co m binatio n s which procee d

o u t of absol ute Un ity 3 all which Mark bo a sti ng a s his
o wn tho ught he h a d discovered a s so m ething r ather n e w
, ,
’
ap art from others while he w a s setting forth Pythag or a s
,

way of produ cing the num b er F o u r a s the ori g in an d

mother o f all thing s
Tk
.

ri g
An d we Sh all s a y i n reply to them Wh ether d i d all ,
:

these before me ntio n ed with whose s ayin g s yo urs are nown to

-

l
th e
proved ide ntic al k n ow the tr uth o r n ot k n ow it S in ce if
, ,
A
ll
they k n ew it the desce n t o f the S avio u r i n to this world on e '

c
,

0
p d
o sse
i t T h e
eru i T ra n.s a to r t h u s t i v e E . .

ren ders b t gi v es i d as a n a tern a

u re e ve

K 2
 r kn o wle d e i n o r a n ce , t he i
1 32 The i g g r s to r
y wit hou t
p roo
f .

Bo o s 2 . wa ss u per flu o u s F o r to wh at en d did He come down ?

.

To bring th a t tr uth which w a s alr e a dy k n ow n within the

co gni zan ce o f the person s who k n ow it ? I f o n the other
h an d they k n ew it n o t h o w is it th at ye s ayi ng the s am e
, ,

a s these who k n ew n o t the Truth bo a st th at y e alo n e ,

h ave the k n owled g e which is above all which k n owled g e ,

they al s o h ave who are ign or an t o f G o d ? B y a sort o f

,

iro nic al co ntra diction the n they c all i gn or an ce o f the

, ,

m v i Tr uth
“
l Ti . . Kn owled g e : an d well s aith P aul
,
N ovelties i n ,
”
words belo nging to a false ki n d o f k n owled g e F o r their .

k n owled g e is in deed fo un d false Bu t if they sh amelessly .

rej oin hereto Th at me n in deed k n ew n o t the tru th b ut th a t

, ,

their M other o r the S eed o f the Father did by s u ch me n

, ,

also a s also by the Prophets decl are the mysteries o f the

, ,

Tr u th the F r amer o f the W orld k n owing n othi ng o f it 3 I

,

an swer first Th at the a fores ai d st atements were n o t s u ch

, ,

a s to be un derstood by n o o n e : f o r the me n themselves

k n ew wh at they S aid an d their disciples an d the S u ccessors
, ,

o f these An d seco n dly b e it either mother o r o ffspring

.
, ,

if they k n ew an d decl ared the s a ying s o f Truth a n d the ,

Father is Tr u th the n the S avio u r a ccording to them will

, ,

8 Ma tt . h a ve lied i n s a yin g N o m an ha t h kn o wn
,
t he F a t he r bu t
,
m 27
’
t he S o n F o r if He w a s k n own either by the M other o r by
'

.
,

her seed that s ayi ng Th at n o m an h ath k n ow n the Father

, ,

b u t the S o n is refuted : e x cept they s a y th at their seed o r

,

their M other is N o m a n .

§ 8 N o w th u s far by impressio n s u s ual with me n an d by

T h eir
8
, ,

are wo r d s st ateme n ts aki n to those o f m any who kn ow n ot G od there ,

h a s bee n a seeming pl au sibility i n their mode o f drawing

o ff cert ai n perso n s 3 they e n tice them by me an s to which ,

they h ave bee n u sed to their mode o f disco u rse o n all s u b

j
’
,
’
e c t s 3 setti ng forth a cert ai n ori g i n for G od s word an d f r o
Life doing m oreover a m idwife s p art to the prod u ctio n s
,

o f M i n d an d o f G od , Bu t i n wh at follows witho u t pl au si
.
,

bi li t y an d witho u t proof they h ave u ttered all lies fro m all

, ,

quarters Like those who to t ake so m e anim al throw

.
, ,

o u t the u s ual b aits an d me an s o f all u reme n t g e ntly e n ti ,

ci ng it by its wo nted kin ds o f food un til they t ake it 3 b u t ,

 1 34: Thi
n s he r e i
g m g
a e
f
o thi
n s t he r e , t he
g y sa
y

Bo o s 2 s u ch a s by their etymolo gy they m ay co nn ect with some

.

divin e a ssociatio n .

Bu t let u s ret urn to the a fores aid qu estio n of em ana tio n s .

1 .
A n d fir st let them g ive
, u s some s u ch a cco un t o f the e m an
E q iy a tio n o f E o n s a s n ot to to u ch u po n g ro un ds which be l o ng
ll u r
as t o t h e ,

f to the Cre a tio n F or these thing s they s a y c am e n ot in

giggi ng
O .
, ,
-

ran g e to being bec au se o f Cre atio n b u t Cre atio n bec au se of the m , .

m m
e s°
N either do they c all them the i m ag es o f presen t thin g s ,

b u t presen t thing s their im ag es A S therefore they a cco un t .

for the i m ag es by s aying th at the mo nth (8 g ) h a s thirty ,

. .

d ays bec au se of the thirty E o n s an d the d ay twelve ho u rs , ,

an d the ye a r twelve mo nths bec au se of the twelve E o n s ,

within the Plerom a an d wh atever o f like dot ag e they u tter

—
,

let them n o w g ive u s a like a cco un t of the em anatio n of

the E o n s why it took pl a ce so an d s o : an d why w a s the
,

first o f all the orig inal em anatio n a g ro up o f ei ght an d

, , ,

n ot of five or three o r seven or so m ethi ng limited by some

, , ,

other num ber ? An d why did te n E o n s em anate from the

W ord an d Life an d n ot more n or less an d again from the
,

Man an d the Church twelve whe n th ey too might h ave ,

proved m ore or fewer

2 . Th e W hole Plerom a agai n why is it i n three p a rts o f , ,

ei ght an d te n an d twelve an d n ot i n any other num ber

, , ,

besides these An d the divisio n too itself why is it m a de ,

i n to three an d n ot i nto fo u r o r five o r s ix o r some other

, , , ,

number witho ut refere n ce to any o f those nu mbers which

,

a ppert ai n to the Cre atio n co n spiring tow ards its h armo ny ,

( F or these they s a y a re older

,
th an those an d they,
o ug ht ,

to h ave a prin cip l e o f their o wn th at namely which is b e , ,

fore Cre atio n n ot th at which is copied from Cre atio n )

,
.

3 . A s for u s a sserting this h arm o n y co n cerning Cre atio n

, ,

w e me an th a t thi ng s are a dju sted by s u ch an d S u ch a pri n ci

ple o f order s u ch prin ciple being co nvenie nt for the thing s
,

th at are m a de But they n ot being able to alle g e any proper

.

c au se o f those e arlier res ults which are perfect in the m selves , ,

m u st n eeds fall in to e xtreme perple xity For where a s they .

a sk u s i n o ur su pposed i gn oran ce certai n qu estio n s co n

, ,

c ern in g t h e Cre atio n themselves being i n reply a sked the ,

 t hi
n s t he r e , wh
g y so a rr a n
g e d, t he y sa
y no t . 135

s am e qu estio n s co n cerning the Plerom a will either tell u s ,

o f s u ch thing s a s m e n a re l i a ble to o r will fall i n to disc o u rse

,

abo u t the h armo n y o f Cre atio n ; the l atter an swer being

o
irrelevant an d the former un s uit able to the m F or o u r
, .

qu estio n refers n ot to the h arm o ny o f Cre atio n n o r t ,

hum an affectio n s : b u t sin ce their Plerom a o f which they ,

sa
y the Cre a tio n is the im ag e is
,
o f ei g ht te n o r twelv
, e ,

forms we w an t them to co n fess th at it w a s m a de o f th at

,

fi gure by their Father witho ut c au se o r foretho ught an d ,

they will array Him in co n fu sio n if He m a de any thing

,

thu s irratio nal ly O r if o n the other h an d they will a flir m

.
, ,

’
that by the Father s Providen ce the Pl erom a w a s th u s p r o
’
du c e d for the Cre at i
,
o n s s ake He h aving well ordered by
,

me a s ure the being thereof ; it follows th at the Plerom a will

n ot h ave bee n m a de for itself b u t for the im ag e which wa s
,

a fterwards to e xist in the like n es s thereof Ju st a s the .

st atu e o f cl ay is n ot formed for its o w n s ake b ut for the ,

s ake of that which is to b e m a de o f bra ss o r g old or silver .

An d so the Cre a tio n will b e more ho n o u red th an the Plerom a ,

if for its s ake those hi gher being s were produ ced

Bu t if they will n ot a sse n t to either o f these st ateme n ts C H
.

,
AP
bec au se they will b e refuted by u s n ot being able to re n der
, 1 .

a re a so n o f the afores aid prod u ctio n o f their Plerom a they I G d ,

n o

Al y on e an
will b e drive n an d sh ut u p i nto a co n fe ssio n of s ome other sta y o r
order o f thing s above their Plerom a,m ore Spirit ual an d o f res t .

more absol ut e authority a ccording to which their Plero m a

,

wa s sh aped o u t F o r if the Fabric ator did n ot of himself

.

form the o u tline o f the Cre atio n s o an d so b u t a fter the figure

,

o f the thi ng s above from whom did th at s am e B eing whom

they c all Th e Deep who of co u r se wro ug ht o u t the Plerom a
,

fi u r —
to be of th at g e fro m whom did He receive the form o f
the thing s which were m a de before Him self ? Thu s the m in d
m u st either st ay itself upo n th a t G od Who m a de the wo r l d ,

th at o f His o wn power an d from H im self He received the

’
model of the W o r ld s form atio n : O r if a m a n o n ce swerve
fro m this there will b e always n eed of inquiry whe n ce He
, ,

Who is above the C r e ator ha d His p attern of the thing s

which are m a de 3 what w a s the nu m ber of e m anatio n s ,
 1 36 N o wa y f
o e s ca i
n
p g t hi i
s d i
fl cu lt ,
y

Bo o s 2 . an d what t he very archetyp al s ub st an ce But if t h e Deep .

h a d power o f himself to frame s u ch an d s u ch a n i m ag e for the

Plero m a why h a d n ot the Fabric ator ju st a s m u ch power of
,

him self to m ake the world i n the s ame w a y ? Aga i n there

fore [ I a sk ] I f the Cre atio n is an im ag e of those other e x
,

i s t e n c e s wh a t hi n ders o ur s ayi ng th a t those are i

,
m ag es o f
wh at is above them an d those above them agai n O f others
, ,

an d so to c a st o urse lves i nto e n dless i m ag es o f im ag es ?

This w a s the c a se with Ba s i lide s 3 who h avi ng falle n far
short of the truth yet tho ught to esc ape the a fores aid diffic ul
,

t y by an i n fi nite series o f thing s m a de i n t ur n by o n e

an other : a sserting a s he did 365 he ave n s fr am ed o n e by
an other i n the w ay o f s u cces sio n an d rese m bl an ce an d ,

the token o f them to b e the nu mb er o f d ays in the ye ar a s ,

we b efore s aid : an d over thes e the Virt u e which they c all

Unname able an d the order a dopted by the s am e Y et
,
.

n either s o did he avoid the s aid diffic ulty F or if y o u a sk .

hi m ,
When ce h a s that he ave n which is ab ove all from , ,

which in s u ccessio n he will h ave the others to b e m a de ,

whe n ce h a s it the p atter n o f its form atio n — h e will s a y ,

“ ”
F ro m the order which the Unnam e able o n e a dopted An d .

he will either s ay th at th e Unname able o n e m a de it o f Him

s elf o r he will be forced to allow th a t there is some other
,

power above Him fro m which his Unname able o n e received

,

this g re a t mo del o f the thing s which He h a th ordered .

H o w m u ch s a fer the n an d more a cc u r a te a t On ce from

, , ,

the be g inn ing to co n fess th at which is in deed tru e th a t

, ,

this G od the F ramer Who m a de s u ch a world is G od

, , ,

al o n e an d there is n on e b esides Him Hi m se l f of Hi m se l f

, ,

receiving the p atter n an d fi gu re o f the thing s which a re

m a de — th an to b e co m pel l ed i n very we ar in ess a fter s u ch ,

a r ang e an d ro un d o f im piety to settl e the min d u po n some,

o n e B ei ng an d to o wn th at o f Him is the form atio n o f

,

thing s m a de !

T F or i n tru th wh a t the V a l e n t i ni an s i m p u t e to u s s a y
’

h eir i ng th a t we “
ling er i n the lowest S eve n ”
a s tho ug h we
ch arg e f
o
,

rem ai ni n g r aised n ot o u r m i nd o n high n or perceived the thing s above

, ,
b l w
e o

m ust re b e c au se we do n ot receive their prodi gio u s t al k this very

 i

1 38 E o n s, n o t co -
e ss e n ti
a l wi
th f a the r , co r
p or ea l,

Bo o s 2 be older others yo ung er ? An d did they e m anate like

.
,

spi r its an d r ays of li ght si m ple an d uniform an d i n al l r e ,

s e c t s m u t ual l y e qual an d si m il a r : o r co m po un ded an d

p
di ffere n t from wan t o f rese m bl an ce i n their p arts ?
,

“ li e
3

t h eir f
k re a
Bu t n o w if e a ch o f the m wa s p r odu ced a s m e n are i n
l e fli
a
.

ca c
y an d by a birth of his o w n : the g e n er a tio n s
, ,

;ggafi of the Fa ther wi ll either be o f the s a m e s ub st an ce with

e
s

Hi
c
m an d l ike to H i
ble : I f
,
m w h o prod u ced the m 3 or if they b e
tl
ii
l
ig f o r fo un d unl ike we m u st n eeds co n fess them to b e of so m e
-

vs ,

tu a l :
other s ubst an ce A gai n if the prod u ctio n s o f the Father
.

are like Him w h o prod u ced them they w ill re m ain i m p a ssi ,

ble a s He is : b u t if they are o f some other s u bst an ce c a

, ,

a b l e of p a ssio n s whe n ce c a me this i n co ng r u o u s s u bst an ce

p
withi n th at Pleroma which is al l of In c orruptio n ? An d ,

moreover i n this w ay e a ch will be co n ceived of a s divided

,

fro m the other by a re al sep ar atio n a s me n are 3 n ot m in ,

gled n or united to g ether b u t with distin ct form an d defini ,

te
o utlin e an d a cert ain si z e will e a ch o f the m b e m ark e d o u t 3
a n d these a re properties o f body n ot of Spi r it Let them n ot ,
.

sa
y the n an y l o ng er th a t it is a spirit u a l Plero m a n or th a t ,

the m selves are Spirit ual : sin ce their E o n s l ike m e n sit , ,

fe a sting with their fa ther who is himsel f too of the like ,

fi gure 3 a fa ct disclosed co n cerning him by those who h ave

em anated fro m him .

4 I f again a s li ghts kin dled fro m an other li ght so the E o n s

.
, ,

are fro m the Word an d the W ord fro m the Mi n d an d the , ,

Min d fro m the Deep in the m ann er for e xam ple of t apers , , ,

kin dled from an other t aper 3 in o r i ginatio n perh aps an d i n

m agnitu de they wil l i n deed be sep ar ate fro m e a ch other b u t ,

b eing of the s am e s ubst an ce with H im from Wh om their

emanatio n be gan either they all re m ain i m p a ssive or their
, ,

P are n t also will sh are in wh at befall s the m E ve n a s th at t a .

per which is l ater i n being lit will h ave n o other li ght th an ,

th at which wa s before it F or which c au se also their li ghts .

when ble n ded h a ste n b a ck to their ori ginal unio n o n e o nly

, ,

li ght e n s uing the s ame which w a s also fro m the be ginning

, .

“
Bu t the terms yo un g er an d more an cie n t c an n either
be un derstood of the li ght itself (for the whole li ght is o n e ) ,
 i
f co -
es se n ti
a l,
f a the r to o i
g n or a n t an dp a ssi
b le . 1 39

n or o f the t apers which received the li ght (for these too i n

their m ateri al s ubst an ce are o f the s ame d ate for the t apers ,

are of o n e an d the s ame m ateri al ) b u t o nly o f the e n k i n dl i

n g ,

in th at o n e w a s lit a short tim e before an other ju st n o w ,

.

Th e repro a ch therefore implied i n s u ffering throug h i g n o 5 .

r an ce will either befall their whole Plerom a alike they b e ,

“
i ng of the s ame s ubst an ce 3 an d their first Father will be i n f ll o
9 55
a

the repro a ch o f i gn oran ce i e i gn oran t of Him self : o r all t h gh

ouio r
ou
, . .
,

the li ghts withi n the Plerom a will co n tinu e alike imp a s sive im p f . er ec

Wh e n ce the n c an an y s u fferi n g befall the yo ung er E o n ,

t’
if there is a Paternal Li ght o u t o f which all the li ghts are
,
ém
form ed which is by nat ure imp a ssive ? A n d how c an any 1
1323;
3 6
,

E o n a mo ng them be c alled yo ung er o r older whe n there ,

is b u t o n e Li ght appert aining to the whole Plerom a ? An d

sho u l d an y o n e c all them S t ars yet all will be fo un d p art a ,

king o f the s ame natur e F o r wh at if o n e s ta r di

i s
m “
fl
'

e r e th r o m
.
f .

a n o t he r s t a r i
n
g l or
y ? it is n ot i n qua lity n o r i n s ubst an ce ,

i n respect o f which a thin g is p a ssible o r imp a ssive : b u t

either all appert ai ning to the p aternal Li ght m u st b e ,

n at u r ally i m p a ssive an d un ch ang e able ; o r all with the ,

p aternal Li ght are b oth li able to s u ffering an d c ap able o f

, ,

w a sting chang es .

M oreover this s ame rule w ill hold s ho uld they s a y th a t ,

in
the em anatio n o f the E o n s ori ginates from the W ord a s ev er w y a

?1 m
br an ches from a tree 3 the W ord ha v mg h is g e n er atio n from :3
a

the Father whom they t al k o f F o r al l are fo un d to be o f

,
.

the s am e s ubst an ce with the Father difi e r in g from e a ch ,

other in m agnit u de o nly b u t n ot i n nat ure an d completing

, ,

the m agnit u de of the Fa ther a s the fi ng ers co m plete the ,

h an d I f therefore the Father is in s u ffering an d i gn oran ce

.
,

s o o f co u rse a re the E o n s who a re g e n er ated from Him .

But if it is impio u s to a scribe i gn or an ce an d s u ffering to the

Father of a ll h o w s a y they th at there w a s produ ced fro m
,

Hi m an E o n li able to s u ffering ?an d th at c alli ng the m ,

selves reli gio u s whi l e agai n st the very W isdom o f G o d

,

they devise the a fores aid im piety ?

Bu t if a s rays from the s u n s o they will s a y their § 7
, ,
o

Im p i o ss

E o n s h a d their prod u ctio n : they being all of the s ame b i t b t e a

 140 P a ssi
on t e zci
i s t, e a s ts i i
n
f a t he r a ls o .

Bo o s 2 s ubst an ce an d o f the s ame ori g in will either b e all c ap able

.
,

gfig ld
u
o f s u ff erin g to g ether ,
with H i
m who prod u ced them : o r
will all co ntinu e i m p a ssive F o r they c ann ot s u rely m ain
gee
l
.

imp as i v e t ai n th a t u po n s u ch prod u ctio n so m e wo u ld prove im p a s

s

sive so m e li able to s u ffering I f the n they s a y all are

,
.

i m p a ssive the m selves do away with their o w n a rgum e nt

,
.

F o r h o w did the yo ung er E o n s u ffer if all were i m p a ssive ,

I f again they s a y th at all sh ared i n this s u ffering a s some ,

dare to a ffirm th at it be gan fr om the W ord b u t w a s derived ,

Onward i n to W isdom 3 the n by referri ng the s u ff ering to the

W ord the M in d o f this their F irst Father they are co nvict
, ,

ed o f m ain t ain ing th at the M in d of the F irst Father an d

the Father too Hi m self w a s in s u ff ering F or the Fa ther o f .

all is n ot like some com po un d cre ature e x cl u ding M in d (a s ,

we h ave shewn before ) 3 b u t Th e Father is Mi n d an d Min d is ,

Th e Father I t follows therefore n ecess arily both that the

.

W ord which is fro m Him o r r ather the M in d itself being, ,

the W ord [ or R e a so n] Sho uld be perfect an d imp

an d th at those em anatio n s which are o f him b eing o f the ,

s ame s ubst an ce with himself sho uld be perfect a n d imp a s ,

sive an d co ntinu e always alike with him who prod u ced

, ,

them .

T t
u n ru
8

tl
.
I t co u ld n ot b e the n th a t the W ord b ei ng i n the
h e utter st ag e o f produ ctio n wa s i gn or an t o f the Father a s these
i
,
third ,

i th i
n e r te a ch F o r this m ay perh aps be tho ught prob able i n the
m
.

i l s, birth o f me n being they are O fte n i gn or an t o f their o wn

,

p are nts 3 b u t i n the W ord o f the Father it is alto g ether im

possible F or if being in the Father he h ath k n owled g e
.
, ,

o f Hi m i n W hom he is i e o f himself he is n ot i n o
, .
g .
, ,

r ant : an d the e m anatio n s which proceed from him b e ,

ing Virt u es of his an d always st an ding by him will n ot

, ,

b e i gn oran t o f him who produ ced them ; a s n either will

the r ays o f the S u n .

I t will n ot the n hold th at the Wisdom o f G od th at which ,

i s withi n the Plerom a b ei ng o f s u ch ori g i n bec ame li able

, ,

to s u fl e r mg an d un derwe n t s u ch i gn oran ce Tho ugh it b e

, .

possible th at the Wisdo m which is of Vale n tinu s h aving its ,

orig in from the Devil m ay fall i nto all kin ds of s u fl e iin g

,
'

,
 1 42 O ri i Ig n o r a n ce l, t he i
i
g n o
f a n d ev r
f a the r

BtheOOorigin in all thing s produce

.

2 W ord a s a blin d an d imper Hi

evi l
K .
, s o wn

o f feet it E
b ei ng i n His
on power
, a t o n ce to prod u ce th e
,

k n owledg e also the Father with ven a s ye

o f hi
m E sa
y
th a t Christ tho ugh be g otte n a fter the rest w a s however
, ,

produ ced perfect Mu ch more the n wo ul d the W ord which

.
,

is before him i n tim e be produ ced o f co u rse by the s am e ,

M in d in perfectio n an d n ot i n b l in dn ess N either wo ul d .

he i n his tur n p r odu ce E o n s b l in der th an him self till a t ,

l a st the W isdom yo u t alk o f g rowing co n tinually blin der

brought forth s o g re at a body o f evils .

A n d the c au se o f this mischief is yo u r Fath er : for ye

s a y th a t the g re a t n ess an d mi g ht o f the Fa ther a re the

c au ses o f i gn oran ce liken ing Him to a g re at Deep an d

, ,

g iving th at Nam e to Him the Fa ther W h o c ann ot b e ,

nam ed N o w if i gn oran ce is an e vil (an d yo u l ay it down

.

th at all evils fl o uri s hed therefrom) the n yo u by s aying th at

the c au se thereof is the g re at n ess a n d mi ght o f the Father ,

m ake Him o u t the fr amer o f evils F or y o u s a y th at the .

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circum st an ce o f o n e s n ot b eing able to co nte m pl ate His
g re at n ess is the c au se o f E vil Bu t n o w if it wa s im p o s
, .
“

sib l e for the Father to m ake Him self k n own from the b e
g inni ng to the thi ng s which He m a de : He co uld n ot b e
bl am ed a s being unable to re m ove the i gn oran ce o f those
who come after Him But if a fterw ards b ei ng s o mi n ded .
, ,

He h a d power to remove the i gn oran ce which h a d grown

with the series o f em anatio n s an d which h a d become im ,

pl an ted in the E on s mu ch rather i n the first in st an ce , ,

ha d He willed mi ght He forbid the e xiste n ce of the ig n o

,

r an ce which a s yet w a s n ot
, .

W herefore si n ce whe n He wo u l d He w a s reco gn i z ed n ot

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an d th a t b E o n s o n l y b u t a l so by these me n comi g a s they

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y ,
n ,

i g no ran c e did i n the l a st ti m es ; b u t from His unwillingn ess to be

s e rvm g to
n o go o d reco gni z ed fr o m the be g inning w a s unk n own : the c au se
. ,

o f the i gn or an ce by yo u r a cco un t is the will o f the Fa ther

, , .

I s a y I f He fores aw these res ults why did He n o t o f co urs e

, ,

c ut o ff their i g n or an ce b efore it took pl a ce which a fter ,

w ards a s tho ugh repen ting Himself He remedies by the

, ,

produ ctio n of Christ ? F or the s ame k n owled g e which by

 S o i
g n or a n t a l Vi
s do m , no wi
s do m .

Christ He communic ated to al l He w a s able to com m uni ,

c ate long b efo r e by the W ord who wa s also the fi r s t born ,

-

O f the O nly B e g otte n .

A gai n if foreseei ng these thi ng s He willed them the n

, ,

the works o f i gn oran ce e n du re for ever an d n ever p a ss ,

away F or the thing s whic h were do n e by the will o f

.

yo u r F irst Father m u st n eeds co nti nu e to g ether with His

, ,

will W h o s o decreed O r if they p a ss a way His will

.
,

m u st p a s s with them Who decreed the m to have being

, .

F o r a t wh a t poi n t did the E o n s ce a se le ar n ing an d a o

quire perfect k n owled g e ?wa s it the immen sity an d in c o m
.

prehen sibil ity o f the Father ?Why this k n owl ed g e they ,

mi ght h a v e before any p a ssio n s befell them 3 for the g re at

n ess o f the Father wo uld s u ff er n o disp arag eme n t tho ugh ,

o u r me n were aw a re fr om the first th a t He is i m me n se an d

i n comprehe n sible F or if thro ug h His imme n sity they

.

k n ew Him n ot yet bec au se o f His bo un dless Love He

,

o ught to h ave kept those b or n o f Him imp a ssive : si n ce n o

thing hi n dere d b u t it wa s r ather profit able to them to
, ,

h ave k n own from the be gi nn ing th a t the Father is immen se

an d i n co m prehe n sible .

A ga in how is it n ot fu tile their a ffirmi ng His very

, ,

Wisdo m to h ave bee n i n i gn oran ce a n d de g ra d atio n , ,

a n d p a ssio n ?which thing s a re forei g n an d co n tra ry to Wis

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a
h r
m o
do m they are n o affectio n s o f hers F or where is im pr o U wi . n s

d m o
vi gn or an ce o f e xpe dien cy there Wisdom is n ot
de n c e an d i , .
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“
Wherefore let them n o l o ng er c all Wisdom the E o n
”
which s u fl e r e d 3 either the nam e or the su ffering they
m u st g ive u p N either again let them c all the who l e
.

“ ”
Plerom a sp iritual sin ce this E o n h a d his st atio n
,

therein while in volved i n s u ch e ag er affectio n s a s n ot

, ,

eve n any co ur ag eo u s so ul m u ch less spirit ual s ubst an ce

, ,

m ay a dmit .

A n d how ag a i n co u ld an y I de a o f his g oing forth with 2 , ,

N o ti on
p a ssio n come to h ave a sep arate e xiste n ce ? F or an I de a
,
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is un derstood in rel atio n to so m e perso n b u t n ever will i g t h i

i i
r
lz
l
,
ea a
come to b e ap art by itse l f : the g ood Ide a displ a cing a n d su r d ,

swallowi ng u p the b a d o n e a s so un dn ess does in disposi ,

 144 C H R IS T sa
y s, S e e k ; the y, S e e k not .

B OO K 2 . tio n F or wh at w a s the I de a which preceded the p a ssio n ?

.

To se arch o u t the Father an d to co n sider His g re at n ess

,
.

An d wh a t w a s it a fterw ards co n vi n ced o f a n d the n recover ,

ed ?Th at the Father is in co m prehen sible an d un discover

able I t w a s n ot therefore a g ood thing its wishing to
.
,

k n ow the Father (an d there fore al so it w a s li able t o s uffer

ing ) : b u t after it wa s per s ua ded th a t the Father is b e
yo n d se arch an d wa s recovering Y e a th at very M i n d
,
.
,

which wa s seeking the Father ce a sed by the ir a cco un t to

’
seek any more u po n le arning the Father s i
,
n co m r e he n
p
Si
bili
ty .

H o w the n co uld an I de a, p arted [ from t h e mi n d] , co n

ce i
ve p a ssio n s , which were the m selves i n th eir t u r n a ffe c

ff ectio n t akes pl a ce towa rds some per

fggi tio n s of it F or an a
ry
g
‘

c
Lo r d s
’

tea h i n g
,
s o n : it c ann ot be n or l a st by itself a p art
.
,
Y e a this is n ot
’
o nly m c o n g r u o u s b ut also co n trary to o u r Lord s s aying
,
, .
,

S e e k a n d y e s ha ll fi nd F or t he Lord by se arching an d
.

fi n din g the Father completes His disciples to perfecti o n :

b u t th at Christ o f theirs who is above m a de the E o ns , ,

co m plete an d perfect by dir ecting them n ot to seek the

Father o n the gro un d th a t i h a s they mi ght l abo ur they
,
.
,

wo uld n ot fi n d Him An d themselves i n deed they c all.

perfect i n having fo un d (a s they s a y ) that Deep o f theirs 3

b ut their E o n s in being co nvin ced th a t he whom they
s o ught a fter w a s un se arch able .

§ An I de a the n n ot being c ap able o f sep ar ate e xiste n ce

, ,
Th e "

do m e witho u t an E o n they i ntrodu ce agai n a yet g re ater false

,

f t d
u e
hood co n cerni ng the Pa ssio n of the s ame p arting this o ff
°

i n its t ur n with a re al sep aration an d m aint aining it to b e ,

the s ub st an ce of Matter A s if G od were n ot Li ght a s if .

n o Word were a t h an d with power to e xpose them an d

overturn their wickedn ess F o r o f co urse wh atever any .

E o n perceived by tha t it wa s a ffected an d wh at it w a s

, ,

a fl e c t e d by th at it also perceived : an d the I de a o f the

,

E o n i n their view w a s n othing else th an its a ffectio n a s ,

it wa s devising ho w to comprehe n d the In comprehen sible ,

an d s u ch an a fl e ct io n w a s the I de a o f the E o n : occ a sio n ed

by it s perceptio n o f impossibilities Ho w the n co u l d the .
 146 Thr o u g h s e ar ch t he y p e rf e cte d, t he E on m arr ed

BbriOOngs K 2 . to Him 3 this co uld n ot c au se i gn oran ce

h ave h old o f ,

n ot l o ss
n o r p a ssio n an d th a t i n a spirit ual E o n b u t r a ther p er
fi n di g n ,
, ,

f e ct ion an d i nviol ability an d tru th F or n either do they

, , . ,

being me n thinking deeply o n Him W h o is before them

, ,

an d ju st l ayi ng hold a s it were of Him i n His perfectio n ,

a n d est ablished i n the k n ow l ed g e o f Him Spe a k of them , .

s elves a s being in any feel ing o f a sto nishme n t b u t r ather ,

i n the a ck n owled g m en t an d att ainm e nt o f Tru th Y e a an d .

,

they s a y th at the S aviou r did therefore tell Hi s Di sciples ,

S e e k a n d y e s ha ll f i
n d th at they mi g ht s eek o u t Him whom
,

they have fei gn ed i n their fan cy above the F r amer o f all , ,

t h e i n e xp res sible Deep An d they will h ave themselves to .

b e perfect bec au se by se arching they h ave fo un d Him th a t

,

is perfect tho ugh they b e yet o n e arth Bu t him wh o is

,
.

within the Plerom a an E o n alto g ether spirit ual s an k , , ,

down they s a y i nto some c alamity by seeking the F irst

, , ,

Father an d e n de avo u ring to b e bro u ght withi n His gre at

,
’
n ess an d desiring to h ave comprehe n sio n o f the Fath er s
,

Tr u th : an d the c al am ity w a s o f s u ch a nat u re th at h a d ,

h e n ot falle n i n with the Virt u e which co n firms all thing s ,

3
3 f Li
c b he wo uld h ave bee n melted i n to the g e n er a l m a ss o f bei ng
. . ,
i ii 2 an d utterly do n e aw ay with
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.

7 This is fr an tic pres um ptio n an d b elo n g s to m e n absol u te

h ey f
.
,

l
a
b l t h at
e ly w an ti ng i n all tru e un derst an ding Th a t this E o n i s .

t h e se f better an d elder th an they are themselves by their o wn

sam e , ,

t hi n g is rule co n fess s aying th a t th ey are the co n ceptio n of the

th eir g ai n ,
,

th eir I de a o f th at E o n who s uffere d : s o th at this E o n is the

g ran d
sire s father o f their mother i e their gr an dfather An d while
’

b ane
. . .
, ,

to the l atter the g ran dchi l dren by se arching o u t the

, ,

Father tru th res ults an d perfection an d a ss ur an ce an d

l
, , , ,
4 fl xi up urific atio n from corr uptib l e m atter (so they s a y ) an d r e
4
bi i
co n ciliatio n with the Father : to their g ran dsire o n the co n
t r a r y this very i nqui ry brought i gn oran ce an d p a ssio n an d
s h u dderi ng an d fe a r an d a sto n ishme n t : of which als o they

s a y proceeded the s ub st an ce o f m a tter A ccordingly the .

,

se arch an d i nvesti ga tio n o f the perfect Father an d the ,

o
desire o f comm unic atio n an d unity wi th Him is by their ,

a cco un t a thing wholes ome to themselves b u t t the E o n ,

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from whom they h ave th eir very birth it w a s t h e c a u se o f ,

dissol u tio n an d perditio n H o w is all this other th an a h

.

o
surd an d fu tile an d irr atio nal ? an d s u ch a s a sse n t to it
, , ,

truly blin d an d u sing blin d guides ju stly fall i

,
nt t he ,
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deep o f i gn or an ce be n e ath .
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An d wh a t sort o f t alk is i r s o c alle d S ee d ? C

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th at it w a s co n ceived by their M other o n represe n ting to '

he rself the An g els which belo ng t o the S avio ur sh apeless Th , , ?e

an d witho u t form an d imperfect ; an d lod g ed with the figfi d

,
‘
se e

F r amer o f the W orl d with o u t his k n owled g e that b eing ref ut e d ,

sown by his me an s i n the so ul which w a s from hi m it ,

mi ght receive perfectio n an d form .

o
In t he first pla ce o n e m ay s a y th a t these An g els which ,

belong to their S avio u r are i mperfect with u t fi gu re o r ,

form ; si n ce that sort o f t hi hg w a s pro du ce d o n c o n c e p

o
tio n after their ki n d .

o
An d n e x t a s to their s aying th at t h e F r amer o f t h e w rl d
, 2 ,

o
k n ew n o t f the lod gme n t o f the seed i n himself n or agai n L O n o t ,
ur
RD

the so wing o f it i n m a n which took pl a ce by him : it is a unm i n d

f l f u o
futile an d empty word in c ap able o f an y proof F or h o w th em i
, . n

w a s h e i gn or an t o f it if t h e s ame seed h a d an y s ub st an ce E
, lfin
an d quality o f its o wn ? To b e s u re if it w a s witho u t s u b ’g n n S
,

st an ce o r q uality i n othin g he w a s o f co urse ign oran t

, .
,

o f it . Bu t thing s which h ave an y motio n o r quality of

their o wn o r differe n ce i n respect o f an y he a t o r velocity
, , , ,

o r sweet n es s o r bri ght n ess

, c ann ot b e hidde n eve n from
,

me n wh en they e xist amo ng me n far less from the F ramer

, ,

o f this Un ivers e Go d 3 alth o ugh He m ay w ell b e i gn or an t

,

o f t h e seed they t alk o f void a s it is o f all u sefu l quali

,

ties a n d of all re al e n er g y an d b ein g absol utely n othing

, ,
.

An d with a view to this the Lord Himself appe ars to me

to h ave s ai d Eve r y idle w o r d tha t m a n s ha ll sp e a k the y ih
, , ,

36
.

x n
s ha ll iv e a cco u n t t h f in t he da y of ju dgm e n t : i e
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er e o
g . .
,

all s u ch perso n s who n o w po u r their i dl e dis co ur ses into

,
’
me n s e ars shall b e prese n t i
, n the ju d g me n t to gi ve an ,

a cco unt o f their vain co nj ect ures an d lying s agai n st Go d : ,

o o
o f their s ayi ng eve n th a t whi l e themselves bec au se o f t he
, ,

s u b st an ce f th at seed reco gni z e the spiritu al Pler m a

, ,

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 148 It co u ld n o t p r o du ce bo th kn o w le dge a nd i
g n o r a n ce .

Bo o s 2 the m an who is withi n Shewing them the tru e Father (for t he

.

nat ur al m an they s ay n eed s to be first t aught thro ugh the

, ,
-

s e n ses ) ; the Ma ker o f the world o n the other h an d eve n

whe n receiving i nto himself the whole o f this seed lod g e d ,

th ere by his M other k n ew n othi ng at all abo u t it n o r h a d

, ,

any se n se o f the thing s which belo ng to the Pl erom a .

Thi f An d th a t they themselves a re spirit ual bec au se a cer

fit
,
i ’
ter m a n: t ai n p article o f the Father s e n tire nat u re is lod g ed i n
e
it)
"
their so u l they h avi ng their so uls o f the s ame s ub st an ce a s
,

the F r amer o f the W orld by their o wn a ccoun t 3 while he , ,

having o n ce for all received the e n tire see d from his mo

ther an d ret ai ning it i n him self co ntinu ed merely an im al
, ,

i n his nat ure an d h a d n o un derst an ding a t all o f the hi gher

,

o rder o f thing s which these me n bo a st that themselves

,

u n derst an d while yet o n the e art h — h o w is n o t this b e

?
yo n d every thing irratio nal S urely to im ag in e th at o n e ,

an d the s ame seed co m m unic ated to their so uls k n owled g e

an d perfectio n b u t to the G od Who m a de them ig n o
, ,

r an ce this belo ng s to me n truly fr an tic an d alto g ether

, ,

deprived o f un derst an ding .

4 An d this is agai n a most empty s ayi ng o f theirs th at i n ,

i nthis its lodging this a fores aid seed receives form an d in

cre a se an d becomes prep ared to a dmit the perfect rea so n
, .

F o r so the mix t ure o f m a tter which they s a y h a d its being ,

from i gn oran ce an d dec ay will prove meeter an d b etter ,

for that p urpose th an w a s the Pater nal Li ght they spe ak

,

O f si n ce th a t which w a s bor n a fter the co n templ a tio n o f

,

this l atter w a s witho u t form an d sh ape b u t from the for ,

mer it received re gul arity an d fi gure an d g rowth an d

.
, , ,

c o m plete n ess F o r if the li ght fro m the Plerom a c au sed

.

the spirit ual being to have n either form n o r fi g u r e P n o r si z e

o f its o wn 3 b u t the desce n t hither a dded all thes e t hing s

unto it an d led it to p e rfectio n the ab ode here which they

, , ,

a lso c all d ark n es s will b e m a de o u t m u ch more e ffi c a cio u s

,

a n d profit able th an w a s the p a ter na l L i,

ght they spe ak o f .

An d h o w is it n ot ridic u lo u s to s a y th at while their M other ,

wa s in d ang er o f almost choking an d within a very littl e

These l
.
,

P t wo w o r d s f r o m t h e Ar u d e n Ms are a dd e d fr om e d
. . H arv ey . E .
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ve s n ob li
i ty .

Bo o s 2 . liken ess an d im ag e o f t he An g els b ut f t h e

have t h e , o
so u ls in whom it is a ctually for med : a s water p ut i nto a
vessel wi l l have the form o f th at vessel an d i f it g o o n to ,

free z e th erei n will h ave the fi gure o f the vessel in which it

,

fro z e : sin ce o u r sou l s them selves h ave the fi gure o f the

body ; for they are fitted to the s ame a s to a vessel : a s
w e s aid before I f th e n the a fores aid seed too receives
.

co n siste n cy an d form here it will b e the fi gure of a m an , ,

’
it wi ll n ot have An g els form How the n is that S ee d after .

o
t he i mag es o f An g els which is sh aped i n t he like n ess ,

f me n ? An d bei ng spiritual wh at n eed h a d it to come ,

down into the fl esh ? F or the fl esh i n deed n ee d s th at which

i s spirit ual ( i e if it is to be s aved ) i
. .
,
n O rder t be s an c o
2 C or. Vti fi e d an d p urified thereby an d for t h e mort al to be s w a l
.
,

lowed u p of immort ality : b u t t h e spirit ual h a s n o n ee d a t

a ll o f the t hi ng s which a re h ere F or w e d o n ot improve .

it b u t it improves u s
,
.

§ 7 . An d yet more evide n tly i r disco u rse abo u t their

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seed proved false an d m a y b e see n t h,ro ugh by any o n e ,

i n their s aying th at those so uls which h ave the seed from ,

e xp o se d their M other become better th an the rest for which c au se

,

also they are ho n o ured by the F ramer of the world an d ,

rank a s Prin ces an d Ki ng s an d Priests

, F or if this were , .

tru e o f co urse C ai aph a s first the Hi gh Priest an d A nna s

, , , ,

an d the other Chief Priests an d Doctors o f the La w an d

Pri n ces o f the people wo uld h ave believed o u r Lord h a ste n
, ,

i ng to a ck n owledg e th at kin dred : a n d b efore the m eve n ,

K ing Herod Bu t si n ce n eith er he n or the chief Priests

.
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n o r the r u l ers n or di sti ngu ished o n es o f the people r an to

Him b u t co ntrariwise those who s a t be gging i n the ro a ds
, ,

the de af an d blin d an d trampled o n an d despise d by all

, ,

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se a m o n g y o u , n o r n o b le , n o r br a ve 3 bu t the de s
s e d t hi
i n s
f o t he w o r ld Go d ha th cho s e n it follows, th a t
p g
’
s u ch so uls were n ot b etter bec au se o f the seed s lod gi ng

w ithi n n o r were they o n th at a cco un t h o n o ure d by the

,

Maker o f the W orld .

§ 8 . N o w for the we ak n ess an d in co ng r uity an d also the

, ,
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futility o f their r u le wha t h ath bee n s aid is s ufficie nt : R e fu t

, ,
a
ti on f a o
there be ing n o n eed (a s the s aying is ) to drink u p al l the p ar t
.

if
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s e a i n order to co n vi n ce o n e s self th a t its w a ter i s s alt
,
.

Bu t it is a s if there were a st at u e o f cl ay with a colou red

s urfa ce to m ake the cl ay a cco unted g old : whoever will t ake to b e
,
co r
m pt
any little portio n O f it an d l ay it ope n an d shew it to b e
, ,

clay will rid the e nqu irers a fter tru th o f the false n otio n :
,

s o we too analysing n o sm all p art b u t those he a ds whic h

, ,

a re the very pri n cip al m atters of their rule h ave e xhibite d ,

to all b u t those who wish to b e led k nowingly i nto error ,

wh at guilt an d frau d an d i n sidio u s n ess an d fat a l te n de n

cy be l o ng s to the school o f the V ale n ti ni an s an d o f t he ,

rest o f the Heretics a s m any a s de al a miss with t h e

,

Dem iu rg e i e the F ramer an d M aker o f this un iverse

,
. .
, ,

W ho is i n fa ct the o nly G od we h ave shewn h o w their

w ay is to be refuted .

F or who th at hath un derst an ding an d t hat to u ches t he 9 , .

truth ever s o little will e n dure them s aying th a t there is

, ,

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W ord o f Go d whom also they affirm to h ave bee n pro rini
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du ce d i n i nferi o rity 3 an d an other Christ who they s a y wa s ,

m ade with the Holy Ghost later th an the other E o n s ;

, ,

an d an other S avio u r who is n ot eve n o f the Fath e r o f

a ll b u t is co n trib u ted to an d p u t to g ether by those E o n s
,

who were m a de i n in feriority an d w a s produ ced by a kin d ,

o f fat al ity bec au se o f their l ow est ate 3 s o th a t h a d the E o n s

,

n o t bee n i n i gn or an ce an d i n feriority by their a cco u n t ,

n either wo uld Christ h ave em anated n or the Holy Ghost , ,

n or the Power o f O rder n or the S avio u r n or the An g els , , ,

n or their M other n or her seed n or the rest o f the fr aming

, ,

o f the world b u t all h a d bee n deserted an d destit u te o f s o

,

m any b l essing s N ot o nly therefore do they de al ir r e lig i

.

o u s ly with the Cre ator c all i ng Hi m the o ffspri ng o f dec ay

, ,

b u t also with Christ an d with the Holy Ghost s aying that ,

Dec ay c au sed them to b e produ ced 3 an d th at the S aviour

a s well c ame a fter dec ay Y ea w h o c an be a r the rest o f .
,

their futile t alk which they cunningly e n de avo u r to a dapt

,
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15 2 E on s p a s s i
on, J u da s cr i
m e, not p ar a lle l .

BO O K 2 to t he Parables whereby they h ave perverted both th em

.
,

s elves an d s u ch a s believe them i nto very g re a t impiety ?

C AP R M oreover that they bring into their device the p arable s

.
,

an d a cts o f the Lord improperly an d in co ng ru o u sly we ,

1
T hey proceed to shew Thu s they try to in dic ate the a ffe c .
,
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él g gl
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s
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tio
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n w hich they,
s a
y befell the twelf t h on by the f a ct ,

an d that the S avio u r’s Pa ssio n wa s bro ught abo u t by the

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pre a ched b ut for o n e ye ar from His Baptism Ye a an d .

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they s a y it w a s evide n tly si gnified i n the wom an wi th

a n is s u e o f blood : s i n ce the wom an s u fl e r e d twelve ye ars
'

,
’
a n d to u chi ng the hem o f o u r S a vio u r s garme n t obt ai n ed ,

he alth by th a t virt u e which we n t o u t o f the S avio u r an d ,

which they s a y hath the first pl a ce F o r the virtu e which .

S u ffered i n th a t it w a s dr awn o u t an d fl owing aw ay i n to

,

imme n sity s o a s to b e i n d ang er o f dissolutio n i n its w hole

,

being wa s staid an d ce a sed from its s u fl e r i

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, ,
n
g whe n it ,

ha d to u ched the first quater nio n [ o f E o n s ] which is s i g

“ ”
ni fi e d by the Hem o f His Garme n t .

2 N o w a s to this their a ssertio n th at the p as sio n o f t h e

.
, ,

T h eir twelfth E o n is i n dic a ted by Ju d a s 3 h o w c an J u d a s be a d apt

f a n tas y
ah nt e
ed to this co m p ariso n seei ng he wa s c a st o u t o f the twe lfth
hli
l as

ld t st a tio n an d n ot restored to his o wn pl a ce ? F or the E o n

s no ,
,

whereof they s a y J u da s is the type wa s restored o r rec all , ,

ed a fter its Con ceptio n ha d bee n p arted o ff from 3 it b u t

,

Ju da s w a s deposed an d c a st o u t an d Matthi a s ordain ed i n ,

P c i x 8 hi
s. s pl a ce
. . a s it is writte n a n d his Bis hop r ick le t a n o the r
, ,

t a ke They o ught therefore to s a y th a t the twelfth E o n

.
,

w a s c a st o u t O f the Plerom a an d an other prod u ced o r ,

emitted in his pl a ce 3 if he is at all si gnified by Ju da s An d .

a gai n this s ame E o n , they s a y s uffered b u t Ju d a s they

, , ,

s a y is the tr a itor N ow i t w a s C H R I S T Who by s u ffering

.

c ame to His P a ssio n n ot Ju da s 3 a s the m selves co n fess , .

Ho w co uld J u da s the n the betr ayer o f Him Who h a d to ,

S u ffer for o u r s alv a tio n b e the type an d im ag e of the E o n

,

W h o s uffered

§ 3 Bu t n eit h er is t h e p a ssio n Of Christ like the p a ssio n of

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.

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8
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ca l i
n co r r e s o n de n ce
p .

Bo o s 2 . e t h,
for n o t twelve E o n s o nly a s by this a cco unt were , ,

prod u ced by the will o f the Fa ther n o r did he em anate ,

the twelfth i n order si n ce they a cco un t him to h ave em a

,

n a t e d i n the t hi rtieth pl a ce Ho w the n c an J u da s b e .

,

i ng twelfth i n order b e type an d im ag e o f the E o n who

,

i s i n the thirtieth pl a ce ?

5 .
I f aga i n they sa
y th a t J u d a s perishi ng w a s a type of the
’
E o n s Co n ceptio n n either in this w a y will the Type resem
,

ble the Tru th to which it appert ai n s F o r the C o n ceptio n .

,

they s a y h aving bee n severed from the E o n w a s after

, ,

w ards itself p u t in form by C hrist an d th e n m a de w ise by ,

the S avio ur an d havi ng framed all thing s witho u t the

,

Plerom a a fter t he p attern o f thos e which are within w a s ,

fi nally receive d b a ck i n to the Plerom a an d after the m an ,

n e r o f the oth er p airs united to th a t S avio ur who w a s ,

c ompo un de d of them all Wh ere a s Ju d a s o n ce e xpelled

.
, ,

n ever ret u r n s i nto t h e nu mber of the Disciples else wo u l d ,

n ot any other be recko n ed i n his pl a ce An d t h e Lord a l .

8 Ma tt
. s o s aid o f h i
. m W o e t o t ha t m a n by w ho m t he S o n of Ma n
,
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s ha ll be be tr a y e d 3 an d Go o d we r e i
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t f o r t ha t m a n
, he ha d n o t
be e n bo r n ; an d He c alled hi m The s o n of p e r di tion But
, .

if they s a y J u d a s is n o t a type o f the Co n ceptio n sep ar a

,

ted from the E o n b u t o f the affectio n co nn ected there

,

with 3 n either s o c an t he number twelve b e a typ e o f

thing s which i n nu mber are three F o r i n the o n e c a se .

Ju da s wa s c a st o u t an d Matthi a s or dain ed i n his pl a ce ;

b u t i n the other c a se they s a y t h e E o n wa s i n d an g er o f
di ssol utio n an d of perishi ng an d its Co n ceptio n an d the , ,

—
a fores aid affectio n 3 for they sep arate the Co n ceptio n too ,

a s somethi ng e ntirely disti n ct from the a fores ai d a ffectio n 3

an d they m ake it o u t th at while the E o n is restored the ,

Co n ceptio n a c quires form b u t the Affectio n s evered from , ,

these becomes Matter These the n b eing three the E o n

, .
, ,

I me an the C o n ceptio n an d the Aff ectio n Ju da s an d Mat

, , ,

thi a s bei ng b u t two c ann ot be the Type o f them

, , .

C A R P. Bu t if they s a y tha t the twelve Apostles are the typ e of

x

fi : t h at em anatio n o nly o f twelve E o n s which proceeded from

, ,

If t h 1 2 t h e Ma n an d t h e C hu rch 3 let them for a type o f the other

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ten E on s who a s they s a y were pro du ce d by t h e Wor d Ap o s t e s

, , , l
an d t he Life e xhibit to u s some oth er Apostles to the
, ,

n u m ber o f t e n F o r it were unre a so nable tha t while those £3?

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E o n s which are yo ung er a n d S O fa r in ferior are in dic ated
, ,

by t he S a vio u r i n His Electio n o f the Apostles th se who s o m e ,

m g mg
are elder an d therefore better s h o ul d wan t t he like prev1 ifi d b y , n e

o u s i n dic atio n of th emselves : wh ere a s the S avio u r (if He t h e 70

a t all chose t he Apostles with t he view o f i n dic ating by

them t he E o n s which a re i n the Plerom a) mi ght choose
some other ten also for Apostles an d b efore them again ,

ei ght others by wa y o f i n dic ating th at prin cip al an d firs t

,

O g do a d by the nu mb er of His Apostles th u s m a de t y

, ,

p i ca l
r
x x x x x F or a fter t h
. e twelve A postles o u r
Lor d w e fi n d se n t seve nty others b efore Himself : b u t S Luke
, ,
.

seve nty c ann ot be t he typ e either o f eig ht o r o f te n o r o f , ,

thi rty Wh at th e n is the re a so n th at while the i n ferior

.
,

E o n s a s I s aid b efore a re i
,
n dic a te d by the Apostles t h e
, ,

better sort o u t o f whom these were themselves m ade have

, ,

n othing to p r e fig u r e t h em ?Y e a an d if the twelve A po stles ,

were therefore electe d th at by them the number o f the ,

twelve E o n s mi ght be si gnified ; the seve nty also o ught to

h ave bee n elected for a fi gure o f some seve n ty E o n s : let
them a ccor dingly s a y th at the E o n s have arri ved a t the
n u mber n ot o f thirty b u t o f ei g hty two F or He W ho .

m akes His Electio n o f Apostles a fter the p atter n o f the

E o n s in the Plerom a wo uld n ever do s o i n the c a se o f som e
,

b u t n ot of others b u t thro ugh the whole comp any of Apos

,

tles woul d h ave e n de avo ured to keep the i m ag e an d e xhibit

t h e type of the E o n s wh o a re i n the Plerom a .

o l
Bu t n either m u st w e b e Sile n t co n cerning Paul b u t § 2 ,

mu st g et them t tell u s o f which of t he E o n s th a t APO S _ E i s

]:

tle wa s s e t fo rth to u s fo r a type : e x cept y o u will s a y I t ,

wa s t h e S avi o u r they t alk o f a s a compo un ded B eing who , ,

is m a de u p of a gatherin g from all whom also they de n o m i i ,

gg a
n ate Al l bec au se he is m a de u p o f all
, O f whom Hesiod p o e t s .

Tc c
also the Poet h ath g ive n a bril li an t descriptio n naming
, ,

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h e wo r d s p it o sten d ere n e q u e th e p r op o se d em en d ati n d oes n o t g o
l
,

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o ss o
se un da de a de are h ere e f t t f to e xp ain th e m
u n ran s ar
a te d h e y are ev i d e nt y c o rrup t d
.

.
,
an
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The y m i ah s
p ro
p hec
y .

Bo o s 2 . Pan dora i e the Gift o f all bec au se all o f them l o dg

hi
m , . .
, ,

ed in him the best thing they h a d to g ive In which his .

“
tory this is the co ur s e o f thing s : Herm es (so the Greek
words r un ) est ablished withi n them words o f cr a ft an d a
”
g u ileful tem per to sedu ce the foolish am on g m e n an d
,

m ake the m believe their devices F or their mother i e .

,
. .
,

L atona secretly stirred them u p (whe n ce also s h e w a s

,

c all ed Leto a ccording to the si gn ific atio n o f the G reek

wor d from her secretly moving me n ) to u tter wi

,
tho u t the ,

k n owled g e o f the Cre ator deep mysteries an d un spe ak able ,

t o me n who h a d i tching e ars An d n ot by Hesiod o nly did .

their mother co ntrive th a t this mystery sho uld b e u ttered ,

b ut also by Pin dar the Lyric Poet very cleverly to hide , ,

it from the Cre a tor i n the c a se o f Pelops whose fl esh , ,

w a s c u t in pieces by his father an d gathered u p fro m all ,

the g ods an d bro ught to g ether an d reco n str u cted In this ,

.

w a y s h e s i gnified P an dor a An d from this their mother.

those h arde n ed perso n s derivi ng the s ame st ateme nts a s

CH
XX
APII the Greeks a re o f the s ame sort an d spirit a s they
.

Bu t t h a t the
,

whole o f their doctri n e a bo u t the n u mber

.

ll
.

§ l .
T hi r ty fails an d th
,
a t obvio u sly si n ce by their a cco un t ,
V ai n y
sometimes f e w an d sometimes more E o n s are fo un d i n the
th e y m i t
‘

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t o on e Pleroma 3 this we h ave shewn There are n ot the n thirty
ear 0 11 1
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.

ord’
3 E o n s n or did the S av io u r a t the ag e o f thirty come to
,

Baptism th at He mi ght si gnify their thirty silen t E o n s :

,

otherwise they will h ave first of all to sep ar ate Him i n His
o wn Perso n an d c a st Him o u t o f t h e Plerom a
,
Bu t they .

sa
y th a t He s u ffered i n the t w elfth mo n th th u s m a k ing ,

Hi m pre a ch o n e ye ar o nly a ft er His Baptis m : an d they try

2 to co n firm this
o u t o f the Prophet 3 for it is writte n To
'

r o cla i h e a cce te d h e Lo r d a n d t he da
p m t p y ear o
f t y f o r e ,

c o mp e n s e ; ) s o truly blin d are they who s a y they h ave ,

discovered the ob scu re thing s o f Th e Deep yet un derst an d ,

n o t t he a ccep t a ble y e a r of t he L o r d spoke n o f by I s ai ah ,

n o r t he da y of r e co mp e n ce F o r the Prophet sp ake n ot o f

.

a d ay having the sp a ce o f twelve h o u rs n o r o f a ye ar ,

h avin g the me a s u re o f twelve mo n ths F or the Prophets .

themsel ves co nfess th at they sp ake m any thing s in p ara

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158 O a r Lo r d s P a s s o ve r s .

Bo o x 2 . twelve mo n ths b u t the whole tim e of faith uring which

, , d
m e n he a r the pre a chin g an d believe an d those who j oin ,

themselves to the Lord become a ccept a ble u n to Him .

3 An d o n e may g re atly wo n der how whi le they s ay they,

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1 h ave fo u n d the deep thin g s of Go d they h a ve fa iled to ,

se a rch o u t in the G ospels how often a t the time of the

,

P a ssover the Lord a fter His Baptism wen t u p to Jer u s alem ,

a ccordi n g to the cu stom which the Jews h a d of a ssembling

every ye ar from the w hole co u n try at Jeru s alem an d there ,

celebra tin g the Pa sch al fe a st da y An d first when He -

.
,

m a de win e o u t of wa ter in C ana of Galilee He wen t up to ,

s Jo, h n the Pa sch a l fe a st day ; when also it is written Th a t m a n y ,

ii 23
be lie ve d in Hi m se ei t he s in s whi ch He di d a s Joh
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n
g, g n ,
’
the Lord s disciple men tion s Then ce again withdr awin g
.

Himself He is fo u n d i n S am ari a where H e w a s both dis ,

p u tin g w ith the S am a rita n wom an a n d cu red in His a b ,

’
Ib i
v 50 . . . sen ce the Cen t u rion s s o n with a word s ayin g 0 0 thy s o n , , ,

live t h
. An d a fter this ag a in the seco n d time He wen t u p
to the fe a st o f the P a ssover to Jeru s alem when He cu red ,

the p ara lytic who w a s lyi n g by the p ool thirty eight y e ars
, ,

v, 8 ,
bid din g him rise a n d t a ke u p his bed an d walk a n d
, , .

1b , v i ,
agai n dep arti n g from then ce o ver the se a of Tiberi a s ,
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whither also a g re a t mu ltitu de h avin g followed Him He ,

d
s atisfied that whole comp a n y with five lo a ves a n d there ,
’
re m ai n e twelve b a skets fu ll of fra gmen ts La stly when .

He ha d r aised Laz a ru s from the de a d a n d a con spira cy ,

Ib . xi
. 54. wa s m a de by the Ph a risees H e withdrew i n to the city of
,

Ephra im ; a n d the n ce s i ze da s befo r e t he P a s s o ve r it is

1b . i1
xi . . y , ,

written tha t He ca m e t o Be tha ny an d from B etha n y wen t ,

u p to Jeru s alem an d a t e the Pa ssover an d su ffere d o n the

, ,

follo win g d ay N o w tha t these three times of the Pa ss

.

over are n o t o n e ye ar alon e every perso n whatever will,

co n fess An d the very mo n th too wherein the P a ssover

d
.

is celebr ated wherein also the Lor s u ff ered is n o t the

, ,

twelfth b u t the first which if they kn ow n o t bo a stin g a s

, , ,

they do th a t they kn ow all they m ay le a rn it of Mos es

, .

d
Their explic atio n therefore both of the ye ar an d of the
twelfth mo n th is proved fals e an they m u st either rejec t
,
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their o wn explic a tio n or the Gospel : else how did the ,

d
Lord pre a ch for o n e ye a r on ly ?
Th e fa ct is bein g thirty ye a rs ol when H e c ame to
, 4 ,

B a ptism a fterwa rds a t the complete ag e of a te a cher He p d C H T R IS

, a s se

c ame to Jeru s alem s o a s to be properly c alled by all me n t h g h

,
rou

Ma ster F or He did n o t seem o n e thin g while He wa s

.

ge a

d
an other a s they s ay who bring i n a n im ag i nary Christ
, ,

b u t wh a t H e w a s th a t He also seeme B ein g then a

, .

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Te a cher He h a d a lso a Te a cher s ag e : n o t rejectin g n o r
,

over p a ssin g Ma n n or bre akin g i n His o wn c a se the l aw

-

of m a n kin d b u t s a n ctifyin g every ag e by there sembla n c e

,

which it bore to Himself F or He c ame to s ave a ll by .

Hi m self : a ll I me an who thro u gh Him are n ewborn u n t o

, ,

God : in fa n ts a n d little o n es a n d boys an d yo u ths a n d

, , , ,

elder me n Therefore He p a ssed thro u gh every ag e b e

.
,

ing first m a de a n i n fa n t u n to i n fa n ts to s a n ctify in fa n ts : ,

amon g little o n es a little o n e to s an ctify s u ch a s are of

, ,

tha t s ame ag e being m ade to them a n exa mple both of

,

piety a n d of ri ghteou sn ess a n d of obedien ce : amon g

, ,

you ths a yo u th becomi n g a p attern to yo u ths an d s an c

, , ,

ti fy in
g them i
n the Lord T h u s also He w a s an E lder .

amon g elders i n order to be a perfect Ma ster i

,
n a ll thi n g s ,

not i n s etti n g forth the tr u th o n ly b u t i

n ag e too s an ctify , ,

ing the elder p erso n s a s well b ecomin g an example to ,

them also L a stly He c ame eve n u n to de ath tha t He

.
,

mi ght be the fir s t bo r n f r o m t he de a d ha v i n-

g H im s e
lf t h e C l i18 , o . . .

r eem i n a l l t hi
n e n ce i n s the Pri n ce of Life first of a ll
p g , , ,

an d g oin g before a ll .

Bu t they to m ai n t ain their o wn device co n ce r n i

, n g th a t
5 .

which is writte n t o p r o cla im the a ccep te d y e a r of t he Lo r d

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s ay tha t He pre a ched for o n e ye ar o n ly an d su ff ered i n the t ly r , ru

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1 2 t h mo n th They have bee n for g etfu l again st their o wn
.
,

c au s e doin g away with the whole of His t a sk an t akin g

, ,

aw ay the most in dispen s able an d most ho n ou rable p art of

d
His life ; tha t elder p art of it I me an wherein He wa s b e , ,

fore all as a Te a cher also F o r how ha d He isciples if He .

,

did n o t te a ch ? An d how did He te a ch i f He ha d n ot a ,

Master s ag e ? F o r He c ame to Baptis m a s o n e W ho ha d

’
 ’
1 60 O u r Lo r d s ag e .

Bo o s 2 . n ot yet fu lfill ed thir ty y e ars b u t w a s be gin n i ng,

to be
a bo u t thirt y a r s old 3 ( for so L u ke who h a th s i ni fi
y e g ,

S Lu. k e ed Hi s ye a rs hath s e t i ,
t down ; N o w J e s u s whe n He ca me ,

to B a ptism be g a n to be a bo u t t hi
,
rt
y y e a r s o ld a n d He

preac hed for o n e yea r o nly a ft er His Baptism : completin g

Hi s t hi rtieth ye ar He s u ffered while He w as still youn g , ,

a n d n ot yet come t o riper a g e Bu t the a g e of thi . rty year s

’
is the fir st of a yo u n g m a n s m in d an d tha t it rea c hes eve n ,

t o the fortieth year every o n e wi ,

ll a ll ow : b u t aft er the
fortieth a n d fiftieth year it be gi n s to ver g e towards elder
,

a
g e : whi ch o u r Lord w a s of whe n H e ta ught a s the G osp el ,

d
a n d all the Elders witn ess who i n As ia co n f erred with Jo hn
,
’
the Lord s iciple to the e ffect tha t John had delivered
s
,

these thin g s u n to them : for he abode with them u n ti l the

times of Traj an An d s o me of them s aw n o t on l y John
.
,

b u t others als o of the Apostles a n d ha d this same a ccou n t ,

fi o m them an d witn es s to the a fores aid rela tion

,
Whom .

o u ght we ra ther to believe ? Thes e bein g s u ch as they are , ,

o r Ptolemy who n ever beheld the Apostles n or ever in

, ,

hi s dr e ams a tta i n ed to a n
y vesti g e of an A postle
§ 6 . Ye a a n d the Jews also who were then disp u t in g with
, ,
Ar g u
m e n t ad
o u r Lord Jes u s Chris t di d most cle a rly si g n i
,
f y this F or .

du c e d
h e r e to
whe n the Lord s aid to them Yo u r fa the r A br a ha m r ej o i , ce d

t o s e e My da y a n d he s a w i
.

S . J hno ,
t a n d w a s g la d they an swered
, ,

Him Tho u a r t n o t y e t fifty y e a r s o ld a n d ha s t Tho u s e e n

, ,
l b 57
A br a ha m N o w this is with co n s i sten cy s aid to him who
. .

ha th n o w g ot beyon d forty ye ars b u t ha th n ot yet reac h ,

ed his fift ieth ye ar thou gh he b e n o t fa r di

,
s ta n t from it .

Wh ere a s to o n e of thir ty year s old of co urse it wou l d b e ,

s aid Thou art n o t yet a g ed for t y yea rs F or they who

,
.

wa n ted to prove Him deceitful wou ld n o t su rely le n gthen ,

His years far beyo n d that a g e which they s aw Him to have ,

a rrived a t Bu t they were st a tin g H i

. s a e
g a s n e a rly a s

they co u ld either tru l y k n owin g it by the Taxa tio n E u

,
-

r o l m e n t or gu essin g it by the a g e which they s aw He w a s

of —
,

more than forty b u t n ot a n ythin g like thirty ye ar s .

P or it i s
q uite u n re a so n a ble th a t they sho u ld fa lsify by
,

twen ty ye ar s whe n they wan ted to prove Hi

, m l a ter than
 1 62 Ye t 2 o the r s he a le d ha ve n o co u n te r a r
p t i
n P le r o m a .

Bo o x 2 An d n o t o nly in the ca se of this wom an were so m an y

.
,

2 ye a rs of in firmity set down a s to s u it by their a cco un t the

.
, ,

ai d d thin g se
they h a ve devise d 3 b u t behold a lso an other wom an

323? in like m ann er e n feebled ei g htee n ye ars w a s he aled ; o f ,

S L k e whom the Lord s aith Bu t t hi

. u s da u ht e r o
g f A br a ha m w ho m , ,
x m 16
S a ta n b o u n d i ht ht s he n ot t o be l o o s e d
' '

on
e
g een
y e a r s, ou
g
t he S b baa t h da
y
9 I f the n the former
w a s a type of the
.

twelfth E o n , which s u ffered 3 this also

o u g ht to b e a typ e
o f the ei g htee n th E o n which s u ffered Bu t they c ann ot , .

prove ; otherwise their first an d prin cip a l s e t of Ei ght will

d
be recko n ed alon g with the E o n s th at sh ared the su ffer
i ng An d besides there is a cert a in other person he ale
.
,

s J h
.
by the Lord thirty ei ght ye ars in his a ffl iction : let them
o n ,
v'5 ‘

also tell u s of a thirty ei ghth E o n which s u ffered F or if .

they a ffirm the thing s do n e by the Lord to be types o f

those which are i n the P lerom a the Type o ught t o be kept ,

thro u gho u t Bu t they c an n ot s uit to their device either

.

d
her who wa s c ured a fter ei g htee n ye a rs or him who w a s ,

c u red a fter thirty ei ght ye ars An d it is a lto g ether abs ur .

an d in con sisten t to s ay th a t in some thing s the S a vio u r

kept the typ e an d in other thin g s kept it n o t T he typ e
, .

therefore of the wom an is also proved u n like the a ff a ir of

the E o n s .

A n d a g a in their i nven tio n is proved fa lse a n d their de ,

1 vice un st
.
a ble by this circ u mst an ce 3 th a
,
t they try to m a ke
o u t their proofs sometimes by n u mbers an d by syll ables
$ 33 f 6 o
h m ar of names sometimes by the letters also of sylla bles an d
on
, ,

Eggwi t h sometimes aga in by the nu mbers which the letters by ,

’
the Greeks a cco u n t co n ta in They most eviden tly prove .

their o wn perplexity an d co n fu sio n an d the in st ability of ,

their k n owled g e an d its viole n t perversio n ,

Thu s JE S U S .

bein g a n ame i n an other la n g u a g e they tra n sfer to the ,

6
6 num c at alo gu e of the Greeks a n d sometimes they s ay it is
er
,
um
the having six letters sometimes the Fuln ess of the ,

O g do a ds h aving the number 8 8 8 , Bu t a s to His Greek .

N a me which is S ot er i e , S a vio u r they s ay n othi n g of , . .

, ,

it b ec au se it s u its n o t their device either in number or i

, n ,
’
letters Ye t s u rely ha d they received the L o rd s N ames
.
,
 The r i the o r i
es
f
o n a m e s u n tr u e a n d a t hap ha za r d
-
. 1 63

’
from the F a t her s Provide n ce si gn ifyin g by their number ,

an d letters the number i n the Plerom a then Soter being a ,

Grecian N ame o ug ht to in dic ate the mystery of the Ple

,

rom a a ccor ding to the rules of the Greek l an gu a g e both

, ,

by letters an d by nu mbers Bu t it is n o t so for it ha s .

,

five letters b u t the number 1408 Bu t these thing s h a ve

, .

in n othin g an y respect to their Plerom a : the b u sin ess there

fore which they t alk of in the Pleroma is n o t re al .

Bu t the name Jes u s i n the proper to ngu e of the H e ,

2

brews h a s two letters an d a h alf a s their s chol ars s ay

, , ,
l e tte r s
si g n ifyin g that Lord W h o co nt ain s He ave n an d E a rth :
,

bec au s e Jes u s i n t h e old l anguag e of the Hebrews is the

He aven an d the e arth a ga in is c alled S u r a u s e r Th e

, .

word therefore which the He aven a n d E a rth co nt ain s is ,

"
Jesu s Himself Their expl anatio n therefore of the S (a s
.
,

they c all it ) is un tru e a n d the number they a ssi gn is cle ar

, ,

ly refu ted F or in their proper to n gu e the Greek word

.
,

Soter ha th five letters : b u t Jes u s i n Hebrew hath two

an d a half letters The number therefore of their c alc ul a
.

d d
tion fails which is 8 8 8 , .

An d thro u gho u t in eed the letters of the Hebrews o

n o t a g ree with the nu mber of the Greeks : yet those let

ters being older a n d more settled o u ght more especi ally

, ,

to m ake g ood the recko n in g of the names F or the re al .

an cie n t an d first letters of the Hebrews which are also ,

c alled s a cerdot a l a r e in deed ten in n umber (b u t a r e writ

,

te n a s t e n a n d five ) the l a st le t ter bein g coupled to the first .

An d therefore too they write s ome re gu la rly o n war d a s we

do others b a ckwar d tur ning the letters from the ri ght
, ,

side b a ck to the left A n d Christ too o u ght to h ave a name

.

which m ay be so c alc ul a ted a s to E o n s of their Plerom a ,

seein g that a s they s ay He wa s pro du ced to settle an d

t
ame n d their Plerom a An d the F a ther too in like m a n .

n e r both i n let ers an d i n nu mber o u ght to have co n t ain ed

the number of the E o n s who were produ ced from him 3 ,

y e a ,an d the De e p likewise a n d n o t les s too the O n ly B e ,

g otten an d most of a ll the N a m e above a ll which is c a ll

,

ed God which in Hebrew is als o c alled Baru ch an d h a s

, ,

M2
 1 64 r s s te m i tr u e ha d
The i y f co mp r i
sed a ll be lo n g i
n
g

BO O K 2 two a n d a half letters F rom this circu mst a n ce therefore

. .
, ,

th at the prin cip al names in the Hebrew a n d Greek l a n

guag es s uit their device n either by the number n or by
the val u e of their letters it is pl ain that their c alc u l ation ,

is sh amelessly forced from the rest .

§
wh t
3
Th y t k
i
t
e
a
det
F
su
or
o
from
.

a
the
e
s
L
a ils s u it the r sect
a w too

they e
selecti
n de a
ng
vo
o

u r
wh
to
a
m
tever
ake
nu
imeric a
o u t proofs
l
,
,

by viole n ce Bu t if their mother or the S avio u r h a d p u r

.
, ,
mi t
th t
e res posed to exhibit by me an s of the D emiur g e the typ es of
the thing s in the Plerom a they wo uld h ave c au sed the ,

typ es to t ake pl a ce in holier a n d tr u er thin g s ; a n d most of

all i n the very ark of the Coven an t for the s ake of which ,

i n deed the whole T aberna cle of W itn ess w a s framed N o w .

Ex d othis wa s m a de first in leng th two an d a half C u bits the n

.
, ,
x 10
xv °
i n bre a dth a c ubit a n d a ha lf an d in hei ght a c u bit an d a
°

half : b u t the nu mber of those C u bits by which chie fly the ,

type o u ght to be shewn s u its their device in n othin g An d , .

1h 17 .
the Mercy S e a t agai n in like sort doth in n o respect s uit
.

their expositio n s A n d besides there is a lso the T able of .

1b 2 3. the Shewbre a d two C u bits is its le ng th a n d o n e C u bit

.
, ,

its width an d its he ight a c u bit an d a ha lf : (these are in

,

fro n t of the Holiest of Holies an d in these n o t so m u ch

a s o n e amoun t of nu mber co n t ain s any in tim ation of r e
e a ti the nu mber of fo u r or of ei ght or of the rest of
p n
g ,

Ib 32 q q their Plerom a
. s . An d wh a t me an s the C an dlestick h avi ng
.
,

both seve n pipes an d seve n l amps Wh ere a s if thing s ha d

bee n m a de by w ay of typ e it o u ght to h ave ei ght sm all ,

pipes an d a s m an y li ghts for a typ e of the first set of ,

ei ght which shin es chief amo ng the E o n s an d e n li ght

, ,

Ib xx i e n s the whole Plerom a

. v . The c u r t a in s agai n being te n .
s
, ,
1
they h ave dili g en tly numbered c a llin g them a type of the
'

1h 7 . te n E o n s : b u t the hides they h ave n o lo ng er nu mbered

.
,

bein g eleve n N o r agai n h a ve they me a s ured the si z e of.

the c u rt ain s themselves e a ch c urtai n h aving the len g th of ,

1 h 10
, twen ty ei ght c ubits A n d the len g th of the col um n s b e
, .
,

t i I h v v t3
d th t g i e t i h th G k i xt t
cu r a n s . a e en u r e u s o v s a r a as er e, e ree s e an
c ct h d b el ow Th L t i v th gh
’‘
or re ere d gi an tA C t i e a n an es a a ra r, ur a ns, ou
M M
.

h t i t d th th T
as a r a th
co u r t s, t q
an t us e ran s ere oo a s su e u o es one s. as
l a t or B t i t h m t i f th i b v g i i g bA l
,
’
. u n e t E
en on o s a o e , v n a a , co u r s . .

B k 1 xv i ii 3 p 6 1 wh
oo th .L ti . . . e re e a n
 1 66 Fi
ve m i ht ha ve be e n
g s i
mila r ly t a ke n .

BO an d Moses an d Eli a s : the Lord too with fo ur others wen t

OK 2 .

i n where the de a d m a ide n w a s a n d r a ised her : F or n o n e , ,

vm 5 1
it is s a id did He s ufi e r t o g o in s a ve P e te r a n d J a m e s a n d
t
° '

, ,

t he F a t he r a n d Mo the r of t he da m s e l Th at rich m an i n hell .

states himself to have fiv e breth r en to who m he be g s th at ,

o n e ris i ng from the de ad m ay g o Th e swimming pool .

h a d fi v e porches ; from which the Lord b a de the p ar alytic

dep art whole to his o wn ho u se An d the very form of the .

Cross h ath e n ds a n d poin ts to the number of five two

u
,

in len g th an d two i n width an d o n e i n the middle o n , ,

which the perso n who is nailed to it rests Ea ch of o u r .

h an ds hath five fin g ers 3 an d agai n we ha ve five s en ses 3

an d the p arts within u s m ay be nu mbered in five He a rt ,

a n d Liver L ung s S plee n a n d Kidn ie s O n ce more : the

, , , .

whole Ma n m ay be divided i n to this n u mber He a d Bre a st , ,

Belly Thi g hs F eet ,

Th e h um an r a ce p a sses thro ug h five
,
.

ag es : o n e is first an in fan t the n a boy then a yo u th an d , , ,

a fter this a yo ung m an then l a stly a n Elder In five ,

.

books Mo ses gave the La w to the people E a ch t able .

which he received from God h a d fiv e p r e c e p t s Th e veil ,

V
.

a s7 which hid the Holy of Holies h a d five pill ars a mthe

. .

i
7 “ 1t i a altar of b u rn t offerin g its hei ght wa s five cu bits F ive 7 .
,
t d
u o,
f t
or e were chose n P r ests 1 n the W il dern es s na mely A aron N a , ,

; gf
l
g : d a b Abih u E le,
a z a r a n d I th a m a r T ,
h e L o n g R obe a n d , .
,

l g th ’
en
the O ra cle an d the rest of the Priest s App arel w a s wove n
:

E
t
x
“
ou t of five m ateri als : for they ha d g old an d blu e a n d , ,
5’
p u rple a n d sc arlet an d fin e lin en An d five K ing s of
, , .

J0 8. X-17 the A morites were shu t u p i n c aves b y Joshua the s o n

of N u n an d their he a ds g ive n to be tr a mpled o n by the
,

p eople An d m an y tho u s an d more in st an ces of t h e s ame

.

F
ki n d both in this nu mber a n d i n a n y other n u mber which
,

S L k vi ii 5 1 Th m i i u fS e fi t w iti g i G d th th e o d ss o n o rs r n s o e a er an
t d M k
.

J h i e m a r k ab l e 3 i
.
. .
,

o n t is r t w f ll t h d f i t ps no t ar r an e a er o a e en o ou r aren s,
f G i b h MS S v ori
,
’
by y an o [ i wh p
r es t ig H i ac t sgi n or s o re r e se n n s n a u re e
M
.

th y t c f i
t
ere ani y k w S ra g i t e o
p t ic l p [pn an I no n n o ar u ar e r so n s n
l i ea r l MS S t h t w
, .

F
whi e n m c 22 h y T h c m m d f h ,
e o na e s, .
, e sa s,
“
e o an o on ou r
J m dJ a t
e s an p d ; wh ich i g o n ar e
p t h pl c th
r an s b o se n ou r ar e n s as a a e on e or
i c l di g t m i i E ) d b tw t h t w iv
s o n e so u r e ea n Th t i b
o o ss o n er e een e o e s. a s, e
C m p S J t M ty D il
. .

o ig t h l t f t h fi t fius wh i ar r a 0. n e as o e rs ve , ere n are

T y p h p 31 8 E d P i 1 636 p M
.

ch re l at e t t h
. . .

r o . t h h li t p c p t wh i
. ar s. a . as e o es re e s o e
t i I [ p 187 O T )
su e n ce G dh d i t m t i t l f wi t h th o ea co ie c s se e se
q 3 5 8 ; P h il d c d fi a l o wh ich c m p h d
. . . . .
,

S J A ti
V
o os . n . . . o e on ve s : o re en s ou r

D c l 11 e T h b g i ig f t h
a . c. d ty t w d m [ p
.
“
e e nn n o e u o ar s en . .
 Wa n t of co r r e s
p on n t he i
de n ce i r nu m be r s . 167

one mi ght select o n e m ay collect either o u t of the Scrip

,
’
t u res or of an y works of nat ure which come i n o n e s w ay :
,

b u t we do n o t the more o n tha t a cco un t s ay th a t there

are five E o n s above the D emiur g e n o r do we hallow the ,

number F ive a s s omething divin e n or do we e n de avo u r

, ,

to esta blish v an ities a n d drivellin g s by this vai n l a bo u r ,

n o r do w e force the cre a t u r e so well ord ai n ed by God to ,

,

become ill s u ited types of u n re a l thing s an d to fu r ther

-

impio u s an d n efario u s doctrin es lia ble to b e detected a n d ,

overthrown by a ll sen sible perso n s .

F or who wo uld g ra n t to them th at the ye ar h a s o n ly

365 da ys to m a ke o u twelve mo n ths of thirty da ys for a
, t th m
5
W hi l e i
,
e l unr
,

ii
type of the twelve E o n s ; the very typ e wa n tin g resem b s
Wfi h
e
C
bla n ce ? F or while e a ch E o n is a th rt eth p a rt of the t h yd e o

whole Plerom a the mo n th is c alled by them a twelfth p art t h _ ch o o se

, e re

of the ye a r I f n o w the ye a r were divided i n to thirty $ 22 i

.
1
11 8 s

p arts an d the mo nth in to twelve the fi gu re might be

, ,

tho ught s uit able to their false st atemen t Bu t n o w o n the .

co n tr ary while their Plerom a is divided in to thirty an d

, ,

a cert a in p a rt of it i n to twelve here o n the other h an d ,

the whole ye a r is divided in to twelve p arts b u t a certa in ,

portio n of it in to thirty F oolishly then did this S a vio u r .

of their s c a u se the mo n th to prove a typ e of the whole

Plero m a an d the ye ar of tha t Twelve which is con ta in ed
, ,

i n the P lero m a sin ce it were more s u it a ble to divide the

ye a r in to thirty even a s the whole Plerom a an d the
, ,

mo n th in to twelve a s a r e also the E o n s in their Plerom a

,
.

An d while they divide the whole Plerom a in to three i e c f p , . . . su ra

a n ei g ht a t e n
, an d a twelve — the ye ar o n the other han d
,
60’
,

is divided in to fo u r i e Sprin g S u mmer Au tu mn an d

, . .
, , , ,

Win ter Bu t n either do the Mon ths which they s ay are a

.
,

typ e of the n u mber thir ty con t ain exa ctly thirty d ays b u t , ,

some more some less bec a u se five d ays are a dded o n to

, ,

them An d the da y too h a th n o t always precisely twelve

.

ho urs b u t mou n ts from n in e u p to fift een a n d agai n de

, ,

clin es from fiftee n to n in e I t follows th a t the thirty .

,

E o n s were n o t the c au se of the mo n ths bein g m a de of

thirty d ays else they wo uld h ave precisely thirty d ays n or
, ,
 1 68 n t he i
F la w i r t he o r
y a bo u t the Left S i
de .

BO again the d a ys of so m any ho u rs to represen t the twelve

OK 2 .
8
,

’
:jg g t
i E o n s by twelve ho u rs 3 for they too wo u ld alwa ys h ave pre
or .

i i t i i
“
h g o is e ly twelve ho u rs
or
.

ru m .

Y e t aga n n h at they de n om na te m ater al thing s the

, ,
§ 6 Left Side d s y th t of
ti i
an a n e cessity wh a t thi ng s a r e o n the
Th y e
a ,

m w
t
u s
t h t wh t
a
lef t g o away in to corrup o n an d th a t the S av o u r c ame for
o
a
n
,

f ll h t the Lost Sheep to tr a n sfer it to the ri ght i e to those

a s s or
, , . .
,

who belong to s alvatio n the n in ety n in e sheep who did n ot ,

f t
ee
perish b u t abode i n the fold they m u st n eeds g ran t them -

n ot to be of s alvatio n co un ted a s they are by the liftin g ,

u
p of the left h an d A n d by the s a me r u
.le wh a tever thi n g ,

does n o t attain to tha t n u m ber they will be forced to o wn , ,

belon g s to the Left H an d i e to corr u ptio n an d the name ,

. .

which in Greek is c alled Ag ap e a ccordi n g to those letter s ,

of the Greeks whereby co u n tin g a mo n g them is betoke n ed

, ,

h aving 9 8 a s its number is i n like m ann er s u bject to the

liftin g of the Left H an d 3 an d Tru th too [Al ethi a] in like
m ann er by the a fores aid mode of re a son in g h aving 64 a s
, ,

its n u m ber stops short among the thing s m ateri al : an d

,

i n a word a ll n a mes of S ai n ts n o t filli

,
n g u p the nu mber

of o n e 1 00 b ut h a vi n g the n u mbers o n the Left Side also

, ,

those they will b e forced to o wn corruptible an d m ateria l .

Bu t sho uld a n y o n e s ay to this “

W h a t then ?doth all ,

come to v a n ity a n d is all a t r an dom both in the a ssi gn

1 .
, ,

Y t ll i of na mes an d in t h e electio n of the Apostles an d i

e an
g , n ,

323
1 0 1
the workin g of the Lord a n d i n the form ing of the thing s ,

Kffh fif “
u
a
which
r
le
a re m a de we sh all s a
y to them N o t SO : bu t ,

33 8; 3 with g re a t wisdom a n d c are ex a ctly a rr an g ed an d a dorn

1
,

d er. ed are all thin g s which God h ath m a de both an cie ntly an d
, , ,

wh atever in the l a st times His W ord hath wro u g ht A n d .

they o ught to con n ect them n ot with t he n u mber of thirty , ,

b u t with their proper s u bject m atter or re a so n N o r o ught , .

they to a dmit a n in qu iry a bo u t God which proceeds upo n ,

n u mbers an d syll a bles a n d letters ( for this were we ak b e ,

c au se o f their m any an d diverse rel atio n s an d becau s e any ,

m atter this d ay devised by a n y o n e m ay ju st a s well o b

t a in testimo n ies co n trary to the truth from those so u r
, ,

ces they being tran sfera ble to s u n dry objects ) : b u t the

,
 1 70 O wn i
n
g an d lo vi
n
g on r LO RD, ou r tr u e kn o wle dg e .

B0 0 1: 2 e s p e ct of k n o wl e dg e, d i n t r a ci t h rin ci l e s o f a l l
. r an n
g e p p
t hi
n
g s . F o r t ho u a r t n o t u n c r e a t e d, 0 m a n , n o r w a s t t h o u

ever co e xis t en t wi
t h G o d, as Hi
s o wn W o r d wa s : bu t re

vi
ce i t his ti mat e t he b e inni o f th r ea t io n b e ca u s e
n
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, de s o r a n y o n e o f t ho s e wh o s a y t h ey
,

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n
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g a ll o t h e rs i n

t h o s e t hi n
g s whi c h ar e i n vi si b l e o r w hi c h a d m i t o f ,n o em

den c e a do r n i n, g h im s e l f wi t h va i n b o a s t i
n g : b u t l e t h i m ,

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u
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n
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o w n h e a d a n d o f t h e s a r r o w s w hi h t k e d i l nd
, p c a r e a n a y a ,
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dge d n o t wi A cti
di
j u es . co n tr a on .

Bo o s 2 . r i
g h t e o u sn es s fa it h why s a v e t h i
an d ,
t n o t t h o s e b o di es
wh i ch t o e t h e r wi t h t h e ir s o u l s a r e b eg i nni n g t o a dv a n c e
g
u n to i n co r r u
p t i o n ? s in c e h e r e i n w il l r i g h t e o u s n e s s a
pp e a r

eit h er p o w e r l e s s o r u n j u s t if b e ca u s e t h ey a r e p a r t a k er s o f
, ,

he r sh e s a v e s o m e b e i
,
n
g s a n d n o t o t h er s ,
. .

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-
n b o di e s a r e wr o u g h t t h e wo r k s o f r ig ht e
h
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i o u s n e s s s v d ,
n t t r t. n a s o u s n e c e s s a
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n t o t he m i ddl e pl a c e a n d s t a t e a n d j u dg e m en t i
e
m ou n t i s ,

n o w h e r e o r t h e b o di ,
e s t o o which h a v e p a r t a k e n in r ig ht e
,

so ul s o u sn e s s wi t h t h e s o u l s w hi ch ha v e a l i k e p a r t a k en o f i t ,
l
a on e
,

wi ll o b t a i n a
p l a c e o f r efr e s h m e n t 3 t h a t i s i f R i g h t e o u sn s s s ,

h a t h p o w er t o g u i de t h i t h e r t ho s e b e i n g s w hi ch ha v e
p ar

t a k e n wi th h e r S o wi ll o u r di
. s c o u r s e o f t h e R e s u r r e ct i on

r o v e t r u e a n d fir m A n d t hi s we i n dee d b e l i e ve n a m el
p .
y ,

t h a t s u ch o f o u r m o r t a l b o di e s a s k eep r ig ht e o u s n e s s Go d ,

wi ll r a i se u m ak i n g t h em i n co r r u t an d i m m r tal F
p , p o or .

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g , s ,

b e ca u s e H e i s go o d 3 a n d t he
p o w er b e c a u s e He i s a b le 3
,

a n d t h e a c c o m li s h m e n t b e ca u s e H e i s ri ch a n d e r fe c t
p , p .

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ass i n to t h idd l e S ta t e b ut
so ul s p ,

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:fijm 5
d e 1 t t
g o u s
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1

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n
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g o o

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e l w h u r r o u n d t h e C hr i t t h t i i ri t u al N w i f t h
g s o s s a s s p , o e .

fr u it s o f h e r t r a va i l do a s s u r e dly e n t er wi t hi n t h e P le r o m a ,

b e c a u s e t ha t is s p ir i tu al 3 an d i f wh a t i s m ate r i al si n k do w n

w a r ds b e c a u s e i t i s m ate r i a l a n d b e t o b e e n ti rel co n su m
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s n o t t he
wh o l e an i m a l p a r t t o r et i re i n t o the i n t e r m e di ate
p l a c e,

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t h er a ls o t he s e n d t h e C r e a t o r ? Mo r e o v e r , wh a t i it
y s

r s whi
f t h ei ch is to n t o t h e P l e r o m a ?F o r s o u l s t h e
a ss i
o p y
s ay co n ti nu e in t h ei
r mi ddl e s t a t e 3 b u t b o di e s , b e ca u s e
t h ey h a v e a m a t er i
al su b s t a n c e , b ei
e s o lv e d in t o m a t t er
n
g r ,

b u r n t hr o u g h t h e fir e whi ch i s t h er e i
n T he i r bod t h e
y n.

be i
n
g de s t r o y e d, an d t he i
r s o u l r em a i ni n
g in t h e mi dd l e
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n
g t o be a bo ve t he Cr e a to r , n ou
g ht ca n t he y s he w . 1 83

sta t e , no t hi
n
g fu r t h er re m ai
n s o f t he Ma n t o p a s s wit hin

t he Ple r o m a . F o r t he a
pp r eh e n s io n o f t he m a n , hi s mi n d,

an d re fle c t io n ,
an d t he p u r p o s e of hi
s hea r t
2
, an d wh a t e v e r
i
s o f t ha t so r t, ar e n o t so me o t h er b ein g b e si
de s t h e so u l,
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on s an d o
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t s el f, h a v i
n
g n o

su b s t a n c e wi
t h o u t t he so u l . W h a t t he n s h a ll i
t be o f t h em ,
t o pa s s in t o t h e P l e r o m a ? F o r e v e n t h e m s e lv e s , so fa r as

t he y a r e s o u ls, a b ide i r m i
n t h ei ddl e s t a t e, b u t so fa r as

th e y ar e ll b u r n w i
b o dy , t h e y w i th t he r est o f m a t t er .

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s bei
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CH P A
XXX .

a b o ve t he Cr e a t o r , a n d i
n tha t t he
y p r o n o u n c e t h em s e l ve s
1 .

b e tte r t h a n t h a t G o d, W h o m a de a n d a do r n e d H e a v e n a n d T h e y
pr o cla im
Ea r t h an d t he
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n
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n, an d wi
ll t he i
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h a v e t h e m s el v e s t o be sp ir it u a l in so m e lo w s en s e 7 whil e 7 3n h 0 n _

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m i
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m
r so
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v. 4,

cl o k e an d h o l ds as t w er e i
i n ha n d t he i
c r cl e o f t he e a r th x1.
, ,

b e fo r e W h o m i n ha b i
ts i t a n ts ar e a cco u n
p t ed as
g r a s s ho 22 .

p e r s, a n d W ho i
s t h e Cr e a t o r a n d Go d o f a ll s i
p ri
t u a l Be

i by i t h a t He i
s m er el i
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y g
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y an d r e a l ly b e t r a y t h e i
r o wn fr e n z y , an d ar e as
p e r

son s m or e t r u ly t hu n de r s t r u ck t h a n t h o s e Gi
a n t s who m

fa b le s t ell p toh e ft i
r m i
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n
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u
p u ff e d u
p
wi th v a i n
p r esu m
p t i
o n a n d flee t i n
g g l o r
y : f o r wh o m a l l t h e

H e lle b o r e i n t he wo r l d i s n o t s u flfic i en t to
p g
ur e t h e m ,

ca u si the m t o vo m i
t t t h ei e a t fo lly
n
g ou r so
g r .

F o r t h e b e t t e r p er s o n m u s t b e s u ch b
y h i
s w o rks s h e wn .
2 .

W he n c e t h e n do t h e y s h ew t h e m s elv e s b e t t e r t ha n t h e Cr e
t he i
a tor ? (t ha t
w e t o o m a y devi a t e t o w a r ds i m pi e t , o u r ar
r Su ‘

y pe r i
o rity ,

g u m en t 0 o m
p e l l i
n g u s, b
y m aki n
g a c o m p a r is o n be t w ee n the y m u s t
Sh e w it
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g t o t h ei r wa
y of rea

son i
n
g ,
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n our o ft e n r efu t a t i
o n o f t hem b
y t h e i
r o w n do c

tr i
n e s b u t m a y Go d fo r g i v e u s , fo r w e s a y n o t t h i s co m

p arin
g H im t o t h e m , b u t t o e x p o s e a n d o v e r t h r o w t h e i
r

m a dn e s s ) Ma n y o f t h e s e n s el e s s l o o k a s t o n i
. e d a t t he m ,
as t h o u g h t he y co u ld le a r n fr o m t he m som e t hin g m ore
t ha n t h e Tr u t h it s e l f . An d w h e r e i s wr i
t i tt e n , S ee k an d ye S M
. a tt.
Vi
i. 7O

1
me n t i
s . The Tr a n s l a t o r g a ve m i
nd an d he a r t ve r e n de r i
a s a l t e r n a ti n gs . E .
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1 84 S ome the Cr e a to r ni
i mi
ta ble wo r ks
f
o s .

Bo o n 2 . s ha ll fi
n n t er r et i
d, t h e y i p t as sai
d t o t hi s
p p
ur o s e , t ha t

t h ey m a y fin d t h e m s e lv e s a b o v e t h e C r e a t o r , c a lli
n g t he m

s e lv e s
g r e a t e r a n d b e t t er t h a n G o d, an d t h em s e lv e s spi
r i
t u a l, b u t t he C r e a t o r m e r e ly an i
m al : an d t h er efo r e t h e y
sa t h e m o u n t u p a b o v e G o d, a n d t h a t t h e y p a s s i n t o t he
y y
P l e r o m a , b u t Go d i s i n t he i n t e r m e di
ate l a ce L e t t hem
p .

t he n sh ew b e t t er t h a n t he Cr ea t o r b y wo r k s F o r t he .

b e t t e r p e r s o n m u st b e r o v e d s u c h, n o t b w h a t he i s said
p y
t o b e , b u t b y wh a t h e i s .

3 . W hat wo r k, a cc o r din l
g y, w ill t h e y p o i
n t t o , w r o u
g h t
r M
Si
g
”
t hr o u g h t h e i
r S a vio u r o r t hei o t h er , e i
e
b y t h e m s el v e s
S he W ? t h er g r e a t er bri h t e e fu ll o f r e a s o n t h a n t h o s e
or m or
or g r

wr o u g h t b y Hi m W h o s e t a ll t h e s e t hi s i n o r de r ? W h a t
n
g
H e a v e n s ha v e t h e y s e t fa s t ?w h a t e a r t h ha v e t h ey m a de
s o lid ?w h a t s t a r s h a v e t h e y s e n t fo r t h ?o r wha t l i g h t s ha v e

t h ey k i n dl e d ?a n d b w h a t ci r cl e s h a ve the r es t r a i n e d
y y
t h e m ? O r wh a t r a i n s or fr o s t s e it h e r g en er a l in t h e i
, r

s ea s o n ,o r su i t e d t o t h e n ee d o f e a ch p a r t i c u la r c o u n t r
y ,

h a v e t h e y b r o u g ht u p o n t h e E a r t h A n d wha t h e a t a n d [

dr o u g h t ha v e t h ey s e t t o c o u n t e r a c t t h e s e ?o r wha t r i v er s

h a v e t h e y c a u s e d t o o v e r fl o w a n d wh a t fo u n t a i n s t o br ea k

o u t ?o r wi t h w h a t fl o w e r s a n d t r ee s h a v e t h e y a do r n e d t h e
s a c e u n de r t h e H e a v e n ?o r wh a t v a r i e t o f an i m a l s ha v e
p y
.

t h e y fr a m e d s o m e r a t i
, o n al an d s o m e i r r ati o n al a l l wi th ,

t he i e r fo r m ? An d a ll t h e o t h e r t hi s w h i c h b t h
r
p p
ro n
g y e

p o w er o f G o d w e re e s t a b lis h e d an d ar e
g,
ui d e d b y H is

Wi s do m w h o s h a ll b e a b l e s ep a r a t e ly t o e n u m e r a t e o r t o
, ,

s e a r ch o u t t h e r ea t n e s s o f t h e w i s do m o f t h e G o d W h o
g
m a de t h e m ? An d wha t s h a ll I s a y o f t h e b e i n
g s wh i ch

a r e a b o v e t h e H ea v e n s a n d wh i, ch m a
y n ot
p a s s a wa
y ?
h o w g r e a t a r e t h ey An g e l s Ar c ha n g e l s T hr o n e s D o m i
, , , ,

n i
o n s, P o w e r s wi
t ho u t nu mb er n s t wh i
Ag a i ch one wo r k,
t h en , o f a ll t h e s e , do t h e y set t h em s e lv e s i
a s r va ls ? W ha t
h a v e t he y li
k e t h em t o sh
ew wr o u g ht t hr o u g h t h em s elv e s
, ,

or b t h e m s el v e s ? S i n c e e v e n t h e m s e lv e s a r e Hi s wo r k
y
a n d Hi s fr a m i F o r wh e t h e r i t w e e t h e i S a vi
n
g . r r our or ,

t he i
r Mo t h e r (t o r ep e a t t h e ir o wn s t a t e m en t s b y t h e ir ,

o w n w o r ds r o vin g t h e m li
p ar s
) wh o e m p yl o e d h i
m a s t h e y ,
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g her , i
t i
s i
dle s e e ch
p .

Bo o s 2 . of hi
s o wn mi
nd . N o w the s e t o o i
n li
k e m a n n er , c a ll i
n g
t h e m s el v e s spi
rit u al an d o f t h e b et t er so r t, an d t h e Cr e
a to r m e r ely an i
m al 3 an d t h e r e fo r e t a lk i
n
g o f g et t i
n
g u
p
hi
g h e r, d pe n e tr a ti
an n
g w it h in t h e P le r o m a t o t heir o wn

h u s b a n ds (fo r t h e y a r e w o m e n , a s t h e m s e lv e s c o n fe s s ) whi
le
t h ey p e ak s o f Go d as i
n fe r i
or an d as t h e r e fo r e a bi
din
g i
n

t he mi
ddl e spa c e ; an d bri
n i
g g
n n o
p roo f o f i
t (f o r h e w h o
s b e tt e r i
i s s h e wn b y hi s w o r k s ; n o w a ll t h e w o r k s a r e

m a de b y t h e C r e a t o r ) 3 b u t o f t h e m s e lv e s h a v i
n
g n o wo r k

oy f an a cco un e w t to sh a r e m a d wi—t h e s e t h a n e xt r em e ,

an d i n c u r a b l e m a dn e s s .

6 Bu t i f t h e y g o o n t o s a y t h a t a ll m a t e r i a l t hi
,
n gs i n dee d ,

fli t
gh
u
e g t.h e. H , e a v e n a n d t h e wh o l e w o r ld w hi ch i s co n t a i n ed

gi
ggwh t n ea th i e Cr e a t o r
l
b e t w e r e m a de b t h b u t t ha t a s m a n
a y y, as

hi
gh er,
ar e m or e s i ri t u a l t ha n t h e s e t h o s e wh i ch a r e a b o v e t h e
p ,

H e a v en s a s fo r i ,
n stan ce Pr i n ci a li
p t i e s ,
P o w er s A n
g e ls , , ,
nat th y e
Ar ch a n g el s D o m i n ati
,
on s Vir t u e s w e r e m a de b y a k in d
, ,

o f s pi ri t u a l t r a va i l (w hi ch t h e id e n ti f i h h e s el v e s
, y y w t t m )
fi r s t o f a ll w e s h e w fr o m t h e D i vi n e S cr i t u r e s t h a t a ll
, p ,

t h e a fo r e s a i d t hi n gs vi si b le a n d i n vi
,
si b l e a r e m a de b y o n e ,

Go d F o r t h e s e m e n a r e n o t m o r e c o m p e t e n t t ha n t h e
.

S cr i t u r es 3 n o r o u h t w l e a vi t h w r ds o f t h e Lo r d
p g e n
g e o ,

an d M o s es a n d o f t h e o t h er P r o ph e t s r o cla i m e r s o f t he
, p ,

t r u t h t o t r u s t t h e s e m e n wh o s a y n o t h i
,
n ,g so u n d b u t a r e ,

r e s t l e s s a n d do t i F u r t he r a ai n 3 i f b t h e m w e r e m a de
n
g g.
y
t h e t hi s wh i c h a r e a b o v e t h e He a v e n s l t t h e m t e ll
n
g e u s ,

wh a t i s t h e n a t u r e o f t hi n gs i n vi si b l e l e t t h em de cl a r e t h e ,

n u m b e r o f t h e An e l s a n d t h e o r de r o f t h e Ar c h a n l
g , g e s 3
l e t t h e m s h e w u s t h e s a c r a m e n t s o f t h e T hr o n e s a n d t e a ch ,

u s t h e di str i b u ti on s of D omi ni o n s Pr i n c i a li t ie s a n d P o wer s

p ,

a n d Vi r t u es Bu t t h ey c a n n o t t e ll u s : t h e r efo r e b y t he m
.

t h ey w e r e n o t m a de I f o n t h e o t h er ha n d t h e s e t hin g s
.

w er e m a de b y t h e C r e a t o r a s i n dee d t h e
y w, e r e m a de an d ,

ar e s i
p ri t u a l a n d ho l
y : H e is n o t t h e n m e r el
y a n im al Who ,

ha t h wr bu g h t s p i ri t u a l t hi n
g s i n
p e r fe c t i o n : a n d a
g r e a t
b la sph e m y o f t h e i rs i s do n e a wa
y .

7 .
F o r t ha t t he r e a r e i n t he He a v e n s s i
p ri t u a l cr ea t u r e s ,
m y a
a ll t he S c r i t u r e s c r a lo u d 3 a n d P a u l t o o b ea r s wi tn es s
p y
 ’
The 3 r d He a ve n , whi
ch S . Paul sa w, t he Cr e a to r s wo r k 1 8 7

t ha t t h ey ar e s
p i
rit u a l, si
g n i
fy in g t h a t he him s e l f wa s cl a i
m a
m e a su re
ca u g ht t o t he t hir d He a ve n ; a n d a ai n, t h at h e w as
p u g a b o ve S .

born e a wa y i s e , a n d he a r d u n s e a ka b le t hi
n t o P a r a di s,
p n
g
whi
ch i
t wa s n ot la wfu l f or a man to u tte r . An d wh a t
a va i
l s hi
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ll
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, .

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.

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,

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, ns i n hi s o wn

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a cit o f t he i h e a r e r s , a n d t h ei a n s w er s a cco r di t
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fo r t h t h e ir in s t r u c t io n n o t a s t h e ,
ver y Tr u t h is , b u t
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,
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,
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le s .

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r es of t h e di
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di

p e
r o pr i t y o f t h e m e di
ca l ar t ? N ow t ha t t h e Lo r d ca m e
t o b e t he P hy s i
cian o f t he H e Hisim s el f t e s t i
ck , fie s , s a y
S o L k u e i
n
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y t ha t are who le n e e d n o t a p hy s i
ci a n , bu t t he y t ha t
v 3 1 , 32
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i
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,

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. de d k n o w l e dg e
f o r Hi s D i s ci p l es w h e reb
y H e b o t h c u r e d t h e Si
,
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r e str ai n e d t he s i n n e r s fr o m t h e i r si n H e di d n o t t he n .

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a n d s t o n e s w hi ch t h e im a i n e d t o b e G o ds a n d w o r s hi
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,

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p o w e r

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, g ,

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s M if s t an e at on i co m eth un t o m e n 3 W ho s a i
t h, I
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an d a ll ch i
ldr e n f
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R om . vi
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t l e d L o r d, e x c e p t Him W h o i
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7 11 8 11 an
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b f f:
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f I sr a e l, I AM ha th s en t
m e u n to y o u — a n d Hi s S o n J e s u s C hr i
st o u r Lo r d, W ho
14 '

m a k e s t h e b el ie v er s i
n Hi s N am e S o n s o f Go d . An d
m a ai w h e r e the S i
s spe a k i t o Mo s e s I m co m e
e ,
g n ,
on n
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do w n , t h H e , t o de li
i ve r t hi
s eo le For i s H e Hi
t i m
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p p .

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p, fo r t h e s a lv a t i
on o f
m en By t h e S o n , t h e r e fo r e , W h o i
. s i
n the F a t he r , a n d

n Hi
b ath i m t h e F a t h e r , H e W h o IS , i s de c la r e d t o b e

Go d 3 t he F a t h e r b e a r i
n
g wit n e s s t o t he S o n , an d the S o n
X 13
33 ,
an n ou n c n i g th e F a t h er . As E s a i
as a ls o sa i
th : Bo t h I ,
10 '
sai
th he , a m wi
tn e s s , sa i
t h t he Lo r d, an d My S e r va n t W ho m
I ha ve cho s e nt ha t y e m a y kn o w,
, an d b e li
e ve , an d un de r
s ta n d, t ha t I a m H e .

§ 3 ,
Bu t wh e n S cr i
p t ure n am es t h o s e wh o ar e n ot Go ds , i
t
H 0 1} do e s n o t, a s I sai
d b efo r e , si i
fy t h a t t h e y t a lt o
h
g n ar e
g er e
S c r ip t u r e
o
G o ds , b u t W it h d dica t io n wh e r e b y t h e y
3

di s tin ct s o m e a ddit io n an in
,

Ps . x cvi
. are sh ew n n o t to b e Go ds . As i
n D a vi
d: The Go ds o
f
i
j t he He a the n f Ai n d, S tr a n e Go ds
m a ge s D em on s

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are o
eu t o vi
.
g y e .

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l i9 . .
n
g ,
t .
f t

( o w t h e H e a t h e n k n o w n o t t h e t r u e G o d), a n d b y n a m
n

i
n
g t h e m s tr a n
g e G o ds ,
h e h a t h t a k e n a w a
y t h e i
r b ein
g
as G o ds . Bu t i
n t h a t w hi
ch stan ds i
n hi
s o wn p e r so n
,
he
i
th f th e m , The y i
n de e d, he ea k s i
sa o are so sp , m a ge s o
f
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v, de vi
ls . A n d Es a i
a s , C o n o u n de d be
f a ll the y t ha t b la sp he m e
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jljjgx o
Go d, d gr a ve t hi
an n s wi
g t h ou t r o t 3 a n d I a m wi
p fi t n e ss ,

sa i
th t he Lo r d He ha th t a k e n a w a y t h e i
. r b ei
n
g a s G o ds ,

b u t t he t e r m a lo n e fo r t h i
he u s
s es
p p
ur o s e , t ha t w e m a
y
k n o w wha t he is s e ak i f A d t h m e d t h
p n
g o n e v e r
.

y s a o

Jon xo ll Je r e m i
as a ls o : The Go ds , s a i
t h h e , whi ch m a de n o t He a ve n
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S . Ir e n ee u s p r a y e r . S . P a u l di
s ti
n ui
g s he s 21 5

an s h fr o m t he e a r t h, w hi
d E a r t h, le t t he m p e r i ch i s u n de r

t he H e a ve n Thu s b y a ddin g t h e i
. r
p e r di t i
o n , he s i n i
g fi es

t h e m n o t t o b e G o ds A n d E li a s a ai n , a ll Is r a e l b e i
g . n
g .

co n vo k ed to Mo un t C a r m e l, wi
lli
n
g t o t urn the m fr o m
i
do l a t r y ,
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g hs
sa i
th
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to
t he
t h em ,
L o r d Go d i
Ho w lo n g
wi ll y e
s o n e , co m e a
ha lt
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z
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g
ii 21
.

u fim gi
.

m bu s
An d a g a i
. n ov r e t he b u r n t o ffe r i
n
g t h u s he e
sp a k s t o t he
Pr i
e st s o f the Ido l s Ye ,
s ha ll ca ll u
p on t he n a me o
f y o u r Ib . 24 .

G o ds , an d I wi
ll ca ll pu on t he N a me o
f t he Lo r d m y Go d 3
an d t he Go d W ho wi
l l he a r t hi
s da y , He i s Go d Th e .

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m s e l f, wh i
l e he r o ve s
sa
y, n so
p n
g p
t ho s e n o t to b e G o ds , wh o g t h e s e w e r e tho u
am on
g h t t o

b e Go ds : he t u r n s t h e m t o w a r ds t ha t G o d, W h o w a s b o t h
b e lie v e d b y him , a n d w a s t r u ly G o d ; o n W ho m a ls o he
w a s ca lli n
g in r a er , 0
p y L o r d Go d o
f A br a ha m , G od o
f 1b 35 , ,

Is a a c, a n d Go d of J a co b, he a r m e t his da y ; a n d le t a ll
t hi
s e o le u n de r s t a n d, t ha t Tho u a r t Go d o
p p f Is r a e l .

An d I t h e r efo r e c a ll o n T h ee , O Lo r d Go d o f Ab r a h a m , 4 ,

an d Go d o f Is a a c , an d Go d of J a co b an d Is r a el W ho ,
art
S Ir e n a e
u s
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pr ay s
t he F a t he r of our Lo r d J e s u s C hr i
st 0 Go d W h o b y t h e
: o ve r hi
s
wo r k
m u lt i
t u de f Thy m e r cy ha s t b e e n
o w ell pl e a s e d i
n u s , t ha t

w e m a y k n o w Th e e 3 — W h o h a s t m a de H ea v e n a n d E a r t h,
W ho a r t Lo r d o f a ll, W h o a r t th e o n ly a n d t r u e G o d, o v e r
W h o m is n o o t h e r G o d 3—b y our L o r d J e s u s C hr i
s t do

Th o u b es t o w t he co m m an d f t h e H o ly S p i
a ls o rit : Gr a n t
o

to e ve r
y on e wh o r e a ds t h i ti
s wr i n
g , t o a c k n o wl e d e T h e e ,
g
t h a t Th o u art the on ly G o d ; an d to b e str e n t h e n ed i
g n

Th e e ,
an d t o wi
t h dr a w fr o m a ll h e r e s y , a ll
g dl e
o s s, a ll

g
al :
i
m pi
ou s o
p i
nio n s .

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n
g ,
F o r
y e did s e r v ce i 5 .

8 P
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au l s
t o t ho s e which we r e n o t Go ds , n o w t ha t e kn o w Go d
'

y or ra
di
sti
nc

t he r are kn o wn o
f Go d, h a t h s ep a r a t e d t ho s e wh o wer e
n o t, fr o m Him W ho i
s Go d . An d a
g i a n
, p s e ak n ig o f An M o se s
’

chr i
ti w ho lte t h hi
st,
pp o o s e th ( so he s
p e ak s ) and ea a m 2 Th e s s ,

4’
sel
f a bo v e a ll t ha t i
s ca lle d Go d, or t ha t i
s w o r s hi e d 3 h e
pp
m e an s t h o s e wh o ar e c a ll ed G o ds b y s u ch as ar e i
g n o r an t

o f G o d, i e . .
,
t he i
do l s . For a s t he F a the r o f a ll i
s c a ll e d
G o d, an di
s so 3 so no t a b o ve Hi
m s h a ll c hr i
t h e An t i st b e
 21 6 All Ho ly S cr i
p ture an dS . P a u l te ll O n e GO D .

BO O K 3 . e xa l t e d b u t ab o v e t h o s e wh o ar e c a ll e d Go ds , an d ar e n o t
so An d fo r t h e t r u t h o s , P a u l hi
f t hi m sel f sai
t h, N o w we
1 Cor .
.

kn o w t ha t an do l i
i s n o th n i g, an d t ha t t he r e i
s n o Go d bu t
on e . F o r t ho u g h t he r e be t ha t are ca lle d Go ds , w he the r i
n

H e a ve n or on Ea r t h, t o u s t he r e i
s bu t on e Go d, t he F a t he r ,
o
f W hom are a ll t hi
n s,
g an d we f or Hi
m ; an d one Lo r d
J e s u s C hr i
s t, by W ho m a r e a ll thi
n s,
g an d we by Hi m .

Thu s h e ha t h dis t in g u is h e d an d s ep a r a t e d tho s e w ho a r e

c a ll ed G o ds , an d ar e n o t so ,
fr o m the on e Go d t he F a th er ,
o f W ho m ar e a ll t hi
n
g s; an d i
n hi
s o wn p e r s o n h e di d
m o st e arn e s t ly co n fe s s on e Lo r d J e s u s C hr i
st Bu t a s t o
.

the i
y g,
n saW h e t he r in H e a v e n o r in E a r t h ; i
t i
s n o t as

t h e y e xp o u n d i t , t h a t h e s p e a k s o f t h e fr a m e r s of t he

D en t v.
w o r ld, b u t it r e s e m b l e s w h a t w a s s p o k e n b y Mo s e s Tho u
:

8 °
s ha lt n ot m a ke to t hy s e l f an
y li
ke n e s s to be a Go d of ,

wha ts o e ve r t hi g
n s are i
n he a v e n a bo v e , or i
n t he ear t h be
n ea th, or i
n t he w a te r s u n de r t he ea r th . An d w h a t t h o s e
ar e, wh i
ch ar e i
n H e a v e n , H e Hi
m s e lf e x pla i
n s : Le s t a t
an t i
m it h h e , lo o ki
sa t o H e a ve n , a n d s e e i t he S un
y e, n
g p
u n
g
a n d t he Mo o n a n d the S ta r s , a n d a ll the g a r n is hin g of He a
ve n , t ho u e r r in l a do r e t he m a n d s e r v e t he m A n d Mo s e s
g y .

t o o hi
m sel f bei
n
g a m an f G o d, th o u g h h e w e r e g i
o v en

EX , V 33 1 t o ,
be a G o d b efo r e P h a r a o h, y e t i
s he n ot n am e d tru l
y
Lo r d, i
s he l e d GO D b
st t h e P r o h e t s 3 b u t Mo s e s , t he
PS CV
n or
y y p
—
. .

i l s e r v a n t a n d s la ve of Go d, s o h e i
gggh iz f o o
;
a thf u s c a ll e d b
y t h e

ii 31
v i. . S pi
rit, an d t r u ly b e wa s so .

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n t h e 2n d t o t h e C o r

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ll '

i
n t hian s e x r e s sl
p y sai d,
In w h om t he G o d o
f t his w o r ld
l
ha t h bli n de d t he m i e vi
e u n be li
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s ,pa u 1s
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g rm t at
d
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gf f v o be
t h e Go d o f t hi s w o r ld is o n e , a n d He a n o the r , h o is o ve r W
u n de r a ll rin ci a li t an d b e inn i an d w i t i ot ou r
s to o d
p p y , g n
g , p o e r : s n

2 Cor i a u lt , if t h o s e , w h o s a
f t h e k n o w t he m s t e r ie s t h a t a r e
v . .
y y y
4
hi h e r t ha n G o d, h a v e t the Sk i
ll m u ch read
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n
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g p . o

one s ho u ld wi
tn e s s e
co n ce r n i
n
g a m a n , kn o wi
n
g as He did

f
o Hi
m s e lf w ha t wa s i
n man . An d H e c a ll e d to Hi
m a ll
m e n t ha t m o u r n , d gi
an vin
g r em i ssi o n t o t h o s e wh o b y

r si
t h ei n s we r e le d i
n t o ca ti
p vit y ,
r e l e a s e d t h e m fr o m t h o s e

c ha i f whi
ch S o l o m o n i
t h, E v e r y i
s bo u n d by
n s, o sa
g
one o v. v.

the co r ds o
f hi
s o wn s nsi Th e S p i
. ri t t h e r efo r e o f G o d de
sc n e de d
p H im u
,
on Hi
s S
p i
r i
t , W h o h a d p rom i s e d b y t h e

P r o ph e t s t h a t H e w o u l d an o n i t Hi
m , t ha t w e e c e ivin g o f
r

t he ab u n da n c e o f Hi
s an o n iti
n
g , m i
g h t be s a v e d An d .

t hu s , f o r h i
s
p a r t , s eak s
p a t t h e w M .

A n d Lu k e t h e fo llo w er a n d di s c i le of t h e Ap o s t l e s , t ell C i ar
V
p g
.

i
n
g o f Z a ch a r ia s a n d E lis a b e t h o f wh o m a cco r di
n
g t o ,
’
Go d s romi e J h w b o r n he s a it h An d t he y we r e
p s o n a s, , ,

bo th r i
g ht e o u s befo r e Go d w a lki
, n g b la m e le s s i
n a l l the co m I u ke f
6
m a n dm e n ts di
1'
d f t he Lo r d An d a ga i
n , s ea k
'

an or n a n ce s o .
p
.

i
n
g o f Z a ch a r ia s , An d i
t ca m e to p a s s , while he wa s e xe cu t 1h 8, 9
. .

’
i
n
g t he Pri
es t s
fi
oice befo r e Go d in t he or de r o
f ,
hi
s co u r s e ;

di t h ’
a cco r n
g o t e cu s to m
f
o th e P r i
es t s o
fiice , hi
s lo t w a s to

‘3
wi
tn e s s . Mr H a r ve y a dds , e i
, to Hi
m, on t he a u t ho r i
ty o f
‘
t wo M SS E . .
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s t the Lo r d to ld o
f by Jo hn B . Ar cha n ge l Ga br i
el .

B0 0 11 3 .
p r esen t i
n ce n s e , an d he ca m e to s a cr i ce , fi en te r i
n
g i
n t o t he

Te mp le o
f t he Lo r d . Thu s he s i
m p ly an d a b s o lu t e ly an d
s tr o n l
g y i
n hi
s o wn p e r so n ac k n o w l e dg e s t o b e Go d an d
m W ho
Lo r d, Hi c ho s e ou t J er u s a l e m , an d b es t o w e d t he

g i
ft o i
e s t ho o d ; t o
f t h e la w
p w h o m a ls o b e lo n g s the
of r

A n g e l Ga b r ie l, w h o p r e si d es
f
i
n the s i
g h t o f t h e Lo r d g .

F o r o the r b e s ide s Hi m h e k n e w n o n e ; fo r h a d h e h a d u n
de r s t a n di
n
g o f som e m o r e p e r fe c t Go d an d L o r d, b e s i
de s
Hi
m , he w o u ld n o t su r e l
y h ave a ck n o wl e dg e d t hi
s on e,

who m he k n e w t o b e t he fr u it of D e ca y ,
as bei
n
g a b so
l u t e ly an d en t i
r el
y Lo r d an d Go d : as we ha v e befo r e
p i t ed ou t o n .

S Lu k e i An d in s e ak i o f J o h n t o o , t hu s h e i
th F o r he s ha ll
.
p n
g. sa :

1 6,
be gr e a t i n t he s i
g ht o
f t he L o r d, an d many o
f t he ch i
ldr e n o
f
17 .
Is r a e l s ha ll he c o n ve r t u n t o t he L o r d the i
r Go d, an d he s ha ll
n Hi
bef o r e i i h in t he s i r i nd li
g o s
g t s
p t a
p o we r o
f E a s, to

p re
p are
f or t he L o r d a p e rf e c t p e op le F o r w h o m t h e n di d .

he p r e p a r e a p e o pl e , a n d i
n t h e s i h t o f wh a t L o r d di
g d h e

b e co m e gr e a t ? O f co u r se i n Hi s s i ht W h o s a i
g d , b o t h t h at

S Ma t t .
J o hn h a d so m e t hin g m o r e t ha n a P r ophe t, an d t ha t a m on g
Ki
° 9r 11 t ho s e bo r n o
f wo m e n , n on ei s
g r e a t e r t ha n J o hn B a
p t ist :
’
who a ls o d the e o l e f o r t h e Lo r d s c o m i f e
p p re ar e
p p n
g, o r

wa r n i n
g h is fe ll o w s e r v a n t s a n d
p
—
r o cl a i
m in
g u n t o t he m re

e n t a n c e , t ha t t h e m i h t o b tain r em i s si fr o m t he Lo r d
p y g o n

in
p e r so n , b
y t u r nin
g t h e m s e l ve s u n t o m fr o m W ho m
Hi ,

t h ey w e r e e s t r a n g e d b y r e a s o n o f t h e ir si
ns an d ev i
l wa y :

P s ] vi
ii3 . . .
as D av i
d a lso s ai
t h, The i
s n n er s a re e s tr a n
g d f r om tehe

w o m b, t he y ha ve er r e d fr o m t he bi
r th . An d t h er e fo r e b y
con v e r t in g t h em t o t he i
r L o r d, h e w a s r e ar i
p p n
g f o r t he

,
i
n t h e s
p ir i
Lo r d a p e rf e ct p e op le
t a n d p o w e r o
f E lias .

A n d a ain i n his n ar r a ti e he s a i t h o f t h e An e l B ut
2 .
g v
g ,

S . m e t he An g e l Ga br i
Lu k e i a t t h e s a m e t i
. e l w a s s e n t fr o m Go d,
Ma r y f o r
26
i
d t o t he Vir g in F ear t ho u ha “
'

w ho a ls o sa ;
n o t: :
30
f d f a vo u r wi
t h Go d A n d o f t h e Lo r d h e t h , He
i s ha
°

ou n . sa ll
Ib 32, 33
. .

be gr e a t, an d s ha ll be ca lle d t he S o n o
f t he Highe s t, an d

P 1 we s t . T h e T r a n s l a t o r g a ve ho lds o r r cb s ) is t r a n s p o se d b y j
c o n e ct u r e f
rom
a hi
g h p la ce as a n a lt e r n a t i ve r e n de r t h e b e gi
nni n g o f the se n t e n c e t o t he en d:
i
ng . E . t h e T r a n s la t o r n o t k n o wi
n g e ls e ho w t o
8 T hi
s c la u s e , Q u i p r ae e s t (6 7r
p0 6 r e n de r i
t .
 2 26 The k n o wle dg e o f S a l va t i
o n , the kn o wle dg e o
f C H RIS T .

ti n t he H o u s e o
i His s e r va n t D a vi d A s He
Bo o x 3 . s a lva
f
on or us f .

s a ke by the m o u t h of Hi s ho l P r o he ts , w hi ch a r e s in ce
p y p
t he wo r ld be g a n o n fr o m o u r e n e m i
S a lva ti . e s a n d fr o m t he

ha n d o
f a ll tha t ha te us . To p e rfo r m m e r cy wi th o u r f a

t he r s , an d to r em em be r Hi
s ho ly c o ve n a n t : t he o a th t ha t
He s wa r e to ou r fa the r
A br a ha m , t ha t He wo u ld g r a n t
u n to tha t we , be i d v e r e d fr o m
e li t he h and o
f t he
u s, n
g
i
e n e m e s, mi ht s e r ve h im w it h o u t fe a r , in ho li
n e ss and
g
i ht e o u sn e ss, i H i s s i ht a ll o u r da y s T h e n h e sai t h
g nr g .

l k e i t o J o hn A d h C h ild h l b l l d h P h f
gé yg i
t he Hi
o
,

h
n t o u , ,
s a t e c a

o r t ho u s ha lt g o befo r e t he fa ce of
e t e r o
p
h
e t o

e Lo r d
g e s t,
f t
t o p r ep a r e Hi o gi v e u n de r s t a n di s a lv a ti
s wa s
y T n
g f o . on

u n t o Hi e o le , o r t he r e m issi o n of t he i r si F o r t hi
s
p p f ns s .

i s t h e k n o wl e dg e o f s a l v a t i on w hich w a s w a n t i n
g t o

t h em , t h a t n am el
y o f t he S o n o f G o d, whi
ch J o h n co m

1111 i m u n ica t e d wh e n he i
d, Be ho ld t he La m b f Go d, w hi
ch
gé $ sa o
o

t a ke th a w a y t he i
s n o
f t he wo r ld . This wa s He o
f W hom

I sa i
d, Af te r me c o m e th a Ma n , whi
ch w a s ca u s e d to be
l b 16 . . befo r e m e , f or He wa s p r i
o r to m e . An d a ll we ha ve re

i
ce ve d o
f Hi
s
f u ln e s s .

This t h e r efo r e is t h e k n o w l e dg e o f s a lva t i

on ,
an d n ot

a n o t h er Go d n o r a n o t he r F a t h e r
, ,
n or Th e D ee p ,
n or a

P le r o m a o f 30 E o n s, n or t h e m o t her o f anO g do a d : b u t
t he k n o wl e dg e o f s a lva t o n i wa s t he k n o w l e dg e o f t h e
S on o f Go d, W ho i
n a ll t r u th b o th i
s c a ll e d, an d i
s b o th

S a lv a t i
on an d S a vi
our, an d S a vi
ng Mig h t .

r s t , He
$ 13 18 Fi i
s S a lv a t i
on , as t hu s, F or Thy S a lv a ti
on I
-

a wa i
te d The e 0 Lo r d . An d a
g i H
a ne S a vi
our : is t he
Is a xi
i
Be ho ld m y Go d i s m S a vi I wi
ll ha ve tr u s t i n Hi m
. .

2 . y ou r , .

5
33 mi Aga i n , He i
s S a vin
g M ig h t ,
a s t h u s : The L o r d ha th m a de
Mig ht
.

k n o wn Hi
s sav n ig i
n t he s i
g ht f
o t he n a ti
on s .

F o r He i
s, i
n t he fir s t p l a ce , t he S a vi
o ur, i
n t h a t He i
s

t he Son an d the W ord o f G o d, e

nx t H e i s S a vin
g M i g h t

gaf f )? n t ha t He i
i s S i
p ri
t : F o r t he , ,
Sp irit of o u r fa ce i t sa ith
i
s C hr is t t he Lo r d L a s t ly , H e i
s S a l va t i
. n t ha t He i
on , i s

2 F le sh : F o r the Wo r d wa s m a de F le s h, an d dwe lt a mo n
g
us

This t h e n wa s t he k n o wl e dg e o f s a lva t i
on whi
ch J o hn
 C HR IS T wa s bo r n , t he Gn o s ti
c o r e r s do bu t li
f g e . 2 27

wr o u g ht i
n t ho s e wh o p r a c t i
s e d p en i
t e n c e , a n d b el i
ev e d
i
n t he La m b o f Go d, W h o t a k e t h a wa y t h e s i n o f the

wo r ld .

Al s o t o the S hep he r ds the r e a

pp e a r e d, t i
i s sa i
d, t he An ge l 4 .

o
f the Lo r d an n o u n c n ig t o t h em jo
y ,
s eei
n
g t h a t the r e { 3 1

bo r n i
n t he ho u s e o
f D av S a vi
i
do u r wahi ch is Chr i s t the 1h 11 , ,

Lo r d . The n wa s tu de of t he he a ve n ly ho s t, p r a i
a m u lti sin
g
Go d an i
y g d
n , Gl o r
y tsa
o Go d i
n t he hi he s t, a n d o n e a r th
g
o d wi ll
p e a ce t o m e n o
f g o .

The s e An g e l s , t h e Gn o s t ic fo r g e r s s a y , c a m e f r o m t h e
O g do a d, a n d m a n ife s t e d t h e de s ce n t o f t h e h ig h e r C hr i s t .

Bu t t h e y fa ll t o t h e g r o u n d a g a i n, i n sa i n t h t t h
y g , a e

C hr i
st an d S a vi
o u r wh o i
s a b o v e wa s n ot bo r n , bu t e
r ath r

a ft er t h e Ba p t is m o f Him wh o c a m e o f t h e E c o n o m y ,
J e s u s t h e s a m e Chr i
,
st de s c e n de d o n Hi m a s a D o ve .

Th er efo r e b y t h eir a c c o u n t t h e An gel s o f t h e O g do a d

S p e a k fa l s e in s a yin g To y o u is bo r n this da y a S a vio u r
, , ,

whi ch i s Chr i s t t he Lo r d i n the ci ty of D a vi ,

d F o r by .

t he i r a cc o u n t n e i t h e r Ch r i st n o r t h e S a vi o u r wa s b o r n ,

b u t t h a t J e s u s wh o c o m e s o f t h e E co n o m y w h o b el o n g s
, ,

t o t h e F r a m e r o f t h e W o r l d u p o n w h o m a ft er Hi s Ba p
,

ti sm , i e a ft e r 3 0 y e a r s t h ey s a y t h e s u p e r n a l S a vi
. .
, , our

de s c en de d .

An d why di d t h ey a dd t h e cl a u s e In the ci ty of D a vi d , ,

e x c e p t t o a n n o u n c e t h e g o o d n ews o f t h e fu l film en t o f t h e
rom i s e w hi ch G o d m a de u n t o D a vi h e fr u i
p ,
d T h at o
f t t o
f P , s .

hi s bo d
y is an e ve r la s tin
g K in
g A n d t hi s p r o mi s e wa s

m a de u n t o D a vi
vi d hi m s el f s a i
d b y t h e C r e a t o r o f t hi
t h My he lp i s o
f ,
t h
s uni v er s e a s D a

e Lo r d W ho m a de he a ve n
g5
,

s. c xx i
.

a nd ea r t h An d a g a in I n H is h a n d ar e t he e n d s o
f t h e 1
4—
.
,
x s. c v.

D
a n d t he he ihts o he m o u n ta i n s a r e Hi F o r t he
e a r th, g f t s .

sea s Hi
i s an d He m a de i
t, an d Hi
s ha n ds fo u n de d the
dr y la n d . 0 co m e le t us w o r s hi
p, a n d fa ll do wn befo r e

Him , d we ep befo r e
an t he Lo r d Who m a de u s,
f or He i
s

t he Lo r d o ur Go d .

Th e H o ly S pi rit i s e xp r e s sly de cla r i

ng b
y D a vi
d t o

t h o s e wh o h e a r H im , t h a t t h e r e wi ll b e s o m e t o s c o r n
Hi m W h o fo r m e d u s , W h o i s a l s o the o n l
y God W h e re .

Q 2
 2 28 O n e GO D wo r s hi
pp e do o ld
f a n dhe r e by An ge ls a n dS hep he r ds .

B0 0 1: 3 . fo r e a l s o He s a id wha t I h a v e a b o v e qu o t e d im ply i n
g , ,

Tha t y o u m u s t n o t e r r : b e s ide Him o r a b o ve Him is n o

o t h er Go d W h o m w e ,
o u ght m o r e t o r e g a r d ; dis os i
p n g

u s to b e
p o u s a n d t h a n k fu l t o H i
i m W h o m a de a n d e s

t a b li
she d u s, an d i
s our n our i
sh e r . W ha t t he n wi
ll b e
t he i
r ca s e , wh o h a v e de v i
s ed s u ch a m ass o f b la s ph e m i
es
a i
a n st t h e r M
i aker ?
g
N o w t hi s s a m e di
d t he An gel s als o . For i
n t h a t w hi
ch

the y y,saG l o r
y t o Go d i
n t he H ig he s t,
a n d o n E m th P e a ce ,

d b y t h e s e e xp r e s s i
t h ey di on s l ori f H i m W h o is Ma k e r o f
g y
t h e Hig h e s t , i e , o f t hi n
g s hi h e r t ha n t h e H e a v e n s , a n d
g . .

F r a m er of a ll t hi
n
g s t h at ar e i
n the e a r t h : W ho to Hi
s

o wn wo r k, i . e .
, to m en ,
g s n e t Hi
s o wn i
r a c o u sn es s of

N
L k u e o n fr o m H e a v e n
s a lv a t i W h e r efo r e a l s o t he S hep he r ds , i
. t
n 20
is sai d, r e tu r n e d, g lo r ify i G od i n a ll t hi n s w hi ch t he
' '

n
g g y
ha d he a r d a n d s e en , e ve n as i
t w a s t o ld u n to t he m . F or
i
t wa s n o o t he r G o d w h o m t he Is r a elit e S h e ph e r ds we r e

g l o ri
f i
y g
n ,
b u t m W ho
Hi wa s a n n o u n ced b
y t h e La w
an d t he P r o ph e t s , t h e Ma k e r o f a ll t hi
n
g ,
s W ho m a ls o

t he An g e l s g l o r i
fi e d Bu t if t h e A n g e l s , wh o w e r e fr o m
.

t he O g do a d, w er e g l o r i
fy in g o n e , t h e S h e ph e r ds a n o t h e r ,
t h en e r r o r a n d n o t t r u t h ha d b e en b r o u g ht do wn t o t he m
b y t h e s e A n gel s o f t h e O g do a d .

§ 5 . O n c e m o r e Lu k e s a i t h o f t h e Lo r d W he n the
, , da y s o
f
u r ifica ti w co m le te d t he co n v e e d Hi
m t Je r u s a
p on er e
p y y o ,

le m , t o set m befo r e
Hi t he Lo r d as i
t i
s wr i
t te n i
n t he
La w f
o the Lo r d, p Tha t e ve r
y thin
g m a le whi
ch o e n e th t he
’
wo m b s ha ll be ca lle d t he Lo r d s ho ly t hin
g a n d to
g i
ve a

s a cr ifice , a cco r di s sai

o wha t i d i he La w o he Lo r d,
n
g t n t f t
a
p i a r
f o tu r t le do ve s ,
t w o
y ou n i
g p g e o ns : i
n hi s o wn
or

p e r s o n he m o s t e x r e s s l
p y c a l l s Hi m L o r d W h o m a de t h i
s

e n a c t m en t A n d S im e o n t o o , s a it h h e , ble s s e d Go d, a n d
.

sa i
d, Lor d, n ow le tte s t Tho u Thy s e r va n t dep a r t i
n
p e a ce ,

f or mi
ne e
y e s ha ve seen Thy sa v n i g p o we r ; whi ch T ho u ha s t

p pre ared befo r e t he fa ce of ll p e op le s ;

a alig ht f o r e n liht
g
o ni t he Ge n ti
le s ,
n
g f
o a n d t he
g lor
y f o Thy p e op le Is r a e l .

l b 36 . . A n d An n a t o o , t h e P r op he te s s , sa i
t h he , i k e m a n n er
n li

l ori
fie d God S ig h t f C hr i d sp a ke Hi
g u
p on o s t, an
f
o m to
 23 0 By the Wo r d a ll thi g
n s cr e a te d, man s a ve d
.

Bo o x 3 . an d l o n g b efo r e hi
m t ho s e e d N ic o l a it a n s
wh o ar e c a ll ,

w h o a r e a n o ffs h o o t o f t h e k n o w l e dg e fa l s ely s o c a l l
e d — t o c o n fo u n d t h e m an d
p e r s u a de
, m e n t h a t t h ere

i b u t o n e Go d W h o m a de a ll t h i s b H i s W ord
s n
g y ,

an d n o t as t h ey a ffir m t h a t t h e C r e a t o r i s on e p er

son ,
t h e F a t h e r o f t h e Lo r d a n o t h e r : a n d t h a t t h e r e
i s a di ffe r e n c e o f p er s o n s b e t ween t h e S o n o f t h e C r e a
t o r a n d t h e C hr i
,
st fr o m t he hig h er EEo n s wh o b o t h .
,

r e m ai n ed i m pa s s i b le de s c e n di ng , on J es u s the S o n o f
t h e Cr e a t o r an d , g l id e d b a ck a
g ai n t o h i s o w n P l e ro

m a ; a n d t h a t t h e Be g i nni n is t he O nl B t t e n b ut
g y e
g o ,

t h e W o r d t h e t r u e S o n o f t h e O n ly Be g o t t e n ; a n d
,

t h a t t h e c r e a t e d s y s t e m t o w hi ch w e b el o n g w a s n o t
m a de b y t h e F i r st D ei t y b u t b y s o m e P o w e r b r o u ght
,

v er y f a r do wn b el o w i t a n d cu t o ff fr o m c o m m u ni on

—
,

i n t he t h in
g s w h i c h a r e b e o n d Si ht a n d n a m e
y g A l l
’
S u ch t h i n
g s I sa
y, t h e L o r d s
, D is c ip l e d e s ir i n
g t o c ut

o ff ,
an d to e s t a b lis h in t he Chu r ch t h e r u l e o f Tr u t h ,

vi z t h a t t h er e i
.
,
s one G o d Al m i g yh t W h o b y ,
H is

W o r d m a de a ll t h i n
g s b o t h v is i b l
, e a n d i n v i s ib l e ; in

di ca t in
g a ls o t h at b,y t h e W o r d w h e r e b y G o d w r o u
g h t
Cr ea t i on in , t h e s a m e a l s o H e p r o vi de d s a lv a t i on fo r
t h e m e n who a r e p a r t o f C r e a t i o n —t hu s did h e b e
i i t h at i
n s t r u ct i w hi
ch hi Go s p e l tai In
—5
S J o hn n on s co n n s,
.
g n
i1
° °

the nn i
be gi n
g w as t he Wo r d , an d the Wo r d wa s wi
th
Go d, and t he Wo r d wa s Go d : the S a m e wa s i
n t he be

g inni n
g wit h G od A l l t hin s
g . we r e m a de by Hi m, a n d
wi tho u t Hi m wa s n o thi n
g m a de T h a t w hich w a s m a de ,
.

wa s i n Him Li fe , a n d the Life wa s t he Light of m e n ;

a n d t he Li g ht s hin e th i n d a r k n e s s a n d t he da r kn e s s c o m

r e he n de d i t n ot A l l t hin s,
g s ait h h w re m a de b
p . e , e
y
Hi
m . In a ll t hi
n s
g t h e s i
n i n cl u de d als o t hi
s cr e a t io n
wh i
ch w e ar e co n c r n e e d wi
th . For i
t wi
ll b e gr an t
n ot

e d t h e m t ha t a ll m e a n s t he t hi
n
g s whi
ch a r e i n c l u de d

in t h ei r P le r o m a For i f t hei r P l er o m a c o n t a i
. n s t he
t hi s h e r e a l s o , t hi
s so r e a t S s t em i n ot b e ond i t s
n
g g y s
y
limi t s , a s w e h a v e e xp l a i
ned i n t he
p r e c e din
g b o ok : bu t

f t hi
i n g s her e ar e wi
t h o u t t h e P le r o m a (
w h i
ch h o w e v e r
 The y de n y bo th, an d the Bi
r th an d the P a s s i
on . 231

wa s s een t o b e im p o s s i b le ) ,
t hen t hei
r P le r o m a i
s n ot

a ll, t h e r efo r e t hi
s s y s t em so e xt e n s i
ve i
s ,
n ot wi
t ho u t
i
t .

Bu t J o hn h i
m s e l f ha t h rem ov e d fr o m u s a ll di
s u ta
p § 2 .

ti
o n s, sa i
y g
n , H e wa s i
n t he w o r ld, an d t he w o r ld w a s Ib 1 0, 1 1
.
.

m a de by H i
m, an d t he w o r ld kn e w Hi
m n ot . He ca me
un to Hi
s o wn , an d Hi
s o wn v e d Hi
r e ce i m n ot . W h er ea s
a cc o r di
n
g t o Ma r cio n an d t h e li
ke o f hi
m, n eit h e r wa s
t he W o r ld m a de b y Hi
m, n or d He
di co me un to Hi
s

o wn , b u t u n to tha t whi
ch b e lo n g e d t o o the r s . Ag a i
n ,

a cco r di
n
g t o so m e o f t h e Gn o s t i
c s , t hi
s w o r l d w a s m a de

b y A n g e l s , a n d n o t b y t h e W o r d o f Go d An d a c c o r d .

i t t h ai
n w h ar e n u s, i
o f Va l e n t i t w as n ot
n
g o o se a
g o

m a de by Hi
m , bu t by t he D emi
ur
gH e [t h e
e . For
W o r d] wa s ie
a ct v i
n ca u s i
n
g s u ch a n d s u ch S i
m il i
t u de s

t o b e m a de , ft e r t h e P a t t e r n o f t hin g s a b o v e a s t h ey
a ,

sa
y ; b u t t h e D e m i
u r
g e fi n is h e d m a k i
n g t h e c r e a t u r e s .

Si n ce b t h ei r a c c o u n t h e e m a n a t e d fr o m t h e M o the r t o
y ,

b e Lo r d a n d F r a m e r o f t hi s Ec o n o m y o f Cr e a t i on he , ,

I s a y b y wh o m t h e y w i
,
ll h a v e t h i s w o r ld t o b e m a de :
w h e r e a s t h e G o s p e l e x p r e s s ly s a y s t h a t b y t h e W o r d , ,

W hi ch wa s i n t he b eg i nn in
g w i
t h G o d a ll t hi n
g s w e r e ,

m a de , which W o r d, i
t sa i
t h, w a s m a de F le s h, an d dwe l t Ib 14. .

a m o ng us .

Bu t a cc o r di
n
g t o the m n e i
the r wa s t he W ord m a de § 3 .

gfi gg
l
fl e sh ,
n or C hr i
st , n or h e w h o w a s m a de o ut o f t he m a ll, a n
de n i
t he S a vi
our . For the W ord an d Chr i
st t h e y wi
ll n o t e d by
e ve r y s e ct

ha v e so m u ch as t o ha v e co m e In to t h is w o r l d : an d fo r of t he m

t he o u r , t h a t He
S a vi n e i
the r wa s i
n ca r n a t e , n or su ffe r e d ;
b u t t h a t H e de s c e n de d p as a D o ve u on t h a t J e s u s , wh o
a l E co n o m , a n d t ha t ha vi
w a s m a de b y s p e c i an n ou n
y n
g
o e d the u n k n o wn F a t h e r , H e a s c e n de d a g a i
n i
n to t he
P le r o m a . As t o the In c a r n a t io n an d P a s si
on, so m e at

tr i
bu te the m to t ha t J e s u s wh o wa s m a de by s e ci l
p a

Ec o n o m y , w h o t he y sa
y p a sse d t hr o u g h M ry a , as wa t e r
t hr o u g h a i e
p p ; o the r s a
g i
a nt o the so n o f the D e

mi ur
g e, on wh o m ( he y
t sa
y) de s c e n de d t h a t J e s u s w h o
i
s m a de b y E co n o m y : o t he r s a
g i a n sa
y t h at J es u s i
n
 2 32 The y de n y . s t wi
S J o hn Bap ti tn e s s e s .

BO O K 3 . dee d w a s b o r n o f J o s e ph an d M ar
y ,
an d t ha t Chr i
st

de s c e n de d u
p on Hi
m , t h e C hr i
st fr o m t h e hi
g h er E on s,

b ei
n
g wi
tho u t fle s h an d i
n ca
p a b le o f su ffe r i
n
g s .

Ho w e v e r b y ,
no ru le o f t he He r e t i
c s w a s t he W ord o f
G o d m a de fle sh . For Sh o u l d an
y on e e xa m in e t he R u le s
f the m a ll, h e wi
ll fi n d t h a t t h e y a ll bri n t he W o r d
i f
o n
g o

Go d as wi
tho u t fle sh ,
an d i
n ca a b l e
p o f su ffe r i
n
g ; a s a ls o

t h e C hr i s t who i n t h e hi h e r r e i
s i on s F o r s o m e t hi nk
g g .

t ha t H e w a s m a n i fe s t e d a s a hu m a n b ein g t r a n s fi g u r e d,
wh i l e t h e y de n y b o t h Hi s Bir t h a n d Hi s In c a r n a t i on :

th e r s i t h a t He a s su m e d n o t e ve n t he figu r e o f
o
g a , a n a

m an , b u t a s a D o v e c a m e do w n u
p on t ha t J e s u s wh o w a s
born o f y M ar . To sh e w the n t ha t a ll t he s e ar e fa ls e wi
t
’
n e s s e s , t h e Lo r d s D is ci l e
p sai
t h, An d t he W o r d wa s m a de
le s h, a n d dwe lt a m o n
f g u s .

4 An d t h a t w e m i h t m a k e n o qu e s t i
o n wh o t h e G o d i
I
. .
g s,

S h.

6 8
J o n
wh o s e W o r d w a s m a de fle s h, h e h i
sa i
y g
n ,
T he r e w a s
m s el f t e a c h e s u s a b o v e ,
a man s en t f r om Go d, hi
s n ame wa s
:r h i f
-
.

J h he
0

e r a_
o n : ca me f or witn e s s , t o b e ar witn e s s f o t he Lig ht .

He w a s n ot the Li
g ht,
bu t to b ear wi
tn e s s o
f t he Li
g ht .

J o hn t h e r e fo r e , t h e F o r e r u n n e r , wh o wi
tn e s se s
gi
he
gi i
o
h e Li h t , b h a t Go d w a s h e ?of
co n ce r n

di
s p r o ve n g tn
g y w se n t co u r s e by
Him t o W h o m t h e A n g e l Ga b r i el b el o n g s , who a ls o

b r o u g h t t he g l a d ti
d i
n
g s o f Hi
s Bi
r th : t ha t Go d W ho
p ro mi
se d b
y t h e P r o ph e t s t o sen d Hi s An
g e l b efo r e t h e

fa c e o f Hi
s S on, d t o pr e p a r e
an His wa , 1
y e t o b ear
o o o
. .
,

S L“ k? t he In ght, in t lw sp ir it
O

d p o we r
f f E lia s
0

w itn e s s
1 o an o
. I

L 17
1 Hu An d H e l i
as
g i o f wh a t G o d w a s h e s e r v a n t a n d
m g
a a n
xv ; , p ro

e t ?o f Hi W h o m a de H e a v e n a n d E a r t h, a s h i s e lf
'

p h m m
a ls o co n fe s s e s .

J o hn t h e r e fo r e , b e i
n
g sen t b y t h e F o u n de r an d Fra
m er o f t hi
s w o r l d, h o w co u ld h e b ea r wi
tn es s o f t ha t
li
g h t ,
w h i
ch de s c e n de d fr o m am o n
g t h e t hin
g s t h a t a r e

u n n a m e a b le an d i si
n vi b le ? si
n ce a ll t he He r e t ics ha v e
la i
d i
t do wn , t h a t t h e D e m i
ur
g e k n o ws n o t t he P o w e r
wh i
ch i
s a b o ve hi
m , whi
c h J o hn , w e fi n d, w a s t o w i
t n es s
an d i
n di
ca t e .

8 h a tth
. .
F o r t hi
s ca u s e t h e Lo r d sa d t ha t He
i co u n t e d hi
m m or e
1 d g
 234 By m u t i
la ti
n
g the Go s e ls the
p y witn e s s to the m .

BO O K3 t h e m wh o l o v e Hi
m . F r o m W ho m a ls o N a t h a n a el l e a r n e d
an d k n ew Hi
m Hi
: m s e l f b a r e wi
t o who m t n e ss, t h e Lo r d
S J 0 hn i t ha t h e is a n Is r a e l i n de e d, i
te i n w ho m i s no uile T h e
. .
g .

49 .
Isr a elit e k n ew his o w n K in g , a n d s a it h t o Him , R a bbi,
Tho u art the S on o
f G o d, Tho u ar t t he K i
n
g o
f Isr a e l . By
Hi
m g i Pae te r b e i
a n n
g t au
g h t ,
k n e w t h e Ch r is t t he Son
i
li of t e l v
h iin
g G o d — o f Hi m W h o sai t h Be ho ld M
y S on ,
X ,

W ho m I a m we l l p le a s e d : I will p u t
.

the m o s t be lo ve d, i n

My p
s irit u
p o n H im ,
an d H e wi
ll de cla r e j g d m e n t u n to
u

the Ge n ti
le s He s ha ll
. n ot i
s tr ve , n o r cr , n e i
y t h e r s ha ll a n
y
man he a r Hi
s i
n i
the s tr e e ts
vo ce a s ha ke n r e e d s ha ll

He n o t br e a k, a n d s m o ki la x s ha ll He u e n ch,
n
g f n ot
q as

lo n g as He s ha l l p u t f o r t h Hi s ca u s e
f or co n tr o ve r s y ; an d
n Hi
i s n ame s ha l l t he Ge n ti le s tr u s t .

§ 7 . An d t h e s e , o b s er v e , ar e th e b e g i
n ni
n
g s o f t h e Go s p el :
O D E GO D
w h e r eb y i
s se t fo r t h O ne G o d t he M ke a r o f t hi
s un i
e e —
v rs H e W ho m t h e P r o p h e t s t o o a n n o u n c e d a n d W h o
b y Mo s e s fo r m e d t h e E co n o m y o f t h e La w —
, ,

a s t he F a ,

t h e r o f o u r Lo r d J e s u s C hr i s t : n o r do t h e y b e s i de Hi m
r e co ni se t h e G d t h e F a t h er N ow
g an
y o r o o r a n
y o , r .

so r eat i t h t b ili t f t h e G l t h a t t h e v er
g s e s a
y o s e o s p e s y ,

H er e t i cs a ls o b ea r t e s t i m o n y u n t o t h em a n d e n de a v o u r ,

e a ch o n e t o e s t a b l i s h hi s o w n do c t r i se tti n o u t fr o m
n e
g ,

E bi oni
te s t he s e Thu s t h e Eb io n it e s u s i onl t h e G o s p e l wh i ch
. n
g y ,

is a c c o r di
n
g t o M a t t h ew ar e e ve n , b y it c o n vi ct ed o f

Ma i
r c on wr o n g n o t i o n s c o n ce r n i t h L rd A n d M a r ci on w h il e
n
g e o .
,

he m u t i
l a t e s t h a t w hich i
s a cc o r d n i g t o Lu k e , i
s p r o ve d

a b la s ph e m e r o f Hi
m W ho i
s t he o nl
y G o d, b y t h o s e

p a s sa
g es which ar e st ll p r e s e r v e d i
i n his wr i
tin
g s A n d .

t h o s e wh o p se ar ate J e s u s fr o m C hr i st, an d sa
y t h a t
C hr ist r e m a i n ed im pa s s i v e , w hi l e J e s u s s u ffe r e d, w h ile
t h ey a ll e g e t h e G o s p e l a cc o r di t o Ma r k ; m a b
n
g y e co r

r e ct e d i
f the y r ea t wi
d i t h lo v e o f the Tr u t h . Mo r e o ve r

t he s ch o o l o f Va l e n t in u s ,
m aki
n
g ve r
y a m le
p u se o f t he
Go s p e l a cco r di
n
g t o J o h n to de m o n s t r a t e t h e co m bi
na

ti
o n s t h e y t a lk o f, w i
ll b e fr o m t ha t v rye Go s p e l e xp o s e d
m ai ni
n ta i n o th n ig i h t w e ha v e sh ewn in t he
as n
g r
g : as

fir s t bo ok . Si
n c e t hen our o
pp onen t s b ea r t es ti
m o n y to
 F o u rfo ld fo r m o
f Go sp e l : s
p i l cha r a ct e r i
ec a s ti
cs . 2 35

u s, i
n u si n
g t h e s e G o s
p e l s ,
our r e a s o n in g dr a wn fr o m
t he m is s t r o n g a n d co r r e c t .

For i
t is i m po ss i
b l e t h a t t h e Go s p e l s s h o u l d be i n 8 ,

n u m b er ei
t h e r m o r e o r fe w e r t ha n t he s e For . Si
n ce

t h er e ar e fo u r r e g io n s o f t h e w o r l d wh e r e i
n we ar e, an d Go sp e l .

f
o u r o ld f
fo u r r m c1 al w m ds , d t he C h u r ch ee d s o wn t h e C h e :
p p an Is as s
’ m bi m
i
n t he who l e ea r th ,
an d t he Go s p e l i
s the C hu r ch s w h e r e o n
H e 5 1“
p i
ll ar d g r o u n d,
an an d t h e b r ea t h o f li
fe : i
t i
s n atu r al
t e th
t ha t i
t s ho u ld ha v e fo u r p i
ll a r s, fr o m a llqu a r t er s b r e a t h
in
g in co r r u
p t i
o n , an d ki n dl i
n
g m e n
i
i
n to life W h er e .

by i t i s evide n t , t h a t t h e A r t ifi c e r o f a ll t hi
n
g s, t he
W o r d W ho , si
tt et h u
p on t he Ch e r u b i
m s, an d k eep e t h
a ll t o g et h er , H e w a s m a de m a n i
whe n fe s t u n t o m e n ,
g av e u s His Go s e l i
p n fo u r fo r m s , k e t t o ge t h e r b
p y on e

S P IR IT . d, i
AS D a vi m pl o r i
n
g H is P r e s en c e, s a it h,
Tho u P s l xxx
. .

1
t ha t i
t te s t the Che r u bi s he w Thy s e lf For i
n dee d
'

s
p u on m s, .

t he C h er u b i
m ha d fo u r fa c e s an d t h ei
r fa c e s ar e i
m age S 5 w
P W
, a a.

o f t h e di
s en
p sa t o n i 5
o f t he S o n of Go d . F or t he f i
rst

vi
li n
g cr e a tu r e , i
t sa i
t h, w a s li
ke a Lion , de n o t i
n
g H is Ko n i
v .

7
e a l e ffic ie n cy His g u idi o w er Hi
s r o a lt : a n d t he
°

r n
g p
, , y y
s e co n d li ke a Ca lf S i ni f n g Hi
i s st a tio n a s a S a cr ifi ce r
g y ,

a n d Pr i e s t : a n d the thir d ha vin g the fa ce of a m a n m o s t ,

e vi de n t ly de p i ct i
n H is P r e s en c e a s M a n : a n d t he fo u r th
g
li ke a n e a g le i li h d e cl a r i
n g t he g ift o f t he S pi rit
n
f g t ,

fly in g do wn u p o n t h e Chu r ch .

N o w t h e n t h e Go sp e l s ar e i
n u n s o n wi
i t h t he s e , u
p o n
’
ch C h r i
w hi i fir s t t ha t di J o hn
bi
t te th F or
st a cco r t
E Pg
o o ln s
s .
,
n
g l
r e la t e s Hi
s pr i
n c el
y an d effi ca c io u s d g lo r i
,
ou s
an b it hr

fr o m t h e F a t h er , i
y g
n , In the sa be gi
nni
ni
g w a s t he W or d ,
J o hn i o

an d the W o r d wa s with Go d, a n d the Wo r d wa s Go d .

An d, A ll thi
n s w e r e m a de b
g y H i
m , an tho u t Hi
d wi m wa s 1b 3 . .

n ot an
y t hin
g m a de . O n t hi
s a cc o u n t t his G o s p el i
s a ls o

fu ll o fi den c e ; fo r t ha t is his Cha r a c t er

f a ll co n .

’
Bu t t h e Go s p el o f Lu k e a s b ei f rie stl
ggg
t am p lie s
n
g o a
p y s , ,
o l
b e g a n fr o m Z a ch a r i a s t he ri e st b u r ni in c en s e u n t o
p n
g
G o d F o r n o w t h e fa t t e d C a l f w a s a p r e p a r i
. n
g ab o u t to ,

b e s a cr i
fi c e d f o r t h e fi n din g o f t h e y o u n g e r S o n .

iTh T l t
e g v f ig
r an s a o r lt ti
a e d igann nE a s an a ern a ve r e n er n . .
 ’
2 36 F o u rfo ld a sp e ct i
n Go d 3 de a li
n s
g o
f o ld.

Bo o x 3 . Ma t t w o
h e f r h is p a r t p r o c l a im s H is B i
r t h a s a M a n ,

sa i B k h i f J C h i t t h S
s
i
:

y g
n ,
Th e oo o
f t e
g e n e r a t o n o e s u s r s ,
e o n

Ib 1 8 . .
f
o D a vi d, t he S o n of Abr a ha m : a n d, N o w t he bi r th o
f J e

S . Ma t su s Chr i
s t wa s on s wi
t hi se . This G o s p e l t h e r e fo r e i
s o f
hu m a n fo r m : w h e r efo r e a ls o t hr o u g h t h e wh o l e o f i
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g p y an a

w a r ds h a vi n b e en m a de Ma n H e s en t fo r th t he fr ee
g ,

gift o f t h e H o ly Gho s t i n to t h e w h o l e e a r t h s h e lt e r ,

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g u s wi t h H is o wn w in
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,
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t h e Li vi n
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n
g , p o e p .

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g c r e a t u r e s a r e o f fo u r fo r m s o f fo u r fo r m s ,

a ls o is t he Go s p el a n d t h e de a l i ,
n
g o f t he L ord A n d .

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c o ve n an t s
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, ,
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h e r e b e t w e e n t he G k
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L
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p a ll t hi n gs in it s e l , whi ch i s by f
to m an i k f
n d : fir s t , o n e b e o r e th e F l o o d t he o s p e l , lit i G
n g u p m e n , a n d wif n ging
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.
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’
s te s ti
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s Ma s ter .

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t i
t ha t i s qu e s t io n t h e r e b e i
ou t of t he n
g e it h e r m or e or

fe w er Go s p el s t ha n w er e b efo r e m en t io n e d w e h a v e s h e wn -

t hu s a b u n da n t ly a n d c o n vi n ci l F o r a s G o d m a de a l l
n
g y .

t hi s i n o r de r a n d fi t n e s s t h e fo r m a l s o o f t h e G o s el
n
g , p
m u s t n e e ds b e w e ll a r r a n g e d a n d c o m p a c t e d .

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g t h u s a s ce r ta in e d t he o
p ini o n o f t h o s e wh o de

li v e r e d t h e Go s p e l t o u s s i m p ly fr o m t h e i r o
p e ni ,
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t e n c e s ; l e t u s p r o c ee d t o t h e r e m a i ni n
g A p o s t le s an d ,

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fr e sh o n e in s t e a d o f J u da s w hich s o ev e r o f t h o s e p r e s e n t ,

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n e e d w a s t ha t t hi S cr i t b e fu lfille d w h i h t h H l
s p ure c e o
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1h 20. .
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r n fu l film en t of t he
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wer e Sp o k e n b y D a vi
d .

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rit h a vi de s c e n de d o n t h e D i ci
y p n
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l e t h a t a ll r o he s ie d n d s a k e wi t h t u e s, a n d
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s o m e m o ck i n t h e m , a s t ho u h drunk w it h w w i
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s w ha t w a s s
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o

by t he P r op he t, It s ha ll be i n t he la s t da y s , sa i
th t he
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f My ri
Sp i t u
p on a ll f le s h, an d
t he y s ha
ll p r op he s y T hu s G o d, W h o h a d p r o m is e d b y
.

t he P r o ph e t t o s e n d His S pi
ri t u po n m an k i
n d, e v e n He
did a c t u a ll
y s n e d Hi
m : an d Go d i
s an n o un c ed b y P et er
ha v i
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th P e t e r , Ye m e n f oIsr a e l he a r my wo r ds J e
,

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.
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g
f
o Go d, y e ha ve cr u cifie d a n d s la i
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f w icke d

m en W ho m Go d r a se d i p ha vi
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p ains o
f
he ll, be ca u s e i
t wa s n ot o ssib l t ha t He s ho u ld be ho lde n
p e

f
o i
t . F or D av i
d sa i
th f
o H i
m , I fo r e s a w t he Lo r d a l

wa y s befo r e my fa ce f o r,
He is on my ri g ht h a n d, t ha t
I be n ot m o ve d . Ther efo r e my he a r t w a s g la d, a n d m y
t o n gu e j i
r e o ce d, m o r e o ve r a ls o m y f le s h s ha ll r e s t i
n hop e .

Be ca u s e Tho u wi
lt n ot le a ve my sou l i
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uff
er

Thin e Ho ly O n e to see co r r u p ti
on . N e xt h e s
p e ak s to
t h e m c o n fi de n t ly o f the P a tr i
a r ch D av i
d, t ha t he i
s de a d 1h . 29 .

an d bu r i
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s set o t hi
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lchr e i th t h e m un .

Bu t be i n , sai
g t h h e , a P r op he t, a n d kn o wi
n
g t h a t G o d h a d Ib . . 30

s wo r n t o hi
m wi th a n o a th, tha t of t he rui t of hi s bo d
y f
on e s ho u ld s i
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i
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i bu t he i m se i
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sa f,

sa i
d u n to m y Lo r d, Si
t on my r i
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t hi
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w ho le ho u se o
f Isr a e l kn o w a s s u r e dl
y, t ha t Go d ha th m a de
Hi m bo t h Lo r d a n d C hr i s t, e ve n t hi s J e s u s W ho m e ha ve
y
cr u cified W h en t h er efo r e t h e m u lt i
. t u de s ha d s a id, Wha t Ib 37,
.

38
t he n s ha ll we do , P e te r s a i d u n t o the m , R ep e n t a n d le t
'

b b a ti ze d i he N ame o J
e ve r
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t he r e m is si
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t o t h e

Ho ly Gho s t .

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y o th r e P l er o m a di
d t he
Ap o s t l e s p r o cl a i
m , n or on e C hr i
Su ffer e d a n d s t t o ha v e

ri a ai n , w hi l a n o t h er i e d h i
m d e m i e d
sen
g e r a s u
p a n r a n

im pa s si v e ; b u t o n e a n d t h e s a m e G o d a n d S a vi ou r an d

C hr ist J e su s, W ho wa s r a i s e d fr o m t h e de a d : a n d t h e
F ai ch i
t h whi n Hi
s i m t he y u s ed t o p r e a c h t o t h o s e wh o
 240 S . P e te r
’
s te s t i
m o n y to hi
s Ma s te r .

BOO K3 . b el i
ev e d n ot i
n t he S o n o f Go d, an n s t r u ct t h e m
d to i ou t
s t W ho m G o d
f t h e P r o p h e t s , t h a t t h e C hr i romi s e d He
o
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w o u l d s e n d, H e ha t h s e n t , e v e n J e s u s , W h o m t h e y c r u
ci
fie d, an d Go d ra sie d u
p .

3 . Ag a i
n , wh e n P e t e r t o g e t h e r wit h J o hn h a d s ee n h i m
Mi r a cl e
w h o w a s la m e fr o m h i s bi r th si tti
of th e
n
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g a te o
f
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t he Te mp le whi ch i s c a lle d Be a u ti fu l, a n d a s k in g a n a lm s ,
m an
he a le d he sa i
d u n m, S i
t o hi lve r an d g o ld ha ve I n o n e , bu t s u ch
A c ts iii2
ha ve , t ha t gi t he e ; In t he N a m e of J e s u s Chr i
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an d a n cle bo n e s w e r e s tr e n
g t he n e d, an d he w a lke d, an d
en t e r e d wi
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p
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96
a s ?
t thi and w hy lo o k y e u p o n u s , a s t ho u g h by ou r o wn

p o we r we ha d m a de t hi
s m an w a lk ? The Go d o
f Abr a
ha m , Go d s a a c a n d Go d o J h G
fo I f a co b T e od o
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g a ve
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e d Hi
t o ju dgm e n t a n d de n i m befo r e P ila te whe n
,

he wi s he d t o le t Hi m go Bu t y e opp r e s s e d t he H o ly O n e
.

a n d t he J u s t, a n d de s i r ed a m u r de r e r t o be gr a n te d u n to

y ou : a n d ki l le d the P r in ce o
f L ife ; W h o m Go d r a i
se d

f o m the
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tn e s s e s . An d Hi
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by fa ith i
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g i
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m sou n dn e s s befo r e y ou a ll . An d n o w, br e thr e n ,
I kn o w tha t t hr o u g h ig n o r a n ce
y e did a mi ss B u t wha t .

n s Go d fo r e t o ld b
t hi he m o u th o a l l t he P r op he ts , t ha t
g y t f
Hi
s C hr i
st s ho u
yf ld su er , He ha th f u i
fil le d . R ep e n t t he r e
o r e a n d be c o n v e r t e d, t ha t si b e b lo t te d o u t,
f y ou r ns ma
y
a n d ti m e s of r ef r e s hi co m e fr o m h h
n
g t e
p r e s e n ce o
f t e

Lo r d, a n d He s e n d J e s u s C hr i s t W ho i r e a r ed
s
p p f y
or ou ;

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l t he ti
me f
o t he
s e n s a ti
di ll t hin s , w hi H
p on o
f a
g ch Go d s a ke
p by i s hol
y
P r op he ts . As t o Mo s e s , he s a ith u n to o u r F a the r s , Tha t
a P r op he t s ha ll t he Lo r d y o u r Go d r a se
pi y u to ou
f
o

y o ur br e thr e n , e ve n as me ; Hi
m . s ha ll
y e he ar i n a ll
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tn e s s f
o mi
the P r i ti
ve Chu r ch .

Bo o s 3 . do ct r i
n e f t h e Ap o s t l e s a n d e xp o s i
o tio n o f th e P r o het s ,
p
t h e Hi g h P rie s t s r el e a s e d P e t e r a n d J o hn , a n d t h e
y h av

in g r et u r n e d t o t he r e s t t he i r fe ll o w a p o s t l e s a n d dis c i -

l e s o f t h e Lo r d, i e , t o t h e C h u r ch , a n d h a v i r e la
p . . n
g
t e d w h a t h a d h a pp e n e d, a n d h o w t h e y h a d de a l t b o ldl y
in t he N a m e o f J e s u s : Th e wh o l e C hu r ch, i t sai t h, o n
A ct s i
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24 28
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a n d a ai n s t His C hr i F a tr u th i
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p ,

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tn e s s of the r e s u r r e c ti
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f t he Lo r d J e s u s , s a i
y g
n

m T he T r a n s ti
ve r e n de r i
n gs . E .

l a t o r g a ve be l i
e ve a n d r e g a r d a s a lte r n a
 Un r e a s o n f
o fa n ta s
y t ha t A o s t le s
p ta u g ht n ot who le Tr u th . 2 43

t o t h e m , The Go d o
f F a the r s ha th i
r a se d u J
—32
un ou r Ib
p e s u s . v.
30
who m y ou d ki to o k
lled b
y han i
an n
g g H im on a tr e e .
‘

Him ha th Go d r a i
sed u
p t o be a Prin ce a n d S a viou r, a

by Hi
s
g lor ,
y to g i
ve re
p en ta n ce to Is r a e l a n d fo r give n e s s
o
f i
s ns : an d we i
n Hi
m are wi
tn e s s e s f
o the s e sa i
y g
n s,

an d [ so Hi
s
]
ol
y Gh ot he
s t, W h ic h G o d ha th g iv e n t o

the m t ha t be li e ve Hi m Al s o i n e ve r y da , s a i t h h i Ib 42
.
y e , n . .

t he Te mp le a n d i n the ho u s e , t he
y ce a s e d n o t te a chi n
g an d

r e a chi i di C hri s t Je su s,
p n
g t he
g o o d t g
n s o
f t h e S o n o f
Go d . For t hi
s wa s the a ck n o wl e dg m e n t of s a lv a t i
on ,

whi c h m a k e s t h o s e p e r fe c t t o w a r ds G o d, wh o r e c o g n iz e
t he co m in
g Of H i s Son .

Bu t si
nc e so m e of t h em sha m e l e s s ly s a y, Th e A p o s t l e s 6 .

O f t he s e
ig
a ct n as h er a l ds am o n
g th e J e ws c o u ld n ot an n ou n c e p e o p le
t o t he m a n o th r e Go d, b e s i m W h o m t h ey h a d b e
de s Hi t h e M g“ :

l?
e d ai
r

e ve d i
li n :
y t we
o sa t h em , t h a t i
f t he Ap o s t l e s u s

to S p e a k a c co r di
n g to t he Op in io n b efo r e i
n g r a ft e d i
n to

m en , n o
p e r son k n ew t h e t r u th fr o m the m ; na
y, n or

fr o m t h e Lo r d l o n g befo r e : f o r t h e y s a y t ha t He t o o
,

Spa k e i n t h e s a m e wa y N ei t h e r do t h e s e t h e r efo r e
.

t h e m s el v e s k n o w t h e t r u t h b u t t h e i r n o ti
, o n c o n c er n i n g

Go d b e i n g s u ch a s i t w a s t h ey h a d r e c e i
, v e d t h e do c t r i n e ,

a c co r di a s the c u l d he a r i t B t h i
s wa o f t a lk i
n g
n
g y o
y y .
,

t h e n t h e r e wi
,
ll b e n o r u l e o f t r u t h wi th a n y o n e b u t ,

a ll l e a r n e r s wi ll i m pu t e i t t o t h ei r t e a ch e r s t h a t a c c o r d ,
’
i n
g t o e a ch o n e s o w n O p ini on a n d c a a ci
p t y s u ch w a s ,

t h e di s c o u r s e a ddr e s s e d t o hi m An d t h e c o m i .n
g o f t h e

Lo r d w i ll a p p e a r s u p e r fl u o u s a n d u s e l e s s a t l e a s t i f He ,
’
ca m e t o a llo w a n d t o m a i n tai n e a ch m a n s n o t io n O f
Go d a s i t w a s b e fo r e i m pl a n t e d i n hi m .

An d m o r e o v e r i t w a s a h a r s h e r t hi n g a n d t ha t b
y a , .

r e a t de a l f o r t h a t P e r s o n wh o m t h e J ew s h a d s ee n a s
g ,

a m an ,
a n d ha d n a i l e d Hi m t o t he cr o s s t o b e a n n o u n ,

c e d a s C hr i s t t h e S o n o f Go d t h ei r o wn K i n g f o r e v er
, .

Yo u s e e t h a t t h e y c o u l d n o t b e S p e a k i n
g t o t h e m ao

c o r di t o t he i r o ld o i ni F t h e w h t t h e ir fa c e
n
g p o n o r
y . o o

s ai d t ha t t h ey w e r e S l a y e r s o f t h e Lo r d m u ch m o r e ,

wo u l d t h ey c o n fi de n t ly a n n o u n c e t o t h e m a s t o o t h e r s ,

R 2
 244 Ap o s t le s t a u g ht Tr u th . Co r n e li
us .

Bo o s 3 . t ha t F a t h e r wh o i
s ab o v e the Cr ea t o r ; n o t s u i
tin g e a ch
’
m an s t ho u g h t : an d the sin w a s m u ch l e s s , s in ce the
y
c o u ld n ot ha v e n a i
le d t o t he Cr o s s t he su
p e ri
or S a vi
our, to w ho m t he y ou
g h t t o a sc en d H e , b ei
n
g i p
n ca a

b le Of su ffe r i
n
g . Ye a , as to the G en t i
les t h ey u se d to
s pe ak n o t a cco r di
n
g t o t h ei
r i
v e ws , sa
y i
n g r a the r wi
th
co n fi den c e ,
t ha t t h e i
r G o ds w e r e n o t G o ds , b u t i
do l s o f
D a em o n s : i
n li
k e m a n n er t he y w o u l d h a v e a ls o t o ld t h e
J e ws , i
f t h ey h a d k n o w n o f an ot h e r F a t h er , g r e a t er a n d
m or e e r fe c t : n ot a ddi ng n ouri s hm en t n or
g r o w th t o
p
t h ei u n tr u e o ini c o n c er n i G od A n d wh i l s t t he
y
r
p o n n
g .

w e r e do i a wa w it h t h e rror o f th e G e n til es an d
n
g y e ,

wi t h dr a wi t h em from t h ei G o ds t h e d id n ot of
n
g r
y ,

co u r s e b r i o n t h em a n o t h e r e r r o r b u t r em o v i t h
n
g n
g o se ,

w hi ch w e r e n o G o ds t h ey p o i n t e d t o Hi m W h o w a s t he
,

on ly G o d an d t he t r u e F a th e r .

5 ’7 . F r o m t h e w o r ds t h e r efo r e of P e t e r , wh i
ch h e s
p ak e i
n
GO dS
o n C o r n el i
C ae s a r e a t o t h e C e n t u r i u s, an d t o t he Ge n t i
les
t e s ti
m on y
to C m wh o o e
w er e With hi
m , t o w ho m t he W ord o f Go d w a s
33 t fi s t
1

1
. 1 r set fo r t h we m u st fo r m our
: n o ti
on o f wh a t t h e
,
th em
Ap o s t l e s a n n o u n ce d, an d o f t h e m o de f t h ei
r
p r e a ch i
o n
g,
an d o f t he i
r Op i
n i
on co n c e r n in g Go d F o r t his Co r n e
.

x
li
u s, i
t sa i
th, w a s de v o u t, an d fe a r i
n
g Go d wi
t h a l l hi
s

ho u s e , an d do i
n
g m an
y a lm s de e ds m o n g t he p e op le , a n d
a

p ra i
n
y g t o Go d a lw a y s . He s a w t h e r efo r e , a bo u t t he n i
n th

ho u r f
o t he da y , an An g e l o
f Go d co m n ig i
n t o hi
m, an d
5 o
sa i
y g
n , Thin e a lm s ha ve co m e u
p f or a m em or i
a l befo r e
Go d : whe r ef o r e se n d to S i
m o n, who is ca lle d P e te r : P et e r
h a vi
n
g s e en th e r e v e la t o n i w h e r e t h e h e a v e n ly Vo ic e sa i
d
Ib 1 5 . . un to hi
m, W ha t Go d ha th c le a n s e d t ha t ca ll n o t tho u ,

co m m o n : i e .Th a t G o d W h o b y t h e La w dis t in g u is h e d
.
, ,

b et w e e n t hi
n
g s cl e a n an d u n c le a n ,
H e ha t h cl a n se ed t he
N a ti on s b t h e b l o o d o f Hi s S o n : W ho m C o r n e li s l
y u a s o

w o r sh i ed T h o m P e t er c o m i sai
d O
l b 34, .
pp o w . n
g , f a tr u t h I
p e r ce vei t ha t Go d i
s n o r es
p e c te r
p f
o er s on s, bu t i
n e ve r
y
na ti
on he tha t fe a r et h Hi
m a n d w o r ke th r i
g ht e o u sn e ss i
s

a ccep te d
f
o Hi
m . E vi
de n t ly s i
g ni
f i
y g
n t ha t t he Go d
W h o m C o r n e li
us u s ed to fe a r b e fo r e , co n c e r n in g W ho m
 246 S P hi
li s t Hi
r e a che d O n e Go d a n d Chr i s S on
.
p p .

Bo o s 3 . n ot y et p e r fe c t k n o wl e dg e at t ha t t i
m e, b u t t ha t a ft er
w a r ds i t w a s di s c o v e r e d b y t h e s e m e n ? P e t e r t h en a c

c o r din g to t h e s e wa s i m p e r fe c t , i m p e r f e ct t o o w e r e t h e
e
r s t o f t h e A p o s t l e s : a n d t h e
y h a d n e e d liv e a
g a i
n a n d
o t o s ch o o l t o t h e s e p e o p l e , t h a t t h e y t o o m a y b e m a de
g
e r fe c t Bu t t hi
s su r el
y i
s r di
i cu l o u s : an d t he s e ar e
p .

i
c o n v ct e d o f b ei
n
g s ch o l a r s , n o t o f t h e Ap o s t l e s , b u t o f
the i
r o wn evi
l wa y o n ki
f t hi n g . An d f o r t h i s ca u s e

the i
r O p in io n s ar e va r i
o u s, e a ch o f t he m r ece i
vin
g t he
er r o r as he wa s ca pa b le o f i
t . W h er e a s the C h u r ch
t hr o u g h t h e wh o l e w o r l d h a v i n
g it s be i
g nni n g fir m fr o m
n o n e a n d t h e s a m e vi
t h e Ap o s t l e s , p e r s e v er e s i ew co n

c rn i
e n
g Go d an d Hi
s S on .

li
An d P h i p a
g i t
a n o t h e E u n u ch of the Q ee
u n o f t h e

E t hio p ia n s n g fr om
r e tu r n i J e r u s a le m d r e a di E sa
an n
g
—
,

i
as t he P r o ph e t , n o o t he r p e r son b ei
n g by wh
,
om di
d
he an n ou n c e ?w a s it n o t H e ,
o f W ho m t h e P r o ph e t sa i
d,
Is a . As a s he e
p f o r a vic ti
m H e w a s le d ; as a La m b wi
tho u t
s Mo u th
7
i bef o r e i
ts s he a r e r , H e n o t Hi en e d B u t
'

vo ce p so o ,
.

1b 8 . . H is B ir t h w h o s ha ll d e c l a r e ?
f o r Hi s Li fe s ha l l be t a ke n

f r o m t he E a r t h —t h a t He i n Hi
s J e s u s , a n d t ha t i m t h e

S cr i
p t ure i
s a cc o m
p l i
s h e d, as t he m s e lf b e i
E u n u ch h i n
g
p er su ad ed , an d fo r t hw it h b eg g i
n g to be b a pt i
z e d, sai
d,
A0 t8 I b e li
e ve t ha t J e s u s C hr i
st i
s t he S on o
f Go d . An d h e
37
ha d a mi
s si
on t o the re
g i
E t hio p ia t o pr e a ch t h a t
on s o f ,

wh i c h h e b e li e v e d: fir s t t h a t t h e r e i s o n e Go d He
W h o m ,

m : n e x t t h a t Hi
t h e P r o p h e t s p r o cl a i s S o n ha s a lr ea d
y
r ea liz e d Hi s hu m a n r es e n c e a n d w a s l e d a s a Sh e e t
p , p o

t h e Sl a u g h t er a n d t he r es t wh a t s o e v e r t h e P r o p h e t s
,

s ay o f Hi
m .

§ 9 . P a u l t o o f o r his p a r t a ft e r t h e Lo r d h a d S p o k e n t o
m fr o m H e a ven , a n d h a d s i
hi g ni fi e d, t h a t h e w s
a
p e r

s e cu ti
n
g h i
s i
o wn
n
p M
e r s e cu t i
a st e r
n
g H is D i
s c ip l es :

a ft e r H e h a d s e n t An a n i
a s t o hi m , a n d t ha t h e h a d r e
1b i
x c o v er e d h i
s s i h t , a n d wa s b t iz ed i t h
. .
g a
p ; n e s
y n a o
g g u e s ,
20
we e a d a t D a m a s cu s r e a che d J e s u s wi
'

r , , p th a ll f r e e do m ,

E ph . tha t This is the Chr is t the S on o

f Go d . This i
s t he m s
y
3
te r y , wh i
ch h e sa i
t h wa s m a de kn o wn t o hi
m b y r e v e la
 ’
S . Pau l s
p r e a ch n ig a t A the n s . 24 7

ti
on, T h a t H e W ho Su ffe r e d un la t e, H e i
u s Pi
de r P o n t i s

Lo r d o f a l l, an d Ki
n
g, an d G o d, an d J u dg e, r ec ei
vin
g
p ow e r fr o m H i
m W h o is G o d o f a l l be c a u s e H e w a s ,

m a de s u bje ct u n to de a t h e ve n t he de a th of t he Cr o s s , P hil ii .
.

An d t o s h ew t h a t t hi s i s tr u e h e p r e a ch i n g t h e Go s p r
, au s
t At h
e l t o t h e At h e n i an s i n
a
n Ar e o a u s
( h e re J en s
p p g w o e w s b e ,

in
g a t h a n d h e m i ht h a v e
g , p r e a ch e d t h e t r u e G o d w it h
c o n fi de n c e

a l l t hi
) s ai
d u n t o t he m

n s t ha t a r e t he r e i
g n H
G o d W ho m a de the wo r ld a n d

e be i n
g L o rd o
f H
,

e a ve n a n d
,
in i
a m
E a r th dwe lle th n ot i
n te mp les m a de wi
th ha n ds , n or i
s
’
t e n de d 6
by m e n ha n ds , t ho u g h n e e di t hin , w he r e
a
n t r a c ta
s as
g an
y g t r
as i W ho g a ve
t w a s He a ll t hi n s
g lif e an d br e a th, an d
m a de a ll thi
n s
g W ho m a de o
f on e blo o d t he w ho le r a ce o
f
man t o dw e ll u
p on t he fa ce of t he who le ear th, a ss i
g ni
n
g
befo r e t he ti
m es a cco r di
n
g t o t he s e t t le m e n t o
f t he i
r ha bi
ta
ti
o n ; to seek ch i
t ha t whi vi
s di n e,
y w a
y ti
nhe
y m aan
y
be a ble t o ha n dle i
t or t o fin d i
t, t ho u g h i n a ct i t be n o t f
f ar fr o m e ve r
y on e o
f u s,
f or i
n H im w e live a n d m o ve

an d a r e, e ve n a s ce r t a n i m o n g y o u ha ve s a i
a d, F o r we a r e
’
a ls o Hi
s o fs r i
y p n
g . F o r a s m u ch t he n a s we ar e Go d s olf
i w ht n ot t o thi s li
n k t ha t t he Go dhe a d i ke u n to
s
p g,
r n e o u
g
g o ld o r s ilve r o r s to n e , fa s hio n e d by ar t or fa n cy of man .

Go d t he r efo r e lo o ki
n
g do wn u
p on t he ti
m es f
o i
g n o r a n ce
,

n ow ha t h co m m a n de d a ll m e n y e ve r w he r e to re
p en t to
m , be ca u s e H e
wa r ds Hi ha t h ap p o i
n te d a da y f or t he wor ld
d ed i n r i hte o u s n e s s , b e m a n Je su s, i n W ho m
t o be j g u
g y t h
He ha th e s t a blis he d ai rai si H i r o m t he de a d
f t by n
g m f h .

N ow i
n t hi
s p l a ce he n o t on ly an n o un c e s t o t h em
Go d as the M ke a r o f t h e w o r ld, no J e ws bein g
p r e s en t ,

bu t a ls o t ha t He m a de on e on ly rac e o f m a n t o dw e ll
on a ll the ea r th , as Mo s e s a ls o s ai
t h, W hen the m o st D eu t .

x xm 8
Hi h divide d t he n a ti o n s , w he n H e di s e r s e d t he s o n s
f
° '

g p o

A da m , H e s e t t he bo u n ds of the n a ti o n s a cco r di n
g t o t he

nu m be r o
f t he An g e ls o
f Go d : b u t t h e p e o p l e w h ich b e

e v e G o d, h e
li say s, ar e n o l o n g e r u n de r t h e p o w e r o f
An g e l s , b u t un de r t h e Lo r d F o r Hi e o le J a co b is Ib 9
. s
p p . .

’
t he Lo r d s p o r ti I r a el t he li Hi n he r i
s i t
m a de on , s ne
f
o

a n ce
 ’ ’
248 S P a u l . s wi
tn e s s a t Ly s tr a , S S tep he n . s to the S an he dr i
m .

Bo o s 3 . An d g i ,
Paa u la n b e in
g w it h B a r n ab a s a t L y s t ra i
n

at Ly S t r a Ly ci a , a n d h a vi a u s e d o n e l a m e fr o m t h e b i r th i n th e
n
g c

N a m e o f o u r L o r d J e s u s C hr i s t t o w a lk , a n d t h e m u l t i

t u de w a n t i t o h o n o u r t h e m a s G o ds , f o r t h e wo n de r fu l
n
g
Ac t s xi
v. de e d, he s a i t h t o t h e m , W e a r e m e n li ke u n to y o u , p r e a ch
15 —17
i Go d, t ha t y e m a y tu r n fr o m t he s e v a i
n i do ls
'

n
g un to y o u
t o t he livi G o d, W ho m a de H e a ve n a n d E a r t h, t he s e a ,
n
g
a n d a ll t hi n t he m , W ho i
n s t ha t a r e i n ti m st er m it
g es
p a p
te d ll ti to dep a r t t h ei
a lo n
r o wn w a s ; a ltho u h
a na on s
g y g
He left n ot Hi m s e lf tho u t wi
wi tn e s s , do in
g g o o d,
givin
g y ou

i
ra nf om r H e a ve n a n d fr u itfu l s e a s o n s, ll i
fi g y
n ou r he a r ts
th fo o d
wi d g la dn e s san .

N o w t ha t with the s e an n o u n c em en t s o f hi
s a ll t he ep is
i wi s h ew i sui
’
t le s ar e n ha r m o n y , w e ll n a tabl e p l a ce

fr o m t he s t l e s t h e m s el v e s , w h e n
i w e ar e e xp o u n din g
e
p
t h e Ap o s t l e Bu t w hi ls t w e t o o j o i
. n o u r la b o u r s t o t h o s e

r o o fs w h i c h a r e dr a wn fr o m t h e S c r i t u r e s : a n d whi l st
p p
we an n o u n c e S h o r t ly an d su m m ar i
ly , w ha t i
s e xp r e s s e d
i
n m a n y w a y s ; do t h o u a l s o wi th pa t i e n ce atte n d to A

i
t , a n d n o t a cco u n t i
t t o o l o n g a St o r y ; c o n s i
de r i
n
g t h i
s,

t ha t p r o o fs wh i ch c o n s i
st i n S cr ip t u res c a nn o t b e m a de
o u t, b u t b
y t h e v e r
y w o r ds o f S c r i p t u r e .

10 . The r e i
s S t ep h e n t o o , a
g i w
a n
,
h o wa s ch o s en b y t he
Ap o s t l e s fir s t D ea co n , w ho a ls o fir s t o f a ll m en fo ll o w e d
’
de n ce i
n t h e t r a ck o f our Lo r d S m a r t y r do m , b e i
n
g fir s t S la i n

fo r fe s s i
co n n
g C h ri st S p e a k in
g c o
, n fi de n tl
y a m o n
g t h e

e o le a n d t e a c hi h e f ll Th G d l
1b . v i
i .
p p , n
g t m a s o o w s ; e ,o o
f g yor

i
s 3 , .
a
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Bu t t h a t P a u l, t o co n t en t t ho s e w ho su m m o n e d hi
m § 3
b e fo r e t h e Ap o s t l e s o n t h e qu e s t i l
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8 a le m
t ha t t h e l i b er t y o f t h e G e n t i le s m i g h t r e c ei
v e c o n fir m

at on i fr o m t h em , h e sai
th him s el f i n t he Ep i s t l e t o t he

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we n t u
p b y r e ve l a ti
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p ar ed with t he m the Go sp e l
w hi
ch I p r ea c h a m on
g t he Ge n tile s . An d a g a i
n he sa i
t h,
n
F or an ho u r we y i
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j
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te d a s a wi
tn e s s .

BO O K 3 . Go sp e l m i
t he g ht r ema i
n w ith y o u I f . a cco r d n i g ly one

wi
ll dilig e n tl
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o

t he t i
me o ch i
f w hi s wr i
t i t t en , I w e n t u p t o J er u s a l e m
on a cc o u n t o f the q a orf e s a id u e st o n i : he wi
ll se e t ha t
t h e y e a r s , a b o v e s t a t e d b y P a u l, h a r m o n i
ze Thu s is t h e r e .

a r e e m e n t , a n d a l m o s t s a m e n e s s , b e t w ee n t h e p r e a c h i
n
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g
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t n e s s t o u ch i
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CH AP .
F u r t h e r : t h a t t hi
s Lu k e w a s i
n s e ar ab le
p fr o m P a u l,
X IV .

an d hi
s fell o w wo r km an i
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n
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ty hi
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u e t r u th . For, a ft e r Ba r n a b a s a n d J o hn wh o wa s c a ll e d
M ark w er e se
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A ct s C yp r u s , w e ca m e, sa i
th h e , u n to Tr o a s a n d wh e n Pa u l
XV i 8

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wha t r em a i
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l b 13 . . an d ho w t he y s ak e
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.

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citi e s, a n d the n u m ber o f da s , u n t i l t h w nt t

y e
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b o u n d t o R o m e, an d the n am e o f t h e C en t u r i
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c ha r f hi
m, d t he e n sin s Of t he shis , d ho w
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t h ey w e r e w r e c k e d, a n d i
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v er e d ,
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n dn e s s t h e r e , P a u l h e a l

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Bo o s 3 . an d o
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n
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y ou t he who le Co u n s e l f
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m
l
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y, u s e d t o de l i
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n l Lu k e, ru d i n o m a n , de
.
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ve r e d un to u s w h a t h e h a d l e a r n e d o f t h em , a s h e h i
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of t he G o s p e l, w hi
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m ; as

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sto r
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z a b e t h, a n d t h e de s c e n t o f t h e An
g e l s t o t he
,

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m eo n t o C hr i
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w a s l e ft i
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s m o f J o hn , an d at

wh a t a
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b er i
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1h 25 . . m en , f or
y e are ii g y o u r
r e ce v n co n s o la ti
on : An d, Wo e
u n to y ou w ho are
fi ll e d,
f or
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1b 26 . . la u g h n o w,
f or
y e s ha ll w e ep An d, W o e un t o y o u w he n
a ll m e n s ha l l b le s s
y ou ;
f or so di
d y ou r f a the r s a ls o t o

t he fa ls e P r op he ts .

A s we ha v e fo r e s a id b y Lu k e a l o n e
k n o wn a ll t he a ,

so w e h a v e l e a r n e d b y hi m v e r y m a n y do i n
g s o f t he

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,
l t h e m s e lve s : a s t h e m u l
Ib . v. tit u de o f t h e fi s h e s whi ch P e t e r a n d hi
, s co m pa n i on s

in cl o s e d : w h e n t h e Lo r d c o m m a n de d t h e m t o c a s t t h e
n et s An d t h e t hi
. n
g s wh i ch a c e r tai n w o m a n h a d su f

fe r e d fo r e i g h t ee n
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wh o m t he Lo r d h e a l e dS a b b a t h da y , a n d h o w
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an d fe e b le , wh o h a v e n ou
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ve
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i . v ,

ti o n whi ch t o o k
p l a c e wi t h Z a c c h ae u s t h e P u b l i ca n an d
fi xi 2 x.

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p A n d o f t he
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p ,

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t he s t r ee t s a n d l a n e s H e c o m m a n de d t h e l a m e a n d t h e Ih xi . v.
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o f t he J u dg e wh o fe a r e d n o t G o d w h o m t h e e a r n e s t 1b , iii , v .

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g y
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g s w h ich m a , y b e fo und

S p o k en b y Lu k e a l o n e : m a de u s e o f b o t h b y Ma r cio n
a n d Va l e n t i de s a ll t h e s e wha t H e s a i
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.
, d
in t h e wa
y t o H is di s c i l e s a ft e r H i
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h o w t h e y k n e w Hi m i n br e a ki
g f b r ea d
liég:
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n o .

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ce i v e t h e r em a i ni a r t a ls o f w h t h id i
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s 2
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r e ce ve d o r S Lu ke to o
.

Bo o s 3 . i
n
g s, as b el o n g i
n
g t o t he t r u t h, t o r ej e c t o th r s e as i
f
he ha d n ot k n o wn the t r u th .

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f on t he one ha n d M ar c on i ’
s
p ar ty re j e ct t h e s e,
t h ey w i
ll h a v e n o Go s p e l , (f o r t h i
s G o s el
p a cco r di
n
g t o

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d, m u ti
la t e d, i
s the Go s p e l
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wh i ch t h e y g l o r y i
n
p o s s es si
n
g); a n d V a l e n t i
n e s S c h o o l
ai
n wi l l ha v e t o l e a ve o ff v e r y m u ch o f t h e i r va i
n t a lk
a
g
(f or fr o m Lu k e t h e y h a v e r e c e iv e d i
n m an y i
n s t a n ces

t he o c ca s i
on o f t h ei
r s u b tl e di
s co u r s e , da r i
n
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n ter

p ret i
ll wha t h e sai
d w ell ) : Bu t i
f the y b e co n s tr a n e i d
to a cce
p t t he r es t a ls o , e a r n e s t ly re
g ar di
n g t he
p e r fe c t
’
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n e ; the y m u s t do p e
e i de r t o b e s a v e d fr o m t h e ir da n e r
n an c ,
n or
g .

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y a
g i a n o f t ho s e a ls o w h o do n ot

1 : ac k n o wl e dg e P a u l t h e Ap o s t l e —t h at t h ey ou
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t h er
m u st re to r en o u n c e the rema n n i i g w o r ds o f the G o s p e l, t h o s e
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g
n o t t o u s e t he m : o r , i f t he y r e c e i
v e t h e m a ll, t h e y m u s t

t e s ti
to S
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ve a ls o s t e sti
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sa
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m fr o m H ea v en :

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n ei t h er c a n t h e y m a i n ta i
n P a u l n o t t o b e a n Ap o s t l e '

si n ce fo r t hi s he wa s c ho s e n n or ca n t h ey m a k e o u t ,

Lu k e t o b e a Li
a r , w h o de c la r e s un to u s t h e t r u t h wi
th
a ll li
di g e n ce . For p e r ha s
p fo r t hi
s ve r
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p o s e t he
Lo r d b r o u g h t i
t t o p a s s , t ha t m a n y c i r c u m s t a n c e s o f t he

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fo r t h b y Lu k e —
t h a t a l l, fo ll o w i
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ch h e o ffe r s c o n ce r n n i g t he Ac t s an d do c t r i
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Bo o s 3 .
p ac es on wi
th t h e a r i o f a F o r e m an , an d a ha u g h t y l o o k ,
h a vi
n g t he
p ri d e of a
g e c o ck
am -
.

Bu t t h e r e a r e s o m e a m o n g t h em , wh o sa
y ,
t h a t it m u s t
b e by go o d c o n ve r s a t o n i tha t we o b tai
n t ha t an wh o M
c o m e t h fr o m ab o v e : an d a cc o r di
n l
g y t h ey e n a ct
g r av i
ty
by a so r t o f ha u g ht y l o o k . An d ve r y m an y o f t h e m ha v
i b e
a c t u a ll co m e d es i s e r s, a s t ho u h the w e l
n
g y p g y e r a

r ead
y p e r fe c t t h ou
g h —
l i
vi n
g w it h o ut r e v e r en c e , a n d i n

t u a l s co r n , y e t c a l l t h e m s e lv e s s p i
ha b i rit u a l , a n d s a y t ha t
n ow t h e y k n o w t h a t pl a c e of r efr e s hm en t whi
ch i t hi
s wi n

t h ei
r P le r o m a .

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s cu s s i
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t h e n b ee n e a r ly s e t fo r t h t h a t n o o t h e r w a s c a lle d Go d
cl ,

or de n o m i
n a t e d Lo r d b y t h o s e wh o w e r e p r e a c h e r s o f
,

Tr u t h a n d Ap o s t l e s o f lib er t y e xc e pt t h e o n ly t r u e G o d ,

t he F a th e r an d Hi
s W o r d Who i
n ,
a ll t hi
n
g s ha t h t he

e m i
n en c e : t h r o o f wil l h a ve b ee n cl e a r , t ha t t he
p re e
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wi
th Mo s e s an d
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m t he Ec o n o m y of t h e La w, “
W ho c a ll e d t he F a
t h e r s t o g e t h e r , Hi
m t h ey a c k n o wl e dg e t o b e t h e Lo r d
G o d, a n d k n o w o f n o o t h e r Th e vi ew t h er e fo r e b o t h .

of t h e Ap o s t l e s a n d o f t h e i
r S ch o l a r s co n c r n i
n e g G o d i
s

m a de e v i
de n t fr o m t h e i r o w n w o r ds .

Bu t b e c a u s e t h e r e so m e wh o sa t h a t J esu s i b t
ar e
y s u

e c e t a cl e o f Chr i
t he st o n wh o m Chr i
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ke
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d a do v e fr o m o n hi h a n d h a vi n g m a de k n o wn t h i
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,

C h it t he U n n a m e a b l e F a t h er did in co m pr e h en s ib ly a n d in v is i
.

r s

b ly e n t e r i n t o t he P le r o m a
(f o r t h a t n o t o nl
y m e n b u,t ,

t h e v e r y P o w e r s a n d Vi r t u e s w hi ch a r e i n H e a v e n fa i le d ,

t o a pp r e h e n d h i m ) a n d t ha t J e s u s i s t he S o n a n d t he ,
’
F a t h e r C hr i st a n d t h a t C hr i
,
st s ,F a t h er i s Go d : o t h e r s

ai n t h a t H e s u ffer e d i e a r an ce o nl be i ng b
a
g n a
pp y y n a ,

tu re i m pa s s i b l e : a n d t h e Va l e n t i ni an s a ai
g n t h a t J es u s , ,

wh o c o m e t h o f t h e E c o n o m y H e i t i s a l o n e wh o
p a s s ed ,

t h r o u g h Ma r y a n d u p o n h i m t h a t o t h e r S a vi
, our de s
c e n de d fr o m a b o v e who i s a l s o c a ll e d C hr i st a s h a vi n
, g ,

t he t i t l e s o f a ll wh o s e n t h i m fo r t h a n d t h a t h e S ha r e d ,

wi t h t h e o n e wh o c o m e th o f t h e E co n o m y hi s o wn vi r
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tu e an d hi
s o wn n am e ,
t h a t b y t h i
s l a t t e r de a t h m ig ht
be i
a b o l s he d, an d t he F a t h e r b e k n o wn i n so m e so r t b
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our w h o ha d de s c e n de d fr o m ab o v e , wh o t he y
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9
of C hr i
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p
o n lu m
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i th t h e
t o n g u e o n e C hr i st Jes u s, b u t ar e di
vide d i
n o
p i
nion :

( fo r t h i
s is t h e i
r r u l e, a s w e sa i
d b e fo r e , t o m ai
n ta i
n

t ha t t h er e i
s
p on e e r so n o f C hr i
s t , w ho wa s sen t fo r
w a r d b y t h e O n ly Be g o t t e n f o r r efo r m a t i
on o f t h e P le
roma a n d a n o t he r o f t he S a viour s en t to l ori
f t he
g y
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y sa
y did als o

su ff e r , w h i
le t h e S a vio u r , w h o b a r e wi t h hi m t h e C hr i
s t,

ha s t e n e d b a c k to t he P le r o m a —
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ch b ei
n
g so ,

we co n s i
de r i
t r e qu is it e to dg e t h e wh o l e v i
a ll e ew o f t h e
Ap o s t l e s t o u chi
n
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t ha t fa r fr o m h a vi
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we n t t o po i nt out b t h e Ho l G h o s t t he b e i
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n
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tu r n the fa it h o f so m e , an d wi
t h dr a w t h e m fr o m li
fe .

N o w t h a t J o hn k n o ws b u t o f on e an d t he sam e Per § 2 .

J
Pr e a ch
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'

son as n
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o hn a n d
O ly Be g o t t e n
n an d wa s i
n ca r n a t e f o r our s a lva t i
o n , e v en

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i
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‘

J e s u s C hr i
st O ur Lo r d ha v e su ffi c i
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p y rov le

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fr o m J o hnwn w a y o f s p e a k i
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wis e , k n o wi b u t of on e n d t he sam e J e su s C h ri
st,
n
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wh e r e h e i s r e la t i
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g H is hu m a n b i r t h Of t h e Vi r
g i
n , ao
’
co r di
n
g t o Go d s p r o m i
s e t o D a vid, t h a t o f t h e fr u it o f
hi
s lo i
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p an e t e r n al Ki n
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sam e
p ro mi
se He m a de l o n g b efo r e t o Ab r a h a m ) -
sa i
th,
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f t he g e n er a ti
on
f
o Je s u s C hr i
s t, t he S on o
f S . Ma t th .

1' 1
D i
d, t he S f A br a ha m A ft e r w a r ds fr ee o u r
'

av on o . to
mi
n d fr o m wh a t m i
g h t b e s u s e ct e d
p co n ce r n i
n g Jo s e h
p ,

he sa i
th, N o w t he bir th o
f C h ris t wa s on thi
s wi
se . Hi
s Ib . 18 .

M th o er Ma r y be i
n
g es
p ou sed to J o s ep h, befo r e the y ca m e

t o ge the r , s he wa s f o u n d wi
t h ch i
ld f
o t he H o ly Gho s t .

Th e n w h e n J o s e p h w a s t hi
n ki
n
g t o sen d a wa
y Ma r
y ,
be
ca u s e S he w a s wi
th ch i
l d, t h e r e w a s an An g e l o f t h e Lo r d
sta n di
n b
g y h i
m ,
an d S ay i
n
g ,
F ea r not t o t a ke t o the e
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Bo o s 3 . t hy wife , f or Tha t w hi
ch s he ha th i
n the wo m b i
s o
f t he
Ho ly Gho s t ; a n d s he s ha ll be a r a S o n a n d t ho u s ha lt ca ll ,

His N a m e Je s u s , H e s ha ll s a ve H i e o le r o m t he i
f or s
p p f r

si
ns Bu t thi
. s wa s do n e t ha t i t mi g ht b e u l l le d w hi
f fi ch
wa s sa d by the Lo r d t hr o u g h t he P r op he t, Be ho ld
i a Vi
r

g i
n s ha ll co n ce ve i i
n t he w o m b an d be a r a S on an d t he y
s ha ll ca ll Hi
s N ame Em m a n u e l, w hi
ch i
s Go d wi
th u s ;
eviden t ly m ea n i
n g b o t h t ha t the p rom s ie m a de t o t h e
fa t h e r s i
s f l fill e d
u —t h e S on Of Go d bo r n o f a Vi
r
g i
n

an d t h a t t hi
s i
s t ha t e
v ry S a vi
our Chr i
st, W ho m the
P r o ph e t s p r e a ch e d : n o t, as t h ey sa
y ,
t ha t He w h o i
s

b orn of M ar
y i
s Je su s only , an d Ch r i
s t t h e P e r s o n wh o

ca m e do w n fr o m on hi
g h . We m ay a dd, M t the w
a

mi
g h t ha v e sai
d, f The Bi
r th o Je s u s wa s on thi
s wi
se ;

b u t t h e H o ly S pi ri t fo r e s e e in g co r r u
p t e rs an d
p r o vi d in
g ,

b u l wa r k s a g a i n st the i r de c e i t fu l n e s s sai t h b y Ma t t h e w , ,

The Bi r th o C ri an d so a n d t ha t h is i
f h s t wa s so t s

E m m a n u el l e s t h a p ly w e s h o u l d t hin k Him a Ma n o n ly
,

S
.

l .
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13 .
( f o r n o t o
f t h e w i l l o
f t he
f les h n or o
f t h e wi l,l o
f M a no

bu t of t he w i ll of Go d w a s t h e W o r d m a de fl e s h ) o r
,

s u s e ct t h a t J e s u s i s o n e P e r s o n a n d C hr i s t a n o the r b ut
p ,

t ha t w e m i h t k n o w Hi m t o b e o n e a n d t he s a m e
g .

3 . This s a m e p a s s a ge P a u l ha s e xp o u n de d w r it i n
g t o t he ,

gi
s
R o m a n s P a u l a n Ap o s t le of Je s u s Chr i st r e de s ti n e d to
'

l , p ,

i ch He H
Fi: t he Go sp e l of Go d whi r om i sed b i s P r o he ts i
r
p y p n
°

the ho ly S cr i
p t u r es i g Hi
co n ce r n n
s S o n , Who w a s m a de
o
f t he seed o
f D a vi
d a cco r di
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n ed

t o be S G o d wi h o we r , t hr o u h t he S iri a n cti
f on t o
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f S
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n
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sa t h , W ho s e
i are t he F a the r s , an d o
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st a

t he e s h, W ho i
s Go d o ve r a ll b le s s e d f o r e ve r .
g An d
i a a n

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v . . i
n t he e
p i
s t le t o t h e Ga l a t i
an s, he sa i
t h, Bu t w he n the
f u ln e s s o
f ti
me ca m e , Go d s en t Hi
s S on , m a de f
o a we
m a n , m a de u n de r t he La w, t o r e de e m the m tha t we r e un de r
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t he La w, t ha t we m i g ht r e ce i
ve a do ti
p o n ; e vide n tl
y s e t t i
n
g
fo r t h, fi r s t , o n e o n ly Go d, W h o b y t h e P r o p h e t s m a de t h e
romi s e o f t he S o n ; t he n one J e C h ri
st L o r d,
p su s our
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s C H R IS T TH E LO R D . Hi
s Ba b
y Mar ty rs.

Bo o s 3 .

f or mi
ne eyes ha ve s een Thy s a lva ti
on ; whi
ch Tho u ha s t

p p re a r ed befo r e t he f a ce o
f a ll p e op le , a li
g ht t o li
g ht en

t he Ge n ti
le s , d the g lo r y of
an Thy p e op le Is r a e l : co n fe s s
i
n
g t h e In fa n t W h o m he h a d in his ar m s, J e su s , b o r n
o f y,M ar to b e t he v er y Chr i
st , t he S on of G o d, t h e
li h t o f m e n , a n d t he l o f Hi s Is r a e l , a n d t h e e a ce
g g o r
y p
a n d r efr e s h m e n t o f t h o s e w h o ha v e g o n e t o r e s t For .

Hi
s 0 0 11 b y t hi m e H e w a s de s p o i
s ti lin
g m e n , t aki
n
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y t h e i
r
q u eS t
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g n o r a n c e, an d g iv mg t h e m t he k n o w l e dg e Of Hi m s el f,
an d m aki
n
g a s e pa r a ti
on o f t h o s e t ha t k n ew Hi
m : as

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ii. sai
th Ca ll Hi
E s a ia s , s N a m e, S
p oil q ui
ckl , di
y vid e ra i
p d
3
ly Bu t t h e s e a r e t h e w o r k s o f Chr ist Chr i
st t h er e
'

. .

t w a s , W ho m S i
fo r e Him s e l f
i m e On b e a r i
n
g , b l e s s e d t he

Mo s t Hig h ; a t Sig ht o f W h o m t h e S h e ph er ds g l o r ifie d

’
G o d ; W h o m J o hn b e i
n
g y e t n hi
i s m o t h er s w o m b , a n d

t he o t h er i
n M ar
y
’
s, r e co
g ie d
n z as hi
s Lo r d, an d sa

l u t e d Hi
m , l e a pi
n
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p; W ho m t he Wi
se m en saw an d
a do r ,
d ed
b r i
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g g
n an t h e
g i
ft s w h i
c h w e befo r e m e n t i
o n

e d a n d ca s ti
n g t h e m s e lv e s do w n t o t h e E t e r n a l K i n
g, A

de p a r t e d a lo n
g an o t h er wa y, no t n ow r e t u r n in g b y t he
Ih 4 . . road Of the As syr i
an s . F or befo r e the ch i
ld s ha ll kn o w
ho w t o ca ll fa the r or m o the r , He s ha ll r e ce v e t he m i
i g ht

x
o
f D a m a s cu s , an d t he s
p i
ls o o
f S a mari
a, a ai
g n s t the K in
g
E o d o
f the As s y r i
ans co v e r t ly ,
bu t au tati
t ho r i v e ly i
n di
ca t i
n
g,
’ t ha t
.

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wi
th e cr e t ha n d t h e Lo r d w a s o v e r c o m i
s n
g A m a le k .

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s b aby F o r t hi s ca u s e a ls o He de l i v e r e d t h e c hi l dr e n w h o w e r e
M ar t y r s
in t he ho u s e o f D a vi d wh o s e h a p py l o t i t wa s t o b e
,

b o r n a t t ha t t i m e ; t ha t He m i g h t s e n d t h e m b efo r e i n to

Hi s Ki n
g d om ; in H is o w n i n fa n c
y p r o vid i n
g H im s e lf

m a r t y r s ; t he i n fa n t c hil dr e n o f m e n t h o s e w h o a c co r d ,

in
g t o t h e S cr ip t u r es w e re S l ain f or C h rist W h o w as ,

bo rn i n Be t hl e h e m o f J u de a i n t h e ci t y o f D a vi d
, .

§ 5 To t h e s a m e e ffe c t a l s o a ft e r Hi s R e s u r r e ct i
on t he

xx
,

S L k . u e Lo r d sa i
d un to Hi
s di
s cile s , O h
p fo o ls , an d s lo w
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v 25
to be li ll t ha t the P r op he ts ha ve o ke n ht n ot
.

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26 . p ou
g
C hr i the s e t hi d to te r i Hi ?
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i
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a ll thi
n s m u s t be
g fu lfille d whi
ch ar e wr i
tte n i
n the La w t e st i
m ony

f
o M o ses an d i
n the P r op he ts an d i
n the P s a lm s co n ce r

nin
g M e The n op. H e t h e ir u n de r s t en e d
a n d in
g t h a t t he
y
1 o r mid 1
n ,
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mi ht u n de r s ta n d t he S cr i p tu r e s, a n d s a i d u n t o t he m , Tha t
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t hu s i t i s wr i tt e n f o r Chr i e r , a n d to ri ai
fi
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s t to su s e a n
g
f r o m t he de a d , a n d t ha t r e m i s s i o n o
f s i n s s ho u ld b e
p r e a ch
ed i n Hi s N a m e u n t o a ll n a ti on s Bu t t hi s i s He W h o .

w a s b o r n o f Ma r y F o r the S o n of Ma n , s a i . t h H e , m u s t Ib i x 22 . . .

s
af er m an
y t hi n s , a n d be r e e cte d, a n d be cr u c
g j ifi e d,
a n d
ri se a a i n t he t hi r d da
g y .

Th e G o s p e l t h e n k n o w s n ot o f y an o t h er S on of M an ,

de s H i
b es i m W ho i
s o f M ar
y , W ho f e d; n o r als o su f e r

f C hri fl i f J e b ef r e H i
J
y et o an
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on . Bu t Hi m Wh o wa s b o r n the s a m e i t r e co g S
, .
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o hn s
Wi
i
n ze s as J e s u s C hr i
s t the S o n o f Go d, an d t ha t H e an d tn e s s

’
n o o t he r su fler e d an d r o se a
g ia n : as J o hn t he Lo r d s
dis c i l af fir m s i B t t h t hi wr i
t te n t ha t 8 J
a
sa n e m
p e ; y g ,
u s e
g
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x x'

y e mi
g ht b e ve tha t J e s u s i
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f Go d, an d be li
ev

i m i ht hav e fo r e s e ei
e te r n a t h e se n Hi
l life i n ame
n
g g n
g s

b la s ph e m o u s Cr ee ds w hich a s m u ch a s i n t h e m li
, es ,

di vi de t h e Lo r d s a y i n g t ha t H e i s m a de o f o n e
, su b

s t a n c e a n d o f a n o t h er .

W h e r efo r e a l s o i
n es s u n t o u s : Li
n hi

tt le chi
s e i
p s t l e he ha t h b o r n e t hi

ldr e n i t i
s w i
s t he l a s t ho u r : a n d a s 1 S
t
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19
ha ve he a r d t ha t An ti
chr i
'

e st co m e th, n ow ha ve m a n y be
y
co m e An ti
chr i
s ts , w he r e b
y w e kn o w t ha t i
t i
s t he l a s t ho ur .

The y we n t ou t f r om u s, bu t t he y w e r e n ot
f
o us ; f or ha d
t he y be e n f
o u s,
f
o co u r s e t he y w o u ld ha v e i
r em a n e d wi
th
u s ; bu t t ha t t he y m i g ht be m a n ie s te d a s
f n o t be i
n
g f
o

us . K n o w y e t he r efo r e tha t e ve r y li e i s fo r e in ,
g and i s Ib 21 , 22. .

n ot
f
o t he Tr u th . W ho i
s a Li
ar bu t he tha t de n i
e th

t ha t J e s u s i
s t he C hr i
s t ? thi
s i
s an A n ti
chr i
st .

N ow i r o o f t h a t a l l t h e a fo r e s a i
d t h h i t u e 6
n
p , ou
g n o n
g
t h e y c o n fe s s o n e J e s u s C hr i s t , do b u t m o c k t h e m s e lv e s ,
n ki
t hi t hi d sa i a n o t h er —f o r 1 t h e i
(
n
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a dd 1 7 200
n
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s e e m t o s u pp l y o m i
ti n , a n d li e wi se k
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s t, the Chi
f g
e , a the r s i
n a ll thi g
n s an d Ma n .

BOOK 3 . t ha t on e i
s he wh o su ffe r e d an d wa s b orn , an d [ t h at

t hi
s i
s J es u s ; an o t he r h e w h o ca m e do w n u
p on hi
m an d
t ha t ] t hi
s i
s C hr i
s t,
[ w h o di
d a ls o a sce n d a
g i a n an d
t ha t t he on e i
s o f t he i
r D em i
u r
g e, e i
th e r h e t h a t i
s o f
the (Ec o n o m y or he t ha t i
s Of J o s e ph , an d wh o m the y
i
n fe r t o b e b l e o f s u ffe r i : b u t t ha t t h e o t he r
p ca a n
g p e r

so n w h o m t h e y t a lk o f de s c e n de d fr o m i n visi b le a n d u n
u t t er a b l e r e g io n s ; an d t h e y de cl a r e hi
m to be i si
n vi b le ,
an d i
n co m
p r e he n s i
b l e, d i m pa s si
b le
an e r r in g fr o m t h e r

t r u t h b e ca u s e the i n d s t r a s fr o m H i
r mi
y m W h o is tr u l
y
Go d : t kn o wi t ha t s W o r d, t h e
Hi O n ly Be g o t t e n ,
no n
g
W ho i
s ev e r
p r e sen t th m a n k i
wi n d, un i
te d an d b l e n de d
’
t h Hi
wi s o wn cr e a t u r e , a cc o r di
n
g t o t he F a t her s
g oo d

p l e a su r e , an d m a de F l e s h—H e i
s J e s u s C hr i
st our Lo r d,
W ho su ffe r e d f o r u s an d ‘

r o se a
g i
a n f o r u s, a n d a
g ai n

Sha ll c o m e in t h e g l o r y o f t h e F a the r , t o r a ise u

p a ll

fl e s h a n d m a k e m a n ife s t s a l va t io n
, ,
an d t o de cl a r e t h e ru le
o f j u s t j u d m e n t u n t o a ll w h o a r e t u n de r H i m
g p u .

C hr is t T he r e is t h er e fo r e o n e Go d t h e F a t h e r , a s w e h a v e de
g a t he r s
a ll an d cl a r e d; an d on e Chr i
st Je su s mi
our n
g t h rouLo r d,
g h co
Ma n to o
t t he Eco n o m y , d g a the r i a ll t h i s in t o Hi m
E pli i
ou an n
g u
p n
g
M
. .

10 sel f N ow am on t h o s e A ll i s an a l s o , t h e c r ea t u r e o f
g
.
.

Go d ; t h er e fo r e He i s
g a t he r i
n
g m an a ls o in t o Hi m s e l f,

He , t he In vis ib l e m a de vi
sib le , an d t he In c o m p r e h e n s i
b l e m a de co m eh e n s i
b le
I m a s si b l d t he
e m a de c a a
p r
p , an
p
b l e o f s u ffe r i a n d t h e W o r d m a de Ma n a t he r i
n
g , g n
g u
p ,

a ll u n t o Hi m s e l f ; t ha t a s i n t h e t hi s whi ch a r e a b o v e
n
g
t h e h e a v en s a n d S pi ri
, tu al an d i n vi si b l e t he W o r d o f ,

Go d i s c hi e f s o a ls o a m o n
, g t h in
g s vi si b l e a n d co r
p o r e al

H e m a y ha v e t h e c h i e ft
y t aki n
g t h e fir s t , p l a c e t o Hi m
s el f ; a n d t ha t a s s i n i
g n
g t o H i m s e l f t he s t a t i o n o f Hea d

t o t h e C hu r c h H e m a y a t t r a c t a ll t h i
,
n g s t o Hi m s el f i n

c o n v en i e n t season .

§ 7 . F o r wi t h Hi m t he r e i s n o t hi n
g d is o r de r l
y o r u n se a
do e s al
s o n a b le as n ei t h er i s t h er e a n in co n rui t w i t h t h F
in s e a s o n , y g y e a

t her F o r a s a ll t hi
. n
g s ar e fo r e k n o wn b
y t h e F a the r ,

s o a r e t h ey a cco m p li s he d b
y t h e S o n a s i s co n ve n i e n t ,

e x err i
n

ta n t
g
i
n
—u n de r
S y ri
Hi m
a c [ vi
de
. T hi
s p a s s a ge i

Mr H a r ve y
s
V
i
i
o l .
.

of
‘
438 ] i
n t he
e ve r u s , q sa m e
u o t e d a b o ve
t r e a ti
p
se

. 1 71
and
. E
Ms
.
.
 2 70 Ap o s t le s r e co
g i
n ze

Bo o s 3 . h o l d, t h e y s ee m li
ke u s, s
p e aki
n
g o ur e
v ry w o r ds ), b u t
h ‘t h
i
n w a r dl t h w o lv e s For the i do c t r i
ne i mur
f g y e
y ar e . r s

de r o u s , fir s t i
n ve n ti
n
g m an
y G fe ig n i
o ds , n
g m an
y an d
F a t h er s c r u m b li
t h en an d m aki m an i fo ld ar ti
t i ns
,
n
g n
g p o

o f t h e S o n o f Go d Th e s e b o t h o u r Lo r d fo r e w a r n e d u s
.

J
of a n d Hi s D i s c i l e J o hn in t h a fo r e m e n t io n ed E i s tle
, p e p
28 . o hn b a de u s fl y fr o m t he m s a yi n
g M an
y de ce i
,
ve r s ha ve
g o ne ,
7’ 8
fe s s
fl
t i t hi w o r ld w ho J e s u s Chr i ha ve
'

ou n to s co n n ot s t to

co m e i
n the esh . This is a de ce i
ve r an d an An ti
chr i
st ;

J
Lo o k to le s t y e lo s e tha t whi
the m , ch
y e ha ve w r o u ht :
g .

I S . o hn An d a g a i
n i
n an e i
p stle he sai t h ,
M an
y f a ls e P r op he ts
m
are
g on e ou t o
f t he w o r ld H er e b
y kn ow
y e t he S.
p irit o
f
ch co nfe s s e th J e s u s

fl
Go d Ev e r y S p i
. ri t whi Chr i s t t o ha ve

co m e i
n the e s h, i
s o
f Go d . An d e ve r
y Sp i
rit w hi
ch
’

di
su n i
te th J e s u s , i
s n ot o
f Go d, bu t i
s
f
o An ti
chr i
st . N ow

fl
t he s e t hi
n
g s are li
k e wha t i
s sa d i
i n t h e G o s p el, t h a t
8 1 0 1111 the Wo r d w a s m a de esh an d dwe lt a m on g us W he r e
i {4
.
.

1 S J o lm. fo r e in hi s Ep i s tle a ai
g n h e c rie s o u t, E v er
y on e w ho
v“ 1
be li
e ve th t ha t J e s u s i
s t he Chr is t, is bo r n o
f G od k
'

now

i
n
g as he do e s on e o n ly an d t he sa me J e s u s C hr i
st to
W h o m t h e g a t e s o f He a v e n we r e o
p en ed ,
b e ca u s e o f
His A s s u m pt i
on in t h e fle s h : W ho a ls o i
n t he ve r
y
sam e fle s h wh e r e i
n He su ffe r e d, wi
ll co m e , r ev e a lin g
t h e Gl o r y o f t h e F a t he r .

§ 9 . An d P a u l t o o , i
n a cc o r da n c e wi
th t hes e, s
p e ak i
n
g to
R om
17 .
. V o
t he R o m an s sa i
t h, M u ch m or e the y w hi
ch r e ce ve i a bu n
da n ce f
o
g r a ce an d ri
g ht e ou sn ess un to li
f e, s ha
g bll
y r ei n

O n e , J e s u s Chr i
st . He k n o w s n ot t h en o f t ha t C hr i
s t who

so ar ed a wa
y fr o m Je su s ; n or i
s he ac qu a in t e d wi
t h t ha t
S a vi
our wh o i
s a b o ve , w ho t he y sa
y is i m p a ssi
b l e F o r .

f wh i
i le t h e on e su ffe r e d, t h e o the r r e m a i
n ed i n c a a b le
p
o f ffe r i
su n
g; i
f t h e o n e w a s b o r n , an d t he e o th r de s
c e n de d o n hi m who w a s b o r n , a n d a ft e r w a r ds l eft him :

t h en n o t one onl b u t t wo a r e c l e a r ly i n di ca t e d
y .

’
N ow as to zi
t h e Ap o s t l e s r e c o g n i t ha t onl
n
g on e
y
Chr i s t J e s u s , W h o w a s b o t h b o r n a n d s u ffe r e d ; h e sai
th
n i
ai n t he s a m e E i s t l e , Kn o w n o t t ha t s o m a n
Ib . vi
. a
g p y e
y fo

us a s we r e bap ti ze d in to J e s u s Chr i s t we r e bap tize d i n to

 One C H R IS T J E SUS . 2 71

Hi de a th ? t ha t as C H R IS T r ose a in fr o m
a t h d d
s g e e a ,

so we a ls o may w a lk i
n n e wn e s s o l
f if e An d a ai
g .n

m ean i
n
g C H RIS T W h o s u ffe r e d
t ha t , t he v ry e sa m e i
s

t he S o n o f Go d W h o di e d fo r u s
, ,
an d r e de e m e d u s

by Hi s b lo o d a t t he o n te d ti
i m e he sa i
t h, F o r w hy Ib v. 6
a
pp ,
. .

d Chr i
di s t, w he n we w e r e y et w e a k, i
n du e ti
m e di e
f or

t he un o dl ? Bu t Go d co m m e n de th Hi
s Lo v e i
n ou r ca s e , 1 1
g y
é3
i
n t ha t, w hi
le w e we r e y et i
s n n er s , Chr i
st di
ed
f or u s :

m u ch m or e, j be i
n
g by H is b lo o d, w e
n ew s ha l l
u st ifie d
be s a v e d fr o m wr a th t hr o u g h Hi m F or w hi le w e we r e .

e n em i
e s , we le d t o Go d by t he de a t h of H i
w e r e r e co n ci s

S on ; m u ch m o r e , be i
n
g r e co n c i
le d, w e s ha ll b e s a ve d
by
Hi fe
s li . Th e v er y sam e Wh o wa s t a k en , a n d s u ffe r e d,

an d s he d His b l o o d fo r u s, Hi
m he m o st e v ide n t ly de
c la r e s to be Chr i
st, Hi
m t he Son o f Go d ; W ho a ls o

ar o se an d w a s t a k en u
p in to t h e H e a v en s , a s h e sai th
hi
m s e l f, at t he sam e m e , Chr i
ti st die d,
y ea r a t he r , r ose 1b . vi
ii .

34
W H
'

a
g i ,
a n h o is a t t he Ri g ht an d o
f G od : A n d a ai
o

g n,

K n o wi n
g t h si
a t C H R IS T r i n
g f omr t he de a d, di
e th n o m o r e Ib . . vi
. 9 .

(F o r h e li
k e wis e ,
fo r e s e e in
g y b t h e S p ri
i t t h e s u b div is i
o n s

o f e vi l t e a ch e r s a n d de s i rin,g t o c u t o ff a ll c a u s e o f di s

uni a s fa r a s t h e w e r e c o n c er n e d sai t h w h a t I ha v e
on , y ,

b efo r e r e p ea t e d ) Bu t i f t he S
.
p iri t o
f H i m W h o r ais e d up Ih . vi . i
i
11
fr o m de a d dwe ll i o u , H e t ha t r a i e d Chr i
‘

Je s u s t he n
y s st

t he de a d, s ha ll q u i
cke n a ls o o u r m o r ta l b o di
f r om
y es .

He a ll bu t cr i
es ou t to t h o s e wh o wi
ll h e a r , D o n o t
e rr ; the r e i
s one an d the sam e C H RIS T J e s u s , t he S o n o f
G o d, W h o b y Hi
s P a s si
on r e co n cil e d u s to G o d, an d
ros e fr o m t h e de a d 9
, W ho i
s on the R i
g h t Ha n d of the
F a the r , d p e r fe c t i a ll t hi s, W ho b e i
n b e ate n ,
an n n
g g
sm o te n o t a ain , W ho w h e H e s u f e r e d, t hr e a t e n e d n o t, 1 8 P et
g n
j . .

an d wh e n He wa s e n du r i
n
g t y r a n n y , b e s o u g ht t he Fa
t h er to fo r g iv e t ho s e who ha d cr u c fie d Him
i . F o r He
t r u ly s a ve d, He i
s t he W ord o f Go d, He t he O n ly Be
g o tt e n o f t h e F a t h e r , C hr i
st J e su s our Lo r d .

S o t o o t h e Ap o s t l e s m i
g h t h a ve sai
d, t ha t Chr i
s t de

q
I
1
5
He a l l bu t —f r o m t he de a d The s e ri
ac Ms 1 21 5 7 a b o v e u o te d S ee Mr '

S
. . .

w o r ds are ci
te d by e ve r u s i
n the S y H a r ve y , ii 439
. . E .
 2 72 In Hi
m the S P IR IT r e tu r n s to us m a ki
n
g u s on e .

BOO K3 . sc en de d o n J e s u s o r t h a t hig h e r S a vio u r u p o n t h e o n e

,

wh o b e l o n g s t o t h e E c o n o m y ; o r h e wh o i s o f t h e In

vi sib le r eg ion s ou hi m w ho b e l o n g s t o t he D e m i
,
u r
g e .

Bu t n o s u c h t hi n
g d id t h e y e it h e r k n ow or sa
y : f or i f
Wh at t he t h ey h a d k n o w n i t o f c o u r s e t h ey w o u l d h a v e s a i
,
d i t .

Ap o s t l e s
di d ore f Bu t w ha t w a s t h e fa c t t h a t a l s o t h e y s a i d Th a t t h e
, ,

t e ll
S pi ri t o f G o d de s c e n de d l i k e a D o v e u p o n Hi m ; t ha t
Is a . xi . S pi ri t o f W ho m i
, t wa s s a i d b y Is a i ah An d t he S p i ri t ,
2
H i sai
.

o
f G o d s ha ll r e s t u
p on m : as w e d b ef or e A n d .

ai T he S i
ri he Lo r d i o n Me b e ca u s e H e ha t h
l b l xi 1
. . . a
g n , p t o
f t s u
p ,

ano n i te d Me . Th e sam e ri
S pi t o f W ho m our Lo r d sa i
t h,
S M t th
. a .
F or i
t i
s n ot
y e t ha t s
p k
ea, bu t t he S
p iri t o
f y o u r F a t he r
20

xx
x
ke th i An d a g a i ivi H i i
s ci l e s
. .

t ha t s
p ea n
y ou . n
g n
g s d p
lb . vi
ii.

p o we r to re
g e n er a t e i
n to G o d, H e sai
d un to t h e m , Go
19 .

an d t e a ch a ll n a tio n s , ba
p tizi
n
g t hem i
n t he N a m e
f
o t he

J
F a the r , an d o
f t he S o n , a n d of the H o ly Gho s t . For
o el i
i . Hi
m He p r o m i
se d b
y the P r o p he t s t o p our ou t i
n t he
29
la s t ti
mes u
p on s e r va n ts a n d h a n dm a i
de n s, t ha t t he y

C h it r s re
m a y p r o phe s y . W h en c e a ls o He ca m e do w n u
p on t he
ce i
v e d t he

S p iit r as
Son o f G o d, m a de S o n o f M an ,
u s n i g Hi
m s e l f t o dw e ll
t h Hi
,

th fi t e rs wi m i
n m an ki
n d an d to r est am o ng m en , an d to
f it f
ru s o
i
de i
n t he wo r k
’
f G o d s H a n ds , wo r k i t h w i
ll f
us
res o n
g e o

t h e F a t h er i
n t hem , an d ren ew i
n
g t h em ou t o f o ld a
g e

i
n t o the n e wn e s s o f C hr i
st .

s e . Th is ri
S pi t D a vi
d sou
g h t fo r m an ki
n d, sa i
y g
n , And
PS I 12
s ta b li
sh m e wi
th Thy p r i n ci a l S irit O f w h om L uke
.

p p .

a ls o sa i
t h, t ha t a ft e r t h e A s c en s i
on of t he Lo r d, H e
ca m e do wn dis ci l e s i P e n t e c o s t , h a vi
t he ow
p on n n
g p
e r a s c o n c er n i a ll n a t i
o n s , t ha t t h e S h o u l d en t er i
n to
n
g y
li fe , a n d t o o p e n t h e n e w T e s t a m e n t F o r w hich c a u s e .

a ls o t h ey b r e a t he d ou t i
n a ll la n g u a g e s one ha r m o n i
ou s

hy m n un to G o d, t h e S p iri t brin i
g gn b a ck distan t tr i b e s

i
n to u n i
ty , a n d o ffe r i
n
g t o the F a t he r t he fi r s t fr u i
t s of -

a ll n at on si . W he r efo r e a ls o t he Lo r d p r o m is e d t o s en d

t he P a r a cl e t e , t o un i
te u s to Go d F o r a s o u t o f dr y
.

wh e a t one m ass or on e lo a f ca n n o t be m a de wi
t ho u t
m oi
stu r e ; SO n e it h e r c o u ld we m an y be m a de on e i
n
W a te r
s t J e s u s , wi
C hr i ch i
th o u t t h e w a t e r w hi s fr o m H e a v e n .
r e gen e
 2 74 The t wo p e n n i
es . F a ls e fa n ta s i
es o
f the i
rs .

Bo o s 3 . t he r e also w e m a y h a v e a n a dvo c a t e . E ven as t h e Lo r d

co m mi
ts t o t h e H o ly Gh o s t t h a t m a n o f Hi
s , wh o ha d
fa llen g am on t hi
e ve s ; who m He d Hi
di m sel f it
p y, an d
S L k:
. u e
b o u n d u p hi s w o u n ds , g i vi n
g t w o ro
y al
p en n i
e s , t ha t w e
Ko 34, 3o
r e c e iv m b t h S ir it t h e im a an d in s c r i t f t he
g y e p g e
p io n o

F a t h er an d t he S on, mi g h t ca u s e t he
p enn
y e n tr u st e d

to b e ar fr u it , a c c o u n t in g fo r i t t o t h e Lo r d w i th
u
to u s

m an i
fo l d in c r e a s e .

4 ,
Th e S p i
rit t h en h a vin
g c o m e do w n b e ca u s e o f t h e fo r e

o r da i
n e d E co n o m , a n d t h e onl b o tte n S f G d
y y e
g on o o ,

Who i
s a ls o the W ord of the F a the r , ha vi
n
g ,
w h e n t he
fu ln e s s o f t he t i
me ca m e , b e en i
n ca r n a t e i
n a hu m a n b e
’
i
n
g f o r m an fu lfill e d H is wh o l e E c o
s sak e ,
an d h a vi
n
g
as M — I o u r Lo r d J e s u s C hr i W h o i
8fiit n nn om m st
e e an
l s
y .
an s ,

th ii o
e ll e a d the
r sam e as t h e L o r d Hi m s e lf wi tn e s se s a n d
: , ,

t h e A p o s t l e s c o n fe s s a n d t h e P r o p e t s p o c a m
h r l i — a ll

t h e do c t r i
n e s ar e r o v e d fa l s e o f t h o s e w h o h a v e de v i se d
p
t h e O g do a ds a n d Q u a t e r n i on s a n d u n r ea l i m agi n ati on s ,

a n d s u b di vi si o n s : wh o w hi l e t h ey ki l l t h e S pi ri t co n si
"

st i
de r t h a t Chr i s one an d Je su s an o the r , an d t e a ch t h a t
st i
C hr i s n o t on e but m an y . An d t h o u g h t h e y af fir m
t he m to ha v e b e e n i
t e d, y e t a g a i
un n t h ey m a k e i
t out
t ha t i
n de e d S h a r e d i n t he P a s s i o n , w hile t he o t h e r
W
one

re m ai n ed i m pa s s i
v e ; a n d t ha t t h e o n e a s c e n de d in to the
P le r o m a , w hi
l e t h e o t h e r a b o de i n t he m i ddl e p l a c e : an d
t ha t w hi
le t he on e fe a s t s an d de li
g h t s h i
m s e lf am on
g
t h e t hi s i si
n vi b l e d u n n am e a b l e t he o t h er si
ts wi
th
n
g an ,

t he Cr ea t o r , e m p t y in g Him o f s t r en
g t h .

We m u st W h e r e fo r e i
t wi
ll b e y our du t y an d t ha t o f a ll wh o
not gi ve

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Il tl n g , an d ar e car e fu l o f t h e ir o wn s a l va
t he m
ti
on , n ot to y i
e ld
p v o lu n tar i
ly , u on he ar i
n
g t h ei
r di
s

co u r s e s wi tho u t F o r a l th o u g h t h ei
. r t a lk is li k e t ha t o f
t h e fa i t h fu l, a s w e h a v e s a id b efo r e , t h e i
r s e n tim e n ts ar e
no t on ly un li
ke, bu t e ve n co n tr a r y, an d t hr o u g h o u t fu ll o f

‘1
a nnu me r a n te s T he T r a n s l a t o r g i
. ve s t he Sy ri
ac Ms
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. M .

a lso t he r e n de r i
n g n u m be r i ve y i i 439 F o r i n te r i ll, t he
n
g i t b a ck mu n t , ki
S
. . .

q
E y ria c gi v e s , de n y E
—m iddle
. . .

V
w hi
le t he y p la ce The s e W
t he y a g a i n s e ve r t he m , f o r t he y t e a ch
S
.

w o r ds are uo t e d b y S e ve r u s , a n d fo r m t ha t o n e i n de e d s ha r e d & c , e ve r u s . .

part o f the ci
ta ti
on (a b o ve p . 26 7 ) in E .
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n ti
me . 2 75

b la s ph e m i
es : whe r e b y the y k i
ll t h o s e , w h o t hr o u g h the Th y e

the 23333“
5
r esem b la n c e o f the i
r w o r ds t a k e p i
n t o t h e m s e l ve s
u

w
poiso n o f their fe e l in g s ,
fa r u n li
ke A s, i f o n e sh o u l d
.

mi
x wa te r wit h g yp s u m ,
an d g ive it fo r mi
lk , he ou ld
mi
s le a d b
y the r e se m b la n ce o f co lo u r : as wa s sa i
d by
one a b o ve u s, c o n c e r n in g a ll wh o i
n an
y w a
y de pr a ve

the t hi
n
g s o f Go d, an d a du l t e r a t e t he t r u t h, It is e vi l
mi
n
g l i
n
g gyp su m f
X
i
n t he mi
lk o Go d .

It h a v in
g b cl e a r ly s h e w n th a t t h e W o r d which w a s
e en ,

i
n the b e gi
nni
n
g w i t h G o d b y W h om a ll t h i
n gs w e re , 1
—t h a t
.

m a de , W ho a ls o w a s e ve r
p r esen t wi
th m an k i
n d

He i
n the la s t t i
m es a c c o r din g t o t he t i
m e fo r e o r da in e d
by the F a the r , wa s un t e d t o Hi
i s o wn c r e a t io n an d m a de
a M c a p a b l e o f s u ffe r in g :
an we ha ve s hu t ou t a ll the
g a in s a y in g o f t h o s e w ho s a y ,
“
W hy , f He
i wa s t he n
”
b o r n , He w a s n o t C hr i
st un ti
l the n . F o r w e ha v e s h e w n G o d the

t ha t the so n o His be i
g nni
f G o d ha t h n g W h o n o t t he n ,

is fo r e v e r w i th t he F a t h e r : b u t wh e n He w a s i n ca r n a t e
E
gffig
g
‘ l

a n d m a de m a n , H e s u m m e d u in Hi m l f the l on g a n H e wa s
p s e
In c ar n ate

p la n a t io n s o f m e n , in o n e b r ie f w o r k a ch ie vi n g s a lv a t i
on

fo r ; t h a t
u sw h a t w e h a d l o s t i
n A d a m ,
i e ,
o u r b e in
g . .

i
n the im a g e a n d lik e n e s s o f Go d, t h a t w e m igh t r e c o v e r
i
n C hr i
st J e su s Y.

T hu s , b e ca u s e i
t wa s n ot po ssi
b le fo r t ha t m an wh o § 2 .

g gfl
c a te
ha d o n ce b e en c o n qu e r e d ,
an d t hr u s t ou t b y di
s o b e di r

e n ce, to be n ew m ou
l
d ed an d ob tai
n t he i of vi
c
S a lv a t i o n
p r ze

t o r y, an d g ia it w as i
a n n
p o s s i
b l e f or hi
m t o o b ta i
n sa l

va t i
on , w h o h a d fa ll e n u n de r s i cc o m p lis h e d
n : Th e Son a

b o th b e i n
g
, t h e W o rd of G o d c o m in g do wn fr o m the ,

F a t h e r a n d m a de fl e s h a n d de s c e n di
, n g e ve n u n t o de a t h

w
a n d fu lfi lli n g t h e E c o n o m y o f o u r s a lv a t i
on : wh e r e i
n
z

h e n he w o u ld e xh o r t u s t o b e l i e ve wi t h o u t do u b t h e ,

sa i
th a
g i S
a n
,
a
g n ot i
n t hi
ne he a r t, W ho ha th go n e u p R o m - x.

n t o He a v e n ? t ha t i
i s t o br i
n do wn Chr i
s t, o r , Who ha th
g

X Th e T r a n s l a to r giv es p l a s te r a s an w The W o r d w hih i

o r ds , s f r o m a bo ve c
a lt ern at
—
iv e Eren de r i
ng
f r o m t he F a t he r of a ll a m e do w n a n d c
l
.
:
Y It h g Ch t J
a vin Th r is e su s . e se w a s m a de F e s h a n d de s e n de d e ve n u n t o c
w d or s ci t d b y S v
are i C d
e e eru s n o l ll
de a t h a n d f u fi e d t he E o n o m y of o u r c
1 21 5 7 b f
.

t d f l 201 E
e o r e Ci e o r e de m t i E
Th i m M c i t h p on
.
, . .
. .

z
s sa f w
e s . es ere a e

T 2
 276 O n e Chr i
s t, Em m a n u e l .

B OO K 3 .
g on e do wn i
n to t he de ep ? t ha t i
s to f r ee Chr i
st
f r om the
R om x . . de a d . Th e n he c o n cl u de s ,
Tha t t ho u co
nf ess i
n t hy
9
ev e i
d be li t hi
n e he a r t t ha t Go d
.

m o u th the Lo r d J e s u s , an n

r ai
sed Hi m f r o m the de a d, t ho u s ha lt be s a ve d An d he .

ha th a ss i gn e d a r e a s o n fo r t h e s e do in g s o f t h e Wo r d o f
lb . x iv . G o d, s a y i n g, F o r t o t his e n d C hr i s t b o t h live d a n d di ed

a n d r o s e a ga i n , t ha t H e m i g ht b e Lo r d o
f q ui ck a n d de a d .

1 Cor
i 23. .
.
An d a g a i n wr i ti n g to the C o r in t hia n s he s a it h, Bu t we
x r e a ch C hr i s t J e s u s cr u ci
f ied a n d h e c o n c lu de s , The Cu
p
lb . . p
e s s, i i omm u n i
16 .
o
f B less i
n
g w h ich w e b l s t n o t t he C on o
f
t he Blo o d Chr i ?
o
f s t
s H e t h a t ha t h i
An d wh o i m part e d to u s o f Hi
s n our

s hm e n t ?
i
Wh e t h e r is h e t ha t Chr is t w h o m t he y fe ig n
t o b e a b o v e s t r e t ch e d o u t u p o n Ho r u s i e ,
Th e E n d ,
. .
, ,

wh o a l s o fr a m e d t h e i r Mo t h e r : o r r a t h e r E m m a n u e l W h o

l sa is o f t he V i
. vu r gi n . W h o did e a t b u t t e r a n d h o n e y c o n , ,
15
x v i c e r n in g Wh o m t h e P r o p h e t s a it h A n d t he r e is a m a n
.

J er . 1 . ,
9 LXX
a n d w ho s ha ll kn o w H i m ? T hi s s a m e wa s a n n o u n ce d b
.

y
1 C P a u l : F o r I de li
or. ve r e d u n t o ou sai t h h e a m on t he fir s t
xv 3 4 . .
y g , , ,
,

t ha t C hr i s t di ed si n s a cco r di h S cr i tu r e s ;
ch a n d
rea
f or ou r n
g t o t e
p
p
e d by t ha t H e w a s bu r i
e d a n d r ose a a i
g n t he t hi r d da
y a c
S P ul .

c o r di
a
t o t he S cr i tu r e s
n
g p .

It i
s cl e a r t he n , t ha t P a u l k n o w s no o t he r C hr i
st b u t

t hi
s O n e, W h o b o th su ffe r e d an d wa s b u r i
ed an d r o se

a
g ia n
,
an d wa s born : Wh o m a ls o he c a ll s Ma n . For
l b 12 . . h a vi
n g sa i
d, Now Chr i st be p r e a che d, t ha t He r os e

f r om t he de a d, h e n s , r e n de r i
s u bj o i n g t he r eason o f Hi
s

f
l b 21 . . In c a r n a t i
o n , F or i
s n ce by m a n is de a th, by m a n i s a ls o

r e s u r r e ct o n i r om t he de a d A n d e v e r y wh e r e r e g a r di
. n
g
the Pa ssi
on o f our Lo r d, an d Hi
s M an ho o d, an d Hi
s

D e a t h, he u se s t he N am e o f Chr i
st : as i
n t he fo ll o w
R om . i
n
g ; D e s tr o
y n ot hi
m with t hy m e a t, f o r w ho m C hr i st
x iv 15
ow i
di
e d : An d i B t C hr i
st e whi ch w e r e s o m e
. .

n n
E ph .
a
g a n
,
u
y
ti
me a
f ar o
f w e r e m a de n i
g h by t he B lo o d o
f C hr i
st ; an d
Gal i
ii g a in C hr i
s t ha th r e de e m e d u s the t he La w,
a
f r om cu r s e
f
o
. .

be i
n
g m a de a cu r s e
f or us
f or i
t i
s wr i
tte n , Cu r s e d i
s

1 Co r .
e ve r y on e t ha t ha n ge th on a tr e e . An d g i ,
A
a n d by t
a n hy
viii11
kn o wle dg e s ha ll the w e a k br o the r er i
sh h C hri
f w om st
.
or
p
.
 2 78 Chr i
st f o r e to ld Hi
s o wn Cr o s s

Bo o n 3 . f He w a s
Bu t i n o t Hi
m s e lf t o su ffe r , b u t t o so ar a wa y
§ 5

w
°
fr o m J e s u s , w h y di d He xh o r t H is D is c i p l e s to wi
t ha l e

tak e t h e C r o ss fo ll o
an d Hi m ? wh i ch C r o s s b y
u
p ,

t he i r a cc o u n t H e w a s n o t Hi ,
m s e lf t a k i n g u
p b u t w as ,

fo r s a k in g the E c o n o m y o f t he P a s s io n ? F o r in p r o o f
b

th at H e s p e a k s n o t t his o f a ck n o wl e dg in g s o m e Cr o s s

w
o n hi c e r tai e r s o n s da r e x p oun d i ) b of
g h (as n
p t o e t u t

t he P a s si on hi ch H e w a s Him s e l f t o s u ff e r a n d w hich ,

Hi s di p l e s in t h e i
s ci r o w n p e r s o n s w e r e h e r e a ft e r t o s u f

S . Ma t th . f e r H e c o n cl u de d F o r w ho s o e ve r wi
,
ll s a v e hi
, i
s l fe s ha ll ,

lo s e i
t; bu t w ho s o e ve r w i
l l lo s e , s ha ll f nd i
i t . An d o f t he
fu t u r e su ffe r i
n gs o f Hi
s di
s ci
p l e s fo r Hi
s sak e , He sa i
d
1b . xxiii . to t h e J e w s , Be ho ld, I sen d u n t o y o u P r op he ts , an d wi
se

m en, an d t e a che r s , an d som e o

f t hem s ha l l
y e hi
ll an d

f
i s ci l e s H e
An d t o t h e di d, Ye
i ll d be
1b . x . 18 . cr u c
fy .
p sa s ha s ta n

xxfii Go ve r n o r s d Ki f My he , d some
f
gg or e
y
an n s or sa an o ou
g
'
.

t he y s ha ll s co u r
g e an d hi
ll, an d p e r s e cu te f r om c i
ty t o c i
ty .

H e k n e w t h e r e fo r e b o t h th o s e , who sho u ld su ffe r p er

s e cu ti
on , an d tho s e wh o ha d t o b e !
s co u r g e d an d s la i
n

b e ca u s e o f Hi
m . A n d pl a i
nl
y H is s e e ch
p w as n ot of

an
y o the r cr o s s
°
, b u t o f the P a s si
on wh ich H e w a s
fir s t Hi
m s e lf t o su ffe r , t he n a ft e r wa r ds His dis c i
p l e s,

Ib . x . 28 . w he n He a dde d t hi
s e xh o r t a t io n t o the m : F ear n ot t he m
w hi
ch hi
ll t he bo dy , bu t t he s ou l t he y ca n n o t hi
ll ; bu t
r a the r f H im w
earhich ha th
p o w e r t o c a s t b o t h s o u l a n d

b o dy i n to He ll : a n d t o u p h o l d wh a t s o e v e r c o n fe s s i on s

m a y b e m a de u n t o Hi m F or i n de e d H e p r o m is e d t o
.

c o n fe s s b e fo r e His F a t h e r t ho s e w h o s h o u l d c o n fe s s His
N a m e b e fo r e m en ,
an d t o de n y t h o s e w h o sh o u ld de n y
Hi
m, an d be a s ha m e d o f t h o s e who s ho u ld b e a s ha m e d
to c o n fe s s Him .

Th o se
. N o w fo r a ll t hi
s, som e ha v e go n e so fa r i
n au da c i
ty
wh o dis
h as to c o r n t h e v e r y Ma r t y r s a n d r e v i
s le t ho s e who a r e
p pq
no r
,
t e ar

m s la i
n f o r c o n fe s s i t h L d n d w h o b e a r a ll t h a t t h e
s, n
g e o r a ,

Lo r d fo r e t o l d a n d s o fa r e n de a v o u r t o a t t a i
, n to t h e
W in
ho n o u
n “
r fo o t s t e p s o f t h e Lo r d s P a s s io n b e in g m a de Ma r t y r s o f
’
,

b B t i— t h
uf ff P i o Th f w
e c f t t ch d t p H
a ss o n . e se
p e 0
. s re e ou u on orus .

w d
or t d by S v
s a r e Ci e i th m 276 e Eeru s n e sa e
c d x 1215 7 E
.

o e . .
 s he we d lo n gs ufl e r i
n
g i
n a ll ve r i
ty . 2 79

O n e W ho wa s ca pa b le o f su ffe r i
n g . Bu t t h e s e w e l e a v e
to t he M ar ty r s t he m s e lv e s . F o r wh e n the i
r blo o d s h a ll

be re qu ir e d ,
an d t he y s h a ll o b ta i
n gl o r y ,
t he n s h a ll a ll

t ho s e wh o ha v e do n e di
s ho n o u r to the i
r m a r t y r do m be

p t t
u o c o n fu s io n b y Chr i
st . An d b y t ha t a l s o whi ch t h e
Lo r d sa i
d on t he Cr o s s , F a the r , f o r gi
v e t he m ,
f or t he
y S . Ig u k e
.

xm l l 34
ffe r i p a t ie n c e
' '

hn o w not w ha t t he y do , t h e l o n g ng d
'
-
su , an ,

an d m e r cy , an d g o o dn e s s o st i
f C hr i s de c la r e d : i
n t ha t

He sho u ld b o t h su ffe r Hi
m s e l f, an d Hi m s e l f p l e a d fo r H e su f
fe r e d a n d
t h o s e w ho ha d u se d Hi
m i
ll . F or t h a t w hich t h e W o r d p l e d
o f Go d s
p ak e u n to u s, L o ve y o u r e n e m e s, id pr ay for an Ib . vi . 27 .

t he m t ha t ha t e y ou ,
t he sam e He d Hi
di m s e l f pr a ct i
se

on the Cr o s s , l o v i m an ki
n d so w e ll, as e ve n to pr a y
u
p n
g
n g Hi
fo r t h o s e w ho w e r e p u t t i m t o de a t h .

Bu t s h o u l d a n y o n e j u dg e o f t h e s e a s t h o u gh t he y
we r e two p e r s o n s He ,
wi
ll pr o ve m u ch t h e better of t he
t wo , an e n t , a n d t r u l y g o o d, W h o i
d m o r e pa t i n the m ids t
e ve n o f w o u n ds a n d b l o w s a n d t h e r e s t o f t h e i
r i
ll u s
a
g e, i
s fu ll c t ion s
o f ki
n d
n or r e m e m b e r s t h e wr o n g
a ,

do n e t o H i m — b e t t e r I s a y t ha n h e w h o s o a r e d a w a y
, ,

wi t h o u t e n du r i
n g an
y in j u r y o r r e p r o a ch .

A n d t hi s s a m e o bj e c t io n h o l ds a g a i n s t t ho s e a l s o wh o , § 6
sa
y t h a t H e s u ffe r e d o n l
y i n a
pp e a r a n ce F o r if H e di
d .

n o t r ea ll y su ffe r , n o t ha n k s to Hi
m , t h e r e h a vi
n
g b een

no ffe r i
n su
g 3 a n d whe n w e s h a ll b e i
g n r e a ll
y t o s u ffe r ,

ll s e e m a s t h o u g h H e w e r e b e g u i
t wi
i lin
g u s , e xh o r t i
n
g
f He
i a fi ho
fiég
ce i ‘
u s to re ve b lo w s , an d t o tu r n t he o t he r che e k, '

di
d no t fir s t i
n r e al i
ty su s Hi
ffe r t hi m s e lf . An d as He
mi
s le d t h e m , so as Hi
m s e lf t o a pp e a r t o t h e m t h a t whi
ch
He w a s n o t, so He a ls o mi
s l e a ds u s, e xh o r t in g u s to en

du r e to the en d t he t hi
n
g s wh i
ch H e Hi
m s e lf en du r e d
no t . An d so we s h a ll e ve n be a b o ve our M ste a r, by su f
fe r i
n
g an d en du r i
n
g t hin g s w hic h our M stea r n e i
t he r su f

fe r e d n or en du r e d .

Bu t e ve n as our Lo r d i
s a lo n e our M s te ra i
n de e d, so

i
s He i
n de e d t h e Son of G o d, go o d an d p a t ie n t ,
t he
Wo r d o f Go d t h e F a t h e r , m a de Son o f M an . For He
vr
M
an d o e
wr e s t le d an d o ve r ca m e : b e in g as He wa s a an co n c am e
 280 CHR IS T, Go d a n d Ma n , o ve r ca m e
f o r man .

B OO K 3 . t e n di
ng fo r Hi
s fa t h e r s , an d b y o b e die n ce p a yi
n g t he
de b t o s o b e di
f di e n ce :
y ea, He ha t h b o u n d t he s t r o n g
m an , an d un bi
n ds the we a k an d ha t h g i
v e n s a lva t i
o n to

Hi
s cr e a t u r e , b y de s t r o yi
n g si
n F o r He i
. s t he m o s t
gr a cio u s an d m e r ci
fu l L o r d an d t h e l o ve r of m anki
n d .

7’ . A n d t hu s , as we sa d b e fo r e , H e h a t h b o u n d
i an d un i
“
GO d S ’
P r e sen e c te d m an t o Go d . F or i
f m a n ha d n ot o ve r co m e m a n s
a n d Hi s
an t a go n i
s t , t he En e m y w o u l d n o t ha v e b e e n fa ir ly c o n
v ery

Se lf ,
”
qu e r e d . An d on t he o t he r h a n d, w e r e n o t Go d t h e g i
ve r

i
i
: of
I

w
) our S a lv a t i
o n , we sh o u l d n o t ha v e fir m h o l d o f it .

An d e xce pt m an er e un i
te d un to Go d, h e c o ul d n ot

b e c a m e t he Me
w w
ha ve pa r t ak e n of i
n co r r u pt i
on . Thu s i
t
di
ato r bet e en Go d an d m an , b y Hi s c o n n e xio n ith
e i
t he r s i g a t h e r b o t h in t o
de , t o ,
fr ie n ds hip a n d c o n c o r d ;
a n d w hi l e H e p r e s e n t e d m a n u n t o Go d t o m a k e G o d ,

k n o wn u n t o m e n F o r ho w c o u l d w e b e p a r t a k e r s o f
.

Gal , 5 ,
Hi s a do ti
p on o
f son s h a d we n o t r e ce i , v e d fr o m H i m b y
the S o n t he C o m m u n i
, o n w hi ch is w it h Him — ha d n o t
Hi s W o r d m a de F le s h c o m e in t o C o m m u n io n w it h u s ?
,

t hr o u g h w hi ch ca u s e a l s o H e p a s s e d t hr o u g h e v e r y a g e ,

r e sto r i n g a ll t o t h e Co m m u n i o n whi ch is w it h Go d .

Wh e r e fo r e s u ch a s s a y t h a t H e w a s m a n ife s t e d o n l y
in a
pp e a r a n ce an d n o t b o r n i
,
n t h e fl e sh n o r r e a ll
y m a d e ,

m a n a r e y e t u n de r t h e o ld c o n de m n a t i
,
on g i v i
n
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ch r e ign e d f r o m Ada m to Mo s e s e ve n
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y M ,
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,
fie d o f s i n t ha t i t is a si nn er : ,
wh e r e b y i t
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de s t r o y e d i n de e d s i n s ki d om c o n vi c t i i t o f b ei n g
n
g n
g ,

a t h ie f a n d n o t a k in g a n d p r o v e d it a m u r de r e r ; b u t ,

on m an i t l aid a b u r the n w h o ha d s i n i n hi m s e l f5 i n
u
p ,

t ha t i t de cla r e d hi m gu i lt y o f de a t h .

T hu s t h e La w b e i n
g s i
p ri t u al di s p l a
y e d s in o n l y b u t , ,

di d n o t de s t r o y i t A n d wh e r e a s n o t t h e S p i
. ri t bu t ,

Ma n w a s s u bj e c t t o s in : it w a s m e e t t ha t t h e p e r s o n
,

wh o un de r t o o k t oy s la i
s n, an d to re de e m M an ,
wh e n
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fe , He , GO D a nd Ma n ,
an d

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wi
th Go d s Wo r d ,
an d c e ivi
r e n g the a do p
on, mi
ti gh t b e co m e the Son o f Go d Sin ce
. w e co u ld
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n co r r u
p t i
o n an d i
m m o r t a li
ty , b u t
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n g un t e d t o In c o r r u p t i
i on an d Im m o r t a l i
ty . An d

w
ho w c o ul d we b e u n i
te d to i
n co r r u
p t i
o n an m m o r t a li
d i ty ,
t h o u t In c o r r u p t i
i on an d Im m o r t a l i
ty b ei
n g fir s t m a de
t h a t w hi
ch w e ar e ?t h a t t he co r r u pti
b le m ight b e s w a l
lo we d b In co r r u pt i a n d the m o r t a l b Im m o r t a li
p y u on,
y
G al i
v 5 - °
t y ; t ha t w e m i ght r e c e iv e the a do p t io n o f S o n s .

2 ,
T h e r e fo r e , W ho s ha ll de cla r e H i
s
g o n ? fo r H e i
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a Ma n , a n d who will a ckn o w le dge Him ? Bu t tha t m a n

9 LX X
~
k n o w e t h Hi
m , t o who m t he ch is in He a v e n
F a t h e r w hi
ha t h r e v e a le d Hi
m , to m ak e hi
m un de r s t a n d, t h a t t ha t
S Jo h
Ma
n
i . 13 . S on o f n ,
wh o i
s bo r n n ot o
f the w i
ll o
f t he f lesh n or

the w i
ll T ha t i
s C hr i
s t t he S o n of vi
t h e Li n g
o
f o
f man,
Go d .

F o r t ha t n o on e at al l of the S on s of A da m i
s c a ll
e d Go d i
n t he sam e se n se as He i
s, or n am e d L o r d, w e

w
H i e s
ha v e she wn fr o m t he S cr i
ptu r e s . Bu t t ha t He , i
n t he
GO ”
pr o p e r s e n se o f t he or ds , a
p ar t fr o m a ll m en t ha t e ve r

we r e , i
s G o d, an d Lo r d, an d Ki
n
g e t e r n a l, an d the O n l y
B e go t t e n ,
an d the In c a r n a t e Wo r d , an d so
p r o cl a i
m
e d by a ll t he P r o p h e t s a n d A p o s t le s ,
d b y t he S pi
an ri t
Hi
m s e lf —
t hi
s a ll m ay se e , wh o to u ch e v e r s o s l ig h t ly
on t he t r u thch w o u l d n o t b e t h e w it n e s s o f
. Bu t su

t h e S cr i p t u r e s c o n c e r n in g Him w e r e H e a m a n o n ly , ,

j u s t a s o t h e r m e n Bu t b e c a u s e H e ha d in Him s e l f t ha t
.

ori i n o b le a b o ve a ll w h ic h is o f t h e Mo s t H i gh F
g n , ,
a

t he r a n d w r o u gh t o u t a ls o t h e a dm i r a b le Bi r th w hi ch

i s o f the V i r
g in : t h e r e fo r e t h e divi ne S cr i t u r e s t e s t i
p fy
M an b o t h c o n c e r n in g H im ; h o w t h a t He is b o t h a Ma n u n ,

c o m e ly a n d a p t t o s u ffe r a n d s it t in g o n t h e fo l e o f a n ,

a ss an d i
, s dr e n ch e d wi t h vi n e g a r a n d g a ll a n d w a s de s ,

p is e d a m o n g t h e p e o pl e a n d de s c e n de d e v e n u n t o de a t h :
,

and Go v an d e t a l s o t h e H o l y L o r d a n d t h e w o n de r fu l C o u n s e l
y
l o r a n d fa i r t o lo o k u p o n a n d t he M i h t G o d co m i ng
, g y , ,

d Th G k p r rv d b y Th
e ree as lt th
e se tw e r d ri g m ig l d eo a or e o en e n s, n e
c iig i t him b l d d E
,
d t g iv xwph
ore es a as, re e v n n o , en e . .

t h L ti
e g iv
a nmm i t th esT us, e ran s
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co a
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s o w n wo n dr o u s s i n to Aha z
g 2 83 .

in t h e Cl o u ds t o j u dg e a ll : a ll t h i
s, I sa
y , t he S cr i
p
t u r e s p r o ph e s i n g Hi
e d co n c e r n i m .

For as H e wa s Ma n ,
t ha t He mi
gh t b e t e m p t e d, so
§ 3 .

wa s He a ls o the Wo r d t h a t He m ig h t b e gl o r ifi e d : t h e
,

w
W o r d r e m a in i n g i n a ct i ve i n Hi s tem t ati o n a n d di sh o n
p
o u r a n d cr u c i fi xio n a n d de a t h b u t g o i ,
n g a lo n g ith t he
Ma n in His vic t o r y a n d e n du r a n c e a n d w o r k s o f g o o d ,

n e ss ,
a n d r e s u r r e ct i o n a n d a sce n si on .

H e t h e r e fo r e t h e S o n o f G o d o u r Lo r d b e i ,
n g t he ,

S o n o f Ma n —
,

Wo r d o f t he F a t h e r — a n d a ls o b e ca m e ,

S o n o f Ma n i n t h a t He ha d Hi s hu m a n bi r t h o f Ma r y ,

who ha d h e r o r i gin fr o m a m o n g m e n w h o h e r s e l f a ls o ,

w a s a hu m a n b e i n g .

Wh e r e fo r e t h e Lo r d a l s o Hi m s e l f ha t h g i ve n us a
Th i g e s n

sin in t h e d e pt h i n t h e h eig h t a b o ve s u ch a s m ‘ A h 0 az
g , a
, n

w
di d n o t r e qu i re ,
b e c a u s e n e it h e r ha d h e a n y h o p e t h a t a
vi r
g in mi g h t b e it h c h ild an d bri
,
n g fo r t h a S o n a n d ,

t h a t t hi s p r o g e n y s h o u l d b e Go d w i t h u s a n d s h o u ld ,

de s c e n d i n to the lo we r p a r ts of the e a r th s e e k i n g t h e E ph i
,
v . .

9
h ich w a s l ( h d d a s H is o wn
.

s he e w ost w ic h in e e w c S L k
p ,
rea . u e

t u r e ) ; a n d t h e n t h a t He s h o u l d a s c e n d u p o n hi gh o f ,

fe r in
g a n d c o m m e n di n g t o H is F a t he r t h at M an w h o

h a d b e e n fo u n d ; o ffe r i n g i n Hi m s e l f the fi r s t fr u i ts o f -

’
m a n s r e s u r r e ct i o n : T ha t as t he He a d r o s e a g a i n fr o m
t h e de a d s o a l s o the r e s t o f t h e b o dy o f t h e w h o l e
,

Ma n s u ch a s h e is fo u n d in life m a y r is e a ga in t h e
, , ,

ti m e o f hi s c o n de m n a t i on f o r dis o b e di e n ce bei n
g f u lfill

e d : gr o w i n g u b
p y j o i n ts a n d ba n ds a n d s t r e n, g t h e n e d b y C l o .

m
t he i n cr e a s e o
f G od ,
e a ch s i n gl e m e m b e r h a v i n g i t s pr o
a n d su i t a b le p o si t ion i the B d y F t h
p er n o o r e r e . a r e
’
m a n y m a n si on s i n t he F a t he r s H o u s e e v e n a s t h e r e a r e S , J h
, o n
2

w
l
m an y m e m b e r s i n t he Bo dy
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Thu s w e s e e t h a t Go d w a s fo r b e a r i n g h e n Ma n fe ll C H AP

w
a w a y : fo r e s e e i t h a t h e w o u l d h a v e r e s t o r e d t o hi m t ha t
n
g 1 .

w
’
vi ct o r y w hich s h o u l d b e W
r ou
g h t b y t h e ord F or
figgif; .

h e n s tr e n g th w a s m a de p e rf e ct i n we a kn e s s i t e xhi bi t e d f ig,
er n

t he b e n i gn it y o f Go d a n d H is m o s t a dm ir a b l e p o w e r
, .

’
T hu s a s He p a t i
,\ e n tl
y e n du r e d J o n a s b e i n
g s w a ll o w e d
 ’ ’
2 8 4 Go d e n du r e d Jo n a h s a bs o r p ti
on , m a n s lo n g p u n i
s hm e n t .

Bo o s 3 . u
p b y t h e h a l e ,
nwo t t h a t b e i
n g s w a l l o w e d he sho u ld

p e r is h fo r e v e r , b u t t h a t b e in g v o m it e d fo r t h , h e mi
ght
the m or e su bm i
t hi d gi
m s e l f t o G o d,ve m o r e g lo r y an

t o Him W h o h a d b e s t o w e d o n hi m s a fe t y b e y o n d h o p e ;
an d m i
gh t c a u s e s t e a dy p e n it e n c e i
n t he N i n e vi t e s , t he y
tu rn i
n g t o t h e Lo r d f o r de l i
ve r a n c e fr o m de a t h , i
n a la r m
a t t he si n
g whi
ch wa s w r o u gh t ab o u t J on as —
as t he

f
J on . S cr i
p t ure sa i
th o f t h e m , An d t he y tu r n e d ba ck e ve r
y one
8 ’9
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rom s ev
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r

f
ha n ds , n , W ho kn o we th
sa i G d w ill t d t
y g o r e
p e n a n u r n

—s o
,

Hi
s an g er a wa y r om tha t we p e r i
u s, sh n o t a ls o i
n

nni
t he b e gi n g Go d p a t i
e n t ly e n du r e d th a t m a n s ho u ld b e
s w a ll o w e d u
p by t he gr e a t w ha l e , w h o wa s the au t ho r
o f tr an s g r e ss oni — n o t t ha t h e mi
g h t be s w a ll o w e d u
p

w
an d p e r is h en r e ly , b u t i
ti t wa s i
p r o vidin g a n d p r e p a r
n

in
g f or t h e d is c o v e r y o f s a lv a t i
on h ic h w a s m a de b y ,

t h e W o r d t h r o u gh t h e s i g n o f J o n a s t o s u ch a s h a d t h e ,

sam e mi n d a s J o n a s co n ce r n i t h e Lo r d ; w h o c o n fe s s
n
g
Ih . 9 . e d an d sa i
d, I am a S e r va n t f
o t he Lo r d, an d I w o r s hi
p
t he Lo r d Go d f H e a ve n W ho m a de t he d the dr y
‘

o se a an

la n d . An d so m en, re ce i
vin
g o f Go d s a l v a t i
on b eyon d
h o pe , m i
gh t i
r se fr o m t he de a d angl o r ify G o d
d ,
an d
lb . ii . 2 . u t t e r t he sa yin g w hi
ch J o n a s p r o p h e t ic a lly s p a k e I ,
cr i
ed

un to t heLo r d m y Go d i n m y tr i bu la tio n , a n d H e he a r d

m e f r o m t he be lly of He ll S o m a y h e a lw a y s c o n t i
. nu e

gl o r ify in g G o d, a n d in c e s s a n t ly g ivi n g t h a n k s fo r t h e

f
C o r i s a lv a t i w hi
ch he ha t h btai
n ed fr o m Him Tha t
ég
. on . o : no

f lesh m a
y g lor
y b e o r e t he L o r d, n o r m a n e ve r en te r tai
n

t h e c o n t r a r y t h o u g ht c o n c e r n i n g Go d, s o as to a cco u n t
the i
n co r r u
p t i
on w hi
ch he h a s t o b e hi
s o wn by n atu r e ,

an d to b e t o sse d ab o u t by e m p ty arr o g an ce ,
n o t h o l di
n g

t h e t r u t h, — as t h o u gh h e b y n a t u r e r e s e m b le d G o d For .

t hi
s, r a t he r m aki n
g h i
m un
g r a t e fu l t o hi s aker, did M
b o th obs cu r e t he l o v e w hi
ch Go d ha d t o w a r ds m a n an d
b li
nd hi
s un de r s t a n di
n g t ha t h e m i
gh t n o n k w o r t hi
t t hi
ly o co m pa r i
f G o d; n g an d ju d i
g n g hi m s e l f e qu a l t o G o d .

’
2 . T his t h e r e fo r e wa s Go d s l o n g s u ffe r in g in o r de r t h a t ,

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Ma n p a s s in g t hr o u gh a ll t hin g s a n d a c q u ir in g m o r a l ,
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c e r er f o r e to ld,

Bo o n 3 . m an ce ive G
to o d a n d
re G o d t o d w e ll in M an z— a cc o r d
,
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in
g t o the g o o d p l e a s u r e o f t h e F a t h e r .

To t h i e n d a cc o r di l t h at sin of our s a lva t i

§ 3 .
s n
g y g on ,

w hi ch is E m m a n u e l b o r n o f t h e V ir g in is t h e L o r d H im ,

s e lf : si
n ce it w a s t h e Lo r d H i m s e lf W ho w a s s a v i n
g
t h o s e w ho o f t he m s e lv e s ha d n o m e an s to b e sa ve d . An d
t h e r e fo r e Pa u l se t ti
n
g fo r t h t he i
n fir m i
ty o f m an sa i
t h,
R om . F o r I kn o w t ha t i n m
y f le s h dwe lle t h n o
g o o d t hi
n
g : i m
l
p y gi
n t h a t n o t o f o u r s e l v e s b u t o f G o d c o m e t h the b l e s s

1b ,
i
n
g o f our S a lv a t i
on . An d a g a in , 0 wr e t che d m a n t ha t
w ho s ha l l de l i t he bo dy s de a t h ?
t hi
I am, ve r m e
f rom o
f
1b 25 . .
The n he i n t r o du c e s t h e D e li
v e r e r ; The gr a ce o
f ou r Lo r d

f
Je s u s C hr i
st .

An d t o o Esa i i
t h , Be ha n ds ,
EZ co m o r te d, we a k
S X X XV so as sa
:
y e

a n d ye f e e b le kn e e s ; be e n co u r a
g e d,
y e
f
o ti
m orou s he a r t,
be g s tr o n , f ea r n ot : be ho ld, our Go d re
p y a e th
j u dg e m e n t,
a n d wi
ll r e co m
p e n s e, Hi
m s e lf w i
ll co m e and s a ve u s ie
. .
,
’
t ha t we ha d n ot s a l va t i
on o f o u r s e lve s , bu t o f Go d s

w
h e lp .

§ 4 . A ga i
n , to sh e tha t He W ho s a ve th u s i
s n e i
t he r t o
be a m er e m an ,
n or
y t w it h out
e fl e sh (f o r A n
g e l s are

wi
t ho u t fle s h) He h a t h p r o cl a i
med i t , y o u s e e , a s fo l
lo ws Nei
t he r el de r , n o r An e l, bu t t he L o r d H i s e f s ha ll
gif g
b l
l
.
:
g m l
s a ve t he m , be ca u s e He lo ve t h t he m an d wi
ll s
p are t he m ,
He will de l i
ve r t he m . An d as c o n c e r n in g t ha t t hi
s sa m e

Per son s ho u l d b e gi
n to b e a tr u e vi
sib le m an ,
w hi
le He
Ib - X xx iii is the S a vi
n g Wo r d ,
Esa i
as sai
th a g a in , Be ho ld, t ho u
20
c it
y S io n , t hin e e
y es s ha ll s ee ou r s a lva t io n . An d t ha t
He wa s n o t on ly M an W ho di
e d fo r u s, Es a i
as sai
t h,
An d e
th e ho ly L o r d o
f Is r a e l r e mem be r e d Hi
s de a d, w ho
ha d s le
p t i
n t he la n d o
f bu r i
a l; an d w e n t do wn to t he m
t o p r e a ch t he g o o d t i di h s a l va ti hich i
n s
g o
f t e on w s o
f
Hi m , t ha t He m i g h t s a ve t he m A n d t hi s s a m e t hi n g t he .

i P r o p h e t Am o s s a i th a l s o : H i
i m s e lf w i
‘i
c Vi l l t u r n a n d ha ve
g
m e r cy u
p on u s H e wi
ll do a wa y ou r i
n iu i
q tie s, an d ca s t

our s nsi f i
n to t he de t h
p o the sea . An d a g a in ,
s i
gn ify in g
St I
8
qu t
. th i b l w B k
r e n ae u s o es s e o ,
oo D il a . cu m T r y p ho n e , c. 72 fin . 164
iv 22 e J mi h t wh m li k
as ere a o o e O xf . Tr E
S J u t i M t y r tt i b t
. .
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wi se . it s n ar a r u es ,
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o The o do t i
on an d Aq u i
la . 28 7

f
t he pla c e o f Hi
s ad v e n t , he sai
t h, The Lo r d
p ke
f r om s a Am o s
1' 2
Si d r om Je r u s a le m H e u tte r e d Hi
s vo i An d t o
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on, an ce .

s he w t ha t fr o m the so u the r n pa r t o f the he r i

ta g e o f Ju
da h w i
ll co m e t he S on f G o d, W ho i
s Go d ; d t ha t
'

o an

He W h o w a s o f Be t hl e h e m (w h e r e t h e Lo r d w a s b o r n
)
s h a ll sen d fo r t h His
p i
r a se i
n to a ll th e Ea r t h : as sa i
th
t he P r o ph e t Ha b a kk u k , Go d s ha ll f t he S o u th b i
ii
g
co m e r om la . .

wi
n d, an d t he H o ly O n e f r om Mo u n t Ep hr a i
m . Hi
s P o we r

co ve r e d t he He a ve n s , f an
f Hi
d t he
s
p rai se ear th i
s u ll o .

Bef o r e Hi s F a ce s ha ll g o
f or th t he W o r d, a n d Hi F
s eet
Bg
i
.

s ha l l
g f
o o r th i
n t he fi e l ds E vi
d e n tl
y m e an i
n g t ha t H e
.

is Go d a n d t h a t H i
,
s c o m in g is u n t o Be t hl e h e m , a n d
fr o m Mo u n t Ep h r a im , w hi ch i
s
p a r t o f t he i n he r i
t a n ce

s Ma n

f
t o w a r ds t h e S o u t h, a n d th a t H e i F o r Hi s F e e t, .

sa i
th He , s ha
ll g o o r th i
n t he fi e lds : n ow s i
t hi s t he

pr o p e r m a r k o f a m an .

Go d t h e r e fo r e b e c a m e M an , an the d Lo r d Hi
m s e lf sa CR AP .

ve d u s , gi
vin g t he S ign o f t he Vi
r gin . U n t r u e t h e r e fo r e 1 .

i n t e r r e t a ti
s t he i f c e r t a in who t u r e t hu s t o i ii
p
o n s tr an s
p on ve n a
o

t t
“
t e r pr e t t h e S cr i
p t ure : Be h o l d t he da m s e l s h a ll b e wi
th Is a . vii .

” 14’
child ,
an d s h a ll b e ar a son ; as Th e o do t i
on o f Ep h e s u s
t r a n s la t e d i
t, an d A qu i
la o f P o n t u s, b o th o f t he m J e wi
sh

P r o s e ly t e s : wh o m t he Eb i
oni
te s fo ll o w in g ,
sa
y t h at He
wa s b o r n o f J o s e ph : wh e r e b y t o t h e b e s t o f t he i
rp o we r
t he y u n do t h i
s so gr e a t Eco n o m y o f Go d ; m aki
n g vo i d
’
t he w i
tn ess o f t h e P r o p h e t s , w hi
ch i
s Go d s w o r k . For
t h e P r o p h e cy w a s g i
ve n , i
n t h e fir s t
p l a c e , b e fo r e t h e r e

m o v a l o f the p e o p l e t o Ba b y l o n t o o k p l a c e , i e , b e fo r e . .

t he Me de s an d P e r si
an s re c e iv e d t he ni
do m i on : an d
n e xt ,
t w a s t r a n s la t e d i
i n Gr e e k by t he J e ws t he m
’

w
s e lv e s , l o n g b e fo r e t h e t i
mes o f our Lo r d s A dv e n t ; t ha t

w
no su sp cio n m a y b e l e ft , h e t h e r ha ply i
i t wa s in de
fe r e n c e t o u s th at t h e J e w s s o t r a n s l a t e d t h e o r ds .

Wh e r e a s ,
ha d t he y fo r e k n o wn our i
ce a n d o u r
e x st e n ,

u se o f the s e t e st i
m on i
es ou t o f the S c r i
ptu r e s t he y ,

w o u ld n e ve r ha ve he s i
t a t e d t h e m s e lv e s to t hr o w t he i
r

o wn p t u r e s in t o
S cr i the fir e ; as p r o vin g b o t h t ha t a ll

other i
n at o n s par tak e of li fe , an d de m o n s t r a t i
n g t ha t
 28 8 Or i
g i
n o
f LX X . Ezr a arran
g d b
eo o ks o
f S cr i
p ture .

Bo o n 3 . t ho s e wh o bo a st to be the ho u s e o f Ja c o b an d the
p e o pl e o f Is r a e l, ar e e ve n si
di n he r i
te d fr o m the gr a c e o f
Go d .

§ 2 . F o r b e fo r e t h e R o m an s str e n gt h e n e d t he i
r do m i
nion ,

the Ma c e do n ia n s bein g a ,—P t o l e m y t h e

e t o wn e r s o f A s i
y
S on f La g u s ,
o am bitio u s o f a do r n in g t h e Li
b r a r y w hi ch
ri i
O g n o f he h a d fo u n de d i
n Al e x a n dr i
a wi
t h t h e wr i
tin gs o f a ll ,
LX X
le a s t go o d fo r h i
.

m an y at we r e t n g , r e qu e s t e d
as as an
y
of the p e o pl e o f J e r u s a l e m t h a t h e ,
mi ght ha v e t h e ir

w
s cr i p t u r e s t r a n s l a t e d in t o t h e Gr e e k la n gu a g e Bu t t he y .

(f o r t h e y e r e t h e n
y e t s u b j e c t t o t h e M a c e d o n ia n s ) s e n t
u n to P t o l e m y t h o s e a m o n g t h e m who w e r e b e s t v e r s e d
i n t he S cr i p t u r e s a n d in b o t h the l a n g u a g e s b e i
,
n
g se ,

w
v e n t y e l de r s : w h e r e i n Go d w r o u gh t t h e t h i n g whi ch H e
o u ld Bu t h e de s i
. ri n g t o m ak e tr i
,
a l o f the m s e pa r a t e

ly a n d fe a r i
,
n g l e s t ha l
p y t h e y s h o u ld u p o n som e co m

p a c t hide b y t h e ir t r a n s la t io n t h e t r u t h a s it is in t h e
S cr i p t u r e s s e p a r a t e d t h e m o n e fr o m a n o t h e r a n d b a de
, ,

t h e m a ll wr i t e t h e s a m e p a s s a g e t r a n s l a t e d ; a n d t hi
. s he

di d i n a ll t h e b o o k s A n d wh e n t h e y c a m e t o g e t h e r
.

’
in P t o l e m y s p a la c e a n d o ffe r e d f o r c o m p a r i
,
s o n e a ch hi s

o wn t r a n s la t ion b o t h G o d w a s gl o r i
,
fi e d a n d t he S cr i p,

t u r e s p r o v e d t r u l y di vi n e a ll o f t he m ,
h a vi n g se t fo r t h
t h e s a m e t hi n gs in the sa m e s e n t e n ce s a n d t he sa m e

w w
t e r m s fr o m b e g i nni n g to e n d : so t h a t t h e ve r
y G e n ti l es

w
hi ch e r e p r e s e n t m igh t k n o w tha t t h e S cr i ,
pt u r e s
e r e t r a n s la t e d b y i n spi r a ti on o f Go d An d n o w o n de r .

s u r e ly tha t G o d s h o u l d h a v e w r o u ght t his ; e v e n a s ,

wh e n t h e S cr i p t u r e s w e r e c o r r u p t e d in t h e c a p t i vi ty o f
t h e p e o p l e u n de r N e b u c ha dn e z z a r a n d the J e w s a ft e r
,

7 0 y e a r s ha d r e t u r n e d u n t o t h e i r o wn la n d, H e di d
a ft e r w a r ds i n t he t i m e s o f Ar t a x e r x e s K in g o f the P e r

si an s i n s i r e E s dr a s , t h e P r ie s t o f t he t r ib e o f Le vi to
p ,

w
a ll t h e s a yi s o f t he P r o h e t s wh i ch w e n t b e
arr an
g e n
g p
fo r e ,
an d r e sto r e t o t he p e o pl e t h e C o de hich ca m e by
Mo s e s .

w
§ 3 . Th e t r u t h t h e n an d t he gr a c e o f Go d, ha v i
n g been so

gr e a t n t h e t r a n s la t i
i on of t ho s e S cr i
pt u r e s ou t of hi
ch
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a h most l
c ear ly fo r e te
’
l ls Go d s H u m a n B i
r th

Bo o s 3 . Hi
g hes t s ha ll o ve r s ha do w the e : whe r e f or e a ls o t ha t Ho ly
Thi
n
g w hich s ha ll be bo r n f
o the e , s ha ll be ca lle d t he S on

Go d ;h a t t h e An el i sl e e sa i
d
f
o d t gan n
p u n to J o s e h
p ,
. Ma tt h . Bu t thi
s w a s do n e , t ha t it mi g ht b e
f lfi
u l le d w hich w a s

bo ke n
t h P r o he t E s a i
a s, Be ho ld a Vi
r i s ha ll be
s
p y e
p g n

wi th Child .

N ow the E lde r s h a v e t r a n s l a t e d E s a i
as as h a vi
n
g sa i
d,
An d t he Lo r d sp a ke a ga in u n to Aha z, As k t he e a s i
g n o
f
the Lo r d t hy Go d, i n t he de ep be n e a th or i
n the he i
g ht
a bo ve . An d Aha z sa i
d, I w i
ll n ot a s k, n or t e mp t the Lo r d .

An d he sa i
d, It i
s no sm a ll t hi
n
g f or
y ou to f
o er a co n te s
un to m en , an d ho w do th t he Lo r d i n su r e co n te s t ?
y ou r

The r ef o r e t he Lo r d Hi
m s e lf s ha ll gi
ve
y ou a s in
g B e .

ho ld r i
Vi s ha ll i d br i th S on d
a
g n co n ce ve , an n
g f or a an

y e s ha ll ca ll Hi
s na m e Em m anu el . Bu tte r an d ho n e y s ha ll
He ea t : bef o r e He s ha ll kn o w or cha s e t he . ev l, He
i s ha ll
de a l i
n t he g o o d : F o r bef o r e t he i f
n an t ma
y k n o w g o o d
or e vil, H e s ha ll n o t co n s e n t u n to w i
cke dn e ss , t ha t He m a
y
cha s et he go o d W H o ly Gho s t ha t h di
. e li
se e,g e n t ly t he
si n i
g fi e d b y t h e ssa i
e y n
g s H is Bi r t h, t h a t it is o f t h e ,

Vi r gin , a n d His S ub stan ce t ha t H e i s Go d ( fo r t h is t he ,

N a m e Em m a n u e l i
m p li e s): a n d H e de c l a r e s H i m to be
Ma n b y s a y in g, Bu tte r a n d ho n e y s ha ll He e a t : a n d b y
termi n g Hi m an i n fa n t a n d be o r e
f H e k n ow
g ood a n d,

ev i
l: fo r a ll the s e ar e s i
g n s o f a hu m a n i
n fa n t . Bu t as

to Hi
s n o c o n s e n t in g
t ini qu it y , t h a t H e m a y chu s e
to
t he go o d ,
t hi
s p r o p e r ly b e l o n g s t o G o d; t h a t w e m i g h t
n ot un de r s t a n d Hi
m t o b e o n ly a m e r e m a n , by Hi s

ha v i
n g to e at d ho n e y ; n o r a ga i
b u tte r an n b
y t h e n am e

E m m a n u e l, s u s e c t Hi
m t o b e Go d w i t h o u t F le s h
p .

§ 5 .
An d i
n sa i
y g
n ,
Ye s ha
f ll he a r n o w, 0 Ho u s e o D av i
d
i
t wa s as o n e si
g ni
f i
y g
n t h at H e W h om G o d pr o m i
, se d

to D a vi
d, to r ai from t h e f ru i
t o f hi
s wo m b t b
s.
H
se u
p o e
”
i
n
e v e r la s t i Ki H e i
t s W ho i
i s born of the Vi
an n
g n
g , r

g i
n t he dau
g h t er o f D av i
d . F o r , f o r t hi
s ca u s e t o o di
d
He pr o m i
se a Ki
n g to be f
o t he f ru i
t o
f hi
s wo m b
f
, an

e xpr e s s io n p r o p e r to a Vi
r
g i
n wit h c hi
ld ; an d n o t, o
f
'
1 or be y , ll as E gli h M
n s i
arg n i
n Ps . c xxx ii . 11 . E .
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o a r i
Vig n : Ki
n
g D av d to o
i . 29 1

the
f f
ru i
t o hi
s lo i
f
n s, n or, o
f
t he it o
f h
ruis r ei
n s , whic h
p r o p e r ly b e l o n g s t o a m a n b e g e tti
n g , a n d to a w o m a n

c o n c e ivin g b y a m a n Thu s S c r i p t u r e in it s p r o m is e
.

’
ha t h e x clu de d t h e m a n s g e n e r a t i ve p o we r s : y e a he i s ,

w
n ot e ve n m e n ti on ed b e c a u s e t h e Chil d t h a t w a s b e i
,
n g

w
bo rn wa s n o t o f t he i
ll o f m an . Bu t i
t ha t h e sta

b li
she d c o n fi r m e d t h e fr u it o f t h e
an d omb so as ,

t o de cl a r e H i s ge n e r a t i on W h o w a s t o b e o f the V i ,
r

g i
n ; a s El i z a b e th fi l l e d w it h t h,e H o l y G h o s t t e s t i
fi e d , ,

s ay in g to M ar y B le s s e d a r t t ho u a m o n g wo m e n a n d ble s 5 L u k e
, , ,

i 42
sed i ru i o m b ; t h e H o l y Gh o s t s i n i i
s t he
f t f y t h w f n g
‘ '

o
g y
t o s u ch a s w i ll h e a r th a t t h e P r o m i s e w hi
, ch G o d m a de ,

o f t h e fr u it o f hi s wo m b t o r ai se u
p a K i
n g w a s fu l fill e d ,

in t h e de l i v e r y o f t he V i r
g i
n i e o f M a r y , . .
, .

w w
Whe r e fo r e s u ch a s ch a n g e t h e p a s s a g e i n Es a i as Be ,

h o ld a D a m s e l s h a ll b e
,
it h chi ld a n d ill h a v e Hi m ,

t o b e t h e S o n o f J o s e p h ; l e t t h e m ch a n g e t h e w o r d o f
p r o m is e which is s e t do wn in D a vid w h e r e Go d p r o ,

mi s e d hi m o f t h e fr u i ,
t o f hi s wo m b t o r ai se u
p a ho r n ,
’

w w
e ve n C hr i
st s Ki
n
g do m . Bu t t he y u n de r s t o o d i
t n ot ;
o the r is e t he y ou ld ha v e da r e d a g a in to ch a n g e t hi
s

a ls o .

’
An d as to Es a i
as sa yi
n g , In t he dep t h be lo w, or i
n 6 ,

t he he i
g ht a bo ve , i
t wa s as m u ch as
y, to sa t ha t He tha t E p h i
v , ,

10
e s ce n de d, i
s t he sa me a ls o t ha t a s ce n de d . An d as to
'

hi
s sa i
y g,
n The Lo r d H i
m s e
f
l ll g ive s ha a s i
g n ; i
t m e an t
the u n l o c k e d fo r n atu r e o f Hi
s Bi r th ; w hi
ch co u ld n o t
e ve n p la c e o t h e r w is e t h a n b y G o d t h e Lo r d
ha ve t a k e n , ,

w w
G o d o f a ll H i m s e l f gi
, vin g t he S ign in t h e Ho u s e o f D a
vi d . F o r wh a t g r e a t t h i n g or ha t s i gn o u l d e n su e

w
by t his t h a t a y o u n g w o m a n s h o u l d c o n c e i
, v e by a m a n

an d bri fo r th ; h i c h h a p e n s t o a ll wh o b e c o m e m o
n
g p

w
t h e r s ? Bu t b e c a u s e a n u n l o c k e d fo r s a lv a t i o n wa s b e
’

w
inni n g b G d id t b g h t f m t h
g y o s a o e r o u o r e n e re ,

wa s h t also the l k d f t i
l f t h V i
'

r ou
g u n o c e o r r a v a o e r

g in ,
G od
g i vi n g t hi s Si n
g a n d n o t m an wo r ki , n g it .

§ 7
w
A n d fo r t hi s c a u s e D a n ie l a l s o in fo r e s ig h t o f His D i l , an e
i

’
s

com i ng sign ifi e d tha t a s a s t o n e c u t o u t i

, t h o u t h a n ds p r p h cy o e

U 2
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f Mo ses
’
R od . J e co n i
as
’
see d de g r a de d ;

B OO K 3 He c a m e . i
n to t hi
s wo r ld : I m e an , t ha t t he sa yin g ,

D an
Witho u t ha n ds ,
m e a n t t ha t w i
tho u t w o r k o f h u m a n h a n ds:
i . e .
,
o f t h o s e wh o ar e u se d to cu t s t o n e s, w a s Hi
s co m

w
i
n
g n t o t hi
i s w o r ld : J o s e p h , co n tr i
b u ti n g at n am el y ,
n ot

a ll t o i t b u t o n ly Ma r y c O o p e r a t i
,
n
g it h t h e E c o n om
y .

’
F o r t hi s s t o n e o f the Ea r t h i s fo r m e d b y Go d s p o w e r

f
a n d ski ll An d t h e r e fo r e E s a i as sa ith Thu s s a ith t he
Is a ,
.
.

i
fi 16 Lo r d Be ho ld I ca s t i n t o t he o u n da ti S i r e ci
m
, ,
on s o
f on a
p
chi a n ho n o u r a b le s t o n e ;
o u s s to n e e le ct
qf a co r n e r s t o n e -

, , , ,

t h a t w e m a y u n de r s t a n d Hi s co m i n g a s Ma n t o b e n o t

o f t h e wi
ll o f m an b u t o f the wi
ll o f Go d .

§ 8 ,
F o r t hi
s ca u s e a g a in Mo s e s a l s o ,
e xhib it i
n g a T yp e ,

g fiig c a s t t he r o d o n t h e gr o u n d t h a t it b e co m i
n g in ca r n a t e
‘
, , ,

E d i
xo imi gh t p u t t o s h a m e a n d s w a ll o w u p a ll t h e r e b e llio n o f
. v .

10 1 2 -
.
’
t h e E g yp t ia n s w h ic h w a s r is m g u p a g a in s t G o d s E c o
n om
y : a n d t ha t t h e E g y p t ian s t h e m s e lv e s m i g h t b e ar

1h ,
wi t n e s s t ha t i t i s the t he fi n e r o
g f G o d whi c h i s w o r ki n g
19
s a lv a t i fo r t h e p e o p l e a n d n o t t h e S o n o f J o s e ph
‘

on , .

F o r w e r e H e the S o n o f J o s e ph ho w c o u l d h e h a v e , ,

s M tth m o r e t h a n S o l o m o n
, a , or m o r e t h a n J o n a s o r b e s o m e , ,
x fi 4 l ’42
t hi n g mor e t ha n D a vi d b o r n a s He m u s t h a v e b e e n o f
’ '

t h e s a me s ee d a n d t h e i r a ct u a l o ff s p r i n g ? An d w h
, y
a ga i n di d H e c a ll P e t e r b l e s s e d f o r k n o wi n g Hi m to ,
i
lg: b e t he S o n o
f e Li vi G od ?
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9 An d b e s i . de s t h i s n ei t h e r c o u l d He b e K i n g i f a t le a st
, ,

S M t th H e
. a er e S o n o f J o s e ph ; n o r h e i
. r as Je r e m i ah sai th ,
m th
figi F or J o s e
p h is s e t f o r th a s the s o n o f J o a c im a n d Je
M g ar
ch o n i as
°

as M a t the w a ls o e x p o u n ds h i s o r ii n B u t Je
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24’ 25
t ho u gh J e co n i o a ci K i
’
a s t he s o n o
f J m n
g o
f J u da w e r e t he

s in e t o n i i ll a ke h i h
g m y r
g h t h an d I w t m o
f t e n ce a n d , ,

de li ve r hi m i n t o t he ha n d o
f t he m t ha t s e e k t h
y i l f e A n d .

1b 28 30 a g a i J e co n i as i s di s ho n o u r e d ve s s e l whe r e o i
n as a
f s no
-
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, ,

u s e, i
n t ha t he i
s ca s t ou t i
n to a la n d w hi
ch he kn e w
n ot . 0 E a r th, he a r t he wo r d o
f the Lo r d : wr i
te t ho u t hi
s

m an de gr a de d p e r s o n , f o r t he r e s ha ll n o t gr o w u p of hi
a s

s ee d o ne si ttin
g pu on t he t hr on e o
f D a vid,
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f r i
the V ig n Ma r y ,

B OO K 3 . A da m , I m e a n t h a t t h e M an fr a m e d b y t h e Alm i
g h t y,

sho u l d h a ve t he sam e r esem b la n c e o f bi

r th t h hi
wi m .

w
W hy t he n did n ot Go d a se co n d ti
me t ak e du s t , b u t
rou ght the fo r m a t io n s h o u l d b e o f Ma r y ? T h a t
so t ha t
i t mi h t n ot b e a n o t he r f o r m a ti
on n or a n o t he r b ein g
g ,

t o b e s a ve d b u t He t he v e r y s a m e m i gh t b e g a t h e r e d
‘

, ,

in t he s i
,
mi lit u de b e i n g k e pt u
p .

C H AP . Wh e r e fo r e t h e y a l s o fa i l e x c e e din l
g y w h o sa
y t h at ,
XX I I
He r e ce i v e d n o t hi n g o f t he Vi r gi de s i ri
n g t o ca s t o u t
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,

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p t h e ,

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H e c o n fe s s e t h H i m s e lf t h e S o n o f Ma n a n d b l e s s e t h t h e ,

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m e e k, t h a t t he y s ha ll i
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fo r t h b l o o d a n d w a t e r F o r a ll t h e s e a r e s ign s o f t h e .

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m s e lff
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i sav n i g Hi
s o wn h a n dy w o r k .

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.

w hi ch e x t e n ds fr o m o u r Lo r d s Bir t h u n t o A da m h a s at ?
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p a ll n a t i ons d is p e r s e d a s t he
, y W e re e v e n fr o m A da m ,

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.

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g f H im w h i ch i s t o co m e : a s t h o u
g h R m v o . .

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n s
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h a n d wi t h a vi e w t o Hi m s e l f t h a t E c o n o m y o f Ma n k i n d ,

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fi r s t o f a ll t h e n a t u r a l m a n t o t h e e n d t ha t h e m ig h t ,

b e s a ve d b y t h e s p i ri tu al F o r whe r e a s H e W h o s a v e s
.

e xi s t e d b e fo r e t h e r e m u s t n e e ds b e s o m e t h i
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fo u n d o b e die n t , wh e r e sh e sa i n e H a n dm a i
t h, Be ho ld Thi d,

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cr e a t i o n o f c hi l dr e n ; f o r t h e y e r e fi r s t t o gr o w u p a n d

t h e r e u p o n a ft e r w a r ds t o b e m u l t i pl ie d) a s Ev e I s a y
p r o vin g dis o b e die n t b e c a m e t h e c a u s e o f de a t h b o t h t o
h e r s e l f a n d t o a ll m a n k i n d; so a lso Ma r y h a vin g a
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b e ca u s e A da m b e c a m e t h e b e g i nni n g o f the dyi ng .

Wh e r e fo r e a l s o Lu k e b e g in n i n g fr o m the Lo r d t h e
fir s t s t e p i n Th a t D e s c e n t b r o u gh t i t b a ck t o A da m ; t o
si gn ify t h a t n o t He w a s r e g e n e r a t e d by t h e m b u t t h e y ,

by Him t o t h e Go s p e l o f life An d s o t o o t h e k n o t o f .

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of M F o r wh a t t h e V i r gi n Eve b o u n d by u n b e li f
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n M
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n g to o ab su r d
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p o s s e s s io n , an d an o the r , ve xe d on b e ha lf o f t he e n sla v

e d, s ho u ld o ve r co m e the sa i
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f whi v e r t he childr e n o f t h o s e wh o
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le d a wa

r e du c e d t h e i r fa t h e r s t o s l a v e r y h e l e a v e t h e p e r s o n s -
,

t h e m s e l v e s wh o b o r e t h a t c a p t i vi t y a n d o f wh o s e c a u s e ,

t o o h e u n de r t o o k t h e p l e a di s u bj e c t t o t h e i r en emi e s
n
g , .

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l dr e n h a v e o b t a i n e d t he i r li b e r ty o n
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the g r o u n d o f t h e i r fa t he r s r e dr e s s t h e fa t h e r s t h e m ,

s e l v e s a re n o t a b a n do n e d u p o n w h o m t h e c a p t i vi ty i
, t s e lf .

c a m e F o r Go d is n o t im p o t e n t n o r u n j u s t ; W h o ha t h
.
,

h o l p e n m a n a n d r e c o v e r e d hi ,
m t o hi s ro
p p e r fr e e do m .

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g inni n
g o f A d am s

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Th e t r a n s gr e s s i on a s S cr i p t u r e r e la t e s
,
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hi m s e lf b u t t he gr o u n d i
,
n hi s orks : as on e o f the
““ A d m “
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a
e n ts sai th G o d f o r Hi s p a r t t r a n s fe r r e d t h e
,
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e ar i
so m e n e s s an d la b o u r i
n t he e a r th, a n d to e at br ead
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n the swe a t o f hi
s fa c e ,
an d to b e tu rn e d i
n t o t he ear th
fr o m wh i
ch he w a s t a k e n : an d the w o m a n i
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ke m an
n er the w e a r i
so m e n e ss, an d la b o u r s , an d gr o an i n gs, a n d

so rr o ws o f child bi
r t h, an d serv i
t u de , i e , t o b e a s la v e
. .

to h e r hu s b a n d : t ha t n e i
p e r is h u t t e r
t he r mi
gh t t h e y
ly a cc u r s e d o f G o d ; n o r a b i
,
de w i th o u t c o r r e c t i
on an d ,

c o n t e m n G o d Bu t t h e w h o l e c u r s e dis ch a r g e d it s e l f o n
.

Gen ,
t h e S e r p e n t wh o h a d b e g u i
le d t he m An d t he Lo r d w e .
,
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are t o l d, sa i
d un to t he s er
p en t, Be ca u s e tho u ha s t do n e
t hi
s, tho u ar t cu r s e d a bo ve a ll ca tt le a n d a bo ve a ll t he
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n s r ep ly to Go d dr e w on hi
m w ho le cu r s e . 29 9

be a s ts o
f the ear th . Now the ve r y sam e t he Lo r d als o

sai
th i
n the Go s p e l , t o t h o s e w h o ar e fo u n d on the l e ft
ha n d : Go , y e cu r s e d, i n to e ve r la s ti
n
g fir e , w hich My Fa S
Km
. Ma t t h .

41
ha th p r ep a r e d f o r t he D e vi l a n d hi
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the r s A n e ls
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p r e p a r e d t he wa s
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,
m wh o b e g u i le d m a n a n d ca u s
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a n d fo r hi s An g e l s w h o
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b e c a m e Ap o s t a t e s it h hi m : Ho w e v e r t h e s e t o o ill
j u s t ly r e c e iv e it wh o lik e t h e m p e r s e v e r e in o r k s o f
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wi ck e dn e s s w it h o u t r e p e n t a n c e a n d wit h o u t r e t u r n .

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t o b e sa ti s fie d wi th n o t ha vi n
g ri g h t l y a pp o r t i o n e d t h e b g h t r ou

fr ie n dly c fi c e s du e t o his b r o t h e r ; y e t wa s he e n vi ,

o u sl a n d m a li c io u s ly i m a gi ni n g t h a t he m i g h t r u l e o ve r
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n d b
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m Go d s u b j e c t i
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n g t h e j u s t t o t he
,

u n ju st s o t ha t t h e
,
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m u ch w o r s e to re l
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a ll -
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n g G o d, as t h o u gh h e c o u l d e v a de Hi m An d .

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b e c a u s e he m o v e d t h e i
s n ,
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,

i
n
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:
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d hi m s e lf ; n o t as t ho u g h he m i g h t e s ca e
p fr o m
G o d, b u t fo r s ha m e , b e c a u s e a ft e r t r a n s g r e s s i
n
g Hi s

c o m m a n dm e n t he is , un w o r t hy to c o m e t o t he s i ht
g PS c xi
a n d s p e e ch o f Go d . Bu t t he f ea r o
f t he Lor d i
s t he 1 0 .
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g; an d t he u n de r s t a n di
n g o f
his si
n c a u s e d p e n it e n c e ; an d to t he p e n t e n t , Go d
i
g r a n t s His l o vin g k in dn e s s Ye a fo r b y his g i -
r dl e
. he ,

p r o fe s s e d his p e n it e n c e in de e d c o v e r in g h im s e l f w it h ,

fi g l e a v e s a l t h o u gh t h e r e w e r e m a n y l e a v e s b e s i
-

, de s s u ch ,

pen i t c a s m ig ht le s s a n n o y his b o dy
en e H o w e v e r h e m a de hi m .
,

ui e d t o hi i i
ar b t d s o b e di n ce b i
n g m it t w i
th
a
g s s e e s e n ,

t h e fe a r o f Go d a n d b e a t i n g do w n t h e w a n t o n e a g e r
,

n e ss n e ss o f t he —
fl e sh in a s m u ch a s h e h a d l o s t the m i n d

w
a n d t h o u gh t s o f li t t l e ch i l dr e n a n d h a d c o m e to h a v e ,

—
w
o r s e t h in i
g s n his im a g i n ati on h e g u a r de d hi m s e lf
a n d hi s ife wit h the c u r b o f c o n t i n e n ce fe a r i n g Go d , ,

w
a n d lo o k i n g fo r Hi s co m i ng an d i m pl y ing s o m e wh a t ,

li ke h a t fo ll o w s ; I m e a n s a i t h h e t ha t t h e r o b e o f , ,

h o li n e ss wh i ch I h a d fr o m t h e S p i
,
rit I ha v e lo s t b y ,

di s o b e di
k
e n ce an d n ow I kn o w ,
th at I a m w o r t hy o f
t hi s ki n d o f co ve r i n g wh i ch g iv e s n o de l ig ht b u t p r ick s
, ,

a n d g o a ds t h e b o dy An d a p p a r e n t ly h e w o u l d a lw a y
.

ha v e ha d t hi s f o r hi s a pp a r e l h u m b li n g hi m s e l f e x ce p t , ,

Gen . ifi t h e Lo r d W h o i
.
s m e r ci
,
fu l h a d cl o t h e d t h e m w it h co a ts,
21 '

o
f s ki ns in ste a d o f the fi g l e a ve s Y ea a n d t h e r e fo r e
-
.
,

w
a l s o He qu e s t io n s t h e m t h a t t h e c h a r g e m igh t p a s s t o
,

the o m a n ; a n d h e r a g a in H e qu e s t io n s t h a t s h e m a y ,

t r a n s fe r the c a u s e t o t h e s e r p e n t F o r sh e s a i d wh a t .

Ib 1 3. .
h a d b e e n do n e : The S e rp e n t, sa i
th she , be gu i
le d m e , an d
I di
d ea t . Bu t t h e qu e s t io n e d n o t ; fo r H e
S e r p e n t He
k n e w t h a t h e h a d b e e n t h e ch i ef i n t he t r a n s gr e s s i
.
on :

b u t t h e c u r s e H e l a u n ch e d a t h im i n t h e fi r s t p la c e t he ,

s e co n d r e pr o o f b e i
n g to c o m e u p o n t he m a n F o r h im .

G o d h a t e d, w h o b e g u ile d t h e m a n : b u t o n hi m wh o wa s .

l e d, b y s l o w de g r e e s H e t o o k p i
b e gu i ty .

§ 6 ,
W h e r e fo r e a l s o H e c a s t hi m out o f P a r a di
se , an d

m o v e d hi
m c e fr o m Tr e e
to di n ot
sta n the o f Li
fe ‘
v
:
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a

gr u dg in g h im the Tr e e o f Life a s s o m e da r e t o sa y , ,

By d t h b u t i
ea n pi t y t o him t h a t he m i g h t n o t la s t f or e ve r a s
G d l w
,

m t li
o
o i a S in n e r a n d th a t t h e S in w hich w a s in him m ig h t n o t
n a

i t i t Th T r l t r
co n e r i g vus.
1 c g c Th T l t g v
e an s a o a e ‘
a u as a. e r an s a o r a e do

lt t iv r d ri g l m d d k w l dg
as a ern a e en e lt t v
n s d r g
a ar e an no e e as an a ern a i e ren e i
n .

mi tt E s en. . E .
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gai
n to us .

w
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Bo o x 3 . t he y b e l ie ve no t t h a t t he s he e p i
s fo u n d hi
ch w a s l o s t .

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f , t hi
s i
s n ot fo u n d , the h o l e ra ce of m an
i
s sti
ll h o l de n p e r dit io n
o f .

He t he n i s a de c e i ve r wh o fi r s t b r o u gh t i ,
n t hi s vi ew ,

o r r a the r t hi ,
s i gn o r a n c e a n d b lin dn e s s I m e a n T a t i an ,

wh o h a vi c o m e t o b e a co m b i n a tion o f a ll h e r e t i cs as
n
g ,

w e h a v e s h e wn di d h o w e v e r o f hi
,
m s e lf i n v e n t t hi s : i n

o r de r t h a t i n t r o du c in g s o m e w h a t n e w a a r t fr o m t h e r e s t
p , ,

he m i g h t a cc o r di n g to the e m p t i
n e s s o f h is s p e e c h p ro

vi de f o r hi m s e lf h e a r e r s e m p t y o f fa i t h ; a ff e c t i
n g to be
'
6 or ma s c o u n t e d a t e a ch e r 6
n g a l s o fr o m t i
e n de a v o u r i m e to ti me
te r ma
gis er t t o a v a il h im s e l f o f t his s o r t o f e x p r e s s m n so fr e qu e n t ,
l Cor XV
l “
i P a u l Th a t in A da m w e a ll di a n d n o t k n o wi n g
o o '

n , e ,

Bo m . v. t h a t whe r e s n i
bo u n de d, gr a ce di
a d m u ch m o r e a bo u n d .

o
Rdm i s a So m u ch t h e n b e i n g cl e a r l
y p r o v e d, l e t a ll b lu s h w h o

:jfi k y hi si
de , d w h o di
spu t e t A da m , tho u gh
‘ ‘
ar e on s an ab ou as
en
i
t ’ l e ll y
s hi
s no t bei
n g g r e at g ai
saven t o t he m :
d we r e som e
th w
e ir o n
sa l v ti s in c e t he y do b u t fa il t h e m o r e e n t ir e ly : e v e n a s t h e
a on

S e r p e n t ga i n e d n o t hi ng b
y m isp e r su a d in g m an s a ve tha t ,

7
i h e p o ve d h m
( n r. i 7 a t r a n s gr e s s o r h a vi n g m a n a s t he s p r in g
,
hi If ?
g i if a n d s u bj e c t m a t t e r o f h is o w n r e v o lt : Bu t Go d h e o v e r
i
y

or
-
a

’
c a m e n o t Ev e n s o t h e s e w h o de n y A da m s S a lv a t io n
.
,

ga i n n o t hi
n g b u t t hi s t h a t t h e y m a k e t h e m s e lv e s h e r e
,

ti c s a n d a p o s t a t e s fr o m the t r u t h a n d S h e w t h e m s e lve s ,
’ ’
l e a de r s t he S er pe n t d D e a th s i
de
p on s an on s .

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n t r o du c e wi
ck e d o pi
n

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w
1 .
io n s o f our a r an d F r am er, W ho wa s a ls o the Fra
m er o f t hi
s o r l d, a b o ve W ho m i
s n o o th e r G o d: an d
by a b s o lu te p r o o fs w e ha ve o ve r t hr o wn t h o s e wh o t e a ch
fa l s e ly c o n c e r n in g t h e s u b s t a n c e o f o u r Lo r d a n d t h e ,

w
Ec o n o m y c o n t r i ve d b y Hi m f o r t h e s a k e o f Hi s cr e a s

tu r e m an : hi l e t h e p r e a ch i o f t he C hu r ch i s o n a ll
n
g
si de s c o n s i st e n t a n d co n t i nu es like i t s e lf a n d h a t h i ts ,

t e sti m o n y fr o m t h e P r o p h e t s a n d Ap o s t l e s a n d fr o m a ll
di s ci p l e s : a s w e h a v e t r a c e d o u t o u r p r o o f t hr o u g h t h e

w
b e gi nni n g an d m i ddl e a n d e n d a n d t hr o u gh t h e wh o l e ,

E c o n o m y o f G o d a n d Hi s o r din a r y wa
, y of o rkin g fo r

1 Th eT l t r g v f q t i d c mm with lt r t iv r d ri g E
ran s a o a e re uen n an o on ,
as a e na e en e n s. .
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f t o
f the H O LY S P IR IT in the C hu r ch . 3 03

t he s a lv a t o n i o f m a n , whi
ch is by our F ai
th . Wh ich
F ai
t h, re c e iv e d i
n t he C h u r ch , w e g u ar d, an d which ,

c o m in g o f t h e S p i ri t o f Go d i s lik e s o m e n o b le t r e a s u r e
,

in a p r e cio u s v e s s e l c o n t in u a lly r e vi
,
vi n g i t s yo u th a n d ,

w
c a u s in g t h e v e r y v e s s e l w hich h o l ds it t o r e viv e in l i ke
m an n e r F o r t h e C hu r ch i
. s e n tr u s t e d it h t hi s gi ft o f
Go d fo r t h e i
, n spi r a tion (s o t o sp e a k
) o f t h a t w h ic h H e

h a t h m a de t h a t a ll h e r m e m b e r s p a r t a k i
,
n g t he r e o f m a
y , ,

b e qu i ck e n e d An d i n. the s a m e g ift is dis p e n s e d t h e

c o m m u n io n o f C hr is t i e the H o ly S pir i ,
.t —t h e e a r n e s t
.
,

of i n co r r u t i a n d c o n fir m a t i on of our f ai t h *a n d t h e
p on , ,

la dde r w h e r e b y t o a s ce n d t o Go d . For i
n t he C hu r ch i
t, 1 C 0 r xi
i .

zs’
i
s sa i
d, Go d ha th set Ap o s t le s , P r op he ts , Te a che r s , an d
a ll t he o the r wo r k i
n g o f th e ri
S pi t : wh e r e o f n o n e ar e

p arta k e r s , wh o run n o t u n to t he C h u r ch ; r a the r t he y

de fr a u d t he m s e lv e s o f li
fe , b y t h e i
r e vil vie w s a n d i n to l

cr a b le do i
n gs . F or wh e r e t he C h u r ch is , t he r e a l s o i s

ri
t he S p i t o f Go d ; an d wh e r e the ri
S pi t of Go d i
s, the r e

i
s the
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t h e y w h o do
d a ll gr a c e : b u t
n o t p a r ta k e
t he
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m
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ne i
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.

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i
n o u r s hm e n t u n to li
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r Mo t h e r s
’
b r e a st s, n or

re f t h a t p u r e s t fo u n t a i
c e iv e o n
p r o c e e di
n g fr o m t h e Bo d
y .

o f Chr i
st , b u t he w u n to t h e m s e l v e s br o ke n c i s te r n s fr o m J e r i
i13 . . .

t hly dit ch e s an n k w a t e r w hi
d dr i ch is fo u l with cla y :

fly in g fr o m the F a it h o f t h e Chu r ch t o a v o id e xp o s u r e
m
, ,

a n d r ej e c t in g t he S pi ri t t h a t t he v m a y n o t r e c e i
, ve i n

s tr u ct ion .

w w
An d b e i a lie n a t e d fr o m t h e t r u th w o r t hi l y d o t h ey 2
n
g , ,

a ll o i
n a ll e r r o r t o s s e d t h e r e b y a s wi
,
th a t e m p e s t ,

j u dgin g o f t h e s a m e t hin g s a cc o r din g t o t h e t im e n o w ,

.

w
o n e wa n o w a n o t he r a n d n e v e r h a vi n g an s e t t l e d vi w
y , y e .

F o r t h e y chu s e r a t h e r t o b e s o p hi sts ab o u t o r ds t h a n

di s ci l e s o f t h e T r u t h : n o t b e i n g fo u n de d u p o n the O n e
p
R o ck b u t u po n s a n d ha vi
, n g in i t m a n y st o n e s
,
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fo r e a l s o t h e y fe ig n t o t h e m s e lv e s m a n y Go ds a n d e v e r ,

t h e y ha v e a s t h e i r
p r e t e n ce t h a t t h e
y a r e s e e k in g (f o r

t he y ar e b li
n d
) b u t to fin d t h e y n e ve r ar e a b le . F or
m
fi de m . T he T ia n s l a t o r g a v e Cr e e d as an a lt re n at iv re e n de r n g i . E .
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304 Go d s co n de s ce n s i
o n the i
r s tu m bli
n
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.

B OO K 3 . the y bl a s p h e m e the M kea r ,

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m, na m e ly , Wh o i
s t r u ly
Go d, W h o a ls o
g iv e s t he m p o w e r t o fin d : t hi n kin g t ha t

t he y h a v e di
s c o v e r e d a n o t h e r G o d a b o v e G o d, o r a n o t h e r

w
T h ey P le r o m a , th e r E c o n o m y
or an o . An d t h e r e fo r e t h e Li
g h t

o f ch is o f Go d s h in e t h n o t
hi u n to t he m , b e ca u s e t he y
GO be
ca u s e
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ha v e di
s ho n o u r e d an d s co r n e d Go d ; a cc o u n t in g Hi
m
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r k n o w l e dg e , I m e an , n ot i
n m agn i
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n su b stan ce ; fo r n o one h a t h m e a s u r e d, n or ha n d
n g t ha t He W ho
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l e d Hi
m ; b ut i n r e sp e ct o f o u r k n o wi
m a de a n d fa sh i
o n e d t he m , a n d b r e a t he d i
n to t he m t he
b r e a t hi
ng o f li
fe , an d W h o b y Hi
s cr e a t u r e s n o u r is h e th
W o r d c o n fir m i
u s, by Hi
s a n d by Hi s W is do m ce
n
g
m e n ti n a ll t hi n gs H e i t i s W ho i s t he o n l t ru e G o d :)
g y
—
,

a n d t h e y fu r t h e r dr e a m o f o n e wh o i s n ot as bei n g ,

a b o v e Hi m ; t h a t t h e y m a y b e t h o u g h t t o ha v e di s co ve r

e d a g r e a t Go d w h o m n o o n e c a n k n o w ,
a s co m m u n i ca ,

ti n g wi th m a n k i nd o r a s a dm i ni ste r i
n g e a r t h ly t h i
,
n gs :

i n ve n ti n g fo r s o o t h a n Ep icu r e a n Go d s u ch a s a chie v e s ,

n o thi n g ei t h e r fo r h i m s e lf o r f o r o the r s i e who h a t h , . .

,

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w n ot so fa r l e d a wa y by

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s

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f t ; the i
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n Hi n g ki
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w
in gh t s a n d l u xu r ie s o pp o s i
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s g r a ci
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g h t so
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b e n e fi t s fo r t h e m .

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g ve n ge a n ce on su ch as fa l l fr o m the D i
vin e La w .

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a n
e t h e Mak e r an d F ram er o f t his

Ti m u ae s w o r ld t o b e g o o d : “
Bu t i n Him t ha t i s
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g o o d, s a it h

w
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t he r e b y la y i
n g do n t he nni
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on o f the wo r ld t o b e t he f Go d ;
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6 Bu t w e ll m a y t h e ir Mo t h e r de pl o r e t h e m , w h e n s u ch
§ ,

t he i
r n ve n t i
t h o u g ht s a n d i on s : e m e tl h
are
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t h a t their Mo t h e r i s wi t ho u t t h e P l e r o m a i e e x c lu ,
. .

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is b e co m e a n a b o r t i on wi t h o u t fo r m o r k i ,
n d : fo r i t
a
pp r e h e n ds n o t hi n
g o f the t ru th ; i t fa ll s a wa y i n to

e m pti n e ss a n d s h a de fo r e m p t y i s t he i
,
r do c t r in e an d

co ve r e d wi t h da r k n e s s a n d Ho r n s p e r m it t e d it n o t t o
e n t e r t h e P le r o m a i e t he S pi ,
rit r e ce i
. v e d t he m n o t i
.
, n to

r e fr e s h m e n t F o r the i
. r v e r y o wn F a t h e r ge n e r a t ing i
g ,

n o r a n ce w r o u g ht i
,
n t h e m de a dl
y p a ssi on s .

T he s e a r e n o t c a l u m n ie s o f o u r s b u t t h e y t he m s e l v e s ,

a ffi r m t h e m s e l v e s t e a c h t h e m s e lv e s g l o r y i
,
n t h e m : t he
, y
 ’
S . Ir e n ee a s p r a y e r f or the m . 30 7

ha v e hig h t h o u
g h t s o f t h a t Mo t h e r, who the y sa
y w a s

b o r n witho u t a F a the r , i e . .
,
wi
t h o u t Go d — a F e m ale o f
a F e m a l e —i . e .
, o f Er r o r , C o r r u p t i
on .

Bu t p y our is t h a t t
ra h e
y mer a
y n o t c o n t i
n ue i n t h e 7 .

it w h i ch t h h t h m s e l ve s d ig d b u t m b E
'

p e
y a ve e
g e ,
a
y e s

s e a r a t e d fr o m t h e
p a fo r e sa i d M o t h e r , a n d co m e o u t o f f o r t he m

t he D ee
p , an d wi
t hdr a w fr o m t he V o i
d, an d fo r s a k e the
S h a do w ; d m a y o b ta i
an n a l a w fu l bir t h, u p o n turn i
n
g
to the C h u r ch o f G o d, a n d t h a t C hr i
st m a
y b e form ed

i
n t he m , an d t ha t t he y m ay k n o w the F r am er an d
M ke a r o f this Un i
v e r s e , the on ly tr u e Go d an d Lo r d
of a ll . Th is we
p y ra fo r t h e m , w i
pth a m ore r o fit a b le
l o v e t ha n t h a t w h e r e wi
t h t h e y t hi
n k t o l o v e t h e m s e lv e s .

F or t he lo v e on our s i
de b ei
n
g r e a l, i
s wh o l e s o m e to
the m : i
f a t le a s t t he y w i
ll c e iv e it F o r
re . i
t r esem b le s
s e ve r e l i
c ati i sur c o n su m i
n g t he le s s n a
a a
pp on n
g y
er ,

tu r al p
an d fl u o u s fle sh o f the
su er w o un d in th at i t an ,

ni hi la t e s t he ir hi gh a n d s w e llin g t h o u ght s F o r which .

ca u s e we wi ll n o t b e w e a r y o f e n de a v o u r i ng wit h a ll

w
our mi gh t t o r e a ch fo r t h t h e h a n d t o t h e m .

N o w we i ll p r o c e e d i n t h e fo ll o w i n g b o o k t o a ddu c e

c e r t a in dis c o u r s e s o f o u r Lo r d in a ddit io n t o w h a t h a s
b e en sai d; i f h a p ly c o n vi n ci n g so m e o f the m b y the
v e r y do c t r i n e o f C hr i st w e m a y p e r s u a de t h e m t o c e a s e
,

fr o m tha t k in d o f e r r o r a n d wit h dr a w fr o m t h e b l a s ,

p h em
y w h i
ch i s d ir e ct e d a
g a in st t h e ir M ak e r W h o is ,

b o th Go d Al o n e , an d t he F a the r o f our Lo r d J e s u s
C hr i
st . Am e n .

x 2
 BOOK IV .

P R EF AC E .

§ l . IN sen di
ng ou t to t he e , de a r ly b e l o v e d, t h i
-
s fo u r t h
£13 ? Bo o k o f our tr e ati
se o f the D i
s co ve r
y an d R e fu t a t i
on o f
3 0 0 1‘ K n o wl e dg e fa ls e ly so c a lle d we i
n t e n d, a cc o r din g to
,

o ur
p rom i
se, to e s t a b li
sh our p r e v io u s stat e m e n ts by
t he w o r ds o f our Lo r d : tha t t ho u a ls o , as t ho u di
ds t
de s i re, mig h t e st re ce i
ve fr o m u s e ve r
y wa y m e an s o f
c o n fu t i
n g a ll t h e He r e t i
cs ; an d b e a ti
n g t h e m b a ck al

t o g e t he r , m i
gh t e s t n o t su ffe r t h e m t o pl u n g e t h e m s e lve s
fu r t h e r ithe de e p o f e r r o r
n to ,
n or t o b e ch o k e d i n the
sea o f i gn o r a n c e ; b u t r a t h e r ,
tu r n i
n
g t h em t o w a r ds t h e
Ha r b o u r o f T r u t h m i ght e s t ,
so ca u s e the m to re c e iv e
t he i
r o wn s a l va t o n i .

§ 2 . Bu t w ho s o e v e r w o u l d
co n ve r t t he m , m u st c a r e fu lly ao

qu a i
n t hi m s e lf w i t h their r u l e s or ar
g m
u en ts : i
t bei
n g

i
m po s sib l e fo r o n e t o c u r e a n y s i
ck per so n s ,
n ot kn ow
i
n
g t h e a i
lm e n t o f t he sam e .

Sum F o r wh i
ch ca u s e t h e y wh o h a ve b e e n b e fo r e u s,
y e a,
f an d m u ch b e t t e r m e n t h a n w e , w e r e n e ve r t h e le s s u n a b le
B k oo
to di
s u te i t h e V a le n ti
a n st a n s, a s n o t k n o wi
n i t h i
p g a n
g e r

Syst e m : ch w e i
w hi n o u r fi r s t Bo o k h a v e v e r y di li e n tl
g y
e x o u n de d u n t o t h e e :
p w h e r e i n a l s o w e h a v e s h e w n h o w
the i do c t r i a t he r s u i o n e a ll t h e He r e t i c s
r n e
g p n .

of S c d e Wh e r e fo r e in the s e c o n d Bo o k a g a in w e h a v e u s e d
on
B k oO
t he m a s a m i rr o r i
n wh i c h t h e w h o le of our r e fu t a t i
on

w
mi g h t b e d is ce r n e d F or t h e y w h o du l y
. dis p u te w it h
t h e s e di sp u t e ,wi t h a ll wh o h a v e b a d v i e s : a n d t he

r e fu t e r s o f t h e s e r e fu t e e v e r h er e s
y y .
 3 10 The y de n y the s a lva ti
on o
f the f le s h . O n e GO D .

B OO K 4 . t e a ch b la s ph e m y a g a in s t Go d o u r Ma k e r a n d N o u r is h e r ,

1 de r o g an d do a w a y w i th 1
Ma n s S a lv a t io n By Ma n I m e a n
’
.
,
an d o
hi
m wh o i s a mi x t u r e o f s o u l a n d fl e s h fo r m e d a ft e r ,

t he li
k e n e ss o f G o d, d m o u lde d b y Hi
an s H a n ds , t o
wi
t, b y the S o n a n d t h e H o l y Gh o s t : u n t o W h o m a l s o
'

Gen . i . He s a i
d, Le t u s m a ke Ma n .

26
T his t he n i
s the pu r po s e f hi
m wh o gr u dg e s Li
fe
'

o u s :

t o m ake m en b e l ie v e r s in t h e ir o wn
u n s a l va t i
o n , an d b la s

p h em er s of G o d W h o fo r m e d t h e m . F o r wh e n a ll He r e
ti
c s ha ve sa i
d a l l, th t h e i
wi r u tm o st gr a vit y in ,
t he en d
M ke
w
t he y co m e t o t hi
s, th a t t h e y b la s p h e m e t he a r an d
’
S a lv a t i
w
de n y t h e on o f G o d s w o r k ; w hi ch o r k i
s t he

F le s h : fo r t h e sak e wh e r e o f t h e S o n o f G o d r ou gh t

w
a ll Hi
s p r o vide n t ia l p u r p o s e ,
as w e ha v e sh e wn i
n m an
y
a
y ; s an d ha v e m a de i
t ev i
de n t t ha t n on e o the r i
s

c a lle d Go d b y t h e S cr ip t u r e s , b u t o n ly the F a the r of

a ll , a n d t h e S o n , a n d t h o s e w h o h a v e t h e a do p t i
on .

CR AP .
S o m u ch t he n b e i
n g fir m an d fixe d ,
t ha t n o o th e r i
s

w
I set fo r t h b y t he S pi
rit as Go d an d Lo r d, s a ve m W ho
Hi
b ei
n
g Go d r u le s o ve r a ll , t h Hi
i s Wo r d an d tho s e
O Lo
u r ,

a n d His
wh o re c e iv e t he S pi
rit o f a do p t i
on, i . e .
, who be li
e ve i
n

t he onl
y an d tr u e Go d, an d i
n Je s u s Chr i
s t t he S on o
f
Go d : an d the Ap o s t l e s i
n li
ke m an n er o f t h e m s e lv e s

g ave n o t to an
y o t he r the N am e o f Go d or t he su r

n am e o f Lo r d ; an d m u ch l e s s o ur Lo r d, W h o di
d e ve n

S .
l)ia t th e n o i
n . j u s to c o n fe s s n on e ou r F a the r , save Hi
m W ho
F a t h e r —t h e
xx m 9

w
He a ve n W ho i
’
i i Go d d
°

s n , s on e an on e

fa l s e h o o d i
s ev i
de n t ly s h e wn o f ha t i
s sa i
d by de
l u de r s an d m o st p e r ve r s e so
p h i
st s, af fi r m in g t ha t He i
s

b y N a t u r e b o t h Go d an d F a t h e r , wh o m t h e y h a v e t h e m
s e lv e s in ve n t e d; b u t t ha t t h e Cr e a t o r i s n a t u r a ll
y n ei

the r Go d n o r F a t h e r , b u t i
s s o c a ll e d m e r e l
y b y w a
y o f
Sp e ak n i g , b e c a u s e He c ru le s t
o ve r
sa h e t he r e atu r e —so
y
p e r ve r s e c r it ic s de vis i n
g t
,
h o u gh t s a
g ai n st G od A n d .

wh i l e t h e y n e g l e c t t h e t e a ch i n
g o f C hr i st o f t h e m s e lv e s ,

t h e y di vi ne fa l s it ie s a r g u in g a g a in s t t h e e n t i
,
re go ve r n

w
m e n t o f Go d F o r t he i
. r ZE o n s t h e
y sa
y a re c a ll e d b o t h

G o ds an d F a the r s an d Lo r ds , an t ha l l i
d wi ke s e He a
i
 O n e GO D ta u g ht by ou r Lo r d . 311

Mo t h e
w
ve n s , wi
t h t he i
r r, wh o m t h e y en ti
t l e b o t h E a r t h,

an d J e r u s a le m ; a n d t he r e ar e m an y o t he r n ames he r e
b y t h e y de s i g n a t e he r .

Bu t wh o ca n h e lp se e n i g, t h a t i
f t h e Lo r d h a d k n o wn § 2

o f m a n y F a th e r s an d G o ds , H e w o u l d no t ha v e en j o in e d
Hi
s D i
s ci
p l e s to re c o g n iz e one Go d onl y , an d Hi
m , t he
ve r y s am e , a lo n e t o c a ll F a t he r ? Ye a , an d He ha t h
m a r k e d t he n cti
sti
di on be twe e n t ho s e wh o ar e Go ds i
n

wo r d onl
y, an d Hi
m W h o is so i
n de e d : t ha t m en

mi
gh t n o t err i
n Hi
s do c t r i
n e, n or mi
s u n de r s t a n d on e

fo r an o the r .

Bu t i
f, w hi
le H e b a de u s c all O n e on ly F a t h e r an d
G o d, H e H i
m s e lf i
s c o n fe s s in g m e an w hi
le o t he r F a t h e r s
an d Go ds i
n t he sam e sen se, H e wi
ll a
p p e ar to be co m

m a n di
n
g Hi s ci
s di p le s on e wa y , an d Hi
m s e lf a c t in g t he
o t he r wa y . s i
N o w t hi s n o t c o n du c t fo r a g o o d Ma s
t e r , b u t fo r a de c e i
g ve r an d a ru dg i
n g
p e rson .

A n d t h e Ap o s t l e s t o o b y t h e i r a cc o u n t ar e s h o wn t o

b e b r e a k e r s o f t h e c o m m a n dm e n t , i n c o n fe s s in g , a s w e
ha ve s h e wn , t he C r e a t o r t o b e Go d an d Lo r d an d Fa
t he r , i
f He i
s n o t t he on ly Go d an d F a the r . T h e y wi
ll
ha v e t r a n s g r e s s e d t he n by t he san c t io n an d t e a chi
n g

o f J e su s , W ho en o i
n ed
j t ha t on e on ly sho u l d be c a ll e d
F a t h e r , t hu s im po sin g on t h e m , a s w e h a v e s h e wn , t h e
n e e d o f c o n fe s s i t h e C r e a t o r a s t he i
r Pr o e r F a t he r
n
g p .

Mo s e s cc o r din g ly s u m m in g u p i
a n D e u t e r o n o m y t he C H
, AP .

11
w h o l e La w w h i ch h e h a d r e c e iv e d fr o m the C r e a t o r '

, ,
§ 1
t h u s s p e a k s : Gi 0 He a ve n a n d I wi
f
ve e a r ,
ll sp e a k a n d D t , , eu .

x x xn 1
le t t he th he a r w o r ds r om m y m o u th Ag a i
n , D a vi
d,
‘ '

ear .

in g t h a t hi s he l c o m e t h o f t h e Lo r d, M he l , sa i
t h P c xx i
sa
y p y p s . .

2
he , i he Lo r d, W ho m a de H e a ve n a n d E a r th A
f t d
°

s o n .

Es a ia s p r o fe s s e s t h a t h i s sa i
y n g s p r o c e e d fr o m t h e Lo r d,

Wh o m a de He a v e n an d E a r t h, an d g o v e r n s t h em : H e a r , Is a . i . 2 .

sa i
th h e , 0 He a ve n , d gi
an ve e a r , 0 E a r th f o r the Lo r d
ha th s
p o ke n . An d a g a in , Thu s s a ith the Lo r d Go d, W ho Ib . xli
i.

5
m a de t he He a ve n , d f a s te n e d i n i
t i ts p la c e W ho
‘

an es

t a b li
s he d t he ear th, an d t he t hi
n s t ha t
g are t he r e i
n an d
W ho gi
v e th br e a th t o the p e op le t ha t i
s u
p on i
t, an d sp i
rit
to the m tha t tr e a d o n i t .
 31 2 The Lor d s wi
tn e s s to
’
Mo s e s for ve i
ba de to li n
p le a su r e .

B OO K 4 . O n t he o th e r ha n d our Lo r d J e s u s Chr i
st p r o fe s s e s
s e
t hi sam e to be Hi s F a t he r , i t ha t H e i
t h , I t ha n k
.
s n sa
S Ma tth
w W h a t F a the r
The e , 0 F a the r , Lo r d of He a ve n a n d E a r th
. .

x i 25 . .
.

’
wh m o
o u ld t he s e m en h a ve u s un de r s t a n d, P a n do r a s
p eo
w ul d
l I m e a n , t he wr o n gh e a de d f s t s ? Is
S o phi
o
m o st o
th y e p e

hv 7a e i
t
“
The D e e p,
”
wh o m t h e y h a v e de vi
se d o f t h e m s e lv e s ?
or the i
r Mo t h e
“
o r,
”
r t he i
r
“
O n ly Be g o t t e n ?”
or t he
Go d wh o m t h e M c io ar n i
t e s, or who m t he r e st, ha ve i
n

ve n t e d ? (a l t h o u gh t h a t t h e r e i
s n o su ch Go d w e ha v e
p r o v e d at la r g e ) or, as the t r u th i
s, the M kera o f
He a v e n an d Ea r th ? Wh o m b o th t he P r o phe t s di
d
p r e a ch
,
d C h an
r i
s t p r o fe s s e s t o b e H i
s F a t h e r ,
a n d t h e

D en t .
La w a n n o u n c e s , s a yi n g, He a r O Is r a e l : the Lo r d t hy
vi 4

w
. .

Go d i
s o n e Go d .

3 . Mo r e o ve r , t ha t the wr i
tin gs of Mo s e s ar e t he or ds
Ch i ’

H e HMs e lf t e ll s
r st s
t tim
es o f C hr i st o , t he J e ws , as J o hn h a s re
i
n es
S J h c o r de d in
o
t h e Go s p e l : H a d
n ye be li
e ve d Mo s es,
y e w o u ld
v 46 47 ha ve a ls o be lie ve d Me f o r he M
.

.
, .

, wr o te o
f e . Bu t y e be
li n ot s wr i
hi tin s, ne i the r will y e be lie ve M w o r ds
e ve
g y
t h a t Mo s e s s wr i
’
m o st cl e a r ly im p ly i
n g ,
ti n gs ar e Hi
s

o wn w o r ds . If t h e n Mo s e s ’
s w o r ds ar e Hi
s, so wi
t ho u t
’
do u b t are the o the r P r o ph e t s a ls o : as w e h a v e de m o n
s tr a t e d.

w
An d a ga i
n t h e L o r d Hi
m s e lf h ath de cl a r e d t ha t Ab r a
ha m sa i
d t o the r i
ch m a n , c o n c e r n in g a ll t h o s e wh o e r e
Mo
f
S L k
. u e
y t
e i
a l ve , If t he y y o be n ot s es an d the P r op he ts , ne i
the r
x vi 31 . .

i
f on e r i
se r o m t he de a d and
g o to t he m , wi
ll t he y be li
e ve

4 N o w He di
d n ot t e ll u s a m er e sto r y o f a po o r m an
§ .

L e sso n
an d a i
r ch : bu t fir s t H e t a u g ht t ha t n o m an ou g h t to
—t h
,
o f pa r a
b le o f m a k e p l e a s u r e hi
s em l
p yo m e nt at m en sh o u ld n o t so
L a za ru s
li
ve i
n w o r l dl y l u xu r i
es an d ab u n da n t fe a s t i
n
g ,
as to
se rve the i
r o w n p l e a s u r e s a n d fo r g e t G o d F o r, sai
th . He ,
t he r e wa s a ri ch m a n , w ho w a s c lo t he d wi
th p u rp le an d
Ib 19 . .

li e li ht e d hi s e f wi s le n di A nd
fi ne d
n en ,d g an m l t h p d f e a s ts .

Is a . v.
o f s u ch t h e S pi rit a l s o s p a k e b y Is a iah : Wi th ha rp s ,
12
d ti
m br e ls , d p s a lte r i
es, a n d i t h drin k wi n e,
.
es e
an an
p p y
G o d t he y lo o k n o t u p o n , a n d t he w o r ks
bu t t he wo r ks o
f
 3 1 4 C H R IS T a ve n ge d s Ho u s e ,
Hi r e ce ve d i the m tha t be l i
e ve .

l opx4
’
. s e l li
n
g an d b u yi
n g, sa i
y g
n un to t h e m , It s wr i
i tte n , My
C lm s t s
l le d t he Ho u s e
w
o wn ho u s e s ha ll be ca f
o P r a y e r ; bu t y e ha ve
Il o
llff m a de i
t a D en o
f Thie ve s An d h a t o cc a s i
on h a d He
g l uh
.
o

“ L 13 :
to do an d sa
y t hi
s, an d to a ve n g e H is o wn ho u s e , i
f
Chr i st cin g a n o t h e r G o d ? Bu t it w a s t o s e t a
He wa s an n ou n
’
m a r k o n the t r a n s g r e s s o r s o f Hi s F a t h e r s La w For .

i d
E gl’ H ai n o t hi h of the ho u s e n ei the r
e ve
e l d n g t o t h e c a r ge ,

di d H e b l a m e t h e La w w hi ch H e ha d c o m e t o fu lfil : ,

b u t H e wa s b la m i n g t h o s e wh o m a de n o g o o d u s e o f
t h e ho u s e a n d t h o s e wh o w e r e t r a n s gr e s s i
,
n g t h e La w .

An d a cc o r di n gl y t h e S cr ib e s a n d P ha r i s e e s wh o b e g a n

fr o m t h e t i m e s o f t h e La w t o de s p i se Go d r e c e i ve d ,

n o t Hi s W o r d t ha t is b e lie v e d n o t C hr is t O f w h o m , ,
.

I i 23 E s a ia s s a it h Thy P r i
sa . . . n ce s a r e di s o be di en t
,
co mp a n ion s o
f ,

a y m e n ts ju dgi
t hi e ve s lo vi n
g gi f f
ts o ll o w in
g f,
a te r
p n
g n ot
, ,

f or o r ha n s
p and m i n di n
g n ot t he ju d m e n t
, g o
f w id o w s .

An d J e r e m i ah to o i n li k e m a n n e r The chi f
e s o
f M y p e o ,
22
Me
.

p le, sa i
t h h e , kn e w n ot : t he y are s e n s e le s s and un wi
se

s o n s, the y are wi n do i
se i n
g ev i
l, bu t ho w to do g o o d t he y
ha ve n ot kn o wn .

Bu t as m an y as fe a r e d G o d, an d we r e an x io u s ab o u t
§ 7 .

Hi La w , f t he i cc o r d ha s t e n e d C hr i
31::n s o r o wn a u n to s t,

c h in e to an d we r e F o r , Go y e , H e s a i
al l s ave t h t o Hi
d . s di s ci

gi
fi
l
l h hich we r e l he Ho u s e o
a t th , p e s , to t e s he e
p w ost o
f t f Is r a el .

‘ 6
An d t h e S a m a r i t a n s t o o , w e a r e t o l d, o u r L o r d h a vi n g
'

5 Jo,
h n r em a n e i d wi
t h t he m two da y s , di
d m a n y m or e o
f t he m
i
v 41 ’42
be li
e ve be ca u s e
f Hi
s di d i
d to t he wo m a n ,
' ‘

o s co u r s e s , an sa

N o w we be li
eve , not be ca u s e o
f thy sa i
n
y g :
f or we ha ve
he a r d o u r s e lve s ; an d kn o w t ha t t hi
s i
s tr u l
y t he S a vi
our

R om . xi . o
f t he w o r ld . An d P a u l a
g i
a n sa i
t h , An d so a ll Is r a e l
Gal ,
s ha ll be s a ve d . Ye a ,
an d he c a lle d t h e La w, O u r S cho o l
21
m a s te r to J e s u s Chr i
st
°

u n .

Le t t he m n o t the n cha r g e t he La w w i
t h t he un be
'

li
ef oc e r t a in p e r s o n s : f o r t h e La w fo r b a de n o t t h e i
f r

b e lie vin g in t h e S o n o f G o d b u t r a t h e r u r g e d it o n ,

t he m sa i ng t h at n o o t h r wi m d from
y, , e s e a r e e n s a v e
C f- N um t h e o l d w o u n d o f t he s e r p e n t e xce t
p t h e y b e li e v e o n ,

R om . Hi m W ho i
,
n the li ke n e s s of s i n ul
f fl e sh is li ft e d u
p from
v iii . 3 .
 He a ve n a n d e a r th
p a s s, GO D an d Hi
s s e r va n ts a bi
de . 3 15

t he Ea r t h on t he w oo d o f m a r t y r do m , an d dr a w s a ll

t hi
n
g s to Hi
m s e l f, an d qu ic k e n s t h e de a d .

W he r e a s c o n s t r u c t io n s s a y W hy O
t he y i the i e vi
l
lfi
n r e n.
, ,

’
i f t h e He a v e n i s G o d s t hr o n e a n d the e a r t h Hi s fo o t
§ 1 , .

sto ol a n d it is s a id t h a t H e a v e n
, a n d Ea r t h p a s s a w a y S L l , u ie

g
a n d t ha t a s t h e
y p a s s t h i
s Go d a l s o W h o si t t e th u p o n
, i , t n ,

d
a t He i figi
t
t h e m m u s t n e e ds p a s s a w a
t fg
s
;
y a n d t h e r e fo r e t h s
,

n o t t he Go d W ho i s o v e r a ll — in t h e fir s t pla c e .t h e y wP i g a ss n

y f a a o
an d H

w
k n o w n o t t h e m e a n in o f He a v e n b e in g a Thr o n e v ea en
g d r th
,
an ea
Ea r th a F o o t s t o o l F or n ei t h e r do t h e y k n o . wh a t Go d
i
s , b u t t hi n k o f Hi m a s si t ti l ik e a m an ; an d a s b e
n
g
i
n
g c o m p r e h e n de d, n o t a s c o m p r e h e n din g A n d t h e
y a re .

i
gn o r a n t m o r e o v e r o f t he p a s s i n g a wa y o f He a ve n an d

Ea r t h . Bu t P a u l wa s n ot gn o r a n t
i of i
t, sa
yin g, F o r 1 Cor
n
.

“ 1 31
t he F a s hi t hi
f s wo r ld a s s e th
' '

on o
p a wa y .

In t he n e x t p la c e
,
D a vi
d s o lv e s t he i
r qu e s t i
on F or .

wh i
le t he
t his w o r ld fa s hio n o f
a s s e th a wa y h e s a ith
p ,

t h a t n o t o n ly G o d e n du r e s , b u t Hi s s e r v a n t s a ls o t hu s
e x r e s si
p n g him s e lf in the 1 01 s t P s a lm : Tho u , Lo r d, in .

t he be gi
nni h l i
d h da ti t he th, d
n
g a s t a t e
f ou n on o
f ear an

t he He a ve n s are t he wo r ks o
f Thy Ha n ds The y s ha ll .

p e r s h, i bu t Tho u s ha lt r em a n i ; a n d t he
y a l l s ha l l wa s:

o ld a s m en t ; an d wr app i s ha lt Tho u c ha n ge
g
a ar as a n
g
t he m , a n d t he
y g d ; B u t T hs ha
o u a r t t he v ll be
e r
y cha n e

s a m e , a n d Th
y y e a r s s ha ll n o t
f ai l T he ch il d r en o
f T h y .

s e r v a n ts s ha ll dwe l l t he r e , a n d t he i r s e e d s ha l l be s e t u p

r i
g ht f or e ve r . P la i
nl
y de cl a r i
n g wha t t hi
n gs the y are

w hi
ch p ass awa
y, an d Who i
t i
s t ha t en du r e s a lwa ys ,

GO D t h Hi
wi s o wn s e r va n ts .

An d E s a i i li i 1 5 31 1i 6
as too n ke m an n e r : Li
f t u
p, sa th he , ' -

y ou r e
y es un to He a ve n ,
an d lo o k p u on t he e a r t h be n e a t h :

f or t he He a ve n i
s s e t t le d
a
li
ke s m o ke , an d t he ear th s ha ll
wa s: o ld as a
g a r m en t : an d t he y t ha t dwe ll the r e i
n s ha ll
E i li 6 H b angm ll b t
3* sa e
‘
a u an A lx
e i
n lo c E i sa
“
W h en ye m ar
h h t th H v
. . . . .
, . .

d § A y du
n a e LXX é p den
'
e u o v, ar e e a a v. ve l , s a it e a e ea e n , ho w it
t b li h d
,

Th ll i
e a m t
u s on b t th m t
se e s o e o e os i s es a y t h th t s th ey ,
e a ,
o e e e,

d bl
u ra t f fi m m
e n a u re o t m our r a en co th t e f m k ; th
n a ure k w th t
o s o e en no a

p d
o se it i t
as th y f th m ts o e e e o e
,

os t hi g b n g h t is t b i g w i
roull b di n o e n e s

y i l di g m t i l lik tt l d lv d g i d Au b rt ii ”
e n a er a s : e a se e ca so e O pp a a n e . e . .

f b i g ht m k
. .

h opy o vp
r S s o e or a ou r : ee 707 C .

J b xx vi 7 8 ; xxx vii 18 ; S t C y il
o .
, ,
. r
 3 16 The s ta lk f o r a ti
m e , t he f ru t a bi
i de th .

My S a lva ti d
'

BO O K 4 . di
e as t he y do . Bu t on s ha ll be f or e ve r , an

My r i
g ht e o u sn ess s ha ll n ot
f a i
l.

C R AP .
An d o f J e r u s a l e m, an d o f the L o r d, t h e y m a k e b o ld
IV

w
t he gr e a t Kin g,
.

1 .
a ls o to sa
y, t ha t if it w e r e t he cit
y f
o it

Ps o
m
o u ld n o t be fo r s a k e n . Bu t t hi
s i
s as i
f on e sh o u ld
l 2
hhgih i s a y t ha t i ef s t u b b l e w e r e a cr e a t u r e o f Go d i
,
t ,
w o u ld
b w

w
t wi
o
b f k n o f the c o r n : a n d t h a t t h e r e fu s e
f t y
an
n e v e ras
e o r s a e g s

f t he i ’
o rs
o f the i
v n e y a r d if the y w e r e o f Go d s m a k i
n g, o u ld
d is p r o v en

w
n e ve r be be r e ave d o f the clu s t e r s an d cu t a wa y .

Bu t e ve n as the s e er e m a de n ot chie fly fo r t he i
r o wn

sak e , fr u it gr o w in g i
b u t fo r t h e n the m a n d wh e n t ha t ,

is r i e n e d a n d r e m o v e d t he p o r t i o n s w hi c h h e lp n o t in
p ,

w
p r o du ci n g fr u i t a r e l e ft t o t h e m s e lv e s a n d t a k e n o u t o f
the w a y : s o li k e wi se i t fa r e s t h J e r u s a l e m ; whi
i ch h a d
b o r n e in h e r s e lf t h e y o k e o f s la v e r y wh e r e w it h m a n w a s ,

t a m e d wh o b e fo r e w hi l e de a t h r e i n e d wa s n o t i n su b
, g ,

w
ct i G o d an d b ei n g t a m e d w a s m a de m e e t fo r l i
j e o n to ,

be y r t — so I sa
y i t far e s it h h e r ,n o w t ha t t he F ru it ,

o f li b e r ty i s c o m e a n d h a t h gr o wn u p a n d b e e n c u t
, ,

do wn a n d ga t h e r e d i
, n to t he ga r n e r a n d t he r e ha v e ,

b e e n c a r r ie d o u t fr o m it s u ch a s a r e a b l e t o b e a r fr u it ,

an d t h e y h a ve b e e n p l a n t e d o u t i
n t h e who l e w o r l d .

Is a . A s Es a ias sait h, The chi ldr e n of J a co b s ha l l bu d, an d

m “

f
Is r a e l s ha ll lou r i
s h, d t he wo r ld s ha ll be fi lle d wi
th hi
f an s

ru i
t . Hi
fr u it t h e n b e i
s n g di sp e r s e d i n t h e wh o le w o r l d
,

w
n a t u r a lly t h e r e i
s a fo r s a k in g a n d a r e m o v a l o f w ha t
h a d o n c e b o r n e fr u i t e ll ; (f o r o f t h e m a s c o n c e r n i
n
g ,

t h e fle s h Chr i s t wa s
,
p r o du c e d a n d t h e Ap o s t l e s ; ) b u t ,

n ow i
t i
s n o w n o m or e m eet fo r b e a r i
n
g . For a ll

t hi
n
g s wh i
c h h ave a b e gi
nni
n
g n ti
i m e, m u st n ee ds a ls o

ha v e an en d i
n ti
me .

2 T hu s s i n ce t he La w b e g a n fr o m Mo s e s i t e n de d i
§ . , n ,

w
du e c o u r s e i n J o hn Chr i st ha v i n g c o m e t o fu lfil it ;
,

S Lu k e a n d t h e r e fo r e t h e L a w a n d t he P r o he ts w it h t h m
.
p e r e e
“ 1 16
.

u n ti l J o hn J e r u s a l e m a l s o a cc o r din gl inn i
' '

e ve n .
y b e
g n
g
fr o m D a vi d a n d c o m ple t i ,
n g her p r o p e r ti m e s Th e g i v ,

i
n
g of the La w w a s t o ha ve an en d i
n t he r e ve l a t o n i
o f t he N e w Te s t a m e n t .
 3l 8 O n e GO D .

Bo os
.
1 . P r o ph e t : Ma n . be i
n
g i
n ho n o u r ha th no un de r s ta n di
n
g :
1 0

he s e n s e le s s
v

d the be a s ts , d m a de l ike
o
"
is co m u n to
p a re an

u n to t he m .

C u nr .
It i
s t h e r e fo r e one o n ly a n d t he sam e Go d, W h o fo l ds
y
1 .
the He a v e n l i
k e a s c r o l l, a n d r e n e w s t he fa c e o f t h e e a r t h
’
O ne GO D W h o m a de t h i n g s t e m p o r a l fo r m a n s s a k e
,
t ha t r i p eni ng

a m o n g t h e m h e m i h t b e a r t h e fr u i t o f im m t l i
t d
g o r a
y, a n

W ho b r i
n gs i
n o ve r an d a b o ve e te r n al t hi
n gs f o r Hi
s
’
l 7 o wn
E p ll i . . . He m a y s he w to t he a g e s to co m e
m e r cy s s ak e ,
tha t
t he u n u tte r a ble r i
che s o H i o o dn e s s ; W ho w a s a n n o u n c
f s
g
e d by t h e La w a n d t h e P r o p h e t s , Who m C hr i s t a vo we d

to b e H is F a t h e r N o w He a n d n o o t h e r is t h e Ma k e r , .

13 a , m a n d He i
Ki s G o d o v e r a ll
, As Es a i as sai t h : I a m wi tn e s s , .

1 0' 1 1
i
th t he Lo r d Go d, d big S er va n t, t o m I ha ve cho s e n ,
'

sa an

t ha t y e m a y k n o w, a n d be l i e ve a n d u n de r s ta n d, t ha t I a m

He .B efo r e fil e t he r e w a s n o o the r Go d, a n d s ha ll n o t be
a
f ter Me . I a m Go d, a nd wi
tho u t Me t he r e i
s n on e t ha t
Ib . xl i
. s a ve th . I ha ve de cla r e d an d ha ve s a ve d . An d a ga i
n ,
I
a m t he firs t Go d, an d o ve r t he thi
n s to
g co m e , I a m .

For He sa i
th n o t the s e t hi
n gs i
n co n si
s t e n t ly , n or lo f
ti
ly , n or n b o a sti
i n g : but i
t bei m po s si
ng i b le wi
t h o u t Go d
t o le a r n f Go d, H e t e a ch e s m e n b y H i
o s Wo r d t o k n o w

Go d . Yo u s e e t h a t t o s u c h a s a r e i
gn o r a n t o f t he s e
t hi
n gs, an d t h e r e fo r e t hi
nk t ha t t he y ha v e fo u n d nu

S . Ma tth .
o t he r F a t h e r , on e j u s t ly sa
y s, Ye do err, n ot kn o wi
n
g t he

S c r ip t u r e s , n or the p o we r f
o Go d .

§ 2 .
For our Lo r d an d M ste a r i
n th a t a n swe r wh i
ch He
m a de to t he S a ddu co e s i wh o sa
y t h ere i
s no r e su r r e c

Go o and ti
on, an d t h e r e b y di
s h o n o u r Go d an d di
s p a r a g e t h e La w,
t he R e
su r r c ti
e on did at on ce af fir m t he R e su r r e c t io n an d r e ve a l t he D e it
y,
i
ng t o t h e m , Ye do not kn o wi t he S cr i tu r e s ,
Ih . sa
y u n er r , n
g p
l b 3 1, . n or t he p o we r of Go d For . i g t he R e s u r r e cti
co n ce r n n on

t h He , of the de a d, ha ve y e
sa i n o t r e a d w ha t i
s s o ke n b
p y
Go d, sa i
n , I
y g a m t he Go d f
o A br a ha m an d t he Go d f
o

d the Go d J a co b ? An d H e a dde d, He i
S . L k u e Is a a c an o
f s n ot

Go d de a d, bu t vi
li ll l i
a o
f t he f
o the n
g :
f or a ve u n to

Hi
m . He r e by y o u ,
se e , He m a de i
t p la in
,
H e W h
t ha t
o

s p a k e fr o m t h e b u sh t o Mo s e s ,
a n d m an ife s t e d Hi m se lf
 Hts \V o u r) sp a ke to M seo s,
g a ve us t he It e s a r r w tt o h ’
. 3 19

to be t he Go d of t he F a the r s , He i
s t he Go d o f t he
Li
ving . F o r wh o i
s Go d of t he vi
Li n , bu t
g t h e sa me
W ho i
s G o d, an b o v e W ho m is n o o t he r Go d \V ho m
d a
?

t he P r o ph e t D an i
e l a ls o p r o cl im e d w he n C y r u s K in g a

’
hi
p L el He sai
d, Be ca u s e I wo r s hi
p n ot ido ls m a de
wi
th ha n ds , bu t the Go d, Who e s ta bli
she d

d Ea r t h, ha th p r/ we
a nd a ll lesh A ai h
an or er
f g n e .

sa i
d, ll wo r s hi
I wi p t h e L ord my G o d,
f or H e i
s t h e Ib 2 3 . .

He t h e r e fo r e W ho wa s w o r shi
p p e d b y t h e P r o phe t s
.

as vi
Li n
g G o d, He i
s t he Go d o f t he l i vin g, a n d H i s

“ o r d ; W ho
'
b o th s pak e to Mo s e s, an d re b u k e d t he
S a ddu c e e s , andga v e u s t h e t e s u r r e e t io n : t o s u ch a s
are b li
nd m ak i
n g kn o w n b o t h : I m e a n t he R e s u r r e c
ti
on an d Go d . f He i
For i s Go d n ot o f t h e de a d b u t
of vi
t he li n g, an f i
d i n t hi
s p la ce He i
s c a ll e d t h e G o d

of t he F a t he r s who ar e a sle e
p, un do u b t e dly t he y l i
ve

u n to Go d an d ha v e n ot pe r i
s h e d, b e i
n
g chi
ldr e n o
f the 8 Lu k e .

Jt es a r r e e twa ’
. Bu t t he { e s u r r e ct i
on i
s o ur Lo r d Hi
m
sel f: ac c o r di
ng to Hi
s o wn w o r ds , I a m t he It es a r r e e
ti a nd the D f An d t h e F a t h e r s Hi
s S on s fo r
'

on e . ar e :

w
i
t i
s sa i
d
b y t he P r o p h e t , Thy S o n s a r e rh o/1e n o te The ; X 1V

a s Th
y F a th er s Ch ris t t h e.r e f or e H i
m s e l f, i
t h t h e Ya

t he r , i
s Go d o f t h e l i
vi n g , \V h o s p a k e u n t o M o s e s , Wh o

wa s a lso m an i
fe s t e d t o t h e F a t he r s .

An d t e a c h i
n
g t h i
s sa m e le s s o n He sa i
d t o the J e w s,
8
Yo u r F a th er Abr a h am r ejo i
ce d t ha t he m i
g ht s ee M y d a f
y, v fi ,

i F o r w hy ? Ab r a h a m be t k e d i
t, a n d wa s gla d
gr
a d saw
n a e .
m /
i - “

Go d, an d i
t wa s e m f/ a n te d u n to hi
m f or r g/hte o us ne ss .

n de e d, t h t H e i
r s t, i
Fi s Go d
a
a lo n e , t he M ke a
r o f He a AW “
h am s
’

ve n an d Ea r t h ; an d ne xt , t ha t He W l ll ma k e his see di
s ?i
n
C u a Ia t
as t he s tar s of He a v e n . T his is t ha t whic h po ke n
is s

o f b y P a u l, As li g hts i n t he w o r ld . J u s t l y t h e r e fo r e ,
ii .

9
W O ED
.

n g hi
le a v i s e a r t hly k i n dr e d, did he fo ll o w t he
l e a di
n g he r e t h e li
fe o f a st r a n ge r , t ha t he m i
ght ha ve
hi
s z e n s hi
c it i p wit h t he l V o n D .

An d j u s t ly did t h e A p o s t le s a l so ,
n g t he i
ha v i r bi
r th § 4 o
 320 O u r LO RD Abr a ha m o be
y ed a n d e xa lte d .

w w
Bo o x 4 . fr o m Ab r a h a m , l e a v e t he sh i
p an d t he i
r F a the r , an d
WO RD
gs
w
/ ‘ h
tt '
fo llo t he J u s t ly t h e n
. li
ke i
se do w e , h a v i
n g

w
t he sam e fa it h i t h Ab r a h a m ,
t ake u
p our Cr o s s , as

Is a a c hi
s W o o d a n d fo ll o,
.

T he For i
n Ab r a h a m , m a n k i
n d ha d l e a r n e d b e fo r e a n d ,

fid 3$l§i h
p° e
s a dfo ll o w t h e W o r d o f
be e n u se d, t o Go d Si n ce. in

w
d e e d Ab r a h a m a cc o r di n g t o h is fait h ha v i
n g fo ll o w e d
xx ii .
, ,

’
( t h e c o m m a n dm e n t o f G o d s W o r d di d it h a r e a dy
Ab h m ra a
,

mi
w
n d gi v e u p hi s onl b e go t t e n a n d b e lo v e d s o n f or a
y
-

w
s a cr i fic e u n t o Go d : t h a t G o d a ga in m igh t b e e ll p l e a s
’
e d t o a ffo r d u n t o Ab r a h a m s h o l e s e e d Hi s o n ly b e g o t -

t e n a n d de a r ly b e l o v e d S o n t o b e a S a c r i fic e fo r o u r
r e de m p t i on .

5 Ab r a h a m t h e r e fo r e di
. d v e h e m e n t ly e x u l t b e i n g a Pr o ,

:Qfllt d
’
p h e t e
a n d s e e in g by t h
,
e S p ir it t h e d a
y o f t h e L ord s

A dv e n t a n d t h e o r de r i n g o f Hi
,
s Pa ssi on b y wh o m h e ,

w
a l s o hi m s e l f a n d a l l wh o b e l i e ve i ,
n Go d a s h e b e li e ve d ,

w
e r e b e gi nn i n g t o b e s ave d .

an dk w It fo ll o s t h a t t o A b r a h a m o u r Lo r d w a s n o t u n
ne ,
H m l
k n o w n Wh o s e D a y h e de s i r e d t o see : n or e t the F a
, y
t h e r o f o u r Lo r d F o r h e h a d l e a r n e d o f t h e W O RD o f
.

t h e LO RD a n d b e l i e v e d Hi m : w h e r e fo r e a l s o i
, t wa s a o

w
c o u n t e d u n t o him b y t h e Lo r d f o r r igh t e o u s n e s s S e e .

od M

w
in
g i
t is t he F ai t h h ic h i s t o w a r ds G o st H ig h ,

Ib xiv .hi ch j u s t ifi e s a m a n : a n d t h e r e fo r e h e s a id I will l i

.
f t ,
22 '

u
p m i
n e ha n d r
an t o t he Mo s t
Hi g h G o d, W ho e s t a b li
s he d

H e a ve n an d E a r th . Bu t a ll t h is t h e y t r y t o o ve r tu r n

w
w ho ar e e vi
l -
mi
n de d, on a cc o u n t o f one e x p r e s s io n ,
an d
t ha t a ssu r e dl y n o t e ll un de r s t o o d am on g t he m .

C H AP . I m e a n , w he r e our Lo r d, de cl a r i
n
g Hi
m s e lf t o Hi
s

3
Th ir e
Di pl e s , h o w H e is Hi
s ci m s e lf t he
l e dg e o f t h e F a t h e r a n d r e p r o vi
W o r d W h o g iv e s k n o w
n g the Je s w h o t h o u gh t
,
,

w ,

t h e y ha d G o d e v e n w h i le t he y m a k e v o id t he W o r d o f
s k n o w n —s a i
,
z

S . Ma t th . Hi m b y Wh o m Go d i
‘

d N o o n e kn o we th t he , ,

glfii S t bu t t he F a t he r i
’
t he r kn o we th t he F a the r bu t
‘

or ne an on e
k e , y
22
13 '
t he S on , a n d he t o w ho m t he S o n ll r e ve a l Hi
wi m . Th u s
b o th M t the w
a ha t h se t i
t do w n , an d Lu k e a ls o , a n d Ma r k,

t he ve r s a ti
le t hi
n g fo r J o hn o mi
t s t hi
s p a s s a ge .
 22 No u n k n o wn Go d,
O
0 as t he y p r a t

B0 0 1: 4 . ha n d, t h e F a th er a ga n i a lo n e k n o we t h H i
s o wn W o rd .

An d t h a t b o t h t h e s e t h i
n
g s ar e as I ha v e sa i
d, t h e Lo r d
h a t h de cl a r e d . An d t h e r e fo r e t h e S o n by m an i fe s t a t io n
o f Hi
m s el f r e ve a l s t he k n o w l e dg e o f the F a t h er F or .

t he m an fe s t a t io n
i o f the S on i
s t he k n o wl e dg e o f the
F a t h er : fo r b y t h e W o r d a ll t h i
n
g s ar e m a de m a n i
fe s t .

W h e r efo r e ,
to t e a ch u s t ha t the S o n W ho i
s co m i
n
g
i
s t he sam e W ho m a k es the F a t h e r k n o wn to s u ch as

b e li m , He
e v e Hi s ai
d to Hi
s D i
s ci l e s
p N o ,
man kn o we th
t he F a the r bu t t he S on , n or the S on bu t t he F a the r , an d
t ho s e t o w ho m s o e ve r t he S on wi
ll r e ve a l Hi
m t e a ch i
n g o f
Hi
m s e lf an d t h e F a t he r , as t he t r u t h i
s , t ha t we m i g h t
n ot r ece i
ve an o t h er F a t he r , sav e Him W h o i
s r ev e a l e d

b y t he S o n .

§ 4 . N o w He i
s t he F r a m er o f He a v e n an d Ea r th : as i
s
H R IS T
sh e wn by our
’
L o r d s di n ot the re t e n de d F a
ru e,
sco u r se s :
p
he y
a ls e
t h e r w ho ha t h b e e n i n ve n t e d b
y M a r cion, or by Va l e n
ti
nu s, or b y Ba s i lide s , o r b y C a r p o c r a t e s , or Si
m on , or

t he o th r e Gn o s t i
c s fa l s e l
y so c a ll e d F or . n on e o f t he s e
wa s t he S o n o f G o d, b u t Chr i
s t J e su s our Lo r d w a s ; t o
W ho m the m e t h o d t h ey p r a ct s ie i
s ev n e co n t r a r y, i
n
“ ”
‘
[hey t ha t t he y da r e t o a n n o u n ce an u n k n o wn Go d . Bu t
on tr a
i et t h ey ou
g h t t o li
s t en to t hi
s
g
a i h ei
a n st
t r o wn s el v e s .

he m
e l ve s
s He
F o r ho w i u n k n o wn , wh o i
s k n o wn b y t h e m s e lv e s ?
F o r w ha t s o e v e r i
s k n o wn b u t b y a fe w, i s n o t w h o ll
y
un k n o wn . Bu t our Lo r d s a i
d n o t , t ha t t h e F a t h e r a n d
t he S on co u ld n o t b e k n o wn at a ll , el s e w e r e Hi
s Ad

v n e t su
p e F o r w hy c a m e H e h i
r flu o u s . t h e r ? To s a y t o
“
u s, Th in k n o t o f s e ek i G o d, f o r He i s u n k n o wn , a n d
n
g
y e s h a ll n o t fi n d Hi
m ? ”
as the Va l e n t in ia n s feig n t ha t
C hr i
st a ls o sa i
d to the i
r ZE o n s . Bu t t hi
s i
s m e r e ly
va i
n . R a t h er t he Lo r d i
n s t r u ct e d u s, t ha t n o on e ca n
’
k n o w G o d, e x c ep t u
p on G o d s t e a chi
n
g
b
: i . e .
,
t h a t wi
th
ou t G o d, G o d i
s n o t k n o wn : an d t h a t fo r Go d t o b e
k n o wn is t s e l f t h e fr ee wi
i l l o f t h e F a t h er F o r t he y -
.

s ha ll kn o w H i m , t o w ho m t he S o n wi ll r e ve a l Hi m .

§ 5 . An d t o t hi s e n d di
d t h e F a t h e r r e v e a l t he S o n , t ha t
b or “ de cr e e i
ng
”
La t .
“
do c e n t e .
”
 Go d the F a the r r e ve a le d Hi
m s e lf i
n the S on . 32 3

b y Hi
m He mi
g h t b e m an i
fe s t e d t o al l m en , an d t ha t
s u ch as e v e Hi
b el i m , b ei i h t e o u s , He m eiv e
n
g r
g a
y rec

n to i
i i d i
n co r r u
p t o n, an n to e t e r n a l r efr e shm en t : (n ow t o To b e
£3 3;
6
ev e H im , is t o do His wi
b e li ll :
) b u t t h o s e wh o b el i
ev e
no t, d t h e r e fo r e fly fr o m Hi
an s li h t , H e w i
g l l j u s tl
y s hu t

u
p in t o t h e da r k n e s s w h i
ch t h e
y h a v e c h o s e n fo r t h e m
s e lve s To a ll t h er e fo r e t h e F a t h e r h a t h r e v e a l e d Hi
. m
s el f
,
i
n m aki
n
g H i
s W ord v si
bli e to a ll : an d t he W o r d
a
g ia nin b e in
g s ee n b y a ll, w a s s h e win
g t o a l l t h e F a

t he r a n d t h e S o n An d t h e r efo r e t h e j u dg e m e n t o f Go d
.

i
s j u s t u p o n a ll t ho s e w h o h a v e s een a li
k e , b u t ha ve n ot

b e lie ve d a l i ke .

F or by t he ea tu r e t s e l f do t h t h e W o r d
i ev ea l
so cr r
§ 6 ,

Go d t h e Cr e a t o r , d b y t h e w o r l d t h e Lo r d, t h e F r a m
an

er o f t he W o r l d, a n d b y t h e h a n dy wo r k t h e A r t i fic e r -

W ho m o u l de d i
t, an d b y t h e S o n t ha t F a t h e r o f W ho m
t he Son i s b e g o t t en : w hich t hi n
g s a ll i
n dee d al k e di
i s

c o u r s e o f, b u t t h e
y do bel iev e
n ot al i
ke .

Bu t b y t h e La w a n d t he P r o ph e t s i n li k e m a n n e r di d
t h e W o r d p r e a ch b o t h Hi m s el f a n d t h e F a t h er : a n d
whi l e t h e w h o l e p e o pl e h e a r d a l i k e a ll di d n o t a li ke ,

b e li ev e An d b y t h e s a m e W o r d m a de v is ib l e a n d t a n
.
,

ib l t h F a t he r w a s de cla r e d t h h a ll di d n o t a li k e
g e , e o u
g ,

b e li ev e Hi m ; y e t a ll s a w t h e F a t h e r i n t h e S o n : fo r
t ha t w h i ch i s in vi sib l e o f t he S o n i s t h e F a t h er an d ,

t ha t w h i ch i s vi si b l e o f t h e F a t h er i s t he S o n .

An d f o r t h i s c a u s e a ll i n Hi s r e s e n c e S a k e o f C hr i s t A 11
p p w , sa

a n d u s e d t he N a m e o f Go d Ye a a n d dem o n s s ee i
. n, g ,

d W k h W h h h s
i zz
t he S o n w o l s e n o w T e e o T o a r t t e l l k ar
u a
y u o

, , ,

Ho ly O n e of Go al An d t h e D e vi
. l t e m pt i n g Hi m wh en ,

h e s a w Hi m sai d If Tho u be the S o n of Go d : a ll o f s M t th

, ,
. a .

v 3 1 ’
a n d s ea k i n g o f t h e S o n a n d o f t he F a t h e r
“
t h e m s ee i n
g p ,

b u t n o t a ll b e li e vi n
g H im .

For i t wa s m ee t t h a t t h e Tr u t h s ho u l d r e ce i ve t e s t i
7 .

m o n y fr o m a ll a n d s h o u l d b e a j u dg e m e n t u n t o s a lv a
,
gay s

ti on o f t he m t h a t be l i ev e a n d u n t o c o n dem n a t io n o f f wit
,
oes
t n e ss 0
t h e m t ha t b el i e ve n o t : t h a t a ll m i g h t b e j u stl
y j u dge d t h i wn , e r o
d m °o
a n d t h a t t he F a i t h wh i ch i s t o wa r ds t h e F a t h e r a n d t h e

Y 2
 324 Go d a n d cr e a ti
o n kn o w t ha t C hr i
st i
s GO D He te a che s . us .

Bo o s 4 . S on m i g ht b e a
pp r o ved b
y a l l , I m e a n , c o n fi r m e d b y a l l ;
r e c ei
vi t e stim fr o m a ll ; b o t h fr o m i t w i t h t
n
g on
y s o n ,
n a

t h ey ar e fr ie n ds , an d fr o m al i
en s , in t ha t t h e y a r e e n e
mi
es . F o r t ha t pr o o f i
s tr u e an d i n c a a b l e o f c o n t r a di
p c

ti
on, w hic h e v e n fr o m it s v er y a dv e r s a r i
e s dr a w s ou t t he

p ar ti
cu l a r s
0
o f i
ts ev de n c e ; wh i
i l e t h ey at fir s t b y t he i
r

o wn s i ht
g ar e co n v n c i ed of a t hi
n
g as a c t u a ll
y p r ese n t ,

an d b e a r wi
tn es s , an d i m p ly i t t o be s o : b u t a ft e r wa r ds
b r e ak ou t i
n to ho s t i
lit y , a n d t u r n a ccu s er s , an d wo u l d
fa i
n ha v e t h e i
r o wn t es ti
m on y un tr u e .

Go d an d We c o n cl u de t ha t i
t wa s n ot One wh o w a s k n o wn ,
His cr e a

tu r e Wi
t an d a n o th er wh o sai
d, No man kn o we th the F a the r ;
n e ss
bu t on e an d t he sam e ,
un der W ho m t he F a t h er wa s

p ut t i
n
g a ll t hi
n gs ; W ho a lso r e c ei
vet h t e s t i
m o n y fr o m
a ll , t h a t He i
s t r u ly Ma n an d t ha t H e i
s tru l
y G od:

—
f m ro t hefr o m t h e S p i
F a the r ,rit fr o m An g e l s ; fr o m ,

t h e cr e a t u r e it s el f fr o m m e n a n d fr o m
,
a o st a t e s i
p p rit s ,

a n d de m o n s ; fr o m t h e E n e m y a n d l a s t o f a ll fr o m de a t h ,

i t s el f .

T he S o n An d t h e S o n i n a ll t h i n
g s m i ni st e r in g t o t he F a th er ,
r e ve a l e d
t he F 3 .
fu lfil s t h e m fr o m b e g in n in g t o e n d ; a n d w it h o u t Him
t he r i
F o r t h e k n o w l e dg e o f t h e F a
n
n o m a n c a n k n o w Go d
ol de n .

ti
m e to o t h er i s the
, S o n ; b u t t h e k n o wl e dg e o f t h e S o n i s i n

t he F a t her a n d i s r ev e a l e d b
, y t h e S on : a n d t h e r e fo r e

our Lo r d sa i
d, N o m a n kn o we th t he S o n bu t t he F a the r ;
n or the F a the r , bu t t he S o n , an d t o who m s o e ve r t he S on
wi
ll r e ve a l Hi
m :
“
Will r e ve a l ”
b ei
n
g n ot s
p ok en o f t he
fu t u r e on ly , as t ho u g h the W o r d t he n b eg a n t o m a k e
k n o wn t he F a ther , w h en H e w a s b o r n o f Ma r y b u t ,

set do wn l a r g e ly as t hr o u g h o u t a ll t i
me d
. Be c a u s e fr o m
t he b egi nni n
g t h e S o n abi din
g b y t h e w ork o f Hi
s o wn
h a n ds , r e v e a l s t h e F a t h e r u n t o a l l, wh o m the F a t he r
wi
ll s , an d wh en He w i
l ls , an d as H e wi
ll s . An d t h er efo r e
i
n a ll an d t hr o u g h a ll i
s O n e Go d t he F a t h er , an d on e

W ord ,
an d one Son, an d one S pi
rit, an d on e s a lva t i
on

to a ll ev e in Him
wh o b e l i .

‘3 Sin g u la :
‘1 A n d th e r e
f
e r h a ps
or e our
— ll
si
a
gilla
ti
me
, s e a ls
. The se
.

A dd 1 2 15 6
.
q
w o r ds a r e u o t e d i
.
n
E .
Sy r aci i
n t he Ms.
 32 6 The F a the r kn o wn by the S o n Who do es a ll .

Bo on 4 . As P a u l a ls o t es ti
fi es, sa i
y g
n , t h at we are son s o f Ab r a

gg
L f hi
ha m di
n t o t h e li
k e n es s o s fait h d t he pr o
a cco r
g , an

mi
se o f hi nh e r i
s i ta n ce .

§ 3 . It i
s one t he r e fo r e an d the e sa m G o d, w h o c a ll e d
Ab r a h a m , d g a v e hi
anm the An d t his i s t he Pr o m i
se .

Ma k e r , t he s a m e w ho t hr o u g h Chr is t p r ep a r e s lig hts in

15 .

t he w o r ld, —
t h o s e wh o b e li
ev e fr o m a m o n g t h e G e n t ile s .

th H e , t h e li
i N o w y ou , s a i h f the wo r ld : i
a tt h o
g
S ‘ are t o
g e as
-
.
,
.

r
‘

Gen . i t h e s t a r s o f He a v en
xxi . .

17
Hi t h e r efo r e w e i h l de cla r e t o b e k n o wn b
'

m r
g t y y no

m an , s a ve t he S on, a n d t o wh o m s o e v e r t h e S o n s h a ll r e

ve a l Hi
m . Bu t t h e S o n m a k e s r e v e la t i
o n t o a ll , t o w h o m

i
t ple a s e s t h e F a th e r t o be k n o wn ; an d n e it h e r wi
th
’
ou t t he F a the r s
g d p l eoo
a su r e , n o r wit h o u t t he m i ni s

try o f the S on wi
l l a n y o n e k n o w Go d An d t h e r e fo r e .

S J o hn
. t h e Lo r d sa d t o t h e di
i s ci l e s , I
p a m t he w a y, t he tr u th,
Xi
v’
an d t he life . An d, N o m a n co m e t h u n t o t he F a t he r , bu t by
Me . If y e ha d kn o wn Me , y e s ho u ld ha ve kn o wn My F a
t her a ls o a n d fr o m he n cefor t h y e ha ve kn o wn H i
m, an d
seen Hi
m . W h e r eb y i
t is m an if est , tha t He i
s k n o wn

b y Hi
s S on , ie . by the W o r d
.
, .

J
e d,
e ws
§
t hi
n
4
“1
.

k
'

ce i
W h e r e fo r e
vin
g t h
t he
g
e W o r d o f G o d, b u t im a i
g n in
g t
J e ws
h a t t h e
y m a
y
ar e on e ou t fr o m G o d, no t re

k n o w t h e F a t he r b y Hi m s elf wit h o u t t h e W o r d, i e ,
E g to
th 8
. .

F311; wi th o u t t h e
. S on : n ot k n o wi
n
g t h a t G o d, W h o i
n h u m an
h
figggf Mo e s h o w
x
fo rm s
p a,
k e un to Ab r a h a m , an d a
g i a n un to s ,

E o d. He sa i
t h, I ha ve s u r e ly s e en t he vez
ca ti
on
f
o My p pe o le

i n Egyp t, a n d I a m co m e do wn to de li
ve r t he m . F or i
n

t h e s e t hi
n
g s t h e S on Who i
s the W ord of G o d, w a s
m a ki
n
g Hi
s arr an
g em en t s fr o m the b e ginni n
g ; t h e F a

t her h a vi
n
g n o n ee d f An g e l s , t o
o m a k e t h e w o r l d, a n d
to fo r m m an ,
fo r wh o s e s a k e i
n de e d t h e w o r l d w a s m a de :

n eit h e r a
g i a n n ee di
n
g an
y mi
nis tr
y fo r t h e s ha i
n
p g ou t
t h e t hin
g s w hic h w e re m a de , f o r t h e s e t t l em en t o f t ho s e
m a t t e r s w hich r e
g ar de d m a n , b u t h a vi
n
g an a b u n da n t an d
un s
p e a k ab le
p r ov s on ii f o r t ha t s e r vic e . F or t her e m i
n

i
s t e r s to Hi
m i
n a ll t ha t i
s Hi s , His Pr o e
g yn a n d t he

Im a g e t h e r e o f, i . e .
, t he Son a n d t he H o ly Gh o s t , H i
s
 Chr i
st i
r a s e d up s e e d to Abr a ha m and defe n de d i
t . 32 7

W ord an d Hi
s Wi
s do m : Who m a ll t he An gel s e e
s rv ,

an d ar e thei
r su b j e ct s .

Va i n t h e r efo r e ar e s u ch a s i
n t r o du c e a n o th r e un k n o wn
F a t h er , b e ca u s e of t his which i
s sa i
d, N o m a n kn o we th
t he F a t he r , bu t t he S on .

Va i
n to o i
s Ma i
rc on , an d his s e t, dr i
vin
g ou t Ab r ah a m CH AP .

21 :
11 1
fr o mhis i t a n c e ; t o wh o m t h e S p i
n h er i ri t b ea r s wi t n es s b y
m a n y, a n d e sp e ci a ll b P a u l , t ha t he be li e ve d Go d a n d i t Ab r
y y a
-

w a s co u n te d u n t o hi m f or r i g h t e o u s n e s s , a s a l s o t h e Lo r d,

fir s t o f a ll by p ii g
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H e s a y s , T ha t t he y s ha ll co m e f om
r t he e a s t, an d we s t, Rom . i
v .

a nd nor th, an d s ou t h, an d s ha ll s i
t do wn wi
th A br a ha m Ma tt h .

11
an dIs a a c an d J a co b i
n t he ki
n do m
g o
f He a ve n :
g a am
.

wh e r e H e sa
y s t o t h e J ew s , W he n y e s ha ll see
s Abr a ha m , ,
o
Lu k e
28
a n d Is a a c d J a co b, d ll t he n t he Ki
P r op he ts i
'

an a n
,
an
g
da m f oH e a ve n , a n d
y o u r s e lve s t hr u s t o u t .

It i s
p l ai n t h e r e fo r e , t h a t s u c h a s de n
y h is s a lv a t ion,

a n d de vi s e a n o t h e r G o d, b e s i de s Hi m w h o m a de t h e p r o
mi s e t o Ab r a h a m , a r e wi t h o u t t h e Ki n do m o f G o d n d
g , a

ha v e l o s t t h e h e r i
tage of i
n co r r u
p t i
o n : a n n u ll n ig an d b la s
p h e mi
n
g G o d, W ho b r i
n
g s i
n to t he Ki
n
g do m o f H e a v en
Ab r a h a m an d his s ee d ,
w hich
is t h e C h u r c h, b
y C hr i
st

J e su s, to W ho m i
s co m m i
t t e d b o t h t h e a do p t i
o n , an d se e d t he

the i
nh e r i
tan w hi ch i romi s e d t o A b r a ha m
Ch u r ch
ce s
p .

F o r t he Lo r d m a in tain e d t h e c a u s e o f hi s s e e d, r e le a s § 2 .

i
n
g t h e m fr o m cha i
n s, an d i g t he m t o
c a ll n s al v a t o n : i as

H e did i n t he ca s e o f the wo m an w ho wa s cu r ed by
Hi
m, sa i
y g
n e xp r e s s ly to t h o s e , w ho ha d n o t fa it h li
ke
’
Ab r a h a m s, Ye hyp o cr i
te s , do t h n o t e a ch o n e o
f y ou on t he Ib 1 5 , 1 6 . .

S a bba t h da y lo o s e , a n d le a d a way , a n d wa te r , hi s o r: o r his

a s s ? An d t his w o m a n , be i a da u ht er o A b r a ha m , w ho m
n
g g f
S a t a n ha d bo u n d e i g ht e en
y e a r s , o u ht s he n o t t o be lo o s e d
g
r o m t his b o n d on e S a b ba t h da
f t h y
P la i
n i
t is t h e r efo r e, t ha t t h o s e w h o li k e Ab r a h a m b e Th e La w
f b d
l ie v e d Him , H e l o o s e d, an d g a v e t h e m hf e ; do m g n o

figgfi
E
m
t hi
n
g b e y o n d t h e La w , t h o u gh H e he a l e d o n t h e S a b t
b a t h da y . F o r t h e La w di
dnot fo r b id m e n t o b e hea l e d
 8 28 N o la w fo r ba de g o o d o n the sa bba th Ki
n
g D. av da P r i
i e s t,

BO O K 4 . on t he S a b b a th, se e n ig i
t b o th u se d to ci
r cu m ci
s e t h em

on t h a t da y , a n d di r e c t e d t he P r i
e st s t o fu l fil t h ei
r mi
n

i
str ios fo r t h e p e o pl e ; y e a , a n d fo r b a de n ot a tt e n da n ce
on du m b cr ea t u r e s . Si
lo a ft en wr o u g ht
e
to o o cu r es on

t he S ab b a th : an d t h e r efo r e m a n y w e r e s i
ttin
g by i
t on

t h e S a b b a t h da y .

F o r t h e La w b a de t h e m ab st a n i fr o m a ll s er vil e w o r k ,

ie. . fr o m a ll de s i
r e f gai
on , whi ch is k e t a ct i
p ve b
y t r ad

i d b y t he o t h e r de a li s o f t h e w o r ld : b u t wo r k s
n
g, an n
g
r e la t i
n
g t o t h e s o u l, t h e i
n s t r u m e n t s wh e r e o f a r e a dv c ie
an d g oo d di
s co u r s e s , i
n aid of our n ei g h b o u r s, —
th es e
An d o u r He e c o m m e n de d t o b e do n e An d h er e b y t he Lo r d r e
r .

L
gf fi
l
w e al fu t e d t h o s e w h o r e p r o a c h e d H i m u n j u s t ly f o r h e a l i n
g on
mg
t he S a b b a th F o r H e w a s n o t u n do i
. n
g b u t fu l filli n
g t h e ,

La w ; p e r fo r m i t h e w o r k o f a n Hi h P r i e st it i
n
g g p p
ro a ,

ti G o d fo r m a n a n d cl e a n s i
n t h e Le r o u s c urin t h e
n
g g p
, g ,

Num si ck a n d Hi m s e l f dy i n t h at b an i s h e d Ma n m i ht c o m e
.
, g g ,
XX X “ 28
o u t o f hi s c o n de m n a t i a n d r et u r n wi t h o u t fe a r t o h i
'

on , s

o wn i n he r ita n c e .

§ 3 ,
Mo r e o v e r hu n gr y p er s o n s w er e n o t fo r b idden b y t h e
,

La w t o t a k e fo o d o n t h e S a b b a t h o f s u c h t hi n
g s as

w e r e a t h a n d; a l t h o u g h t h e y w e r e fo r b i dde n t o r e a p a n d
g a the r in to t h e b ar n A n d t h e r efo r e t h e L o r d s a.id to
t h o s e wh o w e r e a c c u s i n
g H is D i s ci l e s
p f o r
p l u c k i
n
g a n d ,

S , Lu k e e a t in g e a r s o f c o r n Ha ve y e n o t e ve n r e a d tha t which ,

D av d di
i d, w he n he wa s an hu n gr e d ho w he w e n t i
n t o t he

ho u s e f
o Go d, an d di
d ea t t he s he wbr e a d, an d g a ve u n to

t he m t ha t we r e wi
t h hi
m ; whi
ch i
t wa s n o t l a wfu l t o ea t,
bu t f or t he P r i
e s ts a lo n e —
by t h e w o r ds o f t h e La w ex

ens n i g Hi s ci l e s ,
s di
p an d im p ly i
n
g t h at Pr i
e sts a r e
p er
’
Ki
ng mi
tte d t o a ct fr e e ly . An d D a v id i n Go d s s ig h
, t ,
h a d
3
b e e n de c r e e d t o b e a Pr i
es t, a lt ho u S a u l wa s p e r s e
g h
cu ti
n
g hi
m . For e v er y r i
g h t e o u s Ki
n
g h a th a
p ri
e s t l y
s t a ti
on .

b ly
9
By m i
omp S
. C
s ta
o hn i
.
k
x 7 wi
.
e
J
f o r B e the s da , p r o b a
t h v 3, 9
ba t h da y s di
wa i t e d on H i
.
d He cu r e , whe r ef o r e m a n y
m o n t he S a bba t h da y : b u t
[ Mr H a r ve y fo r E t S ilo a e t ia m , wo u l d s till t h e m e n tio n o f o u r
. .

o r d he r e L
r ead Et S i lo a , e t j a m t r a n s l a t i
n g t hu s , w o u l d s e e m r a t he r t o i
’
n te r r u pt Ir e S .

A n d a t S ilo a , y e a a n d of t e n o n t he S a b n ae u s l i n e o f t ho u gh t .
 330 The Ho u s e ho lde r , Go d; the n ew a n n s fr o m Hi
d o ld thi m
g .

BO OK 4 . sam e . F o r t h e Ho u s e h o l de r i
s t h e L o r d, w h o r ul es ov er
t he w h o l e h o u s e o f hi
s F a t h er : W ho t o the s la v e s i
n

dee d, an d t h o s e wh o ar e y t e un di
s ci l i
p n e d, de li
v e r s t he

ch i
La w , w h i s it e d t o t he m
su ; b u t t o t he fr ee an d to
t ho s e j u s t ifi e d b y fa it h , g ivin g t
p p r e ce
a
p t s, an d t o t he
so n s r e ve al n i g t h eir
p p
ro er i
n he r i
t a n ce .

W ho A s fo r t h e S cr i
b es a n d T e a ch e r s o f the Ki
n
g dom of

i
s H e a v e n , b y t h e m H e m e a n t Hi s o wn di s ci l es
p : o f wh o m
a ls o H e els e wh e r e s a i
t h t o t h e J e w s , Be ho l d, I s en d to
m 34
wi d i
be s , d te a che r s , d f t he m
° °

y ou se m en , an s cr an an som e o

y e s ha ll ki
ll, d p e r s e cu te
an
f rom i
ty to
c ci
ty .

w ha t t he Ag a i
n, b y t he n e w a n d o ld t hi
n
g s w hi
ch ar e b r o u g ht
tr e a su r e
ou t o f t he t r e a su r e , He m e an s qu e s t io n a b ly t he t w o
un

T e s t a m en t s : w h e r e o f t h e O l d ch h a d e xi
wh i s t e d b e fo r e ,

is c h a r a c t er ize d b
y t h e
g g
iv i
n o f t h e La w ; t h e N e w, b y

x
a m ann er o f life which b e c o m e t h t h e G o s p el ; c o n ce r n

Ps . cvi
. i
n
g w h i
c h D av i
d sai
t h, Si
n
g un to t he Lo r d a n ew s on
g .

h a . m a s, S i
An d E s a i n
g un to t he Lo r d a n ew hy m n ; t he be
1 0’1 2
g i
nni
n
g t h f
er eo ,
g lor i
fy His N ame
“
f om
r t he e n d of t he
ear th, t he y de cla r e Hi
s i
v r tu e s i
n the i
s la n ds . An d J e r e
Je r , xxxi
.
mi
ah sai
t h, Be ho ld, sa i
th he , I wi
ll m a ke a n ew te s ta
m e n t, m a de wi
n ot as I
th y o u r a the r s in f Mo un t H o r eb .

Bo t h Te s t a m e n t s h o w e v e r a r e t h e r e vel a t i
on of on e an d
t he sam e H o u s eh o l der ; the W ord o f G o d, our Lo r d J e
su s C hr i
st : W ho s
p ak e b o th to Ab r a ha m an d Mo s e s ,

an d to u s i
n our n e w e sta t e es t o r e d
r li
b e r ty, an d mul
ti
p l i
e d t h e
g r a c e w hich i s of Him s el f .

§ 2 ,
For or e, M
sai t h H e , t ha n i
t he Te mp le
s he r e N ow .

Si
‘tt h '
kgsf
i
m or e an d le s s ar e term s u s e d, n o t o f t h o s e t h in
g s w h i
c h
Wh at t he ha v e no t hi
n
g i
n co m m on wi t h e a ch o t h e r , a n d w hi ch a r e
mo r e
o f a co n tr a r y n atu r e , an d i
n m u t u a l di
s c o r d, b u t o f s u ch

as ar e o f t he sa m e m o de o f su b si
s t e n c e, d pa r t a k e
an

o f one an o the r , b u t di
ffe r onl
y i
n nu mb er an d i
n
g r ea t

n es s as wa t e r fr o m w a t er , d li
an
g h t f rom l i
g h t , a n d

g rac
ge fr o m r a ce . Th u s , t he g i ft is g r e a t e r o f t h a t
ch i
La w wh i s b e s t o we d o n u s fo r li
b e r t y , t ha n o f t h a t
w hi ch i s give n fo r s e r v i t u de : a n d t h e r e fo r e i
t i
s n o t fo r
o n e n ation bu t i s di ffu s e d o ve r t h e wh o l e wo r l d : y e t t he
 Our fe a lty ri
t o O n e F a the r , S o n , S p i t, W ho lo ve s us . 33 1

Lo r d i
s on e an d t he sam e, wh o i
s m o r e t ha n the Te m
41’
:5:
1
l
p ,e an d m o r e t ha n S o lo m o n , d gi
an ve s m e n m o r e t ha n
d, i
J o n a s di . e .
,
His o wn P r e s e n c e, a n d t h e R e s u r r e c t i
on

fr o m t h e de a d: no t h o w ev e r ch a n
g i
n g G o d, n or
p r e a chin g
a n o th r e F a t h er , b u t t h e Ver y sam e ; W ho a l wa
y s ha t h a

l a r g e r m e a s u r e fo r t h o s e o f Hi
s o wn h o u s e h o l d : An d as

J
t he i
r l o v e t o wa r ds G o d dv a n c e s , Hi s gift s b e c o m e m o r e
a

an d r e a t e r ; a s t h e Lo r d a l s o sai d t o Hi s D i s ci l e s , Ye s o hn
g p .

s ha l l s e e e ve n r e a te r t hi
n s t ha n t h A d P l i
t h
g g e s e n a u s a ,
.

N o t t ha t I ha ve dy r e ce i a lr e a
v e d, o r a m
j u s tifie d, o r a m a l P h i
l .

r ea d a de n ow i a r t, a n d we
y m p f e r e ct F or w e k n
.
p p ro

e rfe ct i
9'
h i ar t B u t w he n t h a t whi ch i m
p es
y n
p . s
p s co e,

the n t hin s w hi
g ch a r e in
p a r t s ha l l be do n e a wa
y .

A s t h e n , wh e n t h a t w h i ch i e r fe c t c o m e t h , w e s h a ll W e wa i
s
p t

s e e n o o t h er F a t h e r , b u t Him W ho m w e n o w de s i r e to

see ; (fo r Ble s s e d are t he p u r e in he ar t,

f or t he
y s ha ll s e e

Go d i
t h er w e t o wa i t f o r a n o t h e r Chr i st o r S o n S a t t ho
n e ar e
y
o

M
V
W ho i W
'

o f G o d, b u t Hi
m s o f t he Vi r
g i
n ar
y h o ,

a ls o n W ho m
s u ffe r e d a n d i we ev e a n d W h o m w e
b e li
—(
, ,

lo v e as E sa i
as sa it h, An d t he y s ha ll s ay in t ha t da ,
y Is a . xxv.
9
Lo , t he Lo r d Go d, i n W ho m we ha ve ho e d, a n d ha ve
'

ou r p
i
r e o ce d
j i
n ou r s a lva ti
on . An d P e t e r sa i
th i s E i
n hi
p s t l e,

W ho m i
see n g n o t, sa i
h e , y e lo ve ; i
th n Who m , n ow n ot is P e t
e ve d, — e s ha l l r e o i
. .

1' 8’
i g, y e ha ve be li ce wi
u n s ea k h
s ee n
y
J
j p t j y
o

a ble — n ei
t h e r do w e r e c e i ve
4
a n o t he r H o ly Gh o s t , b e 4 P e r c ip i
1
si de s H i m W ho i s wi t h u s, a n d W h o cr i 2 358 1
1
e s , A bba F a

t he r : a n d in Th e s e , t h e v e r y s a m e , w e s h a ll h a v e o u r
g ro wt h an d i
n c r e a s e, so as to en j o y t he g i
ft s of G o d, 15 .

n o w n o m or e t hr o u g h a
g l a ss an d da r k ly , b u t fa c e t o l co r
u
.

m 12
i e c ei
vi
°

fa c e a ls o e wh a t m o r e t ha n
°

so n o w n r n
g so m

t he Te m pl e an d m o r e t ha n S o l o m o n , t ha t i
s , t he co m

i
n
g of t he Son o f Go d, w e h a v e not b ee n l e a r n i
n
g o f an

o the r G o d, b e s i
de s t h e Mke a r an d F r a m er of a ll t hi
n
g s,

W ho wa s s h e wn un to u s fr o m the b eg i
nn i
n
g ; n or an

o the r Chr i
st the S on o f Go d, de s Hi
b esi m W ho w a s
a n n o u n ce d b y t h e P r o ph e t s .

F or i
n t h a t t h e N e w Te s t a m e n t w a s k n o wn an d an § 3 .

n o u n ce d b y t h e P r o ph e t s , H e a ls o wa s a n n o u n ce d, W ho
 3 32 S tep s to Go d m a n y , y e t O n e GO D .

Do o r 4 . wa s t o ord r e t he sam e a cco r di

n
g t o t he de cr ee o f t he
F a t h e r ; b ein
g m an ife st e d u n t o m e n , as Go d w i
ll e d, t ha t
b e lie vi n
g in H i
m t h e
y m ig h t m ak e co n ti
n u al ro
p g r e s s,

and t h a t t h e p e r fe c t w o r k o f s a lv a t i
on mi g h t co m e t o

GO D O n e, i
ts m a tu r i
t y b y t h e T e s t a m en t s F o r the r e . i
s on e s al

va t i
on an d on e G o d : b u t t h e p r e c e p t s wh i ch fo r m m a n

m a n y, a n d t he st e s n o t f e w, w h i ch l e a d m a n u n to
ar e p
Go d . W hi
le to an
y e a r t hl an d t e m p o r a l Ki
n
g , b ei
n
g
but a m an , i
t i
s
p e rm i
t t e d t o b e st o w fr o m t im e t o t im e
m o r e a n d m o r e p r efe r m e n t o n h i s s u bj e ct s ; s h a ll n o t

G o d h a v e t h e s a m e p er m i s si on be in g t h e S a m e a n d
, ,

a l wa s w i ll in g to r an t u n t o m an ki n d m or e an d
y g g r a ce ,

wi t h a ddi ti o n al
g if t s co n ti n u a ll
y t o h o n o ur t h o s e w h o

p l e a s e Hi m ?
Bu t i f t h is is ma k in
g p g r o r e s s — t o fi n d o u t a n o the r
,

F a t he r b e s i , de s H i m W h o w a s de cl a r e d fr o m t h e b e g i n

ni n
g ,
an d a
g ai n b e si de s Hi m W h o i s t h o u
g h t t o h a ve

b e e n fo u n d i n t h e s e c o n d t o fin d o u t y e t a n o t h e r
, a ,

t hi rd: i t wi l l b el o n g t o t h e s a m e p r o g r e s s t o g o o n ,

fr o m t h e t hir d a l s o u n t o a fo u r t h a nd a ft e r t his a g a in t o ,

a n o t he r a n d a n o t h e r : a n d t hu s t h e a fo r e s a i d vi ew fa n ,

cy i n
g i t s el f a l w a s i
y n
p g
ro r e ss w i l l n e ve r
, s t a
y i t s e l f i n

on e onl G od F or b ei d ri v e n fr o m t h e e x i sti
y . n
g n
g o ne ,

a n d t u r n e d b a ck w a r d h e w i ,
ll b e a l w a y s i n de e d s e ek i n
g
G o d b u t wi
, ll n e v e r fi n d H i m : r a t h e r h e wi ll fl o a t p e r

p e t u a ll
y in t h e ab ss
y o f m y s t er i o u sn es s e x c e p t h e , b e

No r e st c o n v e r t e d t hr o u h e ni t e n ce a n d r e tu r n t t h l a ce
g p , o e p
re
fr o m w hich h e w a s c a s t o u t ; c o n fe s s m g a n d b e h e vm g
0 o o 0

mm i
n

Pe n i
t e n ce
on e Go d t h e F a t h e r a n d C r e a t o r W h o w a s a n n o u n c e d ,

b y t h e La w a n d t h e P r o ph e t s t o W h o m C h r i ,
st bor e
wi t n e s s : a s He s a i t h Hi m s e l f t o t h o s e wh o w e r e a cc u s i n
g
His D i s ci l e s a s t h o u g h t h e y k e p t n o t t h e Tr a di
p t i on o f
S . Ma t th t h e E l de r s
. : W hy do y e m a ke vo i
d t he co m m a n dm e n t o
f
4"
t he Lo r d by y o u r tr a di on ?
ti F o r Go d i
d, Ho n o u r t hy
‘
sa

F a the r a n d t hy Mo th er ,
’
an d, ‘
He t ha t cu r s e th F a t he r or

Mo the r, m di
le t hi e t he de a th .
’
An d g i H e sai
a t h u
a n n to

lb . 6 . t h em , Ye ha ve m a de vo i
d t he wo r d of Go d by y o u r t r a
ti
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di d t he y s u b m it t h e m s e l v e s t o Hi s W ord .

For t his i
s wh a t Pau l als o sai
th co n c er n i
n
g t h em :
’
F o r be i n i
g g n or a n t o
f Go d s r i
g ht e o u sn e s s, an d w a n ti
n
g t o R om . X.
3’4
s h t he i
e s ta b li o wn i h e o u s n e s s , t he h bm i
t te d
”

r r
g t y a ve n ot su

the m s e lve s t he i h Go d st i
F o r Chr i s t he
to r
g te o u sn ess o
f .

en d f
o t he L aw , f or r i
g hte o u sn e s s to
y e ve r on e tha t be li
ev

e th . A n d ho w i
s C hr i
s t t he f H e w e r e H e is
e n d o f t h e La w, i
.

n ot a ls o it s b eg i nnin
g ? F or H e W h o b rou
g h t i
n t h e

x
d, t h e s a m e a l s o wr o u h t t h nni
e b eg i n g : a n d He i t is
en g
Who sa i
th t o y Mo s e s ,
I ha ve su r e l seen the a
filicti
on
f
o E od . i
ii .

M e o le w hi
y p p ch is in E
gyp t a n d I a m co m e do wn t o de
li
ve r t he m : H e W h o i
s the W O R D o r GO D , a ccu s t o m ed
fr o m t h e b e gi
n ni
n
g t o
g o
p u an d co m e do wn , fo r t he
he a l t h o f t ho s e wh o ar e di
s ea s e d .

z 2
 ’
340 The La w s tep s to Life s e n t r a n ce . A lm s p u r ge .

B0 0 1: 4 . F u r ther : t ha t t he La w t a u g h t b e fo r e , t h a t man ki
nd

§ 5 o ou
g h t t ofo llo w Chr is t Him s e l f m a k e s e viden t t hu s a n
, ,

sw e r i t h e p e r s o n wh o a s k e d H i m w h a t h e s h o u l d do t o
n
g
S, M tth a . in h er it e t er n a l l ife If tho u wilt e n te r in t o life ke ep the
, ,

i}?
i
i
co m m a n dm e n ts An d wh en h e a s k e d W hi
. ch t h e Lo r d i n , ,

re l T h o u s ha lt n o t co m m i t a du l te r
y t ho u s ha lt n o t ki
l l
p y , , ,

t ho u s ha lt n ot s te a l, tho u s ha lt n ot be a r fa ls e wi
tn e s s , ho
n ou r t hy fa the r d t hy m o the r , a n d t ho u s ha lt lo ve t hy
an

ne i
g hbou r as t hy s e lf : s e t t i
n g fo r t h t h e
p r e c e t s o f t h e La w
p
a s a sort of ste
p s o f t he en t r a n c e i
n to li
fe , fo r a ll w ho
w er e fa in to fo ll o w Him . An d i
n sa i
y g
n i
t t h e n t o th a
t
.

on e
p er so n , He sa di
i t un to a ll . Bu t wh e n t he o t her ha d
sa i
d, I ha ve ( d do n
p e r h a s h e ha d n o t
p e a ll dan
o n e it ,

e ls e su r e l it w o u ld n o t b e sai d t o him K e t h m
y ,
e
p e c o

m a n dm e n t s ) ; t h e Lo r d t o r e p r o v e hi s co v e t o u sn e s s, s a i d
113 21 - .
t o him , If t ho u wi lt be p e rf e ct, g o , s e ll a ll t ha t t ho u ha s t,
a n d di s tr i
bu te u n t o t he p o o r , a n d co m e , fo llo w Me ; p ro

mi
si t h o r ti
on f Ap o s t l e s t o s u ch a s di d so An d
n
g e p o .

n o o t h er Go d t h e F a t h e r did H e a n n o u n c e t o t h o s e wh o
fo llo w e d Him , b e si m W ho
de s Hi fr o m t he b eg i
nni
n
g w as

a n n o u n ce d b y t h e La w : n o r a n y o t h e r S o n , n o r a s
’

a Mo
t h er , t h e Ide a o f t h a t E o n w h o w a s i n s u ffe r in
g an d i
n

de c a y , n or P l e r o m a o f t hi rt E o n s , w hi h h b e
an
y y c a s e n

s he wn to be vo i
d an d i n co n r u o u s ; n o r t h e t a l e w hi ch h a s
g
b een fe ig n e d b y t he o t he r h e r et i
cs ; b u t He t a u g ht m en

t o do t he t hi
n
g s w hi
ch Go d co m m an de d fr o m t he be
nni
i d t o de s t r o y t h e i o ld c o v e t o u sn e s s by g o o d
g n
g, an r

w o r k s, an d to fo ll o w Chr i
st . As t o the fa c t , t ha t dis t r i
’
b u ti
n
g m en s
p o s s e s si
on s t o the p oor do t h m a k e a wa
y
wit h t he i
r
p a st c o v e t o u sn e s s , e vi d e n t, Z a c c hae u s m a de it
s , Lu k e sa i
y g,
n B e ho ld,
I g iv e h a
f y g
l m o o ds t o t he
p o o r , a n d
X IX 8 ’ °

f
I ha v e de r a u de d a n y m a n of a u ght, I r e s to r e o u rf o ld f .

CR AP . An d t ha t t h e Lo r d di
d n ot i
a b o l s h, bu t e xt e n d an d
) III
f u lfil t h e n a t u r a l p r e c e p t s o f t h e La w b y w hi ch m a n i
'

, s ,
g l
In s t e ju
an s t i
fi e d — whi
es ch e v e n b e fo r e t h e
g i
vin
g o f t h e La w w e r e

k e pt b y s u ch a s w e r e j u s t i fi e d b y F a it h a n d p l e a s e d ,

S . M t th G o d —
"
a t his i s .
s h ew n fr o m H is D is c o u r s e s F o r It w a s .
,
v 2I ’28
s a id s a it h H e to t he m of o ld tim e Tho u s ha lt n o t co m m it
, , ,
 342 Of c hi
ldr e n an d s la ve s the i
o be d e n ce o n e ,
y et do

Bo o s 4 . fo llo w e d o f co u r s e t ha t the ch a n s i o f er y s ho u l d b e
sla v

t a k e n a wa y , t o w hi
ch m a n h a d n ow b e c o m e a c cu s t o m e d ,

an d t ha t w i
tho u t ch a i
n s he sho u l d fo ll o w Go d ; t ha t on

t he o t h e r ha n d t he e n a ct m en t s of li
b e r ty ld b e g r e a t
sh o u

ly dr a w n t, d su s si
bmi on to our Ki e n ha n c e d ;
ou an our n
g
t ha t no
p e r son tu r n i
ng b a ck w a r ds , m i g h t s h ew hi m s e l f
un w o r t hy t o w a r ds hi
s de l i
v e r er F u r t h e r , t h a t wh i
. le the
s am e Pi
et y an d O b e di
e n ce t o w a r ds the F a t h er o f t he
Fami
ly , b el o n g s b o t h t o t h e s la v es an d t he ch i
l dr e n , y e t
t he ch i
l dr e n h a v e m o r e en ti
re t r u s t , b e ca u s e t he w o r k in
g
o f Li b er t y i
s
g r ea t er a n d m o r e
g l or i
o u s , t ha n t h e ob e di
e n c e which g o e s a l o n g w it h s l a v e r y .

§ 3 . An d t h e r efo r e t h e Lo r d i n p l a c e o f t he sa i
y g,
n Tho u
iég
‘ f t th ’
s ha lt n o t co m m i t a du lte r y, c o m m a n de d n o t ev e n to de
‘

1h , 21 ,
s r ie : an d in
p l a c e o f, Th o u s ha l t n o t ki l l,
n o t e ve n t o b e

xi an d i l a ce o f a i t i
t h e t d str i
i b u t e a ll o u r
a
) x. o
.
an
g y r : n
p p y gn ,

o ds t o t h e P o o r ; a n d t o l o v e n o t o n l y o u r n e i hb o u r s ,
g o g
b u t a ls o o u r en em i e s a n d n o t o n ly t o b e g o o d a t g i vin
g
an d i m pa r t i b ut a ls o t m ee t w it h free i ft t h ose
‘

n o s
g , g
S, L k To hi th He ,
i
’

wh o t a k e w h at i
a wa s ou r o wn T hu s m, sa
u e
y .
,
Vl 29
t h a t t a k e t h a w a y t hy c o a t e hi a ls o t hy cl o k e : d
' '

s
p ar m an

lb . 30 . o f hi
m t h a t t a k e t h wh a t i
s t hi
n e a sk i
t n o t a
g i
a n : an d
1
10 31
- :
as
y e wo u l d t h a t m en sho u ld do to y ou, do y e un to
t h em , t ha t y e be n o t sad as
p e r so n s un wi
ll i
n
g to be
i
m po s e d u
p on : b u t le t j
u s r e o ce i as t ho u g h w e ha d g i
v en

wi lli n l
g y ; r a t her b e s t o wi
n
g a fr ee fa v o u r on ou r n e ig h
b o u r s , t ha n s er vin g t h e m b y l si
on A n d i f com
p an
y u .

S M t th
. a . m an , sai t h H e , c o m p el t h ee t o g o a mi l e, g o wi t h hi m
v ° 41 '

t w o m o r e ; t h a t y o u m a y n o t fo llo w a s a s l a v e , b u t g o
befo r e a s a fr e e m a n : n o t c o n s ide r in g t h e ir b a dn e s s b u t ,

e r fe c t i
n g t hi n e o wn o o dn e s s : c o n fo r m i t h s e l f t o t he
p g n
g y
Ib 45 o
F a t h er W ho m a ke th H i s s u n to r i s e o n e vi l a n d go o d a n d ,

rai n e th o n
j u s t a n d u nju s t .

N o w a ll t h e s e a s w e s a i ,
d b e fo r e a r e s a y i n gs o f o n e n o t ,

a b o li s hi n g t he La w b u t fu filli ,
n
g i
t a n d e x a n di
p n
g i t , ,

an d iv in it w id e r s co p e i n u s : a s t ho u h o n e s h o u ld
g g g
sa t h a t t he wo r k i g o f Li b e rt i s e t e d t h t w
y n
y g r a r a n a e ,

h a v e dee ply s e t i n u s a fu ll e r s u b m is s io n a n d a ff e c t io n
 ch ldr e n w i
i e ld a hihe r du ti u l n e s s
th gr e a te r lo ve y i 343
g f .

t o w a r ds ou r de li
ve r er . For He di
d n o t de li
v er u s to
t he en d we s ho u ld de p a r t fr o m H i m ; si n ce n o o n e, if
’
p t b
u e y o n d t he r e a ch o f t h e Lo r d s b l e s s i
n
g s , ca n ob

tai
n f o r hi m s el f t h e i
n o u r s hm e n t o f s a lv a t i
on : b u t t ha t
we sho u ld l o v e Hi
m m o r e, t he m ore we o b tai
n o f Hi
s

g r a ce . A n d t he m or e we lo v e Hi
m , t he more g l ory

s h a ll w e r e c eiv e o m;
f Hi i
s n c e we ar e a lw a
y s i
n th e
’
F a the r s s i
g h t .

A ll t h e n atu r a l p r e c ep t s , t h e n , b e i n
g c omm on t o us § 4 .

fifi
e do m
an d the m , in t h e m t he y h a d t h ei r be i
g nni n
g a n d s o u r c e, le

bu t i
n u s t he y r e ce i v e d t he i in cr e a s e a n d co m l t i
Go s p el
r
p e o n .

F o r to a ss e n t fo ll o w H is W o r d a n d t o
u n to Go d an d to ,
’
lo ve Hi m a b o v e a ll t h i n
g s a n d o n e s n e i hb o u r
g as on e
,
’
s e lf ( an d m an i s m a n s n ei hb o u r
g ) an d t o ab stai n from ,

e ve r e vi l w rk a n d a ll h e ce t s a s m m
y o s u c
p r , p a re c o o n

t o b o t h de m o n s t r a t e o n e a n d t h e s a m e G o d
, A n d t hi s .

is our Lo r d t h e W o r d o f Go d ; W h o fir s t i
,
n dee d dr e w

m e n a s s l a v e s t o G o d b u t a ft e r w a r ds l i b e r a t e d t h o s e wh o
,

J
are s u bj e c t u n t o H i m : a s He H i m s e lf s a i t h t o Hi s di s

c ile s i l l he s e r va n t S
p I w ll n o t n o w ca
y o u s e r v a n t s
f o r t
x
,
.

v' 15
o hn

kn o we th w ha t hi
s Lo r d do e t h B u t I ha ve lle d y o u
'

n ot . ca

f r i
e n ds ; f or a ll t hi
n s t ha t
g I ha ve he a r d f
o t he F a the r I
ha v e m a de kn o wn . Yo u se e t ha t in t h e ph r a s e , I wi ll
n ot n ow l l y o u s e r v a n ts , H e
ca m pli
m o s t c l e a r ly i e d t ha t
i
t wa s m s e l f, W h o fi r s t o r da i
Hi n e d to m en b y t he La w
ho w the y sho u ld b e i i
t u de t o G o d, ft e r w a r ds ai
n se rv a a
g n

g av e t h em Li
b e r ty . An d i
n tha t H e sa i
t h, F o r t he s er

va n t kn o we th , n ot w ha t hi
s Lo r d do e th, He m a n i fe s t s b y
Hi
s dv e n t t h e i
a g n o r a n ce o f t he s e r vi
le p e o pl e Bu t i n .

t h a t H e c a lls Hi s di s ci l e s Fri e n ds o f G o d, H e e v i de n t ly
p
sh e ws Hi
m s el f be the W o r d o f Go d wh o m Ab r a h a m
'

to ,

a ls o fo llo w e d s
p on tan e o u sl
y an d wi
tho u t y b o n ds , b e
an

ca u s e o f t he n o b le n es s o f hi
s fa it h , an d so b e ca m e t he S H Ia m e s
ii
Fri
en d o f Go d . N o t t ha t t h e W o r d o f Go d f o r a n y n e e d ‘v co n fig
took to Hi
m s el f t h e fr ie n ds hi
p o f Ab r a h a m , b i
en
g a s H e C ho s e A
b ah
is,
p e r fe c t fr o m t h e b e
g i
nni n
g : F or bef o r e Abr a ha m wa s ,
Slg}:
sai t h H e, I a m : b u t i n o r de r t h a t H e , b e i o o d, m i g h t V iii 5 8
n
g g
«

b e s t o w o n Ab r a h a m h i m s e l f e v e r la s t i life , b e ca u s e t h e
n
g
 344 S e r vi
ce t o our Ma s te r ou r bli
s s, f o r
f or thi
s

BO O Kfr ie n dsh i
4 .
p o f Go d i s t h a t whi ch
g iv e s im m o r t a lit y t o a ll

wh o e n de a v o u r a ft e r i t .

ggl g T hu s Go d fo r m e d A da m a t fi r s t n o t a s s t a n di i
f ‘
n
g n ,

1 n ee.
d o f m a n b u t t h a t H e m ig h t h a v e o n e o n w h o m t o

G d o d b e s t o w Hi
nee s fa v o u r s F o r n o t o n ly b efo r e A da m b u t e v e n
.
, ,

E thgfi iib e fo r e t h e wh o l e c r e a t io n t h e W o r d w a s g ivin g g l o r y t o

‘
, ,
ihly

J
H i a n d w a s Hi
r c
Hi s F a t h er ab i di n
g i n m
,
m s e lf
g l ori
,
fie d
S hn b y t h e F a t h e r : a cc o r di
. o n
g t o H is o wn s a yi n
g F a t he r , ,

o r iy Tho u Me wi
z vu 5
o r y whi ch I ha d wi
’
l f t h t h l t h T h e be
'

e
g g e

fo r e t he wo r ld wa s m a de .

N ot as wa n ti
n
g our en da n c e did He gi
a tt ve c o m m a n d

t o fo ll o w Hi m bu t i ,
n o r de r t o b e s t o w o n u s s a l va t i on .

F o r t o fo ll o w t h e S a vi ou r i s to
p a r t a k e o f s a lva t i on an d ,

t o fo ll o w t h e Li g h t i s t o r e cei v e t h e L ig h t B ut .t h e y
wh o a r e i n t h e li g h t d o n ot t h e m s e l v e s e n li h t e n
g t h e

li g h t, b u t ar e e n li g h t e n e d a n d s ho n e u
p o n b y it T h e y .

in de e d c o n t r i b u t e n o t hi t o i t b u t r e cei v i t h e b e n efi t
n
g ,
n
g ,

t h e y a r e e n li g h t e n ed b
y t h e li ht
g .

S o a ls o i s a b s o lu t e s u b j e c t i on t o G o d ; t o Hi m i n dee d

it co n t r i b u t e s n o t hi n
g n or , h a t h G o d n ee d o f t he h o m
e of m en b u t H e Hi m s e l f o n s u c h a s fo ll o w a n d s e r v e
a
g ,

Hi m b e s t o ws li fe a n d in co r r u p t io n a n d e t er n a l g l o r y ;
do i o o d t o t h o s e who s e r v e H i m f o r t h ei r s e r vi d
n
g g ce a n ,

t o t h o s e wh o fo ll o w H i m f o r t h ei r a t t e n da n c e bu t n o t ,

r e cei vin
g g o o d from t h e m ; f o r H e i s r ic h p e r f e c
, t a n d ,

wi t h o u t n ee d o f a n y t h i n
g B ut t
. o t h is e n d do t h G o d

r e qu i r e s er v i c e fr o m m e n t h a t be c a u s e H e i
,
s
g o o d an d

m e r ci fu l He m a y do g o o d t o t h o s e wh o a b ide in H is
, .

s e r vi ce . F o r a s t r u ly a s G o d i s i n n ee d o f n o t h i n g so ,

t r u ly i s m an in n e ed o f Co m m u n i on wi t h Go d : Thi s
’
be i n
g t h e g l o r
y o f m an t o
p, e r s ev e r e a n d a b i d e i n Go d s

s e r vi ce A n d t h er efo r e t h e Lo r d s a i d t o Hi s Di s ci l e s
.
p ,

Ib . Yo u ha ve n ot cho s e n M e, bu t I ha ve cho s e n
y ou : i
n ti
ma
xv’ 1 6 '
ti
n
g t h a t the
y i
n fo ll o w in g Hi m w er e n ot a dd n ig g lo r y
to Him , b u t t ha t n fo ll o w i
i t h S f G o d t h ey w e r e
n
g e o n o

vi
r e cei l r y fr o m Hi
m An d a i
a n I w il l t h t w h
1b . xv i
i.
n
g g o .
g ,
a e r e
24 '
I a m , t he r e a ls o s ho u ld t he s e be , tha t t he y m a y be ho ld My

g lor
y : n ot dly g l o r y i
i n
g i
n t h e s e t h i
n
g s , b ut de s i
ring
 ’
34 6 Chr i
st s te a chi
n
g s te b
p y s te
p . The D e ca lo
g ue

Bo o s . 4 . la t i
ons an d ca u ti
o n ar
y p r e ce
p t s, an d al l the r es t o f thei
r

th l de r s e r vic e b y t he La w It i s tr u e, He n e e ds Hi
m s e lf non e
fy
.

l v
o f t h e s e t hi s ; fo r H e i s a lw a
y fu ll o f a ll d t hi s,
n
g g o o n
g
a n d ha t h i n Hi m s el f a ll o do u r o f swe e tn es s , an d a ll

b r e a t hi
n
g s f pl e a s a n t i
o n c e n s e , e v en b e fo r e Mo s e s w a s .

Bu t H e w a s s ch o o lin
g t h e
p pe o l e ,
a
p t e a s i
l y t o r e t u r n

to do l s , b y m a n y c a lli
i n
g s i n s t r u ct i
n
g t h em to
p e r s e ve r e

a n d s e r ve G o d : b y t hi n
g s o f the s e c o n d o r de r c a ll i
n
g
t h em t o t hi
n
g s o f t he fir s t ; i. e .
, b y t he t y pi
ca l t o t h e

tr u e ; d b y t h e t em p o r a l t o th e
an e t er n a l ; an d b y the
ca r n al t o the S i rit u al ; a n d b t h e a r t hl y t o t he hea v e n
p y e

ly ; a s w a s s a i d a l s o t o Mo s e s : T ha t t ho u ha lt m a ke
E
d
fy i
o o
z .
s

a ll thi
n s
g a
f t t he p a tte r n of t ho s e thi
er n s whi
g ch t ho u h ast

s een i
n the m o u n t H e n a m e l y f o r fo r t y da y s w a s l e a r n
.

i
n
g t o h o l d fa s t k
t h e w o r ds o f G o d a n d h e a v e n ly t o
d sp i
ri tu al im a g e s , a n d fo r e s h a do w i s o f t hi
1
k en s an n
g n
g s

sai t h, F o r t he y dr a n k of t he r o ck
i : a s P a ul
CO r o X to co m e also

fo llo we d
0

t ha t ,
an d t he r o ck wa s C hr i
st . An d g i a ft e r
a a n

Ih G -
S p e c ify in g t he t hi
n
g s i
n t he La w , h e i
n fe r r e d, N o w a ll

t he s e t hi
n s
g ca m e u n to t he m i
n
fig ure : an d t he y are wr i
t
te n f or ou r co r r e ct o n , i on w ho m t he en d o
f the wo r lds i
s

co m e .Th u s b y t y p e s t h e y l e a r n e d t o fe a r Go d a n d t o ,

co n ti nu e i n a ll k i n ds o f o b e di e n c e t o H im .

T h e r e fo r e t h e La w w a s b o t h a dis c ip lin e t o t h e m a n d ,

r o hec o f t hi s to co m e F o r Go d i n de e d di d at
1 .
a
p p y n
g .

fi r s t a dm o n is h t h e m b y t h e p r e c e p t s o f n a t u r e w hich ,

H e g a v e a t t h e b e gi n ni n
g fi x e d in m en ; i e
,
b y t h e . .
,

Te n c o m m a n dm e n t s (whi ch i f a m a n fu l fi l n o t h e h a t h ,

n o s a lv a t i o n : a n d r e qu i A s Mo s e s
) r e d n o m o r e o f t h e m .

D eu t . sai th i n D e u t e r o n o m y : The s e a r e a ll t he w o r ds w hi ch
“ 22
t he Lo r d sp a ke u n to a l l the a s s e m b ly of t he chi ldr e n of
'

Isr a e l i
n t he m o u n ta i
n, an d He a dde d n o th n ig ; an d He
wr o te t he m i
n two t a ble s f o d
s to n e ,
g a ve t h em u n to an

me ; i
n or de r ll fo ll o w Hi
t h a t s u ch a s w i m mi g h t k ee
p
T he y
t he co m m a n dm e n t s Bu t wh e n t h ey t u r n e d t h e m s e lv es
tu r n i
.
ng

1‘ t e n e r e . T he T r a n sl a t o r g a v e a ls o m ory . E .

n g ; c o mp r e he n d ; b u t p e r h a p s
t h e r e n de r i 1 cha r a c t r e s i
e ,
m pr e s s e s The T r a n s .

t he i de a m a y b e t o ho ld f a s t , s o t h a t la t o r g i
ve s a l s o t he r e n de r in g , s t a mp s .

t he y s h o u l d c l e a r l y a b i de i n hi s me E
 lwa ys , o the r s t e m o r a r , o r di i
f or a
p r e ce
p t p y f s o be d e n ce . 34 7

t o t he m a k i
n
g o f a ca l f , an d i r mi
n t he i n ds t u r n e d b a c k a wa
y
in to E
g yp t ,
de sirin
g t o b e s l a v e s i
n ste a d o f fr ee ,
t he y re

ce iv e d, a s du e t o t h ei r de s ir e , t he r e st o f t ha t s la ve r
y,
n ot i
n de e d t ti t h em o ff fr o m Go d, b u t li h
figgw
cu n t em ta t hy
g ru n
g
;k
et
wi
th a
y oke of s la v r e y : as a ls o sai
th t he P r o ph e t E z e o e

ki
e l, r en de r i
n
g t h e r e a so n s w hy s u ch La w w a s gi
v en

xx
a :

An d t he i
r
y e es we r e a fte r t he de s i
re
f
o t he i
r o wn he a r t, E z e ch
. 24,
an d I t h m r e ce ts w hich we r e t o o d, d s ta 25
g a ve e
p p g
n o an .

tu te s whe r e i
n the y s ha ll n ot li
ve . A n d Lu k e t o o w r o t e
co n c e r n in g S t e ph e n , who wa s fir s t e le ct ed b y t h e Ap o s
tles to t he Di
a co n a t e , an d fir s t s la i
n fo r t he t e s t i
m ony
f C hr i
s t , t ha t he t hu a ke f Mo s e s He i
n de e d
gsf g
o s s o fi
p : re c .

i
ce ve d t he co m m a n dm e n ts o
f t he li
vin
g G o d, to
g i
ve un to

y ou w hom you r
; f
a t he r s w o u ld n o t o be , bu t r e e cte d Hi
y j m ,

and i n t he i
r he a r t tu r n e d ba c k i n to Egyp t, s a y i n t o
g
Aa r o n , a ke u s
gM o ds t o g o b f
e or e u s ;
f o r a s t o o ses M
who br o u g ht us ou t f
o the la n d o
f E gyp t, we kn o w n ot

w ha t ha s ha pp e n e d t o hi
m . An d t he y m a de a ca lf i
n

t ho s e da y s , an d o
fi er e d s a cr ifice s to t he i
do l, an d r e o ce d
j i
i
n the w o r ks o
f t hei
r o wn ha n ds . An d Go d tu r n e d, an d

g a ve
pt he m u to f H w o r s hi
e a ve n ;
p as it is t he ho s ts o

wr i
tte n i n the Bo o k of t he P r op he ts , H a ve y e ojfe r e d u n to
Me s a cr ifice s a n d o bla tio n s fo r ty y e a r s in the wilde r n e s s ,
0 Ho u s e of Is r a e l ? A n d y e ha ve r e ce i ve d t he Ta be r n a cle
f
o Mo lo ch ,
an d t he
g s ta r o
f y ou r od R e mp ha n , i
fg u r es

whi ch
y e m a de t o w o r s hi t he m ;
p e v ide n tl
y im l i
p y g
n ,
t h at

t h e L a w s u ch a s it w a s , wa s n o t g i v e n t he m b y a n o th e r

g od, b u t b y t h e v e r
y s a m e : m e e t f o r t h e i
r co n di
tion as

s la v e s W h e r efo r e a l s o i
. n E x o du s H e s a i th un to Mo s e s ,

I wi
ll se nd ou t Mi e n An ge l bef o r e t he e , f or I wi
ll n ot
g o E q .

1'
u
p wit h t hee,
f o r t ho u a r t a st
i
gf n e cke d
p eo
p le .

An d n o t t his onl , but

y er t a in p r e c e p t s a l s o
c w er e or 2 ,

da i
ned un to t he m by Mo s e s b e c a u s e o f t h eir h a r dn e s s ,
d ll i
wi n es s to su b m it t h e m s el v e s : a s t he Lo r d

xx
an un n
g
de cl a r e d, wh e n t he y ha d sai
d un to m , Why t hen di
Hi d S: Ma t th
7
Mo s
1 . .

es d t o give a w r itin g of divo r ce , a n d t o s e n d

co m m a n

? t e lli
a wa
y t he w ife n
g t h e m ,
T he s e t hi n
g s h e
p e r m i
tte d l b . 8 .

y o u , be ca u s e o
f t he ha r dn e s s o
f y o u r h e a r t, b u t f r o m t he
 348 R e la x a ti
on s . In te n Co m m a n dm e n ts s a lv a ti
on . F r e e wi
ll .

B OOK 4 . be gi
nn i
n
g i
t w as n ot so do n e . W h er e i
n He b o t h m ak e s
e x cu s e fo r Mo s e s ,
as a fa it h fu l s e r va n t, an d co n fe s s e s
on e Go d W h o at the b egi
n nin
g cr e a t e d m ale an d fe
eb u k e s t h em a s h a r d a n d dis o b e die n t An d
m ale , an d r .

a c c o r di l t h e v e d fr o m Mo s e s t h e
r e c ei r e c e t o f di
n
g y y p p
vo r c e s u i t e d t o t h ei r h a r dn e s s .

An d w h y s a y w e t hi s o f t h e O l d Te s t a m en t ?s i n ce i
réi
I l w
i n
r e
r
s

m t t h e N e w a l s o t h e Ap o s t l e s a r e fo u n d do i
en n
g t h e s a m e fo r
’
$ 53“ t h e a fo r e s a i
d c au s e : a s i n P a u l s w e l l k n o wn e x p r e s si
o n ,

Bu t t hi
s sa
y I,
n ot t he L o r d : an d a
g i
a n ,
B u t t hi s I sa
y
1b : 5 by w a y i
n du l e n ce , An d
°

,
f o
g b y w a
y fo n ot co m m a n dm e n t .

a ai n , Bu t co n ce r n i i i d
l b 25 . .
g n
g v r
g n s I ha ve n o c o m m a n m e n t o
f
t he Lo r d, bu t I gi v e co u n s e l, a s ha vi n
g o bta i n e d m er c
y o
f
t he Lo r d t o be fa ithf u l . Ye a , an di
n a n o th e r
p l a c e he sai
t h,
lb 5 . . Le s t S a t a n t e mp t y o u t hr o u g h y o u r i n co n tin e n ce .

If t h en ev en in t h e N e w Te s t a m e n t w e fi n d t h e Ap o s
t l e s a l l o wi
n
g c e r tai
n
p r e ce t s, i
p n a w a
y o f i n du l e n c e ,
g
b e ca u s e o f the i
n co n ti
n en c e o f er t a in p er s o n s l e s t s u ch
c ,

p e r son s , b eco m i
n
g h a r de n e d, e n ti
r el
y de s ai
p r o f t h ei r sal

va t i
on ,
an dfa ll a w a y fr o m G o d ; we m u st n ot w o n de r , i
f
i
n t he O l d Te s t a m e n t a l s o t h e sam e G o d w o u ld h a v e
som e t hin g o f t h e s a m e s o r t p r a ct s ie d f o r t h e g o o d o f
Hi s
p pe o le e n ti
c in
, g t h e m b y the a orf e s a id r u le s, t ha t so

t h e y m a y k eep h o l d o f t h e s a lv a t o n i which i
s i
n the
Te n C o m m a n dm e n t s , an d b e de t a i
n e d t h er e b
y fr o m re

tur n nig t o i
do l a t r y , an d n ot fa ll a wa
y fr o m G o d, b u t
l e a r n t o l o v e Hi
m wi
th a ll t he i
r hea r t .

If a
g ia n s o m e, b e ca u s e o f t he s o b e di
di en t an d lo s t
Is r a elit e s , c a ll t h e T e a ch er f t h e La w w e a k ; t h e y w i
o ll
S M t th
. a . fin d i
n t ha t c a l li
n
g whi
ch a
pp e r tai
n s t o u s , t ha t m a n
y
XX 16
i
n dee d lle d, bu t cho s e n d t ha t the r e
°

f
°

ar e ca ew ; an ar e

Ih . vi
i. t hi
wo lv e s w i n, t ho u gh ou t w a r dly cl a d wi
th s he ep s k in s :
15
d t h a t t h e li
b er t y d fr e e will w hich a l wa wa s i
'

an an s n
y
m an , ha t h e v er been r et a in ed b
y G o d , as w e ll as Hi
s

own w a y o f m o r a l s u a s io n : t h a t s u ch a s obe
y H i
m n o t,
m a y b e j u s t ly j u dg e d, b e c a u s e t h e y did n o t ob ey ; an d
t ha t s u ch as ha v e obe
y e d an d bel iev e d Him ,
m ay be
h o n o u r e d wi
th i
n co r r u
p t i
o n .
 3 50 P r a i
se o
f E n o ch The e lde r F a the r s lo y a l wi
. tho u t the La w .

BOOK 4 . t he m ea s u r e s o f t he wo r ld i
n i
ts s e co n d b i
r th . An d
Ci r cu m E n o ch t o o , w i
t ho u t ci
r cu m ci
sion
p l e a si
n
g G o d, t h o u g h
he wa s a m a n , y e t di d t h e o ffice o f a n a m b a s s a do r un to
d i
giif
th
An g e l s , a n d wa s t r a n s la t e d, a n d i
s r e s er v e d u n t o t hi
‘

s
l
’
ho u r as a wi
t n es s j u s t j u dg m en t ; in t h a t while
o f Go d s ,

t he A n g e l s t h a t h a d s i n n e d fe ll do w n t o e a r t h u n t o j u d
g
m e n t a Ma n b e i
,
n
g ppa ,
r o v e d w a s t r a n s l a t e d u n t o s a l va
,

ti on . A dd t o t hi s a ai
g n a ll t h e r e m a i ni n
g m ul tit u de o f

t h o s e who b efo r e Ab r a h a m w e r e r i h t e ou s a n d o f t ho s e
g ,

P a tr i a r ch s wh o w e r e b e fo r e Mo s e s a n d w e r e j u s t i ,
fie d
wi t h o u t t h e a fo r e s a i
d t hi n gs a n d wi t h o u t t h e La w o f
,

Mo s e s A s in dee d Mo s e s him s el f t ell s t he p e o pl e in

.

D e n t . v. D eu t e r o n o m y : The Lo r d t hy Go d m a de a co ve n a n t i n
2 ’3
Ho r e b d t he Lo r d m a de n ot t hi t wi
th y o u r
'

an s co ve n a n

fa the r s bu t wi
, th y o u .

§ 3 ,
W h er e fo r e t h en did t he Lo r d no t m ak e a co v n a n e t
iTi m . wi
t h t h e F a t h er s ? Be c a u s e t he L a w wa s n ot a
pp i t ed
o n
1 9
i h n d t h e F a t h e r s w er e r i h t e o u s , ha v
f
‘

teou s m e n ;
'

or r
g a
g
i t h e m ea ni n g o f t he D e c a l o u e wr it t e n i
n t hei r hea r t s
n
g g
a n d s o u l s , i e , l o vi ng. Go d who m a de t h e m , a n d a b
.

g f r o m wr o ni
s ta n i
n
g t o w a r ds t h e i r n e i hb o u r : a n d s o i
g t
wa s u n n e c e s s a r y f o r t he m t o b e w a r n e d b y w r i tin
g s of

r e r o o f si n c e t he h d r i ht e o u s n e s s i n t h e m s e lv e s
p y a , g .

W hy H Bu t wh e n t hi s r i ht e o u s n e s s a n d lo v e t o w a r ds G od
O
e
g
ffiz i g
‘
dp a s s e d in t
n o o b l iv i o n a n d w a s q u e n c h
,
e d in E g yp t G o d , ,
’
s el f
t b
o r Hi s h e w e d Hi
il
g f r e a t Lo v e s s a k e t o w a r ds m e n
e
m
‘

s
re g ,

b y a vo i ce i n t h e h o u r o f n ee d a n d b r o u
g h t t h e p eo l e
, p
out of E
gy p t b y H is mi g h t t h a t m a n m i ht a a i
g , g n be

c o m e a di sc i l e a n d fo ll o w e r o f G o d : H e s m o t e a l s o t h e
p
di s o b e di en t l e s t t h e y s h o u l d de s p i
, s e the i r Ma k er ; a n d
H e f e d t ha t p e o pl e w i t h m a n n a t h a t t h ey m i g h t ,r e c e iv e
r e a s o n a b l e m ea t
; a s M o s e s a l s o s a it h i
n D e u t er o n o m
y;
Dn
eu t . An d He f t he e wied t h m a n n a , whi ch t h
y a the r s kn e w n o t, f
t ha t t ho u m i g h t e s t k n ow t ha t m a n l i
v e th n ot b y b r e a d
a lo n e , bu t b e ve r y wo r d of G o d, whi ch o e th o u t o H i
y g f s

m o u th, He b o t h e n j o i
do th m a n li
ve n e d lo ve
. t o wa r ds
G o d, a n d wr a p p e d u p with i t rig h t e o u s n e s s t o wa r ds o u r

n e i hb o u r , t ha t
g on e m i
g h t n ei
t h e r b e u n j u s t, n o r un
w o r t hy o l di
f Go d ; b u i n
g u
p m an b y t h e Te n C o m m a n d
m en ts to b e fr ie n ds wi
th Hi
m s e l f, an d to a ll c o n c o r d wi
th
hi
s n e i
g h b our : t hi
n i
gn de e d w hi
s ch w e r e
p r o fit a b l e t o

m an hi
m s e l f, Go d a ll t h e w h il e n e e di
n g n o t hi n
g f rom

m an .

The r e fo r e sa i
t h t h e S cr i
p t u r e, The s e wo r ds t he Lo r d sp a ke 4 .

n " V 22
to a ll t he g co n re
g a ti
on o
f the ch i
ldr e n o
f I
sr a e l i
n t he m o u n
’

ta i
n, a n d a dde d n ot hi fo r n o t hi as we sa i
d b e fo r e,
n
g ; n
g,
d He
di n e ed o f t he m . An d
g i M o s e s sa i
a a nt h ,
A n d n o w, x, 12
Is r a e l ,
w ha t do th the Lo r d thy Go d r e q u ire o
f t he e , bu t t o

f arthe Lo r d t hy Go d, t o w a lk i
e n a ll H i s w a s , a n d t o lo ve
y
Hi
m , a n d to s e r ve t he L o r d t hy Go d w it h a ll t hy he a r t a n d
wi
th ll thy s o u l ? N o w t h e s e t hi
a n
g s did in de e d m a k e

m an l orio u s , fu l fi ll i t h a t w hi
ch w a s w a n t i u n t o hi
m
g n
g n
g ,

i . e .
,
t ha t h e s h o u l d b e t h e F r i e n d o f Go d ; b u t o n G o d

t h ey b e s t o we d no t hi
n
g; f o r G o d n e e de d n o t at a ll t h e lo v e
o f m an . Bu t un to m an the g l o r
y o f Go d wa s wa n t i
n
g,
an d he co u ld n o e c eiv e it e x c e p t b y o b e die n c e t o
wa y r ,

Go d An d t h e r efo r e Mo s e s t e ll s t h e m a g a i
n Chu s e life x.
,
fi
.
,

tha t tho u m a y e s t li
ve , d t hy s e e d, to lo ve t he Lo r d thy
an

Go d, t o he a r H i s vo ice , a n d t o ho ld b
y H im ; f o r t his is

t hy lie , f a n d t he le n t h o
g f yt h da
y s A n d in bui l din
g p
u .

m a n t o t h a t li
fe , t h e Lo r d Hi
m s e l f b y Hi
s o wn s el f s
p ak e
t he w o r ds o f the D e ca l o g u e a lik e u n t o a ll : a n d s o t h ey
ab i
de e qu a lly wi
th u s r e c ei
,
vin
g e xt e n s i
o n an d au
g m e n ta

ti
on , bu t n o t a b o liti on , b
y H i s Co m i n
g in t h e F le s h .

Bu t as to t h e p r e c e p t s o f t h e s e r vi le s t a t e , He e n j o i
n
§ 5 .

e d t he m by Mo s e s ex clu s iv e ly to t he e
p po l e , as su i
t ed
n s tr u ct i
r i
t o the i on : a cco r di g t o
n M es os
’
o wn sa
y i g
n , And Pr e ce p t s

the Lo r d en
j i
o ned me a t t ha t ti
m e to p
s ea k u n to
y o u s ta 1h i
v , .

14
tu te s j gdanm e n ts d u .
'

T h e s e t hin g s t h en , which w er e g i v en t h e m u n t o b o n d W hi le
H e fr e e s
e , a n d f o r a s i n , H e h a t h c u t o ff b a N e w Te s t a m e n t
a
g g y u s fr o m

o f Li
b e r ty . Bu t t h o s e wh i
ch ar e n a t u r a l, an d s a vo u r n ig He

o f fr e e do m ,
an d co m m on to a l l, H e ha t h am
pl i
fi e d a n d c l o s e r t he
b on d o f
xp a n de d : He b e s t o ws u p o n m e n ,
t ha t b y a do p t 1 0 n , t h e Te n
o

e in
co m
b o u n t e o u s ly a n d w i t h o u t g r u dg i t k w G d t h i
‘

o n o o a s e r
n
g, m an d
F a t h e r , a n d t o l o v e Hi m wi t h t hei r wh o l e h e a r t , a n d wi th m e n t s
 35 2 D u ty f
o son s m ore . S a cr ifice w i
t ho u t i
o be d e n ce n o u
g ht .

Bo o s 4 . ou tO pp o s it io n t o fo ll o w His W o r d a b s t a in i n
g n ot o nl
y ,

fr o m evil de e ds b u t a l s o fr o m t h e de s ir e s t h er e o f An d
,
.

H e ha t h i n cr e a s e d F e a r a l s o : fo r s o n s o u
g h t t o fe a r m o re

t h a n s l a v e s a n d t o h a v e g r e a t e r l o v e t o w a r ds t h e i
, r Fa

t h er An d t h e r e fo r e s a i
. t h t h e Lo r d E ve r y i dle w o r d w hi ch ,
36
ve a cco u n t t he r e of i
xn
ll sp e a k, t he y s ha ll gi
s ha n t he da
' °

m en y
u d m en t ; a n d, H e t ha t s ha ll ha ve lo o ke d o n a wo m a n
1b , v, 28 ,
f
o
j g
to lu s t afte r he r , ha t h a lr e a dy co m m i
tt e d a du lte r y wi
th he r
Ib 22. . n hi
i s he a r t ; an d, H e w ho i
s an
g y
r w i
t h his b r o the r wi t h
ou t a ca u s e s ha ll be i
n da n e r
g o
f t he u d m en t :
j g t o m ak e

u s a wa r e , t ha t we ar e to gi
ve a c co u n t un to Go d no t of

our dee ds onl

y , as s la v es , but also of our w o r ds an d
t h o u g h t s : ev e n a s w e h a v e r e c e i
ve d p o we r t o b e fr ee :

wh e r e b y m a n i s m o r e t ho r o u hl t ri
e d w h e t h e h re
g y , r e

v e r e n ce s , an d fe a r s ,
an d l o v e s t h e Lo r d . An d t h e r e fo r e
I S . Pet . P e t er sa i
t h , t h a t w e ha ve n ot li
be r ty as a c lo ke o
f wi
cke d

n ess, fe s t F a it h
b u t t o try an d m an i .

Bu t t ha t G o d in t h e La w co m m a n de d c er t a i
n o b se r

1 .
va n c es ,
n ot as n ee di
n
g t h ei
r s e r vi
ce , b u t fo r t he i
r o wn
Go d
g e r
y f u ll
oo
y sin i
d, i
s
g fie d v b y t h e P ro
p h e t s A n d a
g ai n .

teac h es
’
i th
n t h a t Go d n e e ds n o t t h e i
e r o ffe r in
g b u t fo r t h e o ffe r e r s ,

’ —
o wn s ak e ie Ma n s t h e Lo r d cl e a r ly t a u g h t a s w e
, . .
, ,

af ghi h s h e wn F or i f a t a n y ti m e He s a w t h em ca r e le s s
e re
a ve .

61 o f r i h t e o u s n e s s a n d k ee i b a ck fr o m t h e L o v e o f G o d
3 2535 g p g
n , ,
08
a n d t hi n ki t h at G od i s it i
ate d b a cr i fi ces an d
n
g p p
ro
y s

o th e r t
yp ica l O b s e r v a n c e s S am u el i n t h e fir s t
p l a ce wo u ld
,

1 S m S p e a k t o t he m t hu s : Go d wille th n o t bu r n t ojfe r in gs a n d
a .

xv° 22
s a cr ifice s bu t He w i lle th Hi V oi t o be he a r d : Be ho ld
°

,
s ce ,

he a r i is be t te r t ha n s a cr ifice a n d he a r ke n i n t h a n the
f at
n
g g ,

t h e n D a vi d sai t h S a cr ifice a n d of e r i T h
f
P x1 6 of r a m s
s. . . n
g ou ,

wo u lde s t n o t bu t e a r s ha s t Tho u m a de f o r m e ,
Bu r n t
o er i l si T h ha st n ot r e u i r ed T e a ch i
yf n s
g a s o f o r n ou
q n
g .

t h e m t h a t Go d w i ll h a v e o b e di en c e which s a v e s t h e m , ,

r a t h er t h a n s a cr i fi c e s a n d b u r n t o ffe r i n g s whi ch a v a i l t he m
n o t hi t r i h t e o u s n e s s : a n d p r o ph e s y i n g a t t he sam e
n
g o g
ti m e o f t h e N e w Te s t a m e n t Bu t y e t m o r e cl e a r ly i n .

P 1is. t h e 5 0th P s a l m do t h h e s a y o f t h e s e t hi
.
n
g s F or h a ds t ,
1 6’ 17
Tho u wille d s a cr ifice I w o u ld ha ve gi
'

ve n i t of co u r s e
,
wi th
 3 54 By s a cr ifice Go d w i
l le d t o e du ca te
°

Bo o s 4 . b le d he a r t : an o do u r o f sw ee t n e s s un to Go d, i
s a hea r t

g l ori
fy n g Hi
i m W ho m a de i
t . For i
f i
t w er e i
n an
g e r

t ha t He j
r e e ct ed t he s e t h ei
r s a cr i c fi es , as tho u gh t h ey
we r e wo r t hy t o n Hi
b ta i s m er c , f e He w o u l d
un o
y o co u r s

n ot r e c o m m en d p e to
r so n st h es e sam e t he m e a n s b y
w hi ch t h e y m i h t b e s a ve d B u t b e ca u s e H e is a Me r
g .

cif u l G o d H e di ,d n o t c u t t h e m o ff fr o m g o o d c o u n s e l .

Vi
e
T h u s h a vin g s a id b y J er e m ia h To w ha t e n d do y e br in g
, ,

Me fr a n kin ce n s e fr o m S a ba a n d cin n a m o n fr o m a f a r ,

? o u r bu r n t o e r in s a n d s a cr i ce s ha ve n o t de
co u n t r
y y yf g fi
li h e d Me H a dde d H h or d o he Lo r d h
g4
b . v i
i 2,.

g t e ,
ear t e w f t ,
t ou ,

w ho le Ju da h Thu s s a it h t he Lo r d Go d of Is r a e l : Ma ke
.

i
s tr a h t o u r wa s a n d u r su i
ts , a n d I wi l l s e tt le y o u i n
g y y p
t hi l T e not in l i o r ds , o r t he s ha ll n o t
s
p a ce r u st.
y y g
n w f y
a t a n , It i
l l p r ofit y o u , s a y i s t he Te mp le of t he Lo r d,
g
t he Te mp le of t he Lo r d .

3 ,
An d g
a ifg ii
y gn
a n t h a t n o t t o t hi
sin s e n d did H e br in
g
t h e m o u t o f E g y p t , t h a t t h ey m i h t o ffe r H im s a cr i
fi ces ,
g
b u t t ha t fo r g e t t i t h e id o la t r o f t he E t i t h
n
g y g yp an s e
y ,

mi h t h e a r k e n t o t h e Vo i c e o f t h e Lo r d whi ch w a s t h e ir
g ,

Ih s a lv a t i
o n an d
g l or
y H e sai t h b y t h
, e s a m e J er em iah T h us ,
21 —24
.

i th t he Lo r d, Ga t he r y o u r bu r n t ojfe r i
n s wi t h
'

sa ou r sa
g y
o r I s a ke n o t t o o u r fa the r s ,
i
cr fice s , a n d ea t
f lesh F p y .

no r di d I co m m a n d t he m , co n ce r n i
n
g b u r n t o er i
fi n s and
g
s a cr
i
fi ce s , i
n t he da y t ha t I br o u g ht t he m ou t o
f Egyp t,
b u t thi wo r d I co m m a n de d t he m , n , H e a r ke n
i to
s sa
y g un

My v o ce ,id I wi ll be y o u r Go d, a n d y e s ha ll be My
an

e o le ; a n d w a lk e i a ll M w a s , w ha t s o e ve r I s ha l l
p p y n
y y
co m m a n d o u , t ha t i t m a b e w e ll w ith ou A n d t he
y y y y .

he a r ke n e d n ot n or
g a ve he e d, bu t wa lke d i
n the t ho u hts
g o
f
t he i
r o wn ev i
l he a r t, an d w e r e tu r n e d ba ckw a r d, an d n ot

fo r wa r d .
g An d a it h bai
y
n,t h e v ew he r e
r
y s am e , He sa

1b i
x 24
. . .
Bu t le t hi m t ha t g lo r i
e t h,
g lor
y t ha t he u n de r s ta n de t h a n d

kn o we th t ha t I a m t he Lo r d, W ho wo r k m e r cy a n d r i g hte

o u sn ess an d ju dg m e n t i
n t he ear th, He a dde d, F o r i
n t he s e

t hi
n s i
g s My i wi
ll,
t h t he Lo r d ; b u t sa n ot i
n s a cr i
fi ce s ,
n or n b u r n t o ffe r i
i s, n o r in o b la t i
n
g o n s .

F o r t he p e o pl e h a d t h e s e no t as the p i i
p
r nca l t h i
n
g,
 the m o
f o ld i
n o be d e n ce i an d br o the r ly co n du ct . 35 5

b u t b y way o f co n s e qu en c e ,
an d fo r t h e a or f e s a id cau se :

a s sa i
a s Es a i i N or M er e t he s h
th g ot
f a e w
a n : e e
p f o t hy
bu r n t off e r i
n , n ei
g t her d i
d s t t ho u ho n o u r M e i n th
y s a cr i

l h r ve ds t M n ot i s a cr ifice s , n o r di d h
f ee s ; t ou s e e n st t ou

o
fi
'

er
5
an
y t hin
g afte r l i
to i n fr a n kin ce n s e ; n or di
ds t t ho u 5 fe ci
s ti

bu y i
n ce n s e
f or Me wi
th m o n e y , n or d I; de s i
di r e t he
f a t
t hy s a cr i ce s bu t i
n th i d thi ne i n iu i ie s di
o
f fi y s ns an
q t dst

t ho u s ta n d befo r e Me . Up on w ho m the n , s a it h He , s ha l l IXV L

I lo o k, bu t on d qu i
e t m a n , a n d o n hi
t he hu m ble m t ha t an

tr e m ble th a t My w o r ds ? F o r f a t a n d r i ch
f lesh i n a bu n Je r . xi .

da n ce w i ll n o t t a ke a wa y t hine in iu i
q ties
f r om t hee T h is .
1v i
ii ,

i
s the f ast w hi
ch I ha ve cho s e n , sa i
t h t he Lo r d . Lo o s e
e ve r
y k n ot o
f unr i
g ht e o u sn e s s, u n do t he ba n ds o
f i
v o le n t
de a lin s, s en d
g a wa y t ho s e w ho are s ha ke n to t he i
r r e s t,

an d a nn u l e ver
y u n u st
j wr i
tin
g Br e a k t hy br e a d t o t he
.

hu n gr y wi
th g ood wi
ll, a n d br i
n
g t he s tr a n e r
g w it hou t

s he lte r i
n t o t hi
n e ho u s e .
If t ho u seest t he n a ke d, co v e r hi
m,
d t ho u s ha lt s e t he i
de sp i thi s e e d.
an n ot n m a te s o
f ne o wn

The n s ha ll thy lig h t b rea k fo r th i

n t he m o r n i
n ,
g an d t he
wa y s o
f t hine he a lth s ha l l y p i
a r se ve r s eed i
ly , an d r i
g ht
s ha ll b efo r e he e , a n d t he l h L d
e o u sn ess
g o t g o r
y fo t e o r

s ha ll be a r o u n d t he e , a n d whi ls t t ho u a r t y e t sp e a kin , I
g
wi
ll sa
y,H er e I am .

An d Z a cha r ia s t o o in t h e t w el v e P r o ph e t s , si
g n i
fy i
n
g
’
to t h em G o d s wi ll i
th Thu s ke th t he Lo r d vi
i
g po
un sa ea eo
, :
p
s . .

A lm i ht
g y, J u dg e
y e r i
g ht eou s
j g d mu e n t,
p r a c ti
se l ov i
n
g
ki
n dn e s s an d m e r cy e ve r
y on e t o wa r ds hi s br o t he r The .

wido w, an d the or
p han, an d t he s tr a n
g er , an d t he p o o r
do y e n o t opp r e s s , n o r r e m e m be r e ve r m an hi ’
s br o t he r s
y
wicke dn e s s i

t he
n hi

wo r ds
s he a r t

l l
t ha t r a c ti S ea k ye
s ha t
. An d
r u th e ve r
a g a in The s e
, ,
sa i
th he , are ii
i?
y p se e
p y .

one wi
th hi
s n e i hbo u r ,
g and u d e
j g r e co n ci
l i
n
g j g u d m en t
’
i n
y ou r
g a t e s , n o r le t e a ch r e m e m ber hi s br o t he r s wi
cke d

n ess i n hi e n o fa ls e o a th : ll t he s e
s he a r t, a n d lo ve
y f or a

t hin s I ha t e , s a i t h t he Lo r d A lm i ht
g g y .

An d D a vi
d i i l i
k e m n n e r : W ho ,
a n s ai
t h h e, is Ps
g n aa
XXX
.

IV
.

t he m a n t ha t wi ll ha ve life , a n d lo v e th t o s e e g o o d day s ?
.

K e ep t hy t o n gu e fr o m e v i
l, a n d t hy li p s t ha t t he y sp e a k

A a 2
 35 6 O be di
e n ce S a cr i ce
fi Chu r ch fi
‘

. o er s

Bo o x 4 . no
g i
l
ue . Es che w ev i
l an d do g o o d : see k p e a ce an d eu

su e it .

§ 4 From wh i ch i t i l
a llai
n , tha t G d h t t f
s
p o s o u
g n o o
.

fi c e s a n d b u r n t o ff e r i
t h e m s a cr i n g s , b u t fa it h a n d o b e di
en c e an d ri g h t e o u s n e s s , fo r t h ei
r s a lv a t i
on A s n Ho s e a
i .

Ho s . vi
. t he P r o p h e t G o d t e a ch i n g t h e m Hi s W i ll s a i
d, I will ha ve
m e r cy ra t he r t ha n s a cr ifice ,
an d t he kn o wle dg e o
f Go d a bo v e
bu r n t fi
o er n i gs . Ye a , an d our Lo r d ga v e t h em t he sam e

S M t th
. a .
a dm o n i
tion, sa
y i
n g, F o r
y e s i
ha d kn o wn wha t t hi s, I
i
xi 7
wi
. .

ll ha ve m e r cy a nd n ot i
fi
s a cr
ce ,
y e w o u ld n e ve r ha ve

co n de m n e d t he g u i lt le s s a t o n ce ivi t e stim o n y t o t he
g n
g
P r o p h e t s , t h a t t h e y p r e a ch e d t h e t r u th an d i
c o n v ct i
n
g
t h em o f fo lly wh i
ch e b y t hei
ca m r o wn fa u l t .

5 . Ye a , an d g i
v in
g co u n s el t o His D i s ci l e s
p t o o ffe r u n ,
The E u
cha r i
st to Go d t h e t s o f Hi
fi r s t fr u i
-
s cr e a t u r e s n ot a s tho u
g h ,

H e w er e i
n wa n t , b u t i
n de r t h a t t h e m s e l v e s m i
or g h t b e

n e i
th er un f ru i
t fu l n or un
g r a t efu l , H e to ok — t h at w h i
ch

i
s
p a r t o f t h e cr ea t i
o n , vi
z b r e a d, a n d
g a v e t ha n k s , s a
y .

i T his is M B od A n d t he Cu l ik e w is e , wh i ch i
n
g , y y p . s

o f t h a t Cr e a t i
on w hi
ch a
pp e r ta n s i “
un to u s, H e p r o fe s s
e d t o b e Hi
s o wn Bl o o d, an d t a u g ht m e n t he n ew o b la

ti
on o f t he N e w T e s t a m en t ; whi
c h t h e C hu r c h ii g
r e ce v n
’
fr o m t h e Ap o s t l e s o fl e r s u n t o G o d in t h e wh o l e w o r l d

u n to Hi m who g i ve th u s n o u r i s h m e n t , t h e fir s t fr u i
ts -
o f
Hi
s o wn
g i
ft s, i
n t h e N ew Te s t a m e n t ; o f wh ich in t h e
t w el v e P r o ph e t s Ma l a ch i g a v e b e fo r e h a n d t his in t im a
Ml a i ti My le a su r e i n ot i u , sa it h t he Lo r d A lm i ht ,
on ; p s n o g y
. .

1 0, 1 1 .
y
an d I wi
ll n ot r e ce ve i s a cr i ce a t
fi y o u r ha n ds F or
f rom .

t he r i
sin
g o
f the su n un to t he g o i
n
g do wn My n ame i s
g l or i

fi ed a m o n g the Ge n ti
le s an d i
n e ve r
y p l a ce n ce n s e i
i s o
f
f r ed
e u n to My N a m e, an d a
p ure s a cr ifice : f o r My N a me
i
s
g rea t a mon g t he Ge n ti
le s , sa i
th t he Lo r d Alm i h
g yt ;
m o st ev iden t ly m ati
n ti
i h e r e b , t h a t w hi
l e t he fo r m e r
n
g y
e
p po le s h o u ld c ea s e to m ak e o ff e r i
n
g s t o G o d,i n e v er
y
p l a ce s a cr i c fi e s h a ll be o ff e r e d un to Hi
m, a n d t ha t i
n
p ur e

n e s s ; H is N am e a ls o i
gl o r ifi e d a m o n g t h e
s Ge n t i
le s .

§ 6 .
N o w wh a t o t her n am e i s t he r e w hi ch i s , g l ori
fi ed a

m
g e n tes . The T r a n sla to r ga v e the t wo r en de r i
n g s , Ge n t i
le s , n a ti
ons . E .
 35 8 The f
r ee
g i
ve a ll
g la dl
y . Si
n
f
o

Bo o n 4 here : t h e r e a r e s a cr ifi c e s a m o n g the p e o pl e t he r e a r e
.

v
ti f
on s o s a cr ific e s i n t h e C h u r ch ; b u t t h e S p e c i al sort o n ly is
th F r e
e e
cha n g e d a s b e in g n o w o ffe r e d n o t b y s l a e s b u t by fr e e
,

m en F o r there i . s o n e a n d t h e s a m e Lo r d b u t a s e ci
p al ,

token i s t he m a r k o f a s e r vi,
le o b l a t i on an d a s p e cia l ,

t o k e n tha t o f fr e e p e r s o n s ; o b l a t i
,
o n s a l s o ha vi n
g their
n o t e o f li b e r t y t o sh e w F o r wi t h Hi m n o t hi
. n
g is i d l e ,

n o r wi t h o u t s y m b o li ca l m e a n i n o r wi t h o u t s e ci al
n
g p , p u r

p o s e An d t h e r e fo r e wh i
. l e t h e y h a d the t e n t h s o f t h e i
,
r

v v
o o ds c o n s e c r a t e d t h o se o t h e o the r h a n d wh o h a ve
g n ,

r e c e i e d fr e e do m a ss i n a ll t h a t t h e m s e lv e s h a e t o t h e
g ,

u s e s o f t h e Lo r d c h e e r fu ll
y a n d fr e e l
, y g iv in
g t h e m an d ,

n ot i n l e ss e r o n s o n l y a s b e c o m e m e n p o ss e s s i
r ti t h
p o ,
n
g e

h o p e o f g r e a t e r t hi n
g s ; a s s h e w h o b o t h i n w i d o wh o o d

S L k an d i ve r t y di d here ca s t a l l h e r s u s t e n a n c e i n t o t he
n
u n e
p o
“ ML
.

T r e a s u r y o f Go d .

3 F o r G o d fr o m t he b e g i
,
nni n g ha d r e s e ct u n t o t he
p g i f t s
o f Ab e l b e c a u s e h e o ffe r e d wi
,
t h si m pl i ci t y a n d j u st i ce ;

b b u t t o t h e s a cr i fic e o f C a in He ha d n o t r e sp e c t b e c a u s e ,

v
A l t hr o u g h e n v y a n d m a l i c e t o w a r ds h i s b r o t h e r he h a d a di
’
e s

i in hi s h e a r t a s Go d s a i th e xp o s i i
f :
i g g si h s s e cr e t s I
f
0
on n
g
-

, , ,
(
t ho u r i h l bu t di vi d e s t n o t r i ht l h a s t t ho u
g t y fl o er , g y n o t ,

i d ? 0 be a t r e s t : b e c a u s e Go d i s n ot a e a se d b
s n n e
pp y
s a cr ific e .

v
F or i f a m a n a c c o r di n
g t o t h a t wh i ch is s e e n o n ly ,

s h a ll h a e t r ie d t o o ffe r p u r e l y a n d r ig h t ly a n d l a wfu lly , , ,

bu t i n hi s o w n s o u l di s t r ib u t e s n o t r ig h t ly his c o m m u n io n
wi t h hi s n e i hb o u r
g n ei t h er h a th f,ear o f Go d ; he d e

ce i v e s n o t G o d b y t ha t s a c r i fic e whic h is r ig ht ly o ffe r e d
wi t h o u t wh i l e he ha t h s i ,
n wi t hi n hi m ; n o r wi ll s u c h

v
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y .

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v
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u n le s s
t e e r o m a b o v e :

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g t h e R i g h t e ou s M an ,

t h a t w hile t h e o n e i s a dm i t t e d a ft e r t r i a l, b
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n e e ds n o t s a c r i fi c e : b u t t h e c o n s cie n c e o f him wh o o ffe r s

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t y j u s t ly ,

f
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g ift a c c o u n t e d o f Go d a p u r e s a cr i
fi c e A s P aul .

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18
f p pE a hr o di t t h t hi w hi ch we r e sen t b
‘

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on to Go d an di
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v
fr u it s o f t h o s e c r e a t u r e s which a r e His in a p u r e m in d
a n d fa i t h u n fe i g n ed i n fir m h o
p e i
n f e r e n t lo v e , ,
.

Th 0 1 e An d t hi 3 s o ffe r i n
g t h e C h u r ch a l o n e o ffe r s p u r e u n t o
l ti t h
(ibi ih t h e C r e a t o r p r e s e n t in g it u n t o H im W it h t h a n k s g 1v1 n g
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v
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ha e n o t r e c e i v e d t h e W o r d whi ch i s o ff e r e d u n t o G o d ,
.

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,
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,

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e r tai n t o o u r cr e a ti on m a k e Hi m u t de s i r o u s o f t ha t
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g ,o o ds A n d .

t h o s e w h o s a y t ha t t h e t hi n
g s w h ich
p e r tai n t o u s we r e

m a de t hr o u g h de c a y a n d i n o r a n ce a n d a ss i si ai n st
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v
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,

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,

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v
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g e n .

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s o n s w h o b o t h e r r fr o m the T r u t h a n d a r e a lt o g e t h e r ,

fo o lis h a n d du ll F o r t h e s e do i . n
g so ,
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p o n t h e O ne T rue G o d B e ca u s e t h e i
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t h o u g ht s h a v e c o m e t o b e hi g h e r t h an G o d t h e y i n ,

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v
t he i r h e a r t s t r a n s c e n di n g t he i m s e l f a n d whi le ,

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in de e d t h e y a r e s i n ki n
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,
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v
s u g g e s t s Ho w l o n g lift y e u p yo u r im a g in a t io n s a b o v e
,

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12 ’
m e a s u r e a n d de c la r e th at c o u n t l e s s n u m b e r o f c u b i ts : ex
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p e ,
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the b e g in n in g a n d e n d o f th at m e a s u r e d cir c u m fe r e n c e ,

t hi n
g s w h i c h t h e h e a r t o f m a n u n de r s t a n ds n o t n o r d o th ,

he c o m p r e h e n d t h e m F o r t r u ly g r e a t a r e t h e r e p o s it o
.

ri e s o f t h e h e a v e n ly t r e a s u r e : G o d i s i m m e a s u r a b le i n

he a r t a n d i , n co m
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v
wh i ch by it s o w n m e a s u r e s t r e t ch e s o u t the s p a n o f the
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v
h o l d; whi ch c o n t a i n s i n i t s e lf the b r e a dt h a n d l e n g t h a n d , ,

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, ,

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v
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o f Hi s H a n d h o w s h a ll a n o n e ha e o w e r t o u n de r s t a n d
, y p
o r kn o w i n hi s he a r t s o r e a t a Go d ? Ye t as i f t h ey
g
h a d n o w m e a su r e d a n d s e e n t hr o u g h Hi m a n d ha d t r a c ,

e d Hi m o u t e n ti r e l y t h e y fe i gn t ha t t h e r e is a b o v e Him
,

—
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a n o t h e r Pl e r o m a o f ZE o n s a n d a n o t h e r F a t h e r ,
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n
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t o t h e de e p Ab y s s o f m a dn e s s ; i n th a t t h e y s a
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,
n
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w hi ch a r e wi t h o u t t h e P l e r o m a b u t tha t the Cr e a t o r s
on ,

the c o n t r a r y a t t ain s n o t t o t h e P le r o m a : a n d s o t h e y la y
,

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t h e w o r l d o u t si de t h e P l e r o m a ; t h e o t h e r t h e fa b r i c w hic h
t

is wi t hi n t he P le r o m a an d n e i t h e r o f t h e s e t w o wi ll b e
Go d o f a ll .

v
that n o o n e c a n e x p r e ss t h e g r e a t n e ss o f Go d b y
Bu t
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v v
a n d th at Hi s g r e a t n e ss fa i ls n o t b u t c o n ta i n s a ll an d , ,

c
r e a he s e en to u s a n d is w it h u s,
— e e r y o n e wi ll a l ,

l o w wh o i s mi n de d w o r t hi ly o f G o d .

In r e sp e c t o f Hi s Gr e a t n e ss , t h e n on e ca n n o t k n o w , CR AP ,

Go d fo r i
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lb . xii
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a nd

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,

bee n b o u n d i n si n .

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th e Lo r d de s c e n de d t o t he
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2 .
,

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g r em i ss io n o f s in s f o r

s u ch a s b e lie v e i n Hi m A n d t h o s e a ll b e l i e ve d i
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wh o w e r e h o pi n f o r Hi m : i e w h o fo r e t o ld Hi s co m i
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,

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g e v en as ,

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,
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,
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n d t he i
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s a fe s fu ll e r a n d la r g e r ill u m i n ati on of m i nd .

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n
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y p n
g e
p o e ,

2 Cor . iv a l s o s a it h in t he 2n d t o the C o r in t hia n s In w ho m Go d

.
,
4
ha th b li n de d t he m i n ds
f h u n be li
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o t e e ve r s o t s w o r ld ,

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f t h p f t e
g or
y fo h st m a
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R om . i s hi
. ne An d a g a i n .in that t o t h e R o m a n s : An d a s the y
28
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d n ot t hi
n k m ee t to ha ve Go d i
n the i kn o w le dg e , Go d
‘

the m to r o ba n d, t o do t ho s e t hi
te m i n s w hi
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n t he 2n d t o t h e Th e ss a l o n ia n s
g Th e s s ,
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p r e s sl ,
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f An t i s t , An d the r e or e
ii 11’12
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v v
k n o we th tha t t h e y will n o t b e lie v e (a s H e k n o w e t h a ll
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p eo

l l e a vi t h em i n t h e da r k n e s s wh i ch t he h cho
p e ,
n
g y a e

sen fo r t h e m s e l v e s ; wh at w o n de r i f a t t ha t t i m e a lso ,

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j die t
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g ht t o s o m e wha t f
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vs f s b r e a d t he r e b y ?
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s b u s in e ss th at he
,
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s

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’
which a r e C ae s a r s a n d do t h n o t e a ch o n e o f t h e m a c
,
.

c o r di n
g t o h is ab i l i
t y im p art u n to s u ch a s h a ve n o t ?
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t he i o o d s b ut f o r t he i r l i
fe a lso t h rou
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p

v
t he Ge n t i l e s de b t o r s t o u s fr o m wh o m we r e c e i
, ve b o t h

p r o fi t a n d t h e c o m m o di t i
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y g ai n

wi th t o i l th at w e b e i
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,
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t a s ks w he r e i
n t he y by vi
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st o r e s fo r m a n y y e a r s a n d in e e r y k in d o f s e r vit u de ;
,

v
w h e r e a s t h e o t h e r s b e si ,
de s t h e i r i n
g r a ti t u de t o w a r d t h e m ,

w e r e fa in e e n t o de s t r o y t h e m u t t e r ly .

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y d o n e i f t h e y , t o o k a l it t l e

out o f m u ch an d i f t h o s e wh o m i h t h a ve h a d m u ch
, g

v v v
r o pe r ty a n d go n e a wa y r i ch h a d t h e y n o t s e r ve d t he m
p , , ,

w e n t a wa y p o o r r e c e i , vin
g f o r t he i r he a y s e r i t u de e r
y
s ca n t y w a g e s ? S o if a n y fr e e p e r s o n c a r r ie d a w a y vio
, ,

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n g hi m m an y ye ar s an d i n

v
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, ,

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) f t h w e r e m y an
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w r o n g ; the j u dg e h i m s e lf w i ll r a t h e r a pp e a r u n j u s t t o
w a r ds h i m w h o h a d b e e n r e du c e d t o S l a v e r y b y fo r ce .

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,

v
l f t aki t t h e m s e lv e s a l i t t l o u t o f m u ch t
p e or n
g o e y e ,

i . e .
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,

333
3
c o r din g t o t h e m e r it o f t he ir p a r e n t s b u t r a t h e r r e du c
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le t he y c ha r g e t he
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wi th the i n s cr i ti
p on an d i m a
g e o f C ae s a r .

Bu t i f w e a n d t h e y a r e c o m pa r e d w h i ch w i ll s e e m t o , § 3 ,

ha v e r e c e i v e d m o r e h o n e s t ly ?the p e o p l e fr o m the E g y p

v
ti an s wh o we r e i
,
n a ll t h e i r de b t o r s o r w e fr o m t h e R 0 ,
S c ity e u r
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m a n s a n d o t h e r n a t io n s t h o s e e e n wh o o w e u s n o s u ch E m i re
, p
de b t ? R a t h e r t h e w o r ld h a t h p e a c e b y t h e m a n d w e ,

w a lk i n t h e wa s w i t h u t fe a r an d sai l w h it h e r so e v e r we
y o ,
’
wi ll . Ag a i n s t t hi s s o r t o f o b j e c t o r t h e n o u r Lo r d s s a y ,

in
g w ill b e a
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t o t a ke a w a y t he m o te r om t hy br o the r s e
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f h e w ho la t hi s t o t hy cha r g e , a n d g l o r ie s we m ay

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n hi
s k n o w le dg e , i
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f he b e simply n a k e d a n d b a r e fo o t the t ia ,
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m o u n ta i n s wi t h o u t a h o m e li k e s o m e o f tho s e a n i
,
m als
wh i ch e a t
g r a ss : he w ill o b t a i n
p a r do n a s n o t k n o wi n
g ,

wha t i s n e e de d i n our m a n n e r o f li fe Bu t if h e t a k e .

fr o m m e n his sh a r e in t h e p r o p e r t y (s o ca ll e d) o f o t h e r s ,

w hi l e he fi n ds fa u l t wi t h the Typ e o f the s a m e : he p r o v e s

hi m s e lf t o b e m o s t u n j u s t t u r n i n,g b a ck o n h i m s e l f the
a fo r e s a i d a c cu s a t i on F o r h e wi
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’

v
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n
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hi s o wn : a n d w i th a ie w t o t hi s they r e p o r t t h e Lo r d ,
,

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, . 1, 2 .

e ve r
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u d m en t
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u d e i t s h a l l b e
, j g
u d e d co n ce r n i n
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y ou . N o t o f c o u r s e t ha t w e r e b u k e n o t si n n er s o r co n ,

s e n t t o t hi s d m is b t th a t w j d t f irl
n
g o n e a s u , e u
g e n o u n a
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g t h i n
g s w h e r e a s He ,
h a t h p r o vi

de d i n r i h t e o u s n e ss wh a t s o e v e r s h a ll b e
g p r o fi t a b l e T h u s .
,
 ’
400 A lm s j u st i
fy . Chu r ch s j o u rn e
y He a ve n wa r d .

B OO K 4 . b e ca u s e He k n e w t ha t we w o u ld m ak e a
g oo d u se o f
our su b s t a n c e , w hi
ch w e sh o u l d ha v e , re c e ivin g i
t fr o m
s . L k u e an o the r , He t ha t ha th two co a ts , s a it h He le t hi m i
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m 11
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X XV 35
.

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l b 36 . . e to ea t, an d I wa s n a ke d an Ag a i
n, .

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W he n t ho u do e s t a lm s , le t n o t t hy le t ha n d kn o w w ha t
t hy r i
g ht ha n d do e t h : an d a ll o the r a ct s o f bo u n ty p u on

j s twhi
ich w e
fi e d r e de e m i n
gar e
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t we r e b y
’ ’
wha t w a s a n o t h e r s A n d w h e n I s a y A n o t h e r s I do .
, ,

n o t m e a n t h a t the w o r ld i s a li e n fr o m G o d b u t t h a t w e ,

r e ce i v e fr o m o t h e r s a n d o ss e s s the a fo r e s a i d ift s
p g e v e n ,

a s t he
y fr o m the E
t he s a m e w e b u i
g yp t ia n s w h o k n e w n o t G o d; a n d b
y
l d u p f o r o u r s e lv e s the T a b e r n a cl e o f

f
Go d F o r wi t h do e r s o f g o o d G o d dw e ll e t h : a s s a i
. t h t he ,
S L k
o r d Ma ke t o y o u r s e lve s e Ma m m o n o
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ri i
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.

x vi 9 . .
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ty t ha t t he y w he n y e a r e p u t t o f li
, , g h t m a
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g t a be r n a cle s F o r l o o k wh a t t h i n
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v
ac ui
q red w h e n w e w e re H e a t he n s
, b y u n r i h t e o u s n e ss
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’
t h o s e s a m e n o w w e h a v e b e li e e d; w e t u r n t o t h e Lo r d s
,

s e r vic e a n d s o a r e j u s t ifi e d ,
.

T h e s e t hi n s w e r e the n o f n e c e ss i t r a ct i s d i t y
§ 4 . g y p e n
p e

v
b e fo r e h a n d a n d o u t o f t h o s e m a t e r ia l s t h e Ta b e r n a cl e o f
,
=

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p l a i n e d , ,

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di c a t e d h o w w e sh o u ld b e g i ,
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.
,

b y G o d b r o u g h t t h e m o u t o f E g yp t w a s the t y p e a n d ,
’
i m a g e o f t h e C hu r ch s j o u r n e y w h i ch w a s t o t a k e p l a c e ,

fr o m a m o n g t he G e n t ile s ; which j o u r n e y a c c o r din g ly e n ds

v
a l s o wi t h l e a di n
g h e r h e n ce i n t o he r in he r i t a n ce w h ich ,

n de e d Mo s e s the s e r a n t o f G o d b u t J e s u s t h e S o n
n ot i

o f Go d w i ll g i e her t o i n he r i
,
t An d i v
f a n y o n e wi ll l o o k .
,

m o r e c a r e fu lly a t wh a t t h e P r o p he t s s a y o f t h e e n d a n d ,
’
at a l l t h a t J o h n t h e Lo r d s dis cipl e s a w in t h e Ap o ca
lyp s e he wi ll fi n d t h e G e n t i ,
l e s g e n e r a lly e n du r i n
g t h e

s a m e pl a g u e s w hich a t tha t t im e Egyp t i ,

n p a r t icu la r
ha d t o en du r e .
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BO O K 4 . T he s e da u g ht e r s i
n de e d s
p ak e t hu s i
n t he i
r s i
m p li
city
2

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n n o c e n c e , t hi
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g t h at ll m e n ha d pe r i
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’
t e s,
S o do m i th a G o d s
an d an
g e r h a d c o m e o v e r a ll t h e

e a r th A n d t h e r e fo r e e v e n they m a y p o ss i
. b ly b e e x c u s e d ,

v
a t they w e r e l e ft a l o n e w i
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v
the p r e s e r a t io n o f the r a c e o f m a n 3 a n d t o t his e n d
they de c e i e d t h e ir fa t h e r .

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.

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me wh e n He to o k
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o f m e a t wi th m e n , an d dr a n k wi
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S: Ma t th the S o n .

f o m a n , we rea d, ca m e ea ti
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wh e n He ha d He sl u m b e r e d a n d t o o k His
la i
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.

t o o k m y s le ep An d t o s ig ni fy
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n t h e

fe llo w ship a n d life w h ich b e l o n g s t o u s , H e s a i

th a g ain ,

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s le e N o w it w a s a ll s i
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26
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fi e d b y Lo t , h o w t ha t t h e s e e d o f t h e F a t h e r o f a ll,
'

i e , the S p i
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g s w e r e m a de ,

wa s m i
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n ts , S

f f f
a n d t o be co m e a dm i
r a b le t o t ho s e who be li e ve in Him .

Ps . xl v . 2 .
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sa ,

f
lb . 7 .
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b y Hi m : t o m a k e t h e H e a r e r s de s i r e t o b e t h e r e fo u n d ,

do in
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6 '
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, ,

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p u r e wo m b t h a t s a m e w o m b which ,

i
v e s me n a n ew b ir th i n to G od which w o m b Him s e lf
g ,

m a de p u r e : a n d t h a t b e i n
g m a de w ha t we t o o a r e
, He ,

i s t he m i h t G od a n d h a th a e n e r a tio n which c a n n o t
g y g ,

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.

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d t he s ha dy a n d thi ck m o u n t a i
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Be t hl e h e m , h ave s h e wnas i n
t h e Bo o k b e fo r e t his ) whe n ce a l s o He c o m e s W h o r u l e s ,

an d fe e ds the p e o pl e o f His F a t h e r .

Th o s e a g a in w h o s ay t ha t a t H is co m n i g the la m e Is a .

xxx v 6
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f
s ha l l b e p la in , a n d t he e b lin d s ha ll be o e n e d, l b
e es o
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a n d the ea rs o
f t he d ea s ha ll he a r , a n d the dis s o l v e d Ib . 3 .

ha n ds , an d t he fe e b le kn e e s s h a ll be s t r e n g the n e d : an d,
The de a d who i
n t he t o m b s ha ll i i a n d, H i
i
xxvi
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.

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these a n n o u n c e d the c u r e s t ha t w e r e w r o u g ht b y Him .

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n
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'

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j a ws
,
t o t h e p a lm s I sa .

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o f the a ds h o w th a t He is le d a s a s he ep to the Ib 1iii 7
h n . . .

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s la u hte r a n d h a th i ar an d ll i n Hi d ri nk
x x
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a n d is fo r s a k e n b y His fr ie n ds a n d b y t h o s e w ho a r e P s.
1xxx v m
,

n e ar e S t a n d t ha t w h il e He s t r e t ch e s o u t His Ha n ds g
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1 53 XV
t h r o u g h t h e wh o l e da y ; a n d i s s c o r n e d a n d r e p r o a ch e d 2
. .

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g a n d t ha t He is P,
ii s . xx .

b r o u g ht do w n i n t o t h e du s t o f de a t h 3 a n d a ll s u c h t hi n
g s i i: 15 . ,

All t h e s e s p a k e o f Hi s coming a s m a n ho w H e e n t e r e d ,

in to J e r u s a l e m w h e r e in b y His s u ffe r i
,
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g a n d cr u ci fi xi on

H e e n du r e d a ll t ha t w a s fo r e t o ld .

f
O t he r s a g a i n s a y in g The Ho ly Lo r d ha th r e m e m be r e d
,

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y
e a r t h, a n d He w e n t do wn t o t he m , to r a i
se the m u p and

s a ve t he m .

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t h t h e L o r d , s ha ll Am os
,
viii 9

f
.

t he s u n s e t a t n o o n da , a n d t he r e s ha l l be d r kn e s s o ve r 10
y a .

t he e a r th i n the da y of l i h t n d I w i
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c r u c ifix io n fr o m the i
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w a s do n e , t h e i
r fe a s t da y s which t h e y h e ld a ft e r t h e La w ,
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J e r. xv .
n i
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9 LX X .

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n oon, s he wa s co n oun de d, a n d ha t h s ufi e r e d r ep r o a ch : t he

r es t o
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e n em es i .

13 .
A n d t h o s e wh o s a id t ha t He s lu m be r e d an d s le
p t an d
iii
v
Ps 5 r ose
i i Hi bi
ddi al o
the Lo r d s u s ta n e d s
u
p a
g a n,
f or m : n
g
. . .

Ps . xxiv the .
p i c e s o f
r n t h e H e a en s to o pe n t h e e t e r n a l g a te s ,

t ha t t he Ki n
g f o G l o r
y m a
y e n t e r : — t h e s e were h e r a l ds

v
o f Hi s R e su r r e ct i o n fr o m the de a d t hr o u h t h e F a t he r ,
g

f f
Ps . xi
x .
an d ’
o f Hi
s r e ce
p t i
o n i
n to He a en . An d i n s a yin g His ,

i th i r om t he hi he s t He a ve n ; a n d Hi s r u n ni
g o n
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ff f
a bo u t u n t o the he i
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taken p t o t ha t
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p l a ce fr o m w hi
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a n d t h e r e is none wh o can e s c a p e H is j u s t j u dg m e n t :
t hi
s wa s the ve r y su bj e ct o f their m e ss a g e A n d they .

Ps . x ci x .
who s a id ,
The Lo r d ha t h i re
g n e d, le t t he e o le be a n r
p p g y :

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tte th on t he C he r u bi m , le t t he e a r th be m o ve d :
we r e h e s yi t ly f t he wr a t h f a ll l
p ro
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-

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i n Him ,
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f
t h e C hu r c h :
p ar t ly a
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n
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2 Th e ss .
whe n He co m e th r om H e a ve n wi
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f Hi
s

f
1 7 mi h He s a it h Him s e l f The r e s ha ll be
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xx iv 21 ,
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lb 9 . . f
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lb . ii . 17 .
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s ha ll be br o u g ht lo w, and t he Lo r d a lo n e s ha ll be e xa l te d
 4 14 C HR IS T ou r Kin g b r o u g ht us Hi
s o wn
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e

B oon 4 . n our i
sh e s t h e m , —he a p u
p a most r i
g h t eous j u dg m e n t
a
g i
a ns t t h e m s e l v e s .

1 Cor . Th is m a n t h e n s e a r ch e s ou t a ll, bu t i
s hi
m se lf s e a r ch e d
ou t o f n o m an ; n e i
th e r s p e a k in g ev i
l o f hi
s F a t he r , n or

m aking His a r r a n g e m e n t s v o id n o r a c c u s in g F a t h e r s n o r , ,

di sho n o u r i P r o he t s ei t h e b s a yi ng t h t t h
n
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a n d o e r o f t hi v
o f a n o t h e r G o d or t h a t t h e r e h a v e b e e n p r o p h e c i

s a n d t h a t m a t e r ia l
, e s o ve r

ci Bu t we will s a y i n r e pl y t o a ll H e r e t i
w
c s a n d first
Xgfiv
,

to t h o s e wh o a r e o n Ma r cio n s s ide a n d t o s u ch a s r e
’
'

s e m b l e them i n s ayi ng th a t t h e P r o p he t s a r e o f a n o t h e r
G o d : R e a d more c a r e fu lly the G o s p e l g i ve n u s b
y t h e

A p o s t l e s a n d r e a d t h e P r o p h e t s m o r e c a r e fu l ly a n d y o u
, ,

wi ll fi n d t h e r e i n fo r e t o l d a ll t h e do in g s a n d a ll t h e do c
tri n e s a n d a ll t h e P a ss i on o f o u r Lo r d .

Bu t i f t his t h o u g h t o c cu r s t o y o u t o s a y W h a t the n , ,
’
ha t h t h e L o r d s coming b r o u g h t u s — k n o w y e t h a t He ,

W
v
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e d th a t a n ew s t a t e s h o u ld c o m e
,
to r e n e w a n d q u ick e n ,

f— d m a n ’

v
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n s a dv e n t n de e d a n n o u n c e d b
an
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s u ch a s a r e b e g in n i n
g to r e c e i e their Lo r d B ut a ft e r
,

v .

t h a t the Ki n h a th c ome a n d Hi s s u bj e c t s a re fi ll ed
g ,

wi t h the jo y b e fo r e a n n o u n c e d a n d ha v e t a s t e d t h e l i
b e r t y w hi ch c o m e s fr o m H i m a n d sh a r e Hi s is io n a n d ,
,

v ,

h a v e h e a r d His w o r ds a n d e n j o y e d g i ft s fr o m Him ; it
,

wi ll b e n o lo n g e r a sk e d “
W ha t the n e w Ki n
g
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v
with Him more than t ho s e wh o fo r e t o l d His c o m i
, n
g;
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— at l e a s t a m o n g t h o s e wh o h a e u n de r s t a n di n
g F o r .

H e b r o u g h t Hi m s e l f a n d b e st o we d o n m e n t he g o o d ,

4 8 P t t hi s which w f o r e t o l d w hi c h t h e A n g e l s were de
. n
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v
s ir i ok i
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n
g t o l o n to .

v
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y g n

sla e s a n d witho u t missio n fr o m t h e Lo r d ha d C hr is t

, ,

n o t c o m e s u ch a s H e w a s a n n o u n c e d a n d fu l fi ll e d t h e i r ,

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to de s tr o y t he La w or t he P r op he t s : I ca me n ot to de s
tr o y bu t t o u l l . F or ve r i
ly y I t
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f
d E a r th p a s s , o n e on e ti l e s ha l l n o t
ven an
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f r om t he L a w a n d t he P r op he ts , u n t i
l a l l be u l i
f l led .

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m s e lf at Hi
s coming fu lfill e d a l l, an d yet fu lfil s
in t he C hu r ch un to t he en d t he N ew T e s t a m e n t fo r e
t o ld by t he La w . As P a u l al os Hi
s Ap o s t l e s a ith in

f
t he E pi
s t le to t he R o m a n s , Bu t n ow Ri g h
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t e o u sn e ss R om i
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21 .

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f t ho u t t he La w i
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n
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by t he La w a n d t he P r op he ts : F o r t he J u s t s ha l l l i ve by Ib . i . 17 .

f ai h Bu t t his i h h J s h l l l i b f i h ii
f
t t t t t t a t ab
p o n a e u s a v e
y
. .
.
, ,

ha d b e e n fo r e t o ld by t h e P r o p h e t s .

Bu t whe n ce c o u l d t h e P r o ph e t s fo r e t e l l the C o m i n
g 3
§ .

o f the Ki n an d r e a c h before t h g ood n ews o f the

g , p e
’
liberty whic h He w a s g ivin g an d ann o un ce a l l Chr is t s ,

do i n
g s both
,
H i s di s co u r s e a n d Hi s wo rk s
,
a n d Hi s Pa s ,

s io n —a n d p r e dic t the N e w T e s t a m e n t ; if they r e c e i ve d

r o he ti ca l i n s i r a tio n fr o m a n o t h e r G o d: bei a s yo u
p p p n
g ,

sa i n o r a n t o f t he u n u t t e r a b le F a th e r a n d o f Hi s Ki
y g,
n
g ,

do m a n d o f His O r di
,
n a n c e s w hi c h the S o n o f Go d w h e n
, ,

He c a m e fu lfille d in t h e e arth ?
,

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s o m e c h a n c e a s t h o u g h while t h e P r o ph e t s h a d s p o k e n
, ,

o f s o m e o t he r t h e li
, k e h a d n e v e r t h e l e s s b e fa ll e n t h e Lo r d .

F or a ll t h e P r o ph e t s p r o p h e s ie d the s a m e : b ut they ha p

t
e n e d n ot t o an o f the a n ci n ts F h d t h h
p y e or a e
y a
p.

e n e d to an y o f he a n ci e n ts o f co u rse t h o s e w h o c a m e
p ,

a ft e r w a r ds wo uld n o t ha v e fo r e t o l d their ha pp e n in g i n
t h e la s t t i mes Ev e n un til n o w t h e r e i
. s no o n e eit he r ,

among F a t h e r s o r P r o p h e t s or a n c ie n t Kin g s in wh o m
, , ,

any o n e o f t h e s e thing s ha t h p r o p e r ly an d s p e cia lly c o m e

t o p a ss T hu s a ll o f t h e m fo r e t o l d in de e d t he s u ffe r in g s
.

o f Chr i st b u t t h e m s e l v e s w e r e fa r fr o m s u ffe r i n cc rd
, g a o

i t o t ho s e r e di cti n s
n
g p o .

’
N ei t h e r w e r e the t o k e n s fo r e t o l d o f the Lo r d s P a s
sio n fu lfille d in a n y o t h e r F o r n either did t h e s un
.

v
se t at n o o n da the d t h f an y f t h
y u
p on , e a o o n e o e an

ci e n te n or w a s t h e a il o f t he T e m p l e r e n t n o r di
, d ,
 41 6 N e w Te mp le n ot N . T . N e w La w t he W O R D .

Bo on 4 . t he e ar n or were t h e r o ck s cl e ft n o r did t he
th q u a k e , ,

de a d a r is e n o r did either o n e o f them a r is e o n t h e

,

t hi r d da
y n either w as,
he t ake n u
p i n to H e ave n n or ,

wh e n he w a s t a k e n u p w a s the H e a v e n o p e n e d n or did ,

Ge n t i le s b e lie ve o n t h e n a m e o f a n y o t h e r n or did any ,

o n e o f t he m de a d an d rising a g a in o p e n t h e N e w Te s
, ,

t a m e n t o f Li b e r ty O f n o o t h e r t h e n b u t o f t h e Lo r d
.
, ,

in W h o m m e t a l l the s i gn s fo r e t o l d w e r e the P r o ph e t s ,

spe aki
n
g .

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y an one , psho
l e a di
u ld
ng f osa
r y t he J e ws,
o f t he r aisi o f t he T m l which t o k l a ce u n de r
n
g e p e o p ,

Z orob abel a ft e r t h e i r m ir ati

g o n in t o Ba b l o n
y an d o f t h e ,

de p a r t u r e o f the p e o p l e which t o o k p l a c e a ft e r s e v e n t y
‘

y e a r s that t his is t he N e w T e s t a m e n t 3 l e t him k n o w

, ,

th at the T e m ple o f ston e in deed w a s a t th at t im e r e

b ui l t (f o r a s y e t t ha t l a w w a s in fo r c e which h a d b e e n
,

v
m a de i n t a b l e s o f s t o n e ) b u t n o n e w T e s t a m e n t w a s ,

g ive n 3 r ather the l a w which w a s

g i e n by M o se s w a s

the i r r u le u n til t he c o m i f t h e L o r d : b u t fr o m t h e
n
g o

co m i n g of the Lo r d t h e r e w e n t fo r t h in to t h e wh o l e
Ea r th t h e N e w T e s t a m e n t r e c o n ci lin
g m e n u n to
p e a ce
, ,

f
an d t he La w w hich g iv e s life .

f a n d t he W o r d
F o r o u t of S i o n s ha ll
g o o r t h t he La w ,
3’ 4
f t h e Lo r d r om J e r u s a le m a n d s ha ll r e bu ke m u ch
'

o eo
p ,

p le : an d t he y s ha ll br e a k t he i
r s w o r ds in to
p lo u hs ha r e s
g

f
an d t he i
r s
p ears i
n to
p ru ni
n
g ho o ks , -
a n d t he
y s ha ll n o

m ore le a r ny l a w an
wa r d word
are . If t he n an o the r

v
oi o u t o f J e r u sa le m wro ug ht r eat e a ce a m o n
g n
g so
g p g
t he n a t i o n s whi ch r e c e i ve d i t an d b y t h e m c o n i ct e d ,

m u ch p e o p le o f in c o n s ide r a t io n : it s e e m s t o fo llo w t ha t
the P r o ph e t s s p a k e o f s o m e o t h e r Bu t if t he La w o f .

Th Li
e b e r ty i e t h e W o r d o f G o d b y the A p o s t l e s who
, . .
,

Eggf id
g e n t o u t fr o m J e r u s a l e m b ei r o cl a i d i n h
‘
w m t e who le
‘

e ll
n
g p e ,

sickl E a r t h wro ug ht a ch ang e t o s u ch a n e x t e n t t h a t s w o r ds

e
, ,
d t
e no e
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R Is r s t h e r e b y fo r g e d i n to p l o u g h s h a r e s
- -

,
w k or
f m th
ro a n d o vc n e ret e d in t o
p r u n m g h o o k s — 1n t o in s t r u m e n t s o f -

,
C am re
iv e n fo r r e a i cor n d n ow they k n o w n ot
p e a c e g p gn a n -

S l t th how to fi h t b u t wh e n smitte n o ffe r a ls o t h e o t h e r c h e e k

i
g
a
.

z
g .
,
V . o
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n ha r m o n y 3

B OO K 4 . t he i
r g r e a t bl a sphe m y ,
an d s e n s e l e ss fa b r ic a t io n o f m an y

d
g o d s .

CHA P Ag a i in l t o t he V a le n ti
ni a n s an the t h G
n, re
p y o e r n os
.

XX X V .

ti
c s f a l s e ly so c a ll e d, who s a
y s o m e t i
m e s t h at ce r tai n o f
§ 1 .
,

the s t a t e m e n t s o f S cr i
p t ur e are u tter e d fr o m Highest
the
p l a c e bec au se o f
,
t he se e d w hi
ch is fr o m t he n c e ; s o m e
tim e s agai n fr o m t he mi
ddle spa c e ,
bec au se o f t h e b o l d
m o t he r P r u n i
ca 3 m a n y i fr o m t he M a k e r o f t h e w o r ld,
g a a n

—
v
by whom a l s o t h e P r o ph e t s w e r e s e n t w e s a y t ha t it

v
is e r y irratio nal t o redu ce the F a t h e r o f a ll to s o gr e a t
rt tho ug h H h d t in s t r u m e n t s o f Hi s own
p o e y a s , e a n o ,

whereby t h e thing s in t h e P l e r o m a m ig h t be s e t fo r t h
i n t h e ir g e n u in e n e ss F o r whom did He fe a r that He
.
,

S ho uld n o t c u liarl an d d i s t i
n ct l m a ke k n o w n Hi s ow n
p e y y
wi ll fr e e ly a n d wi
, t h o u t a dm i x t u r e o f t ha t spi ri t w h o ha s ,

hi s be i n ni i n d c a y an d i n o r a n c e ? W a s He a fr a i d
g n
g e g
l e s t v e r y m an y sho u ld be s a v e d a s m o r e c a m e to h e a r ,

u n co r r u t l a ll r t s o f the t r u t h ? O r a i h d H
p y p a
g a n a e n o

o we r i n His ow n r s o n to id f r Hi m s l f s u ch a s
p p e p r o v e o e

sh o u l d a n n o u n c e t h e c o m in g o f the S a v io u r ?
W he r e a s i f t he S a i v
o u r o n Hi s co m i n
g hither s e n t Hi s

A p o s t l es i n to the world p u r e ly s etti ng fo r t h Hi

, s Ad
’
ve n t a n d t e a ch i the F a t he r s w i ll i n n othi ng r tak
,
n
g , p a

i n
g o f the do c t r i n e e it h e r o f Ge n t i l es or J e ws ; m u ch
more while H e w a s in t h e P l e r o m a wo uld He h a v e
, ,

v
m a r k e d o u t p r e a ch e r s o f His o w n a n n o u n ci ,
n
g H i s fu

t ure c o m in g in to this w o r ld h a in g n o u g h t to do wi ,
th
t ho s e P r o p h e c i e s w hi ch a re o f the D e m i ur
g e I f o n t h e .

o t h e r h an d w h e n He w a s withi n t h e P le r o m a He e m
, ,

v
pl o y e d t h e P r o ph e t s who b e l o n g e d t o the La w a n d b y
them r e e a l e d t h e t h in g s which b e l o n g t o Him s e l f : mu ch
,

m o r e a ft e r He h a d come h i
,
t h e r w o u l d He h a v e e m p l o y e d
,

the s a m e T ea ch e r s an d b y them decl ared t he G o s p e l to

,

u s . H e r e the n t he y m u s t n e e ds a ffir m t h a t t h e Tr u t h ,

w a s n o t a n n o u n c e d by P e t e r a n d P a u l an d the o t h e r Ap o s
t l e s b u t by t h e S c r i
,
b e s a n d P ha r i s e e s a n d t he r e s t by ,

whom t h e La w w a s s e t fo r t h Bu t if a t His coming He .

s e n t fo r t h Hi s o w n p r o p e r Ap o s t l e s i n t h e S p i ,
ri t o f Tr u t h ,
 n ot a p a tc hwo r k . 419

an dn ot i n t he s p i ri t o f Er r o r this e r y s a m e t hi

did a l s o i n t he P r o ph e t s 3 f o r t he W o r d o f Go d is a l wa y s
n
g
, He v
the v e r y s a m e An d if there w a s r e a lly a spirit fr o m the
—
.

hi h s t l cc d i t their l a s i ri t f li g ht
g e
p a c e a o r ,
n
g o r u e 3 p o ,

an d a sp ir it o f tru th a n d a s pi ri t o f p e r fe c t i on an d a ,

—
,

d
i i
S p t o f k n owled g e z b u t he wh o wa s o f t h e D e m iu r g e
r

w a s a spirit o f i g n o r a n ce an dec a y an ,
d error an d t h e , ,

o ff s r i f S h d w § how c u ld t he r e b e i o n e d
p n
g o a a o 3 o n a n

the s a m e p e r fe c t io n an d de c a y k n o wl e dg e an d ig n o r
, ,

a n ce error an d t r u t h l ig ht a n d da r k n e ss ? Bu t if in t h e
, ,

P r o p he t s t h e s e t hi n
g s c o u ld n o t b e s o r a t he r t he
y f r o m ,

O n e G o d m a de p r o c l a m a t i o n o f t h e w o r d o f t h e L o r d an d ,

v
a n n o u n ce d t h e c o m i o f His S o n : m u c h l e ss w o u l d t h e
n
g
Lo r d H i m s e l f e e r h a v e m a de Hi s disco u rses s o m e t im e s ,

a c c o r di t t h ori in al s o m e ti m s cc o r di to t h
n
g o e g e a , n
g e

v
s u b s e qu e n t D e c a y b e c o m in g a T e a ch e r o f k n owled g e a n d
,

i g n o r a n ce a t o n ce : n or wo u ld He e er h a ve
g l o rifi e d ,

n ow t h e m a k e r o f the w o r l d n o w a g a in the F a t h e r wh o ,

is above hi m ; a s He sa i t h Hi m s e l f : N o m a n le tte th a S l k o u e
gé V
a n e w ga r m e n t i
.

i
0

o ld o n e h
p e ce o
f n to a n n or d o t e
y p u t l b 37 , . .

v v
n e w wi ne i n t o o ld bo t t le s Th e r e fo r e l e t t h e s e a l s o e it h e r
.

in e er
y w a y k e e p t h e m s e l e s fr o m t h e P r o h e t s a s b e
p
i O l d; i n s t e a d o f s a yi n g th a t t h e se n t before by t h
n
g y e ,

D em i ur
g e u ttered,
som e thi ng s a cc o r di n
g t o t h at n ew
s y s t e m which b e l o n g s t o the hig he s t p la c e : or a g a in t he y
are c o n vict e d by t h e Lord whe n H e s a y s N e w win e is ,

no t pu t i
n to o ld bo tt le s .

An d h o wc o u l d t h e o ff spr in g o f t h a t Mo t he r o f t h e i rs
§ 3 .

kn ow those m y s t e r ie s which w e r e within t h e P l e r o m a ,

an d gi v e an a cc o u n t o f t h e m ?F o r t h e Mo t h e r whe n S h e ,

produ ced the a fo r e s a id o ffs pr in g wa s o u t side o f the P l e ,

d
r o m a 3 an d a l l th a t i s so they s a y is wit ho u t k n o wl e dg e :
, ,

i e
. i
t i
. s,Ig n o r a n c e How t he n co ul t ha t o ff s pr in g
.
,

which fr o m it s c o n c e p t io n wa s ign o r a n c e p r o cla im k n ow ,

l e dg e ? O r how did th at Mo t h e r kn ow the m y s t e r i e s which

a
pp e r tain e d to t h e P lerom a b e i
n
g a s S h e w a s witho u t ,

fo r m o r fi g u r e c a s t o u t a s an a b o r t i a n d t he r e c o n

g
, on ,
1

3
mb u Th T ra la t r iv
r ae . e al gl m E
ns o es so , oo . .

E e 2
 42 0 W a n t of se
q u e n ce . The ir n t e r r e t a ti
i p ons

B o o n 4 st r u ct e d . sh a p e d a n d fo r b idde n by H o r u s to e n t e r
an d ,

in ; an d e ve n to t h e e n d a b idin g witho u t t h e P l e r o m a ,

i e wi t h o u t k n owled g e ? An d agai n w h e r e a s they s a y

. .
, ,
’

v
“ ”
cf. su p ra th a t o u r Lo r d s P a ss i on i s a fig u r e o f t h e Ex t e n s i on
”
27 8 o f t,
h e C h r is t who is a b o e whereby b e in g e x t e n d
,
e d ,

r Mo t h e r : i n the other c i

v
n Ho r u s He f m d t h i r
u
p o o r e e
,

c u m s t a n ce s t h e a r e r e fu t e d n ot h a i n y t hi t o Sh e w
y n
g a n
g ,

v v
which a n s w e r s t o t h e t yp e F o r wh e r e i n t h o s e upper .

nk ?

v
re i n s h a d C hr i s t ga ll nd i i e n Hi m to d ri
g o a n e
g ar
g
o r where were Hi s g a r m e n t s dii de d ? or where w a s H e
i r ce d t h t t h c m o u t b l d n d wa t e r ? or
p e s o a , e r e a e o o a

wh e r e did He swe a t drops o f b l o o d ?A n d so o f the rest

o f wh a t b e fe l t h e Lo r d h a v i bee n spoke n o f b y t he
n
g ,

P r o ph e t s By wh at m e a n s t h e n di
. d either t h e Mo t h e r
or h e r s e e d m a k e c on j e c t u r e o f those t h i n
g s which t h en ,

ha d n o t a s yet t a k e n pl a c e b u t w e r e o n ly j u s t b e g i nni
,
n
g

v v
to t a k e p la c e ?

v
An d o er an d ab o e a ll t hi
s; whe n they are c o n fu
§ 4 .

Th e y the rel a te d b y
tio n i n i S c r it u r e o f the coming o f
c t g e n
p
gi gi
l o
a e n C hr i
they a ffir m t h a t c e r t a in thi
st, n
g s in de e d a r e u t t e r e d
h
E di th fr o m the hig h e s t pla c e 3 b u t what t h e y a r e t h e y by n o
n “ o
m e a n s a g r e e b u t an swer ario u s ly o n the s a m e s u b j e c t s
, v ,

Thu s if a n y o n e w ishin g t o m a k e t r ia l o f t h e m sho uld

, ,

a s k t he e m i n en t am on t h e m s e v e r a ll c n ce r n i as
g y o n
g an
y p
s a g e he will fin d t h a t o n e will s a y t h e p a ss a g e in q u ir e d
,

a b o u t r e l a t e s t o t h e fi r s t fa t h e r i e t h e D eep 3 an o ther ,
. .
, ,

to t h e b e g in n in g o f a ll i e t h e O n ly Be g o t t e n : b u t a n , . .
,

other t o the F a t h e r o f a ll i e the W o r d : a n o t h e r a g a in

, , . .
,

wi ll s a y th at t h e di s c o u r s e is o f o n e o f t h o s e E o n s wh o a r e ,

v
i n the P l e r o m a a n d o t he r s o f C hr is t an d a n o t h e r o f the
, ,

S a vi our Th e n some o n e m o r e cle e r t ha n t h e fo r m e r s e t

.
,

a ft e r l o n
g s il e n c e an d del ay s a ys I t i s a l l spoke n abo u t , ,

H o r u s : an d a n o t h e r th at i t m e a n s th a t W i s do m which is
,

within the P le r o m a 3 a t hir d t ha t it s e t s fo r t h the Mo t h e r

wh o i s witho u t t h e P l e r o m a 3 a n d a fo u r t h wi ll a ss e r t t h a t

v
i t i s t h e G o d w h o m a de t h e w o r l d .

d
Th y e S o m a n y di e r s i ti e s a r e t he r e a m o n
g s t t h e m c o n ce r n i
n
g
l oo k wi se
b t th y
u o n e an the s a m e thing m a m t a in m g a s t he y do dl ffe r e n t
e
,

,
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n e ar d l ai
n ed :
o
f y ea
p

Bo o n 4 . o the r , an d ki
lle d a n o the r Aga i .n he s en t o t he r s e r va n ts

m or e t ha n t he fi rst 3 a n d t he y di
d u n to the m ke wi
li se .

Bu t la s t f
o a ll he sen t u n to t he m hi
s on by son , sa i
n ,
y g
It m a y be t he y wi l l r e ve r e n ce m y s o n Bu t w he n the .

hu s ba n dm e n s a w t he s o n , t he y s a id a m o n g t he m s e lve s , Thi
s

is the he i r co m e le t u s ki ll hi
m , a n d we s ha ll ha ve
An d t he y t o o k hi
f
hi n he r i
s i t a n ce . m, an d ca s t hi
m ou t o
f
the i y a r d, a n d
v ne s le w hi
m . W he n t he r e or e t he L o r d o
f
t he vi
n e a r d s ha ll
y co m e , w ha t s ha ll He do t o t ho s e hu s
ba n dm e n ? An d the y Hi m , Tho s e e vi
sa i
dl o n e s he
u n to

lly de s tr o y , a n d le t o u t hi
f
s ha ll e vi s vi n e a r d t o o t he r hu s
.
y
ba n dm e n , w ho wi ll r e n de r t o hi m t he r u i ts i n t he ir sea

s on s . Ag a in t he Lo r d s a i t h, H a ve y e n e ve r r e a d, The s to n e
w hi
ch t he bu i
lde r s r e e cte d,
j t he sa me i
s m a de t he he a d

f
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By t he Lo r d i m a de , d i
o
f t he co r n e r s -
an s mar
W he r e
f
v e llo n s i
n ou r y e es . or e I sa
y un to y o u , t ha t t he

f f
Kin g do m of Go d s ha ll be t a ke n rom
y ou , an d s ha l l be
g i
ve n t o a n a ti
on be a r i
n
g t he ru i
ts t he r e o .

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n ly
p oi
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s D i
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p l e s th a t there
i
s one on ly an d t h e s ame Ho u s e h o lde r i e O n e G o d t h e , . .
,

v
F a t h e r W h o by H i m s e l f do t h a ll : b u t di ffe r e n t h u sb an d
m e n 3—s o m e a b u s i e an d p r o u d an d unprofit able an d S l a y
,

, , ,

e r s o f the i r Lo r d; o t he r s a g a i n wi t h a ll o b e di e n c e re n deri ng

v
t h e fr u i t s in t h e i r s e a s o n s : an d t h a t t h i s s a m e Ho u seholder
a t on e t i m e s e n ds His s e r a n t s a t a n o t h e r Hi s S on ,
By .

v
t h e s a m e F a t h e r t h e n W ho s e n t t h e S o n t o t h o s e hu sb a n d
,

m e n w h o s l e w Him were t he s e r a n t s a l s o s e n t
,
O nly .

t ha t while t h e S o n a s c o m i
, , n
g f r o m the F a t h e r with s o v

S Ma t t h erei n a u t ho r i t u sed t s a y B u t I sa u n to the

g y o y y ou ;
. .

v . 22 & c .
, ,

s e r v a n t s a s coming fr o m their Lo r d s p o k e s e r vi l e ly a n d ,

t h e r e fo r e t h e i r sa i w T h u s sai t h t he Lo r d
y g
n as ,
.

v
W ho m t h e r e fo r e t h e y u s e d t o s e t fo r t h a s Lo r d t o
§ 2 .

the u n b e l ie in g Hi m C hr i
,
s t t a u ght to t h o s e who obey

v
Hi m : an d t h a t G o d wh o ha d c a l l e d t h e fo r m e r s o r t ,

or i n the fi r s t in s t a n c e by e n a c t m e n t a s t o s la e s t h e ,

v
s a m e took t o Him s e l f by a do p t io n the l a t e r s o r t o r ,

d
[ the s a m e ] a f t e r w a r ds F or G o d.
p l a n t e d t he in e ar d
y
o f mankin d fi r s t o f a ll b y t h e fo r m a t io n o f Ada m an
, , ,
Hu s ba n dm e n cho s e n , s e w l the S O N : o the r s i
n t he i
r r o om . 4 23

t he
v
choice o f o u r F a t he r s : b u t to the H u sb an dme n He
de li e r e d it by t he g ii n
g o f t he L aw

again H e p u t a he dg e r o u n d t h e m i e H e s e t a limit
thro ug vh M o se s :

—
, . .
,

to their hu s b a n dr y w o r k : a n d H e b u il t -
a t o w e r ch o s e

o ut J e r u s a l e m : a n d dig g e d a w i n e r e ss — r e a r e d a l a ce
p p p p
to r e c e iv e t he P r o ph e t ic S pir it : a n d t h u s H e se n t P r o
h t s b e fo r e t h e r e m o v a l in t o Ba b l o n an d a ft e r t h e r e
p e
y ,

m o v a l others a g a i n m o r e t ha n t h e fi r s t s e e k i
,
n
g frui t an d , ,

s aying to t h e m Cle a n s e y o u r wa y s a n d y o u r m a n n e r s 3 J
, en vi
i,

u d e r i ht e o u s u d m en t a n d u s e i n d m er c
j g g j g p yt a y e ve r
, y on e , vi
i.

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do w, t he or
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p
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,
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no f f
o

a ls e Ih . viii .

oa th . Wa s h y e , be c le a n , t a ke a w a y wi
cke dn e s s e s ou t f
o
y ou r
i
—18
.

he a/r ts , le a r n do w e ll, d r o t e ct hi h
to seek
j g mu e n t,
p m t at 16

h i
v o le n ce , r e dr e s s t he o r ha n , a n d p le a d f o r t he wi
su
fi er e t
p
do w : an d co m e , le t u s

f
r ea son t o g e the r , s a i t h t he Lo r d An d .

f d t hy li
again Ke ep ,
t hy t o n gu e rom ev i
l, an p s t ha t t he y P s .
.

l a n d do g o o d 3 s e e k $ 32:
1
s
p ea k n o
g i
l
u e . Tu r n as i
de r o m e vi
5
p e a ce an d e n su e i
tBy t h e s e
. m e ss a g e s the P r o p h e t s de
m a n de d t h e fr u it o f r ig ht e o u s n e s s .

Bu t whe n they b e lie v e d n o t la s t o f a ll He s e n t His ,

v
own S o n s e n t o u r Lo r d J e s u s C hr is t ; whom t h e e v i
, l
hu sb an dme n s l e w an d c a s t o u t o f t he i n e yar d W he r e
fo r e t h e L o r d Go d g a v e it over —n ow n o l o n g e r fe n c e d
, .

in ,
b u t l aid O pe n t o t h e w h o l e w o r l d —t o o t h e r hu sb an d ,

men r e n de r in g t h e fr u it s in t h e ir s e a s o n s ; t h e t o w e r o f
,

e v e r w he r e e x a l t e d a n d b e a u t i

v
His C ho ic e b e i n
g y ful F or .

e v e r y w he r e i s the C h u r c h
g l orious a n d e e r yw he r e t h e ,

wi r e ss d ug a r o u n d : s i

v
n c e e v e r wh e r e a r e s o m e who
n e
p y
-

r e ce i v e the S i ri t : Go d ha i j u stl r ej e ct e d t he m f or
p n
g y ,

r e j e ct in
g t h e S o n o f G od a n d c a st i n
g H im a ft e r
,
t h ey

h a d sl a i
v v
n Him witho u t the v in e y a r d : an d t o the Ge n
,

ti le s wh o were witho u t t h e
, in e ar d
y He h a th g i e n ,

fr u it a s a ft e r c u l t iva t io n
,
A s s aith a l s o t h e P r o p h e t
.

Je r e m i a h : The Lo r d ha t h r e e ct e d a n d ca s t a w a he n a ti vii
j y t on J
29 ’30
er. .

w hi ch do t h t he s e t hi f r t he chi J u da h ha ve do n e
'

n s
g o l d r e n o
f
e vi l i n M s i ht s a i t h t he Lo r d J m i h i n like m an n e r
y g , e r e a .
 424 O n e GO D wr o u g ht a ll an d wi
ll j u dg e .

f
B OO K 4 again : I , ha ve wa tche r s 3 He a r t he s o u n d of t he
s e t o ve r y o u

f
t r u mp e t 3 a n d t he y s a i d, W e wi ll n o t he a r The r e o r e ha ve .

t he Ge n ti le s he a r d, a n d t ho s e who e e d ca t t le a m o n g t he m .

It i
s t h e r e fo r e one an d the
who sam e Go d the F a t he r ,
l a n t e d t h e vin e a r d w ho
y t h e p p l who se n t led o u t
p e o ,e ,

v
t h e P r o ph e t s who s e n t His o w n S o n who gave the
, ,

in e a r d to o t h e r
y h u sb an dme n r e n de r i
n g t he fr u i
t s in ,

the i r s e a so n s .

3 d to His di
An d t h e r e fo r e t h e Lo r d s a i s cipl e s p r o vid
§ . ,

S Lu k e. ing f o r u s to b e g o o d w o r k m e n Ta ke he e d t o y o u r s e lve s , ,

ii
.

f
l'
gg c
an d w a t ch a lwa y s a t a ll t i
m e s , le s t a t an
y t i
m e
y o u r he a r ts
be o ve r -
c ha r ge d wi
th su r e ti
i n
g an d dr u n ke n n e s s an d wo r ldly

f
ca r e s , an d t ha t da y co m e su dde n ly up o n
y ou . F or as a

s ha l l i ll t ho s e who a bi
de t he
sn a r e t co m e on a on a ce o
f
[ i t he w ho le th —Le t l oi
n s t he n be i d d b d
ggé ear
y ou r
g r e a o u t a n
-
.
,

b—xvii s bu r n i
y ou r li
g ht n ,
g an d
y y
e o u r s e lve s li
k e u n t o m e n t ha t
. . wa i
t f o r t he i
r Lo r d —F or as t wa s i
i n t he da y s o
f N oe ;
6 30 '
—
t he y di
d ea t an d dr i
n k, t he
y bo u ht
g an d s o ld, t he y m a r
i
r ed an d we r e give n in m a r r i a e , a n d kn e w
g n ot u n ti
l N oe

e n te r e d i
n to t he a r k, a n d t he F lo o d ca m e an d de s tr o y e d
t he m a ll . An d li
ke as i
t wa s i
n the da y s o
f Lo t ; t he y

f f
a te an d dr a n k, t he y bo u g ht a nd ld, the y p la n te d
so an d
bu i
lt, u n ti
l Lo t w e n t or th o
f S o do m : it r a in e d fir e r om

f
He a ve n an d de s tr o y e d t he m a ll : so s ha ll i
t be a ls o i
n t he
o Ma t th o
co m n ig o
f t he S on o
f M n —W a a tch t he r e o r e,
f or
y e kn o w
m 42 .

n o t in wha t da y y o u r Lo r d will co m e .

Thu s H e a n n o u n c e s o n e an d t h e s a m e Lo r d who i n ,

’
N o ah s t i m e s b r o u g h t o n t h e de l u g e bec au se o f t h e dis c
’
b e di e n ce o f me n a n d i n Lo t s t i m e s r ai
,
n e d fi r e fr o m H e a

v e n b e c a u s e o f t h e m an y si n s o f t h e S o do m i t e s an d a t l a s t ,

wi ll b r i o n t h D o f J u d m e n t b e c a u s e o f t hi s sa m e
n
g e a
y g

d
disobedie n ce an d o f li ,
k e si n s : a n d i n t ha t da
y He de

v
cl a r e s it will be m o r e t o l e r a b l e fo r S o do m an Go m o r r ha
,

th an fo r t h e cit y an d h o u s e w hich s ha ll n o t h a e r e
b . xi . cei v e d the words o f H i s Ap o s t l e s An d tho u Cap e r n a u m .
, ,

s a id He s ha lt tho u be e xa lte d t o He a ve n ? N a y t ho u wilt

, ,

co m e do wn to H e ll . F or i
n S o do m t he mi h
g yt wo r ks
ha d be e n do n e , whi n t he e , i
ch ha ve be e n do n e i t wo u ld ha ve
 42 6 The Kin g te d la r ge ly to Hi
n vi
i s S ON
’
s M arr i
a e
g

B o o n 4 . t h e y w o u ld b e y , Ag a i
not o t h H e , he s e n t o the r s e r
n , sa i
a t th
v a n ts , s a in , Te ll t he m whi ch ar e bi dde n , Co m e , I ha ve
'

y g p re
4 —14 in n e r , m y o ve n a n d a ll m lin s ar e ki ll
ared m d yf ai e d, a n d
°

p y g
a ll thi g
n s are r ea dy 3 co m e to t he m ar r ia ge Bu t t he y we n t .

a wa y , sli
g htin
g H i
m , som e t o the ir
fi e ld, an d s o m e t o t he i
r

m e r cha n di
se bu t the r est t o o k hi
s s e r va n ts , a n d tr e a te d s o m e
s i
p ef
t u ll ,
y an d s le w o t he r s . Bu t the Kin g whe n he he a r d,
wa s an
g y
r an d s e n di
n
g his a r m/ e s , i he de s tr o y e d t ho s e m u r
de r e r s , an d set on
fi re t he i
r c i
ty , an d sa d t o hi
i s s e r va n ts ,

f
The we ddi
n n de e d i
i s rea dy , bu t t he y w hi ch w e r e bi
dde n
g
wo r thy Go y e o u t t he r e o r e t o t he e n di h
we r e n ot .
g f
n s o t e

wa ys , an d as m any as
y e s ha ll fi n d, a s s e m ble t o t he m ar

f
r a ige . An d hi
s s e r v a n ts d g a the r e d to g e the r a s
we n t ou t an

m any as t he y o u n d, bo t h o o d a n d ba d, a n d t he w e ddi n
g
g
l le d wi h B u t t he Ki co m i in t o s e e t he
wa s fi t g u e s ts . n
g n
g
u e s ts , s a w t he r e a m a n n o t hav i a w e ddi a r m e n t, a n d
g n
g n
g g
sai th u n to hi m, F ri e n d, ho w ca m e s t t ho u hi the r , n o t ha vi n
g

f
we ddi a r m en t ? Bu t he be i e e chle s s , t he Kin g
a n
g g n
g s
p
sa i
d t o the s e r v a n ts , Ta ke hi m by t he e e t a n d ha n ds , a n d
ca s t hi
m i
n to t he da r kn e s s w hi s wi
ch i tho u t ; t he r e s ha ll be
w e ep i
n
g an d gn a s hi
n
g f
o te e th . F or m a n y a re ca lle d, bu t
e w cho s e n
f .

For by t h e s e wo r ds the Lo r d ha t h p la i
al o s o f Hi
s, nl
y
de cl a r e d a ll : fi r s t how t ha t t h e r e is o n e o nly Ki
,
n
g an d
Lo r d t h e F a t h e r o f a ll 3 o f W h o m a l s o H e s a i
, d b e fo r e ,

Ib . v . 35 . N ei the r s we a r t ho u by J e r u s a le m f o r i t i s t he ci ty of t he ,

g r e a t Ki n
g N e x t how th a t,
fr o m t h e be g i nn i ng H e pre

v
p a r e d a m a r r ia g e fo r His S o n a n d b e c a u s e o f H is im m e n s e
loving —
,

kin dn ess did b y His s e r a n t s c a ll t h e fo r m e r s e t

,

t o t h e w e ddi
v
n g ba n
q u et an d whe n t h e
y,
wo u ld n ot o bey ,

He co nvoking t h e m se n t a g a in o t h e r s e r a n t s 3 an d whe n
n either s o did they obey Him b u t r ather sto n ed to de a t h ,

t h e m e ss e n g e r s o f t h e ir c a ll i : those i n de e d He de s t r o
n
g y
e d s e n di
,
n
g H is ar m i e s a n d b u r n e d u p their c i
,
t y 3 an d o n
t h e o t h e r h an d fr o m a ll the w a y s i e fr o m a ll n a t io n s , . .
,

H e c a l le d m e n to the fe a s t o f His S o n s m a r r i ’
a
g e 3 as

o u M s e r v a n ts
Jer

f
a l s o He s a i th by Je r e m i a h An d I s e n t t o
.

x xx v . 15 . y , y
t he P r op he ts , t o sa
y ,
Tu rn
y e e ve r
y on e r om hi
s m ost ev i
l
 f
o o ld a n d n ow . The we ddi
n
g g a r m en t -
. 42 7

wa y , an d a m e n d y ou r do i g
n s An d a g a i
n b
y t h e s ame An d Ih vi
i
—27
.
, . .

My 25
s aith He
f
I t to y o u , ll ts t he P r op he ts du r
'

s en , a s e r va n

in
g t he da
y a n d b e or et he da y li h
g ,t an d t he y o be
y ed Me n o t,

n or i n clin e d t he i
r ears An d t ho u s ha lt sa t o t hem t hi Ih 28
.
y s . .

f
wo r d : As t o thi
s ki
n d, be ca u s e t he y ha ve n o t o be e d t he
y
’
Lo r d s V o i n or r e ce ve di s ci li
di n e, F a i
t h ha th i
le d t
ce ,
p a ou

o
f t he i
r m o u th .

Th e Lo r d t h e r e fo r e w h o c a lle d u s by the Ap o s t l e s fr o m
a ll u a r t e r s t he sa m e b t h P r o h e t s u sed to c a l l t h o s e
q , y e p
’
w h o were o f o l d : a s i s s h e wn by the Lo r d s dis c o u r s e s .

An d it w a s n ot t h a t t h e P r o ph e t s w e r e o f o n e t h e Ap o s
, ,

t l e s of a n o t h e r tho ug h t h e y a c t e d a s h e r a l ds to di
, ff e r e n t
n a ti o n s : b u t from o n e an d the s a m e did t h e s e ann o un ce ,

d
t h e Lo r d t h o s e p r e a c h t h e g la d t i
,
di n
g s o f t he F a t he r :

an w he r e a s t h e s e fo r e t o l d the Adve n t o f t h e S o n of
G o d t h o s e a s H e r a l ds a n n o u n c e d Hi
, , m a s p r e s e n t a l r e a dy
, ,

t o s u ch a s were a fa r o ff .

An d He a l s o de cl a r e d th a t we m u s t b e a do r n e d b e § 6 ,
.

s ide s o u r v o c a t io n with w o r k s o f r ig ht e o u s n e ss t ha t t he Eg g:
, ,
m
Spirit o f Go d m ay r e s t u po n u s F or t his is the w e d .
t en

di arm en t : c o n ce r n i
n which the A s t l e a lso sa i t h
n
g g g p o ,

We w o u ld n o t be i e d, bu t l he d t ha t t he m o r ta l 0 01
s tr c ot
:
V
on ,
pp u
p
*

m a y be s wa llo we d u p
f o m m o r t a li
i ty who h ave
. Bu t t h o s e
bee n c a ll e d in deed t o the S u pp e r o f G o d an d b e c a u s e o f
t he i r e i v
l co n e r sa ti
th i
v
o n ha e n ot r e c e i v
v e d the H o l
y G h o st
,

s ha ll be ca s t He s a i ,
n t o o u t e r da r kn e s s
, Di s t in c t ly de .

c la r i t h a t the v e r s a m e Ki who c a l l e d t h e faithfu l

n
g y n
g ,

fr o m a ll s ide s to t h e m arriag e o f His S o n a n d g a ve t h e m ,

an in co r r u
p t i
b l e fe a st c o m m a n ds t,o be c a st in to o u te r

da r k n e ss t h e p e r s o n who h a s n o wedding g a r m e n t i e , . .
,

the s c o r n e r .

T hu s a s in t h e fo r m e r T e s t a m e n t with m a n y of the m ]
,
Cor . x .

5
H e wa s n o t w e ll p le a s e d s o a l s o h e r e it i l l d
'

s m an
, y c a e ,

e w cho s e n T h e G o d t h e n who j u dg e s i an d
f . s n ot one ,

t h e F a t h e r who i n vi t e s to s a lv a t i on a n o the r 3 n o r i s He

w h o giveth e t e r n a l l i g h t di ffe r e n t fr o m H im w h o
g i ve s

v
c o m m a n d f o r t h o s e to be c a s t in to o u t e r da r k n e ss who ,

ha e n ot t h e wedding g a r m e n t Bu t it i s o n e a n d t he
.
 428 He r e wa r ds an d do o m s . A ll Hi
s .

B o o n 4 s a m e Lo r d t h e F a t he r o f o u r Lo r d b y whom a l s o t h e
.
, ,

P r o ph e t s w e r e s e n t fir s t i n vi ti
n
g t h e unworthy b e c a u s e of
,

Hi s unbo un ded
g o o dn e ss an d a ft e r w a r ds i n s e ct i
p n
g t h o s e ,

who w e r e in vit e d t o s e e wh e t h e r t h e y h ave s u ch a p p a r e l

,
’

v
as i s co nve n ie n t an d s u i t a b l e to H i s S o n s m ar r ia
g e : be

c a u s e n o t hin g u n s u it a b l e n o r e il p l e a s e s Him A s the .

S J h
. o Lo r d s a id to him who h a d bee n c u r e d Be ho ld t ho u a r t
n , ,
v’ 14

d
m a de who le i m o r e , le s t wo r s e t hi h
'

e n u n to
: s n no a n
g a
pp
t he e . F o r He who is g ood an d j u s t an p u r e an d un de
fi le d ,
wi
ll n ot en n Hi
cha m b e r a n y t hin g e vi
du r e i s bri
da l l ,

o r u n j u s t or a b o m i, n a b le N o w t hi s is t h e Father o f o u r
.

Lo r d by wh o s e p r o vide n c e a ll t h i
,
n
g s a r e p r e s e r v e d an d ,

b y Hi s c o m m a n d a ll a r e o r de r e d An d w hi l e He g i ve s .

fr e e ly t o w h o m it is m e e t a s a most r i g h t e o u s r e wa r de r
,

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s h m e n t s e t u po n t h e m fo r r e ,

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g wh a t i s ri ght an d g o o d A n d t h e r e fo r e t h e P r o .

e ts ( a s we h a v e s h e w n a t l a r s to
p h g )
e u e d t o e x h o r t m e n

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,
’
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fo r m .

f
3 .
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a t th o
wa s Hi s e x p r e ss i o n ) be or e m e n t ha t t he y m a y s e e y o u r g o o d
v . fg o
,

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a n d dr u n ke n n e s s a n d ca r e s o
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35
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kn o cke t h, t he y m a y op e n u n t o him B le s s e d i s t ha t s e r va n t, .

w ho m , w he n hi s Lo r d co m e t h, he s ha ll
fi n d s o do i n
g A n d .

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v
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g th a t m an is ,
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f
of his own will a n d his own p o w e r s a id to J e r u s a l e m , ,

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°
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p l is h

wha t H e wo u ld : or a
g i
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sce r n e d n ot
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v
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v
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an d t ho s e c a n n o t r e c e i e His in c o r r u p t io n
wh o Ye a .
,

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, ,

s u ch a s to ha v e p o w e r to t r a n s g r e ss n o r m e n who p r e , ,
”
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y wo u ld p r o ve un
g r a t e fu l t o H i
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were m a de r e a s o n a b l e with fa c u l t ie s t o ex amin e an d t o

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, ,

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,
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d
c a p a b l e o f being anythi ng b u t what they w e r e m a de .

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, ,

v
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,

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ar e r a t he r b y n a t u r e t h a n by w i ll a n d h aving g ood o f ,

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,

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, , ,

j o y in g i t F o r wh a t e n j o y m e n t i
. s there o f G o o d i n tho s e

w h o k n ow it n o t ? A n d wh a t g lory t o t h o s e wh o h a v e

v
n ot e x e r t e d t h e m s e lv e s for it ? An d what crown to
t ho s e who ha e n o t wo n t h e s a m e a s c o n q u e r o r s i n a

s t r u g g le ?
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v
W h e r e fo r e a l s o t h e Lo r d s aid t ha t t he Ki n
g do m o f
1 1" “ 1 2
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o GO D . 4 35

with m ig h t an d i
n t e n se s t r u g g lin g . An d so again Pau l
the Ap o s t l e s aith to the Co r i
n t hi
an s Kn o w y e n o t, t ha t 1 0”
.

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i ? S o r u n t ha t e ma b t ai A n d e ve r n e w ho
p r ze
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y o .

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f or t e m a s te r
y s t e m e r a te
p n a l l t h n
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y
in de e d t o r e ce ive a co r r u ti
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,

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t h e Lo r d t aught u s t o o b t a i n t hi s with la b o u r a n d t h e ,

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t hi s t h a t we b e i by a ll discipli n ed mi g ht i n a ll b e t h M
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f
i n a ll l o v e towards Him b e in g t a u g ht b y r e a s o n t o l o v e
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n
p e o n
.

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both G o o dn e ss m a y b e e xhib it e d a n d R ig ht e o u s
th at so ,

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n e ss
p e ,

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’
i o n o f Hi s S on s i ,

tai n hi s fu ll g r o w t h r i e n i n g a s he i s b so g r e at m e an s
p , y
f o r t h e si g h t an d comprehe n sio n o f G o d .

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n ing of g e n e r a t io n so far they m u s t a l s o fa ll s ho r t o f

,

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b e in g c o u l d n ot b e u n o r ig in a t e d ; a n d s o fa r a s t h e y are
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.
,

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, ,

a n d u n e x e r ci s e d fo r the p e r fe c t t r a in in g A s t h e n t he .

Mo t h e r is able in deed to b e s t o w p e r fe c t n o u r ishm e n t o n

her b a b e b u t the Babe is a s y e t in c a p a b l e o f r e c e ii
,
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t he n o u r i sh m e n t which is too o l d fo r it s e l f : so Go d a l s o

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wa s i n de e d a b l e Hi m s e l f to b e s t o w o n m a n p e r fe c t i on

fr o m the be gi nni ng b u t m a n w a s in c a p a b l e o f r e c e iin g

,

i t : f o r he w a s a b a b e .

gfigt gfg
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g F o r which c a u s e a l s o o u r Lo r d i n the l a st t i m e s c ame
un to u s ha in g s u mmed u p a ll t hin g s i n Him s e l f ; n ot
,

v
a s He c o u l d b u t a s we were a b l e to r e c e i
,
v e Him For .

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p
ti b l e g l o r y b u t w e a s y e t h a d n o p o w e r to e n d u re t he
,

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g or
y .
, ,

the p e r fe c t Br e a d o f t h e F a t h e r c o m m u n ic a t e s H im s e lf
a s mi lk : (F o r t h a t ki n d o f thing w a s His h um an P r e
s e n c e z) i n o r de r th a t w e n ouri sh e d b y His F le sh a s b y ,

the bre a st a n d a c cu s t o m e d b y t h is s o r t o f milk die t to

, , ,

e a t a n d dri nk the W o r d o f G o d m i g h t be a b le to re
,

dy t u va o r a, La t . i
n s u e ta . T he Ta l
r n s a to r g av ale so t he ren d i
er n g, s tr a ng e . E .
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ve s Ma n a s ha r e o f Hi
s E te r n i
ty ,

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.
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.

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,
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t hi s r em ai i n s u bj e c ti o n to G o d N o w su bj e ct i o n to
n
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,

fo r m e d c o m e s to be i n t h e im a g e an d li
Un o r i g in a t e Go d : T h e F a t h e r a
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,

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n
g , p . .
,

c o m in g n e a r t he U n o r i in ate F or t h e U n o r ii n ate i s
g g .

r fe c t 3 a n d t hi s is G d A n d i t w a n e e dfu l th a t M
p e o s . an

s h o u ld fir s t be b r o u g h t into b e in g an d b e i n
g m a de ,

sh o u l d g r o w a n d ha vin g g r o w n s h o u l d come to Ma n
,

hoo d a n d a ft e r Ma n h o o d sho uld be m u l t i

, p l ie d an d b ei n
g ,

m u lt i p l i
e d sho u ld g r ow i n st r e n
g t h an d a ft e r s u ch
g r o w t h ,

s h o u l d be g lo r ifi e d an d b e i n
g g l,
ori fi e d sh o u l d s e e h i s

own Lo r d F o r H e w h o is t o be s e e n is God : a n d the

.
,

Vi sio n o f Go d p r o du c e s in c o r r u pt io n a n d in corruptio n ,

v
m a k e s o n e to b e n e a r u n t o G o d .

4 T h e s e t h e n a r e e e r y w ay u n r e a s o n a b l e w h o n o t wait
.
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.

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f ll y d t h e m s e lv e s in s a t ia b le an d u n g r a t e fu l Th e y are e e n
o an
, .

w o r se

v
h u n wi ll i n to be t h at w h i ch t h e y a r e m d i men
t an
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. .
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t u

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n
c a a b le o f
p s p a ss i o n s B u t t he y o .e r s t e pp gi n the l aw o f
,

m ankin d a lr e a dy e e n before they a r e m a de me n w a n t

,

to be l ik e u n t o G o d t h e ir Ma k e r a n d t ha t t h e r e Sh a ll
b l La i
,

X
ve y e u i
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jJ O a t , La t f a t a s u n t Thec I h av e pu t u n or i
g i
n a t e e ow in p la c e

f ll i
. .

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r ns v
t o r g a e t h e a l t e in a t ive , r e a t i
on c . o f u n be g o t t e n , o o w n g t he t n . E .
 an dF r e e wi ke Hi
ll l i f
m s e l ; m a n g r u m b li
n
g w o r s e t ha n be a s ts 439 .

be n o di
ffe r e n c e b e t w e e n t he U n c r e a t e d Go d an d Ma n
wh o i
s j u s t n o w c r e a t e d An d t he y a r e m o r e ir r a t io n a l
.

t ha n the d u mb a n i m a l s : f o r t h e y do n o t b la m e G o d f o r
not m aki n
g them me n b,u t e a ch o n e o f t h e m a cc o r d ,

di n
g a s he is m a de
g iv e s t h a n k s to G o d f o r th a t h e is

m ade W h e r e a s w e b la m e Him fo r t ha t we a r e n o t
.
,

fr o m the b e g in n in g m a de Go ds b u t first Me n an d the n ,

G o ds . An d y e t G o d did this i n t he s i ng l e n e s s y o f Hi s

b o u n t y th a t n o o n e m i
, g h t a cco un t H im g r u d g i ng or
i n co m m u n i ca t i Hi s W o r d is I s a id Ye a r e g o ds a n d
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a ll o
f y ou s o ns o
f t h e M o s t H ig h B u t t o .u s n o t e n ,

d u ring to be ar t h e p o w e r o f His Go dh e a d He s a it h Ye l b 7 , ,
. .

s ha ll di l ik s i h in ts 3
f or
y ou r
p art e e m en t a t n
g b o t p o

t he b e n i g ni t y o f H is o wn
g i ft an d o u r,
in fir m i t y an d ,

d
h o w th at we a r e i n o u r o wn p o w e r F o r while a cc o r d
.

i n
g t o H is o w n be n i gn ity H e bestowed g ood i n g oo
m e a s u r e an d m a de me n like Hi
, ,
m s e l f e n do w e d with fr e e ,
’
wi ll ; yet in Hi s fo r e k n o wl e d e He wa s aw a re o f m a n s
g

v
i n fir m i t y a n d o f wh a t w o u l d c o m e t h e r e o f ; a n d i n Hi
, s

l o v e an d mi g ht He will o e r c o m e t ha t w hi c h we a re b
y
o u r cre ated n a t u r e . N ow i t w a s n e c e ss a r y th a t fi r s t

v d
n a tu r e s h o u l d be m a n i f e s t e d the n a ft e r wa r ds t ha t t he
,

m o r t a l sh o u l d b e o e r c o m e an a b so r be d b
y im m o r t a li t y 1 C , or.
x 53 v'
a n d t he co r r u t i in co r r u ti
’

p b l e b y p o n an d th a t m , an s h o u ld

b e m a de i n t h e i m a g e a n d li k e n e s s o f God r e c e i vi n
g ,

t h e k n owled g e o f G o o d a n d E vi
v v
l .

An d m an di d r e c e i e the k n o wl e dg e o f g ood a n d e i l C A ,
R P .

i
X ix x
how it is g ood t o obey Go d an d to b e lie v e H im a n d
g l
,

t o k e e p Hi s C o m m a n dm e n t : a n d t hi s is t he l i fe o f m a n : L e sso n

e ve n as n ot to obey Go d is b a d ; a n d this is m a n s £33

,
’
,

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de ath Go d t h e r e fo r e sh e wi L o n g s u ffe r i n
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v
both t he g ood of obedie n ce a n d, the e i l o f disobedie n ce : l e

v
th at t he m in d s e y e r e c e ii n
g t ri a l o f b o th m i g h t with ,

j u dg m e n t m a k e it s ch o ic e o f t he b e t t e r an d mi g ht n e e r ,
’

v
become s lo t h fu l n o r n e gli g e n t o f Go d s c o m m a n d : a n d
,

a s t o t ha t which de pr i e s it o f life i e dis o b e die n c e

to Go d —
,
. .
,

le a r n i by experime n t h e vi l it i
g
,
n
g o w s one ,

Y i
s mp lii ct t m Th T ra
a e . e lat r iv al th r d ri g f k
ns o es so e en eE n , r an ne ss . .
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s ni
tr a i n , m u s t le t GO D m o u ld hi
g m ,

v
v
Bo on 4 . mi
g h t ne er e ve n so m u ch as
to o b e y tr y i
t : while as

i n
g G od w h i ch i s t he ,
a ti v e o f hi s li f ep k
r e se r
n owi n g ,

how g ood it is he m a y dilig e n t ly keep it with a ll c a r ,

n e s tn e s s An d to this e n d he h a d a l s o do uble s e n s e s
.
,

h aving t h e c o g n iz a n ce o f b o t h k in ds : th at with disciplin e

d v
[ i e re
g. u la r .tr a
,
i n i ng ] he m ig h t m a ke c h o i c e o f t h e

b e st Bu t how co ul he ha e had a t r a i ni f o od
. n
g or
g ,

k n owi ng n o t wh a t is c o n t r a r y t h e r e t o ? F o r o u r n otio n
of t hi n
g s a c t u a l ly bro ug ht wi thi n re a ch is s t ron
g e r an d

v
m o r e un do ubted t h a n t h e g u e ss wh i ,
ch c o m e s of m e r e
s u sp icio n F or a s t h e to ngu e by t a s t e r e c e i e s t r i
. al o f

s w e e t an d b it t e r an d the eye b y s ig h t discern s wha t ,

i s b l a ck fr o m t h e white an d t h e e a r by h e a r in g k n o w s ,

t h e di ffe r e n c e s o f so un ds : so a l s o t h e m i n d b y e xpe r i ,

m e n t o f b o th r e ce i vi a l e ss o n i n g ood i s m a de s t r o n
n
g g er

—
, ,

v
to e e p t e s a e b y o b e y g Go d fir s t b y p e n it e n cy
k h m m
r ej e ct i disobedie n ce a s a t hi bitter an d e i l t h
n
g n
g , 3 e n

d v v
le a r n i by r e fle ct i o n wh a t sort of t hi n g it m u s t be which
n
g
is co n tr ary t o g o o dn e ss an sw e e t n e ss —s o a s n e e r e e n
to m ake t r ia l o f the t a ste o f dis obedie n ce t o Go d Bu t .

i f a m an shr i n k fr o m t h e k n o wl e dg e o f both ki n ds an d ,

fr o m the t w o s o r t s o f im p r e s s io n s arisin g fr o m t h a t k n ow
led g e w itho u t k n o win g it he de s t r o ys his o wn hu m a n
,

b ei ng .

2 How the n sh a ll he b e Go d who is n ot y e t m a de m a n ?

.
,
7 ”
3 1? ?
1
25 how 1 3
m a d e p e r fe c t who is b u t j u s t ,
m a d e a t a l l how
gff: i m m o r t a l who i n m o r t a l n a t u r e w a s n o t o b e di e n t to hi
a
,
s

Ma k e r ? N a y tho u m u st fir st g u a r d w e ll thy p o sit io n

,

a s m an a n d t he n a t le n t h p a r t a k e o f the g lory o f Go d
, g .

F o r t ho u m a k e s t n o t Go d b u t Go d m aketh t h e e
d
,
If .

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t h e n t h o u a r t G o d s h an dywork s t a y f o r t h e h an of ,
6 or
m k
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,

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6
a ll thing s i n se a so n 3 a n d
,
,
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whe n I s a y in se a so n I m e a n a s t o thee wh o a r t i n
, ,

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u.
y ie ld thi n e h e ar t t o H i m soft
an d t r a c t a b le an d keep w e ll t h e sh a p e i n which the
,

W o r k m a s t e r h ath sh a p e d t h e e ha vi n
g i n t h y s e l f m oi stu r e
, ,

l e s t tho u b e h a r de n e d a n d so l o s e t h e p r i n t o f Hi

g
.
,
s fin

fli i Th T ra la t r iv al
z
e ce r s . e b ig m d ns o E es so , e n a e . .
 442 We may cho o s e R es t or D oom .

Bo c o r r u pt io n a n d h a s t e n b a ck u n to it b o u n t ifu lly g ii
o n 4 .
, , n g v
v
the Lig h t which t h e y de sir e : b u t f o r o t h e r s wh o despise
it a n d t ur n t h e m s e l e s aw ay fr o m it a n d avoid it a n d
, , ,

i n a m a n n e r blin d t he m s e lv e s He h ath p r e p a r e d d ark ,

n e ss s u it a b l e t o the o pp o s e r s o f t h e Lig ht ; a n d f o r
,

s u ch a s shri nk from b e in g s u b j e c t there un to He h a t h ,

s u p plie d a du e p e n a l t y N ow s u b m iss io n to G o d is e t e r
gagg ;
e .

l
R t n a l rest : so t h a t those who fl y fr o m the Li h t m ay h a v e
es
g ,

v
a p la c e w o r t h y o f s u ch t h e ir fl ig ht : a n d those wh o fl y
fr o m eternal r e s t m a y ha e a n abode s u it a b l e to the ir
,

fl ig ht a l s o An d s i n ce
. a ll g ood t hi n gs a r e wi t h Go d ,

t h o s e who o f their o wn j u dg m e n t fly fr o m G o d de fr a u d ,

t h e m s e lv e s o f a l l g ood t h i s : an d be i d fr a u de d o f a l l
n
g n
g e
’
t h a t is g ood i n Go d s S i h t t h e y will fall o f c o u r s e i n to
g ,
’
G o d s j u s t j u dg m e n t Be c a u s e s u ch a s fly fr o m r e s t
.
,

v
wi ll j u s t ly h ave t h e i r co nvers atio n in p un ishme n t 3 a n d
s u ch a s ha e fl e d fr o m t h e li g h t S h a ll j u s t l y d w e ll i n

v v
da r k n e ss Bu t a s i n this t e m p o r a l l i
.
g h t s u ch a s shrin k ,

v
fr o m i t e n s l a e t h e m s e l e s to da r k n e ss so as to be ,

d
t h e m s e l e s t h e c a u s e why t h e y a r e for s a k e n o f the Li gh t ,

an d i n ha b i t da r k n e s s i n ste a of t h e Li h t b i t h
, g e n
g e

c au se o f s u ch t h e i r c o n di ti on (a s w e s a id before
, s o

v
they who fly fr o m the e t e r n a l Lig ht o f Go d whic h c o n ,

tai n s in i t s e l f a ll g o o d a r e t h e m s e l e s t h e c au se o f t h e ir
,

v
dwellin g i n e t e r n a l da r k n e ss fo r s a k e n o f a ll g o o d : [ I ,

s a ] t he y a r e m a de un to t h e m s e l e s the c a u s e o f the i
y r

d
s o a bidi ng .

C H AP Th e r e i s t h e n o n e an t h e s a m e F a t h e r who fo r t ho s e ,
XL
o t hir s t a fter c o m m u n io n W it h Him
.

w h a n d p e r s e v e r e in
1 .
,

n dl Hi
e sss O bedie n ce h a t h p r e p a r e d t h e g ood t h i
,
n
g s w h i c h ar e
d
i
an

v d
n f m m wi t h Hi m s e l f : b u t fo r t h e P r i n c e of A p o s t a s y t h e D e vi l , ,
G d
ne o
a n d fo r those wh o s h a r e d i n his r e o l t ha t h prep are ,

M t th the e ve r la s ti
a .
n
g fi r e i
n t o which t h e
,
L o r d s aid t ho s e sho u ld
xv 41 . '

b e s e n t who a r e s evered o ff t o wa r ds t h e l e ft ha n d
,
.

An d t his i s th a t w hi

f
sa oxl vo c h wa s spoke n by the P r o ph e t I ,
i

a m Go d, e ve n t he Ave n ge r , mi
or n
g p e a ce a n d cr e a ti
n
g ev i
l
t hi g
n s with t h o s e who r e p e n t a n d t u rn to Him fo r m i n
g
pe a ce an d fr ie n ds hip a n d c o n t r a c t in g
, uni
o n ; b u t fo r t h o s e
 He a ve n an d He ll from one GO D . 443

v d fl y fr o m Hi
who pe n t n o t, s li h t He ha t h p r e
re an g ,
a r e d e e r la s t i fi d o u ter d a rk n ess which s o r t o f
p n
g r e a n :

t hi n
g s a r e evi l to a ll who fa ll i n to t h e m .

v
Bu t if t h e F a t h e r who g ives r e s t w e r e o n e an d t h e § 2 , .

G o d wh o h ath p r e p a r e d the fire an other t h e y w o u l d ha e ,

h a d s o n s e q u a lly di ffe r e n t : t h e o n e s e n di ng
[ m a n ] i n to
’

v d
His F a t h e r s Kin g do m t he o t he r in t o e t e r n a l fir e In
,
.

a s m u c h h o w e e r a s o n e a n d t h e s a m e Lo r d h ath decl a re

f
t o u s t he s e p a r a t i o n o f a ll m anki n d i n t h e J u dg m e n t a s S M t th , . a .

x 32 xv °
s he he r d di vi d e th hi s he e h o a ts 3 an d will
'

a
p s
p r om t e
g
sa
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f
,
M y F a t he r re l b 34 , . .

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ce i ve t he Ki n do m whi ch i a n d t o t he
g s
p pre ar ed
f y
or ou ;

o t he r D ep a r t
,
r om Me y e cu r s e d in to e ve r la s tin g fir e 1b 41
, , ,
o

whi ch M a t he r ha th r e ar ed r t he D e vi l a n d hi s An
y F p p f o

e ls m o s t p la i n ly t h e r e i s i n di c a t e d one a n d t he s am e
g ,

m a ki n
g p e a ce a n d cr e a ti n
g e vi l p pr e ar i n g fo r , e a ch s o r t I a x l s . v.
7
t h a t w hi ch w i ll s uit i t 3 a s a l s o o n e o n ly J u dg e to se n d
'

a wa
y e a ch i n to the s u i t a b le
p l a ce A s i n t he P a r a b le
. of

the T a r e s a n d o f t h e W he a t the Lord de cla r e d s a yi n

g , ,

As the t a r e s are
g t h e r e d a n d bu r n t
a i
n t he fi r e, so s ha ll
t be i
i n t he en d o
f t h e w o r ld Th e S . on
f
o Man wi
ll sen d
Hi
s An e ls ,
g an ha ll g a the r o u t of Hi
d the y s s Ki n do m a l l
g .

f
a n d t he m w hi
ch wo r k i n iu i a n d s ha l l ca s t the m
o
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q t y ,

i
n t o t he u r n a ce
f fi
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i
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. r iht e o u s s hi
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i t he Ki n do m ei a t he r The s me ther the n

n
g o
f t h r F a Fa .

who ha t h p r e p a r e d a Ki n
g d o m f o r t h e r i
g ht e o u s ,
i n to
which His So n h a t h t a k e n s u ch a s a r e w o r t hy ; He ha t h
a ls o a r e d a fu r n a c e o f fi r e w h r ei
n to t h s who a re
p p
re e o e ,

w o r t hy w i ll b e c a st by the Me ss e n g e r s o f the So n of m a n
, ,

the An g e l s a ccording to t h e comm an dme n t o f God

, .

F o r t h e Lord f o r Hi s
p a r t sowed g ood s e e d i n Hi s own 3 .

fi e l d (N o w t h e fi e l d is the w o r ld) Bu t while m e n s lep t

. .
,
l b 25
. .

t he e n em
y ca m e , a n d s o we d ta r e s a m o n g t he w he a t, an d de
p a r te d. Be c a u o r w a r d t hi
s e fr o m tha t
f s A n
g e l i
s ti
me
an Ap o s t a t e a n d a n En e m y w h e r e in h e g ru dg ed a g a in s t ,
’
G o d s work a n d tried t o s e t it a t e n m i
, t y with Go d .

’
W h e r e fo r e a l s o Go d s wa y w i
t h him who s e c r e t ly s o w e d
 444 Chr i
st
’
s en mi
ty t o Se p
r en t . D ev i
ls
’
ch i
ldr e n , who .

B OO K 4 the c r o p o f t a r e s i e bro ught i n t h e t r a n s g r e s s io n w a s

.
,
. .
, ,

to s e p a r a t e him from p a r t a k in g o f Him s e l f : b u t him who

in t h o u g h t l e s s n e s s h o w e v e r w r o n g ly a dm it t e d t h e dis o
, ,

b e die n ce e v e n the m a n H e pi
,
tied An d H e co n verted , .

ai ai d S i h ad
a
g n s t t he s [ p ]
e r e n t t h e e n m t y w h e r e b y he
m a de u s e n emies : i n t ha t He r e p e lle d from Him s e l f o u r
enmi ty a g a i n s t Hi m an d r e to r te d i t an d a i m e d it b a c k
, ,

G
a t the s e r n t : a s t h e S c r i t u r e r e o r t s the w o r ds of G o d
p e p p
oen to t h e s e r p e n t : An d I will p u t e n m ity be twe e n the e a n d
15 .

t he Wo m a n ,
d b e twan
e e n t hy s e e d a n d t he w o m a n s S e e d ’
.

He s ha ll br u i
s e th he a d, a n d tho u s ha l t br u i s e Hi s he e l
y .

An d t hi
s e nmity the Lo r d ha t h g a t h e r e d t o g e t h e r i n o n e
again st Him s e l f by b e in g m a de Ma n o f a w o m a n an d
, ,

by t r a m plin g o n his h e a d : a s we s hew e d i n the p r e c e d

C H AP
X LI
.

.
in
g book .

In t h a t He h ath c a lle d s o m e An g e l s o f t h e D e i l,
v ,

f o r w h o m e t e r n a l fire i s a r e d ; an d a ai n sa i t h o f t he
1 . p p
re
g
S . Ma t t h .
t a r e s The t a r e s a r e t he chi ldr e n of t he e v i l o n e 3 we m u s t
x iii . 38 .
,

n e e ds s a
y t h a t a ll who b e l o n
g to the A p o st a s
y ar e as

b e d b y Hi
’

cr i m t o th at b e i w h is h e a d i n t ha t t r a n s
n
g o

r e s si
o N ot t h at he did at l l m a ke it h A l s
g n . a e e r n
g e

v
or m e n i n r e s p e c t of n a t u r e F o r we fi n d n ot th a t .

the D e i l m a de an ythin g a t a ll b e i n
g o f co u rs e h i m ,

s e l f too t h e c r e a t u r e o f G o d j u s t a s o t h e r An g e l s a r e
, .

F o r G o d m a de a ll t hi s D a vi d a l s o s a ith T h a t H e
n
g : as ,

p
s kea an d the y we r e m a de 3 He co m m a n de d, an d the y we r e
cr e a te d .

v
All
thing s t h e n being m a de by G o d a n d t h e devil ,

ha i n
g become to h i
m s e l f an d t h e r e s t the c a u s e o f A o s
p

d
t a s y : j u s t ly h a t h t h e Script u re alw ays c a ll e d s u ch a s
T wo -
f l d p e r s is t i n Ap o s t a s y s o n s o f t he D e v il an An g e ls o f the
o ,
u se o f son
Wicked o n e F o r t h e word so n a s a certai n perso n a l s o
.
,

before u s ha t h s aid ha s t w o m e a n i n
g s : O n e i
,
s n a t u r a ll
y
s u ch a s being b o r n a s o n 3 while a n o t h e r is co un ted f o r
,

a so n b e c a u s e h e is m a de s u ch : n o t with s t a n din g t h e
,

v
di ffe r e n c e b e t w e e n t h e b o r n a n d the m a de : which co n
s is t s i n the o n e h a in g a c t u a l birth o f s u ch a perso n ,

wh i l e the o t he r i s m a de b
y t h e s a m e
p e r s o n eit h e r in ,
 446 Son s hi
p t o GO D
give n t o
p en i
te n ce .

B o o n 4 i ng s c a lli
. n g t he m by the s ame n a m e An d t ha t they .

v d
w e r e n ot i n n a t u r e s o m a de by G o d b u t s u ch a s mi ght ,

f
a l s o do r i h t l the s a m e P r o ph e t s a i d ( g i i them g oo
g y ,
n
g
W
f
e c le a n a ke a w a icke dn e s s e s

f
i 16 c o u n s e l a sh b
Isao o .

) y e ,
t , y w ,
r om

o u r s o u ls be o r e M in e e es r est
y rom
y our i niui
q ti es Th a t
y ,
.

is b e c a u s e t h e s e s a m e p e r s o n s o n a cc o u n t o f their t r a n s
,

v
r e ssi o n an d si n r e ce i ve d the s a m e r e p r o o f a s the S o
g

v
do m i te s F o r u p On b e i
. n
g c on erte d an d d oi ng pe n i ,

t e n cy an d r e s t i ,
n
g f r om t h e i r e il w a
y they m ig h t be ,

s o n s o f G o d ; a n d win t h a t in h e r it a n c e o f i n corruptio n ,

w hich is bestowed by H im Yo u see th a t i n this se n se

v
.

v
He c a ll e d them An g e l s o f the D e i l an d s o n s of the
W ick e d o n e who b e l ie v e the D e i ,
l an d do h i s works ,
.

A n d y e t fr o m t h e be g i nn ing t h e s e a ll were m a de by
on e an d t h e s a m e G o d Bu t a s lo ng a s t h e y b e lie v e .
‘

an d p e r s e v e r e i n a lle g ia n c e t o Go d an d keep H is doc ,

tri n e t he y a r e s o n s o f G o d
,
Bu t o n fa lli n
g a w a.y by
t r a n s gr e ss i n
g t h e y a r e e n rolled un der t h e de v i
,
l a s their

pr i n ce u n de r hi,
m who fi r s t to hi m s e l f a n d a ft e r w a r ds
to t h e r e s t b e c a m e t h e c a u s e of Ap o s t a s y .

’
4 . N o w b e c a u s e o u r Lo r d s di s co u r s e s m a n y a s t he y a r e , ,

do a ll of t h e m s e t forth o n e a n d the s a m e F a t h e r a s
Ma k e r o f t his w o r l d we t o o were o b lig e d fo r the s a k e , ,

o f t h o s e who a r e holde n fa s t i n m a n y e r r o r s t o refute ,

v
t he m i n m an y w a y s 3 if ha ply t h e y mi ght b y those m any
w ays b e refu ted an d co nverted to t h e t r u t h a n d s a e d
, ,
.

Bu t i t i s r e qu i s it e in this t r e a t is e to s u bj o i n n e x t a ft e r ,
’
o ur Lo r d s dis c o u r s e s t h e t e a ch in g a l s o o f P a u l an d t o ,

wei g h w e ll his o p i ni on
b
a n d to expo un d the Ap o s t le
, ,

an d t o e x pl a in wh atever ha s received fr o m t h e heretics

o the r i n t e r pr e ta ti u n de r s t a n di
on s ( y
t h e n ot a t a ll n
g t h e

sayi s of P a u l ) an d to s h e w t h e w i l dn e ss o f t h e i r fo ll
n
g , y :

v
a n d o u t o f the s ame P a u l from w ho m they s t a r t diffi ,

c u lt i e s f o r u s to s h o w t ha t they a r e g i e n to lyi w h i
l
,
n
g e ,

the Ap o s t l e is a P r e a ch e r o f the tru th a n d t h a t he t a u g ht ,

lat or
in g , e xa
g
1’ e xa m i

iv al t h al t r at v
m i hi
es
t
Ta
n a r e s e n te n t i
so
am
d
c 3 d t h lat t r
ne
w d v ry f
t ak
e
s se n e n
th tr
e n
e
. T he
i e
an
r en
e
r ns
er
e
or
es
e
e s
re

on e g
qu e n t
me
ly i
r a i
n
n n g S
.
.

E
I r e n ae u s

.
 P u rp o s e o
f the fif t h Book . 44 7

a ll t hi
n
g s i n agreeme n t with the p r o cla m a t io n o f the
T r u t h — t h a t t h e r e is o n e o n ly Go d a n d Father He W h o ,

s p a k e u n t o Ab r a h a m W h o g a v e the La w W h o s e n t the
, ,

P r o ph e t s b e fo r e Him W h o i n t h e l a s t t i
,
m e s s e n t Hi s

S o n a n d W h o g iv e t h s a l va t io n t o t h e work o f His own

,

H an ds which is t h e s u b s t a n c e o f the F le s h
, .

The o t he r disco u rses t h e r e fo r e o f t h e Lo r d t ho s e I m e a n

,

whe r e in He t aught o f t h e F a t h e r n o t i n P a r a b le s b u t
sim ply i n l it e r a l words a s also t h e E xp o s it io n of the
,
’
Bl e ss e d Ap o s t l e s Ep i s t le s we will a r r a n g e in an other
,
’
Bo o k s o by Go d s h e lp fu rn ishing thee with the work
,

c o m p le t e d o f r e p r o o f a n d overthrow of t h e Kn o w l e dg e

v
fa ls e ly s o c a lle d : thu s i n five Bo o k s t r a in in g b o t h o u r
s e l e s a n d thee to t h e refut atio n o f a ll H e r e t ic s .
 BO O K V .

P R EF ACE

v v
R e ca p i IN the fo u r Bo o k s which b e fo r e t his I h ave s e t fo r t h
“ na t i

v
on
un to t hee de a r ly b e l o e d I ha e e xp o s e d a ll t h e H e
, ,
a

r e ti es a n d ha e
,
de cl a r e d their do c t r i nes I ha v e also .

overthrown the i nven tors of im p io u s opinion s p a r t ly b y ,

’

v
e a ch o n e s own t e a chin g l e ft in t heir writing s p a r t ly
, ,

by r e a s o n proceeding u p o n g e n e r a l p r e m iss e s I ha e .

exhibited the t r u t h a n d have de cla r e d t h e p r e a chin g

,

o f t h e C h u r ch procl aimed fi r s t b y the P r o ph e t s (a s we

,

h a v e s h e w n ) t h e n c o m p l e t e d b y C hr i
,
s t an d h an ded o n ,

b y t h e Ap o s t l e s fr o m whom t h e C hu r c h r e c e i
, vi n
g i t a n d ,

v
alo n e g u a r din g it w e ll thro ugho u t t h e wh o le w o r l d h ath ,

v
de l ie r e d it o n to h e r c h i ldr e n I h ave s o lve d a ll t h e
.

v
u e sti o n s which t h e Heretics r e ss u s w i t h I h
q p a e e x .

’
pl ai n ed the Ap o s t l e s do c t r i ne a n d h a e cle a red u
, p m a n y
t hi n
g s which ,
t h e L o r d by w a
y o f P a r a b l e both s aid an d

Aim f odid N o w i n this 5 t h Bo o k o f o u r wh o l e work (w hich

.

m
fif i
i
r
t r e a t s o f d e t e c t io n an d o v e r t h r o w o f K n o wl e d e
g f a l s e ly
so c a lle d) we will e n de a v o u r to fo r m a r g u m e n t s fr o m the
’
r e m ai n de r of o u r Lo r d s t e a chin g a n d fr o m the Apos ,

t o li ca l E i
p s t l e s F o r s o t h o u didst de s i
. r e ; a n d we o b e y

t hy directio n (p la c e d a s we a r e i n t h e o ffi c e o f di
,
S en
p

v
s in g t h e W o r d ) an d la b o u r e v e r y w a y a c c o r di
, n
g t o our

abi li t y to fu r nish un to thee er m u ch h l ai n s t t he

, y e p g a

in s a yi s of t h e He r e t i c s a d t o d w b c k t h m th a t
g a n
g n r a , a e

5*
Tr a du ct i
s . The T ra lat r g av
ns o e al f
s o , r e u t e d. E .
 4 5 0 He u n d t he Ap o s ta S i g a ve Bo dy
di an dS ou l f or us .

B OO K 5 . t ha tHe W h o is t h e m ig h t y W o r d a n d tru e Ma n r e , ,

deeming u s b y His b l o o d by a re a so nable s e r vic e gave , ,

Him s e l f t o b e a r a n s o m fo r t h o s e w h o w e r e l e d i n to c a p
ti
vity .

A n d b e c a u s e A p o s t a s y wa s ruling u n r i
g h t e o u sl
y over u s ,

a n d w e w h o by n a t u r e belo ng ed t o G o d Al m i h
g y t ,
w ere

the r e b y to n a t u r e an d m a de dis cip le s

i
al en ate d co n tr ar y ,

t o t h e s a m e [A p o s t a s y ] 3 the W o r d of G o d W h o i s M i h t
g y ,

i n a ll t hin g s a n d fa il e t h n o t i n H is o wn r ig ht e o u s n e ss
, ,

di d a ls o r i g h t e o u s ly s e t
b
H im s e l f agai n st t h e a fo r e s a id
Ap o s t a s y r a n s o m i n
g f rom it ,
t h e t h i
n
g s which a re H is

H p e own : n o t wit h v io l e n c e a s it r u l e d o v e r u s o r ig in a lly s e iz

re
, ,
serv es

F will in g in s a t ia b l y wh at did n ot b e lo n g to Him 3 b u t i n a w a y

ree -

i Hi
r su a si as i a m e Go d t o t a k e t o Hi wh a t He
n s
of e on t b e c m
d ali g
e n p s ,

wo uld by p e r s u a din g an d n o t u s in g fo r c e : th at s o n e it h e r ,
’
th a t which is ju st m ig h t be b r o k e n t h r o u g h n o r Go d s ,

o ld Cr e a t i
on u t t e r ly p e r i
sh .

T h e In
c at i
arn on
Thu s h, a v ingt he r e de e m e d u s with
Lo r d H is ow n
u nd Bl o o d an d g i
oes
ve n Hi s s o u l fo r our s o u l s a n d His own
all H e
, ,

res y F l e s h f o r o u r F l e s h an d po u ri ng o u t t h e Spirit ,
o f t h e

Father fo r t h e u n io n a n d c o m m u n io n o f Go d an d m a n 3
—b o t h br in g in g down Go d unto m a n by the Spirit a n d ,

a ai b ri i i m u n to G d b His I n ca r n a t i
0
on
g n n
g gn n an o y ,

an d in mi ght an d i n t r u t h b y His c o m in g b e s t o win g , ,

u
p on u s i n co r r u
p t io n b y o ur C o m m u ni o n with H im ,

a ll the do c t r i n e s o f t h e Heretics a r e c o m e to n o u h t
g .

t e Th . u s t he
y a re v a i
, n who s a
y th a t He a
pp e a r e d b ut ,

“
i n fa n cy : fo r t h e s e thing s t o o k p la c e n o t i n fa n c y b u t d
, ,

i n s u b s t a n c e o f t r u t h Bu t if n ot being Ma n He a p .
, ,

ar e d M it h did H t i u e t h a t w hi c h He w a s
p e an n e e r e c o
, n n

i n re ality a D ivin e Spirit (b e c a u s e the Spirit is in v i

, ,

s ib l e ); n or w a s t h e r e any t r u t h in H im fo r H e wa s n ot ,

thos e t hin g s which He a pp e a r e d to b e .

If H e An d w e s a i d b e fo r e th a t Ab r a h a m an d t h e o t h e r P r o ,

b
w t
ere n o
in T th b
ru t T h T a lat r g av
c o n ve r s u s e s .
1 B /w
p t ti
e Th w d b
r ns o e ‘
o re et, u a ve . e o r e

b
al t H im lf E so , urn se l g t t h wh
. . li v d t h t on s o o se o e e e a ou r

H
i mp t c Th T a l t r g v
on en e . L d t k t fl h b t l y th m
e r ns a o a e or oo no es u on e se

al t h r d i g i t d cig M la c f fl h t h h a d w f a b dy
,

g
so e en er n n ro u n r n e o es e s o o o

xi t c Th T lat
. .
, ,
v y pp imp t t p
ar e su t th t h d
o se s one n e o re re se n a a no e s en e . e r an s or

E iv al th d i g hw E
’
d b b i g ig p
ua r t e ur o s , r n n u . . es so e ren er n , s e . .
 Tr u e GO D an d M an t he Wi
ne a s
y m bol . 45 1

p h o t s sa w Hi
m p r o ph e t i
c a lly, by t he i
r s ig ht p ro
p h e s in
y g o f Fl h es ,

wh a t wa sft e r w a r ds t o b e N o w if
a
p r e se n t
. i n i n the
s t a n c e a l s o He a pp e a r e d in s u ch s o r t n o t b e i n
g t h a t ,

v
w hich He s e e m e d t o b e it w a s a s o r t o f p r o ph e t i ,
c vi
s io n h a pp e n in g u n t o m e n a n d we m u st e e n e x p e ct a n ,

o t h e r coming o f H i s wherei n He sha ll be s u ch a s He is

,

v
n ow h e ti c a ll se en
p p
ro
y .

An d we h a e shewn t h a t it i s t h e s a m e t hi n
g t o s ay S p a u r

that H e a p p e a r e d b u t i n fa n cy a n d t ha t He took n o
d
,

thing o f Ma r y F o r H e c o u l d n o t ha v e h a d eve n fl e s h
.

a n d blood i n r e a l i t y (w h e r e b y He redeemed u s ) e x c e p t
, ,

b y gatheri ng u p un to Hi m s e l f t h a t old c r e a t i o n o f A da m .

’
V ai n t h e r e fo r e are t h e y o f V a l e n t i nu s
p ar t w h o h o l d ,

t hi s doctrin e t ha t t h e y m a y c a st o ut t h e life o f the fl e sh

, ,

v
an d c a s t a w a y the C r e a t io n o f Go d .

A gain the Eb io n it e s too are a i

, n n ot receiving by ,

fa t h in to t h e ir s o u l t h e u n o n o Go d a n d Ma n b u t i t
i i f T h Eb i
,
o n
e
es re

abide in t h e o l d l e a v e n o f t h e i r [ n a t u r a l]
g e n e r ati o n : j t th
e
ec e
I n ca r n a
a n d will n ot un derst an d th at t he H o l G h o s t ca m e u o n ti
y p on

Ma r y a n d the p o we r of the Highe s t o ve r s ha do we d h e r ; i33? 8 “

f
,

w he r e o r e a ls o t ha t w hi ch i s bo r n
f
is h o ly e e n the So n ,
v
of the Mo s t H ig h Go d the F a t h e r o f a ll W h o w rought , ,

His In c a r n a t io n a n d e x hib it e d a n ew s o r t o f g e n e r a t io n :
,

t ha t a s by t h e fo r m e r g e n e r a t i o n we i n he r i t e d de a t h s o ,

b y this g e n e r a t i on we m ig h t in h e r it l ife Th e s e t h e r e j c t l . re e a

fore r e j e ct t h e in fu s io n o f the H e a v e n l y W in e an d w ill $ 52: ,

1

W hi c h
h a v e it t o b e e a r t hl y w a t e r a l o n e n ot r e c e i vi n
g G od i n to
,

tha t which they mingle b u t abiding in h im w ho w a s t : ,

el or
da d in e
o ve r co m e a n d c a s t o u t of P a r a dis e
,
e v e n in A da m The y ,
.

do n ot c o n s ide r th at a s fr o m t h e b e g in n in g o f o u r f o r
, ,
’
m ati on in Ada m t h e in spir a t io n of life which w a s o f
,

Go d b e i ,
n
g uni t e d to th a t w h ic h He h a d m o u l de d a n i

m a t e d g m a n an d exh i ,
bited him a r a t io n a l a n im a l 3 s o i n
t h e e n d the W ord o f t h e F a t h e r an d t h e Spir it o f Go d , ,
’
being u n it e d to t h e o l d s u b s t a n c e o f A da m s fo r m a t io n ,

wr o u g h t o u t a livi ng an d perfect Ma n c o m pr e h e n din g t he ,

‘3
g ti i
ener a T h T ra lat
on s . g av
e al w b g t t
ns or E e so , as e o en . .

al bith E
so , r . . im it T h T ra la t g av
g an l av . e ns or e a
f
g t m
ener a u t T h T a la t r g av
es . e r
q i
ns ck d E o e so , u ene . .

G g 2
 45 2 M d Ma n
a e He r e s to r e d u s the I m a ge an d Li
ke n e s s .

Bo o n 5 f ct F a t he r so t ha t as n t h e An i
i m al we ar e a ll de a d,
.
p er e :

l co r S pir it u a l w e a r e a ll m a de a live F o r a t n o t im e
o xv so i
n t he .

gaz
d A da m e s c a p e fr o m u n de r t h e Ha n ds o f Go d t o whi
i

di ch ,

f
G i Ha n ds t h e F a t h e r w a s s p e a k in g w h e n H e s a id Le t u s
en . . ,
26
m a ke m a n a te r o u r i m a g e a n d li ke n e s s An d t h e r e fo r e
'

S J h i i
. n t h e e n d n o t of t he wi
o n . ll of the fl e s h 92 0 7 of the wi
,
ll ,
'

13 "
o
f m an b u t o f t h e g o o d p l e a su r e o f t h e F a t h e r
,
d id H is ,

H a n ds w o r k o u t a Li vi n
g M an t o b e a n A da m a ft e r t h e
, ,

Im a g e a n d Lik e n e ss o f G o d .

C V ai n a l s o a r e t h o s e wh o s a t h a t Go d c a m e i n t o wha t
a n .
y
11 ’
wa s n o t Hi k e o n e co ve t i
li o t h e r m e n s g o o ds ;
'

s o wn n
g ,

Th in o r de r t o
o se
p r e s e n t t h a t m a n w h o h a d b e e n m a de b y a n

f
s
y
v e o t he r , un t o t h a t G o d wh o n e i
t h e r m a de n or cr e a te d hi
m,

bu t r at he r fr o m t he nni
b e gi w a s wi
t h out an
y h u m an
n
g
g0 d c r e a t io n o f Hi
s o wn . Hi
s c o m in g t h e r e fo r e w a s t Ju s t ,n o

who b y t he ir a cc o u n t ca m e i
n t o wha t w a s n o t Hi
s o wn ;

n ei d H e t r u ly
t h e r di r e de e m u s wi
th Hi
s o wn Bl o o d, i
f
He wa s n o t t r u ly m a de Ma n ,
m aki
n
g re s t it u t io n un to
His cr e a t u r e , o f t h a t w hi
ch w a s Sp o k e n in t he b e
of
g i
n

n n i g , ho w t ha t M an w a s m a de a ft e r t he Im a g e a n d Lik e
n e ss o f G o d; p i
l in
g a n o t he r
n o t o f his s o wn b
y
o f r a u d,

but ri g h t e o u sl
y a n d m e r ci fu ll
y a s su m i n
g w h at b e lo n
g ed

t o Hi m s e l f : o n t h e o n e ha n d, a s r e g a r ds t h e A p o s t a s y ,
r i h t e o u sl
g y r e de e m in
g u s t h e r e fr o m b y H is o wn B l o o d,

on t he o t he r h a n d, as re
g ar ds u s wh o ar e re de e m e d,
m er c ifu l ly . For w e g a ve Hi
m n o t hi
n
g b e fo r e , n or do e s
He de s i
re au
g h t o f u s, as on e i
n n ee d : b u t we ar e i
n

c o m m u n io n wit h H im : a n d t h e r e fo r e H e m e r c i
n ee d o f
fu lly p o u r e d Him s e l f o u t t h a t H e m ig ht g a t h e r u s in t o ,

c f ib 18 t he Bo s o m o f t h e F a t h e r
. . . .

’
An d v a i o de s i
h
2 n,
a lt o
g e the r a r e t he
y w h p s e G o d s e n ,

Th ti
o se
re l a n d de n t h e s a lva t i o f t h e fl e sh d s
wh d y o p an
en y on ,
a n c o r n ,

ti it s n e w Bi r th s a y in g t ha t it c a n n o t r e c e i
ve i n co r r u i
gz t
sz ra on
0 l 1e
, p on .

fl h es Bu t i f t h e fl e sh m a y n o t b e s a v e d o f c o u r s e n e i t h e r di d ,

u n do the t h e Lo r d re de e m u s b y Hi
s o wn Bl o o d, is t he C u
n or
p
R e de m p
f t he Eu ch a r i
s t t he Co m m u n i o f Hi
'

o on s Bl o o d, n o r t h e

—C f Ms B i ti h M
b H
11
A n d va i
n a l t o g e t he r are t he y om rom t he i
n t he r s u se u m ,
Th
.

mu ni
on o
f H is Bo dy e se d wo r s are A dd 1 7 1 9 1 E
ia c y M
. . . .

gi v en n Sy r
i r . arv y (ii 447)
e .
 45 4 GO D s he ws s t r e n
g t h i
n we a kn e s s o
f ou r bo di
e s, an d we

B0 0 1: 5 . Go d co m e th to b e u se d by m en , an d h a v1 n g re c e ive d to
t s e lf t h e W o r d
i o f G o d, b e c o m e t h an Eu ch a r i
s t , ie . .
, the
Bo dy an d Blo o d o f C hr i
st : so al o
s our b o di
e s, n our i
sh e d
t he r e b y , d pu t i n to
an t h e g r o u n d, a n d di ss o lv e d t h e r e
i
n, sh a ll r is e a g a in in t h e ir o w n t im e , t h e W o r d o f Go d
g vi
i n
g t h em r e su r r e ct io n to t he g l o r
y o f Go d an d Hi
s

F a t he r : who i
n ve ry de e d w i
n s i t y f o r t h a t wh i
m m o r t a li ch

i
s m o r t a l, an d on ch is
t ha t w hi co r r u pt i
b l e fr e e l y b e st o w

v
e th i
n co r r u
p t i
on : f Go d i
b e ca u s e t he
s m a de
p er po we r o

fe c t i n w e a k n e ss : l e s t w e , a s h a v i
n o u r li
f f u r s e l e s,
g e o o

M an s ho u l d a t a n y t im e b e p u ffe d u p a n d e x a lt e d a g a in s t Go d,
wags
n e ss
b e ar i
n
g
e xp e r i
e n ce ,
an un
g r a te fu l
h o w t h a t w e ha v e
mi
n d: an d t ha t , b e i
o u r e ve r la st i
n
g t au

co n ti
g h t b y
n u a n ce
n
g
o f Hi
s ex c e ll e n c y ,
n o t o f our o we m i
wn g h t n ei
n a tu r e ,
’
t h er m i
ss o f Go d s g l o r , s u ch a s i
y t r e a ll
y is, n o r b e i
g
n or an t o f o wn n a t u r e : b u t m i ht b e h o l d w h a t Go d
our
g
ca n do , an d wha t b e n e fit s m an i
s r e ce v n ii g : an d mi g h t
n e ve r fa il o f the t r u e i
de a o f t hi
n
g s t ha t
‘

ar e , a s t he
y
ar e 3 I m e an to sa
y , b o th of Go d an d man . My a i
t no t
be, as we s a id b e fo r e , t h a t on t hi
s ve r
y ac co u n t Go d
p e r m it t e d u s to be di
s s o lv e d in t o e ar th , t ha t w e g i g o n

t hr o u g h a ll ki
n ds o f di s c ipl in e , m ig h t b e i
n a ll t hi
n
g s
e xa ct fo r the ti
m e t o co m e , m i s u n de r s t a n din g n e i
the r
Go d n or our s e lv e s ?
Cm r . Ce r ta i
nl
y P a u l h a t h m o s t c l e a r l y sh e w n
,
t h a t Ma n w a s

g i
v e n o v e r t o hi s o w n i
n fi r m it y, l e s t b e i n
g l ift ed u
p h e

mi
g h t atso m e ti
me mi
ss o f t he t r u th s a yin i t h
:
g n e

2 Co r
”
. s e co n d Ep i
st le to t he n t hi
Co r i a n s , An d le s t I s ho u ld be
e xa l te d a bo ve m e a su r e by t he su b li
mity o
f t he r e ve la ti
o n s,

t he r e wa s g i he fl e s h, a n An e l
ve n m e a s u r o
p f t g o
f S a ta n ,

f
t o bafi e t m e
‘

An d f o r t he s e t hi
. n s I be s o u ht
g g the Lo r d
t hr i
ce t ha t it mi h t de ar t r om m d He s a id u n to
g p e : a n

My gr a ce is s igficie n t f o r t he e ; f o r s tr e n g th is m a de
f f
m e, ‘

p er e ct i
n w e a kn e s s Mo s t g la dly t he r e o r e will I r a the r
. .

g lo r
y i
n m in e i
n
fir m i
tie s , t ha t t he
p o we r
f
o Chr i
st m a
y
a bi de in me .

v
“
W ha t t he n ?
”
(fo r so so m e on e m ay sp e a k ) : “
wa s
’
i
t t he n t he Lo r d s wi
ll t ha t Hi
s se r an t s h o u ld be so
 le a r n ou r li
t tl e n e s s . The s ki
ll o
f our cr e a ti
on . 4535

ty ?
” “ ”
b u ffe t e d, an d en du r e s u chsa i i
n fir m i
th t he Ye s ,
W ord . F o r st r e n g th is m a de p e r fe c t i
n we a k n e ss m ak ,

i
n
g h i
m b e t t e r w h o b y hi
,
s o wn i n fir m ity co m e s t o kn o w
t h e p o w e r o f Go d .

F o r h o w c o u ld m a n h a ve l e a r n e d, t h a t h e h i
m s e lf i
s

we ak d m o r t a l b y n a t u r e , wh i
an l e Go d is im m o r tal a n d
s t r o n g ; ha d h e n o t l e a r n e d b y t r ia l w ha t is in b o t h ?
’
n du r a n c e t o l e a r n o n e s o wn in fir m i i
( F o r b y e t y ,
s n o

t hi
n
g e vi
l; r a the r t i
i s e ve n a ct u a l
g oo d, n o t t o b e fa r te a c hi g n

’
to se e k i
n one s o wn n a tu r e . ch w a s b r i
B u t t h a t w hi n
g
i
n
g m u c h ha r m u
p o n m an b y m ak i
n
g h i
m un t h a n k fu l ,
s bei
w a s hi li
ft e di G d d t k i a n st
n
g p g’ o ,
a u
n a n
a
g u
p o n

hi
m to m s e l f t o Hi
h e lp h i s o wn
g l or
y ) .

T hu s he n e e d n e i t h e r de p r i
v e hi m s e lf o f Tr u t h n o r o f

Lo v e I ,
m e an ,
the l o v e o f Hi
m t h a t m a de h i
m . Bu t t h e
tr u e
1
tr i
al o f b o th so r t s en m wi
do w e d hi t h t h e k n o w l e dg e r ea l,
a li

v
o f Go d an d m an , an d i
n cr e a s e d h i
s lo v e t o w a r ds Go d . ve r a n i .

An d w he r e t he r e i
s i
n cr e a s e o f lo e,t he r e b y t he p o we r
o f Go d i
s m ore ab u n da n t g l o r y w r o u g h t o u t f o r t he m
wh o l o v e Hi
m .

W h e r e fo r e t ho s e who l o o k u
p on t he w e a k n e ss o f t he 2
§ .

fl e sh wi
tho u t co n s ide r i
n H i r t u e W ho
s vi s e t h it
i fr o m
g ra

t he de a d, co n t r a di
ct t h e P o w e r o f Go d, an d co n s i
de r n o t
wha t Hi s W ord i s F or i f Go d q u i ck e n e t h
. n ot t ha t
wh i ch i s m o r t a l, a n d b r i n e th n o t t he c o r r u t i
b l e to i
g p n

co r r u ption , He i s n o l o n g e r Mi h
g y t B ut t h at i
n a l l .

s u ch t hi s H e i s Mi h t , w e o u h t t u n de r s t a n d fr o m
n
g g y g o

our o wn b e g in n i
n
g : ho w t ha t Go d t a k i
n
g du st o f t he Ge n .

e ar t h , m a de M an . Ye t s u r e ly i
t w a s fa r m o r e di
ffi c u lt an d
7 '

n c r e di
i b le , ou t o f b o n e s, an d n e r ve s ,
an d ve ni s, an d t he
r e st f t h e hu m a n fr a m e t e x it i s to du c e i
n to
o ,
no n
g, p ro

b ei
n
g, an d to wo r k ou t, a li
vin
g cr e a t u r e an i
m ate an d
r e a s o n ab le —
t ha n , whe n it ha d b e g u n t o b e , an d wa s
i
n co u r se o f ti
me di
ss o l ve d in t o e a r t h f o r t h e f a ore s a id
cau se s ,
to re st o r e i
t a
g i a n
; a ft e r ii g i
r et r n n to
p i t ho s e r n

c i
p l e s, ou t o f w hi
ch m a n , n o t y e t fo r m e d, h a d in t h e
fir s t i
n st an ce b e gu n to b e . F o r He w h o at fir s t m a de
u s wh e n w e w e r e no t, at s u ch ti
me as He w i
ll e d, m u ch
 45 6 GO D
’
S s ki
l u
f l f ra mi
n
g o
f as . The de n yi
n
g

v
B OO K 5 . m o r e wi
ll He , i f He pl e a s e s , r e s t o r e a g a i
n t h o s e wh o a r e

a lr e a d b h t in t o e xi
s t e n c e t o t h e li f e wh i c h wa s i e
y rou
g g n

b y Hi m .

O
G D S
’
An d w e s h a ll fi n d t h a t t h e fl e sh i s b o t h ca a b l e o f
p
m ar evl ’
sk n i Go d s p o w e r a n d im p r e ss ib le b y i t : as bei n
g t h a t wh i
c h

g g i t he b e g i nni i
‘ o‘
w as s u bj e ct t o t h e s k l l o f G o d, a n d
rea on
n n
g
b e ca m e , on e p o r ti
on o f i
t, an e ye to se e wit ha l ; a n o t h e r ,
an e ar t o he a r ; an o t he r , a ha n d t o fe e l a n d t o w o r k ;

v
a n o t he r , n e r ve s b u n dle s o n a ll s ide s a n d k e e p
boun d i
n ,

in
g t h e l im b s in t he i r
p l a c e s ; a n o t he r arte ri e s an d ein s , ,

f o r t h e b l o o d a n d b r e a t h t o p a ss t hr o u g h ; a n o t he r v a ,

ri on s ar ts f t h n tr a il s t h b l d t c o m b i e
p o e e ; a n o e r o o o n , ,

t h e s o u l a n d t h e Bo dy Yea a n d t h e v a r i
. et
, y is un
’
s p e a k a b l e o f m a n s w h o le fr a m e o f m e m b e r s s u ch a s c a m e ,

not i n to b ei w it h out r e a t sk i l l B u t w h a t t hi s
n
g g n.
g p ar
’
t a k e o f G o d s wi s do m a n d sk i ll t h e s a m e p a r t a k e a l s o o f
,

Hi
s P o we r .

§ 3 . Th e fl e sh t h e r e fo r e i
s no t wi tho u t p a r t i n t he a r t ist i
ca l sk i
ll a n d p o w er o f G o d : b u t Hi s t r e n g t h, wh i
ch S
i
s fe g i
li ving
-

,
i
s m a de p e r fe c t i
n w e a k n e ss, i . e .
, m t he
fle s h .

Fl h
es ca Le t t h o s e wh o de n y t ha t t h e fl e sh is pca a bl e o f t he
figfig
v
li
fe w hi
ch i
s
g ive n from G o d sa
y ,
wh e t h e r t he y say

t hi
v v
gfigg w
e
no
s, n ow li
vin
g an d
p a r tak in
g ha i n
g of
n o li
fe , or

i
d ti
ci ati fe , b u t p r o fe ss in g t h e m s e l e s e e n
a t a ll o f l i
Effig
o
e
p ar
p on

v
n ow to be de a d m e n ? Bu t i f i n de e d t h e y a r e de a d
m en, h o w do the y b o th mo e, an d spe a k , an d do a ll

v v
t he r e s t, w hi
ch ar e wo r k s n o t o f t h e de a d b u t o f t he

l ii
n
g ? If on t he o the r ha n d the y ar e n ow al ie , an d .

t he i
r wh o l e b o dy p a r t a k e t h o f t h e li fe , h o w da r e t he y
t h a t t h e fl e sh i s n o t c a a b l e o f li
f an d a t to
sa
y p e , p p ar

ti ci a t e t h rein , a ll o w i a s t he do t h a t t h e y ha v e lif
p e n
g y e

a t t hi s m o m e n t ? It is a s if o n e h o ldi n
g a s on
p g e fu ll

o f wa t e r , or a li
g h t e d la m
p, sh o u l d sa
y o f t he Sp o n g e
t ha t i
ca n n o t pa r ta k e o f wa t e r n o r
t o f fir e ,
t h e la m p .

J u st s o t he s e a l s o sa y i n
g t h
,
a t the
y l i
v e a n d b e a r l i
fe in ,

t he i r o wn m e m b e r s g o o n t o c o n t r a di
, c t t h e m s e l ve s by ,

s a y in g t ha t t h e ir m e m b e r s ca n n o t r e c e i ve li fe W he r e .
 45 8 H o ly S cr i
p t u r e s he ws t ha t bo di
es ca n la s t .

B o o x 5 . t he y him ) de c l i
c a ll n es
g i
vi n
g l i
fe t o t h e s e a l s o ,
i
t b e i
n
g
i hi w e r t o do n o t ha vi n i t i h is o we r ?
n s
p o so, o r g n
p
If
, t h
noa v i
n
g it in h is
p o w e r ,
it fo l l o w s t h a t h e is n o t
mi h t ie r n o r m o r e p e r fe c t t h a n t h e C r e a t o r ; f o r t h e C r e a
g
ws
v
t o r b e st o ,
as we m ay se e, w ha t t hi
s one ca n n o t b e st o w .

If on t he o t h e r h a n d, b e i
n
g a b le
g i e , he
to g i
ve th n o t ,

t he n he i r o ve d n ot o o d bu t a ru d i an d m a
s
p a
g g g gn

li
cio u s F a the r .

2 Bu t i
f i t h a ll e e c a u s e , o n a c co u n t o f wh i
ch
,
a
g a ne
y g an
y
t he i
r (
so -
c a ll e d) F a t h e r do t h n o t g iv e l ife t o b o die s , t h a t
cau s e m u s t n e e ds a p p e a r g r e a t e r t ha n t h e F a t h e r s e e in g
—
,

it r e str a in s Hi s l o vi k in dn e ss ; a n d Hi s b e n in i t w ill
n
g g y
b e w e a k e n e d t hr o u g h t h e s a i
,
d ca u s e a ll e g e d b y t h e m .

v
Bu t t ha t b o di
,
es m a
y r e ce i v e l ife a ll m a
y se e F or ,
.

t h e y l ie s o l o n g a s G o d w i ll e t h t h e m t o li v e ; a n d a ft e r

t ha t m e n t sa t h a t the h a ve n o o w e r t o r e ce i
ve
ca n n o
y y p
li
fe . If t h e r e fo r e t hin
g s ar e n o t
q u i
c k e n e d, t h r o u
g h ne

ce ss i
ty, or so m e o the r ca u se ,
t ho u gh t h e y ha ve p o we r

t o pa r tak e o f life ,
t hi
s F a t he r o r s wi
f t he i ll b e t h e sla v e

o f n e c e ss i
ty an d o f t ha t ca u se ; an d He wi
ll n o lo n g e r
be d i
fr e e n de n de n t in Hi s de c i si s
an
p e o n .

C rl A P A s t o t h e fa c t , o f t h e l o n g c o n t i n u a n ce e s, s o
o f b o di
‘f
lo n g a s i
t h a t h p l e a s e d G o d t h a t t h e y sh o u l d b e in h e a lth

v
le t m e n r ea d t he S cr i
p t u r e s, an d t h e y wi
ll fi n d t h a t o ur

p re de c e s s o r s h a e got b e y o n d 700, an d 800, an d 9 00

gigi
s; d t he i
r b o dies f da y s , a n d p a r i d le n g t h
Ei a tta n e
s e an o
l b
y ar

r cti
e on t o o k o f li ll e d t h e m t o l i
fe , s o lo n g a s Go d w i ve A n d w hy .

He b . xi . Sho u ld w e sp e a k o f t h e m ? s in c e En o ch , p le a s in g Go d,
5
wa s t r a n s la t e d i t h e b o dy , fo r e s h e wi t h e t r a n sla
'

e ve n n n
g
g K i n gs ti
on o f the j u st : an d E li
a s wa s t ak e n u
p, as h e wa s , i
n t he
n 11
su b st a n c e wh e r e i fo r m e d p r o ph e sy in g t he A s
he
' '

n wa s ,

su m p t io n o f t he m t ha t a r e s pi ri t u a l ; a n d t he b o dy w a s
no i m p e dim e n t t o t he m i n re
g a r d o f t he i r t r a n sl a t i o n an d

a ss u m t i F b w h at h a n ds t h y w rii l l
p on o r .
y e e re o
g n a
y
m o u l de d b y t h e s a m e t h e y r e c e i
,
v e d t he i r t r a n s la t i o n an d

a ss u m t i
p on F or i n A
. dam t h e H a n ds o f G o d w e r e ao

c u s t o m e d t o a dj u s t an d ke e t t h d t d
p o
g e e,r a n o c a r r
y a n ,

b e a r t ha t w h i c h T h e m s e lv e s h a d fo r m e d t o s e t i t wh e r e ,
 ’
P a r a di
se
p p
r e a r e d o r the
f g o o d . GO D S A ll P o we r
-
. 45 9

Th e m s e lv e s wi
ll . W he r e t he n w a s t he fir s t m an set ?o f
co u r se i
n P a r a di
se ; it i s wr i
as t t e n , Go d p la n te d a P a r a Ge n .

t o w a r ds t he e a s t, a n d s e t t he r e t he Ma n w ho m
8

f
di
se i
n E de n
°

He or med . An d
fr o m t h e n c e h e wa s c a s t o u t in t o t his
w o r l d h a vi
,
n
g b e e n di s o b e die nt W h e r e fo r e a l s o t h.e E 1
de r s t h e p u p i
, ls o f t h e Ap o s t l e s s a y t h a t t h o s e who a r e , ,

t r a n s l a t e d a r e t r a n s la t e d t h i the r —(in a s m u ch a s fo r r ig ht e
ou s m en a n d s u ch a s h a v e
, t he S pi ri t wi t hi n t he m i s ,

P a r a di s e p r e p a r e d ; w h e r e in a l s o P a u l t h e Ap o s tl e ha v
i
n
g b e en i
n t r o du c e d he a r d wo r ds u ns
p ea ka ble , t o u s at
i
f?
le a st i n t his p r e s e n t —a n d t he r e t h o s e wh o ar e tr an s
la t e d r e m a i
n u n to t he c o n su m m a t i
o n , m ak i
n
g a b e gi
n

n n ig o f In c o r r u p t io n
our .

Bu t i f a n y o n e su r m i s e fi r s t t ha t it is im p o ssib l e fo r §
, ,
2 .

t he m e n t o a b i de s o l o n g S p a c e s o f t i m e : n e x t t h a t Eli as ,

wa s n o t t a k e n u p i n t h e fl e s h b u t t ha t hi s fl e s h wa s ,

wa e s t d aw a
y i h
n t e fie r
y i
c ha r o t — l e t h i
m co n side r t h at ,

v
Jo n a s b e in
g c a st i n t o t h e de e
p a n d s w a ll o w e d u
p i n t he ,

b e l ly o f t h e w h a l e w a s o m i t e d o u t s a fe u p o n t h e Ea r t h J
, , on , i
i ,

an d M
10
a t t he bi ddi o f Go d A n d An a n i as A za r ias i
°

n
g .
, ,

f
s a e l b e in g c a s t in t o t h e fu r n a c e o f t h e fi r e w hich ha d
,

f
b e e n he a te d s e ve n o ld, we r e n e i
t h e r hu r t at a ll, n or wa s D a n .

t he sm e ll f fi
o re ou n d i
n t he m . Th e Ha n d t h e r e fo r e o f i
i: 27 .

G o d wh i
ch w a s wit h t h e m , an d w hi
c h wr o u
g h t u
p o n t he m
t hi
n
g s s tr a n g e an d to m an
’
s n atu r e i
m po ssi
b le —w h
z at

w o n de r , i
f i
n t ho se a ls o who we r e t r a n s la t e d i
t e ff e c t e d
an e xtr a o r di
n ar
y t h i
n
g, m i
n i
s t e r i
n
g un t o t he w i
ll o f Go d
an d t h e F a t h e r ? Bu t T his i
s Th e Son o f Go d ; as t he

f f
S cr i
p t ure l
r e ate s Kin g N a b u ch o do n o s o r t o h a v e s a id ,
Di
d Ih . 24 .

w e n o t ca s t thr e e m e n i
f
n t o t he u r n a ce 9 . an d lo , I see our 25 ,

m e n w a lki
n
g i
n t he m i
ds t o
f t he fi r e, an d the ou r th i
s li
ke
the S on f o Go d .

W h e r e fo r e ,
n e i
t he r t h e n atu r e of any o f t h e t hi
n
g s t h a t
ar e m a de , n o r in fir m i
et t o f t h e fl e sh , a v a i
l e th m o r e
y y yan

t ha n the c o u n s e l o f Go d F o r G o d is n o t s u b j e c t t o t h e
.

cr e a tu r e s ,
b u t t he cr e a t u r e s t o Go d ,
an d a ll t hi
n
g s w ai
t
s W i
Hi ll F o r w hi ch c a u s e a l s o t h e Lo r d sa i
t h, The S I,u k
u
p on . .

"
f
“ 111 ' 2 "
t hin s t ha t
g are i
mp o s s i
b le wi
t h m en are
p oss i
ble wi
t h Go d .
 4 60 Ma n of bo dy sou l sp i
rit . C hu r ch ha d y e t P r op he cy .

B OO K 5 . In t h e sa m e m a n n e r t h e r e fo r e as t he m e n o f our da y s ,
’
no t k n o wi
n
g G o d S w a
y o f or de r i
n
g t hin s
g , a c co u n t i
t i n

cr e di
b le andi m po s si b l e , fo r a n y m a n t o b e c a p a b l e o f li
v

i
n
g so m a n y y e a r s , a n d y e t t h o s e di d s o liv e , wh o w e r e

b e fo r e u s, an d t h o s e wh o we r e t r a n sl a t e d l i
ve n o w, fo r
an e xa m p l e o f the fu t u r e l e n g t h o f da y s — a n d t ha t m e n
’
s ho u l d h a ve o n e s a fe o u t o f t h e w ha l e s b e ll a n d fr o m
g y ,

t he fu r n a c e o f fir e — an d e t the did o ut l e d fo r t h
y , y g o ,

as it w e r e b y t h e H a n d o f Go d, t o de cl a r e H i s P o we r :

—
v
8 0 n o w a l s o , a lb e i
t so m e m e n , i n o r a n t o f t he o we r a n d
g p
rom i
se c n t r a di
f G o d, c t t h eir o wn s a l a t i d em i it
p o o on e n
g ,

i b le t ha t G o d sh o u l d ha v e p o w e r t o r a i
m p o ss i s e u p b o die s

v
an d i
ve t he m r s e v e r a n c e fo r e v e r ; e t t h e u n b e lief of
g p e y
s u ch p e r s o n s w i ll n o t m a k e oid t h e fa i t h o f Go d .

C HA P .
Bu t Go d w i ll b e g l o r i fi e d in His o wn c r e a t u r e m o u ld ,
VI .

i it i c n fo r m i t a n d c o r r e s o n de n c e w i t h H i s o wn
n
g n o y p
God S on . F o r b y t h e H a n ds o f t h e F a t h e r i e b y t h e S o n ,
. .
,

t Ma n i
m a de
h
w o le
a n d t he S pi ri s m a de a ft e r t h e Im a e o f
, g G od:

m an , m an , n ot a
p ar t o f m an . N o w t he S oul an d S pi rit m ay
b e p a r t o f m a n , b u t m a n t h e y ca n n o t b e : t he P e r fe ct
Ma n b e in g a c e r t a in m in g lin g a n d u n it in g o f t he so u l ,

ii g t h e S pi
r e ce v n ri ch m i
t o f t h e F a t h e r : whi xtu r e i s b le n

ch is m o u l de d a c c o r din g t o t h e
t h t h a t fl e sh , w h i
de d a l s o w i

f
Im a g e of Go d . F o r wh i
ch ca u se t h e Ap o s t l e a l s o s a i
t h,
1 Cor ii W e k wi
s do m m o n g the P er e c t — c a ll i t h o se
. . s
p ea a n
g p er

fe e t wh o h a v e re c e iv e d t he S pi
rit sp e a kof Go d, an d wh o
in a ll la n
g g
ua e s b y t h e S p iri t o f G o d a s h e hi m s e l f u se d ,

t o Sp e a k : a s w e h e a r b r e t hr e n i n t he C hu r ch a n d t h o s e ,

n ot a f e w wh o h a v e p r o p h e t i
,
c
g if t s an d s eak b
p y t h e ,

S pi ri t in a ll k i n ds o f t o n ues an d bri o li h t t h e s e
’
g n
g t g ,

c r e t s o f m e n a s e x p e di m re ui a n d e x o u n d t he
en c
y a
y q re
p ,

m y st e r i e s o f Go d ; s u ch a s t h e Ap o s t l e c a lls a l s o s p ir i

v
t u al m e n : b e i a s t he ar e s iri t u al i r d o f t he i
n
g y p n r e
g a r

p a r ta k n ig f t h e S pi
o rit, b u t n o t i n re
g ar d o f an
y p r ia

tion o r wi t hh o ldin
g o f t h e fl e s h, n o r a s b e in
g b a r e l y t h a t
w hlo e one t hin
g a lo n e F or i f o n e t a k e a wa
y t h e s u b sta n ce o f

b
.

no t w t ih ’
o u t t he the fle sh ,
ie . .
, o f Go d s fo r m a t io n , an d c o n s ide r b a r e ly
o dy
t he ri
S pi t i
t s e lf a lo n e : t ha t w h i
ch r e s u lt s i s n o lo n g e r
 4 62 O u r B o di
’
e s Go d s Te mp le s , t he r e f or e to r i
se .

B 5 W he n c e s a it h t h a t t h e F o r m
al o s he i
s the T e m pl e o f
g
o o .

Go d : t hu s S p e a k i
n
g K n ow
y e n o t t ha t
, y e are t he Te mp le
1
Sp ir it of
f
Go d dwe lle th i ou ? I
o
f Go d, an d t he n
y f an
y

G
G o d, hi s ha ll Go d de s tr o y
gag es
m a n p r o a n e t he Te mp le o
f m .

’
ods F o r t he Te m p le of Go d i s ho l
y w hi ch te m le
p y e are ex
t e m p le s ‘
p res s ly c a ll n i g t h e Bo dy t h e T e m pl e , in w hich t h e S pirit
s a it h f Hi D hi
£5 s s e lf
11 “ dw e ll e t h As al o t h e Lo r d o m t
e s tr o s
l1
.
, y
1b 2 1 . . Te mp le , d in t hr e e da y s I wi
an ll r a ise i t up . An d t his,

i t h, He sp a ke of Hi
t sa i s o wn Bo d
y A n d he r e
g a r ds o u r .

b o di
es as n ot onl a t e m le , b u t a l s o a s t h e T e m ple o f
y p
1 0 0r
,
.
C hr i
s t, sp e a k i
n g n t hi
t hu s t o t h e C o r i
s Kn o w y e n o t t ha t
an ,

o u r bo di e s a r e m e m be r s o C h ris t ? S ha ll I t he n a ki h
y f t n
g t e ,

m e m be r s of C hr i s t m a ke t he m m e m be r s o a n ha r lo t ? S e a k
, f p
i us n o t o f s o m e o the r k i nd of S i ri u al m an r i
n
g t h , p t ( _
f o t ,

i s n o t h e w h o e m b r a c e t h t h e h a r l o t ) b u t o u r b o dy i e , . .
,

t h e fl e sh w h i ch e r se ve r e s in ho li n e ss an d urit h e h t h
p p y a ,

a ffi r m e d t o b e t h e m e m b e r s o f C h r i s t ; a n d t h a t wh e n o n e

f
e m b r a c e t h a n ha r l o t it b e c o m e s t h e m e m b e r s o f a n ha r

f
,

Ib . iii . 17 . lo t A n d t h e r e fo r e h e s a i
. d I a n y m a n p r o a n e t he Te m ,

l G o d hi s ha ll Go d de s tr o
p e o
f m , y .

we m a y W e ll t h e n : t o s a y t h a t t h e T e m p l e s o f G o d i n w hi ch ,
d
t o f t h e F a t h e r dw e ll s a n d t h a t t h e Me m b e r s
n ot en y
r e su r r e c t he S pi ri ,
t i on to
o f C hr i st do n o t p a r t a k e o f s a lv a t i on b u t a r e b r o u g ht
Ga y s , ,

te m p e l t o de s t r u c t ion ho w i s it n o t o f t h e g r e a t e s t b la s ph e m y ?
Bu t a s t o t h e fa c t t h a t o u r b o di es,
ar e r aise d u p n o t ,

f
b y t he i r o wn s u b s t a n c e b u t b y t h e P o w e r o f Go d he
, ,

1 1) vi s a it h t o t h e C o r in t hia n s N o w t he bo dy is n o t f o r o r n i
,
1 3’1 4 °

ca ti on bu t f o r t he Lo r d : a n d t he Lo r d f o r t he bo dy
, An d .

Go d ha t h bo th i
r a se d u
p t he Lo r d, a n d wi
ll ra i
se u
p us

by Hi s o wn
p o we r .

C II AP . A s t h e r e fo r e C h r i
st ar o se i
n t he S u b s t a n c e o f Hi
s F le s h,
‘I II
an d s h e w e d t o His D i
s ci l e s t h e m a r k s o f t h e n a i
p l s , a
n d

and i
t t he o pe n i n
g in H i
s S ide (n o w t he s e a r e t h e t oken s of

Hi s F l e s h, w hi ch r o s e a
g a in from t h e d e a d ) ; s o , U s
“

”
too, i t i s sa i d, “
He wi ll r a i s e b y H is o wn P o w e r ”
An d .

Ro m o a ai S H
i 11.
V li .
g n t o t h e R o m a n s he s ai t h , Bu t i f t he p ir i
t o
f i
m

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g ? Th e cr e a t e d fo r m .

v
W ha t a
g i t
a nh e H e a ve n l
y ? Th e S p i
rit A s t h e n , . s a it h
he , w e ha e h a d o u r c o n v e r s a t i
o n so m e ti
m e wi t ho u t t he
h e a v e n ly S p i
rit, i
n t h e o l dn e ss o f t h e fl e sh , n o t o b e i
y g
n

Go d ; s o n o w r e c e ivin
g t h e S p i
rit ,
l e t u s w a lk i n n ew

n e ss o f li
fe , obe i
y g
n G od .

An d so , b e ca u s e w it ho u t t h e S pirit o f Go d w e c a n n o t
be s a ve d , t h e A p o s t l e e xh o r t i
n
g u s t o k ee
p w e l l t h e

S pi
rit f G o d b y fa i
o th a n d a
p ure c o n ve r s a t io n t h a t ,
’
we m a y n o t b e c o m e wi tho u t p or ti
on i
n Go d s S pi ri t
—c
,

an d fa il o f t he Kin g do m o f He a ve n r e id ou t t ha t t h e
F l e sh i
n i
t s e lf ca n n o t i
n the blo o d i
n he r i
t the Ki
n
g dom

o f Go d .

4 . For, i
f t he t r u t h m u s t be t o l d, t h e F l e sh do t h n ot

i n he r i
s i
t bu t i
n he r i te d : al o s s a it h Ble s s e d
y h t h e Lo r d
e a .
as ,
“
are t he m e e k, f or t he y s ha ll i
n he r i
t t he E a r th : as t ho u g h
i
n th e Kin g do m t ha t e ar th we r e i
n he r i
t e d, wh e r e o f s
al o
 4 70 O li
ve t
yp e o
f man f a lle n an d r e co ve r e d,

v
Bo o s 5 . wh a t i
t w a s b e fo r e , a ca st i
wi
ld n to o li
ve , i
s cu t o ff a n d
t h e fir e : i f o n t he o t h e r h a n d i t ha e k e p t i ts i n
g r a ft i
n
g ,

an d i s cha n d i n to a o o d o live it b c o m e t h a fr u i t ful

g e g e ,
’

v
o li ve t r e e l an te d as i t w ere i n t h e Ki s r de n : s o
p ,
n
g g a

f b y fa i
v v
a ls o m e n i ,
t h t h e y ha e g o n e o n t o wa r ds t h e b e t
t e r a n d ha v e r e c e i e d t h e S p i
,
ri t o f Go d a n d h a e p u t ,

fo r t h t h e fr u it fu l b u ds fo r m e d b y Him wi ll b e S pi ritu al , ,

an te d i

v v
l n t he a r de n o f Go d I f o n th e o t h e r ha n d
as
p g .

t h e y ha e r e j e c t e d t h e S p i ri t a n d ha e c o n t i nu ed i n wh a t ,

t h e y w e r e b e fo r e c h u s i n g r a t h e r t o b e o f t h e F l e sh t h a n
,

“
o f t he S p i rit : m o s t j u s t ly i s it sai d o f s u ch t h a t F l e s h ,

v
”
a n d blo o d i n he r i t n o t t h e Ki d m f G o d: as i f
n
g o o o ne

Sh o u l d s a y t h a t t h e w i ,
ld Ol i e i s n o t tak e n i n t o t he P a

rad se i of Go d .

i W o n de r fu lly t h e n do t h t h e Ap o s t l e se t fo r t h o u r n a t u r e
gff gg
l t
,
l e e
we ca n an d t h e w h o l e di s p e n s a t io n o f Go d, in hi
s di s co u r se co n
b e a r fm i
t
ce r n i fl e s h a n d b lo o d, a n d t h e w il d o li
ve For
we ca n n
g . as an

v
r e tu r n ” o li tr e e l c t e d, l e ft fo r wh i
l e in the de s e r t , d
ve n e
g e a an

i pr o du cin g
’
ti
idl
‘

v
r s wi
ld fr u it s in ,
i
t s e lf be co m e s wi l d o li e ; o r
a

on t he t he r ha n d wi
ld ol ie vi
r e ce i c u lt u r e nd
o a n
g a ,

r a fle d i s i
ck l o l d fr u it fu l n e ss o f i
'

g n, r e tu r n
q u
y t o t h e ts
n atu r eso —s o al c o n di ti m en i
on an d b e ar
n a n e
g l e ct e d ,

i n
g t h e de s i r e s o f t h e fl e sh a s a s o r t o f w i l d fr u i t s be ,

c o m e fo r t h e i r p a r t p u n fr u it fu l in r ig ht e o u s n e ss For .

S , M t th w hi
”
a l e m e n s l e e p t h e En e m y p u t s i
.
n s e e d which p r o
,

du c e s t a r e s A n d t h e r e fo r e t h e Lo r d b a de Hi
. s D i s ci p l e s
Ih xx iv “ ”
-
wa t c h A n d t h o s e o n t h e c o n t r a r y wh o a r e u n fr u i
. t fu l

v
in r i h t e o u s n e ss
g a n d a ll wr a
pp e d as i t w , e r e in b r i a r s if ,
’

v
t he y m e e t wi th a t t e n ti on a n d r e c e i e Go d s W o r d a s a n ,

in
g r a ft i n
g a r r i e a t t h e o ld N a t u r e o f m a n
,
I m e a n t h a t ,
’
wh i c h w a s m a de i n Go d s i m a g e a n d li k e n e ss .

2 Bu t a s t h e i r a ffe d w i l d o li ve lo s e s n o t i n de e d t h e s u b
. n
g
s t a n c e o f W o o d b u t ch a n g e s t h e q u a l i ty o f i t s fr u i t an d
—
, ,

v
r e ce i v e s a o t he r
n n a m e i
s de cl a r e d t o b e n o l o n e r a wi l d
g
—
v
o li e b u t a fr u t f i ,
u l O live t r e e S O a lso m an b y fa i th ,

h w
o
i n
g r a ff e d a n d r e c e ii n
g t h e S p i rit o f G o d l o s e t h n o t in

b g
, ,

c
P s e u n du m s u a m c m a u sa ,
asa v c th r d i o e . e en er n ,
“
by t h ir
e o wn fa l t
u .
”

8, § 2 fin . The Tra l a t
ns or g v al E
.

i es so .
 tho u t i
wi n ra i
g fi g
n , n ou
g ht . 471

v
de e d t h e su b st a n c e of fle sh , bu t ch a n g e t h
q the u al i
ty o f
hi
s fr u it ,
i . e .
, o f hi
s wo r k s ,
a n d r e c e i e t h a n o th e r n ame ,

s i
g ni
fi ca t i
v e o f t h e cha n
g e fo r t h e b e t t e r H e is de c l a r .

” “
e d to b e n o lo n g e r “
fl e sh a n d b l o o d, b u t a s pi
ritu al
m an .
”
An d as on t he o t he r ha n d t h e w i
ld o li
ve , i
f i
t
r e c e vei n o i
n
g r a fli
n
g, co n ti s e l e s s t o it s o wn e r b y
n u e th u

v
it s q u a li ty o f wi u n fr u i
ldn e ss a n d a s ,
t fu l w o o d i s cu t

do w n a n d c a s t i n to t h e fi r e ; s o a l s o Ma n i f h e r e c e ie ,

n ot b
y fai t h t h e in
g r a ffin
g o f t h e S p i rit c o n ti n u e s to b e ,

w h a t h e w a s b e fo r e : b e i n
g fl e s h a n d b lo o d he c an n o t ,

in he r i t t h e Ki n
g d om o f G o d W e ll t h e r e fo r e s ai t h .t h e
“
A po s t l e F le s h a n d b lo o d ca n n o t i
,
n he r i t t h e Ki n
g d o m
” “
o f Go d : an d The y t h a t a r e in t he fl e sh c a n n o t p l e a s e
,

Go d n o t c a st i n g a wa t h e s u b st a n c e o f t h e fl e s h b ut
y ,

dr a w i n
g t o it t h e i n fu s ion o f t h e S pi ri t A n d t h e r e fo r e .

he sa i t h Thi s,
m o r ta l m u s t p u t o n i m m o r t a li ty a n d t hi s 1 c , or,

co r r u
p ti b le m ust
p u t on i n co r r u
p ti on A n d a
g ai n he s a i t h .
,

Bu t y e a r e n o t i n t he fl e s h bu t i n t he S i ri t in de e d t he R m
p , , o ,

ifi 9
Sp i ri t of Go d a bi de th i i
V
A n d t m d n tl
‘ °

e o e
n
y ou
y re v e .
y

f
do t h h e s e t fo r t h t h a t t r u t h s a y i n
g T h e Bo d
y i n de e d i
, s l b 10 , .
,

bu t t he Sp i
11
de ad be ca u s e of s i ri t i s lie be ca u s e of r i h t
‘

n
, , g o ,

f f
o u sn e ss Bu t
. the S p i rit of Hi m W ho r a i sed u
p J e su s

r om the de a d dw e ll i
n
y ou , He t ha t p C h i
ri
r a sed u
s t r om

t he de a d ll q u i
cke n s ha
a ls o ou r e s t hr o u h H i
m o r t a l bo di
y g s

Sp i ri

f
t t ha t dwe lle th i n
y ou A n d a
g a i
n i n t he E i
p s t l e
. t o

t h e R o m a n s he s a it h, F o r y e li v e a t e r t he fl e s h,
y e w ill Ib 1 3
. .

be g in to di e ; n o t dr ivi n
g fr o m t h e m a lt o
g e t h e r t h a t m o de

o f li
fe which is in t h e fl e sh ,
i
s n ce he t o o w a s i
n the fl e sh ,

wh e n h e SO wr o t e un t o t h e m ,—b u t c u t t in g a wa
y t h e lu s t s
o f t he fl e sh which a r e t h e de a t h o f m a n
, . An d t h e r e fo r e
h e ha t h i n fe r r e d Bu t by the S p i , ri t y e m o r tify t he wo r ks 13 ,
14
he fle s h e s ha ll li
f t F m a s a r e le d b t h
'

o v e an
y o r a s y .
y e

v
Sp i ri t of Go d t he y a r e the s o n s of Go d 1 ‘
, .

An d h e h a t h i n dic a t e d t h e wo r k s t o o t h e m s e l e s whi ch C n ,
a .

XL

v
h e c a l l e t h c a r n a l w h a t t h e y a r e : fo r e s e e i n
g t h e c a vi l s o f
§ 1
,
.

t h e u n b e li e i n
g a n d hi m s e l f e
, x
p o u n din
g h i
m s e l f t h a t n o W h a t ,

Th
‘1
An d a g a i
e s e wo
n i

rd
n t he
—th e
s a r e C it e in d
so n s o

S y r ia c
f God
in t he
.

b
sa m e
a v o e
Ms a dd
. S ee
.

Mr
.

. H arv y
1 71 9 1 , q u o t e
e , 447
d a li t t l e
E
. .
 4 72 Wo r ks ca r n a l an ri
d sp i tu a l . W ho s a ve u s .

Bo o s 5 .
que s t i
o n m i
g h t b e l e ft t o s u ch a s di
sp u t e o f hi
m un
wo r k s
fa it h fu lly : fo r t hu s h e s p e a k s i n t he Ep i
s t l e t o t h e Ga l a

f
tian s N o w t he wo r ks of t he fl e s h a r e m a n ife s t, whi
ch
—21
ar e ,
,
19

f
vi
la s ci ou sn e ss, i
'

Adu lte r i
es, i ti
o r n ca o n s, u n cle a n n e s s , do la tr y ,
wi
tchcr a ts , ha tr e ds , co n t e n ti
o n s,
j e a lou s e s ,i an
g er s, emu la

f
ti im os i ties, i rrit a ti o n s , di es, e n v i
o n s , he r e s i
ss e n si n s,
o n s, an y g

f
n s , a/n d s u ch li
dr u n ke n n e s s e s , r e ve lli g k e o
f w hich I o r e te ll

o u , a s I ha ve a ls o o r e t o ld, t ha t t he w h o do s u ch t hi n s
g
y y
s ha ll K in do m o G
t he d o r e cl e a r l y s e t t i
p n ot
g
o ss e ss
f o m n
g
“
fo r t h t o his h e a r e r s t h e m e a n in g o f F l e sh a n d b l o o d ,

v
”
can n o t i n he r i
t t h e Ki d o m o f G od F o r t h e y w h o do
n
g .

s o t r u ly w a lk i a ft e r t h e fl e s h c a nn o t l i e u n t o G o d
,
n
g ,
.

v
W h at An d on t he o t he r h a n d he ha t h b r o u g ht i
n t he s
p i
ri
spm t u al

f
t u a l do m g s wh ich g i e l ife t o t h e m a n , 1 e , t h e l n . .

é§:
22 :
g r a ffin
g o f t he
p iri
t ,
t h u s S p S
e a k in g ,
B u t t h e r u i
t o
f
t he p iS
ri
t is l o ve ,
j y p
o , e a ce ,
p a ti e n ce ,
g o o dn e s s , ki
n dn e s s ,

fi de li
ty , m e e kn e s s , co n ti
n e n ce , cha s t i
ty a
g i a n st t he s e the r e
i
s n o la w . A s t h e r e fo r e
h e wh o h a t h g o n e o n t o t h e
b e t t e r , a n d ha t h w r o u g h t t he fr u it o f t h e S pir it , is b y
a ll m e a n s s a v e d t hr o u g h t h e C o m m u n io n o f t h e S pi
rit :
T he s o a ls o h e wh o s h a ll ha v e r em a n e i di
n t he f
a ore s a id w o r k s
o f t he fl e sh , bei
n
g t r u ly e st e e m e d Ca r n a l , b e ca u s e h e r e
e t h’
ce i
ve th n o t t he S pi
rit o f G o d s h a ll n o t b e
,
a b le to p o s

s e ss t he Ki
n
g dom of He a v e n . Ev e n t h e Ap o s t l e h i
as m
vi s e l f
. a
g i t
a n
e s t i
fi e t h,
s a y in g t o t he n t hi
Co r i a n s , Kn o w y e

f
n ot tha t the j
u n u s t s ha ll n ot i
n he r i
t t he Kin gdo m of Go d ?
Be n ot de ce i
ve d, s a it h h e : n e ithe r o r n ica to r s n o r ido la te r s , ,

du lte r e r s , e em i h h e file h
n or a n or fl n a te n or t o s
, e w o d t em

s e lve s wi
th m a n ki
n d, n or thi
e ve s , n or c o ve t o u s , n or dr u n k
ar ds , n or r ev i
le r s , n or e a to r ti
o n er s, s ha ll i
n he r i
t t he Kin g
do m of Go d . An d t he s e t hi
n s,
g s a it h h e y ,
e ; i
n de e d w e r e

bu t y e a r e w a s he d, bu t y e a r e s a n c tifie d , bu t y e a r e j u s ti
fied i n t he N a m e o
f t he Lo r d J e s u s Chr i
s t, a n d in the S
p i
r i
t o f ou r Go d . He m o st cl e a r ly s h e w e t h b y wh a t t hi n
g s

v
m an p e r i
s h e t h, i
f he g o on l ivin
g a ft e r t h e fl e s h ; a n d

v
b y wha t on the o the r ha n d he i s sa e d A n d t he t h in
g
. s
: 33t wh i
ch sa e, he s a it h , are t he N a m e of o u r Lo r d Je s u s
C hr i
s t, an ri
d the S p i t of ou r Go d .
 4 74 Br e a t h p a s s e s a wa y , the S p i
rit a bi
de s .

Bo o s 5 . F o r t he b r e a t h o f li
fe , t he re s u lt o f which is t he n a tu

2 ral m an , i t hi d t he ick e n i S i
rit w h i
ch
s one n
g, an
q n
g u
p
°
,

m a k e s hi
m a ls o s p ir it u a l ,
i
s a n o the r t hi
ng An d t h e r e .

Is a . x l ii fo r e . as
Es a i s a it h
,
Thu s s a ith the Lo r dH ea W ho m a de t he
5
ve n a n d s tr e n g t he n e d i t, W ho fixe d t he e a r th a n d a ll t hi
'

n s
g
t he r e in ; a n d gi ve t h br e a t h t o t he p e op le t he r e o n , a n d sp i rit
t o t he m t ha t tr e a d o n i t : wh e r e i n h e a ffir m s t h a t b r e a t h
in de e d w a s ive n i n c o m m o n t o a l l t h e p e o pl e u p o n t h e
g
e a r t h, b u t t h e S pi rit e sp e c i a ll
y t o t h o s e w h o t r e a d do w n

t he i r e a r t hly de s i res W h e r e fo r e a g a i
. n a lso t he s a m e

f f
l vfi Esa i a s di st i uis h i h e a fo r e s a id t h i s s ait h F S i
jg n
g n
g t n
g o r
p
-
,

L XX . ri
t s ha ll g o or th r om Me ,
an d a ll br e a t h I ha ve m a de :

“ ”
wh e r e i
n he se t do w n t h e w o r d s
p ri
i t with e s p e cia l re

fe r e n c e t o G o d, W h o p o u r e t h i t o u t o n m an ki n d i n t he
B ath re la s t t i mes o n o f s o n s : b u t t h e w o r d Br e a t h
b y t h e a do p t i
an d
sp i it r in a
g e n e r al se n se wi
th r e fe r e n c e t o t he cr e a t u r e , whi
ch

al so he t e r m e d a t hi
n
g m a de . Bu t t h a t w h i
ch i
s m a de

i
s di
fle r e n t fr o m t he m aker . Th e b r e a t h t h e r e fo r e i
s fo r

a ti
m e, b u t t he S pir it i
s e ter n al . An d t h e b r e a t h i
n

v
de e d h a v i
n
g f or sh o r t s p a c e b e e n a t it s h e ig h t a n d
a ,

ha i n
g r e m ain e d fo r a ti m e a ft e r w a r ds de a r t e t h
p , l e av ,

in
g t ha t b r e a t hl e s s t o w hi c h b e fo r e i
, t h ad a
pp e r tain ed:

b u t t h e o t he r e n c o m p a s s i
,
n
g t h e m an from w it h in a n d
fr o m w i t ho u t a s b e i
,
n
g p a t a l wa s t o
y ab i
d e n e ve r f o r ,

1 Co r s a k e t h hi m Bu t n o t fir s t co m e t h t ha t w hi ch i s s i ri t l
xv 46
.
.
p u a ,
.

s a it h t h e Ap o s t le (u t t e r in g t his a s t o u s m e n ) bu t fir s t
.

, ,

ch i
t ha t w hi i
m a l, t he n t ha t whi ch i s s i ri
tu a l : d
s an
p a cco r

i
n
g t o rea so n . F or i t w a s m e e t t ha t m e n Sho u l d fir s t be
fo r m e d a n d b e i
,
n
g fo r m e d s ho u ld r e c e i ve a s o ul a n d s o ,

a ft e r w a r ds r e c e i v e the Co m m u n i o n o f t he S pi ri t W he r e .

Ib 45 . . fo r e a l s o the fir s t Ada m w a s m a de b y t h e Lo r d a liv i n

g
so u l t he s e co n d Ada m a qu i
,
cke n i n
g p s i rit A s t h e r e fo r e .

h e wh o w a s m a de a l i vi n
g s oul l o s t hi s li fe c a
, s t i
n
g it ,

a wa t t h w r s e : s o o n t h e o t h e r h a n d t ha t s a m e
y o e o
p e r

r e tu r n i t t h e b e t te r ar t an d a c u i i t h
son , on n
g o
p q r n
g e ,

q ui ck e n i n
g S p irit w i
l l ,
a tta in li fe .

§ 3 For i t i s n ot o n e t hi t h t d i s n d a n o t he r t h at
. n
g a e a ,

is
q ui c k e ned: as n ei t h er i
s it on e t h i
n
g t h a t is l o s t ,
‘
 l Ve p u t 0
% n ot the F le s h, bu t i
ts lu s ts . 475

an d an o fo u n d b u t t ha t e r y s h e e p which w a s
t h e r t ha t i
s ,
x m 12
v v
l o s t di d t h e Lo r d c o m e s e e k i a ai W h a t t he n wa s
' '

n
, g g n .

i t t h a t w a s dy i n
g ? O f co u r se t h e s u b st a n c e o f t he fle s h
, ,

w hi c h h a d t hr o w n a wa
y t h e b r e a t h o f li fe a n d ha d b e d i d it
e , ,

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v
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t h e r e s u r r e ct io n t he y r e ce i v e t ha t l i fe which is g iv e n b y

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st

i
r s en r om t he de a d, t he fi rst -
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i
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s 5 .
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ll
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u s

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e xpl i a n
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ll t hi o we r t o ss ss t h e Ki g do m o f Go d : o r a a i w ill b
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p p o e n
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le d n o t fl e s h, u n le s s

BO O K 5 . Hi
m s e l f, un l e ss He Hi
m s e lf al o
s ha d b e e n m a de F l e sh an d .

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n t ha t a r ch e t yp a l fo r m a t io n o f Hi
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n
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n Hi
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f t h e Lo r d w a s i
n ca r n a t e wit h a vi ew to so m e
se .

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v
fr o m t he fi r s t fo r m a t io n o u t o f c l a y Bu t if H e w a s t o .

h a e Hi s m ate r i a l o f a n o t he r s u b s t a n c e t he n t h e F a t h e r ,

w o u l d fr o m t he b e g i nni h a v e S O wr o u h t t h a t t he m a s s
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muni
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an s s a lv a t ion .

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s h e d, h a d b l o o d a n d fl e s h F or .

t h e Lo r d, t a k i
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c o m in g . H e t h e r e fo r e ha d Hi
m s e lf al os F le sh an d Bl o o d:
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n
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t ha t w h ich h a d
p e ris he d A n d t h e r e fo r e . t he A p o s t le i n

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22
m e a li
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in Hi s s iht
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t ha t fl e s h which w a s h o lde n in S in a n d h a t h b r o u g ht it ,

in t o fr i e n dsh i w i
p t h G od .

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s3 .
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di ff e r e n t fr o m o u r fl e s h i n t h a t It s i nned n ot , n ei t he r ,

1 S Pe t
. .
wa s g u i l e fo u n d in Hi s S ou l w he r e a s w e a r e S i nn er s ; ,
ii . 22 .

he s a i th t r u e Bu t i f h e de vi
. s e a n o t he r s u b s t a n c e o f
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o u r L o r d s F le s h t h e n wi ll hi s st a t e m e n t a b o u t R e co n
,

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s F le s h an d Blo o d s a v e us . 4 83

t h Hi
Lo r d b r o u g ht wi m fle sh o f an o t he r su b st a n ce ,
the n
n o lo n g e r wa s t h e sa m e t hi
n
g r e co n c i
l e d t o G o d, w hi
ch

o n ha d b e c o m e h o st i
b y t r a n s g r e ss i le . Bu t n ow by M s an
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p ar ti
ci a t i
p on O f Him s e l f our Lo r d ha t h c o n ci
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to Go d t h e F a the r : r e co n c i
lin
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s F le s h, an d re de e m i
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s o wn Bl o o d ;
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t h e A p o s t le t o t h e Eph e s i a n s , In w ho m w e ha v e E h i 7
p , . ,

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g on o
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C o m m a n dm e n ts i
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n An d i i
n t h e w h o le Ep i
o r d n a n ce s s t le .

t o o t h e Ap o s t l e c l e a r ly b e a r e t h w i
t n e ss , t h a t b y t h e F l e sh
o f o u r Lo r d a n d H i s Bl o o d w e a r e s a v e d .

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i
f F l e sh an d Bl o o d ar e t he t hi
n
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ch
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ca u se u s t o ha v e li
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b lo o d i s it a ffir m e d t h a t t h e y c a n n o t p o s s e ss t h e Ki
,
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do m o f Go d ; b u t o f t h e a fo r e s a i d c a r n a l do i n
g s w h ich ,

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n
g y n
p e , .

t h e r e fo r e in t h e Epi s t l e t o t h e R o m a n s h e s a it h Le t n o t R , om . vi .

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se r r i ht e o u s n e s s t o bri f r t h fr u i
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o f our Lo r d t h o u art re de e m e d, d b y Hi
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ly ii g Hi
r e ce v n s Hu m a n N a t u r e : Ma s _
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s e d h im
v er , t ha t H e W ho c r e a t e d m a n a t
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Ib 1xvi
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g i a n
,
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p as a he r b, an d t he H a n d o
f t he L o r d s ha ll be kn o wn
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p Hi
m . An d Ez e k i
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An d
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f t he L o r d ca me u
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f
me o ut i
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Ma n ,
do t he s e b o n e s liv e ? An d I sa i
d, Lo r d, Tho u kn o w
e s t, W ho m a de s t t he m . A n d He sa i
d un to m e , P r op he s y
o ve r t he s e bo n e s , an d t ho u s ha lt sa
y u n to t he m , Ye dr y
bo n e s , he a r t he W o r d of t he Lo r d . Thu s sa i
t h t he Lo r d

f
u n to t he s e bo n e s : Be ho ld, I br i
n
g u
p on
y ou t he br e a t h
o
f lie , an d I wi
ll p u t i
s n e ws u
p on
y ou , and I br i
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fle s h u
p on
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p rea d o ve r
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wi
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p i
rit i
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s ha ll kn o w t ha t I m t he Lo r d An d I r op he s i
e d a s t he
a .
p
Lo r d co m m a n de d m e . An d i
t ca m e t o p a s s whe n I p r o

f
hesi
e d, d be ho ld t hqu a ke , a n d t he bo n e s w e r e
p an an ear

br o u g ht e a ch on e i
n to hi
s ra m e, an d I s a w, an d be ho ld
o ve r t he m i
s n e ws an d fle s h we r e i
n bi
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o

e a ch wa s co m n ig u
p o ve r t he m : an d t he r e wa s no br e a th
i
n t he m . An d He sa i
d un to m e , P r op he s y un to t he br e a th,

f f
son
f
o m a n, a n d sa
y t o t he br e a th, Thu s sa i
th t he Lo r d,
Co m e r om t he ou r br e a t hs , an d br e a the on the s e de a d,
t ha t t he y m a y l i
ve A n d I p r op he s i e d a s t he Lo r d co m
.

m a n de d m e , a n d t he br e a th e n t e r e d i
li
v e d, an d s to o d
n t o t he m , a n d t he

u
p on
y
t he i
r f e e t,
yala r e a s s e m bl
g ve r
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Tb An d i t h s a m e s a it h T hu s th t he Lo r d, Be ho ld, I
sai
i
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ga n e ,

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g y ou ou t o
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V
g r a t u l a bi
tu r . T he T a la t r giv al
r ns o es so the ren d i
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ve t ha n ks . E .
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th cla
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B OOK 5 . ho w i t t o o k p la c e , an d di s pla yin g t o t h o s e wh o m a y un

de r s t a n d t h e H a n d o f G o d, wh e r e b y Ma n w a s fo r m e d ou t
of the cla y . F o r t ha t whi
ch t h e W ord , as an Ar t i
fice r ,
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tt e d t o fo r m n t h e w o m b , t ha t H e
i s u pp lie d i
n m en s

S ig h t t ha t the wo r ks G o d m iht be hi d m a ni f est i

f go m ,
a n n

t ha t we mi h t not o o n t o l o o k f o r a n o t h e r h a n d, w h e r e
g g
by m an w a s fo r m e d, n o r a n o t h e r F a t h e r : k n o w i n g t ha t

t ha t wh i
ch fo r m e d u s n t h e b e gi
i nni
n g, an d n ow fo r m
e th u s n t h e w o m b , The Ha n d
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l a st t i m e s s o u gh t u s o u t w h e n w e w e r e l o s t g a i ni n
g H i s ,

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.
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e s t S h e e p a n d t a k in
g it ,
o n H i s S h o u l d e r s a n d w i t h ,

g r a t u l a t io n r e s t o r in g it t o t h e t r o o p o f life .

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, p g t h e n a ti on s Y ea .
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m a n d Pa u l sai th i lik e m a n n e r Bu t whe n i t p le a s e d Hi m
fi
l . n , ,
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,
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y m o the r s w o m b t h a t I s ho u ld ,

p r e a ch Hi m a m on
g t h e G e n ti les A S t h e n by t
. h e W o rd

w e a r e fo r m e d i n t h e w o m b s o t h e s a m e W o r d fo r m e d ,

ill tr a s ig h t f o r h i
u s m w h o h a d b e e n b li n d fr o m t he b i r th : O e n
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re on

e xp l a i ni n
g t h i
e O l d fo r m a t o n o f A da m — b o t h ho w he wa s

m a de a n d b y w ha t Ha n d h e w a s fo r m e d ; b y a p a r t sh e w
,

i n
g f o r t h t he w h o le F o r t h e L o r
. d W h o f o r m e d s ig h t ,

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’
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y H e s ai d t o hi m , G o to ,

ix 7 .
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.

fo r m a n d t h e n e w b i r t h w hi ch i s b t h e Fon t A n d t he r e
y .

fo r e h e b e in g w a sh e d ca m e s e e in g ; t h a t b o t h h e m ig ht
k n o w Hi m t h a t fo r m e d hi m an d m an m i g
, h t l e a r n Hi m
t h a t g a v e hi m li fe .

4 It fo ll o w s t h a t t h e V a l e n t i ni a n s fa i l a lso i n sa i n t h at
V l ti y g ,

r Ma n wa s n o t fo r m e d o f t his e a r t h b u t o f s o m e fl u id p o u r
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s Co m i
n
g . 48 7

e d Si
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t t is.
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,

w hi
ch t h e Lo r d fo r m e d hi s e e s, m a n
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t wa s n o t s u it a b le t ha t t he
e y e s Sh o u ld b e fo r m e d o f one m ate r i
al an d t he re st of

t he b o dy o f an o the r : as n e the r i
i s i
t s u it a b l e t ha t on e

sho u ld
v
ha v e fo r m e d t h e b o dy an d a n o t he r t he e ye s . Bu t
t he er y s a m e W h o fo r m e d A da m i n t he b e i
g n ni
n
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W ho m
f
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p n
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b e d o n wh i ch h e l a an d t o t o hi s o wn h o u se : b
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n er F o r t h e p a l s y w a s t h e r e s u lt o f s i
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i n
g fr o m t h e F a t he r t h e p o w e r o f r e m i t t in
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as r e ce ve d i Him , t o t he m g a ve H e p o we r t o be co m e s o n s of
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p o n u s s a i
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n A fi r e s ha l,l bu r n i
n H is ,

s i h
g ,t an d ar ou n d Hi
m a mi h
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p . He s ha ll su m
m o n t he He a ve n f r om a bo ve , an d the ea r t h t o di
s ce r n Hi
s

p eo
p le .

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de n t ly t he r e fo r e t h e c o m in g o f t h e L o r d t o Hi
s o wn ,

( at w hi
ch t im e al o s Hi
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g in n o w e s ou se d to
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a s t h e fo r m e r w a s l e d a s t r a b a n An e l s di s co u r s e t o
y y g
fl y fr o m Go d a ft e r t r a n s g r e ss i H is W o r d s o t h e la t t e r
n
g ,
’
b y a n A n g e l s di s c o u r s e ha d t h e G o s p e l p r e a c h e d u n t o
h e r , t ha t s he mi h t b G o d, obe i H s W
i or d An d
g e ar y g
n .

i
f t he fo r m e r h a d dis o b e ye d G o d, y e t t h e o t h e r w a s
p e r s u a de d to obey Go d : t ha t t he V i r
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g in E ve A n d a s m an .

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y t h e o b e di e n ce o f a ir
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s o b e die n c e o f a vi
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s c o m p e n sa t e d . F o r whi
le t h e
si
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r s t m a de -
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y et r e ce ii
c o r r e c t io n
n g

t h e S e r p e n t s c r a ft b e
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b y t he r ebuke o f the Fi
r st b o r n ,
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g o er c o m e b y t h e s im p licit y o f t h e D o v e w e a r e fr e e d
,

fr o m t ho s e ch a i
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de a t h .
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cs : f u ll s e cu r e ty i
Un i n Chu r ch 49 5 .

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cs b e i
A ll h e r e t i n
g u n le a r n e d i g d,
n o r an t o f Go d s
an
§ 2 ,

i an d u n i
n s tr u ct e d i di H ?r e fi c s
wa y s o f or de r i
n
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g , n t he s en
p g al p sa y
s a tl o n c o n c e r n in g Ma n a s b e in g b h u d t o t h e t r u t h c o n t h e n o wn "

,
alva t ,
s io n
t r a di ct t he i r o wn s a lv a t io n S om e i n t r o du c i
. n
g a n o the r
,

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,
de s t h e C r e a t o r O the r s a g a i . n s a y in g t h a t
t he w o r ld a n d i t s s u b s t a n c e a r e m a de b y c e r t a i n An
g e ls .

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,
s u b s t a n c e fa r a n d wide s e t h ir ,
e
GI I O I S
' ' '

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, ,
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fl o u rish e d o f it s e l f a n d is b o r n o f it s e l f Bu t o t h e r s
, .
,

t ha t i n t h o s e t hi n
g s w h i ch a r e k e t t o
p g e t h e r b
y t h e Fa

t he r i, t [ t h e w o r l d] h a d i t s s u b s t a n c e o f de c a y a n d i g ,

n o r a n ce O the r s a g a i
. n s c o r n t h e m a n ife s t a dv e n t o f t h e

v
Lo r d n o t r e c e i
,
vi n
g H i s In c a r n a t i on A n d o the r s m ore .

o er ,
n o t k n o wi n
g t h e d i s p e n sa t i on o f the V i r
g in sa
y ,

v
t h a t H e w a s b e g o t t e n o f J o s e ph An d w hi l e s o m e a ffi r m
.

t ha t n e i t h e r s o u l n o r b o dy c a n r e c e i e e t e r n a l l i fe b u t ,

“ ”
o n ly the i nn er m an :
(a n d t hi s t h e y w ill h a v e t o b e

t h e Mi n d w hi ch i s i n t he m whi ch a l s o a lo n e t h e
, y d e cr e e

t o a sc n d i n to
p e r fe c t i on o t h er s sa
y t h a t t he s o u l b e
e
i s a ve d t h e i b od s h ar e s n o t i n t h e s a lv a t i o n wh i ch
n
g ,
r
y
i s o f Go d : a s w e s a id in t h e fi r s t b o o k : wh e r e in a ls o
w e s t a t e d t h e a r g u m e n t s o f t h e m a ll a n d i n t he S e c o n d ,

s he w e d t he i r we a k n e s s a n d i n co n si st e n cy .

F o r a ll t h e s e a r e fa r l a t e r t h a n t h e Bi sho p s t o wh o m C
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1:
t h e Ap o s t l e s de li ve r e d t he c hu r ch e s 3 a n d t h i s in t h e
T hir d Bo o k w e m a n ife s t e d w it h a ll dilig e n c e T h e r e fo r e .

t h e a fo r e s a i d He r e t i c s b e in g b lin d t o t h e t r u t h m u s t
, ,

n e e ds w a lk t hi s w a y a n d t ha t o u t o f t he r ig h t t r a ck 3 ,

a n d s o t he t r a ce s o f t he i r do c t r i n e a r e s ca t t e r e d h e r e a n d

t he r e i n a di s co r da n t a n d i ll o g i ca l wa
y B u t t h o s e wh o .

f t he C hu r c h h a v e l a t h, n ci
r c li t h
ar e o a
g re ar
p u e n
g e

v
ti
w h o l e w o r l d, t h e t r a di on t h e r e o f fr o m t h e A p o s t l e s b e
i
n
g s e cu r e w hi ch
:
p a th
g r a n t s u s t o b e h o l d t h a t a ll h a e

on e a n d t h e s a m e fa it h, s in c e a l l t e a ch o n e a n d t h e s a m e

Go d an d F a t h e r , b e li
e ve t he sa m e Ec o n o m y o f t he S o n o f
’
Go d s In ca r n a t io n , an d k n o w t he s a m e g ift o f t h e S p ir it ,
The

an

fo r m
d m e di
ta t e
o f go v ern
on the
m en t
sa m e
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p r e ce

t he
p t s a n d m a m ta i

C hu r ch,
n t he s a m e
,

an d wa i
t fo r t he
Sta bili y t
 ’
49 6 With the Chu r ch Chr i
st s li
g ht,
w i
th he r e ti
cs un r est .

B OO K 5 s a m e c o m i
n
g
. of t h e Lo r d, an d m ai
n tai
n the s a m e s a l va t io n
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1 19
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, o f the so u l an d b o dy . An d as fo r
1 0 1

t h e C hu r ch, h e r p r e a c h i n
g i s t r u e a n d s t a b le , a n d i
n h e r

t h r o u g h t h e w h o l e w o r l d o n e a n d t h e s a m e w a y o f s a lv a
ti
on i
s de c la r e d . F o r t o he r i
s en t r u st e d t h e Li
g h t o f

f
P v ro .
G o d; an d t h e r e fo r e t h e Wi
s do m o f G o d, wh e r e b y H e s av

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g i n t he
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y s
p p f o t
a n d s e a ke t h bo ldl i n t he he ci F r t h e C hu r ch
p y g a te s o
f t ty o .

5; n
v
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p r e a c h e s Th e Tr u t h : a n d t his is t he c a n dl e s t ick
wi
th s e e n w i ck s b e a r in
g t h e l i
g h t o f C h ris t .

2 .
T ho s e t he n wh o fo r s a k e t h e p r e a chi n g o f t h e C hu r c h ,

v
i m p u t e u n sk i lfu ln e ss t o t h e h o ly El de r s n o t c o n s i de r i n
g ,

ho w m u ch w o r t hi er i s a de o u t b u t u n t a u h t
g p e r s o n t ha n

a b la s he m i a n d s h a m e l e ss S o hi s t B u t s u c h a r e a ll
Sig
n”
p n
g p .

He r e t i c s a n d t h e y w h o im a g in e t h e m s e lv e s t o b e dis c o
,

v e r e r s o f s o m e t hi n m o re b e s id e s t he T r u t h 3 fo ll o wi
g n
g
wh a t ha s b e e n fo r e t o l d p e r fo r m i t h ei r jo u r n e y i n m an y
,
n
g
wa y s a n d i n m a n y fo r m s a n d i n m u ch w e a k n e ss n o t h a v
, ,

in
g a l wa s t h e s a m e o
y p ini o n s o n t h e s a m e s u bj e c t s t h e y ,

ar e l e d a b o u t a s b li n d m en b y t h e b li n d : j u stl
y t h e y
9 wi ll fa ll i n t o t h e hi dde n p i t of i n o r a n ce a lw a y s s e e k i
3mm .
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g t h e T r u th W e m u s t t h e r e fo r e fl
.
y f rom

t he i r i e ws a n d w a t ch
,
e r y c a r e fu lly l e s t a t a n
y t im e we

b e di s t u r b e d b y t h e m An d w e m u st fl y fo r r e fu g e t o
.

t h e C hu r ch a n d b e t r a i
,
ned i n he r b o s o m an d be n our ,

T he i she d u
p in t h e S c r i t u r e s o f t h e Lo r d
p F o r t h e C hu r c h .

is
p l an te d a
,
P a r a di s e i n t h is w o r ld O f e ve r
y t r e e t he n
.

gr e n o f P a r a di s e y e s ha ll e a t m o r s e l s s a it h t he S pi ,
ri t o f Go d :
’
i e
. .
,
fe e d y e o n a ll t h e Lo r d s S cr i p t ure : but
y e s h a ll

n o t e at o f a m i n d t ha t i s li ft e d u p n e ith e r t o u ch a n y ,

v
o u sn e s s o f H e r e t i
wh e r e t h e c o n t e n t i c s F o r t h e y p r o fe s s .

t h e m s e l v e s t o h a e t h e k n o w l e dg e o f g o o d a n d e vi l an d ,

u o n t h e G o d W ho m a de t h e m t h e y h u r l t h e i r o wn i m
p
i u s t h h t s A n d so t h ey c t h eir t h h t s
p o o u
g . ar r
y ou
g o n

hi h b e o n d t h e j u st m e a s u r e o f t hi n ki F o r whi ch
g , y n
g .

R om . ca u se the Ap o s t l e a l s o s a i t h N o t t o be wi , se m o r e t ha n
o n e o u ht t o b e wi se bu t t o b e wi s e u n t o s o be r n e s s l e st
g ,
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’
fi rst ba t t le an d vi
ct o r
y . He bl i
n ds S a ta n .

Bo ox 5 .
Bu t t h e Lo r d w o u l d p into H
n oim t ha ve g a the r e d u

2 . s e lf t h a t o l d a n d o r ig in a l e n m it y a g a in s t t h e S e r p e n t ,
T he
fu lfilli t h romi o f the C r e a t o r , a n d a cco m l i h i
a r
m nn e n
g e p se
p s n
g
o f Hi
s
w a far r e
Hi s C o m m a n d, h a d H e c o m e o f a n o t h e r F a t h e r Bu t .

b e c a u s e He i
s on e an d t he s a m e W ho ,
i n t he b e
g i
nni
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g
fo r m e d u s a n d W h o s e n t H is S o n
,
i
n t h e e n d ; t he Lo r d

fu lfille d His C o m m a n d b e i n
g b orn of a ,w o m a n ; b o t h
de s t r o y in
g our a dv e r s a r
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n
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, n
g
t o t he i m a g e a n d li k e n e s s o f Go d An d t h e r e fo r e H e .

de s t r o y e d hi m n o o t he r w a y t ha n b y t h e s a y i n
g s o f t he
,

’
La w u si n,g a lso t h e F a t he r s
p r e ce
p t as H is h e l p er t o

t h e de s t r u c t i o n a n d e x p o s u r e o f t h e a o s t a t e An
p g el I n .

t h e fi r s t p l a c e fa s t i n
g fort
y ,
da s
y l ik e a s di d M o se s a n d ,

Eli as He w a s a ft e r w a r ds a n hu n g e r e d t ha t w e m i
, g h t ,

u n de r s t a n d Hi m t o b e a t r u e a n d su b st a n t i a l Ma n : f o r

i t b e l o n g e t h t o m a n t o b e h u n g r y a ft e r fa s t i n
g A n d .

n e xt t h a t t h e A dv e r s a r y m i
, g h t h a ve a
g r o u n d whe r e o n ,

t o w a g e b a t t le w i t h Hi m F o r b e ca u s e i n t he b e .
g inni n
g
i t w a s b y m e a t t h a t h e s e du c e d m a n n o t b e i n
g h un
g y
r , ,

t o t r a n s g r e ss t h e c o m m a n dm e n t o f G o d 3 i n the e n d ,

t ho u gh H e w e r e hu n g r y h e ,
co u ld n o t p r e va i
l on Hi
m
n o t t o wa i
t fo r t he m eat w hi
ch sh o u l d co m e fr o m Go d .

S . Ma t t h . F o r wh e n t h e o t h e r t e m pt e d Hi
m, an d s a id If , Tho u ar t
1v 3
t he S f Go d, m a n d tha t t he s e s to n e s be m a de lo a ve s ,
.

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the r ha n dm b t h re t
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.
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Deu t .
a lo n e . Thu s t o h is s a y in g , If Tho u a r t the S o n of Go d,
v iii . 3 .

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n di o f hi
m t he a v o wa l f Hi
p y n
g o s

Ma n h o o d, an d by a s a y in g o f H is F a t h e r s m a de v o id his ’

fir s t a t t a ck . Th e s u r fe it in g t h e r e fo r e o f m a n whic h t o o k ,

p l a ce i
n P a r a dis e
p u on b o th o f t he m i
n du l i
g g
n t h e i
r ta ste ,

wa s do n e a wa
y w i
t h b y t h at cr a v n i g , wh i
ch w a s in t his
w o r ld .

Bu t h e b e i n b
g y t h e La w b a ffl e d , t r i
e d him s e l f t o o by z

a fa l s e h o o d, t o c o m e in c o n flic t a g a in a c c o r din g t o t h e
La w F o r l e a di Hi t he hi h s i
n n a c le
f h
f
lb . 5 .
. n
g m to g e t p o t e

lb . 6 .
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, t he S o n of Go d, ca s t Thy s e lf
z
e xp l o s u s . Th T a la t
e r g iv
nsal or es so t he r d i
en e r n g, pu t to s c orn . E .
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l 3 2u d
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an d 3 r d de f ea t, he i
s sen t aw a
y . 49 9

do wn F or i tte n , t ha t He ha th
s wr i
t i co m m a n de d Hi
s An

f
g l e s co n ce r n i
n
g The e ,
an d i
n t he i
r ha n ds t he y s ha ll be a r
The e l t h l T h d h T h oot a ai nst a s to n e
p , e s u a
p y o u a s
y g ;
di
hi n
g h i
s fa l s e h o o d b
y m e a n s o f S c r i t u r e , a s do
p a ll t he
He r e t i
cs . F o r the s a yin g H e , g ave Hi s An
g e l s c h a r
g e

co n c e r n i
n g hi m wa s wr i tt e n ; b u t n o
,
S cr ipt u r e s a id, Ca s t
T hy s e l f do w n 3 b u t t h e D e vil b r o u g ht in t his e xh o r t a t io n
o f hi m s e lf A c c o r di l t h e Lo r d r e fu t e d h i m u t o f t he
. n
g y o

La w s a y i ,
n
g I t is wr i ,
tten a a i
g n T h o u s ha l t n o t t e m t t he
p ,

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f m ro
n
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a t a s t o Ma M
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Go d : a n d a s t o H i m s e l f t ha t H e i n t h a t Ma n , wh o w a s ,

in s i ht w o u l d n o t t e m t t h e Lo r d Hi G d Th h i h
g p s o e
g .

t ho u g ht s t h e n wh i ch w e r e in t h e S e r p e n t w e r e do n e a w a y ,

ch w a s in t h e Ma n : a n d n o w
v
wi t h b y t h e hu m i li t y wh i
w a s t h e D e vi l t wi c e a n qu is h e d o u t o f t h e S c r ipt u r e in ,

v
t h a t h e w a s e x p o s e d a s r e c o m m e n di n
g t h i
n
g s co n tr ar
y t o

t he C o m m a n dm e n t o f Go d, d pr o e d t o b e i
an n hi s
p ur

p o se t he en em y o f Go d . An d s o b e i
n
g g r e atl
y c o n fu t e d,

an it we r e g a the r i
d as n
g h im s e lf u
p, arra i
y g
n a ll the po w e r
i
n de c e it w hi c h h e h a d, h e , t hi r dl ,
y sh e w e d u n t o Him a ll 8 ,

t he Kin g do m s of t he w o r ld, s a y in g , a s Lu k e r e c o r ds , A ll Ih 9 . .

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,

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§ 2 .

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lo dg e d u n t o t he t hi r d da
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a wa in to t h e in vi
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g g a ai n e n ti r el , i e ,
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a s t e r di g h tw a
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