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Lake Apostolic Fathers 2 - Bible Translation

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THE SHEPHERD, sim. v. vii. 3-vi. i. 4<br />

alone to give healing, for ' he has all power/ 4. if,<br />

for the future, you defile neither the flesh nor<br />

the spirit ; for both are in communion, and neither<br />

can be defiled without the other. Keep, therefore,<br />

both pure, and you shall live to God." ^<br />

Parable 6<br />

1. While I was seated in my house, and was int^o-<br />

glorifying the Lord for all that I had seen, and<br />

enquiring about the commandments because they<br />

were beautiful and joyful and glorious, and ' able to<br />

save the soul ' of man, I said in myself : I shall be<br />

blessed if I ' walk in these commandments,' and whoever<br />

shall walk in them shall be blessed= 2. While<br />

I said this in myself I suddenly saw him seated by<br />

me, and saying this :<br />

" Why are you double-minded<br />

concerning the commandments which I commanded<br />

you ? They are beautiful. Be not double-minded at<br />

all, but put on the faith of the Lord, and you shall<br />

walk in them, for I will strengthen you in them.<br />

3. These commandments are helpful to those who are<br />

going to repent, for if they do not walk in them their<br />

repentance is in vain. 4. Do you, therefore, whorepent,<br />

put away the wickednesses of this world which lead<br />

you astray, but if you put on all the virtue of righteous-<br />

^ This is directed against the Gnostic tendency to divide<br />

flesh and spirit, and to regard the acts of the flesh as unimportant.<br />

Against this the church insisted on purity of life<br />

now, and on the hope of a resurrection of the flesh hereafter.<br />

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