Gospels of Thomas and Philip and Truth - Syriac Christian Church

65. (Among) the unclean spirits there are essentially male and
female. The males indeed are those who mate with the souls
inhabiting a female form, yet the females are those who unite°
with a male form— thru an inequality°. (Ph 46) And no one will be
able to escape from these (once¹) they seize him (unless¹) he
receives both male and female power— which is the Bridegroom
with the Bride. Yet one receives them in the mirrored° Bridal-
Chamber°. Whenever the foolish women see a male sitting alone,
they are accustomed to leap upon him, to carouse with him and
defile him. So also the foolish men when they see a beautiful
female sitting alone, they seduce her (or¹) coerce her in the desire
to defile her. Yet if they see the man sitting together with his
woman, the females cannot intrude upon the man nor can the
males intrude upon the woman. So it is (when¹) the imagery and
the angel are mated together, neither can anyone dare to intrude
upon the male or the female. (Ph 30) He who comes forth from the
world cannot be detained any longer merely because he was in
the world. He is revealed as beyond both the yearning and the
fear of the [flesh]. He is master over [desire],¹ he is more precious
than envy. And if [the multitude] come to seize him (and¹) to
strangle [him], how will this one not be able to escape [by the
salvation] of God? How shall he be able [to fear them]? (¹asyndeton;
Ps 3:6)
66. Frequently there are some who come (and¹) [they say]: We are
faithful, hide [us ... from unclean] and demonic spirits! But if they
had possessed the Sacred Spirit, no unclean spirit would have
clung to them. (¹asyndeton; Mk 1:39)
67. Do not fear the essence of the flesh, nor love it. If thou fear
it, it will become thy master; if thou love it, it will devour thee
(and¹) strangle thee. (¹asyndeton; Ps 56:4, Jn 6:63)
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