Metalogos The Gospels of Thomas & Philip & Truth

east loves its like; so also every person him that
is nearest to himself. All flesh shall consort with
the like to itself, and every person shall associate
himself to his like.’)
121. He who is enslaved without his
volition will be able to be freed. He who
has been liberated by the grace of his
master, and has sold himself (back) into
slavery, shall no longer be able to be
freed. (Ex 21:5-6 [but also Lev 25:10!], Ph 116)
122. The cultivation in the world (is)
thru four modes°— (crops) are gathered
into the barn thru soil and water and
wind and light. And the cultivation by
God is likewise thru four: thru
confidence and expectation° and
compassion and recognition. Our soil is
the confidence in which we take root;
the water is the expectation thru which
we are nourished; the wind is the
compassion thru which we grow; yet
the light is the recognition thru which
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