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Contents
Title Page Clement of Rome First Epistle to the Corinthians
Second Epistle to the Corinthians Ignatius To the Ephesians To the
Magnesians To the Trallians To the Romans To the Philadelphians To
the Smyrnaeans To Polycarp Polycarp to the Philippians Teaching Of
The Twelve Apostles - Didache The Twelve Apostles - The Epistle of
Barnabas Hermas - The Shepherd Visions Vision I Vision II Vision
III Vision IV Vision V Mandates Mandate I Mandate II Mandate
III
1 2 3 27 35 35 40 44 47 50 53 57 60 65 71 86 86 86 89 91 99 101
102 102 103 104 ii
Mandate IV Mandate V Mandate VI Mandate VII Mandate VIII Mandate
IX Mandate X Mandate XI Mandate XII Parables Parable I Parable II
Parable III Parable IV Parable V Parable VI Parable VII Parable
VIII Parable IX Parable X Irenaeus - The Martyrdom of Polycarp
Anonymous - Diognetus
105 107 109 111 112 113 114 116 118 121 121 122 123 124 125 129
132 133 139 156 158 165
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Title Page
THE APOSTOLIC FATHERSI CLEMENT II CLEMENT IGNATIUS POLYCARP
DIDACHE BARNABAS THE SHEPHERD OF HERMAS THE MARTYRDOM OF POLYCARP
THE EPISTLE OF DIONETUS
Based on the text of the Loeb Classical Library First published
1913
1
Clement of Rome
[most scholars consider this a homily and perhaps not by
clement]
2
First Epistle to the Corinthians
, . . I 1. , , , , , . 2. 3. , , , . II 1. , , . , , . 2. , 3. ,
, , . 4. , . 5. . 6. . . 7. , . 8. .
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III 1. , , , , . 2. , . 3. , , , . 4. , , , , , , . IV 1. , , .
2. , . 3. . 4. , , , 5. , . 6. . , . 7. , , . 8. . 9. . 10 . , 11.
. 12. . 13. , . V 1. , . 2. . 3. 4. , , . 5. 4
First Epistle to the Corinthians
, 6. , , , , . 7. , , , . VI 1. , , , , . 2. , , 3. . 4. , , .
5. , . 6. , . 7. , . VII 1. , , , , . 2. , , 3. . 4. , , . 5. , .
6. , . 7. , . VIII 1. . 2. , , , 3. , , . , 5
First Epistle to the Corinthians
. 4. , , , , , , , , , , . 5. . IX 1. , , . 2. . 3. , , . 4. , .
X 1. , , . 2. , . 3. , . . 4. . , , , , . 5. , , . 6. , . , . 7. ,
. XI 1. , , , 6
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, . 2. , , , , . XII 1. . 2. , , , , . 3. . 4. , , , , . 5. , .
, . 6. , , , , . 7. , , , . 8. , , , . XIII 1. , , , , , , , . 2. ,
, , , . 3. , 4. , . XIV 1. , , . 2. , , 7
First Epistle to the Corinthians
, , . 3. . 4. , . 5. , , , . , . XV 1. , . 2. , . 3. . 4. , , .
5. . , , , 6. , , 7. . XVI 1. . 2. , , , , 3. , , , , , , , , , 4.
, 5. . . 6. , 7. , . , , . . 8. . 9. . 10. 8
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, . . 11. , . 12. , , . . 13. , . 14. . 15. , . 16. . , , , , .
17. , , , XVII 1. , , , . 2. , . 3. , , , . 4. , . 5. , , , . 6. .
XVIII 1. , , . 2. , , , . 3. . 4. , , . . 5. , . 6. . 7. , . 8. . .
9. 9
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, . 10. , , . 11. , . 12. , . 13. , . 14. , , . 15. . , , . 16.
, . 17. . XIX 1. , , . 2. , . 3. , . XX 1. . 2. , . 3. , . 4. , .
5. . 6. , , . 7. , . 8. . 9. . 10. , , . 11. 10
First Epistle to the Corinthians
, , , 12. . . XXI 1. , , , . 2. 3. , , 4. . 5. . 6. , , , . 7. ,
, . 8. , , , . 9. , , . XXII 1. , , , . 2. , 3. , . 4. , . 5. , 6.
, , . 7. , , . 8. , . XXIII 1. , . 2. , . 3. , , , , , , . 4.
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, , , , , , . , . 5. , , , , , . XXIV 1. , , , . 2. , , . 3. , ,
. 4. 5. , , . XXV 1. , . 2. , , , , . 3. , , , , 4. , , . 5. . XXVI
1. , , 2. , , , . 3. , . 4. . 5. , . 6. , 12
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, 7. , , , . XXVII 1. . 2. , . 3. , , . 4. , . 5. , . 6. , , 7.
, , , . XXVIII 1. , , , . 2. 3. , , . 4. XXIX 1. , , , . 2. , , . ,
. XXX 1. , , , , , . 2. , , , , . 3. , 13
First Epistle to the Corinthians
, , , , . 4. 5. . . 6. . 7. , . 8. . XXXI 1. , . . 2. , 3. . 4.
, . XXXII 1. , . 2. , . 3. , . 4. , , , , , . . XXXIII 1. , , . 2.
. 3. . 4. , , . 5. 14
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, . 6. . 7. , , . 8. . XXXIV 1. , . 2. . 3. , , . 4. . 5. , . 6.
, , , , , , . 7. , , . 8. , , . XXXV 1. , . 2. , , , , . 3. . 4. ,
. 5. , , , , , , , , , , . 6. , . 7. , 8. . , . , 15
First Epistle to the Corinthians
. 9. , , , . 10. . 11. , , , . 12. , , . XXXVI 1. , , , , , . 2.
, , , , , , , . 3. . 4. . , , . 5. , . XXXVII 1. , , . 2. , , , .
3. , . 4. . 5. , . XXXVIII 1. , , . 2. , , , , , , . 3. 16
First Epistle to the Corinthians
, , , , , , . 4. . . XXXIX 1. , . 2. 3. , 4. , , 5. , , . 6. , .
7. , , , . 8. , . 9. , , , . XL 1. , , , . 2. , , . 3. , , . 4. .
5. , , . XLI 1. , , , . 2. , , . , , 17
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. 3. . 4. , , . XLII 1. , . 2. . 3. , , . 4. , , . 5. . . XLIII
1. , , , . 2. , , , , . 3. , 4. , , . 5. , , , , . 6. , , , . .
XLIV 1. , . 2. , , , , 18
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. 3. , , , , . 4. , . 5. , . 6. , . XLV 1. , , . 2. , , . 3. , .
. 4. , , . 5. . 6. , 7. . , , . . 8. , . . XLVI 1. , . 2. , . 3. ,
. 4. . 5. 6. 7. , , , . 8. 19
First Epistle to the Corinthians
, , , . 9. , , , , . XLVII 1. . 2. 3. , . 4. . 5. , . 6. , , , ,
7. , , , . XLVIII 1. , . 2. , , . 3. . 4. , , . 5. , . 6. , , , .
XLIX 1. . 2. 3. 4. , , . 5. , , , , , , , . 6. 20
First Epistle to the Corinthians
, , , . L 1. , , . 2. , , . 3. , , . 4. , , , . 5. , , , . 6. ,
, 7. , . . LI 1. , . , , . 2. , 3. , , , 4. , . 5. , , . LII 1. , ,
. 2. , . 3. . , , . 4. . 21
First Epistle to the Corinthians
XLIII 1. , , . . 2. , , , , . 3. , , , . 4. , . 5. , . , , . LIV
1. , , 2. , , , , . 3. , , . 4. . LV 1. . , , , . 2. , , . 3. . 4.
, , . 5. , . 6. , .
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LVI 1. , . 2. , , . , , . 3. , 4. , . 5. , , , . 6. , , 7. , .
8. , . 9. , 10. , . 11. , 12. . 13. , , . 14. , , . 15. , . 16. , ,
. LVII 1. , . 2. , , , . 3. , , . 4. , , , , , , . 5. , , . , , , .
6. , 23
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7. , . LVIII 1. , . 2. , . , , , , . . LIX 1. , . 2. , , , , 3.
. . .1 , , . , , , , , , , , , , , , 4. , , . , , , , , , , , ,
.
1 There appears to be a lacuna in the Greek: Lightfoot supplies
, .
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LX 1. , , , , , , , , . 2. , , . 3. , , , , . 4. , , , , . LXI
1. , , , , , , , , , , . 2. , , , , , , . 3. , , . . LXII 1. , , .
2. , , . 3.
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, . LXIII 1. , . 2. , , . 3. , . 4. , , . LXIV 1. , , , , , , ,
, , , , . . LXV 1. , , . 2. , , , , , . . .
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I 1. , , , . 2. , , , , . 3. , 4. , , . 5. 6. , , . , . 7. , , ,
. 8. . II 1. , , , , . , , . 2. , , , , 3. , . 4. , , 5. , . 6. , .
7. , . III 1. , , , , 2. , . 27
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3. , . 4. , , . 5. , . IV 1. . 2. , , , . 3. , , , , , , , , .
4. , . 5. , , , , , , . V 1. , , , . 2. . 3. 4. , . 5. , , , , . 6.
, 7. . VI 1. . , . 2. , , 3. . 4. , . 5. . 6. , , , , . 7. 28
Second Epistle to the Corinthians
, , . 8. , , . 9. , , , , VII 1. , , , , , . 2. , . 3. , , , .
4. , , , . 5. 6. , , , . VIII 1. , . 2. , , , , , , , , . 3. . 4. ,
, . 5. , , . 6. , . IX 1. , . 2. , , 3. 4. , . 5. , , , . 6. , . 7.
29
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, , . 8. . 9. . 10. , , , . 11. . X 1. , , , , , , , . 2. , . 3.
, , . 4. , . 5. , , , , . XI 1. , , . 2. , , , . 3. , , , , . 4. .
5. , , , , . 6. . 7. , , , . XII 1. , . 2. , , , , . 3. , , 4. , ,
, . 5. 30
Second Epistle to the Corinthians
, , , . 6. , , . XIII 1. , , . , , , . 2. , . . 3. , , . 4. , ,
, , , , . XIV , , , , . , . , . 2. , , . , , , . 3. , , . , , . 4.
, . , . 5. , , .
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XV 1. , , , . . 2. , . 3. , . 4. . 5. . , . XVI 1. , , , , . 2.
, . 3. , , . 4. , , . . XVII 1. , . , , , 2. , . 3. , , , , 4. , ,
, . 5. , , , , 32
Second Epistle to the Corinthians
. , . 6. , . 7. , , , . XVIII 1. , , . 2. , , , . XIX 1. , , , .
, . , . 2. , . , . 3. , . , . 4. , . XX 1. , . 2. , , . 3. , . 4. ,
, , . , .
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5. , , , , . . .
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Ignatius
, , , , , , , . I 1. , , , 2. , , , 3. , , , . . II 1. , , , , ,
, , , . 2. , . , , , . III 1. . , , . , , , . 2. , , . , , , , ,
.
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To the Ephesians
IV 1. - . , , , . . 2. , , , , , , . , . V 1. , , , , , , 2. , .
, 3. . , -, . VI 1. , , , , . . 2. - , , . VII 1. , , . 2. , , , ,
, , , . VIII 1. , , . , . , - . 2. 36
To the Ephesians
, , . , . IX 1. , - , , , , , , , , . 2. , , , , , . X 1. - , ,
. . 2. , , , , . 3. - , , , , . XI 1. , , , . -, , . 2. , , , , , ,
. XII 1. , . , , 2. , , , , , , . 37
To the Ephesians
XIII 1. . , , . 2. , . XIV 1. , , , . , . 2. , . . - . , . XV 1.
, . , . , , . 2. , , . 3. , , , , . XVI 1. , . 2. , , , , , . XVII
1. , . , . 2. , , ,
38
To the Ephesians
XVIII 1. , , . 2. , , . XIX 1. , , . 2. , , , , . 3. , . . XX 1.
, , , , , , 2. , , , , , , , , . XXI 1. , , , , . 2. , , , . ,
.
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To the Magnesians
, , , . I 1. , . 2. , , , , , , . II 1. , , . III 1. , , , , , ,
. 2. , . , . IV 1. , , . . V 1. , , 2. , , , ,
40
To the Magnesians
, , , . VI 1. , , , , , . 2. , . , . VII 1. , , , , , , , . 2. ,
, , . VIII 1. . , . 2. . , , , , , . IX 1. . , , , , , , , 2. , , ,
.
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To the Magnesians
X 1. . , . , , . , . 2. , , . , , . 3. , . , . XI 1. , , , , , ,
. XII 1. , . , . , , , , , . XIII 1. , , , , , . 2. , . XIV 1. , ,
. , , , , . XV 1. , , , , 42
To the Magnesians
. . , , .
43
To the Trallians
, , , , , , , . I 1. , , , , , . 2. , , , . II 1. , , , . 2. , ,
, 3. . , . III 1. , , . . 2. . , , . 3. , . , . IV 1. , , . . . 2.
, , . , . , .
44
To the Trallians
V 1. , , , , , . , . VI 1. , , , , 2. , , . VII 1. . . 2. , , .
VIII 1. , 0, , , , . 2. . , . , . IX 1. , , , , , , , . 2. , , , .
X 1. , , , , , , , . .
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To the Trallians
XI 1. , . 2. , , . , , . XII 1. , . 2. , , . , , , . 3. . , , ,
. XIII 1. . , , . 2. , , . . 3. , . , .
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To the Romans
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . I 1. , . 2. , . , . , , , . II
1. , , . , , , . , , . 2. , , , . , . III 1. , . , . 2. , , . , , ,
. 3. . , , .
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To the Romans
IV 1. , , , . , . , . , . 2. , , . , . , . 3. . , , . , . . V 1.
, , , , , . 2. , , . , . 3. , , , , . , , , , , , , . VI 1. . , . ,
, . . 2. , , , . 3. . , , . VII 1. . , . , . 2. . , 48
To the Romans
, . , . 3. , , , . VIII 1. . , . , . 2. . , , . 3. , . , . , , .
IX 1. , . . 2. , . 3. , . , . X 1. . , . 2. , . . .
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To the Philadelphians
, , , , , , , . I 1. , , . 2. . , 0 , . II 1. , , . 2. . III 1.
, , , . 2. , . , , . 3. , , , . IV , , , , . V 1. , , , ,
50
To the Philadelphians
, , , . 2. , , , , , . VI 1. , . , . , , . 2. , . 3. , , . , , ,
. VII 1. , . , , . , , . 2. , , . , , , , , . VIII 1. . , . , . , .
2. , . , , . , , .
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To the Philadelphians
IX 1. , , , . . 2. , , , , . . , . X 1. , , , , , . 2. , , . , ,
. XI 1. , , , , , , , , . 2. . , , , , , , . , .
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To the Smyrnaeans
, , , , , , , , . I 1. , , , , , , , 2. , , , , . II 1. , , , ,
, , , . III 1. . 2. , , , . , . , . 3. , . IV 1. , , . , , , , , ,
, . 2. , . 53
To the Smyrnaeans
, , , , . V 1. , , , , . 2. . , , , , . 3. , , . , . VI 1. , , ,
. , , , , , . VII 1. , , , . 2. , , , . . VIII 1. , , . . . , . 2.
, , , . , , .
54
To the Smyrnaeans
IX 1. , . , . . 2. . , . . , . X 1. , , , . . 2. , . , . XI 1. ,
, , , , . 2. , , , . 3. , , , . . . XII 1. , , , . , . . 2. , , . ,
, , . XIII 1. . . . 55
To the Smyrnaeans
2. , . , , . .
56
To Polycarp
, , , , . I 1. , , , . 2. , , . , . , , . 3. . . , . II 1. , . .
. 2. . , , . 3. , , . , , . , . III 1. . . . , . 2. . . , , , , , ,
, . IV 1. . , 2. . 3. , , . , . 57
To Polycarp
V 1. , . , . , . 2. , . , , , . , . . VI 1. , . , , . , , , , ,
, . 2. , . , , , . , . , . . VII 1. , , , , , . 2. , , , , , , , 3.
, . , . , . , . VIII 1. , , , , , ( , , ,)2
2 The combination of singular and plural is very strange. L
makes all singular, A all plural. The punctuation given is in the
main Lightfoots, but even so the sentence is unsatisfactory.
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To Polycarp
. 2. . . , . 3. , . , . .
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Polycarp to the Philippians
. I 1. , , , , 2. , , , , , 3. , , , , , . II 1. , , , . 2. , ,
, , , , 3. , , , . III 1. , , , . 2. , , , , 3. , , . 60
Polycarp to the Philippians
, . IV 1. . , , 2. , 3. , , , , , , , . V 1. , , . 2. , , , , ,
, , , , , , . 3. , , , , . , . VI 1. , , , , , , , , . 2. , , , .
3. , , 61
Polycarp to the Philippians
, , . VII 1. , , , . 2. , , , , . VIII 1. , , , , , , . 2. , , .
, . IX 1. , , , 2. , , , . , . X 1. In his ergo state et domini
exemplar sequimini, firmi in fide et immutabiles, fraternitatis
amatores, diligentes invicem, in veritate sociati, mansuetudine
domini alterutri praestolantes, nullum despicientes. 2. Cum
possitis benefacere, nolite differre, quia elemosyna de morte
liberat. Omnes vobis invicem subiecti estote, conversationem
vestram irreprensibilem habentes in gentibus, ut ex bonis operibus
vestris et vos laudem accipiatis et dominus in vobis non
blasphemetur. 3. Vae autem per quem nomen domini blasphematur.
Sobrietatem ergo docete omnes in qua et vos conversamini.
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Polycarp to the Philippians
XI 1. Nimis contristatus sum pro Valente, qui presbyter factus
est aliquando apud vos, quod sic ignoret is locum qui datus est ei.
Moneo itaque ut abstinete vos ab omni malo. 2. Qui autem non potest
se in his gubernare, quomodo alii pronuntiat hoc? Si quis non se
abstinuerit ab avaritia, ab idolotatria conquinabitur et tamquam
inter gentes iudicabitur, qui ignorant iudicium domini. Aut
nescimus, quia sancti mundum iudicabunt? sicut Paulus docet. 3. Ego
autem nihil tale sensi in vobis vel audivi, in quibus laboravit
beatus Paulus, qui estis in principio episulae eius. De vobis
etenim gloriatur in omnibus ecclesiis, quae dominum solae tunc
cognoverant; nos autem nondum cognoveramus. 4. Valde ergo, fratres,
constristor pro illo et pro coniuge eius, quibus det dominus
paenitentiam veram. Sobrii ergo estote et vos in hoc; et non sicut
inimicos tales existimetis, sed sicut passibilia membra et errantia
eos revocate, ut omnium vestrum corpus salvetis. Hoc enim agentes
vos ipsos aedificatis. XII 1. Confido enim vos bene exercitatos
esse in sacris literis et nihil vos latet; mihi autem non est
concessum. Modo, ut his scripturis dictum est, irascimini et nolite
peccare, et sol non occidat super iracundiam vestram. Beatus, qui
meminerit; quod ego credo esse in vobis. 2. Deus autem et pater
domini nostri Iesu Christi, et ipse sempiternus pontifex, dei
filius Iesus Christus, aedificet vos in fide et veritate et in omni
mansuetudine et sine iracundia et in patientia et in longanimitate
et tolerantia et castitate; et det vobis sortem et partem inter
sanctos suos et nobis vobiscum et omnibus, qui sunt sub caelo, qui
credituri sunt in dominum nostrum et deum Iesum Christum et in
ipsius patrem, qui resuscitavit eum a mortuis. 3. Pro omnibus
sanctis orate. Orate etiam pro regibus et potestatibus et
principibus atque pro persequentibus et odientibus vos et pro
inimicis crucis, ut fructus vester manifestus sit in omnibus, ut
sitis in illo perfecti. XIII 1. , , , , , , . 2. , , , , . . Et de
ipso Ignatio et de his, qui cum eo sunt, quod certius agnoveritis
significate. XIV Haec vobis scripsi per Crescentem, quem in
praesenti commendavi vobis et nunc commendo. Conversatus est enim
nobiscum inculpabiliter; credo quia et vobiscum similiter. 63
Polycarp to the Philippians
Sororem autem eius habebitis commendatam, eum venerit ad vos.
Incolumes estote in domino Iesu Christo in gratia eum omnibus
vestris. Amen.
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. I 1. , , . 2. , , . 3. , , , . 4. , , , , , . 5. . . , , , , .
6. , . II 1. 2. , , , , , , , , , . 3. , , , . 4. . 5. , , . 6. . .
7. , , , . III 1. , . 2. , , 65
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. 3. , , , . 4. , , , , . 5. , , , . 6. , , , . 7. , . 8. , . 9.
. , . 10. , . IV 1. , , , . 2. , . 3. , , . 4. , . 5. , . 6. , . 7.
, . 8. , , 9. , . 10. , , , , . 11. . 12. . 13. , , . 14. , . V 1.
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 66
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, , , , . 2. , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . VI 1. , , .
2. , , , . 3. , . VII 1. , , . 2. , , . 3. , . 4. . VIII 1. . . 2.
, , , , , , , , . 3. . IX 1. , 2. , , . 3. , , , . . 4. 67
Teaching Of The Twelve Apostles - Didache
, . . 5. , . X 1. 2. , , , , , . 3. , , , , , . 4. , . 5. , , ,
, , , , . 6. . . , , . 7. . XI 1. , 2. , , . 3. , . 4. 5. , , . 6.
, , . 7. , . 8. , . . 9. , . 10. , , . 11. , , , , , . 12. , , .
68
Teaching Of The Twelve Apostles - Didache
XII 1. , . 2. , , , . 3. , , . 4. , , . 5. , . XIII 1. . 2. . 3.
, . 4. , . 5. , . 6. , 7. , , . XIV 1. , , . 2. , , . 3. . , , . XV
1. , . 2. . 3. , , . 4. , . XVI 1. , , , 69
Teaching Of The Twelve Apostles - Didache
. 2. , . 3. , , . 4. , , , , , . 5. , , . 6. , , . 7. , . 8.
.
70
The Twelve Apostles - The Epistle of Barnabas
I 1. , , . 2. , . 3. , . . 4. , , , , , . 5. , , , , . 6. , , ,
. 7. , , , , . 8. , , . II 1. , . 2. , 3. , , , . 4. , , 5. . , , .
. , , , , . 7. , 8. , . 9. , , 71
The Twelve Apostles - The Epistle of Barnabas
, , , . 10. , . , , , . III 1. , , , , , 2. , . 3. , , , , . , ,
, , . 4. , , , , . 5. , , , . 6. , , , , , , . IV 1. . , , . 2. , ,
. 3. , , . , , 4. , , . 5. , , . 6. . , 72
The Twelve Apostles - The Epistle of Barnabas
, , . 7. . , , . 8. . . , , , , , . 9. , , , , . , , , , . 10. ,
. , . 11. . , . , , . 12. . . , , 13. , . 14. , , , , , , , . V 1.
, , . 2. , , , . 3. , , . 4. . , , . 5. ,
73
The Twelve Apostles - The Epistle of Barnabas
, 6. . , , , , , , 7. , , . 8. , . 9. , , , , , , , , , 11. , .
12. , , . 13. , . . , , . 14. , , . . VI 1. , . 2. , , . , , , , ,
. 3. . . . 4. , . , . 5. , . 6. , , . 7. , . , , , . 8. ,
74
The Twelve Apostles - The Epistle of Barnabas
, , , . 9. . , , . . 10. , , , , 11. , , . 12. , , . , . . 13. ,
. . , . . 14. , , , , , , . 15. , , . 16. , . , . 17. , . 18. . , ,
. 19. , , . VII 1. , , , . 2. , , , , . 3. . , . , , , ,
75
The Twelve Apostles - The Epistle of Barnabas
. 4. . . 5. , , . , . 6. , , . 7. , , . , 8. , . , , . 9. , , ,
, . 10. , , , , . . 11. , , , , . , , . VIII 1. , , , , ( ) , , 2.
, . , . , . 3. , ( ), . 4. , , , . 5. ,
76
The Twelve Apostles - The Epistle of Barnabas
. 6. , 7. , , . IX 1. , . . , . , , . 2. , . . 3. , , . , . , ,
. , . 4. , , . , . 5. ( ) , . , . , , , . 6. . . . 7. , , , , , , .
8. . , , . , . , . , . 9. . , . X 1. , , . 2. . , . 3. , , , , ,
77
The Twelve Apostles - The Epistle of Barnabas
, , , , . 4. , , , , , , , , , . 5. , , , , , , , , . 6. . , , ,
, . 7. , , . , . 8. . , , , . . 9. . 10. , , , , , . . 11. . . . ,
, , , , . . , . 12. , . , . XI 1. , . .
78
The Twelve Apostles - The Epistle of Barnabas
, . 2. , , , , . 3. . 4. , , , , . 5. . , . 6. , , , , . 7. , ,
, . , , . 8. , . , , , . , , , . 9. . . . 10. , , . 11. , . , , , ,
, . XII 1. . . 2. , , , , , , , , . , , . , , . 3. , . 4. . 5.
79
The Twelve Apostles - The Epistle of Barnabas
, , , , , ( , . 6. , , . . 7. , . , , , , . , . 8. , , , , . 9.
, , , , , . 110. , , , . , , , , . 11. , , , . , , . XIII 1. , . 2.
, . , , . 3. , , , . 4. , , , . 5. , , . , , . , . , , ,
80
The Twelve Apostles - The Epistle of Barnabas
6. , , . 7. , . , , , , . XIV 1. . , , , . . 2. , , . . 3. . , ,
, , . , , , . 4. , , . 5. , , , , , , . 6. , , . 7. , , , , . , .
8. , , , . 9. , , , , , . XV 1. , . 2. , . 3. , . 4. , , . , 81
The Twelve Apostles - The Epistle of Barnabas
. , . , , , . 5. . , . 6. . , . 7. , , , , . 8. . , , , , . 9. ,
. XVI 1. , , , . 2. . , , , , . 3. , . 4. . , . . . 6. , . , . , .
7. , . , . , , , . 8. . , . , . , . 9. , , , ,
82
The Twelve Apostles - The Epistle of Barnabas
, , , , , . 10. , , , . . XVII 1. , . 2. , . . XVIII 1. . , . .
, . 2. , . XIX 1. , . . 2. , , , , , . 3. , . , . 4. , , . . . , ,
, . 5. , . . . , . , . 6. , . , , , . 7. , , , , 83
The Twelve Apostles - The Epistle of Barnabas
. 8. , . , . 9. , , . . 10. , , . 11. . , , . . 12. , . . . . XX
1. . , , , , , , , , , , , , 2. , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
XXI 1. , , . . , . 2. , . 3. . 4. , , . 5. , , , , , , . 6. , , .
7. , , . , . 8. , , . 9. , . , . . 84
The Twelve Apostles - The Epistle of Barnabas
.
85
Hermas - The Shepherd
I 1. . . 2. . , . , . 3. , , . , . . 4. , , , , . 5. , , . 6. ,
, , . , . 7. , , 8. . , , , . . , . 9. , , . , . II 1. . , 86
Vision I
, 2. , , , , , , . 3. , , , . 4. . . , , , . III 1. , . , , . 2.
. , . , . . , , , . 3. , . . , , . 4. , , , , , , , , , , , , .
87
Vision I
IV 1. , . 2. , , . . 3. , , . , .
88
Vision II
I 1. , , , , . 2. , . 3. , , , , , . , , . 4. , . . II 1. . 2. ,
, , , . 3. , . 4. , , , , , . 5. , . 6. , , . 7. , . , . 8. , , , .
89
Vision II
III 1. , , , . , . . , , , 2. , , . . 3. . . 4. . , , . IV 1. ,
, , , . , , . . , . . 2. . , . . , , . , . 3. . , . .
90
Vision III
I 1. , , . 2. , , , , , , , . 3. , , , . . , , , 4. , , , , , .
5. , . , . 6. , , . , , . 7. . 8. . , . , , . 9. , , . , , , , , .
II 1. , , , , , , , . , , . 2. , . 91
Vision III
. 3. , . 4. . . , , 5. , , , . 6. , . . 7. , . 8. , , , , , . 9.
, , . III 1. . , , , . , , , . 2. , , , . . . . 3. , , , , , , . 4.
, , . , . , , , , ,
92
Vision III
. , . , . IV 1. , , , , . 2. , , , . 3. , . , . , , , , . , , .
V 1. . , , , . 2. , . 3. , , . , , . 4. , . , . 5. , , , . , 93
Vision III
, , , . , , , . VI 1. , , . , . 2. , , , , , . 3. , , , , , . 4.
, , . 5. , , , , . 6. , , , , . , , , , , . 7. , . . VII 1. , , , .
2. , , . 3. , , 94
Vision III
. 4. . 5. , , . , , , 6. , . , . . , . VIII 1. , . 2. , , . . 3.
. , , . 4. , , . , , , , , , , , . . , , , . 7. , . , , , , , . .
8. , . 9. , . , , . . . 10. , , 11. , . , , , , , . IX 1. , , . 2.
95
Vision III
, , 3. , . 4. . 5. . , , . 6. , . 7. . , . 8. , . 9. , , . 10. ,
. X 1. , , . , . 2. , , . , . 3. , , . 4. , . 5. , . 6. , . . , .
7. , , . 8. . 9. , , .
96
Vision III
. 10. , , . XI 1. , , . 2. 3. , , , . 4. , , . , . . XII 1. , .
, , 2. , , , , , , , , , , 3. , , , , . XIII 1. 2. , , , , . 3. , ,
.
97
Vision III
4. . , , .
98
Vision IV
I 1. , , , . 2. . . 3. , , , , , , . 4. , , . , 5. , , , . 6. ,
, , , . 7. , , . 8. , , , . , . 9. , , 110. , , , . II 1. , , , , ,
. 2. , , . , . , . 3. , , . 4. , , , , , , . 5. 99
Vision IV
, , , . , . 6. , , , . . III 1. . . , , , . 2. , , 3. , 4. . , .
. , . 5. , . 6. . . , . . 7. , , , , , .
100
Vision V
.1. , , . , . 2. , . 3. , , , , . , . , . , , , . 4. , , , , , .
5. , . , , , . , , , , , . 6. , . 7. , , , , . , .
101
Mandates
.1. , , , . 2. , . , , .
102
Mandate II
.1. , . 2. , , . 3. , , . , . 4. , , . , , . . 5. , , . 6. , , ,
. . . 7. , , , .
103
Mandate III
.1. , , , , . 2. , , . . , 0. 3. . , , , , . . , , , , , . , , ,
4. , , , . , , , . 5. , , , , , . , .
104
Mandate IV
.I 1. , , , , . . 2. , , , , . 3. , . 4. , . , . , , , 5. , , ,
, . 6. , , , , , , , 8. , , , , , . . . 9. , , , , , . , , . 10. ,
. 11. , , , , . . II 1. , , , . 2. , , . , , , , , , , 105
Mandate IV
, , , . , . 3. , , , , , , , . 4. , , , . III 1. , , . , . , , ,
. 2. . , . 3. , , . , . 4. , . 5. , . 6. , , , . 7. , , . , , , .
IV 1. , , . , . , , , 2. , , . 3. , . , , , . 4. , .
106
Mandate V
.I 1. , , , . 2. , , , , , , . 3. , , , , , , , , . , . 4. , , .
5. , , , , , .1 6. , . . , . 7. , , , , . , , , . . , . II 1. , , ,
. 2. , , . 3. , , , , 107
Mandate V
, , . 4. , . , , , . 5. , , , . 6. , , . 7. , , , , , . . 8. , .
, , . , , .
108
Mandate VI
.I 1. , , , . , , . , , , . 2. , , . , . 3. , . . 4. . , . , , ,
. II 1. , , , , . 2. , , , , 3. , , . , , , . , , . . . 4. . , , ,
. 5. , , , . , . , , , , . 6. , 7. , , . 9. , , , . 110. 109
Mandate VI
, , .
110
Mandate VII
.1. , , . , . . , . 2. , . , . . 3. , . , . 4. , , . . , , . 5.
, , , , , . , , .
111
Mandate VIII
.1. , , . , 2. , , , , . , , , . , , . . 3. , , , , , , , , . 4.
. . , 5. , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . 6. , , . . , . 7. , , . 8. ,
, , , , , . , , , . 9. , , , , , , . , . 10. , , , ( ), , , , . , ,
, , , , , , , , . 11. , , , , , , , , 12. , , . , , , . 112
Mandate IX
.1. , , 2. , , , , . 3. , . 4. , , . 5. , . , . 6. , , . , , .
7. , , , , , , , , , . 8. , . 9. . . 10. , , , . 11. , , , . 12. ,
, .
113
Mandate X
I 1. , , . 2. , , , . , , , 3. , , , . , . 4. , , , , . 5. , , ,
, , , , . 6. , , , . , . II 1. , , , 2. , . 3. , , , , . 4. , . , ,
, . , . 5. , . 6. .
114
Mandate X
III 1. , , . . 2. , , . . 3. , , , , . . , . 4. , , .
115
Mandate XI
.1. , , , . , , , , , . 2. , . , , . 3. , . , . 4. , , , , . 5.
, , . 6. , , . 7. , , , , , , , . . 8. , , , , , . 9. , , , . 110.
. . 11. , , , . 12. , 116
Mandate XI
, . , . 13. , , . 14. , , . 15. , , , , , , . 16. . , 18. , , ,
, , . 19. , , . , , , . 20. , , , , .
117
Mandate XII
.I 1. , , . 2. . , , . 3. , , , , . , , . II 1. . 2. , . , . 3.
, . 4. , . , . 5. , . , , . III 1. , , , , , , . , , . 2. , . 3. ,
, , , . 4. 118
Mandate XII
, . , , . 5. , , , , . 6. , , . . IV 1. , , . 2. , , , , 3. , ,
, , , . 4. , , . 5. , , , , . 6. , , , 7. , . , , . V 1. , . , , .
, , , , , . 2. , , , . , . , , , . 3. , , 119
Mandate XII
, , , . 4. . , , , . , , . VI 1. , . , , . 2. , , , , . . 3. , ,
, . 4. , , , . , , , , . 5. , , , , .
120
Parables
1. , , , , , , 2. . 3. , , , , . 4. , , , , , , , . 6. , , , , .
7. , , , . 8. , , . 9. , , , . 10. , , . . 11. . , .
121
Parable II
(II)1. , , , , 2. , , . , , . , , , , . 3. , , , , , , , , . 4.
, , , . , , , , . , . 5. , , , . , , , , , , . , . . 6. , , , . 7.
, , , , . , . 8. , , , , , . , 9. . , . 110. , , . 122
Parable III
(III)1. . . , , , . , , . 2. , , , , , , . 3. , , .
123
Parable IV
(IV)1. , , , , , , , , . 2. , , , . , . 3. , . 4. , , , . , , .
5. , . , . 6. , , , . 7. , , . 8. , , .
124
Parable V
(V)I 1. , , , , . 2. , , , , , , , . 3. , , , , . , , , , , . ,
. 4. , , , , , . II 1. , , . 2. , , , , , , . . 3. . . 4. , , , . .
, . 5. . , , . 6. , , , , , . . 7. , , , . , , . 8. 125
Parable V
, . 9. , . 110. , , . 11. . , . III 1. , , . 2. , , . 3. , . , ,
. 4. ,` , , . , , , . 5. , , , . , 6. . , . 7. , , , , . 8. , , , ,
. 9. , , . IV 1. , , . 2. . , , 126
Parable V
. , , , , . 3. , , , , , 4. . , 5. , , , . V 1. , , , , . , , .
, , . 2. , 3. , , , . 4. , . , , , , . , , , , . 5. , , . , , , VI
1. . , . , , , . 2. , , , . 3. , , . 4. 127
Parable V
, , 5. , , , , . 6. , , , . 7. , , , . 8. . VII 1. , , , . , , .
2. , . , . 3. , , , , , , , , , 4. . , .
128
Parable VI
(VI)I 1. , , , , , . 2. , , , . 3. , . 4. . , . . 5. , . , , . ,
. 6. , , . II 1. , . , , . , , . 2. , , . 3. , , . , , . , . . 4. ,
, , . , . , . 5. , , , , 129
Parable VI
. 6. , , , , , . 7. , . III 1. , . 2. , , , , . 3. . 4. , , , ,
. , , . , , . 5. , . , , . 6. , , , , , , , , , . IV 1. , . , , , ,
, . 2. , , , . 3. . , , . , , . 4. . , , 130
Parable VI
. , . , , , . V 1. , , , . 2. , . , , . , , , . 3. , , , , , , .
4. , , . , . 5. , , , , , , . 6. . . 7. . , .
131
Parable VII
(VII)1. , , , , , , . , , , , . , , , , 2. , , , , , . , . 3. ,
, , , , , , . 4. , , , . , , , , 5. , . . , , , , . 6. , , . , , ,
. , , , 7. , , , . .
132
Parable VIII
(VIII)I 1. , , . 2. , , , , . 3. , , . 4. , , , . 5. , , . 7. ,
. 8. . 9. . 10. . 11. . 12. , . 13. , . 14. , , . 15. , . 16. . .
17. . 18. , . , . II 1. . , . 2. , , , . 3. 133
Parable VIII
, . 4. , . 5. , . . , , , , . . 6. , . 7. , . , , . 8. , . , .
9. . , . III 1. , , . 2. , 3. , , . 4. . , . 5. , , , , , , , . 6.
, , , , ,
134
Parable VIII
, , , . 8. , , . , . IV 1. , , . . . 2. , , , , , , . . 3. . 4.
, , . 5. , . . 6. , . , , . , , . V 1. , . , . 2. , , . 3. , . , ,
. 4. , , , , , . 5. , , . 6. , 135
Parable VIII
, . , . . VI 1. , , , , , . , , , , . 2. , , , , , , , , , . 3.
, , , , , , , , . 4. , , , . . , , , , . 5. , , , . . 6. , . , . ,
, . , , , . VII 1. , . , . 2. , , . , , . , , , , 136
Parable VIII
, , . 4. , , , . 5. , , . , . 6. . . VIII 1. , , , . 2. . , . .
, . 3. . , , , , . 4. , , . 5. , . . , , . IX 1. , , , , , , , . 2.
, . 3. . 4. , ,
137
Parable VIII
, , , . X 1. , , , , . 2. , . , . 3. , , , . , . 4. , , . . XI
1. , , , . 2. , , , . 3. , , , , , . , , , . 4. , , . 5. .
138
Parable IX
(IX)I 1. , . , . 2. , . , , . 3. . , , . 4. , . , , . 5. , 6. ,
, , , 7. . , , , , . 8. , , , . , . 9. . . . , . 110. , , , . , .
II 1. . , , . 2. , . , . 3. 139
Parable IX
. . , . 4. , . . 5. , . , . 6. , , , , . 7. , , , , . . III 1. .
. . 2. . 3. . , . 4. . 5. . IV 1. , . , , . 2. . 3. , . , 140
Parable IX
. 4. . . 5. . , . 6. , , . . 7. , . 8. , . , , , , , . V 1. , .
. . 2. , , , , , , , , , . 3. , , , , , . 4. , , , , , , , . 5. , ,
, , . 6. , , . .
141
Parable IX
. 7. , . . VI 1. , . 2. , . . 3. , . . 4. , , , , , . 5. . 6. ,
. . 7. , , . , . 8. , . , . VII 1. , , , 2. , . 3. . 4. , , , , . ,
, , . 5. , , , , , , 142
Parable IX
. 6. , , , . 7. . , . VIII 1. . . . . 2. , . . . 3. , . . 4. , ,
. . . 5. , . , , . 6. . . . 7. , . , . IX 1. , , , 143
Parable IX
2. , , , , . , , , . 3. , , , , . 4. , , , , . , . 5. , , , . ,
. 6. , . , , . . 7. , , . . X 1. . , . . , , . 3. , . 4. , , , , .
. 5. , , . . , , , , , . . 7. .
144
Parable IX
XI 1. . , , , , . 2. , . . 3. , , , , , , . . 4. . 5. , , , . .
7. , . . . 8. , , , . , . , , , . , , , , . 9. , , , , , , , , , ,
. , , , . , , , . XII 1. , , , , , , . , , , , , , , , 2. , . , ,
3. , , , , . 4. , , , , , . , , , . 5. , , , , , 145
Parable IX
. 6. , , , , . , , . . . 7. , , , . 8. , , , . , , , . XIII 1. ,
, , , . 2. , , , , . . , , . 3. , , , , . , , , , , . . 4. , , , ,
. 5. , , . . 6. , , , , . , , , , . 7. , , , . , . 8. , ,
146
Parable IX
, . 9. . , , . XIV 1. , , , , , , , 2. , , , , , . , , . 3. , .
4. , , , , , . , , , , , , . 5. , . , 6. , . , . XV 1. , , , . , ,
, . 2. , , , , , , , , , , . . , , , . , , , , , . , . 4. , , , , ,
, . 5. , , , 147
Parable IX
, 6. , , , , . , . XVI 1. , , , . , , , , , , 2. , , , , . 3. ,
, , , . 4. . , . 5. , , , , , , , . 6. , . 7. , , . . , , . XVII 1.
, , . . 2. , , . , , . . 3. , , , , , , , 4. , , , . 148
Parable IX
, , . 5. , , . XVIII 1. , , , , , , , . 2. , , . . 3. ( , ) . 4.
, , , , . , , , , . , , . XIX 1. . , , . 2. . , , , , . , , . 3. ,
, , , . , , , 149
Parable IX
. . XX 1. , . , , , , , . 3. , . 4. , , . , , , . XXI 1. , , , ,
, . 2. , , . . . 3. , , , . 4. . , , . XXII 1. , , , , 2. , . , .
3. , , 150
Parable IX
. 4. , . , , . XXIII 1. . 2. , , . , , . 3. , . . 4. , , 5. , ,
, , . XXIV 1. , , , , , , . 2. , , , . 3. . 4. , , .
151
Parable IX
XXV 1. , , 2. , , . . XXVI 1. , , 2. , , . 3. , , . 4. , , . 5.
, , , . 6. , . , , . 7. , , , . . 8. , . , , , , . XXVII 1. , 2. ,
. 3. 152
Parable IX
. , . XXVIII 1. , , , . 2. , . 3. , , , , , , , , . , , . 4. , ,
, , , , , , , . 5. , . , , . 6. , . , , , . 7. , , . 8. , , , , .
XXIX 1. , , , . 2. , , . 3. , , , , . , , . 4. ,
153
Parable IX
, . XXX 1. , , . , . 2. , , , , , . 3. Quodsi de ceteris
montibus adiecisset, necesse habuisset rurus visitare eam turrem
atque purgare. Hi autem omnew candidi inventi sunt, . , . 4. . .
Audi autem, quare rotundi sunt reperti. Divitiae suae eos pusillum
obscuraverunt a veritate atque obfuscaverunt, a deo vero nunquam
recesserunt, nec ullum verbum malum processit de ore eorum, sed
omnis aequitas et virtus veritatis. 5. Horum ergo mentem cum
vidisset dominus posse eos veritati favere, bonos quoque permanere,
iussit opes eorum circumcidi, non enim in totum eorum tolli, ut
possint aliquid boni facere de eo, quod eis relictum est, et vivent
deo, quoniam ex bono genere sunt. Ideo ergo pusillum circumcisi
sunt et positi sunt in structuram turris huius. XXXI 1. Ceteri
vero, qui adhuc rotundi remanserunt neque aptati sunt in eam
structuram, quia nondum acceperunt sigillum, repositi sunt suo
loco; valde cumcidi hoc saeculum ab illis et vanitates opum suarum,
et tunc convenient in dei regnum. Necesse est enim eos intrare in
dei regnum; hoc enim genus innocuum benedixit dominus. Ex hoc ergo
genere non intercidet quisquam. Etenim licet quis eorum temtatus a
nequissimo diabolo aliquid deliquerit, cito recurret ad dominum
suum. 3. Felices vos iudico omnes, ego nuntius paenitentiae,
quicumque bona est et honorata apud deum. 4. Dico autem omnibus,
vobis, quicumque sigillum hoc accepistis, simplicitatem habere
neque offensarum memores esse neque in malitia vestra permanere aut
in memoria offensarum amaritudinis, in unum quemque spiritum fieri
et has malas scissuras permediare ac tollere a vobis, ut dominus
pecorum gaudeat de his. 5. , , , . 6. , . Et ego sum pastor, et
validissime oportet me de vobis reddere rationem.
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XXXII 1. Remediate ergo vos, dum adhuc turris aedificatur. 2.
Dominus habitat in viris amantibus pacem; ei enimvero pax cara est;
a litigiosis vero et perditis malitiae longe abest. Reddite igitur
ei spiritum integrum, sicut accepistis. 3. Si enim dederis fulloni
versimentum novum integrum idque integrum iterum vis recipere,
fullo autem scissum tibi illud reddet, recipies illud? Nonne statim
scandesces et eum convicio persequeris, dicens: Vestimentum
integrum tibi dedi; quare scidisti illud et inutile redegisti? Et
propter scissuram, quam in eo fecisti, in usu esse non potest.
Nonne haec omnia verba dices fulloni ergo et de scissura, quam in
vestimento tuo fecerit? 4. Si sic igitur tu doles de vestimento tuo
et quereris, quod non illud integrum recipias, quid putas dominum
tibi facturum, qui spiritum integrum tibi dedit, et tu eum totum
inutilem redegisti, ita ut in nullo usu esse possit domino suo?
Inutilis enim esse coepit usus eius, eum sit corruptus a te. Nonne
ititur dominus spiritus eius propter hoc factum tuum morte te
adficiet? 5. Plane, inquam, omnes eos, quoscumque invenerit in
memoria offensarum permanere, adficiet. Clementiam, inquit, eius
calcare nolite, sed potius honorificate eum, quod tam patiens est
ad delicta vestra et non est sicut vos. Agite enim paenitentiam
utilem vobis. XXXIII 1. Haec omnia, quae supra scripta sunt, ego
pastor nuntius paenitentiae ostendi et locutus sum dei servis. Si
credideritis ergo et audieritis verba mea et ambulaveritis in his
et correxeritis itenera vestra, vivere potnritis. Sin autem
permanseritis in malitia et memoria offensarum, nullus ex huiusmodi
vivet deo. Haec omnia a me dicenda dicta sunt vobis. 2. Ait mihi
ipse pastor: Omnia a me interrogasti? Et dixi: Ita, domine. Quare
ergo non interrogasti me de forma lapidum in structura repositorum,
uod expelvimus formas? Et dixi: Oblitus sum, domine. 3. Audi nunc,
inquit, de illis. Hi sunt qui nunc mandata mea audierun et ex totis
praecordiis bonam atque puram esse paenitentiam eorum et posse eos
in ea permanere, iussit priora peccata eorum deleri. Hae enim
formae peccata erant eorum, et exaequata sunt, ne apparerent.
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Similitudo X I 1. Postquam perscripseram librum hunc, venit
nuntius ille, qui me tradiderat huic pastori, in domum, in qua
eram, et sonsedit supra lectum, et adstitit ad dexteram hic pasotr.
Deinde vocavit me et hae mihi dixit; 2. Tradidi te, inquit, et
domum tuam huic pastori, ut ab eo protegi, inquit, ab omni
vexatione et ab omni saevitia, successum autem habere in omni opere
bono atque verbo et omnem virtutem aequitatis, in mandatis huius
ingredere, quae dedi tibi, et poteris dominari omni nequitiae. 3.
Custodienti enim tibi mandata huius subiecta erit omniw cupiditas
et dulcedo saeculi huius, successus vero in omni bono te sequitur.
Maturitatem huius et modestiam suscipe in to et dic omnibus, in
magno honore esse eum et dignitate apud dominum et magnae
potestatis eum praesidem esse et potentem in officio suo. Huic soli
per totam orbem paenitentiae potestas tributa est. Potensne tibi
videtur esse? Sed vos maturitatem huius et verecundiam, quam in vos
habet, despicitis. II 1. Dico ei: Interroga ipsum, domine, ex quo
in domo mea est, an aliquid extra ordinem fecerim, ex quo eum
offenderim. 2. Et ego, inquit, scio nihil extra ordinem fecisse te
neque esse facturum. Et ideo haec loquor tecum, ut perseveres. Bene
enim de te hic apud me existimavit. Tu autem ceteris haec verba
dices, ut et illi, qui egerunt aut acturi sunt paenitentiam, eadem
quae tu sentiant et hic apud me de his bene interpretetur et ego
apud dominum. 3. Et ego, inquam, domine, omni homini indico
magnalia domini; spero autem, quia omnes, qui antea peccaverunt, si
haec audiant, libenter acturi sunt paenitentiam vitam recuperantes.
4. Permane ergo, inquit, in hoc ministerio et consumma illud.
Quicumque autem mandata huius efficiunt, habebun vitam, et hic apud
dominum magnum honorem. quicumque vero huius mandata non servant,
fugiunt a sua vita et illum adversus; nec mandata eius sequuntur,
sed morti se tradunt et unusquisque eorum reus fit sanguinis sui.
Tibi autem dico, ut servias mandatis his, et remedium peccatorum
habebis. III 1. Misi autem has virgines, ut habitent tecum; vidi
enim eas affabiles tibi esse. Habes ergo eas adiutrices, quo magis
possis huius mandata servare; non potest enim fieri, ut sine his
virginibus haec mandata serventur. Video autem eas libenter esse
tecum; sed ego praecipiam eis, omnino a domo tua non discedent. 2.
Tu tantum communda domum tuam; in munda enim sunt atque castae et
industriae et omnes habentes gratiam apud dominum. Igitur si
habuerint domum tuam puram, tecum permanebunt. Sin autem pusillum
aliquid inquinationis acciderit, protinus a domo tua recedent; hae
enim virgenes nullum omnino diligunt inquinationem. 3. Dico ei:
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