Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
[235^a] Continued also Jesus in the word, said he to his disciples,
Whenever I should go unto the Light, preach ye to all the World, say
unto them, Desist not in the day with the night seeking, and hold not
yourselves back (in lower margin) even until ye find the mysteries of
the kingdom of the Light, these which will purify you and make you pure
light, and take you unto the kingdom of the Light. Say unto them,
Renounce all this World with all the matter which (is) in it, and with
all its cares, and with all its sins, in one word, with all its life
(politeia, MS), which (are) in it, that ye may be worthy of the
mysteries of the Light, and be delivered from all the punishments which
(are) in the judgments. Say unto them, Renounce the murmuring, that ye
may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light, and be delivered from the
fire of the face [235^b] of a dog. Say unto them, Renounce the listening
that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light (Schm. supplies
this), and be delivered from the judgments of the face of a dog. Say
unto them, Renounce litigiousness, and be worthy of the mysteries of the
Light, and be delivered from the punishments of Ariel. Say unto them,
Renounce the false calumny, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of
the Light, and be delivered from the rivers of fire of the face of a
dog. Say unto them, Renounce the false witnessings, and be worthy of the
mysteries of the Light, that ye may escape, that ye may be delivered
from the river of fire of the face of a dog. Say unto them, Renounce the
boastings with the prides, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the
Light, and be delivered from the pits of fire of Ariel. Say unto them,
Renounce the gluttony (self-lovings, MS) that ye may be [236^a] worthy
of the mysteries of the Light, and be delivered from the judgments of
Amente. Say unto them, Renounce the garrulity that ye may be worthy of
the mysteries of the Light, and be delivered from the fire of Amente.
Say unto them, Renounce the wiles which are evil, and be worthy of the
mysteries of the Light, and be delivered from the punishments which
(are) in Amente. Say unto them, Renounce the lovings of the greater
portion, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light, and be
delivered from the rivers of flame of the face of a dog. Say unto them,
Renounce the lovings of the world that ye may be worthy of the mysteries
of the Light, and be delivered from the vesture of pitch and fire of the
face of a dog. Say unto them, Renounce the robberies, that ye may be
worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be delivered from the rivers
[236^b] of flame of Ariel. Say unto them, Renounce the words which are
evil, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light, and be
delivered from the punishments of the rivers of flame. Say unto them,
Renounce the wickednesses, and be worthy of the mysteries of the Light,
and be delivered from the seas of fire of Ariel. Say unto them, Renounce
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