Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
completion of the mysteries; and also if should be completed the time of
the coming out of that soul, are wont to come the Contentious Receivers
and bring that soul out of the body: and is wont the Fate with the
counterfeit spirit, they are wont to follow that soul because that the
counterfeit spirit is being bound in unto her with the seals and the
bonds of the Rulers, it is wont to follow after that soul walking on the
roads of the counterfeit spirit: she is wont to say the mystery of the
loosening [263^b] of all the bonds and all the seals with which the
Rulers bound the counterfeit spirit in unto the soul. And whenever
should the soul say the mystery of the loosening of the seals,
immediately are wont to be loosened the bonds of the seals, these which
bound the counterfeit spirit in unto the soul. And whenever the soul,
whenever she should say the mystery of the loosening of the seals, and
immediately is wont to be loosened the counterfeit spirit; and it is
wont to cease coming in against the soul, and it ceaseth from allotting
the soul. And immediately is wont to say a mystery, the soul, and hold
down the counterfeit spirit with the Fate and dismiss them from
following her. But there is not any of them being in their (own)
authority: but she is being in her (their, MS) authority: and
immediately are wont the Receiver of that soul and the mysteries which
she received, they are wont to come and snatch away that soul from
[264^a] the Contentious Receiver. And are wont the Receivers, they are
wont to withdraw unto the works of the Rulers in regard to the
arrangement for the bringing out of the souls. And are wont the
Receivers also of that soul, these which belong unto the Light, they are
wont to become wing of light unto that soul, and she becometh vesture of
light unto her(self). And they are not wont to take her out of the
Chaoses, because it is not right to take a soul having received mystery
out of the Chaoses, but they are wont to take her by the road of the
Rulers of the Middle: and whenever she should arrive at the Rulers of
the Middle, are wont to come out to meet the soul those Rulers, becoming
in a great fear with a flame which is fierce with varied faces, in one
word, being in a great fear, there being not measure unto it. And
immediately is wont the soul, she is wont to say the mystery of their
defence. And they are wont to fear greatly and (to) fall upon their face
being in fear [264^b] before the mystery which she said, and before her
defence. And is wont that soul, she is wont to dismiss them to their
Fate, saying to them, Receive to you your Fate. I am not coming unto
your Place from this hour. I became strange unto you unto age, being
about to go unto the Place of mine inheritance. But these whenever
should finish saying them the soul, are wont the Receivers of the Light,
they are wont to fly with her unto the Height, and they are wont to take
her out of the Aeons of the Destiny, she giving the defence of the Place
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