Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
how shall I endure, until it should be completed? Ye are thinking that I
came to cast peace upon the earth? Nay but a division is that which I
shall send. For from now there are five (who) will become in one house,
there are three (who) will be upon two and two upon three. This, my
Lord, is the word which thou saidst plainly. The word indeed which thou
saidst, I came to cast a fire upon the earth and what is that which
[273^b] I wish, except that it should be kindled, which (is) this, my
Lord, that thou broughtest the mysteries of the baptisms unto the world?
And what is that which thou willest, except that it should eat in after
all the sins of the soul and purify them. And also afterwards thou
separatedst plainly saying, I have a baptism to be baptised in it, and
how shall I endure, even until it should be completed, namely, that thou
wilt not remain in the World, even until the baptisms should be
completed, and purify the perfect souls. And also the word which thou
saidst unto us once, Ye are thinking that I came to cast peace upon the
earth? nay, but division is that which I came to cast: because from now
there are five (who) will become in one house; there are three (who)
will be divided upon two and two upon three, namely, the mysteries of
the baptisms [274^a] which thou broughtest unto the World, it having
made a division in the bodies of the World: because that the counterfeit
spirit with the body with the Fate, it separated them unto one part, the
soul also with the power it separated them unto another part, namely,
that there are three who will be divided upon two and two upon three.
But these having said them Maria, said he the Saviour, Well (done), O
spiritual (one) of pure Light, Maria, this is the explanation of the
word. Answered also Maria, said she, My Lord yet also I am about to add
in seeking from thee. Now therefore, my Lord, bear with me seeking from
thee. Behold indeed in boldness we knew the type (in) which are wont the
baptisms to forgive sin: now also the mystery of these (this, MS) three
Spaces with the mysteries of this First Mystery with the mysteries of
the Ineffable, in what type are they wont to forgive sin [274^b]? Are
they wont to forgive in the type of the baptism, or otherwise? Answered
also the Saviour, said he, Otherwise but all the mysteries of the three
Spaces are wont to forgive to (in, MS) the soul in (dative, MS) all the
Places of the Rulers all the sins which did the soul from at first; they
are wont to forgive to her, and further they are wont to forgive, those
which she will do after these, even until the time unto which each of
the mysteries will dominate: these I shall say unto you in the
Distribution of the Universe viz.: the time up to which each of the
mysteries will dominate. And also the mystery of the First Mystery with
the mysteries of the Ineffable they are wont to forgive to the soul in
all the Places of the Rulers, every sin with every unlawfulness which
did the soul.
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