Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
Place indeed is that which is in presence of the Virgin of the Light,
are wont the Rulers of the Place [301^b] of that head they (he, MS) are
wont to give to the ancient soul a cup of forgetfulness out of the seed
of the wickedness filled with all lusts which are various, and with
every forgetfulness: and as soon as that soul will drink from the cup,
she is wont to forget every Place unto which she went, with all the
punishments in which she went (through); and is wont that cup of water
of forgetfulness, it is wont to become body outside of the soul, and it
is wont to become being like to the soul in every form, and being like
unto her namely it is this which they are wont to call, The counterfeit
spirit. If however it is a new soul they are wont to take out of the
sweat of the Rulers, and out of the tears of their eyes, or otherwise
indeed out of the breath of their mouth, in one word, if one out of the
[302^a] new souls or one of the souls of this kind, if one out of the
sweat it is, are wont the great Rulers of the great Destiny, they are
wont to take away of the sweat of all the Rulers of their Aeons, and
knead them with one another at once, and divide it and make it into
soul, or otherwise indeed if it is dregs of the purifying of the Light,
is wont Melkhisedek to take it away from the Rulers; are wont the five
great Rulers of the great Destiny, they are wont to knead the dregs upon
one another, and divide it and make it into soul after soul, that each
of the Rulers of the Aeons, each of them should put his portion in the
soul. Because of this therefore they are kneading them up one on
another, that they all should belong to the soul. And [302^b] are wont
the five great Rulers, whenever they should divide them and make them
into souls, they are taking them out the sweat of the Rulers. But if it
is one out of the dregs of the purifying of the Light, is wont
Melkhisedek the great Receiver of the Light to take her from the Rulers,
or otherwise indeed if they are some out of the tears of their eyes, or
out of the breath of their mouth, in one word, out of the souls of this
kind; whenever the five Rulers, whenever they divide them, and make them
into souls; or otherwise indeed an ancient soul it is, is wont the Ruler
also, this who becometh among the heads of the Aeons, he is wont to
mingle (knead, MS) the cup of the forgetfulness of the seed of the
wickedness, he is wont to knead it with each of the new souls in the
[303^a] time (at) which he becometh in the Place of the head. And is
wont that cup of forgetfulness, it is wont to become counterfeit spirit
to that soul. And it is wont to remain outside of the soul being for
vesture unto her, being like to her in every kind, being for vesture
sheath outside her. And are wont the five great Rulers of (the) Destiny
of the Aeons, and with the Ruler of the disk of the sun with the Ruler
of the disk of the moon, they are wont to breathe in unto the midst of
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