love of the Gospel. by those things of which he is silent. 22 There is nothing hid from God, but even our secrets are nigh unto him. 23 Let us therefore do all things, as becomes those who have 10 God dwelling in them; that we may be his temples, and he may be our God: as also he is, and will manifest himself before our faces, by those things for which we justly love him. CHAP. IV. 1 To have a care for the Gospel. 9 The virginity of Mary, the incarnation, and the death of Christ, were hid from the Devil. 11 How the birth of Christ was revealed. 16 Exhorts to unity. ВЕ E not deceived, my brethren: those that 12 corrupt families by adultery, shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 2 If therefore they who do this according to the flesh, 13 have suffered death; how much more shall he die, who by his wicked doctrine corrupts the faith of God, for which Christ was crucified? 14 3 He that is thus defiled, shall depart into unquenchable fire, and so also shall he that 15 hearkens to him. 4 For this cause did the Lord 16 suffer the ointment to be poured on his head; that he might breathe the breath of immortality unto his church. 5 Be not ye therefore anointed with the evil savour of the doctrine of the prince of this world: let him not take you captive from the life that is set before you. 6 And why are we not all wise, seeing we have received the know Destruction. Concord. Of things in heaven and of things on earth. 4 Being in unity. 5 Matt. xii. 38. Shall be seen or made manifest. 'Speaking, not to be. 8 If he who says, does. 11 Out of. 12 The corrupters of houses. That he may. 10 Him. 1 Cor. vi. 9, 10. 131 Cor. x. 8 14 Such a one being become defiled. 15 Hears him. 16 Receives ointment. Psalm xliv. 8, cxxxii. 2. ledge of God, which is Jesus Christ? Why do we suffer ourselves foolishly to perish; not considering the gift which the Lord has truly sent to us? 7 3 Let my life be sacrificed for the doctrine of the cross; which is indeed a scandal to the unbelievers, but to us is salvation and life eternal. 8 4 Where is the wise man? Where Where is the disputer? is the boasting of those who are called wise? 9 For our God Jesus Christ was according to the dispensation of God conceived in the womb of Mary, of the seed of David, by the Holy Ghost; he was born and baptized, that through his passion he might purify water, to the washing away of sin. 10 Now the Virginity of Mary, and he who was born of her, was kept in secret from the prince of this world; as was also the death of our Lord three of the mysteries the most spoken of throughout the world, yet done in secret by God. 8 11 How then was our Saviour manifested to the world? A star shone in heaven beyond all the other stars, and its light was inexpressible, and its novelty struck All the terror into men's minds. rest of the stars, together with the the sun and moon, chorus to this star; but that sent out its light exceedingly above them all. 10 were 12 And men began to be troubled to think whence this 11 new star came so unlike to 12 all the others. hid from the devil. 13 Hence all the power of ma : 14 From thence began what God had prepared from thenceforth things were disturbed; forasmuch as he designed to abolish death. 15 But if Jesus Christ shall give me grace through your prayers, and it be his will, I purpose in a second epistle which I will suddenly write unto you to manifest to you more fully the dispensation of which I have now begun to speak, unto the new man, which is Jesus Christ; both in his faith, and charity; in his suffering, and in his resurrection. 16 Especially if the Lord shall 15 make known unto me, that ye all by name come together in common in one faith, and in one Jesus Christ; who was of the race of David according to the flesh; the Son of man, and Son of God; 16 obeying your bishop and the presbytery with an entire 17 affection; breaking one and the same bread, which is the medicine of immortality; our antidote that we should not die, but live for ever in Christ Jesus. 17 My soul be for yours, and theirs whom ye have sent to the glory of God, even unto Smyrna, from whence also I write to you; giving thanks unto the Lord and loving Polycarp even as I do you. Remember me, as Jesus Christ does remember you. 6 Carried. 3 See Dr Smith's note 6 But by. 7 Who 2 Not knowing. 1 Are we foolishly destroyed? in loc. 1 Cor. i. 18, 23, 24. 41 Cor. i. 20. 9 Silence or quietness. See Rom. xvi. 25. 12 Them. 13 Disappeared. was. 11 8 Mysteries of noise. 10 There was a disorder. made manifest. 15 Reveal. Exhorts to reverence MAGNESIANS. the bishop. worthy to be found to the glory of God. 18 Pray for the church which is in Syria, from whence I am carried bound to Rome; being 19 Fare ye well in God the the least of all the faithful which Father, and in Jesus Christ, our are there, as I have been thought | common Hope. To the Ephesians. Amen. 3 For having been thought worthy to obtain a most excellent name, in the bonds which I carry about, I salute the churches; wishing in them a union both of the body and spirit of Jesus Christ, our eternal life as also of faith and charity, to which nothing is preferred but especially of Jesus and the Father; in whom if we undergo all the injuries of the prince of this present world, and escape, we shall enjoy God. 8 4 Seeing then I have been judged worthy to see you, by Damas your most excellent bishop; and by your very worthy presbyters, Bassus and Apollonius; and by my fellow-servant Sotio, the deacon; 5 In whom I rejoice, forasmuch as he is the subject unto his bishop as to the grace of God, and to the presbytery as to the law of Jesus Christ; 10 I determined to write unto you. 11 6 Wherefore it will become you also not to use your bishop too familiarly upon the account of his youth; but to yield all reverence to him according to the power of God the Father; as also I perceive that your holy presbyters do: not considering his 12 age, which indeed to appearance is young; but as becomes those who are prudent in God, submitting to him, or rather not to him, but to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the bishop of us all. 7 It will therefore 13 behove you 14 with all sincerity, to obey your bishop; in honour of him 15 whose pleasure it is that ye should do so. 8 Because he that does not do so, deceives not the bishop whom i Vid. Interp. Lat. Epist. Interpol. 2 In. 3 According to. 4 Been vouchsafed a name carrying a great deal of divinity in it. 6 See Bishop Pearson. Vind. Ign. par. ii. cap. 12. p. 146. Sing, commend. 7 Undergoing, escaping. 8 Worthy of God. 9 Whom may I enjoy. 10 Apud. Vet. Lat. Interp. Glorificato Deum Patrem D. nostri Jesu Christi. 11 Vid. Voss. Annot. in loc. Pearson Præf. ad Vind. Ignat. Seeming youthful state. 13 It is becoming. 14 Without any hypocrisy. 15 Who willeth it. 6 12 Exhorts to live MAGNESIANS. 9 It is therefore fitting, that we should not only be called christians, but be so. 10 As some call indeed their but yet do all governor, bishop; things without him. 11 But I can never think that such as these have a good conscience, seeing that they are not gathered together thoroughly according to God's commandment. EEING then all things have an end, there are these two 'indifferently set before us, death and life and every one shall depart unto his proper place. 2 For as there are two sorts of coins, the one of God, the other of the world; and each of these has its proper inscription engraven upon it; so also is it here. 6 3 The unbelievers are of this world; but the faithful, through charity, have the character of God the Father by Jesus Christ: by whom if we are not readily disposed to die after the likeness of his passion, his life is not in us. 4 Forasmuch, therefore, as I have in the persons before mentioned seen all of you in faith and charity; I exhort you that ye study to do all things in a divine concord: 5 Your bishop presiding in the orderly and in unity. dear to me being entrusted with the ministry of Jesus Christ; who was the Father before all ages, and appeared in the 10 end to us. 6 Wherefore taking the same holy course, see that ye all reverence one another: and let no one look upon his neighbour after the flesh; but do ye all mutually love each other in Jesus Christ. 7 Let there be nothing that may be able to make a division among you; but be ye united to your bishop, and those who preside over you, to be your pattern and direction in the way to immortality. 12 8 As therefore the Lord did nothing without the Father, being united to him; neither by himself nor yet by his Apostles, so neither do ye do anything without your bishop and presbyters: 9 Neither endeavour to let any thing appear rational to yourselves apart; 10 But being come together have one into the same place 13 common prayer; one supplication; one mind; one hope; one in charity, and in joy undefiled. 11 There is one Lord Jesus 14 come ye all Christ, than whom nothing is better. Wherefore 15 altar, as to one together as unto one temple of God; as to one Jesus Christ; who proceeded from one Father, and exists in one, and is returned to one. CHAP. III. 1 lle cautions them against false opinions. 4 Especially those of 15 Ebion and the Judaizing Christians. E deceived with 17 strange place of God; your presbyters in Bdoctrines; nor with old fa the place of the council of the which are unprofitable. For 1 Deludes. Vid. Epist. Interp. ad loc. Flesh. Firmly Together. 7 Your whole multitude. 8The concord of God. Sweet. 12 John, x. 30. xiv. Character set. 1 Habit of God. 14 Run. 10 Was made manifest. Heb. ix. 26. 13 Eph. iv. 3, 4, 5, 6. 11, 12, xvii. 21, 22. 17 Heterodox. 16 Pearson, Vind. Ign. par. 2, cap. 4. 15 Jolin, xvi. 28 2 And for this cause were they persecuted, being inspired by his grace, to convince the unbelievers and disobedient that there is one God who has manifested himself by Jesus Christ his Son; who is his eternal word, not coming forth from silence, who in all things pleased him that sent him. 3 Wherefore if they who were brought up in these ancient laws came nevertheless to the newness of hope: no longer observing sabbaths, but keeping the Lord's day in which also our life is sprung up by him, and through his death, • whom yet some deny : 4 (By which mystery we have been brought to believe and therefore wait that we may be found the disciples of Jesus Christ, our only master :) 5 How shall we be able to live different from him whose disciples the very prophets themselves being, did by the spirit expect him as their master. 6 And therefore he whom they justly waited for, being come, raised them up from the dead. 7 Let us not then be insensible of his goodness; for should he 10 have dealt with us according to our works, we had not now had a being. 8 Wherefore being become his disciples, let us learn to live according to the rules of Christinity; for whosoever is called by any other name 11 besides this, be is not of God. false opinions 9 Lay aside therefore the old and sour and evil leaven; and be ye changed into the new leaven, which is Jesus Christ. 10 Be ye salted in him, lest any one among you should be corrupted; for by your saviour ye shall be 12 judged. 13 11 It is absurd to name Jesus Christ, and to Judaize. For the christian religion did not embrace the Jewish, but the Jewish the christian ; that so every tongue that believed might be gathered together unto God. 15 12 These things, my beloved, I write unto you; not that I know of any among you that lie under this error: but as one of the least among you, I am desirous to forewarn you, that ye fall not into the 16 snares of false doctrine. 13 But that ye be fully instructed in the birth, and suffering, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, our hope; which was accomplished in the time of the government of Pontius Pilate, and that most truly and certainly: and from which God forbid that any among you should be turned aside. CHAP. IV. 17 1 Commends their faith and piety: exhorts them to persevere; 10 desires their prayers for himself and the church at Antioch. 4 Most divine. Fully to satisfy. John, 1, 1. Things. Or, living according to. 6 Or. which. 7 Received. 8 Without. 9 Matt. xxvii. 52. 19 Vid. Annot. Voss. in loc. should he have imitated our works, Gr. 11 More. then. 12 Convicted, overthrown. 13 Believe. 14 Have yourselves so 16 Lesser than you. 16 Hooks. 17 Firmly. 18 In yourselves. |