Ειώθασι γάρ τινες δόλῳ πονηρῷ τὸ ὄνομα περιφέρειν, ἀλλὰ πινα πρέποντες ἀνάξια θεῖ ως δεῖ ὑμᾶς ὡς θηρία ἐκκλίνειν. Εἰσὶν 28 κύμες λυπώντες, λαθροδικο του· ὃς δὲν ὑμᾶς φυΛάππας, όντας διπρα πεύτες. Εἷς ιατρός όξιν, σαρκικός τε και ανώμαλες κός, γυνητὸς καὶ ἀγγύνητος, ἐν σαρκὶ λυόμενα. πεός ἐν ἀθανάτῳ ζωή αληθινῇ, καὶ ἐκ. Μαρίας καὶ ἐκ θεῖο, πρῶτον παθητὸς καὶ τότε ἀπαθής.

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Τινὲς δὲ φαυλότατοι ενώ θες δόλῳ πονηρῷ τὸ ὄνομα περιφέρεια, ἀλλὰ τινὰ πράποντες ἀνάξια θεῖ καὶ φρονόντες εναντία τῆς τα Χρις διδασκαλίας, ἐπ ̓ ὀλέθρῳ ἑαυτῶν και 7 πειθομβρίων αὐτοῖς· ὃς δεῖ ὑ μας, ὡς θηρία, ἐκκλίνς· δίκαιΘ ν ἐκκλίνας (ῴζεται εἰς τὸν αἰ να τρέχεις ἢ κ καὶ ἐπιχαρα ἀσεβῶν ἀπώλεια εἰσὶ 38 χώρες ενεοί, κ δυνάμλνοι ὑλακτεῖν, λυςσώντες, λαθροδικίοι, ως φυλάκι και χρή ανίατα γ νοσέτον· ἰα τρὸς ἢ ἡμῶν ὅτὶν ἡ μόνῳ ἀλ θινὸς θεὸς, ὁ ἀγύνη] καὶ ἀπε σΘ, ὁ 7 ὅλων κύριθ, τα με μολυᾶς πατὴρ καὶ γυνήτωρ ἔχει μὲν ἰα εον καὶ τ κύριον ἡμῶν θεὸν Ιησέν + Χεισίν τὸν πρὸ αἰώνων τὸν μονολυῆ καὶ λόγον ὕστερον ἢ καὶ ἄνθρωπον ἐκ Μαρίας δε παρθένε ὁ λόγΘ 2 (αρξ ἐγγύετο ὁ ἀσώμα 10 εν τώματι, ὁ ἀπαθὴς ἐν παι θα πω χώματα, ὁ ἀπανασ

από χώματι, ἡ ζωὴ ἐν φθορές ὅπως θανάτο καὶ φθορᾶς ἐλευθερώ σε καὶ ἰάτε δύση της ψυχὰς ἡμῶν, καὶ ἰάσηται αὐτὰς νοσηλευθείσαις ἐν ἀσεβείᾳ καὶ πονηροῖς ἐπιθυμίαις,

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fuch Inftructors; Paul, in whom Chrift dwelt; and Timothy the most faithful.

VII. But there are fome very naughty Perfons who accuftom themselves to carry about the Name of Christ in Deceit and Wickkedness; but at the fame time doing things unworthy of God, and indulging themselves in things contrary to the Doctrine of Chrift; to their own Perdition, and the Perdition of fuch as hearken to them: whom you are to avoid, as you would do fo many wild Beasts. For the Righteous Man, who avoids them, is faved for ever. But the Deftruction of the Ungodly is fudden, and to be rejoiced at. For they are dumb Dogs that cannot bark: but rave for Madness, and bite fecretly. Whom we muft efchew, because they are fick of an incurable Difease. But our Physician is the only True God, Unbegotten and Inacceffible ; the Lord of the Universe, the Father and Begetter of the only Begotten Son.

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VII. For fome there are who carry about the Name Chrift in Deceitfulnefs, but do things unworthy of God; whom ye muft flee, as ye would do fo many wild Beafts. For they are ravening Dogs, who bite fecretly: Againft whom

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ye muft guard your felves,as Men hardly to be cured. There cured. There is Prov. X. } one Physician, both 25. Fleshly and Spiritual; Made and not Made; God Incarnate; True Life in Death; Both of Mary and of God: Firft Paffible, then Impaffible; even Jefus Chrift our Lord.

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We have also a Phyfician, our Lord and God, Jefus Christ, the only begotten Son, and the Word before the World began: Who afterward became Man of the Virgin Mary. For the Word was made Flesh. Being Incorporeal, he was in a Body: Being Impaffible, he was in a Paffible Body: Being Immortal, he was in a Mortal Body: Being Life, he was liable to Corruption: That he might free our Souls from Death and Corruption, and heal them; and that he might cure them when they were difeas'd with Impiety and wicked Lufts.

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VIII. Wherefore let no Man deceive you; as indeed neither are ye deceived, being wholly the Servants of God. For inafmuch as there is no Contention nor Strife among you, to trouble you, ye muft needs live according to God's Will. My Soul be for

yours;