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SEEING then all things have an end, there are these two [*173:5] indifferently set before us, death and life: and every one shall depart unto his proper place.
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For as there are two sorts of coins, the one of God, the other of the world; and each of these has its proper [*173:6] inscription engraven upon it; so also is it here.
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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.
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Forasmuch, therefore, as I have in the persons before mentioned seen [*173:7] all of you in faith and charity; I exhort you that ye study to do all things in [*173:8] divine concord:
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Your bishop presiding in the place of God; your presbyters in the place of the council of the Apostles; and your deacons most [*9] dear to me being entrusted with the ministry of Jesus Christ; who was the Father before all ages, and appeared in the [*173:10] end to us.
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Wherefore taking the same [*173:11] 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.
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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.
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[*173:12] 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:
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Neither endeavour to let anything appear rational to yourselves apart;
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But being come together into the same place [*173:13] have one common prayer; one supplication; one mind; one hope; one in charity, and in joy undefiled.
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There is one Lord Jesus Christ, than whom nothing is better. Wherefore [*173:14] come ye all together as unto one temple of God; as to one [*173:15] altar, as to one Jesus Christ; who proceeded from one Father, and exists in one, and is returned to one.
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Footnotes ^173:5 Together.
^173:6 Character set.
^173:7 Your whole multitude.
^173:8 The concord of God.
^173:9 Sweet.
^173:10 Was made manifest. Heb. ix. 26.
^173:11 Habit of God.
^173:12 John x. 30, xiv. 11, 12, xvii. 21, 22.
^173:13 Eph. iv. 3, 4, 5, 6.
^173:14 Run.
^173:15 John xvi. 28.
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