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A Treatise Against the Heretic Novatian by an Anonymous Bishop

Anonymous

Section 11

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Author: Anonymous

11. Moreover, this is proved in the

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Gospel

,

where

is

described

that

woman

who

was

a

sinner

,

who

came

to

the

house

of

a

certain

Pharisee

whither

the

Lord

had

been

bidden

with

His

disciples

,

and

she

brought

a

vessel

of

ointment

,

and

stood

at

the

Lord’s

feet

,

and

washed

His

feet

with

her

tears

,

and

wiped

them

with

her

hair

,

and

pressed

kisses

upon

them

;

so

that

that

Pharisee

was

provoked

,

and

said

,

“

If

this

man

were

a

prophet

,

he

would

know

who

and

what

sort

of

a

woman

this

is

who

touches

him

;

for

she

is

a

sinner

.

”

Whence

immediately

the

Lord

,

the

remitter

of

sins

and

the

receiver

of

the

penitent

,

says

,

“

Simon

,

I

have

somewhat

to

say

unto

thee

.

And

he

answered

,

saying

,

Master

,

say

on

.

And

the

Lord

,

There

was

a

certain

creditor

which

had

two

debtors

;

one

who

had

five

hundred

pence

,

and

the

other

fifty

.

When

they

had

nothing

to

pay

,

he

forgave

both

.

And

He

asked

,

Which

of

these

loved

most

?

And

Simon

answered

,

Assuredly

he

to

whom

he

forgave

most

.

And

He

added

,

saying

,

Seest

thou

that

woman

?

I

entered

into

thy

house

,

thou

gavest

me

no

kiss

;

but

she

hath

not

ceased

to

kiss

my

feet

;

thou

washedst

not

my

feet

,

but

she

has

washed

them

with

her

tears

,

and

wiped

them

with

her

hair

;

thou

didst

not

anoint

my

feet

with

oil

,

but

she

hath

anointed

them

.

Wherefore

I

say

unto

thee

,

Simon

,

that

her

sins

are

forgiven

her

.

”

Behold

,

the

Lord

grants

the

debt

with

His

liberal

kindness

to

both

debtors

;

behold

Him

who

pardons

sins

;

behold

the

woman

who

was

a

sinner

,

penitent

,

weeping

,

praying

,

and

receiving

remission

of

her

sins

!

Notes

36
Luke vii. 39 et seq.
37
“Habebat,” but probably “debebat”—owed.