Opening the library…

Home Bible Corpus Discover You

Search the Bible

A Treatise Against the Heretic Novatian by an Anonymous Bishop

Anonymous

Section 16

About this work

Author: Anonymous

16. Let us then arouse ourselves as much

‹ Section 15 Section 17 ›

as

we

can

,

beloved

brethren

;

and

breaking

away

from

the

slumber

of

indolence

and

security

,

let

us

be

watchful

for

the

observance

of

the

Lord’s

precepts

.

Let

us

with

all

our

hearts

seek

for

what

we

have

lost

,

that

we

may

be

able

to

find

;

because

“

to

him

that

seeketh

,

”

says

the

Scripture

,

“

it

shall

be

given

,

and

to

him

that

knocketh

it

shall

be

opened

.

”

Let

us

cleanse

our

house

with

spiritual

cleanliness

,

that

every

secret

and

hidden

place

of

our

breast

,

truly

enlightened

by

the

light

of

the

Gospel

,

may

say

,

“

Against

Thee

only

have

I

sinned

,

and

done

this

great

evil

in

Thy

sight

.

”

Because

the

death

of

sinners

is

evil

,

and

in

hell

there

is

no

repentance

.

Let

us

have

in

contemplation

especially

the

day

of

judgment

and

retribution

,

and

what

must

be

believed

by

all

of

us

,

and

firmly

maintained

,

that

“

there

is

no

acceptance

of

persons

with

God

;

”

since

He

commanded

in

Deuteronomy

,

that

the

person

must

not

be

accepted

in

judgment

:

“

Thou

shalt

not

accept

,

”

says

He

,

“

the

person

,

neither

shalt

thou

judge

according

to

the

least

nor

according

to

the

greatest

.

”

Like

words

to

these

He

also

said

by

Ezekiel

:

“

All

souls

,

”

said

He

,

“

are

mine

;

as

the

soul

of

the

father

,

so

is

the

soul

of

the

son

:

the

soul

that

hath

sinned

,

it

shall

die

.

”

It

is

then

He

who

must

be

revered

by

us

;

He

must

be

held

fast

;

He

must

be

propitiated

by

our

full

and

worthy

confession

,

“

who

has

the

power

of

sending

soul

and

body

to

the

Gehenna

of

fire

,

”

—

as

it

is

written

,

“

Behold

,

He

cometh

with

many

thousands

of

His

messengers

,

to

execute

judgment

upon

all

,

and

to

destroy

all

the

wicked

,

and

to

condemn

all

flesh

,

for

all

the

deeds

of

the

wicked

which

they

have

wickedly

done

,

and

for

all

the

impious

words

which

sinners

have

spoken

about

God

.

”

Notes

62
Luke xi. 10.
63
Ps. li. 4.
64
Rom. ii. 11.
65
Deut. i. 17.
66
Ezek. xviii. 4.
67
Matt. x. 28.
68
Jude 14, 15.