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Chapter IV.—Continuation of the Remarks on Self-Denial; Object and Reward of True Virgins.

For he who covets for himself these things so great

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and

excellent

,

withdraws

and

severs

himself

on

this

account

from

all

the

world

,

that

he

may

go

and

live

a

life

divine

and

heavenly

,

like

the

holy

angels

,

in

work

pure

and

holy

,

and

“

in

the

holiness

of

the

Spirit

of

God

,

”

and

that

he

may

serve

God

Almighty

through

Jesus

Christ

for

the

sake

of

the

kingdom

of

heaven

.

On

this

account

he

severs

himself

from

all

the

appetites

of

the

body

.

And

not

only

does

he

excuse

himself

from

this

command

,

“

Be

fruitful

,

and

multiply

,

”

but

he

longs

for

the

“

hope

promised

”

and

prepared

“

and

laid

up

in

heaven

”

by

God

,

who

has

declared

with

His

mouth

,

and

He

does

not

lie

,

that

it

is

“

better

than

sons

and

daughters

,

”

and

that

He

will

give

to

virgins

a

notable

place

in

the

house

of

God

,

which

is

something

“

better

than

sons

and

daughters

,

”

and

better

than

the

place

of

those

who

have

passed

a

wedded

life

in

sanctity

,

and

whose

“

bed

has

not

been

defiled

.

”

For

God

will

give

to

virgins

the

kingdom

of

heaven

,

as

to

the

holy

angels

,

by

reason

of

this

great

and

noble

profession

.

Notes

1
“Sanctification.”—Beelen. [So A.V. The R.V. correctly renders ἁγιασμός, “sanctification,” in every instance.—R.]
2
2 Thess. ii. 13.
3
Col. i. 5.
4
Isa. lvi. 4, 5.
5
Heb. xiii. 4.