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Chapter 6

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Chapter VI.—Divinity of Virginity.

The womb of a holy virgin carried our Lord Jesus Christ

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,

the

Son

of

God

;

and

the

body

which

our

Lord

wore

,

and

in

which

He

carried

on

the

conflict

in

this

world

,

He

put

on

from

a

holy

virgin

.

From

this

,

therefore

,

understand

the

greatness

and

dignity

of

virginity

.

Dost

thou

wish

to

be

a

Christian

?

Imitate

Christ

in

everything

.

John

,

the

ambassador

,

he

who

came

before

our

Lord

,

he

“

than

whom

there

was

not

a

greater

among

those

born

of

women

,

”

the

holy

messenger

of

our

Lord

,

was

a

virgin

.

Imitate

,

therefore

,

the

ambassador

of

our

Lord

,

and

be

his

follower

in

every

thing

.

That

John

,

again

,

who

“

reclined

on

the

bosom

of

our

Lord

,

and

whom

He

greatly

loved

,

”

—

he

,

too

,

was

a

holy

person

.

For

it

was

not

without

reason

that

our

Lord

loved

him

.

Paul

,

also

,

and

Barnabas

,

and

Timothy

,

with

all

the

others

,

“

whose

names

are

written

in

the

book

of

life

,

”

—

these

,

I

say

,

all

cherished

and

loved

sanctity

,

and

ran

in

the

contest

,

and

finished

their

course

without

blemish

,

as

imitators

of

Christ

,

and

as

sons

of

the

living

God

.

Moreover

,

also

,

Elijah

and

Elisha

,

and

many

other

holy

men

,

we

find

to

have

lived

a

holy

and

spotless

life

.

If

,

therefore

,

thou

desirest

to

be

like

these

,

imitate

them

with

all

thy

power

.

For

the

Scripture

has

said

,

“

The

elders

who

are

among

you

,

honour

;

and

,

seeing

their

manner

of

life

and

conduct

,

imitate

their

faith

.

”

And

again

it

saith

,

“

Imitate

me

,

my

brethren

,

as

I

imitate

Christ

.

”

Notes

1
Or “the Holy Virgin.”
2
Matt. xi. 11.
3
Lit. “lover,” or “friend.”
4
John xxi. 20.
5
i.e., a virgin.
6
Phil. iv. 3.
7
i.e., virginity.
8
i.e., celibate, or chaste.
9
Heb. xiii. 7.
10
1 Cor. xi. 1.