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Descent of Christ into Hell

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Chapter 9

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Chapter 9 (25).

Then the Lord Jesus, the Saviour of all, affectionate

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and

most

mild

,

saluting

Adam

kindly

,

said

to

him

:

Peace

be

to

thee

,

Adam

,

with

thy

children

,

through

immeasurable

ages

of

ages

!

Amen

.

Then

father

Adam

,

falling

forward

at

the

feet

of

the

Lord

,

and

being

raised

erect

,

kissed

His

hands

,

and

shed

many

tears

,

saying

,

testifying

to

all

:

Behold

the

hands

which

fashioned

me

!

And

he

said

to

the

Lord

:

Thou

hast

come

,

O

King

of

glory

,

delivering

men

,

and

bringing

them

into

Thy

everlasting

kingdom

.

Then

also

our

mother

Eve

in

like

manner

fell

forward

at

the

feet

of

our

Lord

,

and

was

raised

erect

,

and

kissed

His

hands

,

and

poured

forth

tears

in

abundance

,

and

said

,

testifying

to

all

:

Behold

the

hands

which

made

me

!

Then all the saints, adoring Him, cried out, saying: Blessed is He who cometh in the name of the Lord! The Lord God hath shone upon us—amen—through all ages. Alleluia for ever and ever! Praise, honour, power, glory! because Thou hast come from on high to visit us. Singing Alleluia continually, and rejoicing together concerning His glory, they ran together under the hands of the Lord. Then the Saviour, inquiring thoroughly about all, seized Hades, immediately threw some down into Tartarus, and led some with Him to the upper world.

Notes

1
Momordidit infernum, which is obviously corrupt. The translator may have read δέδηχε ᾅδην, bit Hades, for δέδειχε ᾅδην, brought Hades to light.