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Epistle of Peter to James

Pseudonymous letter writer

Chapter 3

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Author: Pseudonymous letter writer

Chapter III.—Initiation.

Therefore, that no such thing may happen, for this end

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I

have

prayed

and

besought

you

not

to

communicate

the

books

of

my

preaching

which

I

have

sent

you

to

any

one

,

whether

of

our

own

nation

or

of

another

nation

,

before

trial

;

but

if

any

one

,

having

been

tested

,

has

been

found

worthy

,

then

to

hand

them

over

to

him

,

according

to

the

initiation

of

Moses

,

by

which

he

delivered

his

books

to

the

Seventy

who

succeeded

to

his

chair

;

in

order

that

thus

they

may

keep

the

faith

,

and

everywhere

deliver

the

rule

of

truth

,

explaining

all

things

after

our

tradition

;

lest

being

themselves

dragged

down

by

ignorance

,

being

drawn

into

error

by

conjectures

after

their

mind

,

they

bring

others

into

the

like

pit

of

destruction

.

Now

the

things

that

seemed

good

to

me

,

I

have

fairly

pointed

out

to

you

;

and

what

seems

good

to

you

,

do

you

,

my

lord

,

becomingly

perform

.

Farewell

.