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Melito, the Philosopher

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Chapter 5

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IV.

On Faith.

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Law

and

the

Prophets

relating

to

those

things

which

have

been

declared

concerning

our

Lord

Jesus

Christ

,

that

we

may

prove

to

your

love

that

this

Being

is

perfect

reason

,

the

Word

of

God

;

He

who

was

begotten

before

the

light

;

He

who

is

Creator

together

with

the

Father

;

He

who

is

the

Fashioner

of

man

;

He

who

is

all

in

all

;

He

who

among

the

patriarchs

is

Patriarch

;

He

who

in

the

law

is

the

Law

;

among

the

priests

,

Chief

Priest

;

among

kings

,

the

Ruler

;

among

prophets

,

the

Prophet

;

among

the

angels

,

Archangel

;

in

the

voice

of

the

preacher

,

the

Word

;

among

spirits

,

the

Spirit

;

in

the

Father

,

the

Son

;

in

God

,

God

;

King

for

ever

and

ever

.

For

this

is

He

who

was

pilot

to

Noah

;

He

who

was

guide

to

Abraham

;

He

who

was

bound

with

Isaac

;

He

who

was

in

exile

with

Jacob

;

He

who

was

sold

with

Joseph

;

He

who

was

captain

of

the

host

with

Moses

;

He

who

was

the

divider

of

the

inheritance

with

Jesus

the

son

of

Nun

;

He

who

in

David

and

the

prophets

announced

His

own

sufferings

;

He

who

put

on

a

bodily

form

in

the

Virgin

;

He

who

was

born

in

Bethlehem

;

He

who

was

wrapped

in

swaddling

-

clothes

in

the

manger

;

He

who

was

seen

by

the

shepherds

;

He

who

was

glorified

by

the

angels

;

He

who

was

worshipped

by

the

Magi

;

He

who

was

pointed

out

by

John

;

He

who

gathered

together

the

apostles

;

He

who

preached

the

kingdom

;

He

who

cured

the

lame

;

He

who

gave

light

to

the

blind

;

He

who

raised

the

dead

;

He

who

appeared

in

the

temple

;

He

who

was

not

believed

on

by

the

people

;

He

who

was

betrayed

by

Judas

;

He

who

was

apprehended

by

the

priests

;

He

who

was

condemned

by

Pilate

;

He

who

was

pierced

in

the

flesh

;

He

who

was

hanged

on

the

tree

;

He

who

was

buried

in

the

earth

;

He

who

rose

from

the

place

of

the

dead

;

He

who

appeared

to

the

apostles

;

He

who

was

carried

up

to

heaven

;

He

who

is

seated

at

the

right

hand

of

the

Father

;

He

who

is

the

repose

of

those

that

are

departed

;

the

recoverer

of

those

that

are

lost

;

the

light

of

those

that

are

in

darkness

;

the

deliverer

of

those

that

are

captive

;

the

guide

of

those

that

go

astray

;

the

asylum

of

the

afflicted

;

the

bridegroom

of

the

Church

;

the

charioteer

of

the

cherubim

;

the

captain

of

the

angels

;

God

who

is

from

God

;

the

Son

who

is

from

the

Father

;

Jesus

Christ

the

King

for

evermore

.

Amen

.

Notes

1
Of Melito the bishop.