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Epistle of Phileas 1

Phileas

I.

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Author: Phileas

I.

Having before them all these examples and signs and illustrious tokens which

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are

given

us

in

the

divine

and

holy

Scriptures

,

the

blessed

martyrs

who

lived

with

us

did

not

hesitate

,

but

,

directing

the

eye

of

their

soul

in

sincerity

to

that

God

who

is

over

all

,

and

embracing

with

willing

mind

the

death

which

their

piety

cost

them

,

they

adhered

steadfastly

to

their

vocation

.

For

they

learned

that

our

Lord

Jesus

Christ

endured

man’s

estate

on

our

behalf

,

that

He

might

destroy

all

sin

,

and

furnish

us

with

the

provision

needful

for

our

entrance

into

eternal

life

.

“

For

He

thought

it

not

robbery

to

be

equal

with

God

:

but

made

Himself

of

no

reputation

,

taking

upon

Him

the

form

of

a

servant

:

and

being

found

in

fashion

as

a

man

,

He

humbled

Himself

unto

death

,

even

the

death

of

the

cross

.

”

For

which

reason

also

these

Christ

-

bearing

martyrs

sought

zealously

the

greater

gifts

,

and

endured

,

some

of

them

,

every

kind

of

pain

and

all

the

varied

contrivances

of

torture

not

merely

once

,

but

once

and

again

;

and

though

the

guards

showed

their

fury

against

them

not

only

by

threatenings

in

word

,

but

also

by

deeds

of

violence

,

they

did

not

swerve

from

their

resolution

,

because

perfect

love

casteth

out

fear

.

Notes

1
Phil. ii. 6–8.
2
χριστοφόροι. So Ignatius of Antioch was called θεοφόρος, God-bearer. [Vol. i. pp. 45, 49, this series.]
3
1 John iv. 18.