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Theodotus

Section 28

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Author: Theodotus

XXVIII. There are those calling themselves Gnostics who are envious of

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those

in

their

own

house

more

than

strangers

.

And

,

as

the

sea

is

open

to

all

,

but

one

swims

,

another

sails

,

and

a

third

catches

fish

;

and

as

the

land

is

common

,

but

one

walks

,

another

ploughs

,

another

hunts

,

—

somebody

else

searches

the

mines

,

and

another

builds

a

house

:

so

also

,

when

the

Scripture

is

read

,

one

is

helped

to

faith

,

another

to

morality

,

and

a

third

is

freed

from

superstition

by

the

knowledge

of

things

.

The

athlete

,

who

knows

the

Olympic

stadium

,

strips

for

training

,

contends

,

and

becomes

victor

,

tripping

up

his

antagonists

who

contend

against

his

scientific

method

,

and

fighting

out

the

contest

.

For

scientific

knowledge

is

necessary

both

for

the

training

of

the

soul

and

for

gravity

of

conduct

;

making

the

faithful

more

active

and

keen

observers

of

things

.

For

as

there

is

no

believing

without

elementary

instruction

,

so

neither

is

there

comprehension

without

science

.

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