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From His Seven Books of Hypotyposes or Outlines

Theognostus of Alexandria

Part 2 · Introduction

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Author: Theognostus of Alexandria

II.

Theognostus, moreover, himself adds

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words

to

this

effect

:

He

who

has

offended

against

the

first

term

and

the

second

,

may

be

judged

to

deserve

smaller

punishment

;

but

he

who

has

also

despised

the

third

,

can

no

longer

find

pardon

.

For

by

the

first

term

and

the

second

,

he

says

,

is

meant

the

teaching

concerning

the

Father

and

the

Son

;

but

by

the

third

is

meant

the

doctrine

committed

to

us

with

respect

to

the

perfection

and

the

partaking

of

the

Spirit

.

And

with

the

view

of

confirming

this

,

he

adduces

the

word

spoken

by

the

Saviour

to

the

disciples

:

“

I

have

yet

many

things

to

say

unto

you

,

but

ye

cannot

bear

them

now

.

But

when

the

Holy

Spirit

is

come

,

He

will

teach

you

.

”

Notes

1
In Athanasius, Epist. 4, to Serapion, sec. 11, vol. i. part ii. p. 703.
2
ὅρον.
3
τελειώσει. [i.e., making the disciples τέλειοι. James i. 4.]
4
John xvi. 12, 13.