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  1 VI  |            an one declare: "Before Abraham was, I am? "And, "Glorify
  2 VII |            effeminate persons, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
  3 VI  |            how could a mere man be addressed in such words as these: "
  4 IX  |        children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."Honour those [
  5 VII |           Be not deceived: neither adulterers, nor effeminate persons,
  6     | after
  7     | Against
  8 X   |           all things, salutes you. Agathopus, the deacon from Syria,
  9 VIII|    vainglory, envy, and everything akin to these. "But put ye on
 10 IX  |       gravity of behaviour, as the altar of God. Ye servants, wait
 11     | although
 12     | among
 13     | an
 14 X   |         you the Church which is at Antioch. The Churches of Philippi,
 15 VII |       eating, and of indulgingsuch appetites as follow after eating?
 16 VIII|    speaking, ribaldry, whispering, arrogance, drunkenness, lust, avarice,
 17 V   |            shows when He] says, "I ascend unto my Father and your
 18 VIII|         the Lord! Be ye sober. Lay aside, every one of you, all malice
 19 VII |          they also that are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
 20 II  |          disturb you, some of them asserting that Jesus was born [only
 21 VII |       wherein shall we differ from asses and dogs, who have no care
 22 X   |          prayers! Pray ye that may attain to Jesus. I commend unto
 23 VIII|      arrogance, drunkenness, lust, avarice, vainglory, envy, and everything
 24 III |           with the sword; John was banished to Patmos; Stephen was stoned
 25 II  |          about unto Illyricum,"and bare about "the marks of Christ"
 26 I   |            whom the merciless wild beast himself lies hid, and pricks
 27 VIII|         one of you, all malice and beast-like fury, evil-speaking, calumny,
 28     | become
 29     | becomes
 30     | becoming
 31 VI  |        before all the hills did He beget Me."~~~~~~
 32 IX  |           persevere] in gravity of behaviour, as the altar of God. Ye
 33 II  |          this is the chief good to beings who are in a little while
 34 I   |           such a way as to love it better than the Lord. Wherefore
 35     | between
 36 VIII|      presbyters, be subject to the bishop; ye deacons, to the presbyters;
 37 VII |         Continuation.~And that our bodies are to rise again, He shows
 38 X   |            Christ. Fare ye well in body, and soul, and in one Spirit;
 39     | both
 40 IX  |         your parents. Ye parents, "bring up your children in the
 41 IX  |       bonds [for Christ]; but as a brother, I put you in mind of them.
 42 I   |          not that I am devoured by brute beasts, for these, as ye
 43 II  |            swarm of such evils has burst in upon us.But ye have not "
 44 Int | Introduction~Ignatius, who is also called Theophorus, to the Church
 45 VIII|    beast-like fury, evil-speaking, calumny, filthy speaking, ribaldry,
 46     | can
 47 VII |        asses and dogs, who have no care about the future, but think
 48 I   |          unwavering, for "the Lord causes those to dwell in a house
 49 II  |                        Chapter II.-Cautions Against False Doctrine.~
 50 II  |      Doctrine.~I have learned that certain of the ministers of Satan
 51 I   |            are of one and the same character."~~~~~~
 52 II  |     pleasure, for that this is the chief good to beings who are in
 53 X   |           which is at Antioch. The Churches of Philippi,whence also
 54 X   |        that may attain to Jesus. I commend unto you the Church which
 55 VII |            die."But if such be our condition and feelings, wherein shall
 56 IX  |           as being a person of any consequence, although I am in bonds [
 57 IV  |      things, and by Him all things consist."~~~~~~
 58 VIII|          may the Lord be with them continually!~
 59 IX  |            Lord."Honour those [who continue] in virginity, as the priestesses
 60 VII |             the apostle, "For this corruptible must put on incorruption,
 61 I   |        hardships "move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself,"
 62 II  |          again, so that our proper course is to live and partake of
 63 II  |         that He is not the Son the Creator, and others that He is Himself
 64 IV  |            the first-born of every creature,"and God the Word, who also
 65 VI  |              and He rejoiced in me daily."And how could a mere man
 66 I   |            the will of God, spared Daniel, but by beasts in the shape
 67 I   |            neither count I my life dear unto myself," in such a
 68 III |      Patmos; Stephen was stoned to death by the Jews who killed the
 69 VII |            he] says again, "Be not deceived: neither adulterers, nor
 70 VI  |           again, could such an one declare: "Before Abraham was, I
 71 I   |          with beasts not that I am devoured by brute beasts, for these,
 72 VII |            drink, for to-morrow we die."But if such be our condition
 73 VII |         feelings, wherein shall we differ from asses and dogs, who
 74 IX  |            IX.-Exhortations to the Discharge of Relative Duties.~Ye husbands,
 75 II  |     fellow-citizens as well as the disciples of Paul, who "fully preached
 76 II  |            of Satan have wished to disturb you, some of them asserting
 77 VII |           we differ from asses and dogs, who have no care about
 78     | down
 79 VII |           rise not, let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die."But
 80 I   |         prisoner of Christ, who am driven along by land and sea, exhort
 81 VII |     fornicators, nor revilers, nor drunkards, nor thieves, can inherit
 82 VIII|             whispering, arrogance, drunkenness, lust, avarice, vainglory,
 83 IX  |          the Discharge of Relative Duties.~Ye husbands, love your
 84 I   |           the Lord causes those to dwell in a house who are of one
 85 IV  |         that are in heaven, and on earth, visible and invisible;
 86 VII |          the dead rise not, let us eat and drink, for to-morrow
 87 VII |            neither adulterers, nor effeminate persons, nor abusers of
 88 I   |       Wherefore I am prepared for [encountering] fire, wild beasts, the
 89 III |       patience? what advantage in [enduring] stripes? And why such facts
 90 IX  |           mother of want. I do not enjoin these things as being a
 91 X   |      Chapter X.-Salutations.~May I enjoy your prayers! Pray ye that
 92 VIII|          lust, avarice, vainglory, envy, and everything akin to
 93 V   |           the Previously Mentioned Errors.~And that He Himself is
 94     | even
 95     | everything
 96 VIII|        malice and beast-like fury, evil-speaking, calumny, filthy speaking,
 97 II  |            perish. A swarm of such evils has burst in upon us.But
 98 I   |      driven along by land and sea, exhort you: "stand fast in the
 99 I   |     Chapter I.-His Own Sufferings; Exhortation to Stedfastness.~From Syria
100 VI  |     receiving the beginning of His existence from Mary, and not rather
101 III |    enduring] stripes? And why such facts as the following: Peter
102 VII |            Then they also that are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
103 II  |       Chapter II.-Cautions Against False Doctrine.~I have learned
104 X   |         female, who are in Christ. Fare ye well in body, and soul,
105 I   |            sea, exhort you: "stand fast in the faith,"and be ye
106 IX  |          masters with [respectful] fear. Ye masters, issue orders
107 VII |          such be our condition and feelings, wherein shall we differ
108 II  |           one hour."For ye are the fellow-citizens as well as the disciples
109 X   |      salute you all, both male and female, who are in Christ. Fare
110 I   |        From Syria even unto Rome I fight with beasts not that I am
111 VIII|            evil-speaking, calumny, filthy speaking, ribaldry, whispering,
112 I   |        prepared for [encountering] fire, wild beasts, the sword
113     | first
114 IV  |        that was crucified was "the first-born of every creature,"and God
115 VII |         indulgingsuch appetites as follow after eating? For they are
116 III |          And why such facts as the following: Peter was crucified; Paul
117 X   |         the deacon from Syria, who follows me in Christ, salutes you. "
118 III |      crucified. For, says he, "God forbid that I should glory, save
119 X   |          one Spirit; and do not ye forget me. The Lord be with you!~
120     | former
121 VI  |          and I was there with Him, forming [the world along with Him],
122 VII |       themselves with mankind, nor fornicators, nor revilers, nor drunkards,
123     | found
124 VIII|        provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof."Ye presbyters,
125 II  |            disciples of Paul, who "fully preached the Gospel from
126 VIII|          all malice and beast-like fury, evil-speaking, calumny,
127 VII |         who have no care about the future, but think only of eating,
128 X   |        your deacon, to whom also I give thanks as one who has zealously
129 II  |           upon us.But ye have not "given place by subjection to them,
130 VI  |          Abraham was, I am? "And, "Glorify Me with Thy glory which
131 II  |            who "fully preached the Gospel from Jerusalem, and round
132 VII |          which all that are in the graves shall hear the voice of
133 IX  |         widows [that persevere] in gravity of behaviour, as the altar
134     | had
135 VI  |       these: "Sit Thou at My right hand? "And how, again, could
136 I   |          by day. But none of these hardships "move me, neither count
137 I   |            wild beast himself lies hid, and pricks and wounds me
138 VI  |       found Me, and before all the hills did He beget Me."~~~~~~
139 II  |            over all.Others, again, hold that He is a mere man, and
140 VIII|      Chapter VIII.-Exhortations to Holiness and Good Order.~May I have
141 X   |       Salute ye one another with a holy kiss."I salute you all,
142 IX  |            admonition of the Lord."Honour those [who continue] in
143 VII |          in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all
144 I   |         causes those to dwell in a house who are of one and the same
145 IX  |            Let no one among you be idle; for idleness is the mother
146 IX  |         one among you be idle; for idleness is the mother of want. I
147 Int |                       Introduction~Ignatius, who is also called Theophorus,
148 II  |                            Chapter II.-Cautions Against False
149 III |                            Chapter III.-The True Doctrine Respecting
150 II  |    Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum,"and bare about "the marks
151 VII |            this mortal must put on immortality."And that we must live soberly
152 VII |            corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put
153 VII |       think only of eating, and of indulgingsuch appetites as follow
154 VII |        drunkards, nor thieves, can inherit the kingdom of God."And
155 VII |          are unacquainted with any intelligence moving within them.~
156     | into
157 Int |                                    Introduction~Ignatius, who is also called
158 IV  |          and on earth, visible and invisible; and He is before all things,
159 IX  |      respectful] fear. Ye masters, issue orders to your servants
160 IV  |                            Chapter IV.-Continuation.~And [know
161 IX  |                            Chapter IX.-Exhortations to the Discharge
162 III |            was crucified; Paul and James were slain with the sword;
163 II  |           preached the Gospel from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum,"
164 III |         was stoned to death by the Jews who killed the Lord? But, [
165 III |         were slain with the sword; John was banished to Patmos;
166 VIII|         and Good Order.~May I have joy of you in the Lord! Be ye
167 I   |          be ye steadfast, "for the just shall live by faith; "be
168 III |           to death by the Jews who killed the Lord? But, [in truth, ]
169 VII |           thieves, can inherit the kingdom of God."And again, "If the
170 X   |            one another with a holy kiss."I salute you all, both
171 VI  |         made by Him, and the world knew Him not. He came unto His
172 I   |             who am driven along by land and sea, exhort you: "stand
173 VIII|          in the Lord! Be ye sober. Lay aside, every one of you,
174 II  |     Against False Doctrine.~I have learned that certain of the ministers
175 I   |       merciless wild beast himself lies hid, and pricks and wounds
176 VI  |          be said, "He was the true Light, which lighteth every man
177 VI  |          was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into
178 II  |        good to beings who are in a little while to perish. A swarm
179 VIII|            arrogance, drunkenness, lust, avarice, vainglory, envy,
180 VIII|           the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof."Ye presbyters,
181     | make
182 X   |             I salute you all, both male and female, who are in Christ.
183 VIII|       aside, every one of you, all malice and beast-like fury, evil-speaking,
184 VII |         abusers of themselves with mankind, nor fornicators, nor revilers,
185 II  |     Illyricum,"and bare about "the marks of Christ" in his flesh.~~~~~~
186 III |       Mindful of him, do ye by all means know that Jesus the Lord
187 IV  |          there is one God, and one Mediator between God and man, the
188 V   |       Refutation of the Previously Mentioned Errors.~And that He Himself
189 I   |          shape of men, in whom the merciless wild beast himself lies
190 Int |   remembrance, and worthy of love: Mercy and peace from God the Father,
191 IX  |            a brother, I put you in mind of them. The Lord be with
192 III |        Doctrine Respecting Christ.~Mindful of him, do ye by all means
193 VI  |        down from heaven, not to do Mine own will, but the will of
194 X   |           as one who has zealously ministered to me in all things, salutes
195 II  |        learned that certain of the ministers of Satan have wished to
196 VII |             we are of all men most miserable. If the dead rise not, let
197     | moreover
198 VII |          on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality."
199     | most
200 IX  |          idle; for idleness is the mother of want. I do not enjoin
201 I   |           none of these hardships "move me, neither count I my life
202 VII | unacquainted with any intelligence moving within them.~
203 Int |         Lord Jesus Christ, be ever multiplied.~
204     | myself
205 IX  |            up your children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."
206     | once
207 VI  |       rather God the Word, and the only-begotten Son? For "in the beginning
208     | or
209 IX  |            fear. Ye masters, issue orders to your servants with tenderness.
210     | other
211     | Otherwise
212 II  |       proper course is to live and partake of a life of pleasure, for
213 III |            If Christ should become passible, and should be the first
214 III |            died? what advantage in patience? what advantage in [enduring]
215 III |        sword; John was banished to Patmos; Stephen was stoned to death
216 Int |          worthy of love: Mercy and peace from God the Father, and
217 VIII|            presbyters; and ye, the people, to the presbyters and the
218 II  |           are in a little while to perish. A swarm of such evils has
219 VII |       fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in this life only we
220 IX  |       Christ; and the widows [that persevere] in gravity of behaviour,
221 VII |         adulterers, nor effeminate persons, nor abusers of themselves
222 III |            facts as the following: Peter was crucified; Paul and
223 X   |           Antioch. The Churches of Philippi,whence also I write to you,
224 X   |          write to you, salute you. Philo, your deacon, to whom also
225 II  |           and partake of a life of pleasure, for that this is the chief
226 Int |         saved in Christ, worthy of praise, worthy of remembrance,
227 X   |          May I enjoy your prayers! Pray ye that may attain to Jesus.
228 X   |      Salutations.~May I enjoy your prayers! Pray ye that may attain
229 II  |      disciples of Paul, who "fully preached the Gospel from Jerusalem,
230 VII |          is not Christ raised; our preaching therefore is vain, and your
231 I   |           the Lord. Wherefore I am prepared for [encountering] fire,
232 VI  |          He made the heaven, I was present with Him; and I was there
233 VIII|          my soul be for theirs who preserve this good order; and may
234 V   |       Chapter V.-Refutation of the Previously Mentioned Errors.~And that
235 I   |        beast himself lies hid, and pricks and wounds me day by day.
236 IX  |     continue] in virginity, as the priestesses of Christ; and the widows [
237 I   |           for me. I therefore, the prisoner of Christ, who am driven
238 II  |            rise again, so that our proper course is to live and partake
239 VIII|          Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfil
240 VII |            not, then is not Christ raised; our preaching therefore
241     | rather
242 VI  |          unto His own, and His own received Him not? "How could such
243 VI  |          such a one be a mere man, receiving the beginning of His existence
244 V   |                         Chapter V.-Refutation of the Previously Mentioned
245 VI  |            along with Him], and He rejoiced in me daily."And how could
246 IX  |   Exhortations to the Discharge of Relative Duties.~Ye husbands, love
247 Int |        worthy of praise, worthy of remembrance, and worthy of love: Mercy
248 IX  |            upon your masters with [respectful] fear. Ye masters, issue
249 III |     Chapter III.-The True Doctrine Respecting Christ.~Mindful of him,
250 IX  |        your husbands. Ye children, reverence your parents. Ye parents, "
251 VII |      mankind, nor fornicators, nor revilers, nor drunkards, nor thieves,
252 VIII|          calumny, filthy speaking, ribaldry, whispering, arrogance,
253 VI  |          as these: "Sit Thou at My right hand? "And how, again, could
254 VII |           we must live soberly and righteously, he [shows when he] says
255 I   | Stedfastness.~From Syria even unto Rome I fight with beasts not
256 III |            suffered, and died, and rose again. For says [Paul], "
257 II  |         Gospel from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum,"and
258 VI  |            of what man could it be said, "He was the true Light,
259 X   |                         Chapter X.-Salutations.~May I enjoy your prayers!
260     | same
261 II  |        certain of the ministers of Satan have wished to disturb you,
262 III |        forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of the Lord
263 Int |         Church which is at Tarsus, saved in Christ, worthy of praise,
264 I   |           only I may see Christ my Saviour and God, who died for me.
265 I   |           driven along by land and sea, exhort you: "stand fast
266 I   |          cross, so that only I may see Christ my Saviour and God,
267 VI  |           but the will of Him that sent Me? "And of what man could
268 I   |       Daniel, but by beasts in the shape of men, in whom the merciless
269 III |         that He died, He died unto sin once: but in that He liveth,
270 VII |           vain: ye are yet in your sins. Then they also that are
271 VI  |           in such words as these: "Sit Thou at My right hand? "
272 III |     crucified; Paul and James were slain with the sword; John was
273 VIII|          of you in the Lord! Be ye sober. Lay aside, every one of
274 VII | immortality."And that we must live soberly and righteously, he [shows
275     | some
276 I   |          know, by the will of God, spared Daniel, but by beasts in
277 VIII|     evil-speaking, calumny, filthy speaking, ribaldry, whispering, arrogance,
278 X   |         body, and soul, and in one Spirit; and do not ye forget me.
279 I   |         land and sea, exhort you: "stand fast in the faith,"and be
280 I   |            in the faith,"and be ye steadfast, "for the just shall live
281 I   |         Sufferings; Exhortation to Stedfastness.~From Syria even unto Rome
282 III |            was banished to Patmos; Stephen was stoned to death by the
283 III |    banished to Patmos; Stephen was stoned to death by the Jews who
284 III |            advantage in [enduring] stripes? And why such facts as the
285 II  |           have not "given place by subjection to them, no, not for one
286 III |          Lord Jesus."And He really suffered, and died, and rose again.
287 II  |          little while to perish. A swarm of such evils has burst
288 Int |          to the Church which is at Tarsus, saved in Christ, worthy
289 IX  |       orders to your servants with tenderness. Let no one among you be
290     | than
291 X   |        deacon, to whom also I give thanks as one who has zealously
292 VIII|        deacons. Let my soul be for theirs who preserve this good order;
293     | themselves
294 Int |       Ignatius, who is also called Theophorus, to the Church which is
295     | thereof
296 VII |       revilers, nor drunkards, nor thieves, can inherit the kingdom
297 VII |         care about the future, but think only of eating, and of indulging
298     | Thou
299     | Thy
300 VII |          let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die."But if such be our
301 III |          killed the Lord? But, [in truth, ] none of these sufferings
302 VII |         after eating? For they are unacquainted with any intelligence moving
303 III |            really crucified by the ungodly.~
304 I   |        shall live by faith; "be ye unwavering, for "the Lord causes those
305     | up
306 V   |                            Chapter V.-Refutation of the Previously
307 VIII|        drunkenness, lust, avarice, vainglory, envy, and everything akin
308 VII |            He shows when He says, "Verily I say unto you, that the
309 VI  |                            Chapter VI.-Continuation.~Nor is He
310 VII |                            Chapter VII.-Continuation.~And that
311 VIII|                            Chapter VIII.-Exhortations to Holiness
312 IX  |            those [who continue] in virginity, as the priestesses of Christ;
313 IV  |           in heaven, and on earth, visible and invisible; and He is
314 VII |          the graves shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and they
315 IX  |         altar of God. Ye servants, wait upon your masters with [
316 IX  |          idleness is the mother of want. I do not enjoin these things
317 I   |            unto myself," in such a way as to love it better than
318     | whence
319     | wherein
320     | while
321 VIII|         filthy speaking, ribaldry, whispering, arrogance, drunkenness,
322     | why
323 IX  |     priestesses of Christ; and the widows [that persevere] in gravity
324 II  |            ministers of Satan have wished to disturb you, some of
325     | within
326 VI  |           man be addressed in such words as these: "Sit Thou at My
327 VI  |        ways, for His ways, for His works. Before the world did He
328     | would
329 I   |           lies hid, and pricks and wounds me day by day. But none
330 X   |          of Philippi,whence also I write to you, salute you. Philo,
331 X   |                            Chapter X.-Salutations.~May I enjoy
332     | yet
333 X   |         give thanks as one who has zealously ministered to me in all