τούτο πλουσίως. Βαψει γαρ, φησιν, ο ιερευς τον δακτυλον εις το αίμα και προσβανει απο του αίματος επτακις τω δακτυλω εναντι Κυρίου. Προσεληλυθα μεν γαρ, φησιν, Ιερουσαλημ επουρανίω, και εκκλησια πρωτοτοκων απογεγραμμάτων εν ου ρανοις, και αιματι ραντισμού

κρειττον λαλοῦντι παρα τον Αβελ. Του μεν γαρ Αβελ το αιμα κατεκεκραγει προς Θεον, καταδικαζον του φονεύτον. Το δε τιμιον αιμα ήμων σωτηρος Χριστου, λαλει περι ημων τα αμείνω προς Θεον. Εκκεχυται γαρ της ζωης ανταλλαγμα.

του πάντων

απαντων

by the sprinkling of his own blood sanctifies the Church, and that abundantly. For the priest, he says, shall dip his finger in the blood, and shall sprinkle the blood with his finger seven times before the Lord. "For we have come," he says, "to the heavenly Jerusalem and the Church of the first-born written in heaven, and to the blood of sprinkling speaking better things than the blood of Abel;” for the blood of Abel cried out to heaven, condemning his homicidal brother; but that precious blood of the Saviour of us all speaks to God better things for us; for it is shed that it should be an exchange for the lives of all.

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Το κήρυγμα το ευαγγελικον

η, δια πιστεως χαρις, η εν

Evangelical preaching is, grace by faith, justification in

πνεύματος αγιασμός

των ημετέρων δε μονον, αλλα και περι όλου του κόσμου, καθα γεγραφε τισι ο θεσπέσιος Ιωαννης. Εν αυτω δε ουν η πασα καθαρσις, η πασα δικαιωσις, ο αγιασμός, η λύτρωσις, συν αυτω δε και δι' Θεω και Πατρι η δοξα συν

αυτου τω

αγιω πνευματι εις τους αιώνας

των αιώνων. Αμην.

and not for our sins only, but for those of the whole world, as the divine John wrote to certain persons. Wherefore

in Him truly is all purification, all justification, in Him there is sanctification and redemption.

Εστι τοινυν ουκ ασυμφανες, μαλλον δε δια πασης ημιν μεμαρτύρηται της θειας γραφης, οτι πασα δικαιωσις και πασα λυτρωσις εν Χριστω.

It is not, therefore, undiscoverable; but rather it is testified to us throughout all the divine Scripture, that all justification, and all redemption is in Christ.

Ορας εναργως του κατα Χριστον μυστηριου την δυναμιν, εν τουτοισι διαλαμπουσαν. Λελυτρωμεθα γαρ, και ανηκεν ημας ελευθερους ο παντων η μων Σωτηρ δωρεαν. Ου γαρ εξ εργων δικαιοσυνης α εποιησαμεν ημεις, αλλα κατα το πολυ αυτου ελεος κατα το γεγραμμενον της ουτως υπερφυος ημεροτητος μετεσχηκαμεν.

You see clearly the power of the mystery of Christ shining forth in these. Forwe are ransomed, and the Saviour of all has freed us gratuitously. For we have partaken of his thus excessive kindness not by the works of righteousness which we have done, but according to what is written, through his abundant mercy.

But what is the method by which we must cleanse our For no one pollutions ? knows how to do this by rea

son of his sins, and we all offend in many things, and our nature is inclined by disease to sin, and it is innately very propense to unrighteousness, this impulse to evil after

certain manner

smoothing the path of extravagant and impure pleasure. -Pall. You speak rightly, for I will unhesitatingly assent to you, whenever you

εαυτη κατηρρωστε νόμον.

εν

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now our earthly flesh languishes through the law of

δειν

νος νους, επι το εκνευσαι επι τα πονηρα εκ νεότητος κατα το γεγραμμενον. Τοιγαρτοι δε λογος ημιν ιερος επιστυγνάζει δικαίως. Παντες γαρ, φησιν, εξέκλινον, αμα ηχρειώθησαν,

ουκ εστι ποιων χρηστοτητα, ουκ

εστιν εως ενός. Επει δε ουκ ην απονευσις του κακού, σωτηρα και λυτρωτήν πεπομφεν ημιν εξ ουρανού τον ιδιον υιον ο Θεος και Πατηρ, δικαιουντα τη πίστει και ποινης απαλλαττοντα, και ευσθενες μεν λιαν αποτελούντα το αναλκι, καταφωτίζοντα δε το εσκοτισμένον, επιστρέφοντα δε το πλανωμενον και πλευνε ξιας εξέλκοντα διαβολικής, το υπεστρωμένον αυτω. - IIAA. Εν Χριστω δη ουν το εκ της αμαρτίας αισχος αποτριψόμεθα. Διεσμηγμενοι δε ουτω, και μωρου παντος ιοντες ως απω

τατω, προσελευσόμεθα δι' αυτου τω Θεώ και πατρι. Συνίης ευ μαλα. Διακεκραγότων δε av

των επαιοι τις αν των αγίων

man mind is very prone to decline to evil from youth, according to what is written; for indeed the sacred Word justly laments it: “ For all,” it says, " have gone out of the way, they have all become unprofitable, there is none that doeth good, no not one.” Since, therefore, there was no escape from the evil, God the Father sent us his own Son from heaven as a Saviour and Redeemer, who justifies by faith, and releases from punishment, and makes what is weak very strong, and enlightens what is in darkness, and converts that which wanders, and delivers from the power of the devil that which is subject to it.-Pall. We shall wipe off then the ignominy of sin in Christ, and thus purified, and removed as far as possible from all spot, we shall approach through

Δεδικαιωμεθα γαρ εν αυτώ, και ουκ εξ έργων των εν δικαιοσυνη, α ημείς εποιησαμεν, αλλα κατα το πολυ αυτου ελεος. Αφικετο γαρ εις τονδε τον κοσμον, ουκ ινα κρινη μαλλον αυτον, αλλ' ινα σωθη δι' αυτου. Εσωθη δε ουκ ετερως πλην οτι δια πολλης ημερότητος. Εφη γαρ οτι εγω ειμι ο εξαλειφων τας ανομίας σου, και ου μη μνησθησομαι. Και παλιν, και συ Ισραηλ μη επιλανθανου μου. Ιδου γαρ απηλειψα ως νεφέλην τας ανομίας σου, και ως γνόφον τας αμαρτίας σου. Ψαλλει δε και Δαβίδ, και δη και φησι προς αυτόν. Ευδοκησας, Κύριε, την γην σου, απεστρεψας την αιχμαλωσίαν Ιακωβ, αφήκας τας ανομίας τω λαω σου, εκαλυψας πασας αυτών. Ούκουν εν τη του Θεου και Πατρος δικαιοσύνη, του τεστιν εν Χριστώ, σεσωσμεθα τε και ηγιασμέθα, τους της φαυλοτητος ρυπας απονιψάμενοι.

τας αμαρτίας

For we have been justified in Him, and not by the works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his great mercy. For he came into this world, not that he should judge it, but rather that it should be saved by him. But it was saved in no other way but by (his) great kindness. For he said, “ Ι am he who will blot out thine iniquities, and will not remember them.” And again, “And thou, O Israel, be not forgetful of me. For behold I have blotted out thy transgressions as a cloud, and thy sins as darkness." And David sings, and truly says to him, "Thou hast regarded with favour, Ο Lord, thy land, thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob, thou hast remitted the trespasses of thy people, thou hast covered all their sins." Therefore

we are saved and sanctified in the righteousness of God the Father, that is, in Christ, having washed away the stains of wickedness.