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| Chapter VIII.—Be ye favourable to me.
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Chapter VIII.—Be ye favourable to me.
I no longer wish to live after the manner of men, and
my desire shall be fulfilled if ye consent. Be ye willing, then, that ye
also may have your desires fulfilled. I entreat you in this brief letter;
do ye give credit to me. Jesus Christ will reveal these things to you,
[so that ye shall know] that I speak truly. He871
| 871 Some refer this to Ignatius himself.
| is the mouth altogether free from falsehood, by which the Father
has truly spoken. Pray ye for me, that I may
attain [the object of my desire]. I have not written to you according to
the flesh, but according to the will of God. If I shall suffer, ye have
wished [well] to me; but if I am rejected, ye have hated me.
I no longer wish to live after the manner of men, and
my desire shall be fulfilled if ye consent. “I am crucified with
Christ: nevertheless I live; yet no longer I, since Christ liveth in
me.”872
I entreat you in this brief
letter: do not refuse me; believe me that I love Jesus, who was delivered
[to death] for my sake. “What shall I render to the Lord for all
His benefits towards me?”873
Now God,
even the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, shall reveal these things to
you, [so that ye shall know] that I speak truly. And do
ye pray along with me, that I may attain my aim in the Holy Spirit. I
have not written to you according to the flesh, but according to the will
of God. If I shall suffer, ye have loved me; but if I am rejected, ye
have hated me.E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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