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The Epistle of Ignatius to the Philadelphians
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Ignatius, who is also called
Theophorus, to the Church of God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,
which is at Philadelphia, in Asia, which has obtained mercy, and is
established in the harmony of God, and rejoiceth unceasingly881
in the passion of our Lord, and
is filled with all mercy through his resurrection; which I salute in the
blood of Jesus Christ, who is our eternal and enduring joy, especially if
[men] are in unity with the bishop, the presbyters, and the deacons, who
have been appointed according to the mind of Jesus Christ, whom He has
established in security, after His own will, and by His Holy
Spirit.
Ignatius, who is also called
Theophorus, to the Church of God the Father, and of the Lord Jesus
Christ, which is at Philadelphia, which has obtained mercy through love,
and is established in the harmony of God, and rejoiceth
unceasingly,882
in the passion of our Lord
Jesus, and is filled with all mercy through His resurrection; which I
salute in the blood of Jesus Christ, who is our eternal and enduring joy,
especially to those who are in unity with the bishop, and the presbyters,
and the deacons, who have been appointed by the will of God the Father,
through the Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to His own will, has firmly
established His Church upon a rock, by a spiritual building, not made
with hands, against which the winds and the floods have beaten, yet have
not been able to overthrow it:883
yea, and may spiritual wickedness never be able to do so, but be
thoroughly weakened by the power of Jesus Christ our Lord.E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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