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Τρία οὖν δόγματά ἐστιν κυρίου: ζωῆς ἐλπίς,
ἀρχὴ καὶ τέλος πίστεως ἡμῶν: καὶ δικαιοσύνη,
κρίσεως ἀρχὴ καὶ τέλος: ἀγάπη εὐφροσύνης
καὶ ἀγαλλιάσεως ἔργων δικαιοσύνης μαρτυρία. 1
1 The text of this shole passage is confused: tres sunt ergo constitutiones domini, vitae spes initium et consummatio L and no more; tri/a ou)=n do/gmata/ e)stin kuri/ou, zwh/, pi/stis, e)lpi/s, a)rxh\ kai\ te/los h(mw=n, kai\ dikeosu/nh kri/sews a)rxh/, kai\ te/los a)ga/ph, eu)frosu/nh, kai\ a)gallia/sews e)/rgwn e)n dikaiosu/nais marturi/a (??) The text printed is that of C, shich gives the best sense, though it is doubtful if it is more than the correction of an early corruption.
Barnabas. Kirsopp Lake. The Apostolic Fathers, Vol 1. William Heinemann; The Macmillan Co. London; New York. 1912. Keyboarding.
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