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n er re e e re en an e ro sa .
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o a n e e ra ses o e o er e o - n s es
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n er re e e so n ro sa CVl .
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ar ti u es th J u on e es s
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o r an en n s es
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C O NT E NT S . ix
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so e s er
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INT R O D UC TI O N . x xiii
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l etters.
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to d efi n e G n ost i c i sm w i th o u t a p rev i o u s an a ly si s Th e
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on na on n e as o o o a re ea e
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se , an a ti o ew t b r res e na ns ere o e
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w 1 89 2
. . S h c mid t G n ost s i ch e S ch ift r en in k pti ch
o s er
S p ch ra e au s d em C od e xB ru ci an u s, hera uggbs e e en ,
zu r G ch i cht d al t ch i tl i ch e Li t tu ( L ip
es e er r s n era r e
zig) v iii Ba d
, . n .
( )
1 I T cam to pass wh n J sus ha d ris n from
e ,
e e e
th d a d that he pass d
e e ,
lev n years J e e e
8 811 8
t t g t h m up to th
s ru c i n r g ons of hi d
e e e i s is
i ly c pl es on
th e first statut s only and up to up h e , to t e
g f re i o n o
th e r gions of th first myst ry th h fi
e e e , e t e rst
myst e ry
myst ry within th v il within th
e e e , e
'
o f a dov e .
( )
2 and th fi impr ss i ons
e and th gr
ve at e , e e
Th
of
e re
h g
t
g
e
whol
i on s
rea t
distr i but i on of ll th r gions of
e a e e
i i bl
n v si the gr at m bl and of th thr
. e e V ISi e, e ee
th i r ord rs accord i ng t th m nn r of th i r
e e ,
o e a e e
e e, e e ,
are th guardians wh i ch
e b s i d ach [ gat ] are e e e e
d istribution .
”
or [ wh n ] I l ave it but in instructing them
e e , ,
h mer ly said
e e I hav com from that mys :
“
e e
”
te yr . An d th is is why they thought conc rn e
w i th i n th t myst ry a e .
2 122 21 53 O l3
1
i v s s
98
p ak i n g of the s things
,
e e e ,
re
3233 , j
1
0
i i0g with gr at j oy
o c n and b ing x e , e e
ou es v '
di g glad and say ing
cee n to another on e
B l ss d e w b for
e ll m
a re whoe on th e e a en are e
r mov d from th m
e e e .
th f ll moo on that d y wh n th
e u n, a , e e
Th f
and
e c on u
th whol arth was sh k n and e e e a e ,
i
s on o f h all th inhab i tants th r of And con
t e
e e e
pw o d
ers a n
.
th g
eart
e
hqu k
f
re at sion
a
was
e
upon allu m i n th world en e ,
e e ,
d stroy d
e e .
And ll th p ow rs whicha in th h av ns
e e are e e e
of th morrow e .
B ut th d i sc i pl s t tog th r in f ar and w r
e e sa e e e , e e
in th gr t st p oss i bl di str ss Th y f ar d
e ea e e e . e e e
“
W hat w i ll b ? S ur ly th s v i our will not e e e a
w pt tog th r
e e e .
23:33q
w r o p n d d th y saw J sus d
e e e e , an e e e
g
a ain . sc nd in g shin i ng xc di n gly ; th r
e ,
e ee e e
Th first glory w
e plac d b low all lik to the as e e , e
c en d d into th
e h av ns and was v ry r gular e e e , e e
in
g l y and w, r troubl d B ut Jesus h
e em e .
,
t e .
b abl to stand
e e that our y s b t bl ind d , SO e e e no e .
which i s in th ee .
Th n J sus dr w to h i ms lf th glory of h i s
e e e e e
H d w h
e ra
l i ght et; and wh n th i s w don all th e as e, e
h l gh
is i
u him
n to
d i sc
t
ip l s t ook courag and came to e e
se lf .
j oy Th y sai d unto h i m
. e Mast r wh i th r “
e ,
e
H m e p
R j oic and
“
b g lad
e from th i s hour
e e ,
mi h set
t
1,6 11 ,
for to
I hav gon to th r g ons wh nc e e e e i e e
a u h’ g
t
I cam forth ( 9 ) From this d y
n s'
e . a
p l et i th onr of ; d I will
e e Sp ak to you fac an to e e
fac without p ar bl
e From this hour w i ll I a e .
H arken th r for
e ,
that I may t ll you all
e e e, e
things .
t y in th
er ,
ord rs f that sp c — it c m to
e e O a e a e
m my v stur
e which I ha d plac d in it ntil
e e, e u
e e u e as e
—
from you it cam to pass wh n th sun ros e ,
e e e
( )
1 0 from wh i ch also now I am com now and e,
th first myst ry
e Th i s is th v stur th n e . e e e, e ,
O h f t e soul s
h d c R joic th r for and b gl d in that
pf d
o t e is i e e, e e e, e a ,
es a n
t hie r wh n I c m into th world ( 1 1 ) from
i n ca r e a e e ,
m m u
th b ginn in g I brough t w i th m
e e ,
e
Gabri l e .
of S i ns Th i s p ow r th n is i n th b ody of
. e ,
e ,
e
John
Mor ov r in th r gion of th soul of th
e e ,
e e e e
th soul of th p roph t E l i as i n th
e e e , e
bi hrt '
ons of th s p h r and I took h i m
ae e e e, ,
th y brought it t th S p h r of th r l rs d
e o e e e e u e ,
an
cast i t i n to th wo mb of E l i z b th Wh r for e a e . e e e
an d th soul of E l i s th proph t
e un i t d a e e ,
are e
th C hr i st
e and v sai d unto m I t i s writt n e e, e
, e e
m e, r p l i d unto you E l i s v ri ly is co m
e e ,
‘
a e e,
and b th p r p ar d ll th i g s accord i g as it
a e e a n ,
n
Wh h
to his disc ip l s on th Mount of e e
yt ey
s h uld
o O l i v s h continu d i n his conv rsa
re e e e e
j ic h
,
o e t at
im
th e t f t on to h d sc p l s and sa d R
e o i is i i e 1
°
e
m
,
re e, e ,
co m e
j oy for th tim s fulfill d for m
.
,
e e are e e
th e ti m wh n I shall r c iv commandm nt
e e e e e e
w ves re '
za ma za ma dsz e r e c/l a ma 6z az .
'
. And this is
the int rpr tat i on th r of
e e e e
Th i e
n th t wh
ter r b y all th i ngs
a x i st I t i s
e e e :
r g i ons
e .
b rs W
e . all w i th th
e are W n on e ee . e are o e
th r of i s all f
e e N w th r for w ll live
O uS . o , e e e, e a
ti m b i n g fulfill d I will g i v it th
e e e ,
e ee .
Th h
e t th w i th th first myst ry and all h i s
ree ee e e
ro b f es o
l igh t glory by comm ndment of th sam
.
,
a e e,
s nt for th through
e th mystery of all his
ee uS e
“
Th first hath in it th whol glory f all
‘
e e e O
a e
Spaces of th ineffa b l e e .
( )
1 8 An d th s cond vestur
‘
hath in it e e e
fi rst myst ry e .
now s nt th is th glory o f th Th h d
e ee, e e
e t ir
nam of th myst ry th r v al r
e e
m
e ,
e e e e ,
“ Sl u :
l a d ers which
e , th fiv supporters T h re are e e . e
th m i dst
e Mor ov r th r is also th r in all
. e e ,
e e e e
th glory of th
e gr at i nv i sibl ( 1 9 ) that is toe e e,
th th i rt nth
e on and th nam of th tw lv
ee ae ,
e e e e e
L th r for w hav s nt th th i s
‘
O, e e e, e e e ee v es
p l i
s he d the full ministry of th perf ctions of e e
th by th in fi ble C om th refore to us
ee e e
'
a . e, e ,
te y ; f
r
y t a littl
or while
e a very littl whil e ,
e e,
first myst ry e .
’
Th gat s of th fi m m en t w re shak n
e e e r a e e on e
o p n tog ther
e e .
T h p w
e
th o
ir nam s ;
ers
th y f ar d exc d i ngly ; e e e e e ee
f h fi m
o
m
t
en t are( )
e
21 and r
all th b“
Zfi fjfi
a
w r bound
’
w r loos de e
; ch l ft his e e e ea e
33 133 5
1
rank and10
they bow d do wn b for m , e e e e,
him
and worsh i pp d me saying H w e , ,
o
fi t ph
rs s xc dingly far mor b rightly than I
ere . e ee ,
e
Th p w e
shining
o
xcers
di ngly ; th r w n e ee .
e e as o
O f h fi
t
m
e
asurrst
to t h l ght that
e w m m e e i as e
sphe r e are
.
gym?
“
wer in that spher were in confusion
e e,
v stur ; th y w in it th myst ry of th i
e e e sa e e e r
n ame and w r ,
mor an d mor distr ssed Ande e e e e .
f ar and gr at confusion
e e .
B h
e en teret
asc nd d to the gr at
e ons f the e e ae O
h m
t e ns
rul rs I drew ni gh to th ir v ils an d
‘
e ,
e e
h p w
T e o
ang ls
ers
th ir rul rs th i r gods th ir
e , e e ,
e ,
e
of t h
a re am d
lords
e aeon s
az e
th i r author i t i s th ir tyr nts
,
e e ,
e a ,
p ow rs th r sparks th r l ght
,
an d f ll a th eIr e ei ei l
, ,
d
i ghifi g iv rs th ir unpai r d th ir i nvisibl s
o
e ,
e e ,
e e ,
gr at f ar f ll u p on th m wh n th y saw the
e e e e e e
run h i th r an d th i th r in th ir r gi on and th y
e e e e ,
e
m in the tw lve
e o s w emyria d ae n as ,
you .
wh i n the tw lv
o are ons had s n A d m e e ae ee a as
hav no br ath in th m
e e e .
H e k h
po
ta
w r in or d r that th y should n
et
e ,
e e o
th e e e
not accompl i sh th m e .
e r e .
e ,
e
e i
t
in all th mysteri s f th dw ll rs on p mi
e e O e e e er ssi on
pe a to S k
h i gh th u whos h art i s ri ght for th
.
,
o ,
e e e
b r thr n
e e .
26 PISTI S S PH I
O A .
sp ak fr ly
e ee .
M ym ar
I
ter
chang d ‘
t h ir fat d th ir e e e an e
P
sa
h
retet
m f m e
sph
th e
ro
r s ov r which th
e e y rul ord
e r e e , In e
th w d
e
“ I i h sa a
or that s f th rac of m ,
Ishould I nvok
e e en e
th m i n th myst ri s wh i ch th
.
e ,
e e e e
p li his
g f
n th i r vil
O d ds ande all that
e i s ee ,
un
[ th n e
] t hat th
, y m i ght no mor from
e this hour e
tak n from th m th i r p ow r
e d th i r
e e e ,
an e or
p l i h i
s
g th n ir i fl ) e—conc rnni ng th i s word
u en ces e ,
0 M st r th pow r which w
a e ,
e in I sa i ah the
e as ,
E gypt wh r ,
thy divin rs an d or d ain rs of
e e are e e
do "
Thus th n the power which w in Isaiah e as ,
, e e
E gypt for th y ,
th
’
in ffi i matt r e a re e e cac o u s e .
J m words
esu s c o
she r j oic d gr atly and came , e e e ,
m d h
M m Sh
en
a
to J sus
et
and bo we
d h rs lf b for h me , e e e e e i ,
f h
urt
and worsh
er
pp d h feet an d sa d unto i e is i
h
p esti o n et ,
”m h h m
q
1 0?
Mast t
re
g ve unto mi that e i ear e,
c h gi g f
an n o
,
th Ph e S
I may qu stion th
ereS ~
on this matt r e ee e ,
Sp ak fr ly and f ar
e t All things thou
ee ,
e no .
s k st I will r v al unto th
ee e , e e ee .
taught th m ; i f th y i nvok th m i n th ir e e e e e
ri t s to th h i nd ri n g of good d ds — w i ll th y
e , e e ee e
”
not ?
30 PIS T I S S PH I
O A .
f c
a e th i r l ft hand an d for six months to
e e ,
t h rul rs if th y m t w i th th m fac i ng th l ft
e e ,
e ee e e e ,
th e di v i n rs i nvok th ir n m s at th tim
e e e a e e e
wh n th ir r volut i o is to th right th y w i ll
e e e n e , e
I
eo u had p lac d th m for oth r th i r nam s
e e e are e e
t h l ft and i
e e th ir thr angl s and in th ir
,
n e ee e ,
e
fig ti
u ra turning to th right for six months
on s e ,
p li h i
s
g th
n actions of th i r influ
e nc s and of e e e
th rul rs who
e i n th
e ons in th ir are e ae , e
s ph r s i n th ir h av ns and in all th ir
e e ,
e e e , e
f t f J sus saying
ee O Master and saviour
e ,
:
“
,
Why h t
and to
e
a l l th di sciples tog ther ( 3 3 ) e e :
P h “ h
at
I have
t e
chang “
d th ir path for th e e e
w
$ 011 8 as
Ch gd
an e
lv t f all souls
sa Am n am n I
a l on O . e , e ,
whil thos wh
e not to b e sav d might b
e o are e , e
”
quickly r solv d e e .
h rs lf at th f t of Jesus s ying (3 4 )
e e e ee ,
a :
”
and I will xplain it to th i n all fr e d om
e ee e .
3
34 PI STIS S PH IA
O .
a ll b ou d in t h ir b on d s in th i r sph r s an d
n e ,
e e e ,
Th c m i g
e
l
o
ight had plac d th m
n
And wh
, n e e . e
d th gr at r c iv r f th light
ec e e e e e O e ,
th i r y s an d th sw at of th ir b od i s
e e e , e e e e .
told y ou .
an d th y b ecam fe b le without
e nergy and
e e ,
e ,
M lch i s d c th r c iv r w accomplish d
e e e ,
e e e e ,
as e ,
O f th rul rs of all th
e ons and into th midst
e e ae , e
th S p h r
e and h thr w th m i nto confusion
e e, e e e ,
( )
3 7 And forthwith th y w r constra i n d and e e e e ,
and th sw at f th i r bodi s
e e O e e .
a on , e e O e ae
g , e
rul rs of th f t
e d thos f th s p h r sur
e a e, an e O e e e,
di d ,
t kno wing th n against whom th y
no e e
fought .
“
Then when they ha d r b l l d fi ghting
,
e e e ,
J es su
against th light th n by command e ,
e ,
k h f m m nt of th
te et ro first mystery I chang
e d e e
hm
t e a
,
$
1 1 “
9
ei r
th path and cours f th ir
e ons e O e ae ,
P w
o d
er , anth path of th ir fate and e f th ir e O e
ch g h
an et
th i e r spher ; I caused th m to face for x e e Si
cm
o a
months th ir thr e angl s to the l ft e e e e ,
perio d .
FI RS T B K
OO . 39
B ut
wh n I had taken away the third part
e
T h p w
e
said
o
unto h i
ers
s discipl s Giv and e e ear
3312
3
132 2 h ark n conc
?
rn i ng th th i
e ngs wh i ch b e e e e
t u re °
f ll m amid th r l rs of th tw lv
e e e u e e e e
cloth d ; (4 1 ) th y bow d th ms lv s to g th r
e e e e e e e e ,
na m in my v stur
e d they strov to d raw e e, an e
h de ad
f ll down in their aeons an d b came
e , e
t e '
as th m n of th world who
e e d ad who hav e are e ,
e
J es s ”u
came into t h h ight to th veils e e ,
e
$ 323s of
6
th thirt enth on It came
e to e ae ,
ggé fig i t
pass n
wh
s
n I had arriv d
, at its e e
ti sWh
s
v ils that th y w r withdrawn of
i a'
e ,
e e e
th ir w accord ; th y p n d b efor m ; I
e o n e O e e e e
( )
4 3 I t cam to “
pass th r for wh n e ,
e e e, e
xc d ingly th r b ng no m asur
$ xfhig to th l ight which was in me that she
e ee ,
e e ei e e
fig g
i t e e ,
t
w in g reat di str ss and gaz d in to
as e ,
e
th l ig ht of my v s t ure ;
e h saw th mystery e S e e
th treasur
e f l ight It came to pass th r fore
e O .
,
e e ,
th gr t invisi b l
e ea for father and th two gr at e e e e
”
tripl powers
e .
’
Pi ti S ophia w
s s in th thirt enth iii ifi z as e e
e o en '
gh m d
ae on in th region f all her b roth r
, e O e
li t' fl ‘
invis ib l s wh e e ,
the four and twenty o ar
44 PI ST IS S PH I A
O .
s h could not
e Sh c as d to do th myst ry . e e e e e
“
I t cam to pass th r for wh n h b gan
e ,
e e e, e s e e
to sing h song to th r g i on f th er e e O e
Th l ru
h fhi
rs
a e h ght that all th rul rs who
e ei n ,
e e a re i
f
or cea sin
i
n h i
t
g
er the tw lv ons those wh b low e e ae ,
o a re e ,
my y ster
hat d h b caus h had c as d in
’
e er , e e s e e e
a re b low it e
( )
4 5 I t cam t p ass“
th r for wh n the e o ,
e e e, e
Pi ti S ophia wh i s b ov
s s th m and hat d ,
o a e e ,
e
46 PIS TIS S PH IA
O .
in h er .
S phi
o that h gaze d b lo w ; h saw the
a s e e s e
t k h
th t e
libf d l ght pow r o f Arrogan t
i -f a ce th low r
i -
e in e e
p w
o er o f
g
A rro an t parts and h kn w not that t ,
s e e i
ii e i t .
e e e e
wh i ch is in th h ight of h ights e e e .
’
Sh d e
own
e _
r gion t h thirt nth aeon and e ,
e ee ,
ifizz fgfif
n‘
t
came into the tw l v ons The e e ae .
°h a°S
th y w r nrag d agains t h in
°
e e e e e er,
d vour it
e
( )
4 7 B ut all t h mat rial
. manat i ons e e e
P e e ce
ell
[ ]
f into th midst of the low r chaos e an d e ,
e ma at i ons wh i ch constra i n d m w i th i ol nc
n e e v e e,
th s i n wh i ch I hav
e don i s cl ar in thy Sight e e e .
hid my pow r
e e .
( )
5 0 H ar m 0 light
“ ‘
for thy m ercy is e, ,
e
4
50 PIS TIS S PHI
O A .
p ri l
e my p o w r which th y hav tak n fro m
Of e e e e
an d wh n I sk d for my p ow r th y g av me
e a e e ,
e e
them d l t th m b nsnar d th r i n ;
, an e e m e e e e e reco
r g i on f th ir w Arrogant L t th m r ma in
e O e o n . e e e
th h i ght
e e B r i ng upon th m th i r [ own ]
. e e v en
( )
5 1 l t th m e not h nc forth
e nt r i n to th i r e e e e e
h had brought th s
e v i ls upon m of hims lf e e e e e ,
th numb r of thos
e whos light is purifi d
e e e e ,
l t th m not b
e e r ckone d in th num b r e e e e
O o e ,
I am d stitut f my l ight
e e O .
( )
5 2 S k y all
ee th light that
e th pow r of e , e e
th st rs which is i n us may b
e a r v al d for e e e e ,
shall dw ll th rein e e .
’
th m Th i s i s th son g wh i ch Pi ti S o p h ia
e
° “
e s s
”
l t him he r
e a .
m i s sob r
e H ark n th r for I wi ll sp ak
e . e e , e e e, e
b f ll h
e e Thy l ight pow r hath proph s i d of
er .
-
e e e
M y ari i v
n ter
n
,
unto my soul
n e I st i ck fast
e or .
,
dr i nk L t their tab l b u to th m a sn r a t
. e e e n e a e, ne ,
hold u p on th m L t th ir habitat i on b d so
e . e e e e
lat l t no
e, e dw ll i th i r realm ; for th y
on e e n e e
Th y hav add d b i tt rn ss to th i r p in
e e e e e e a .
Th h v add d i niquity to th ir in i qu it i s
ev a e e e e .
p e t
n an c e of Pi ti S ophia s s .
( )
5 6 It cam to pa s wh n J sus had eh ard s ,
e e e
said Pi ti
: S ophia th n san g h Th c d
“
s s
p c
e er
re
e se on
en ta n e
second r p ntanc say g L ght of f S phi
e e e, in :
‘
i o o a
56 PISTIS S O PH I A .
is who
, d t m to manat
cau se As for m I
s e e e . e,
( )
5 7 thou my savio r thou my myst ry u ,
e ,
ti ly and l l th
re ,
m n t i ons of A rrogan t hav
a e e a a e
surround d m Th y sou g ht to t k w y th
e e . e a e a a e
hav t a watch on my p ow r
e se say i n g e ,
on e
58 PI S T IS S O PH IA .
And P et er
answ re d and said unto Jesus e
I ncl i n th i e unto m to pr s rv m B e
ne ear e e e e e
.
e e .
, e
th to my h l p Let th m b e asham d l t
ee e . e e ,
e
do m vil e e .
’
It is w ll P t r ; that is th inter J u
e ,
e e e
es
p s ro
p t t
re a i on f h r p ntanc
O B l ss d m er h e e e . e e set to
fi i i
’ ’
are
y b yond
e all em w h are on the i i ifi f en o es
l h g al t i n s
earth th t I have r veal d unto you
.
,
in a e e
th r for and g i v
e e e, to all th r p ntanc s e ear e e e e
wh i ch Pi ti S ophia s p ak s Sh s cont i nu d e . e e
dw ll in th d arkn ss L t th m e e e . e e
chao d l t th m be asham d
s, an L t th m
e e e . e e
m saying
e, W hav mast r d h ,
”
B ut l t
“
e e e e er . e
”
May th myst ry b xalt d e
( )
6 1 Now e e e e .
,
th r for
e e 0 l ig ht pr s rv m
e, for I lack my ,
e e e e,
”
Th i s is th th i rd r p nt nc f Pi ti S o p h i a
e e e a e O s s ,
M h
a rt
k h d
as et
s
a p k ing that Martha cam forward ;
an
ea ,
e
c v h
re ei eth bow d h rs lf at th f t of J sus
s e e e e e ee e
p mi i
er ss on
to p k
s ea and k ss d th m ; h cr d aloud and
. i e e s e ie ,
said Martha ; i t i s w ll
, e .
ti d w i th a fourth r p ntanc
nu e r cit i ng it b e e e, e e
f or th y had constrain d h
e e a s cond tim so e er e e,
follows :
312
1
“ S phi o
into thy dw lling p lac
e
Turn not e -
e .
t h y constr i n m
e hast th and sav m
a e, e ee, e e,
t h d i n of th f ar and p ow r
e f Arrogant my
e e e O ,
wh w r constraining m m i gh t
o e e t tak what e no e
b low
e d I am desc nd d l i ke a pow r f
,
an e e e O
th pow re f th i r soul H ha th r v al d h i s
e O e . e e e e
Jh ko n as
th s words unto h i s discipl s say i ng
e e e ,
et h d
hp
un
an to th m This
re is th fourth r p nt e ,
“
e e e
c ei v et er
e e e, e un ers an e ,
th t i m
e h th com to hav m rcy upon h
e a e e e er,
myst ry of th r p ntanc r c i t d by Pi ti
e e e e e, e e s s
S ophia .
Jh
o n . mids t f th di sci p l s that J sus said O e e ,
e
th he i ght
e I am b com also lik mat t r from
. e e e e
com to my ai d Th y hav h ld m in d t st
e . e e e e e e a
in m I h ve cr i d to th li ght w i th all th
e . a e e e
my h nds unto th a ee .
to l arn f th ? S ur ly th y w il l u tt r th
e O ee e e e e
myst ry of thy n m i n ch os ? S ur ly t
e a e a e ,
a
it ?
“
B ut as for m I s nd forth a song unto
‘
,
e, e
te p t ti
r re aof th r p ntanc of Pi ti S ophia ;
on e e e e s s
J u es
h
l a i n et
that
s ex h said unto him H earken
e ,
p
h h
t at t e P h i l i p thou bl ss d ,
whil I sp ak e e on e, e e
a pp m dl
o te
c ib
s r unto th e f tl thou and Thomas
es are e , OI
' ’
S , ,
e .
, e e e, e ee a
wr it v ry word wh i ch I sh ll sp k and
e e e a ea ,
e v r th i n g wh i ch I sh ll do and
e y and I w i ll a see,
( )
7 1 And Mary start d forward again h e e ,
S
M
cam
a ry i n ter_
i nto th mi d st
e h stood b y e ,
s e
P
w d
reteth
or s
P h i
of
l ip
th e and sa i d unto J sus
,
Mast r e e ,
J esu s
j
c i g h
ern n
my i dw ll r of light hath ars
00 n
t e
n- d I e e e ,
an
th w
r ee
n esses
am r ady to h ar i n my p ow r and I
it e e e ,
e e e e
FI RS T BOOK . 71
”
Matth w e .
t p t ti
er re a of th myst ry of th fifth rep nt
on e e e e
p t
re a ti of h on rep ntanc for thy
er p ow r ha t h
e e, e
,
O n, e e
pen ta n ce
fic mP m sal
cl n th n i 0 elord unto imy e ea r , ,
e vi l and my lif
,
draw th nigh unto h ll I ame e e .
p l
sa m ) Thou
a . hast put w y m i n cqua i nt a a e a
f bl i n my p ov rty d I h v cr i d unto th
ee e e ,
an a e e ee,
“
T h n d i d Pi ti S ophia cry to th light in
e s s e ,
( )
7 4 I s i n g a “
song
‘
unto th 0 light ee , ,
Th S i he
inxt
th dark n ss f the low r r g i ons ;
e e O e e
re p g ve
en te n c e to my r p ntanc
i d may thy ear e e e, an
O f s ph o ’ a'
th p o w rs wh i ch
e e i n m trust in th l ight are e, e ,
g i for
ress o n , I hav l ft my r gion I am com e e e . e
into ch os a .
’
l t h i m und rstan d
e e .
sp ak ?
e
P salm sayin g ,
:
th V o ce of my pray r 0 lord f
p c re en tan e
e i
o m Ps lm e .
,
i
fr a
th lor d and th r
e is gr at salvation i n hi m
, e e e
pre at ti n f h or pentanc O Am n m d h
er
d w
e e . e ,
An
en
re
et
, , e e ro s
et th at t e
you in all th myst ries of l ight an d y e e t ra n ts
h ll b ,
s a e
all th gnos s from th int r i or f j udg d d
e e ,
e e O e an
c um d on s e
the int riors to th xt rior of th by h fi
e e e e e t e re
fm d m ‘
p rfect d in v ry p rf cti on ( 7 6 ) Am n am n
e e e e e e . e ,
e ,
m nt to th fi f w i sdom through wh i ch th
e e re O ,
e
M ym
ar teb
words unto h i s di scipl s that h said e , e
p
w d
or s of
h
r eteth t e
unto th m Und rst nd y h w Ie : e a e o
J u
es s
.
sp ak unto you ? e
52 52 23 S u ff r m
06
not to b put to confusion
e e e
f S phi
l t not th rul rs f th tw lv ons
o o a.
e e e O e e e ae ,
b my saviour
e I wi ll trust i n th for all my
. ee
g i
ress o n ; d my pow rs wh
an i ch w r w ak n d e e e e e e
mandm nt My p ow rs which w r w ak n d
e . e ,
e e e e e
b c us of th s m rc i l ss on s shall b instructed
e a e e e e e e ,
e
t ie
er b caus of th myst ry of thy nam 0
s, e e e e e,
“
As for m I hav for v r trust d in thy
‘
e, e e e e
R mit my transgr ss i on
e Give h d to th e . ee e
my m ind i s qu i ck i n m d I r jo i c gr atly e, a n e e e
t p t ti
er f th r p ntanc of Pi ti S oph i a
re a on O e e e e s s .
( )
8 0 N w th r for my Mast
o r conc
,
rnin g e e e, e ,
e
th int r p r tation
e e f th s v nth r p ntanc of
e O e e e e e e
fourth P s l m say i ng a ,
“
U nto th
‘
0 lord h v I l i ft d up my
ee, ,
a e e
Th m o m soulas
My God I hav pl c d my .
,
e a e
fi finiizmh h rt th
th
0 l t
eam not b asham
in ee . e e e
re p c
en ta n
d d
e
l t not
e m n n m s
an mock e i e e e ie
f rom m
Psal ,
J
IUSSHSE H Thomas
G
IHh sa i d unto him W ll ,
e
: “
e
Th m o sai d Thom s ; it i s w ll Th i s i s th
as .
,
a e . e
s pi rit d h v
,
b com und rstand i ng d
an a e e e e an
th l ig ht d all th p ow r f th s p iri t in
e an e e O e ,
sh ll a Y t
see l i t tl wh i l and I w i ll t ll you
e a e e e
J u l d
es s sa i d unto h i s disc ipl s I t cam to
ea . e :
“
e
s hi a
5 p ass th r for wh n P t S o p h a had
th
$ 2
0 3 18 ,
e e e, e is is i
d utt r d h s v nth r p ntanc th in e
e e er e e e e e
tery '
myst ry to s v h ( 83 ) and l d h e a e er, ea er
S ph i o a
stra n h xc d ngly th nk ng that
.
i er e ee i , i i
saying
“
I hav plac d m heart on th 0 ligh t
‘
e e y ee , ,
Th e i gh h l av
e m not in the chaos
t eS ave me e e .
p
re en tan c e
constrain d e .
86 PI S T IS S O PH I A .
to r v al th i s ighth r p ntanc f Pi ti S o p h i a
e e e e e e O s s ,
n ss Inclin th i n
e . unto m hast th
e e ea r e, e ee,
( )
8 7 Thou hat st th m that hold to vanity ewith e
O f f ar for th m wh kn w m
e d they wh have
e o e e , an o
”
is in thy hands S av m from th hand f . e e e O
to S il nc which sp ak i n i qu i ty against th
e e, e e
m sa id W ll said Matth w ( )
“
Jes su co :89 e , e .
m d h
M
en
hw
a tt Now th r for am n I say unto you
et
e ,
,
e e e, e , ,
312 3 13 wh n th numb r f th p rf ct sh ll b
e e e O e e e a e
m
8 8
Wi h hi m
th tr sur of li gh t and y also ye
t '
e ea e , e ,
m s yin g
e, a T ll unto us th myst ri s f th
,
“
e e e e O e
th h i ght ; and th y h v
e e d p riv d my pow r e a e e e e
m e, I w s at d in th darkn ss my so l
as e e e e , u
humbl d in mourning
e .
constrain d m in my ignoranc Th y fle d
e e e . e
N w th r for 0 l i ght l t
o , e e t th m tha t hat
e, ,
e no e e
m in thy goodn ss
e Now th r for 0 l ight e .
,
e e e,
“
May th l ight of thy m ss ng r I ou shin
e e e e e e
aeon .
I d i d that wh i ch p l as d th as though to e e e e, on e
m unawar s
e th y h ld ap rt from m and
e e e a e
th ir t th against m
e ee e .
v i ol nt n m i s r jo i c ov r m th m that hat
e e e e , e e e e, e e
Ha
ha "our y s are fill d with th s i ght of
,
e e e e
”
h i m Thou hast s n 0 lord 0 lord k p
. ee , .
, ee
( )
9 7 Aris 0 lor d ; giv h d e,to my e t i b e ee r r u
my lord L t th m not r j o i c ov r m O my
. e e e e e e,
l t th m b
e xalt d who d s ir th p ac
e e e e e e e e e
long .
( )
9 8 An d wh n Ja mes had spok n th se e e e
e
“
of Pi ti S o p h i a Am n am n I y fig ?
s s . e ,
e ,
sa
wh shall do my m
”
o n e o yst ri s And wh n h e e . e e
96 PI S TI S S PH I
O A .
M y ar
Y Mast
i n ter
r this is
“
what thou d
ea , i dst e ,
J u es
sh ll b firs t and th firs t shall b
s :
a e ,
e e
rul rs ; and th m
e who shall r c iv th e en e e e e
th h av ns
e e e .
Th p
e re
discipl s I
en t'
t cam to p ss th r e :
“
e a e e
an c e of
,
S hi
a
op
cc p d e
for wh
e
te
nisPi ti S o p h i a had r cit d
e, e s s e e
h er e e a e,
this gr at ffl i ct i on ; a i d m e An d i n th i s hour
a e .
’
th snares
e f g uil 0 l i ght that which th y
O e .
,
e
th snar s of Arrogan t
e e scatt r d ab out and a re e e ,
so are th tra p s of th s m rc il ss on s W
e e e e e e . oe
is m for my dw ll i ng i s far ff
e, d I m in e O ,
an a
pretet th h e
p
re en tan c ( 1 01 ) 0 lord s v my soul from
e a e
f mP m
,
ro sal
cx x
i . viol t l ip s and from d c itful
en a e e
ce itf l tongu ?
u Th arrows f th p ow rfule e O e e
FI RS T BO O K . 99
ca u se f
e e ,
e e
it i s w ll This is th i nt rpreta J u m
e . e e es s co
b l
tion of th tenth re p ntance of Pi ti
e e s s
S ophia .
s ay ing
Why d oth this mighty pow r b oast its lf
“ ‘
e e
th ee, O l i on f c d p ow r that t h y m y f ar
-
a e e , e a e
“
L O, m nati on which ha th not giv n th
an e a e e
boast th i ts lf i n th abundanc of th l ig ht of i t
e e e e e s
“
Now th r for l t h i m in whom his pow r
, e e e, e e
p t
re a ti of the
on l v nth r p ntanc f Pi ti e e e e e e O s s
”
S ophia .
Slm a o
h said
e .
W ll sa id S alom Am en
e :
“
e ,
e .
,
l i ght .
A
a
rre eh
g
i d h hi
et
sa i d unto his
t d
s
isc i pl s It cam to e :
“
e
352 3
8 to
1
chaos
co n than formerly shining x ,
e
S Phi
O di gly to tak
e aw y th pow r
cee n ,
e a e e
th t I should a i d h
a I t cam to pass th r er . e ,
e e
sayin g
FI RS T B K OO . 1 03
m b ecaus I lov d th
e, e L t darkn ss fall on
e ee . e e
pow rs which
e i n him ceas ; ( 1 06 ) and may
are ,
e
a e
t e th
e n on th ir r gion Let th r c iv r the
ae ,
e e . e e e e ,
th rul rs f low
e e darkn ss have power over h i s
O er e
r gi on ; l t no
e giv to th po w r of his
e on e e ear e e
e ma ations which
n in chaos L t them take are . e
r g i on
e .
h ha th nt r d i nto i t
e i nto wat r and h i s
e e e as e ,
e
e nt r d into all h i s p ow rs l i k il L t h i m
e e e e O . e
( 1 0 9 ) L t th r b no eman to g i v hi m a
e e hand e e ,
hav g z d upon m
e a d wagge d th ir h ads
e e, an e e .
p t
en an ce utt red b y Pi ti S ophia wh e n h s s ,
e s e
”
w as in chaos .
sayi n g :
H ar m wh n I S i ng e song un to th Oe e a ee,
Th thie
light of l ights ; h ar m wh n I mak
n
e e e e
p
h
teen t re
f
en ta n c e
r p ntanc for th
o
th i rt nth
e on e t h e e ee ae ,
e
S ph
o ia
r gion wh nc I cam forth i n ord r
.
e e e e ,
e
t eenth o m y b accomplish d ae n ( 1 1 1 ) Ia e e .
t r ns g r ss i on
a And my transgr ss i on is this
e . e
l i on fac d p o w r wh i ch hath n v r b n h i dd n
-
e e ,
e e ee e
’
Tis I alon who h v tr nsgr ss d among th e a e a e e e
s h had b
e conduc ted i nto the hi gh r r gio
een e e n
h i gh r r gi ons f chaos to
e e m L t gr at
O see e . e e
FI RS T B K OO . 111
p lis h d for
e th m ; and as they hav spoken e e
not f ar e .
’
S o l omon saying ,
Slm a o
thou
in e
art my hop Thou hast giv n e . e
r
i
fig ?“
d sav d by thy h nd L t th m that
e a e e
th ir y s d a t m p st of win d b l ind th m
e e e ,
an e e e .
L t th m not
e th d y l st th y should s iz
e see e a e e e e
Th y h v d s i g n d a p lot d i t hath f il d
e a e e e ,
an a e
Itcam to p ss wh n S lom h d fin i sh d
e a e a e a e
( 1 1 5 ) W ll sa“
i d S alom ; i
e t i s w ll Th i s i s ,
e e .
S ophia spak e .
T h Po we
e
sa i d unto h i s d i sc ip les
r
I t c m to :
“
a e
sen t b p ass wh n Pi ti S o p h i a h d fin i sh d
y e s s a e
J u f m
es s or
,
et
O
h
f l ghi
w
e c rosay
t
ing th s words i n th ch os that
on
n e e e a ,
e e er, O
th m an i ng of th s
e e words com forward an d e e e ,
”
utt r th ir int rpr tation
e e e e .
M mh a
and sa i d
is My son accord i ng t th :
“
,
o e
” h
as
t
k h d et
e"
world my
an
God and sav i our according, ,
rec el ve th
p m
er
to th
i ssi o n
h ig ht bid m ut t r th i nt r e e ,
e e e e
tO PS ee k
p t t of the words wh ch
re a i o n P t i is is
”
S o p h i a s p ak e .
t h oth r Mary th bl ss d
e e ; th darkn ss ,
e e e on e e e
i ng :
Th lord i s bov my h ad as i t w r a
“ ‘
e a e e e e
salvat i on .
m on .
en
s c0
e
Th fi
my y
e
ster
of ch
rst
os A n d I gaz d towards th a . e e
d J
33m $53; h gh ts f th ons I saw tha
ei t l ght O e ae ,
i
g az et
m pow
t-
r
ee
which th first myst ry had s nt
s
e e e e
S phi
o from chaos I t came to p ass th r for
e .
,
e e e,
M yier
Mas t r I und rstand that of which
n ,
“
e ,
e
t lp h thou sp ak st C onc rn ng th nt r
to’
tiefiy f s
e e . e i e i e
ter y ’
of th word e .
M y h
ar ,
concerning
t e
t h word wh i ch thy powe e r
m h
ot
proph
er,
si d throu g h David e to w i
et
fu h
rt er , ,
M rcy an d truth ‘
emet tog th r are e e ,
c pu
s ri t
right ousn ss and p ac hav kiss d
re
e e e e e e
c rning th
e ee .
Th Se y had
tor d sc nd d upon th wh n thoue e e ee, e
g fi
igi m w e
rt in th vin yard
e with Jos ph th e e e ,
e
Sp irit
"
spirit cam down from th h ight and e e e ,
, e
disturb d ( 1 21 ) W w nt tog th r w nt r d
e . e e e e ,
e e e e
b d and we g az d upon th
e ,
and h i m and e ee ,
b eing .
th r g on
e e f truth
i R g ht ousn ss
O m i l i e e is a ter e
b di f
.
o es o
m ; and is th
en herald b lo w th p lac f e e e e O
‘
Right ousn ss h th flourish d out of h av n
e e a e e e ,
’
It c m t pass th refor
a e owh n J sus had ,
e e, e e
n
ya from
, t h mom nt wh n t he
y mother utt r d e e e e
wh i ch d sc nd d u p on th wh n thou didst
e e e ee , e
1 22 PIS TI S S O PH I A .
forward h b ow d h rs lf t his f t , s e e e e a ee ,
M ar h y t e
e and kissed th m say i ng My Master
tg
e :
g
r,
g , ,
fu h i
rt my son an d my saviour b t wroth
er n .
, ,
e no
ter reteth
p
m
th e sa e aga nst m b t pardon m that I may i e u e,
c i u
s ri t re ,
n m n
o t ll th onc mor th nt rpr tat on
ee e ee e e e i e e i
m i g f
eet n
f thes words M rcy and truth are
o
h f
ersel O e . e
e e e e e , , , e ,
’
ti thou my saviour wh n thou didst m t
s , ,
e ee
Of h t
right
e
ousn ss hath look d down from e e e
in
O’
c
J
h av n
a rn a ti o n
e su s
th s th t m wh n
e thou e ,
’
i is e i e e
e e .
FI RS T BOOK . 1 23
”
hath flourish d o th earth e n e .
THE N O TE O F A S CRIBE .
th infinit
e d ownward Write th m
e e
by
.
A n ote
II I And her
. the int rpr tations o f the
e are e e
Of S b e h
e
goode
hath r
e
c i v d it h s nt i t forth
,
e e e e e
B bele
ar
nto matt
,
r an d
,
nto iB b l an d e i ar
A
e o,
A
Ia b oh
ra t ,
32 2
1
132 b cam
7 8
th h ral d f th r gions of
e e e e O e e
tu re ;
truth i n all th r gions of thos of ,
e e e
th l ft
e Th matt r of B arb e l e th n
e . e that e ,
e ,
is
“
R ight ousn ss an d p ace hav kiss d ach
‘
e e e e e e
good .
P ac is lso th p o w r of S b Oth wh i ch
“
e e a e e a a ,
of th light e .
th r gion of thos
e e f th l ft i t nt r d i nto e O e e , e e e
”
d sc nding upon him l i k a dov
e e e e .
e
S P’m
s nt to rescu Pi ti S ophia from chaos
e e s s ,
O "
th m d sc n d i n to chaos ( 1 29 ) to rescu Pi ti
e e e ,
e s s
th m unto Pi ti S oph i a
e s s .
“
And th mom nt that th light str am was e e e -
e
s n th
ee
g r at l i ghet of this estream w r t rror , e e e
e on e e e e an e
t i ons .
T h l ghe i
str am ov
e
r th m t ria
e l b ody f P ei t i e a e O s s
22 2223 fg S 1
ophia r
; th e
y infus d into i t a l l th e e e
E gz
h
v e l is
ght p ow
en to
rs wh i ch had -
b n take n ee e
S phi
o e
from h "
A d h m t ri al body b
er . n er a e e
p ow rs wh
e i ch w r i n h and from wh
e ei ch the er,
e d to Pi ti S o p h i a i n chaos
s s H cont i nu d . e e ,
you
A d P t r came forw rd and said
n e e M st r a ,
: a e ,
p h i d
es e conc rn i ng th m of e l d through S olo e O ,
P m eter
gr at
eee
str am strong
e and w i d it hath
e , e
figi fie
l teh
re ej e
carri
‘
d e
all aw y I t e hath turn d to a . e
332 23 war
16
d s th t m p l nor could th y holde e e, e
S m
el e eh
i t in w i th nclosur s and structur s e e e .
s i z d u p on all of th m Th y that w r i th
e e e . e e e n e
r c iv d th dr u g ht from on h igh B l ss d
e e e e a . e e a re
th min i st rs
e f that draught to whom ha th
e O ,
b n ntrust d th w t r f th lord Th y
ee e e e a e O e . e
w r e e p r i sh i n g hav f lt th ir h art r j o i c ;
e ,
e e e e e e
“
H rk n th r for my Mast r that I may
ea e , e e e, e ,
p h i
es ed through S
,
olomon ( 1 3 2) A floo d hath .
‘
e -
e
th e e manations f Arrog nt O a .
“
And th word which thy pow r hath again
e e
th m g in into Pi ti S ophia
e a a s s .
“
And th word thy pow r again hath said
e e ,
‘
Th enclosur s and structur s hav not b n
e e e e ee
,
e e
chao s
“
And th word which it also utter d It
e e ,
‘
,
e e
“
An d th word which it utt r d Th ir e e e ,
‘
e
“
And ag in as to the utt ranc of thy
,
a ,
e e
, e ee e
th me .
in th h i ght e e .
th pow rs
e f Pi ti S ophia kne w
e O anothers s on e
sa i d O bl ss d P t r ; this i s th i nt rp r tat i on
,
e e e e e e e
”
of th words which hav b n s p ok n
e e ee e .
T h m
e e
cam
eh _
to p ass th r for as
e Pi ti S oph i a ,
e e e, s s
“
Arro
i on s
g had
an t
Of
not y [ t nt i r ly ] sc nd d out of e e e a e e
l ud chaos b caus my fath r th first
cry a o
e e e e
to hi m fo r , ,
h P
e1 °
gi v n h commandm nt th t th n wh n th
e er e ,
a e ,
e e
SEC O ND B K OO . 1 35
which w re in Pi ti S oph i ae s s .
“
And Arrogant s nt from on h i gh from th e , e
th i rt nth on h s nt another gr at H d h
ee ae ,
e e e e sen et
a ti (
on s , 1 3 6 ) that th y m i ght onc fih e fi e e
‘
e
’
Pi ti S op hia
s s And wh n this pow r had d . e e e
”
rea
d e en (h e eh
to t h form of a s n h ad d b asilisk ;
e P w e ve -
e e
o ere
Pi ti S o p hia th y brought h
s s again i nto the
, e er
e xce dingly e .
Th
d m ae
e
l
down
on i a
fro m th h ight f th tw lve e e O e e
F w
Ad m
e f
a
ons
er o
as
Ada mas the tyrant h who had
ae , ,
e
d h h
S ph
as
o
b
et
en
i a to g ed a g i t P
e i ti S ph i a
en ra . a ns s s O
pow rs which w r i n h
e It cam to p ass e e er . e ,
wh n t h p ow r of A damas d sc nd d into
'
e e e e e e
to p ss th r for wh n th i s d m i l p ow r
a ,
e e e, e ae on a e
S o p hi a to th arth ; and th l i on f c d p ow re e e -
a e e ,
light upon h h ad er e .
c as d t to surround h on v ry sid ; d
e e no er e e e an
Pi ti S o p hia no long r f r d th
s s manat i ons e ea e e e
f Om th
r ons e ae .
th m i dst of th
e light a m ighty l i ght b ing on
e , e
( 1 4 0 ) I d r ct d my attack ga nst i
S ph
he e a i o u t , cau set
o i a to
that lion fac d pow r which was shin i umph
-
e e ,
tr .
th dragon fac d
e I mad S o p hia stand u p on
-
e . e
p h i
es ed conc rning th m of ld through
e David e O , ,
“
W hoso d w ll th und r th d f nc of the
‘
e e e e e e e
2 333 3; 1
most high sh ll abid under th sha a e e
d w of the Go d f h av n H will
tif i l;
n
o O e e . e
o
P lmsa
say unto th lord
X0.
Thou hast e e ,
“
r
d m i l
ae on a t mi d day ( 1 4
on e 2 ) A thousand
a -
.
is th word wh i ch Pi ti S ophia s p ak in h
e s s e er
from ll th ir v i ol nt thr ts
a e e ea .
’
s p ak through David H sh ll sh lt r th
e ,
‘
e a e e ee
t i h d in h rt by th l i ght wh i ch was on h
on s e ea e er
p h i d
es ethrough Dav i d Truth shall surround ,
‘
th l i k
ee br st p lat ; that i s th li g ht
e a ea -
e
’
, e
O f th l ig ht str am wh i ch surround d Pi ti
e -
e e s s
S ophia l i k a br ast p l t e e -
a e .
s nt in chaos wh i ch i s night
e ,
.
( 1 4 4 ) H shall n t b afraid
e f th arrow which o e O e
us d th word day
e e .
’
darkn ss e .
’
f ar th d struction of th d m i l n at m i d
e e e e ae on a o e
b caus th tw lv
e eons bet w n th thir
e e e ae are ee e
t n th and chaos
ee .
nigh h to do h h rm er er a .
, s s
hold of h er .
from th m all e .
ing
I have b en rescu d from chaos ; I have
e e
n tiOn
a of Arrogant which fought against me
s , ,
m e
(
. 1 4 9 ) I b cam stout f heart in thy light e e O ,
“
Th i s is th r p ntanc wh i ch Pi ti S o phia e e e e s s
th r for h th t hath rs to h ar l t h i m
e e e, e a ea e ,
e
”
h ar
e .
me
’
.
in t h
o c d prived of my l i ght
a os , e .
’
pres rving me
e .
’
,
n
light
And the word which thy power spake ,
“
An d th wor d which thy power spak
e e
1 52 PI S TIS S PH I
O A .
,
a e e e
( 1 5 3 ) And th word
“
wh i ch thy pow r spak e e e,
‘
I hav b come strong in thy truth and pure
e e ,
Pi ti S ophia spak
s s I b cam stout of heart e,
‘
e e
s lv s from m
e e e .
’
Th i s th n 0 my Mast r i s th whol
“
,
e ,
e , e e
i nt r p r tat i on f th r p ntanc wh i ch Pi ti
e e O e e e e s s
was in
th m Thou hast mad straight my
e . e
light pow r -
e .
’
pound i t .
Pi ti
s sS ophia spak thy light pow r pro e, - e
p he i d
s e of l d concerning it through
O S olomon , ,
saying :
“ ‘
H wh hath made me to d escend from
e o
—
out his se d he is thys l f who w rt with me
e e e ,
an d h lp d m in ev ry region T hy name
e e e e .
i nstruct d m ; th i s i s t h word wh i ch Pi ti
e e
’
e s s
‘
Thy ri ght hand hath destroy d th v nom of e e e
‘
Thy right hand hath op n d th p ath for thy e e e
th e e .
’
h i gh .
’
me .
Pi ti S ophia spak
s s T hou hast conc ntrate d e, e
is w ll 0 w ll b lov d Th i s is th i nt rpr ta
e ,
e -
e e . e e e
S phi
o v rsation and said
a c on e I w i ll d clar ,
e e
h
ti n u et to
S g
in . th t it is thou 0 l ight most high
a , ,
i nto th darkn ss e e .
’
“
Th s words Pi ti S ophia utt r d N w
e e s s e e . o ,
M yi
ar myst ry had fin i sh d sp k i ng th s
s e e ea e e
f id
a ra of
com forward v ry t i m
e d xpound th e e e an e e
1 62 PI S T I S S PH I
O A .
1 1 ; 1
song . i t hath cl ft th darkn ss th t sur e e e a
M art h a 1 chang d
1}
my so g of m ourn i ng
e i nto n
j oy H hath r nt my sackcloth . e e ,
P lmsa s
and g i rd d m w ith j oy
:
e e .
’
Martha .
said :
fizzf g fig
a c
t
forg t t all th l i ght pow rs wh i ch
r
e no e -
e
g i
ress on ; [ of him ] who sav th th from all th e ee e
an invis i bl of th h ights
e e e .
’
“
Th s words Pi ti S ophia said in that h
e e s s ,
S e
wh u d
o t d th th int r p r tation of th s
n ers an e e e e e e
“
That is to say S ophia shal l b e lik thos , e e
1 64 PISTI S S PH I
O A .
‘
lik agl for th dw lling of an agl is
e an e e,
’
e e e e
S h was i n th b g i nning
e e e .
I t c m to pass th r for
a e wh n th first , e e e, e e
thou bl ss d one e e .
S phi
o
th first myst ry cont i nu d a g a i n in
a“ i s
e e e
le d to a
fg gifi
b hise
conv
e'
rsat i on and said unto h i s e ,
thi h di scipl s
rteen t
I took Pi ti S oph i a I l d e :
“
s s ,
e
aeon , an d
gv i en a h into a r g i on b low th thirt nth
er e e e ee
ne w my s
er as er o n ae ,
e
”
Andr w thou b l ss d e ,
e e on e .
me '
Th e c on
to t h l i ght and to c as to busy
e thys lf e e e
v f
ersati o n o
conc rn ng m and tyrant Adamas
S phi d
o a an
e i e,
h l gh
t e i
w ill know that thou hast c as d to
t
:
e e
t h ir tim
e is ful fill d and until v n th tim
e e , e e e e
t h e to br i ng m into my r gion ?
e Moreov r e e e ,
f the gr at light —
O
it open th in the E
’i
o e ff ffimw e l
th t th
l r een on and s to th l ft mg f h
ae ,
h h
1 e e
t tt
, O
e
er
Pistis S ophia
continu d and sa i d 0 l i ght e : ,
is op nede
th until th thr t i m s
ee, e accomplished ee e are .
Ad m
sen
a
d h et
as
is th tw lfth on [ eTh n ] Adamas e ae . e
f h w
o rt t
thought
o
aga i n on Pi ti S o p h i a ; h b s s e e
e m an a ti on s
of d k cam most m ght ly nr g d aga nst h
a r n ess
e l i e a e i er,
E fif
‘
Lg
e
h —I w
er s at d n a you i this place that
as e e e r n ,
pow r in th chaos
e N w th refor O light e . o , e e,
”
h lp th
e ee .
”
com forward and xpound th ir i nt rpr tation
e e e e e .
S h d
no
ia
h l p to b pr s rv d from you 2
a
e e e e e
ei
O _
Ad m
i
a
Now
sat
as
th r for my jud g is th l ight ,
e e e, e e ,
e e O e
Now i s th ti m of wh i ch h s p ak unto m
e e e e e .
“ ‘
light Adamas th work r of i
O , , e e n
“
Th s the words which Pi ti S oph i a
e e are s s
wh is so b r in m i nd com
o forward and x
e e ,
e
song .
p h i d of
es e l d through D v iOd in th s v nth a ,
e e e
P s lm saying
a , :
M h i
a rt
p
a
at i nt
n
who,
h w th e not h i
,
s wrath S o e
ter p
h wo d s
t e
h
retet
v r
ry d y B ut
e f e y W ll not a turn. i e i ,
2522
58
01
4 h shall
8
5
wh t h i s sword
e h sh ll b nd e ,
e a e
Sh h th d i gg d a pit
e a h hath digg d it d p
e ,
s e e ee .
”
bl ss d
e e on e .
J es s
u
finish d narrating to his d i
e scipl s all e
2 25553 t h 1
things wh i ch hae d b efall n P i ti e s s
S ophia wh n h w in ch os ( 1 7 6 ) e s e as a ,
3 3 011
and h w h had sung a song to th o s e e
rac of m
e Wh n I had n d of my pow r
en . e ee e ,
v k d the statut
o e of l i ght I had tra sgr ss d I e n e e ,
th r gion wh r
e e I ha d trans g ress d and wh n
e e e , e
l t him wh is
e xalt d in his understanding
o e e ,
s rv d th m from th hand of th ir n mi s
e e e e e e e e .
d s rt in a place wh r th r i s no wat r ; th y
e e , e e e e e e
L t t h m conf ss th lord in h i s m rc i s
‘
e e e e e e ,
h e ti fi th th
sa hungry soul ; h h th fill d
s e e e a e
( ) And
1 81 th word which
“
David spa k e e ,
‘
L t th m whom th lord hath pr s rv d say
e e e e e e ,
“
H hath pr s rv d us from the hand of our
e e e e
th r st of th P salm
e e e .
men .
n o ; this is th
e int rpr tat i on f th song e e e O e
”
utt r d by Pi ti S ophia
e e s s .
s e or
oi t
J u es s. shipp d th f t of J sus and sai d e e ee e ,
no in th worl d of m ther is no n in
on e e en , e o e
th h ight of th
e e ons wh can giv out the e ae ,
o e
c rn i ng
e rything w i th d il ig nc ; and I shall
ev e e e
b i n xc d i n g gr at gladn ss b caus y qu s
e e ee e e ,
e e e e
that y qu st i on i n th mann r in wh i ch y
e e e e e
( 1 8 3 ) I t c m to pass wh a n Mary
e had h ard ,
e e
th words wh i ch th
e sav i our s p ak that h e e, s e
O e
Of h f u
t e What i s th r i n th i s world which i s
o r
“
e e
an d wt y en t
i bl
n vi si comparabl t th m ; or what r g on
es . e o e e i
n s or e e ,
e e
you v ry ,
e of th invis i bl s is nin t im s
e on e e e e e
O f t he gl y th rul rs of t h
or
fat y shall
e eth e e, e see e
“ h m t e
glory i n which th
e ‘
it .
O f h t h e
i nto t h
t ip thir t nth on th r shall
e ee ae ,
e e
teen th aeon
y t h
’
glory i
e n wh i ch
see
[ its i e n
habit nts] ; th tw lv
a ons shall ap p ar to
are e e e ae e
g a down u p on th tw lv
ze ons and th y will e e e ae ,
e
its quality ov r th m e e
“
And wh n I Shall have brought you into
e
the r g i on f th m o f th right y O f t he
e O e e ,
e
i gh
Shall th glory in which th y
see e ; e are
r t
“
And when I Shall h v b rought you to th a e e
r ig ht it Shall s em to you l ik
,
sp ck of dust
e e a e
from th tr asur of l ig ht
e e e .
ce iv d th myst ri s f light y sh ll
e e e the e O ,
e a see
( 1 89 ) th r g i on f t
eh man etions Shall s m O e e a ee
Of h t
to p
e
ss at th tim of th compl tion
a e e e e
tw lve
SflaV l O UI S
f th
e
on and of th asc ns i on of the
O e ae e e
th e ,
a re e e
th s v n vo i c s
e e ed of th fiv tr s shall b e
e an e e ee ,
ing to h i s littl n ss e e .
of th first myst ry e e .
SEC O ND B O K O . 191
“
And th fi fth saviour o f th fifth voic o f
e e e
“
And th sixth saviour of th emanations of
e e
“
And th seventh saviour of th manations
e e e
“
And the ighth saviour that is to say th
e , e
of l ight .
PIS TIS S PH I
O A .
of th manations of th th ird tr of th
e e e ee e
t y of th first myst ry i
er e th i nh ritanc of e n e e e
l ight
In th sam mann r ag in th l v nth
e e e ,
a , e e e e
th tr asur
e of l ight Shall b i n th r gion of
e e , e e e
th souls wh i ch shall ha
e r c i v d th l venth ve e e e e e e
of l ight .
O f th m that Sh ll hav
e r c iv d th tw lfth
a e e e e e e
of li g ht .
( 1 9 2 ) And th “
s v n am ns and th e fi e e e , e ve
of h t w e
vo i c s and th thr m ns Shall b
e ,
e ee a e , e
$2 33 lif
0
on m y r i
e
ght b i ng kings in t h inh rit ,
e e e
gfifigfif
e ' i
ancl
n
of l i ght Ande th sav i our of . e
th tw i ns that i s to say th ch i ld of
i m
h er ta ‘"
e , ,
e
th ch i ld and th nin
e ,
guard i ans shall r main
e e e
1 94 S PH I PIS TI S O A .
I ou is th o rs r of th light who
e e ve ee e ,
tre ; th two l ad rs
e manat d also from th
e e e e e e
e m nat d from I
a th ov rs r of th l i ght
e eo u , e e ee e .
Th s s i x th n b y th command of th t
“
e e ,
e ,
e a
[ l i t thing
.
,] which hath b n p lac d abov h i ee e e s
h ad in th em nat i on of th p l roma B
e ,
e a e e . e
“
And th fifteen supporters of th s v n
e e e e
of li ght .
“
All this how v r which I have narrat d
, e e , e
I e k In ta e a e
t t e en
l t
ei n of th
o ons which iseth as ae f h e o t e aeon
p ,
i
cen s o n o f the pl roma ; this is th compl t e e e e
( 1 9 5 ) B for the
“
compl
e tion of the e ons e ae ,
“
Th s v n voic s th fiv tr s th thr e
e e e e ,
e e ee ,
e e
196 PIS TI S S O PH I A .
th t w lv saviours th y of th
e e e r gions of th , e e e e
sh ll dw ll i n th r g i on in which h sh ll h v
a e e e e a a e
light
And all th rul rs who shall hav r p nt d e e e e e e
shall mor ov r dw ll i n th r g i on wh r th y
e e e e e e e e
h v b n t until ll h v rriv d to m k u p
a e ee se ,
a a e a e a e
of h t wh n h shall r c iv th myst ry
e a s_
e e e e e e e .
32 3335
3
2,
And all
1
w i ll b carr i d throu g h th e e e
h P f c
t e
rul rs who shall hav r p nt d an d
er e t ‘
e e e e e ,
mi dst d th y of th midst w i ll ba p t i s th m
an e e e e ,
th y w ill s al th m with th s ls of th i r
e e e e ea e
th r ig ht
e d th r g i on f th n i n gu rd i ans
,
an e e O e e a ,
r g i on of th thr am ns and of th t w lv
e e ee e , e e e
saviours ( 1 9 6 ) d th r gion of th fiv tr s
,
an e e e e ee
and of th s v n vo i c s E ach w i ll gi v th m
e e e e . e e
th s al of i ts myst ry
e e d th y Sh ll nt r into e ,
an e a e e
of l i ght .
M y
ar
I mp h d v ry word wh ch thou
i n ter
co re en e e i
pretet h h t e
gzz g g
a
sp ak
e
e
st Now th r for eO Mast r e .
,
e e e, e ,
c p
s ri
conc rn ing th word which thou hast
tu res e e
th r gion
e f thos who
e on th right and
O e are e ,
th whol rac of m
e who Shall b first in th
e e en e e
l ight k i ngdom ;
-
also th y that in th SO e are e
r gi on of th h i ght
e th fi t For this
e e are e
‘
rs .
’
us H th t hath rs to h ar l t him h ar
,
‘
e a ea e , e e ,
’
”
M aster stands the ma tt r
,
e .
fi nish d saying th s
e words that th saviour e e , e
t h word
e .
d ay
ther for wh n I shal l have b rought
N ow, e e, e
Th at you of th r gion of th m th t
th e e e e a are
th r i s no ki nd of languag for th m
e e e e
b
sc rl
i n th i s world nor any s i mil i tud i
a bl e '
,
e n
th r w i th ; th r is n i th r qu lity nor li gh t
e e e e e e a
I qu st i on th e for I importun th m ny ee , e ee a a
br thr n wi ll pr ch i t un to th r c of hum
e e ea e a e an
O f h hh d
t fourth
et
d t
,
h fifth gr at r th
an e a re e e e
Efi g hfi
d
than
n
th oth r an
on ei nfin i t numb r e e e e
P°rters
of t i m s ; th y
°
mor radiant th
e e are e e
one th n th o th r and
a r mov d th
e e ,
are e e e on e
unto you th ty p of ch of th m i n th i r e e ea e e
emanation .
M y g
ar s p aki ng th s words unto h i s dis
a ai n e e e
h
u esti o n et
th em i ds t o f th d iscipl s Th y who Sh ll e e :
“
e a
to sp k in thy pr s nc
ea d be not wroth with e e e, a n
qu st i on th
e ee .
p rabl
a d I w i ll t ll th
e, a n all that thou ask st e ee e
”
m with arn stn ss and c rta i nty
e e e e e .
m
J
it ?
esu S
t
Mast r“
conc rn i“
n g th r gi on th n
i n wh i ch ach shall hav r c i v d th
e ,
e
e e
e
e
e e
,
e
e
e
,
e nt ri ng low r ord rs
e e e
W ll i nd d do y qu stion on v ry matt r
e ,
ee , e e e e e
so r shall ha r c i v d th myst ry of th
ev e ve e e e e e e
light v ry ,
will r m in in th r g i on wh r
e e on e e a e e e e
h sh ll hav
e r c iv d th myst ry and will
a e e e e e e ,
Oi fi
th e r stt y i n t h first st tut
er Shall hav th e a e, e e
S u
tat te '
pow r of go i ng i nto the low r ord rse e e ,
206 PI S TIS S PH I
O A .
O f h “i
F a
p iul
. I w i ll t ll you
”
th r g i ons in th e e e e
g zzg
i
z
r fi e e e e e
c f th e
'
i n efi a
b this t i pi it l shall hav th pow r
le .
r s r ua ,
e e e
to th high r ord rs wh i ch
e l l th ord rs of
e e ,
are a e e
th s p c of th i n ff abl
e a e e e e .
th i rd t i pi i t l r s r ua .
myst ry of th th i rd t i pi it l which l ad th
e e r s r ua , e e
th first myst ry
e aft r th oth r [ sh ll e ,
on e e e e a
fabl e
.
“
That myst ry k now th why th re g O
e
f h
f
e e
t
n o si s o
e
e -
e
of l i ghts .
an s of l ight
oe .
k i ngdom of l ight .
e m n t i ons of l ig ht
a a .
l igh t
That myst ry know th why th fi of e e e re
l ight t sc p th burn i ng of th fi
o e a e e e re .
i t th
s e d why th r
,
an songs to th light e e a re e .
to th l ig ht e .
i t th and why bl ss i ng
s e ,
e .
an d why th nl i v ni g of souls
e e e n .
( 20 8) That myst“
ry know th why dult ry e e a e
the m :
“
H eark en
ther for now furth r O my dis ,
e e, e ,
myst ry of th in ffabl
e e e e .
Th
of
gu
e
h m
t e
That myst ry
ests
ys
of th i fi bl e e ne
’
a e
hery
’
h know
of
th why th
t r e
p t l ssn ss e e e is i i e e ,
tains d why th r ,
pr c i ous ston s ther i n
an e e are e e e .
“
That myst ry know th why th r is th e e e e e
matt r of l ad e e .
( 21 1 ) T hat mystery
“
know th w h y th re are e e
d nizens in th s as
e e e .
r solv d
e e .
gnosis of that in ff b l e e a .
an d why a north .
“
That myst ry know th why th re are de e e e
“
That mystery know th why th r is h at e e e e ,
( )
21 2 That myst ry know th why th arth e e e e
it
That myst ry know th why th arth is e e e e
P w
e ere
th light g i v rs ( 21 3 ) and why th r
e -
e ,
e e
typ s e .
rul rs
e .
214 PIST IS S PH I
O A .
for fath r
e e .
th m of th midst
e e .
light
That myst ry know th why th r th e e e e are e
th midst
e .
why th l ad rs of th s [ gu rd i ans]
e e e e e a .
fi ve tr s d why th s v n m ns
ee ,
an e e e a e .
t i m I will d scrib
e for you th tir r gion of
e e e en e e
t h truth of th
e in ffabl and of th mann r in e e e, e e
”
w hich it is .
a e e e
pl l ci es o se
m yst ry of that i fi bl ( 21 7 ) I h rd th
e say ne a e, ea ee ,
th words
e which thou h st s p ok n conc rn i ng i t ? a e e
e ncour g d th m s ying
a e Gri v not my
e ,
a : e e ,
th car s of th i s
e e on ae .
J u
es
1’ i n th
v r Shall r nounc th whol worl d
s ex e e e e e e
fi f
h t h et d all th r n and Shall subm t h m
an e ei ,
i i
st 1:
s lf to th d v n ty to h m that myst ry
e e i i i ,
i e
“
i t titg
t
f Shall b far mor sy than all th
‘
st e e ea e
21 8 PI ST I S S PH I
O A .
Of h t e
That myst ry know th why th
fi ssi ,
e e e
m
o n an d e
gr at l ight of lights r nt its lf asun
a n a ti o n o f
e e e
par ntl ss e e .
t d from th p ar ntl ss
na e e e e .
l ss
e .
par tl ss en e .
O h m f
f t emov ab l s r nt th ms lv s sund r
o e e e e e e a e ,
fi g
g g f fi why th y w r stablish d w th
e
g
’
i e
d e
an i e e e e e
i
n efi ab
all th i r ord rs and why th y m
le .
e e , e e a
t d from th p r ntl ss
na e e a e e .
th in ff able
e e .
a e e e e e ,
un m if t bl an r nt th ms lv s asund r and
es a es e e e e e ,
th l bl
e u n rev ea a which also uncontainab les, a re e
imp bl
a ssa and why th y manat d from th
es, e e e e
par ntless e .
a b l s r nt th ms lves asund r — [ th y] wh i ch
e e e e e e
th ms l v s in
e e ord r and why th y manat d
e one e ,
e e e
O f th p e k b l r
u ns nt th ms lv s asund
ea r a es e e e e e ,
t
s ru c tibl i n th i r tw lv ord rs r nt th ms lv s
es e e e e e e e e
from th p r ntl ss e a e e .
r gulation of th
e and only in ff b l and e on e e a e,
der ,
and why th y m nat
e e a e d from the par nt e
l ss
e .
“
That myst ry knoweth why th fiv tr s e e e ee
of th third t i pi it l r nt th ms lv s asun d r
e r s r ua e e e e e ,
t i
con a n a bl of th first of th thr t i pi it l
es e e ee r s r ua s
na et d from th p r ntless e a e .
“
That myst ry know th why th f e e e oreu n
t i
con a n a bl of th s cond t i pi it l r nt th m
es e e r s r ua e e
th par ntl ss
e e e .
( 22 4 ) Th t myst ry
“
know th why
a all the e e
f t i
oreu n co n a n a bl of th th i rd t i pi it l r ntes e r s r ua e
from th p r ntl ss e a e e .
ord rs of th
e d only in ffabl
e r nt its lf
on e an e e, e e
trispiritu al .
last r gi on of th p r ntl ss
e e a e e .
which in th s p ac of th in ffabl w r
are e e e e e e e
S C O ND B K
E OO . 223
th lim b s f th in ffabl
e O e e e .
to th ir ord rs
e e .
s p aking f th manation f th m h
e O
J
e e O e
eee e
i set
p re '
to
pl roma In a word ll that I hav
e .
m
,
a e exrl e
th m th y wh i ch Shall b contain d in th
e ,
e e e e
sh ll b in th spac of t
a e h i fi b le — all e e ne
’
a e
p t i
ro r s
p i it l r an d p t
ua s i pi it l which su er r s r ua s
is in th m ll ; h is th manation of th m all
e a e e e e ,
th m all
e .
of ach of th m
e aft r anoth r that is to say
e ,
on e e e , ,
e —
why th y xist all this is th
e word of th e on e e
in ffa bl
e e .
“
And I w i ll t ll unto you th manation of
e e e
fig ti
u ra And I w ill t ll unto you th
on s . e e
myst ry of th
e and only in ffabl and all its
e on e e e,
su pp ort of th m all e .
“
And th myst ry of th in ffabl is lso th
e e e e e a e
nigh it .
O f h ra k
t e
r c iv n
that myst ry
e e of th i efl bl e e ne
’
a e,
gég
h
ec and ashall accompl i sh i t i n all its ty p s e
th m all
e .
ye t is h higher than
e all tyrants and Shall b e ,
th m all
e .
them all .
a b ov th m all
e e .
ab ove th m all e .
ab ov th m all
e e .
228 P IS TI S S PH I
O A .
Thoug h h b a m in th world y t is h e e an e ,
e e
Though h b a m in th world y t is h e e an e ,
e e
ab ov th whol of it
e e e .
i s h h i gh r than th whol r g i on of th
e e e e e e
of it .
th five tr s th thr
e am ns and the nin
ee , e ee e , e
min in my kingdom
e .
th disc ip l es
’
e .
s lfe .
fabl e
Of h
g
t
know
n osi s o
f
e
this word Shall know th gnosis , e
that
?
pl romae .
why al l th m of th h ig ht constitut d in
e e e are e
f or th p l roma xi t th
e e e e s e .
i n ffa b l
e nor any other wor d of the whol
e, e
g nos i s
Th saviour answ r d
e d said Y v rily e e an ea , e
d om
M ary Y verily ; v ry on of O f h h
:
“
ea , e e e t e ( e
r
e ,
a e e e e e e e
t h myst ry ; b ut h
e shall not know
e
“ l gh e
i t “
rec iv d th myst ry
e e e e .
th myst ry
e H who r c i v th a low r myst ry
e . e e e e e e ,
th light
e f my kingdom ( 23 4 ) in stu p ndou
O ,
e s
and gr at gladn ss
e e .
be in
const rnation th y will sink down on th i r
e ,
e e
th r gions th y sh ll
e e nt r into all and sh ll
, e a e e a
an s of light
oe .
“
In lik m nn r lso th y who shall hav
e a e ,
a ,
e e
sav i ours .
tw lv myst ri s wh r as that i fi bl b th
e e e e ,
e e ne
'
a e a
b ut n myst ry 7
o e e
it b th b ut e myst ry ; y t that O f h h
a on e e t et ree
th typ
e o f each of th m is diff r nt It also
e e e e .
fiv myst ri s
e equal to
e anoth r ( 23 7 )
e a re on e e
not qu l i n th k i ngdom of th
e a and only e e on e
l i ght .
in th ki gdom of l i ght
e n .
of ach of th m
e d iff r nt fro m n anoth r
e a re e e o e e .
my i ster es
p m g through
. th oth
ass r [ tw lv ] f e e e e ,
i
th symbol of th
e myst ry of the kingdom o f e e
exc ll nt s al wh i ch is this
e e e ,
And no
matt r in what month h d part d from th
e e e e e
of that in ffabl e e .
“
And th man who shall p rform th i s th i rd
e e
1
35513312
1
22 myst ry of th t i n ffa b l
e not only a e e,
my ister es
wh n h [ hims lf] Shall hav d p art d
.
e e e e e e
[
e v n if ]
e h pass through the dir
e punishm nts e e
i d
ce v e of th fiv myst ri s of that F u h
on e e e e e rt er
e e, e e a e
,
e e e e r t r es .
no t qual to th thr
e myst ri s of that i n ff b l
e ee e e e a e .
h igh r th n th fi myst r i s of th i n ff bl
e a e ve e e e e a e
in th k i ngdom d mor x lt d th n th m ;
e ,
an e e a e a e
b ut th y not qual to th
e a re and only mys e e on e
t y of that i
er ff b l ne a e .
“
H that r c i v th also th
e and only
e e e e on e
oth r sw t myst ri s wh i ch
e ee in th limbs of e e are e
th mann r i
e which th y e constitut d d
n e are e ,
an
th typ
e of ach of th m as it i s— I h v t
e e e a e no
p l roma
e .
B ut wh n th pl roma is com p l t d th t
“
e e e e e ,
a
O h ft g
i s t
e rei y wh n
n
th num b r of p o sa ,
e e e er
253 3
112 33 f t souls sh ll8
b r ach d
ee and th a e e e ,
e
e a e a e
i ng to wh i ch th p l ro ma i s th p l roma I shall e e e e ,
is y ar of th l ig ht 7
a e e
r c iv d th myst ri s of th light
e e e e e e e .
SEC O ND B K OO . 24 3
i ng with m in my kingdom e
d e ars .
san y “
kings .
“
And th y who shall hav r ceiv d th fi
e e e e e ve
( 24 5 ) Th y also who“
shall have r c iv d all e e e e
g ggi g
a
th mystn
r i s of the s cond s p ac e e e e e,
Sp ca e
wh i ch is th s p ac of th first mys e e e
my kingdom of light .
“
Th y also who shall r c iv all th myst ri s
e e e e e e e
”
or s al but only of ty p s and configurat i ons
e e .
( 24 7 ) W h n th sav i our h d fin i
e sh d say i ng e a e
A d w
n re gr at wond rm n t and am z m nt how
e e e a e e ,
10118 1
532
51
32
(
m of this world d i n bod i s of
en an e
th m that
e on th r ight so that th y pass
are e ,
e
”
Th i s matt r th n i s hard for m
e ,
e ,
e .
y ou , h w long
o shall I suff r you ? Do h l e T a t al
thos of th mi d st ( 24 8) thos of v ry
e e ,
e e e
r gion of th m that
e on th right all th
e are e ,
e
g reat on s of th man
e tions of th lei ght with
e a e
a l l th i r glory that y
e all of yours lv s and e a re ,
e e
matt r and e ,
subst nc ; ye on e all from th a e a re e
s am mixtur e e .
t y th
er ,
mixtur is constrain d until all th
e e e e
p uri fi d until
e th y
,
cl ans d f rom the e mixture
are e e ,
o n e an d only in ffabl e e .
g on suf
e f rings nor c
e ha g s of r g i on
,
nor hav n e e ,
e
b n in any affliction
ee .
Wh r as y oth rs ye
“
e e th p urgat i ons of
e e ,
are e
t he tr asur e
y t h purgations
e, of
e a re h w e A S to o
m
th r g ion of th m that
e e on th f m h e
difi
are e ro
en
t e
er
,
248 PI S TIS S PH I
O A .
t i
er es of th k ingdom of l ight wh i ch hav p uri
e ,
e
gr a t purity
e .
’
teri es o
d I b rought unto th m th mys
er, e e
te i
r es of light to p ur i fy th m for th y th ,
e ,
e are e
h it d th
er e kingdom of l ight unl ss I h d
e ,
e a
T
wh
h ll
at a
o a re
thy br thr n and disci p l s b cause e co - e ,
e e
P
S hiiie
’ u
a.
of your
d r nunc i tions d ll th e a ,
an a e
sa vd e su ff r ngs wh ch y h v ndur d
. e i i e a e e e
in v ry r g i on b c us of your p i g
e e e ,
e a e re ou r n s
y e shall nt r i n t o th h
e i ght y e shall com to e e , e e
me .
Th fi
hy h l
at un b l i f and ignor nc ; but wh n y
n a ll y
al
e e a e e e
t e s
b hi gh
e h ll h v d p art d from your bod s
er S a a e e e ie
th ll an a
,
th r g i on of th m of th midst of th m of th
e e e e ,
e e
kingdom .
O t he
f which l i in that i n ff a b l that e is to e e,
of th h ad th y according to th di gnity of
e e ,
e e e e
th e and th r st of th m m b rs [ in l ik
ear , e e e e e e
m m b rs b ut only
e e body O f th i s I s p ak to on e . e
B ut th myst ry of th t in ffabl e d
e a e e an
J u
es s, v ry m m b r which i s i n it —that
e e e e
h
t e ’ at
gth
i ni t to sav th y that dw ll
r, is th,
e e In e
i f im
’
'
s myst ry of that i fi bl
es .
e d th y ne
’
a e, an e
that dw ll i n [ that i n f a l ]
e f b — and also th e e e
( C O N TI N UE D .
O t he
f
unto his disc ip l s W h n I shall e : e
gfiiz
h g
h v gon
in
unto th l i ght
a p r each unto e e ,
e
d pli sc’i
th whol
es'
world and y unto th m e e sa e ,
k in g dom of l ight .
’
Wh m at d ll th matt r that i s in i t
en an a ll e e a
Sh d oul
,
a v d oi t car s all t S ns
. I s word all th e ,
I s i ,
In a , e
judgm nts e .
’
S ay unto th m
“
R nounc murmuring e ,
‘
e e ,
fac d e on e .
’
S ay unto th m
“
R nounc su p rstition e , e e e ,
SEC O ND B OO K . 25 5
d og fac d -
e on e .
’
y may
e b worthy of th myste ri s of light an d e e e ,
S ay unto th m
“
R nounc fals witn ss e ,
e e e e ,
S ay unto th m
“
R nounc boasting d e ,
‘
e e an
y may
e b worthy of th m v t
e i of l i ght an d e s er es ,
y em y b worthy
a of th myst ri
e s of l i ght e e e ,
and pr s rv d fro m th fir s of Am n ti
e e e e e e .
’
are in Am nti e .
’
S ay
unto th m R nounc th lov s of th e ,
e e e e e
fac d e on e .
’
fac d e .
’
“
S ay unto th m R nounc r viling that e ,
e e e ,
and s v d from th fi of th s as of th
a e e re e e e
dragon fac d -
e .
’
d r gon f c d
’
a -
a e .
25 8 PI S T IS S PH I O A .
dw ll th in i ce ( 25 8) th first cr ation of th
e e ,
e e e
out r d rkn ss
e a e .
’
S ay unto th m
“
R nounc hardn ss of e ,
‘
e e e
S ay unto th m
“
R nounc a th i sm th t e ,
‘
e e e ,
a
y e m y b worthy
a of t h myst ri
e s of l i ght d e e e ,
an
of th out r darkn ss
e e e .
’
y e m y b worthy
a of t h myst rei s of l i ght and e e e ,
n sse .
’
th e torm ts of th gr at dr gon f th i
en e e a O e n
( )
25 9 unto th m S ay
tha t abandon th e e
i
ce , and frost and h il in th midst of th ,
a ,
e e
d om of light .
’
S ay unto them
“
B y gentl that y ,
‘
e e e, e
y e may r c iv th myst
e eries of light an d e e e ,
l ight
S ay unto them B y m rcif l that ye ,
‘
e e e u ,
ligh t ’
Th s
“
all th b oundary marks of th
e e are e e
of light .
i b
s
ter e sf of light ; hid them not from th m e e
id é gi at all
g’i f to
e v S hould th y hav b n . e e ee
th ms lv s and r p nt
e e ed hav
,
mad th e e ,
an e e e
gr at trip l p ow r who i s th gr at
e e amonge ,
e e on e
short spac e .
th w y of th
e a midst of th rulers ; th y shall
e e e
th r gion of th s
e e p iti l ss A hth b th y e e e c an a a s, e
what .
l i ght for v r e e .
t hric h shall b
e, s nt b ack i nto the world
e e e
i
s n a t all it is impossibl to tak him into th
,
e e e
g i v h i m th myst ri s which
e in th firs t
e e e are e
J ho m words
n co
John cam forward ,
and sa i d e
ti
qu
h
n u eth
e sti o n
Mast r is
b ar “
w i th m i f I e qu
,
st i on
e e e
in g .
to qu st i on th on v ry matt r conc rn i n g
e ee e e e , e
th w y i n which w
e a to p r ach to human e are e
k ind .
[ if I say
,
such b th ],
hath not b
a com worthy
ro er e e
s cond s p ac
e P rchanc w shall win th soul
e e e e e
on to th myst ri s wh i ch e i n the s co d
e e are e n
s p ac ? e
i ig
i
ggfig g h ‘
e
v g iv n
,
h i ma m eny t i m s e t h a e e
myst ri s of th b gi nn i ng and y t b
to
e e e e , e e
caus of th n c ss i ty of th l m nts
e e e e e e e e
SPa'
c e'
of th f t h hath t prov d worthy e a e, e no e
th l ] cont
e ess i u to r m i t h i s transgr
n ss
e i ons p ass
e e ,
SEC O ND B K OO . 26 7
th s cond spac
e e P rchanc y Shall win th e . e e e e
soul of th t brother a .
[ E“
v n th n ] i f
e h b not worthy of th e e e e
th first myst ry
e ( 26 7 ) P rchanc i nd d ye . e e, ee , e
inh ri t th kingdom of th h av ns
e e e e e .
teny .
268 PISTI S S PH I
O A .
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o
his s i n again from that hour nor any ,
th d i
e
c i pl es to
s
mor acc pt his rep ntanc l t him b
e e e e e e
re m S it i n s'
for you as a stumbling b lock and trans -
ressor
g .
b ti
a for th world of th h ig ht h nc forth
on e e e e e
gjfgé; that
n
I spak unto you afor tim i n e e e
Pl i d
a ne
parab l saying unto you If thy e, ,
‘
h h ark n unto th
e e thou shall hav won thy
e ee , e
[ of th br thre n ] l t h i
e m b foreyou as a tr ns
,
e e a
g iv h i m th s cond
e d i f h prov unworthy
e e an e e
th other—that is to say th
e ass mb ly — and ,
e e
270 PIS T IS S PH I
O A .
or no 7
And th saviour answ r d and sa i d un to John
e e e
gw h
i m know w i th c rt inty ( 27 0) that that
in i t re
d e a
ga r to s
man h th r nounc d th whol worl d a e e e e ,
my steri es
l l t nt r sts
a all t iassoc
s i at ons and e e i s i i
f h
u rt er ex ,
, ,
ten dd e :
th mysteri s
e b ut that h d sir th God in
e are, e e e
h is worthy th n g i v
e him th t myst ry
,
e e a e
judgm n t e .
[ n ev r t
e h l ss ]y shall
e eaga i n g i v th m unto
e h i m e e
th third spac
e is subj ct to a g r at ju dgm nt e, e e e .
th t r ity
e e e n .
th whol world all its int r sts and all its sins
e e ,
e e , ,
J oh m
n co
cont i nu d [ his qu stion i ng ] furth
e r and e e ,
g fié ig g f
i
n
sa i d‘s
unto him Mast r b e r w ith m “
e ,
a e,
i g
n '
for I qu st i on th e on v ry matt r e e e e e
n er in which w to pr ach to t h m of th
e are e e en e
”
world .
r c iv
e e and tak us i nto th ir hous s wi sh in g
e u s, e e e ,
expl i d saying
a ne .
Into whatso v r hous y , e e e e
”
“
P ac b with you and if th y
e e e worthy ,
e are ,
( 27 4 ) d y giv
an unto th m teh myst r i s of e e e e e
th k i ng d om of light
e d aft rwards they mak ,
an e e
q
pl s that Mary worsh ppe d th f t J u
e ,
i e ee es s .
”
b n t wroth with me
e o .
”
th with fre dom
ee e .
tion .
t h m h
hv p d
a
e
e
s
t
i n if
asse y
at
will not only
, that th y b e e e
frdm m y
o
O
h
y
t
t k ne
a
back out of
a th harsh judgm nts
e e e
2
d and tormen ts but also that th y should
; ffi iég l ,
e
on
in ff bl saying ( 27 6) S t y fr th soul of
e a e, ,
e e ee e
y e sp d i ly to br i
ee ng h i m unto th virgi of e n
s al him with an xc ll nt s l in th i s v ry
e e e e ea ,
e
dom of light .
’
p lishm t of that
en myst ry in all its fig e con u ra
”
for it is fr of [ all] sym b ol
ee .
o f w ak ss an d strength of sickn ss M
e ne m ,
e ar co
y
n d h al th a wor d b ecaus of all qu ,” h h ti n u et er
a e in e
, est
th y d
e not b liev in us or giv ear to our
o e e e
t ion ?
m atter .
y f h er o t e
t he resurr ct on of the d ea d wh ch
”
resu rrec
e i i
HM O
flé b
i fi
e’’
t
d
b
e
caus
su
of ,
th transc
e nd nt h i gh
e t e e e e
lm y
i it of
wh i ch thou hast r v al d unto us e e e
th h
e tea c , ;
and thou xalt st our souls and th y e e ,
e
H w ho
t
t h saviour
e
again continue d his con e
m v rsation and s id unto his isc l s
35: 13 p
e d ip ,
a e
p m” ra
If y nter into citi s or princi
“
e e e ,
p l i
a ti or countr
es, i s pr ach y first unto th m e , e e e ,
[ w i ll I t ll it th ee
] Wh n th ba b cometh into e . e e e
“
And so forthwith the thr e d v lop se sa e e e n
j u dgm nts e .
t i
s ra n e th it to commit ev ry kind of iniquity e
“
It sp th on th workm n of wrath
u rre e e ,
284 PISTI S S PH I
O A .
l
p g a t h it in
ue dr ams w i th th d sir s of th e e e e e
e n my of th soul ; th i s is th
e e that con e one
t i
s ra n e th it to commit l l kinds of i a s n .
Th S e
man is fulfill d ( 284 ) first th r com th
ta te e ,
e e e
e e e
,
th bonds in wh i ch th y hav
e be n bound by e e e
hath comm i tt d e .
emanat i on of th pl roma e e .
Of h t e
t i on and s i d B ut [ i n th cas of] a a e e
”
i
c en s o n
sou l which
8 °
eou s sou l b ut h
,
th b com r ght ous aand h th e e i e a
hh h h
hh hh
,
d
e ei ve
zfi my
e
r cs
iv d th myst r ie es of the
e l i ght e e e
teri eS
wh i ch in th second spac or v n are e e, e e
SEC O ND B O K O . 287
tho whic h
se in th t hird s pac toward s the
are e e
th gr a t fat
e e hav giv n unto it saying ( 287 )
e e e , ,
it
[ S o then ] it utt r th the m yst ry and e e e
fat e i n ,
the r gion in which
e it was b ound to
it
An d forthwith that soul b com th a mighty e e
t h r g i ons of t h
e e rul rs and ll th ord rs of e e a e e
[ A g a i n in th c s of ] a soul wh i ch hathe a e
Of h t
r
e sta te
c iv d th myst ry
e e i n th first s p ac
e e e e e
h h at
c ei ved h
re ing
t
th myst ries and p rf ct i ng th m
e
e e e e e ,
Esj fi
y t ( 288 )
es, it th n turn th back and com e e
e e i e e ie e e
th body
e .
“
Th n the d stiny and th count rf it of th
e e e e e e
S pir i t .
“
It utt r th the myst ry of th br aki g of
e e e e e n
29 0 PIS T IS S PH I
O A .
t rror to wh i ch th r i s no m asur
e e e e e .
Th e a ha
d i m i t h th i r d stsi ny saying
sse unto e e ,
l gy h th m Tak
o of t e
nto yours lv sr
your
m m e o, y e ,
e e u e e
th hd
e h‘
d st iny ; I w i ll not t foot i n your
S h'
e se
th mystery of th
e bonds wh r b y th y hav e e e e e
T h e h p,
b ound it to i t saying unto th m Tak ,
e , e
l gy h
o of
unto
t
yours
e
lv s your count rf i t of e
rul ers y of
e e e e
h f
th s pi r i t ; I will not t foot i n your
t e a te .
e se
i t up into th r st of th ons ( 29 1 )
e e e ae .
e h ee
the pl romae .
p e
r sen et th unto t h virgin of light th s ls d e e ea an
th s p iritual chrism
e And each of th virgins of . e
light s al th it with h s al
e e er e .
th n M lchis d c th g r at r ce iv r of li g ht
e e e e ,
e e e e ,
M ywar
Y Mast
hen
r I und rs tand h w
ea , thou e , e o
fggg ih
ih g
h
s p
h
k st unto
e
me and I
ea compreh nd ,
e e
mg e
c rning th words wh i ch thou hast sa i d
e e
see th th wi thin m
e long ing to com forth from e, e
m and nt r i nto th
e eNow th r for 0
e ee .
,
e e e,
A yi g f
sa
rh
v nue to
o
whom er v nue
e
[ is d ] e e ue ,
P " hh
f ar t whom f ar tribute to whom
e o e ,
Th f
e w
on e s o
f and
o es o mischi
n
f and r b uk th it in th e ,
e e e
w
e —
foe of th soul in v ry y conc rn i ng this e e a e
SEC O ND B O O K . 29 5
,
e e e
th house of th soul
e th count rf it o f th e are e e e e
t h s als which
e e b ound to th count rf it of are e e e
e x mi n th the soul
a ( 9 6 ) to
2
e if it hath ,
see
t h myst r i s o f light
e
[ Th virgin
e of light
e th n ] . e e
f r th i ng
a .
’
th n that
e ,
l which hath not r c i v d the
sou e e e
Sp i r i t wh i ch i s bo n d to it w i th i n — if th n u ,
e ,
O v r that soul t
e of h r c iv rs ( 29 7) d o on e er e e e ,
an
words wh i ch M ry h d s p ok n that h sa i d a a e ,
e
“
W ll s id Mary most bl ss d and sp i ritual
e a , ,
e e .
Of h
w kmor
t e
W ll
en o f
hast thou spok n Assur e dly e . e
e h t
the workm n [ of wrath ] thos who e a re e
h v r c iv d th myst ri s th y hav no ne d
a e e e e e e e ,
e e e
th m into chaos
e .
si
n wh i ch the soul hath comm itt d that i t also e ,
of th sinner e .
te i
r es b com a mighty fi
e xc dingly
e Pu fy S i re , e ee ri ne
Th p m
e se
s i ns h
which th count rf i t of t h spir i t e e e e
9333? h
1
hath implant d in th sou l [ th
t e
e e ,
e
ghggj gy
l
myst
’
s
i s ] nt r i nto th body occultly
er e e e e ,
ef h Ph m e
th t [ th fi ] may s cr tly pursu aft r
e
a e re e e e e
th d st i ny to s parat
e e th m from th pow r
,
e e e e e
of ba p ti sm r mai n th b tw n th tw and e e e ee e o,
s parat th th
e from th oth r in ord r that
e e on e e e ,
e
matter .
y how
e I sp ak unto you 7 e
M
pretet
i n ter'
et ?
h h t e
Mast r in truth I understand thorough
e ,
sam m
e f re
ly all that thou h st sa d As t the a i . o
m
a f or er
,
e e e, e i e re
M y ar
I w i ll cont i nu furth r to quest i on th e e ee
d i e
l
id
tl
sis h
W n et
th r for
11 0 0 Mast,
r b ar withe e e, e ,
e
Jesu s .
m i f I qu st i on th e W now know e ee . e
to what ty p do th y r m i t sins ? Do th y e e e e
Of h t
rath
e re
r
“
Sl n s accor
i g
n h
d
to t e
spac s r m t to th eso l v ry e i e u ,
in e e
th tim wh n v ry
e e of th s myst ri s shall
e e e on e e e e e
SEC O ND B K OO . 303
e manation of th pleroma e .
Wh th n th s viour had s p ok n th s
I
en , e , e a e e e
,
en ,
saying B l ss d ,
t h y to w hom th lord Shall
e e are e e
,
e
wh sh ll ha
o r c iv d th myst ri s of th
a ve e e e e e e e
Th saviour answ r d
e d said unto Mary e e an
, , ,
g i ven e ss
v u
e en
w lv
t e e
n to
so v r sh l l r c iv th
e myst
e ri s a e e e e e e
t im es o f
h m wh
t e o
of th first myst ry and th n shall e e ,
e
O h
en
f t
di g f n
Mast
e un
or
r i f a
.
man sh ll r c iv th mys
e ,
a e e e e
f t y th myst ry of that fi bl
512 3
3 5111
1 8
er 1D e e In e a e,
1
hv
a
a d Shall tr nsgr ss and fall away l n
e re n a e
d
c ei ve th e
af fix
h i s faith and aft rw rds during h i s
oi
-
,
e a ,
f bl
a e l i f shall turn d r p nt h w many
. e, an e e ,
o
t im s w ill his s i n b r m i tt d
e e e e
Th saviour answ r d
e d sa i d unto Mary e e an
b forg i v
e h i m v ry tim in that h hath
en e e e, e
kind
Th saviour answ r d and sa i d unto Mary
e e e
ind d
ee th souls that shall r c i v
are e Q f hi i
d wh
e e e
ti a te
SU C n
”
for th t rnitye e e .
I Sp ak unto you
e
( 3 08) Mary answ r d and e e
retet
n ter'
t e
t rnity
e e .
’
”
p r i sh th r
e e e .
e , ,
e vr e .
st nd y h w I s p ak unto you ?
a e o e
M y ar
accur
in t ly and thoroughly hav I s iz d
a e e e e
ter
h
t e
p
m
h
v
re tet
sa
rye
word wh ch thou
e hast
e utt r d i e e .
f m
ro
Ca
onc rn ng th s s y ng th n thou hast
e i i a i e
,
gon n a y
,
sa
,
mg :
”
on e that is th word e .
th kingdom
e f light for ver O e .
th midst of th disc i pl s If v n H m “
e e e : e e
even en
g t
ran e th boons un to th m who l i k 1 m“
h w mu c h
e are e
8 0
o
,
i th pow r v n of
n e wh is a man of th
e e e on e o e
—
w orl d to act thus much mor th n hav th t , e e e a
o f d at h and y t th y
e ,
not b rought hom to e e are e
a l l th m of th depth ?
e e
J i h of th
esu s tr et bap ti sms And th saviour d
e . e e
Peter ’
words h tri d P t r to
, e wh th r h w r
e e e s ee e e e e e
I n c
th e Mary Am n am n I say unto you
a se e ,
e , ,
of re p en t
an c e m n ith r th myst ry wh i ch h h th
n ly e e e e e a
h ghi
my
er
r c v d nor any low r myst ry can
steri es e ei e ,
e e
h h
p v u ly gr nt th r m ss on f h S ns t must
t an t ose
re io s
a e e i i O is i i
re c vd ei e
b th myst ri s high r th n thos
c a n re m it e e e e e a e
si n s .
wh i ch h h th r c iv d wh i ch giv e a e e e ,
ca n e
h m yr c i
e a s cond t im or any n mb r of
a e e ve e e ,
u e
m i ss i on B ut if h h v [ alr dy] r c iv d th
. e a e ea e e e e
myst ry of th t in ff bl It is th s that
e a e a e . e e
anc e .
E ry
ve who hath r c iv d th
on e
h
limifl i
h
e e e e
T e fe
t to t
s no
e
”
su ff r most in th j u dgm nts ?
e e e
th
th
e i n i ti
torm Of
nts of th judgm
e nts i n
e e e
ififilf i Pe
’
a i ns ands
Judgm nts ( 3 1 6 ) far mor e e
f al
lo
r num e
ro s and f mor t erri b lu th n ar e e e a
zfiggg sgi
th im pi ous and s i nn i ng m
of e who an
M y ar
Mary
in _
c m forw rd and said Mast
a r
e a e ,
sa y g in
hast s p ok n C onc rning th i s saying e . e
”
in t rp r tati on of th word
e e e .
of h t m e
t e i
into th l i gh t and non Shall com e forth , e e ,
“ d
th e en
i n that th t i m of th numb r of
'
e e e e
( 3 1 8 ) At tha t tim “
th n t h fa i th w i ll e, e ,
e
T h y Wh
e
show i ts lf forth mor and mor
o
e e e,
proc ras ti n
a te are ex
m
and also the myst r s those e ie in
The i r m e
gates of t h l ight say i ng Mast r e , ,
‘
e ,
treati es a t
h g
t e ates 0 ,
o p n unto And e I will a sw r uS .
’
n e
light .
unto th m saying I know not wh nc e ,
‘
e e
,
SEC O ND B O O K . 3 19
y e An d
areth y will
.
’
s
y unto m W e a e,
‘
e
th out r darkn ss wh r
e eth r is we p i ng and e ,
e e e e e
gnashin g of t th ee .
darkn ss e .
’
”
l t him h ar
e e .
‘
P reach y to th m of th world and say
e e en e
J sus
e Again Mast r of wh t ty p is th
: ,
e ,
a e e
O h f t e
Th out r darkn ss is a hu g dragon e e e e ,
d
o gigf dg W
n
th f
t
rk
ta l t mouth ; t outs d
,
i i s i in i s i is i e
n ess :
p l t l
e e
y Th r .m ny r gions of pun i shm
e e are nt a e e
th re in for th r
e , in it twelv [ ma i n] dung ons
e e a re e e
of horrib l torm nt e e .
( ” h t
and
e
th faces of th rulers all e e are
rul f ers o
d ff r nt from n anoth r o e e
th t we e
e lv
i e e .
na m es
g on i s crocodil fac d and it hath its
e e- e ,
,
r gion Ch h
e ,
ara c ar .
th i r r gi on Ch é m O
e e ,
r a r .
wh i ch i n th i ns i d f th dragon f out r
are e e O e o e
g i
ddS h
’
i
which
e
of
o
t
p e
th to th h ig h t so tha t en e e e ,
th du g ons
e n e .
Th s I th e efirst m th ov rs r of
eou , e an , e e ee
souls th n that ,
brought into that r g i on
e ,
are e ,
Th s v i our answ r d
e a d sa i d unto Mary e e an
p ass “
th d g
e
b y th s doors ; but th souls of b las
in
ra on ,
e e e
an d h W °
p h m
°
and of th m t
e hat r main i n
ers , e e
SEC O ND B K OO . 323
p e t d
n e wh i l still in lif and hav r main
e d e, e e e
darkn ss e .
tw lv nam s
e eall diff r nt from n anoth r
e are e e o e e ,
”
th dragon
e .
Of th e
v iy f
se er t o
Not only th y mor painful than a re e e
m
h
t e to r
f
en ts o
all th chast s m nts of th j udgm nts e i e e e e ,
h d g
t e ra on b ut v ry soul that shall b c rr i d into
e e e a e
in Am nti th fi e e e erc r
(”h tm Am
e V
n I say
‘
unto th e th fi i n e e re
e
ou sdg e r ees
, ,
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1
nt h th far mor than th fire
e i sc orc e e e
the gr at chaos is n i n t im s fi
e than the e e ercer
fi i n Am nt i
re e .
th myst r i s of th
e k i ngdom of l i ght that h
e e e ,
e
H W“
sa
O
v he t [ Ie
n th cas of] a sinn r who h th e e e a
u i
f h
so ul s o
d
t
n ni ti a te
d s rv e
d th ou t r darkn ss or ag in
e e e e e e ,
a
f d h of
a ter ea t
who hath committ d s i n d v
on e e eser
th b ody th y
e tak n i nto th out r dark
, e are e e e
t i
er es of th light that th y may nt r i nto th
e ,
e e e e
w h i ch ev r mitt th s i ns an d wh n y ha
e re e ,
e e ve
‘
May th soul of such or such a m of whom
e an
I thi k in my heart —
n if i t b in th r gion of e e e
bmh
s ign of th k i ngdom o f that in ffab le
e e ,
re' '
m yst ry e .
a n d l t that soul
e scap ; and if it b e i n any e e
328 PIS TIS S PH I
O A .
j ud gm nt of th rul rs in a word th r c iv r
e e e , ,
e e e e s
that soul .
b dim t th virgi
o en s, f l ig ht will s l i t with
e n o ea
dom of light .
th y w ill t b abl [ of th ms lv s] t p ss
e no e e e e e o a
th mys t ry th ms lv s ; but t h
e e e r c iv rs f e e e e e e O
th o th r i n t rn un ti l th y b r i ng th m un t o
e e u ,
e e
th v i rg i n of l i ght
e .
M y ar
th s v i our e A g in a Mast r i th ° “
a e n e
pl d h
ea et
, ,
f hm
or t e
cas of a man who
e hath r c iv d th e e e e
wh h vo a e
$ 533?
1 myst r i s f l ig h t which
e e i n th O ,
are e
teri es ‘
first S p c tow rds th xt rior and a e a e e e ,
r c iv th mys t ri s wh i ch
e e e e i n all th mys
e e a re e
t i
er es w i thin t h mys t r i s which h hath e e e e
th e ev i l of th d l ights wh i ch h hath at n d
e e e e e an
b y th n c ss i ty of th el m nts h ha th aga i
e e e e e e e n
i n that h h th n gl ct d to tt r th pray r
e a e e e u e e e
r c iv d gai n wh n a m r p nt th in ord r th t
e e e a e an e e e e a
t k n out of th
a e b lly of the dragon of out r
e e e
e an on no , ,
be n e .
”
and giv th m r st in thy m rcy
e e e e .
of th pl m f m th int rior to th xt r i or
e ero a ro e e e e e ,
O h
f t
c cy f h
a
e effi '
o
f
t e
of th O tw lv
on enam s f that e e e e O
na m
th e t
dragon
es o f
w lv e e
of out r darkn ss v n thou g h e e ,
e e
geo n s .
Should hav pr viously r c ived the e e e e
—
ti ons such m [ th n ] if th y pass out of th
en , e ,
e e
th k i ngdom of l i ght
e .
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s
f t
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th t
ei r
th
en t
y hav xh ust ad th i r cycl s e e e a e e e ,
f
a te
d t not l wful for them to go
an i is a
th y p r s rv th m from v ry ch stis m nt an d
e e e e e e e a e e
se t th m in th tr asur
e s p arat d and part e e e, e e a ,
th v may b
e t i n th last of th ord rs i n th
e se e e e e
sp ak unto you
e
SEC O ND BO K O . 335
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’
,
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-
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,
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fi d l i ght wh i ch M lch i d c th g r at r c i v
e ,
e se e , e e e e er
an
y of th s cas s wh n t
e eh fi rul rs hav
e , e e ve e e
souls at th t i m wh n it i s in th r gi on of th
e e e e e e
th soul as a v stur
e l ik unto it in v ry way
e e, e e e ,
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n e e e e e a e
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of th sun and t h rul r of
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e
th moon br th with i n i nto the h art
eh
e , ea e e
of th first myst ry
e e .
fashion th it or what
e all th dif
,
are e
t ll you th r son of th x i st nc of ll th s
e e ea e e e e a e e
things .
T h e h
tee c conc rning th soul as to how I hav
e e e
th soul w tching ov r i t
e ,
a d do g g i ng it and e an ,
th i r Slav for v r
e e d b und r th i r subj ct i on
e e ,
an e e e e
342 PI S T I S S PH I
O A .
s l m
a’ o
ing th saying wh i ch thou hast ut t r d
e ‘
e e e ,
th w ds of Mary th t h procla im d h
e or ,
a e e er
m to i
an S n .
. e e en
if i t r c iv th th myst ri s if i t br ak th all
e e e e e e ,
e e
i f it h th not r c i v d th myst r i s of th
a e e e e e e e
apolog i s of th r gi on s i z hold u p on it d
e e e ,
e e ,
an
a noth r tim Th s
e
[ t h ord rs
e ] .wh ’
i ch th e e are e e e
count rf i t of th s p irit
e e e .
Of h
ch g ar e
t
the
i r ons to th numb e r of thr ae ,
e e ee
gv u
i en
hundr d and
n to
S xty —fiv and h nd ov e i e, a er
th bu ld
e i
e rs .
to th m th soul and count rf i t of th e e e e e
s p ir it bound to g th r th to th oth r th e e ,
e on e e e ,
e
b asts or r p t i l s or
e , ye oth r s pe c i s ,
that an e e e
e xi t th i n th world
s e I will t ll you th ty p
e . e e e
m en , wh n I s p ak of th manation f th
e e e e O e
pl roma
e .
un it d t og th r i n th un i on of th
e e e e e
w rld Th n th count rf i t of th
o . e e e e e
[ of its l f] which
e h th b n s nt i nto th world
a ee e e
th i r abod i n h
e Th workm n of th tw
e er . e e e o
( 3 4 7 ) An d th workm n ch ck th blood
e that e e e
g hg gf
e
c
ee
ss
com th
h
from all th nour i shm nt that
e e e
s este ti e n
th woman eat th or dri nk th an d
e e e ,
th woman s womb
’
e .
of th b ody of a man
e ch bu ild th a m mb r ea e e e .
“
Aft rwards wh n th workmen hav com
e ,
e e e
h m
p l t d
e e th bo d yentir ly wi t h all its O
e
c i
e
f t
a rn at on
e
”
Gi
e e e e ,
after an d omp i th th m a cc an e e .
And th n th workmen s al th m n to
e e e e o e
a e e O e
rul rs th y s l on th [ l ft s i d of] th h ad of
e , e ea e e e e e
th e p l sm th d y wh n th y kn ad d th
a e a e e e e e
th y s al on th r ight s i d of th h d of
e e e e e ea
so th y s al ll th s s als on th plasm O f
e e a e e e e .
I s p ak of th manat i on of th pl r ma that
e e e e e o ,
myst ry e .
th r c iv rs of wrath wh pr s i d
e e e e ov r ll th o e e e a e
it ov r to th i r c i v rs so that th y may b
e e r e e e e e
Th eeie h e
Am n I say unto you
“
v ry j ote , , e e
“
For this caus th r for ( 3 5 1 ) hav I e, e e e, e
b rought th k y of th myst ri s of e e e e e
right ous or a S i nn r
e e .
I h ld
s ou t fr i n th world from th b onds
se ee e e
inh ri tanc s of th li g ht
e e e .
b brought thith r
e e .
th t knock th i t Sh ll b op n d For I h v
a e ,
a e e e .
’
a e
Sh ll cl ans th m d m k th m pur th t
a e e e an a e e e, a
p ro p h s i d conc rn ing m s y i n g I
e e e e, a ,
‘
B P e tl et
i nd d ba p tis you wit h w t r unto
ee e - a e
Th pow r which w
e ei n John [ thus] proph s i d as , e e
are th in or not ? e
,
e e
wh i ch i n the B ooks of I o
are wh i ch I ma d e u, e
is th foot of I ou — th lat t r
e e d th all e e su rrou n e
”
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first ;
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i h d xplain i ng th
s e e manation of th pl roma e e e e .
SEC O ND B O K O . 35 5
into th light e .
Th P t i
ar
e
ch h v Jacob
s
e r
a
I have
e r emitt ed all th eir s i ns
,
n iii ig
e
and a
th ei r iniqu i t i es ; I gav e t hem the
th l i gh t
e mysteri es of the l ig ht i n the aeons and
.
As to th r st of th p tr i rchs and of th
“
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of t
t
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r i ght
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r
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‘
tog th r unto h i m
e e
e e e
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e eof th O c an e sea e e ,
Th p y
e
with his discipl s and mad invocat i on
re er
e ,
e
O’ J
with this p ray r say ing H ar m
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e ,
:
“
e e,
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‘
n op si tl wr moma é t/L n ep si o
‘
eth
‘
z agou r é a ou r é n
p g
ma é tlz ma m clza chtha thé ba r rha bau tha r n a ciz
mz er o/com
”
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t
hs $ 35;
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e ,
a e , ,
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i eei l ee
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e e, e e ,
end of nds e .
m d h
name of the fath r of the tr asur f e v l f e e O
th e
an et
ei s o
h h v
light and saying,
L t all th h wi h
:
“
e e
t e
he e
ea en s
t ,
, ,
m h m
ac
g an
a d B ar be
are l e Bd l l e withdraw them e ,
and all th ir p ow rs sp d to th w st to th l ft
e e e e e e e
of th d i sk of th sun d th d i sk of th moon
e e an e e .
Th fi g
o f th e
e
d
whos u he
ta i
l sk
l was i i ts mouth mount d e n , e
O f th e m on s v n pow rs f th l f t dra wn by
el
e e e O e e ,
hors s e .
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w hos hre
lms w r mal dragon e and e a e e a e
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a e two wh i t ,
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m oo n '
ox n Th figur of a b ab was on e . e e e
fac f a cat e O .
s eas , s p d to th w st to th l ft e e e e e .
J
t
d
eeu e e h
h di c i
e
m i
s
dst of an r i l r gio i n th p aths ae a e n, e
P l ee
tran s p d
of
a re
th way of th midst which i s b low
orte
e e ,
e
w th s p h r And th y c m to th first
eiii
t
e
ays e e e e a e
. e
Th d i sc ip l s sa i d unto J sus
e eWhat i s th i s e
r gi on i n wh i ch w
e e are
( 3 6 0) J sus sa i d unto th m Th s th
“
e e : e e are e
Of h
p
t e re
en tan t
r gions of “
th way of th mids t
e It e e .
e n d ti
p
m
en ta n t
h th com
e
to
:
pass that
a th rul rs of e , e e
r ul ers
Adam s b i n g i n s d it i on hav p a ,
e e ,
e er
3 62 PI S TIS S PH I
O A .
th t a bound Th [ fi ] th y c ll i n th
are . e ve e a e
”
H r me s th fourth A phrod i te th fifth Z us
e e ,
e , e .
g gf h d
d i
ix
sa i ds t
H ark
at
f rth r tha t :I may “
e en u e ,
1
133: lig t ll you th ir
h te
myst ry e It cam to p ass e e . e ,
th m that h dr w fort h
e ,
m igh ty pow r from
e e a e
th g r at invis i bl
e and bound it to h i m that
e e,
i s c ll d K ronos ;
a d h dr w anoth r pow r
e an e e e e
out f Ip t h O h h h O h who i s
sa n ac ou n c ai n c ou c e c ,
on e
to Ar e s ; and h dr w p ow r out of C ha n e e a e i
Mor o r r fl ct i ng th t th y had d of a
“
e ve , e e a e n ee
Of h
ti on s
t h lm to st r th world and th ons
e fu n c
of
e ee e e ae
cii IhT
’ l’
fe
of’ th
r
s p hG r s t hat th y m i gh t note e e ,
e
g en t. wr ck th m through th ir in i qu i ty he
e e e ,
thos of H erm e s
e .
gr t rul rs wh i ch th m of th worl d Th m
ea e ,
e en e
e ye
m
e m ploy H ark n furth r I will w g
. e
if e e e ,
no
r l a
h
es
O im th i s [ th nam ] of K ronos ; M
r ou i h
e e ou n c oua
p hO of Ar
r, e s T p t n
p h of H rm e s Ch O
ari e a ou ,
e S ,
of Aphrodi te ChO b l of Z us Th s n a ,
e . e e are
“
B l ssede w b yon d all men for thou hast
are e e ,
h ti on et
h is hands say ng Y ,
Mast r h w y f
J i :
“
ea , e
t
esu s eh
e a s o
Of h m
t e t ars J sus nsw r d i n gr at com
ys e ,
e a e e e
teri es
wh c h
i passion and sa i d unto th m O f v ry e e
J u w ll
es s i
gv u
i e truth my b r thr n and w ll b lov d
n to
,
e e e -
e e ,
hi d s is
ci
p l es y
. who hav l ft f th
e r and moth r e e a e e
myst ri s d v ry gnos i s
e e an e e .
numb rs d th m nn r of invocation to nt r
e ,
an e a e e e
into th i r r g i ons e e .
t y of th th i r t nth
er on and th mann r of
e ee ae ,
e e
J sus sa i d unto h
e Ask what thou wilt er .
”
my br thren also may kno w th r of
e e e .
{ I
Wh n th fath r of my fath r— th
fa ith
a
e e e e e
eh d
i ee ee
e eo u e e e
th n Z
e k thoro M lchis d c tak th away th
o ora e e e e e
O f th ir task com
e to pass for th m to d e e e
from th r l rs e u e .
b caus th y [ I
e e and M lchis d c]
e
fi
eo u e e e
O so u l s'
th ir vil fire
e e .
malignant fi that th y m y b gi n to b re , e a e e un
h l g h
don d d i ssolv d
e an Thirty and thr T
f h i
e . ee
o t
e
e r
en
tor
t
t m n t th th m in th fi
or e e of h malignancye e re er .
t he sph r of l i ttl e e
[ hat is to y] Z us e Sabaeth ,
t sa e ,
Of h tm e h
l th so as to com into th first
e
re v o v e e e
wh en
on of
so ul s
t h sph r wh
ae ch call d e e e, i is e in
e re h eed
he m h
m
tor en ts o f
t
t h e
world th R am of B e b t i that e ou as s,
h
t ei r ru l ers
to y A ph d tC ; wh n th n h
.
Is sa rO l e , e ,
s e
[ p
A h d i te ] roh l l have com into t
'
h s s va nth e e e e
hous f th sph r wh i ch is th B al nc [ i t
e O e e e, e a e,
th r ig ht and th m of th l ft
e drawn sid e e e are a e,
S p h r B ut b for h gl
e e . th forth h g e th e e an ce ,
e az e
an d g in l d i n to th sph r for th y
a a e e e e, e are
p ri sh i ng i n th torm nts of P pl ex
e e e ara .
h
T e g re s i d Th s co d ord r [ of th fiv
en t a :
“
e e n e e e
Of th e
c d d d m
se o n ee l rul rs] call d fEth p A
.
ae on i a e ,
e io ic ri
sl ught r
a e .
370 PISTI S S PH I
O A .
th m e .
d ra vi sh h w ill hand ov r to th
ffii éfiffiffi an ,
s e e e
m en ts'
d mons und r h [ sway] that th yae e er ,
e
t i on .
v ils wh i ch
e b tw n th m f th right andare e ee e O e
th m f th l ft
e O drawn as i d that Z k
e e a re e, oro o
d struction
e .
th third
e f th ons f th sph r call d the
O e ae O e e e, e
th ir own r g i o ns m y gaz do wn
e e th ,
a e on e
r stor d to th s p h r for th y
e e b ing
e e e, e a re e un
Th e g re
d said unto
en t
h i s disc
an ip l s O f th e :
“
e
h fi h
Of
d m
ae
t e
fifth
on i a
l
ord
ft
r th y call t h rul r l ach e e e e
h wm mhy
th b H is a pow rful rul r hav i ng
'
an a as . e e e ,
rupt .
H av e m rcy u p on us O Mast r i n th gr at
e ,
e ,
e e
in wh i ch th y H av m rcy th r for u p on
e are . e e ,
e e e,
”
p r s rv us from th i s gr at stupor
e e e e .
f ar not for y e b l ss d y I ,
e a re e e na ,
u to you th k ys of th kingdom of th
n e e e e
an invoc t i on i n th gr at n m , and a e e a e
ci pl es th r g i ons
as f th w ys of t h m i dst
e e O e a e
c d en
h ghi w r h i dd n from v i w and J sus and
er e e e e ,
e
e xc d in g g r at l ight
ee e .
H b eh And
re a t
th y cam unto h i m H turn d e e e e
hi
.
et h on t e r
h utt r d th gr at n m ov r th i r h ds and
e e e e e a e e e ea ,
b l ss d th m d br ath d on th i r y s
e e e an e e e e e .
B O O KS OF T HE S V I O UR
A . 37 5
what y e see
th wat r and fi
e e from th region f the light
re e O
B bél é
ar And shortly ft r my fath r s nt
. a e e e
dov e .
“
Th fi the wat r and th win
e re, for e ,
e e are
Fl m d
,
e re e
a e
2
222
?
1
5
earth ; that to sav I am co m to
’
Is , e
in g s ‘
e tern l a .
’
your s i ns .
’
b lood .
Th s
“
th myst ri s f th light wh i ch
e e are e e e O e
l i gh t .
J u d th comm nd L t all th p ow rs of
es s an
e a ,
“
e e e
h i s di s
”
c i l es
p d e
th l ft r turn to th i r r gions And e e e e e
c d h
s en to t e
.
th nam
e f th fa th r f th tr asur
e O f l i ght
e e O e e e O .
Th
m l
m
e 5a
en ta
H cr
1n
i d“
aloud s ying e H ar m O e ,
a e e,
c
V o a ti o n f th r f th r of all fath rhood bound
a e ,
a e e ,
l ss l i ght ; i a o i o i a é d oi 6m p s n é tha
'
‘ ‘
e uo z r
'
thar ép si n Op szther n ep /zthoma é th n ep hi oma oth
‘
app a ap ha mén I
i d man d am a m i hap a hou ha mén
‘
'
Il a man sasa r sa r tou Il a man lza mén Icou lcza mi n
mi a z lza mén ha mén i a t i a t tou ap ha mén ha mén
'' ‘ ‘ ‘
th s e e th ir n m s sip hi repsn i hi eu z en e
are e a e :
'
c z
'
bammou sociza br i clzér eu tha r i ma t di eisba l
‘
na
'
mar zch mau n ip os chi r i e en ta i r mou thi our amou r
p au cizér oou sc/zous mi n i on or i soclzobor t/za .
B KSOO OF T HE S V I UR
A O . 37 9
H ear me you r m i t th s i ns of
,
I i nvoke , e e
th m b fit to b counted i n th k ingd om of my
e e e e
worthy to r c iv of th i s o ff ring
e e e e .
dom g i v u n to m th s ig i n this ff ri ng
, e e e n O e .
giv ne .
rejoic d with gr at j oy
e e .
3 80 PIS T IS S PH I
O A .
Di c re
th i s
ti on s
i s th myst ry wh i ch y shall e e e
as
f
to th e
u tu re u se
c l br t for
e et h m who a e b l v you e e ie e in .
“ h m
t e e'
I f th r b no d c i t i n th m i f th y
e e e e e e , e
up to th v ry d y on wh i ch y shall h v
e e a e a e
c l brat d for th m th i s my t v B ut h i d y
e e e e s er . e e
Th i s th n i s th myst ry of th r ality of th
e e e e e e
“ h M st r r v al nto us
t r ee
a th myst ry
e e e u e e
ot h g er reat
,
m e s.
of th l ght of thy f th r for w hav e i a e e e
,
”
w e also may i nh r i t th kingdom of thy fath re e e .
Of h t
wh i ch s k aft r th r i s no
e
t i er es
y e ee e e e
h igh fest o
,
al l
i
m
ter e s a nd
myst
ys ry which i s eh i gh r than th m e e .
na
f h g
o t e
m
rea t
e
Th
.
y will bring
e your s ou l s i nto th e
3 82 PIS TIS S PH I
O A .
us
"Vh n J sus had finish d s p aking th s
e e e e e e
sobs sayin g
,
:
in
ord r th t th y m y ch sti s i t for e a e a a e
ae ons f th s p h r A d th workm n of th
O e e e . n e e e
th s p h r
e so that this [ l k ] b com th a s th
e e, a e e e ee
m ighti ly p uri fi d i t e .
Th n com th I l h m th r c iv r f
e e a u a ,
e e e e O
fe e
t
s ru c ti g it conc rning the cr atur s
n f the e e e O
world .
mor months an d
e and tw nty days scourgi g on e e ,
n
tw ty days
en .
days
Aft r that th y t k i t unto th V rg n f
e , e a e e i i O
i t h th mightily p urifi d it
a e .
Th i s i s th p un i shm nt of th sl nd r r
e e e a e e .
M ry s id
a W w unto sinn rs "
a :
” “
o e, oe , e
p un i shm nt e
3 86 PIST IS S O PH I A .
P p ete,
P ro
t r sa i d Mast r l t
e e t h wom n “
e , e e e
est l
hg f h
a i st
i
com
l
t
to an
e
d of th eir qu stions en e e ,
”
W m ° en
( 3 8 3
°
[ in t h cas of ]
e a th i f ethat
,
st al th s cr tly e ,
e e e e ,
i e
th cr atur s of th world
e e e e .
mighti ly purifi d e .
Th n cometh I l h m th r c iv r f S ab a
e a u a , e e e e O
This is th punishm nt f th th i f e e O e e .
J sus said
e In th case of such a man
' “
e ,
months .
sph r turn th h h d th it ov r t h
e e e ,
s e an e e o er re
i
ce v ers to cast i t i nto th ons of th sph r e ae e e e,
th l k
e b low th s p h r ( 3 85 ) so that this
a e e e e e,
And I l h m th r c i v r f S abaoth
“
a u a ,
e e e e O
ev r d s p is it
e e e .
”
ment ?
J sus said
e [ In th cas f ] such
'
a man e e O
390 PI ST IS S PH I O A .
th r i v rs
e f fi anoth r l v n y ars
e O re e e e e e .
Th n th y
“
ecarri d into th out r dark
e are e e e
b dissolv d and p r i sh
e e e .
Th h
e ph h
sa i d
ieunto Thom s Am n I y this a
“
e ,
sa ,
m f
en t o
m mor
a
h nous
s than allisS ns an d e ei i
feel f
e ee o
S O f CGr
Y ll i niqu i ti s
'
[
a As f ] m of th t e . or en a
b ck t th s p h r b ut th y shall b d stroy d
a o e e e, e e e e ,
, o t e
h
who of the thr tr pl pow r d gi ifii
i s on e ee i e- e e
te‘ ‘
n v
gladn ss e .
“
Th n th y bring it b low into Am nt i to
e e e e
( 3 88 ) Th n it i s carri d into
e th w y of the e e a
th ways
e f th midst ; th heat from th fire
O e e e
d laying it a littl
e .
e .
“
Th n i t is brou ght unto th virgi n f light
e e O ,
Ar e s b hind h
are e er .
“
Th n h tak th th soul of that right ous
e s e e e e
m ightily purifi d e .
Th n com th I l h m th r c iv r of S abaoth
e e a u a , e e e e
Th n th r com th a r c iv r of th l i ttl
e e e e e e e e e
T h c up
e f S aba oth o
th good hi m of th m i dst ,
e ,
e
wi d m
s o
h bri ng th a cu p full of intu i tion and
.
e e
[ th s ] i
e en i quit i s will h suff r all th s punish e e e e e
m nts tog th r
e e e
A m”
su fi er eth
J sus answ r d Y he shall e e :
“
ea , e
f or ch ea
su ff r th m ; i f he hav commi
e tt d e e e
se p a ra te
8 1 11 .
thr sins h shall suff r thr punish ee , e e ee
m ntse .
39 4 PI S TI S S PH I
O A .
Th h e (
w i the
sobs say i ng W w unto : o e, oe
to h v a
forg e
tf ln ss of th rul rs l e h fl u e e e ie eav
m ercy u
p on y ,
thm e
unt l th y p ass out f th body to
:
i e O e
”
w lso hav s i n d O Mast r our light
e a e ne ,
e ,
.
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thr to th four p o i nts of h av n ; th y
1 "
ee e e e e
ap l pr ch d th gos p l of th kingdom in
o st es .
ea e e e e
e are
T HE EN D .
WO R KS B Y THE SA M E A U THO R .
o , 3 . . n et ; a er, 53 . n et .
C O N TEN TS Th e
; or W ld ul ; -so The V u
est res O f th e S o ul ; Th e
Wb e of esti n ; D y Tu r e S e lf l i c
-re an e . O ta c v o . P ri e c
c l th o , 3s 6 d n et . . .
Plotinus .
W ith an E xh a u tiv
s e B ibli g o ra phy . c v
O ta o . P ic r e : c l th
o ,
l s . n et .
Orpheus .
W i th th C h t d th m t c mpl t
ree ar s an e os o e e Bibl g phy
io ra
xt t W i ll v
e an I t duc ti ser e as an n ro on to H ll ic
e en
T h l gy O ct v P i c c l th 4 6d
.
eo o . a o. r e: o , s . . n et .
In P rep ara ti on .
C g T l ti
on tai n i n f th I h a K K th P h ran s a on o e s a, en a , a a, ra s na
M d k un d M a d fik y
a U p i h d with G l
a an n a an s a s, a en era
P mbl A gum t d N t by G R S M E
rea e, dr en s an o es, AD an
H lf ct v
. . .
J C CH A H AY ( R O C HO H ) A TT O P D Y A Y UD UB I a o a o
P i c cl th l 6d p p 6d t
. . . .
r e : o , s. . a er , . ne .
In P rep ara ti on .
Volu me II .
THE T H E O S O PH I C A L PUB L I SH IN G S O C I E TY
26 C H IN G C SS L N N S W AB RO , O DO ,
. .