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‟ I am God's wheat, and I shall be ground by the teeth of beasts, that I may become the pure bread of Christ.
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‟ I have no taste for corruptible food nor for the pleasures of this life. I desire the Bread of God, which is the Flesh of Jesus Christ, who was of the seed of David, and for drink I desire His Blood, which is love incorruptible.
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‟ There is one Physician, of flesh and of spirit, originate and unoriginate, God in man, true Life in death, son of Mary and son of God, first passible and then impassible: Jesus Christ our Lord.
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‟ You must all follow the lead of the bishop, as Jesus Christ followed that of the Father; follow the presbytery as you would the Apostles; reverence the deacons as you would God's commandment.
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‟ Take heed, then, often to come together to give thanks to God, and show forth His praise. For when you assemble frequently in the same place, the powers of Satan are destroyed, and the destruction at which he aims is prevented by the unity of your faith.
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‟ Reverence the deacons as you would the command of God.
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‟ I am writing to all the churches to let it be known that I will gladly die for God if only you do not stand in my way... Let me be food for the wild beasts, for they are my way to God.
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‟ Pray to Christ for me that the animals will be the means of making me a sacrificial victim for God.
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‟ Let not then any one deceive you, as indeed you are not deceived, inasmuch as you are wholly devoted to God.
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‟ Let us therefore be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend not to our condemnation.
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‟ I have many deep thoughts in God, but I take my own measure, lest I perish by boasting... For I myself, though I am in chains and can comprehend heavenly things, the ranks of the angels and the hierarchy of principalities, things visible and invisible, for all this I am not yet a disciple.
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