The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-05-07
THE TEACHING OF THE APOSTLES.


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THE TEACHING OF THE APOSTLES.
The following is the full text of what
Is Known as the Teachings Of the
Twelve Apostles" which, at the pres
sut time, is occupying much thought in
The Christian world. The translators
and editors of the ancient document are
Russell ID. Hitchcock and Francis
Brown, OF the Union Theological Sem
mary. The manuscript was found in
1875, by Bishop Bryennios, in the
library Of monastery in the Greek
quarter Of Constantinople. The manu-
script Is dated A. d. 1856, and the
work is supposed to have been COM
posed between the years 120 and 100
a. ID. IL consists of one hundred and
twenty pages, and besides the "Teaeh-
ing OF the Apostles contains Chrysos-
toms synopsis Of the Old and New
Testaments, the epistle Of Barnabas,
two epistles Of Clement, eight epistles
Of Ignatius, and the epistle Of Mary Of
Cassobel@. There is little doubt that
tho work is one of the first documents
Of the Christian religion:
CHAPTER /.
Two ways there are, one OF life and ono OF
death, but there is great difference between
First, thou shalt love the God who made thee
secondly. thy nelghbor as thyself; and all
things whatsoever thou wouldst not have be.
fall thee, thou, too do not to another. Now Of
these words the teaching Is this; Bless them
that curse you, and pray for your enemies,
Ind fast for them that porsecute you;
for what thank have ye IL yo love them
that love your Do not the nations also
the same? But love them that hate you and
ye shall have no enemy. Abstain from the
iieshly and worldly lusts. II any one give thee
blow ON the right check, turn 10 him tho
other also. and thou shalt DO perfect; II any
one compel thee 70 go one mile, go with him
two; ~ any. one take thy cloak, give him thy
tunic also: II any one take from thee what Is
thipe, ask Il not back, for, indeed, thou canst
not. To every one that askcth thee give, and
ask not back; for 10 all the Fathor desires 10
give OF His own gracious gifts. Blessed is he
that giveth according 10 the commandment,
for he is guiltless; woe TO him that takcth
for II, indeed, one taketh who hath need, ho
shall be guiltless; but he who hath no need
shall give account, why he took and for what
purpose, aud coming under arrest shall 10 OK.
lmincd concerning what he did and shall not
30 out thence until he pay the last farthing.
Bur 1t bath also boon said concerning this
matter: Lot thine aims sweat In thy hands,
until tho1 knowest 10 whom thou shouldst
give.
CHAPTER II.
Now the second commandmcntof the teach
ing is. Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not
commit adultery, thou shalt not corrupt boys,
thou shalt not commit fornication. thou shalt
not steal, thou shalt not practice magic thou
shalt not use sorcery, thou shalt not slay q
child by abortion. nor what Il begOtten shalt
thou destroy. Thou shalt not lust after the
things of thy neighbor, thou shalt not forswear
thyself, thou shalt no: bear false witness, thou
shalt not revilo, thou shalt not bear malice.
Thou shalt not be doublc-ninded nor double
tongued; for n snare of death is double
tongued Thy speech shalt not bo false, nor
empty, but filled with doing. Thou shalt not
bo coyetous, nor rlpacious, nor hyDocrite,
nor malicious nor arrogant. Thou shalt not
take evil counsel against thy nelehbor. Thou
shalt hate no man. but some thou shalt re-
prove. and FOR some thou shalt pray, and some
thou shalt love above thy life.
CHAPTER III.
My child, flee from every evil thing, and
from everything like II. Be not inclined 10
anger, for anger leadeth 20 murder; nor
jealous nor contentious, nor passionate, for
of oil these murders are bcgotten. My child,
become not lustful, forlus leadeth 20 fornlca-
ton; nor foulmOuthed, nor lofty.eyed for OF
all these things adulteries are bogottOn. My
child, become not an omen-watcher. since Il
leadeth into idolatry; nor an enchanter nor
an astrologer, nor apuriher, nor be willing 10
look upon these things; for of all these things
idolatry Is begotten. My child, become not n
liar, since lying leads 10 theft; nor avariclous,
nor vaingiorious. for OF al these things theft
nre begotten. My child, become not muir
murer, SINCE II leads TO blasphomy; nor pre-
sumptuous, nor cvil-minded, for of all these
things blasphemics are bcgottcn. But be
meek, since the meek shall inherit the earth.
Become long-suifering, and pitiful, and
guileless, and gentle, and good, and trcmble
continually at the words which thou hast
heard. Thou shalt not exalt thyself, nor
permit overboldness 20 thy soul Thy soul
I..lN II. a. - IL.
righteous and lowly thou shalt dwell. The
things that befall thcc accept as well
wrought knowing that without God nothing
occurs.
CHATTER ~.
My child, him that speaks TO thee tho word
of God remember night and day, and thou
shalt honor him as the Lord, for where that
which pertaineth TO the Lord Is spoken there
tho Lord is And thou shalt seek out daily
the faces of the saints that thou nlayest he re-
freshed by their words. Thou shalt not desire
division, but shalt make peace between those
who contend; thou shalt Judge Justly, thou
shalt not respect persons In COMPLETING for
trSnsgressi9ns ssn, Thou shalt not hesitate
who for taking stretches out the hands, but
for giving draws them In; IL thou hast any
thing by thy hands thou shalt give ransom
for thy sins. Thou shalt not hesitate 10 give,
nor when giving shalt thou murmur; for
thou shalt know who is the Good Dis
penser OF tho recompense. Thou shalt not
turn away the needy, but shalt share all
things with thy brother, and shalt not say
they are thine own; for II ye are partners In
that which Is imperlshablo, how mucL more In
the perishable things7 Thou shalt not take of
thy hand from thy son and from thy daugh-
ter, but from youth thou shalt teach them tho
fear of God. Thou shalt not lay commands
in thy bitterness upon tho slave or handmaid,
who hope In tho same God, lest they per-
chance shall not fear the God who Is over you
both; for He cometh not 10 call mon accord
ing TO the appearance, but TO those whom tho
spirit hath made ready. And ye, slaves ye
shall be subject 10 your lords, as 10 Gods I'm
age, In modesty and fear Thou shalt hato
every hypocrisy, and whatever Is not pleas
ing TO the Lord. Thou shalt by no means for
sake the Lords commandments, but shalt
guard what thou hast received, neither add
ing 10 II nor taking from IT, In the church
thou shalt confess thy transgresslons, and
shalt not come forward for thy prayer with
an-eyil conscience. This Is the way OF life
CHATTER v.
Now the way OF death Is this. First OF all
e is evil and full OF curse; murders. adul-
ter1ee, luste, foundations, thcfts, idolatries,
magic arts, sorceries, robberies, false testi-
monies, hypocrisies, duplcty, craft, AFRO
gance, vice, prcsumptuousncss, greed, foul
speech, Jealousy, ovcrboldness, loftlness, pre-