The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-03

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published with the original Greek and valuable
notes. by Charles Scribner's Sons. The trans
lators and editors are Russell D. Hitchcock and
Francis Brown, of the Union Theological Semi
nary:
CHAPTER I.
Two ways there are, one of life and one of
death, but there is a great difference between
| the two ways. The way of life, then is this:
First, thou shalt love the God who made thee;
secondly thy neighbor as thyself; and all things
whatsoever thou wouldst not have befall 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, and fast for them
that prosecute you: for what thank have We if We
love them that love youl Donot the nations also
the samel But love We them that hate you and
ye shall have no enemy. Abstain from the
| t1eshly and worldly lusts. If any give thee
a blow on the right cheek turn to him the other
also, and thou shalt be perfect if any one COM
pei thee to go one mile, go with him two; if any
one take thy cloak, give him thy tunie also; if
any one take from thee what is thine, ask it not
back, for. indeed, thou canst not. To every one
that asketh thee give, and ask not back; for to
all the Father desires to give of his gracious
gifts. Blessed is he that gveth according to the
commandment for he is guiltless; wo to him that
taketh; for if indeed, one taketh who hath need,
he shall be guiltless; but he who hath no need
shall give account, why he took and for what
purpose, and coming under arrest shall be exam
ined concerning what he did, and shall not go
out thence until he pay the last farthing. But
it hath also been said concerning this matter:
Let thine aims sweat in thy hands, until thou
knowest to whom thou shouldst give
CHAPTER II.
Now the second commandment of the teaching
Isl 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 sor-
cery thou shalt not slay a child by abortion, nor
what is begotton shalt thou destroy. Thou shalt
not lust after the things of thy neighbor, thou
shalt not forswear thyself, thou shalt not bear
false witness, thou shalt not revile, thou shalt
not bear malice. Thou shalt not be double
minded nor double-tongued; for a snare of
death is double tongue Thy speech shalt not
be false nor empty, but filed with doing Thou
shalt not be covetous nor rapacious; nor hypo-
critic, nor malicious, nor arrogant, Thou shalt
not take evil counsel against thy neighbor. Thou
shalt hate man, but some thou shalt reprove,
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 it. Be not inclined to anger, for
anger leadeth to murder; nor jealous, nor con
tentous, nor passionate, for of all these murders
are begotton. My child, become not lustful, for
lust leadeth to fornication; nor foulmouthed, nor
lofty-eyed. for of all these things aduteries are
begotton. My child, become not an omen
watcher, since it leadeth into idolatry; nor en-
chanter, astroOger, purifier,
be willing to look upon these things; for of all
these things idolatry is begotten. My child, be-
come not a liar, since lying leads to theft;
avaricious, nor vainglorious, for of all these
things theft are begotten. My child. become not
a murmurer, since it leads to basphemy; nor
presumptuous nor evilminded, for Of all these
things blasphemies are begotten But be meek,
since the meek shall inherit the earth. Become
long suffering, and pitiful, and guileless, and
gentle and good and tremble continually at the
words which thou hast heard. Thou shalt not
eXalt myself nor permit overboldness to thy
soul. Thy soul shall not ceave to the high, but
with the righteous and lowly thou shalt dwell
The things that befall thee accept as we'll
wrought, knowing that without God nothing oc-
ours.
CHAPTER ".
Ny child, him that speaks to thee the 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 the Lord
is. And thou shalt seek out daily the faces of
the saints that thou mayst be refreshed 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 convicting for transgressions. Thou shalt not
hesitate whether it shall be or not Become not
one who for taking stretches out the hands, but
for giving draws them in if thou hast anything
by thy hands thou shalt give a ransom for thy
sins Thou shalt not hesitate to give, nor when
giving shalt thou murmur; for thou shalt know
who is the Good Dispenser of the 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 if ye partners in
that which is impershable, how much more in
the perishable thingsl Thou shalt not take off
thy hand from thy son and from thy daughter,
but from youth thou shalt teach them the fear of
God Thou shalt not lay commands in thy bit
terness upon thy slave or handmade, who hope
in the same God, lest they perchance shall not
fear the God who is over you both; for He COM
eth not to call men according to the appearance,
but to those whom the spirit hath made ready.
And ye slaves, ye shall be subject
to your lords, as to Gods image,
in modesty and fear. Thou shalt
hate 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 adding to it
taking from it. In the church thou shalt confess
thy transgressions, and shalt not come forward
for thy prayer with an evil conscience. This is
the way of life.
oHAPTERv
Now the way of death is this: First of all, it is
evil and full of curse; murders aduteries, lusts,
foundations thefts idoatries, magic arts, soree-
ries, robberies, false testimonies, hypocrisies,
duphcity. craft arrogance, vice, presumptuous-
ness, greed, foul speech, jealousy overboldness,
loftiness, pretense; prosecutors of the good,
hating truth, loving falsehood, knowing not the
reward of righteousness, not cleaving to that
which is good nor to righteous Judgment on the
watch not for good, but for evil far from whom
are meekness and humility, loving vanities, pur-
suing revenge not plying poor man, not labor
ing for the distressed, not knowing Him that
made them, murderers of children, destroyers
of the image of God, turning away the needy,
depressing the afflicted, advocates of the rich,
lawless judges of the poor, universal sinners:
may ye be delivered, children, from all these.
CHAPTER VI
See that no one lead thee astray
from this way of the teaching, because apart
from God does he teach thee For if thou art
able to bear the whole yoke of the Lord thou
shalt be perfect; but if thou art not able, what
thou art able, that do. And concerning food,
what thou art able, bear; but OF that offered TO
idols, beware exceedingly; for it is a worship of
dead gods.
CHAPTER VII.
Now concerning baptism, thus baptize ye:
having first uttered all these things, baptize into
the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Spirit in running water. But if thou