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For this reason it is said that he inhabits the flood. For that he called the remission from baptism a flood, we have also learned from the thirty-first psalm, when it says: Surely in a flood of many waters they will not draw near to him. For the sins of sinners, in the redemption through baptism, will no longer be permitted to draw near. And the Lord will sit as king for ever. Upon all these things, it will be for us to recognize the rule over all things of the Master, who gives strength to his people, so that, having conquered the evil one, we may receive the blessing given by the Lord in peace to those worthy of him; for to him is the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

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∆ιὰ τοῦτο λέγεται τὸν κατακλυσμὸν κατοικεῖν. Ὅτι γὰρ τὴν ἐκ τοῦ βαπτίσματος ἄφεσιν κα-τακλυσμὸν προσηγόρευσε, καὶ ἐκ τοῦ τριακοστοῦ πρώτου ψαλμοῦ μεμαθήκαμεν, ἐν τῷ εἰπεῖν· Πλὴν ἐν κατακλυσμῷ ὑδάτων πολλῶν πρὸς αὐτὸν οὐκ ἐγγιοῦσιν. Αἱ γὰρ ἁμαρτίαι τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν, ἐν τῇ διὰ τοῦ βαπτίσματος ἀπολυτρώσει, ὡς προσεγγίζειν οὐκέτι συγχωρηθήσονται. Καὶ καθιεῖται Κύριος βασιλεὺς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. Ἐπὶ πᾶσι τούτοις ὑπάρξει ἡμῖν γνωρίσαι τὴν ἐπὶ πάντων ἀρχὴν τοῦ ∆εσπότου, τοῦ διδόντος ἰσχὺν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ, ἵνα νικήσαντες τὸν πονηρὸν, τὴν εὐλογίαν χωρήσωμεν τὴν διδομένην ὑπὸ Κυρίου ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῖς ἀξίοις αὐτοῦ· ὅτι αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.