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will worship the Father in Jerusalem; but the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. For the Father seeks such to worship him. God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth. Have you seen most excellent teaching, have you seen the wisdom of an ingenious Teacher? Woman, believe me when I speak. See how he perfects the faith of the woman; see how he gradually lifts her soul to the heavens, not ashamed of the harlot's garment, but serving the salvation of her soul. Why? Because he came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance; because for the lost sheep, not emptying the Father's bosom, he has come down to us, bowing the heavens and has become a perfect man, remaining what he was. Woman, believe me, that the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. For the Father seeks such to worship him. God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth. The worship of God is not confined to a place, but the knowledge of divine grace has spread everywhere; no longer do Jews and Samaritans seize for themselves the symbols of the law. For those who worship God must worship in spirit and in truth.

No longer in the burnt offerings of others, and calves, and rams; no longer circumcision, and the observance of the sabbath; no longer temple, and altar, and scapegoat, and the holy of holies; no longer shadow, and worship, and falsified sabbaths. For your new moons and sabbaths, says God through the prophet, and the great day I do not tolerate; fasting and idleness, and your feasts my soul hates. For those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth. All those things have passed away like a shadow; the old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. The grace of things has therefore been changed; I no longer permit those who worship God to be gathered in one place according to the law; for I wish to spread the gifts of salvation throughout the whole world. For their sound has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world. God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth. The woman says to him: I know that Messiah is coming, who is called Christ; when he comes, he will tell us all things. O harlot philosophizing spiritual things; O harlot who carries the divine Scriptures on her lips. For though her body is stained with the impurity of harlotry, yet her soul has been cleansed by the promise and reading of the divine Scriptures. I know that Messiah is coming. Messiah is interpreted as Anointed. For this reason the woman says, I await the Anointed One, whose flesh will be anointed with divinity. When he comes, he will announce all things to us. O spiritual progress, O harlot woman who knows all things. See how she was lifted up from the things below to the heavens. She calls Messiah the one who is sent, the expected Christ, 59.541 the one coming for the salvation of the whole world, and again a prophet, and again Lord; no longer does she call him a Jew, no longer does she dispute about the gift of water, no longer does she say to him: How is it that you, being a Jew, ask for a drink from me, who am a Samaritan woman? for Jews have no dealings with Samaritans; but what? Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet; and again, touching on doctrines: Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship. See how she seizes the gift of spiritual graces; see how she says everything with scriptural proof. I know that Messiah is coming, who is called Christ; when he comes, he will announce all things to us. Him I seek, him I await, him

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Ἱεροσολύμοις προσκυνήσουσι τῷ Πατρί· ἀλλ' οἱ ἀληθινοὶ προσ κυνηταὶ προσκυνήσουσι τῷ Πατρὶ ἐν πνεύματι καὶ ἀληθείᾳ. Καὶ γὰρ ὁ Πατὴρ τοιούτους ζητεῖ τοὺς προσκυνοῦντας αὐτόν. Πνεῦμα ὁ Θεὸς, καὶ τοὺς προσκυνοῦντας αὐτὸν, ἐν πνεύματι καὶ ἀληθείᾳ δεῖ προσκυνεῖν. Εἶδες διδασκαλίαν ἀρίστην, εἶδες εὐμη χάνου ∆ιδασκάλου σοφίαν; Γύναι, πίστευσόν μοι λέγοντι. Βλέπε, πῶς καταρτίζει τὴν πίστιν τῆς γυναι κός· βλέπε, πῶς τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτῆς κατ' ὀλίγον εἰς τοὺς οὐρανοὺς ἀνακουφίζει, οὐκ αἰσχυνόμενος τὸ τῆς πόρνης περιβόλαιον, ἀλλὰ τῆς ψυχῆς τὴν σωτηρίαν διακονῶν. ∆ιὰ τί; Ἐπειδὴ οὐκ ἦλθε καλέσαι δικαίους, ἀλλὰ ἁμαρτωλοὺς εἰς μετάνοιαν· ἐπειδὴ διὰ τὸ ἀπολωλὸς πρόβατον, μὴ κενώσας τοὺς κόλπους τοὺς πατρικοὺς, πρὸς ἡμᾶς καταβέβηκε, κλίνας οὐρανοὺς καὶ ἄνθρωπος τέλειος γέ γονεν, ὅπερ ἦν μεμενηκώς. Γύναι, πίστευσόν μοι, ὅτι ἔρχεται ὥρα, καὶ νῦν ἐστιν, ὅτε οἱ ἀληθινοὶ προσκυ νηταὶ προσκυνήσουσι τῷ Πατρὶ ἐν πνεύματι καὶ ἀληθείᾳ. Καὶ γὰρ ὁ Πατὴρ τοιούτους ζητεῖ τοὺς προσκυνοῦντας αὐτόν. Πνεῦμα ὁ Θεὸς, καὶ τοὺς προσκυνοῦντας αὐτὸν, ἐν πνεύματι καὶ ἀληθείᾳ δεῖ προσκυνεῖν. Οὐ περιγράφεται τόπῳ ἡ τοῦ Θεοῦ προσ κύνησις, ἀλλ' ἐξεφήπλωται πανταχοῦ τῆς θείας χάριτος ἡ ἐπίγνωσις· οὐκ ἔτι Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ Σαμαρεῖται ἁρπά ζουσι πρὸς ἑαυτοὺς τοῦ νόμου τὰ σύμβολα. Καὶ γὰρ τοὺς προσκυνοῦντας τὸν Θεὸν, ἐν πνεύματι καὶ ἀληθείᾳ, δεῖ προσκυνεῖν.

Οὐκ ἔτι ἐν ἀλλοτρίοις ὁλο καυτώμασι, καὶ μόσχοις, καὶ κριοῖς· οὐκ ἔτι περιτομὴ, καὶ σαββάτου φυλακή· οὐκ ἔτι ναὸς, καὶ βωμὸς, καὶ τράγος ἀποπομπαῖος, καὶ τὰ ἅγια τῶν ἁγίων· οὐκ ἔτι σκιὰ, καὶ λατρεία, καὶ σάββατα διεψευσμένα. Τὰς γὰρ νεομηνίας ὑμῶν καὶ τὰ σάββατα, φησὶν ὁ Θεὸς διὰ προφήτου, καὶ ἡμέραν μεγάλην οὐκ ἀνέχομαι· νη στείαν καὶ ἀργίαν, καὶ τὰς ἑορτὰς ὑμῶν μισεῖ ἡ ψυχή μου. Τοὺς προσκυνοῦτας γὰρ αὐτὸν, ἐν πνεύ ματι καὶ ἀληθείᾳ δεῖ προσκυνεῖν. Παρελήλυθεν ἐκεῖνα πάντα ὡς σκιά· τὰ ἀρχαῖα παρῆλθεν· ἰδοὺ γέγονε τὰ πάντα καινά. Μετεστράφη λοιπὸν τῶν πραγμάτων ἡ χᾶρις· οὐκ ἔτι κατὰ τὸν νόμον εἰς ἕνα τόπον τοὺς προσ κυνοῦντας τῷ Θεῷ συγκροτεῖσθαι συγχωρῶ· εἰς πᾶσαν γὰρ τὴν οἰκουμένην ἐφαπλῶσαι βούλομαι τὰ τῆς σωτη ρίας χαρίσματα. Εἰς πᾶσαν γὰρ τὴν γῆν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ φθόγγος αὐτῶν, καὶ εἰς τὰ πέρατα τῆς οἰκουμένης τὰ ῥήματα αὐτῶν. Πνεῦμα ὁ Θεὸς, καὶ τοὺς προσκυ νοῦντας αὐτὸν ἐν πνεύματι καὶ ἀληθείᾳ δεῖ προσ κυνεῖν. Λέγει αὐτῷ ἡ γυνή· Οἶδα ὅτι Μεσσίας ἔρχε ται, ὁ λεγόμενος Χριστός· ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἐκεῖνος, ἀπαγ γελεῖ ἡμῖν πάντα. Ὢ πόρνης πνευματικὰ φιλοσοφούσης· ὢ πόρνης τὰς θείας Γραφὰς ἐπὶ στόματος φερούσης. Κἂν γὰρ τῷ σώματι βεβάπτισται τῇ τῆς πορνείας ἀκα θαρσίᾳ, ἀλλ' ἡ ψυχὴ κεκαθάρισται τῇ τῶν θείων Γραφῶν ἐπαγγελίᾳ καὶ ἀναγνώσει. Οἶδα ὅτι Μεσσίας ἔρχεται. Μεσσίας δὲ ἑρμηνεύεται Ἠλειμμένος. ∆ιὰ τοῦτο ἡ γυνὴ, Προσδοκῶ, φησὶ, τὸν Ἠλειμμένον, οὗ ἡ σὰρξ ἀλειφθήσεται τῇ θεότητι. Ἐκεῖνος ὅταν ἔλθῃ, ἀναγ γελεῖ ἡμῖν πάντα. Ὢ προκοπῆς πνευματικῆς, ὢ γυ ναικὸς πόρνης καὶ πάντα εἰδυίας. Βλέπε πῶς ἀπὸ τῶν καταχθονίων εἰς τοὺς οὐρανοὺς ἀνεπτερώθη. Μεσσίαν λέγει τὸν ἀποστελλόμενον, τὸν προσδοκώμενον Χριστὸν, 59.541 τὸν ἐπὶ σωτηρίᾳ παντὸς τοῦ κόσμου ἐρχόμενον, καὶ πά λιν προφήτην, καὶ πάλιν Κύριον· οὐκ ἔτι καλεῖ αὐτὸν Ἰουδαῖον, οὐκ ἔτι διακρίνεται περὶ τὴν δόσιν τοῦ ὕδατος, οὐκ ἔτι λέγει πρὸς αὐτόν· Πῶς σὺ, Ἰουδαῖος ὢν, παρ' ἐμοῦ πιεῖν αἰτεῖς, οὔσης γυναικὸς Σαμαρείτιδος; οὐ γὰρ συγχρῶνται Ἰουδαίοις Σαμαρεῖται· ἀλλὰ τί; Κύριε, θεωρῶ, ὅτι προφήτης εἶ σύ· καὶ πάλιν ἁπτο μένη δογμάτων· Οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ προσεκύνησαν, καὶ ὑμεῖς λέγετε, ὅτι ἐν Ἱεροσολύ μοις ἐστὶν ὁ τόπος, ὅπου δεῖ προσκυνεῖν. Βλέπε, πῶς ἁρπάζει τὴν δωρεὰν τῶν πνευματικῶν χαρισμάτων· βλέπε, πῶς ἅπαντα μετὰ Γραφικῆς ἀποδείξεως λέγει. Οἶδα, ὅτι Μεσσίας ἔρχεται, ὁ λεγόμενος Χριστός· ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἐκεῖνος, ἀναγγελεῖ ἡμῖν πάντα. Ἐκεῖνον ζητῶ, ἐκεῖνον προσδοκῶ, ἐκεῖνον