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in good deeds, and to despise the rest. Chapter 1. LUKE. And he spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalts himself shall be abased; and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

DEFINITION 58. That one must not think to obtain the gift of God through money or through any other

device. Chapter 1. ACTS. And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the

Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, 31.789 saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit. But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity. That according to the proportion of faith, gifts are given to each by God for the common good. Chapter 2. TO THE ROMANS. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith. TO THE CORINTHIANS 1. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues. That one who has freely received the grace of God must freely give, and not traffic it for his own pleasures. Chapter 3. MATTHEW. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils: freely you have received, freely give. Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses. ACTS. Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up. TO THE THESSALONIANS 1. For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness: Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others. when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us. That he who gratefully receives the first gift from God, and diligently works it for the 31.792 glory of God, is also deemed worthy of others; but he who is not such has what he already has taken away, and is not deemed worthy of what has been prepared, and is delivered over to punishment. Chapter 4. MATTHEW. And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries

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κατ ορθώμασι, καὶ ἐξουθενεῖν τοὺς λοιπούς. Κεφάλ. αʹ. ΛΟΥΚΑΣ. Εἶπε δὲ πρός τινας τοὺς πεποιθότας ἐφ' ἑαυτοῖς, ὅτι εἰσὶ δίκαιοι, καὶ ἐξουθενοῦντας τοὺς λοιποὺς, τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην· Ἄνθρωποι δύο ἀνέβησαν εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν προσεύξασθαι· ὁ εἷς Φαρισαῖος, ὁ δὲ ἕτερος τελώνης. Ὁ Φαρισαῖος, σταθεὶς, πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ταῦτα προσηύχετο· Ὁ Θεὸς, εὐχαριστῶ σοι, ὅτι οὐκ εἰμὶ ὥσπερ οἱ λοιποὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἅρπαγες, ἄδικοι, μοιχοὶ, ἢ καὶ ὡς οὗτος ὁ τελώνης. Νηστεύω δὶς τοῦ Σαββάτου· ἀποδεκατῶ πάντα ὅσα κτῶμαι. Καὶ ὁ τελώνης, μακρόθεν ἑστὼς, οὐκ ἤθελεν οὐδὲ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν ἐπᾶραι· ἀλλ' ἔτυπτεν εἰς τὸ στῆθος αὐτοῦ λέγων· Ὁ Θεὸς, ἱλάσθητί μοι τῷ ἁμαρτωλῷ. Λέγω ὑμῖν, κατέβη οὗτος δεδι καιωμένος εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὑτοῦ, ἤπερ ἐκεῖνος· ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν, ταπεινωθήσεται· καὶ ὁ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν, ὑψωθήσεται.

ΟΡΟΣ ΝΗʹ. Ὅτι οὐ δεῖ νομίζειν δωρεὰν Θεοῦ διὰ χρημάτων ἢ καὶ δι' ἄλλης

τινὸς ἐπινοίας κτᾶσθαι. Κεφάλ. αʹ. ΠΡΑΞΕΙΣ. Ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Σίμων, ὅτι διὰ τῆς ἐπι θέσεως τῶν χειρῶν τῶν

ἀποστόλων δίδοται τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, προσήνεγκεν αὐτοῖς χρήματα, 31.789 λέγων· ∆ότε κἀμοὶ τὴν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην, ἵνα ᾧ ἂν ἐπιθῶ τὰς χεῖρας, λαμβάνῃ Πνεῦμα ἅγιον. Πέτρος δὲ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν· Τὸ ἀργύριόν σου σὺν σοὶ εἴη εἰς ἀπώλειαν, ὅτι τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐνόμισας διὰ χρημάτων κτᾶσθαι. Οὐκ ἔστι σοι μερὶς, οὐδὲ κλῆρος ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ· ἡ γὰρ καρδία σου οὐκ ἔστιν εὐθεῖα ἐναντίον τοῦ Θεοῦ. Μετανόησον οὖν ἀπὸ τῆς κακίας σου ταύτης, καὶ δεήθητι τοῦ Κυρίου, εἰ ἄρα ἀφεθήσεταί σοι ἡ ἐπίνοια τῆς καρδίας σου. Εἰς γὰρ χολὴν πικρίας καὶ σύνδεσμον ἀδικίας ὁρῶ σε ὄντα. Ὅτι κατὰ ἀναλογίαν τῆς πίστεως ἑκάστῳ δίδοται παρὰ Θεοῦ χαρίσματα πρὸς τὸ συμφέρον. Κεφάλ. βʹ. ΠΡΟΣ ΡΩΜ. Ἔχοντες δὲ χαρίσματα, κατὰ τὴν χάριν τὴν δοθεῖσαν ἡμῖν, διάφορα, εἴτε προφη τείαν κατὰ τὴν ἀναλογίαν τῆς πίστεως. ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡ. αʹ. Ἑκάστῳ δὲ δίδοται ἡ φανέρωσις τοῦ Πνεύματος πρὸς τὸ συμφέρον· ᾧ μὲν γὰρ διὰ τοῦ Πνεύματος δίδοται λόγος σοφίας· ἄλλῳ δὲ λόγος γνώσεως, κατὰ τὸ αὐτὸ Πνεῦμα· ἑτέρῳ δὲ πίστις, ἐν τῷ αὐτῷ Πνεύματι· ἄλλῳ δὲ χαρίσμα τα ἰαμάτων· ἄλλῳ προφητεία· ἄλλῳ διακρίσεις πνευμάτων· ἑτέρῳ δὲ γένη γλωσσῶν· ἄλλῳ δὲ ἑρμηνεία γλωσσῶν. Ὅτι δεῖ τὴν χάριν τοῦ Θεοῦ δωρεὰν λαμβάνοντα δω ρεὰν διδόναι, καὶ μὴ πραγματεύεσθαι αὐτὴν πρὸς τὰς ἰδίας ἡδονάς. Κεφάλ. γʹ. ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΣ. Ἀσθενοῦντας θεραπεύετε, λεπροὺς καθαρίζετε, δαιμόνια ἐκβάλλετε· δωρεὰν ἐλάβετε, δωρεὰν δότε. Μὴ κτήσησθε χρυσίον, μηδὲ ἀργύ ριον, μηδὲ χαλκὸν εἰς τὰς ζώνας ὑμῶν. ΠΡΑΞΕΙΣ. Εἶπε δὲ Πέτρος· Ἀργύριον καὶ χρυσίον οὐχ ὑπάρχει μοι· ὃ δὲ ἔχω, τοῦτό σοι δίδωμι. Ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Ναζωραίου ἔγει ραι καὶ περιπάτει. Καὶ πιάσας αὐτὸν τῆς δεξιᾶς χειρὸς, ἤγειρεν αὐτόν. ΠΡΟΣ ΘΕΣΣ. αʹ. Οὔτε γὰρ ἐν λόγῳ κολακείας ἐγενήθημεν, καθὼς οἴδατε, οὔτε προφάσει πλεονεξίας, Θεὸς μάρτυς· οὔτε ζητοῦντες ἐξ ἀνθρώπων δόξαν, οὔτε ἀφ' ὑμῶν, οὔτε ἀπ' ἄλλων. ∆υνάμενοι ἐν βάρει εἶναι, ὡς Χριστοῦ ἀπόστολοι· ἀλλ' ἐγενήθημεν ἤπιοι ἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν. Ὡς ἐὰν τροφὸς θάλπῃ τὰ ἑαυτῆς τέκνα, οὕτως ἱμειρόμενοι ὑμῶν εὐδοκοῦμεν μετα δοῦναι ὑμῖν οὐ μόνον τὸ Εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰς ἑαυτῶν ψυχὰς, διότι ἀγαπητοὶ ἡμῖν ἐγενήθητε. Ὅτι ὁ τὴν πρώτην παρὰ Θεοῦ δωρεὰν εὐγνωμόνως δεξάμενος, καὶ σπουδαίως κατεργασάμενος εἰς τὴν 31.792 δόξαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἑτέρων καταξιοῦται· ὁ δὲ μὴ τοιοῦτος τήν τε προϋπάρχουσαν ἀφαιρεῖται, καὶ τῆς ἡτοιμασμένης οὐ καταξιοῦται, καὶ τιμω ρίᾳ παραδίδοται. Κεφάλ. δʹ. ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΣ. Καὶ προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ εἶ πον αὐτῷ· ∆ιὰ τί ἐν παραβολαῖς λαλεῖς αὐτοῖς; Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Ὅτι ὑμῖν δέδοται γνῶναι τὰ μυστήρια