craft and knowledge he perfects his work ; he also imitates him, and perfects the work that has been entrusted to him that he may not hear upbraiding from him, but if he come short of what has been entrusted f. 6oa to him, he is Jnot a disciple1; but we who have a master and teacher, 2our Lord and Saviour, who rose incorruptible from the grave, because by His doctrine we possess incorruptible beauty2, thus He came in poverty; He also separated Himself from Mary, His blessed mother, and from His brethren, also from Himself, and endured persecution even unto the Cross. These things He suffered on our account, that He might save us who believe, who are of the house of Israel3, from chains and condemnations, which we have mentioned before, and deliver you who are of the Gentiles from the worship of idols and from all iniquity. If therefore the Christ suffered on our account, to save us who believe in Him, why should we not resemble Him in His sufferings when He has given us patience? and these things [are] for our own sake, that we may be delivered from the Gehenna4 of fire. For He suffered for us ; let us suffer for ourselves (S. + or does our Lord certainly need that we should suffer for Him except for this only that He would prove the warmth of our faith and the desire of our souls ?).