Testimonia

{"author":null,"backreferences":[{"context_html":"<p class=\"c005\">“I said to you a little ago,” he answered, “that you were\r\ncunning and obstinate in asking explanations of the parables;\r\nbut since you are so persistent, I shall unfold to you the\r\nmeaning of the similitudes of the field, and of all the others\r\nthat follow, that you may make them known to every one.\r\nHear now,” he said, “and understand them. The field is this\r\nworld; and the Lord of the field is He who created, and\r\nperfected, and strengthened all things; [and the son is the\r\nHoly Spirit;<a id=\"r1709\"></a><a class=\"c009 pginternal\" href=\"#f1709\"><sup>[1709]</sup></a>] and the slave is the Son of God; and the\r\nvines are this people, whom He Himself planted; and the\r\nstakes are the holy angels of the Lord, who keep His people\r\ntogether; and the weeds that were plucked out of the vineyard\r\nare the iniquities of God’s servants; and the dishes\r\nwhich He sent Him from His table are the commandments\r\nwhich He gave His people through His Son; and the\r\nfriends and fellow-councillors are the holy angels who were\r\nfirst created; and the Master’s absence from home is the\r\n<span class=\"pageno\" id=\"Page_386\">386</span>time that remains until His appearing.” I said to him, “Sir,\r\nall these are great, and marvellous, and glorious things.\r\nCould I, therefore,” I continued, “understand them? No,\r\nnor could any other man, even if exceedingly wise. Moreover,”\r\nI added, “explain to me what I am about to ask you.”\r\n“Say what you wish,” he replied. “Why, sir,” I asked, “is\r\nthe Son of God in the parable in the form of a slave?”</p>","headings":["The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers","THE PASTOR OF HERMAS.","BOOK THIRD.—SIMILITUDES. SIMILITUDES WHICH HE SPAKE WITH ME.","SIMILITUDE FIFTH. Of true fasting and its reward: also of purity of body."],"marker_anchor":null,"paragraph_id":"pg77576-paragraph-723"}],"canonical_references":[],"date_end":null,"date_start":null,"deduplication_fingerprint":"b15347d3c275edfca44109ab850e7090bb677edd7ee14f5fe5b838f098743a69","edition_title":"The writings of the Apostolic Fathers","edition_translators":["Alexander Roberts","James Donaldson","Frederick Crombie"],"edition_year":1870,"explicit_reference_candidates":[],"headings":[],"id":"pg77576-f1709","license_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html","public_import_allowed":false,"record_kind":"original-editor-translator-note","review_required":["work and recension attribution","original-work chronology","Bible reference numbering and citation kind","English edition rights and attribution"],"review_status":"needs_review","rights_evidence":"Project Gutenberg metadata: Public domain in the USA. Historical 1870 English edition; electronic transcription subject to Project Gutenberg reuse terms.","source_anchor":"f1709","source_ebook":77576,"source_html":"<div class=\"footnote\" id=\"f1709\">\n<p class=\"c006\"><span class=\"label\"><a class=\"pginternal\" href=\"#r1709\">1709</a>.  </span>This clause occurs only in the Vatican. It does not occur in Lips.,\r\nPal., or in the Æth.</p>\n</div>","source_sha256":"5cef11d737d7f5d65aa99f44ca2d8e967d725f3bed872960330e88c0905597a9","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/77576/pg77576-images.html#f1709","text_sha256":"7ad74cb3e2075627184a8a46cfb05b24908b1f1a04bf9b9013155fb1fc590957","verified":false,"work_id":null}

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