{"author":null,"backreferences":[{"context_html":"<p>Plainly, then, the other kind of discourse, the didactic, is powerful\r\nand spiritual, observing precision, occupied in the contemplation of\r\nmysteries. But let it stand over for the present. Now, it is incumbent\r\non us to return His love, who lovingly guides us to that life which\r\nis best; and to live in accordance with the injunctions of His will,\r\nnot only fulfilling what is commanded, or guarding against what is\r\nforbidden, but turning away from some examples, and imitating others as\r\nmuch as we can, and thus to perform the works of the Master according\r\nto His similitude, and so fulfil what Scripture says as to our being\r\nmade in His image and likeness. For, wandering in life as in deep\r\ndarkness, we need a guide that cannot stumble or stray; and our guide\r\nis the best, not blind, as the Scripture says, “leading the blind\r\ninto pits.”<a class=\"fnanchor pginternal\" href=\"#Footnote_169\" id=\"FNanchor_169\">[169]</a> But the Word is keen-sighted, and scans the recesses\r\nof the heart. As, then, that is not light which enlightens not, nor\r\nmotion that moves not, nor loving which loves not, so neither<span class=\"pagenum\" id=\"Page_120\">[120]</span> is that\r\ngood which profits not, nor guides to salvation. Let us then aim at\r\nthe fulfilment of the commandments by the works of the Lord; for the\r\nWord Himself also, having openly become flesh,<a class=\"fnanchor pginternal\" href=\"#Footnote_170\" id=\"FNanchor_170\">[170]</a> exhibited the same\r\nvirtue, both practical and contemplative. Wherefore let us regard the\r\nWord as law, and His commands and counsels as the short and straight\r\npaths to immortality; for His precepts are full of persuasion, not of\r\nfear.</p>","headings":["THE WRITINGS OF CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA.","THE INSTRUCTOR.","BOOK I.","CHAPTER III. THE PHILANTHROPY OF THE INSTRUCTOR."],"marker_anchor":"FNanchor_170","paragraph_id":"pg71937-paragraph-236"}],"canonical_references":[],"date_end":null,"date_start":null,"deduplication_fingerprint":"209202d75d00c47b2cc49efc0c33425ff8a26c08a59c7ca00f92066e6dce5c3b","edition_title":"The writings of Clement of Alexandria, Vol. 1 (of 2)","edition_translators":["William Wilson"],"edition_year":1867,"explicit_reference_candidates":[{"book":"JHN","chapter":1,"kind":"unreviewed","source_notation":"John i. 14","verse":14,"verse_end":14}],"headings":[],"id":"pg71937-Footnote_170","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. Existing 1867 English translation; translator died 1875. Electronic transcription subject to Project Gutenberg reuse terms.","source_anchor":"Footnote_170","source_ebook":71937,"source_html":"<div class=\"footnote\">\n<p><a class=\"label pginternal\" href=\"#FNanchor_170\" id=\"Footnote_170\">[170]</a> John i. 14.</p>\n</div>","source_sha256":"8e5c5bc39922dbad2626ac7651c2eb2e3d94cdcbd721f781e9792143ebb1cd03","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/71937/pg71937-images.html#Footnote_170","text_sha256":"153a0cc1db22432cc9d7c9891f93b7f4996686a8dc04a4d1f622e755bf14af26","verified":false,"work_id":null}