{"author":null,"backreferences":[{"context_html":"<p class=\"c005\">“And they who gave in their branches green, but having\r\nthe tips withered and cracked, these were always good, and\r\nfaithful, and distinguished before God; but they sinned a\r\nvery little through indulging small desires, and finding little\r\nfaults with one another. But on hearing my words the greater\r\npart of them quickly repented, and their dwelling was upon\r\nthe tower. Yet some of them were in doubt; and certain of\r\nthem who were in doubt wrought greater dissension. Among\r\nthese, therefore, is hope of repentance, because they were\r\nalways good; and with difficulty will any one of them perish.\r\nAnd they who gave up their branches withered,<a id=\"r1742\"></a><a class=\"c009 pginternal\" href=\"#f1742\"><sup>[1742]</sup></a> but having\r\na very small part green, are those who believed only, yet continue\r\nworking the works of iniquity. They never, however,\r\ndeparted from God, but gladly bore His name, and joyfully\r\nreceived His servants into their houses. Having accordingly\r\nheard of this repentance, they unhesitatingly repented, and\r\npractise all virtue and righteousness; and some of them even\r\n[suffered, being willingly put to death<a id=\"r1743\"></a><a class=\"c009 pginternal\" href=\"#f1743\"><sup>[1743]</sup></a>], knowing their deeds\r\nwhich they had done. Of all these, therefore, the dwelling\r\nshall be in the tower.”</p>","headings":["The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers","THE PASTOR OF HERMAS.","BOOK THIRD.—SIMILITUDES. SIMILITUDES WHICH HE SPAKE WITH ME.","SIMILITUDE EIGHTH. The sins of the elect and of the penitent are of many kinds, but all will be rewarded according to the measure of their repentance and good works."],"marker_anchor":null,"paragraph_id":"pg77576-paragraph-741"}],"canonical_references":[],"date_end":null,"date_start":null,"deduplication_fingerprint":"362d9f3ed0681fca6731f725adabb8e55828989565c5c50e22888e09dac040de","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-f1743","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":"f1743","source_ebook":77576,"source_html":"<div class=\"footnote\" id=\"f1743\">\n<p class=\"c006\"><span class=\"label\"><a class=\"pginternal\" href=\"#r1743\">1743</a>. </span>Omitted in Lips., which has instead, “are afraid.”</p>\n</div>","source_sha256":"5cef11d737d7f5d65aa99f44ca2d8e967d725f3bed872960330e88c0905597a9","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/77576/pg77576-images.html#f1743","text_sha256":"deb507977e59348f284b5d84259a05e8ba8fa12afd5eab4fdf8b0929cc7f64eb","verified":false,"work_id":null}