{"author":null,"backreferences":[{"context_html":"<p class=\"c005\">“And they who returned their branches two-thirds withered\r\nand one-third green, are those that were faithful indeed; but\r\nafter acquiring wealth, and becoming distinguished amongst\r\nthe heathen, they clothed themselves with great pride, and\r\nbecame lofty-minded, and deserted the truth, and did not\r\ncleave to the righteous, but lived with the heathen, and this\r\nway of life became more agreeable to them. They did not,\r\nhowever, depart from God, but remained in the faith, although\r\nnot working the works of faith. Many of them accordingly\r\nrepented, and their dwelling was in the tower. And others\r\ncontinuing to live until the end with the heathen, and being\r\ncorrupted by their vain glories, [departed from God, serving\r\n<span class=\"pageno\" id=\"Page_403\">403</span>the works and deeds of the heathen.<a id=\"r1741\"></a><a class=\"c009 pginternal\" href=\"#f1741\"><sup>[1741]</sup></a>] These were\r\nreckoned with the heathen. But others of them hesitated,\r\nnot hoping to be saved on account of the deeds which they\r\nhad done; while others were in doubt, and caused divisions\r\namong themselves. To those, therefore, who were in doubt\r\non account of their deeds, repentance is still open; but their\r\nrepentance ought to be speedy, that their dwelling may be in\r\nthe tower. And to those who do not repent, but abide in\r\ntheir pleasures, death is near.”</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-740"}],"canonical_references":[],"date_end":null,"date_start":null,"deduplication_fingerprint":"cdc110b5329462cbe97be2220e58cc79b6cb736921968dbe17fc99b4a4d56a2d","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-f1741","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":"f1741","source_ebook":77576,"source_html":"<div class=\"footnote\" id=\"f1741\">\n<p class=\"c006\"><span class=\"label\"><a class=\"pginternal\" href=\"#r1741\">1741</a>. </span>Omitted in Lips.; supplied from Vat.</p>\n</div>","source_sha256":"5cef11d737d7f5d65aa99f44ca2d8e967d725f3bed872960330e88c0905597a9","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/77576/pg77576-images.html#f1741","text_sha256":"d3e00f8ce6dd5a58a53777e3c596839601ab3ee20879226463ea61852f3ac176","verified":false,"work_id":null}