But the Way of Death is this: First of all, it is
Persecutors of the good, haters of truth, lovers of lies, knowing not the reward of righteousness, not cleaving to the good nor to righteous judgment, spending wakeful nights not for good but for wickedness, from whom meekness and patience is far, lovers of vanity, following after reward, unmerciful to the poor, not working for him who is oppressed with toil, without knowledge of him who made them, murderers of children, corrupters of God’s creatures, turning away the needy, oppressing the distressed, advocates of the rich, unjust judges of the poor, altogether sinful; may ye be delivered, my children, from all these.
See that no one make thee to err
from this
For if thou canst bear the whole yoke of the Lord, thou wilt be perfect, but if thou canst not, do what thou canst.
And concerning food, bear
Concerning baptism, baptise thus: Having firstbaptise, in the Name of
in running water;
but if thou hast no running water, baptise in other water, and if thou canst not in cold, then in wrarm.
But if thou hast neither, pour water three times on the head in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
And before the baptism let the baptiser and him who is to be baptised fast, and any others who are able. And thou shalt bid him who is to be baptised to fast one or two days before.
Let not your fasts be with the hypocrites, for
And do not pray asOur Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, as in Heaven so also upon earth; give us to-day our daily
Pray thus three times a day.
And concerning the Eucharist, holdconcerning the giving of thanks, give thanks thus, etc.
But this would obscure the fact that Eucharist
(cf. v. 5).
First concerning the Cup, We give thanks