Epistles

Brethren, I am overflowing with love to you,[*](Petition for their prayers) and exceedingly joyful in watching over your safety. Yet not I, but Jesus Christ, whose bonds I bear, but am the more fearful in that I am not yet perfected; but your prayer will make me perfect for God, that I may attain the lot wherein I found mercy, making the Gospel my refuge as the flesh of Jesus, and the Apostles as the presbytery of the Church.

And[*](The Christian prophets) the prophets[*](He probably means the Christian prophets: cf. the Didache and Hermas.) also do we love,[*](An alternative translation is let us love.) because they also have announced the Gospel, and are hoping in him and waiting for him, by faith in whom they also obtain salvation, being united with Jesus Christ, for