Chapter II.—An exhortation to virtue. - ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus

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Chapter II.—An exhortation to virtue.
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Chapter II.—An exhortation to virtue.

“Wherefore, girding up your loins,”³⁴⁴

³⁴⁴ Comp. 1 Pet. i. 13; Eph. vi. 14.

“serve the Lord in fear”³⁴⁵

³⁴⁵ Ps. ii. 11.

and truth, as those who have forsaken the vain, empty talk and error of the multitude, and “believed in Him who raised up our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead, and gave Him glory,”³⁴⁶

³⁴⁶ 1 Pet. i. 21.

and a throne at His right hand. To Him all things³⁴⁷

³⁴⁷ Comp. 1 Pet. iii. 22; Phil. ii. 10.
in heaven and on earth are subject. Him every spirit serves. He comes as the Judge of the living and the dead.³⁴⁸

³⁴⁸ Comp. Acts xvii. 31.
His blood will God require of those who do not believe in Him.³⁴⁹

³⁴⁹ Or, “who do not obey him.”

But He who raised Him up from the dead will raise³⁵⁰

³⁵⁰ Comp 1 Cor. vi. 14; 2 Cor. iv. 14; Rom. viii. 11.
up us also, if we do His will, and walk in His commandments, and love what He loved, keeping ourselves from all unrighteousness, covetousness, love of money, evil speaking, false witness; “not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing,”³⁵¹

³⁵¹ 1 Pet. iii. 9.
or blow for blow, or cursing for cursing, but being mindful of what the Lord said in His teaching: “Judge not, that ye be not judged;³⁵²

³⁵² Matt. vii. 1.
forgive, and it shall be forgiven unto you;³⁵³

³⁵³ Matt. vi. 12; 14; Luke vi. 37.
be merciful, that ye may obtain mercy;³⁵⁴

³⁵⁴ Luke vi. 36.
with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again;”³⁵⁵

³⁵⁵ Matt. vii. 2; Luke vi. 38.
and once more, “Blessed are the poor, and those that are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of God.”³⁵⁶

³⁵⁶ Matt. v. 3; 10; Luke vi. 20.
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