N. T. I. Matt. v. 28. “But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart." II. Matt. v. 42. "Give to him that asketh thee." Luke vi. 30. "Give to every one that asketh thee.” III. Matt. x. 32. "Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father which is in heaven. 33, But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.' 99 IV. Matt. xiii. 5. "Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth. 6, And HERMAS. I. Command iv. sect. 1. 'I command thee, that thou suffer not the thought of another man's wife, or of fornication, to enter into thy heart.' Comp. Vis. i. sect. I. II. Command ii. Give without distinction to all that are in want, not doubting to whom thou givest, &c.' There follows a fine argument upon this subject, which may serve as a comment upon this text of the gospel. III. Vision ii. sect. 2. 'Happy are ye, whosoever shall endure the great trial that is at hand, and whosoever shall not deny his life. For the Lord has sworn by his Son, that whosoever shall deny his Son, and him, being afraid of his life, they will also deny him in the world that is to come. But those who shall never deny him, of his great mercy he will be favourable to them.' Similitude ix. sect. 28. They who have deliberated in their heart, whether they should confess or deny him, and yet have suffered, their fruits are smaller. Wherefore I speak this unto you, who deliberate, whether ye should confess or deny him.' IV. Similitude ix. sect. 21. Of the fourth mountain which had many herbssome being touched by the heat of the sun withered, their herbs having nok 1 Περι γυναικος αλλοτρίας. k Nullum fundamentum habentes herbæ eorum. when the sun was up, they were scorched: and because they had not root, they withered away-20, But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it: 21, Yet has he not root in himself, but dureth for a while; for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. 22, He also that received seed among thorns is he that heareth the word: and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choak the word, and he becometh unfruitful." V. Matt. xiii. 7. "And some fell among thorns: and the thorns sprung up and choaked them." Ch. xix. 23. “ Verily I say unto you, that a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. 24, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God." V. Similitude ix. sect. 20. They who are of the third mountain, which had thorns and brambles, are such as believed, but were some of them rich, others taken up with many affairs. For the brambles are riches: the thorns are they who are entangled in much business, and a diversity of affairs. These m therefore shall with difficulty [or hardly'] enter into the kingdom of God.' 6 VI. Simil. viii. sect. 3. This great tree, which covers the plains and the mountains, and all the earth, is the law of God, published throughout the whole world. This law is the Son of God, preached in all the ends of the earth. The people that stand under its shadow are m Hi ergo difficile in regnum Dei N. T. that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it." And Luke xiii. 19, 20. VII. Matt. xviii. 3. " Verily I say unto you, except ye shall be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4, Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven." HERMAS. those which have heard his preaching, and believed.' VII. Simil. ix. sect. 29. Whosoever therefore, says he, shall continue as little children, free from malice, shall be more honourable, than all these, of whom I have yet spoken. For all little children are honourable with the Lord, and esteemed the first of all.' And sect. 31. For this present world must be cut away from them, and the vanities of their riches, and then they will be fit for the kingdom of God. For they must enter into the kingdom of God, because God has blessed this innocent kind. I the angel of repentance pronounce you happy, whosoever are innocent like little children, because your portion is good, and honourable with the Lord.' That is an excellent paraphrase of our Lord's discourse, Matt. xviii. and I think it plain he has a reference to it. N. T. VIII. Matt. xxiii. 6. " And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues." Compare Mark xii. 39. Luke. xx. 46. IX. Matt. xxviii. 18. " All power is given to me in heaven, and in earth. 19, Go ye therefore, and teach all nations." n HERMAS. VIII. Vis. iii. sect. 9. 'I therefore now say unto you, who are set over the church, and love the highest seats.' IX. Simil. v. sect. 6. You see, said he, that he is Lord of his people, having received all power from his Father.' Simil. ix. sect. 25. are such as believed the Quicunque ergo permanserint, inquit, sicut infantes. enim infantes honorati sunt apud Dominuïn, et primi habentur. p -qui præestis ecclesiæ, et amatis primos consessus. They • Omnes N. T. HERMAS. apostles, which the Lord sent into all the world to preach.' To all which might be added, Vis. iv. sect. 2. “It had been better for them they had not been born." See Matt. xxvi. 24. N. T. X. Luke xiii. 24. "Strive to enter in at the strait gate; for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in and shall not be able. 25, When once the master of the house is risen up, and has shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Open to us," &c. XI. Luke xvi. 18. "Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband, committeth adultery," Comp. Matt. v. 32. HERMAS. X. Vis. iii. sect. 9. Ye that are more eminent, seek out the hungry, whilst the tower is yet unfinished. For when the tower shall be finished, ye shall be willing to do good, and shall have no place.' XI. Command iv. sect. 1. If the woman continues on in her sin,Let her hus➡ band put her away, and let him continue by himself. But if he shall put away his wife, and marry another, he also doth commit adultery.' This may be reckoned a probable, if not a manifest allusion to St. Luke. XII. Our blessed Lord has several parables in the gospels of a vineyard, particularly Matt. xxi. 33-41. Mark xii.19. Luke xx. 9-17. Hermas [Simil. v. sect. 2.] has a similitude of a husbandman and his vineyard, which bears a considerable resemblance with those parables. N. T. XIII. John xiv. 6. "I am the way and the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." And our Lord compares himself to a 'door.' Ch. x. 7,9. HERMAS. XIII. Simil. ix. sect. 12. The gate is the only way of coming to God. For no man shall go to God, but by his Son.' Entering into the kingdom of God is a common expression in the gospels, and so likewise in Hermas. See particularly Simil. ix. sect. 12. N. T. XIV. Acts v. 41. " And they departed from the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name." XV. Rom. ix. 4. "To whom pertaineth the adoption, and the giving the law --and the promises. Ch. xi. 29. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance." XVI. 1 Cor. iii. 16. "Know ye not, that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you." And Rom. viii. 11, "shall quicken you by his Spirit that dwelleth in you." 2 Tim. i. 14, " by the Holy Ghost that dwelleth in us." XVII. 1 Cor. iii. 17. " If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy." XVIII. 1 Cor. vii. 11. "But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.-15, But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart," &c. Perhaps Hermas refers here first epistle to the Corinthians. 9-quod dignos vos habet Dominus, ut nomen ejus feratis. utrisque eis--sunt dona et promissiones. κατοικών εν σοι. r Sed • Το πνεύμα το άγιον |