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A43419	The three books of Hermas the disciple of Paul the Apostle. Viz. I. The church. II. The sheepherd. III. The similitudes. Englished by John Pringle.	Hermas, 2nd cent.; Pringle, John, fl. 1661.	1661 (1661)	Wing H1564A; ESTC R216863	72,436	193

latter to the Just but the former to the fugitives and Heathens And whilest she was speaking with me two certain men appeared and took her up upon their shoulders and went away whither also the chair was towards the EAST but she departed cheerfull and when she was to go away she saith to me Be comforted Hermas VISION II. 1 BUt whilest I went on with these thoughts about that time wherein also the year before walking I called to memory the former years Vision And again the Spirit took me away and led me into the same place wherein the first year I was and I honoured his Name because he should esteem me worthy and should manifest unto me my old sins and when I had arisen from prayer I see over against me that old woman whom also the former year I had seen walking and reading some certain Book And she saith to me canst thou rehearse these things to the chosen ones of God I say unto her Lady such great words I cannot retain in memory but give me the Book and I will write it down Take it saith she and restore it unto me 2 But as soon as I had gotten it going aside into a certain place of the field I wrote down all to a letter for I found not Syllabs And when I had finished the writing of the book suddenly from my hand the Book was snached but by whom I saw not But after fifteen dayes when I had fasted and had much entreated the Lord the knowledge of the writing was revealed to me But the Writing was this 3 Thy SEED Hermas hath trespast against the Lord and have betrayed their Parents in great wickedness And the betrayers of Parents have heard and the subtile have gone on But also now they have added to their sins lusts and the defilements of wickedness And so have they filled up their iniquities But hasten thou these words to all thy Sons and to thy Wife who is to be thy Sister And she therefore may bridle her tongue wherein she curseth And these words being heard she shall contain herself and shall obtain mercy for she shall be instructed after that thou shalt have imparted unto her these words which that RVLER Commanded that they should be revealed to thee 4 Then shall the sins be remitted to them which long ago they sinned and to all the Saints who have sinned untill this very day if from their whole heart they shall act repentance and take away doubtings from their hearts for that RULER hath sworn by his glory upon his chosen ones that day being finished also now if any one shall sin that he shall not have Salvation for the repentances of the just have ends The dayes of repentance are fulfilled to all the Saints but to the Gentiles repentance until in the last day 5 Thou shalt therefore speak unto them that are over the Church that they may direct their wayes in Righteousnesse that they may receive in full the REPROMISSION with much Glory Continue ye therefore who work righteousnesse and so do ye that your change may be with the holy Angels Happy ye whosoever sustain the great pressure coming upon you and whosoever shall not deny HIS OWNE LIFE For the Lord hath sworn by his Son he who shall deny his Son and himself promising themselves his LIFE they also are about to deny him in the dayes approaching but they who never denyed him through his exceeding great mercy is he become propitious to them 6 But thou Hermas do not thou remember the injuries of thy sons but neither mayst thou neglect thy Sister but take care that they be amended from their former sins for they shall be instructed by that Doctrine if now thou shalt not be mindful of their injury for the memory of injuries worketh death but the oblivion of them Life Eternal 7 But thou Hermas hast sustained great worldly Tribulations because of the overslippings of thy house because them thou hast neglected as pertaining nothing to thee and in thy malitious businesses hast been involved But that shall save thee that thou hast not departed from the living God and thy simplicity and singular continency they shall save thee if thou shalt continue and they shall save all whosoever work the like and enter in in innocency and simplicity 8 Those who are of this sort shall prevail against all wickedness and shall continue unto life eternal Happy are all they that work righteousnesse they shall not be taken away untill into life eternall But thou wilt say Behold great Tribulation cometh if it seem good to to thee again deny it NIGH IS THE LORD TO THOSE THAT TURN as it is written in HELDAM and MODAL who did Prophesie in the Wilderness to the people 9 But Brethren it was revealed to me sleeping by a comly youth and saying unto me that old Woman from whom thou hast got the Book whom thinkst thou to be And I said SYBILLA Thou errest quoth he she is not Who is she then Lord And he said to me She is the CHVRCH of GOD. And I said to him why therefore is she an old Woman Because quoth he of all she was first Created therefore an old Woman and for her was the World made 10 But after these I saw a Vision in mine house and that old Woman came and asked me if already I had given the Book to the Elders And I answered as yet not But she said Thou hast well done For I have certain words to command thee but when I shall finish all the words they shall be aptly known by the Elect Thou shalt therefore write two Books and thou shalt send one to CLEMENT and one to GRAPTE But Clement shall send it into forreign Citties for to him it is permitted but Grapte shall admonish the Widows and Orphanes But thou shalt read it in this City with the Elders that are over the Church VISION III. 1 THe Vision which I saw Brethren was such a Vision when I had frequently fasted and had prayed the Lord that to me he would show the Revelation which he promised to show by that old Woman That same night appeared that old Woman to me and said unto me 2 Because thou so languishest and art troubled to know all things come thou into the field where thou wilt and about the sixt hour I will manifest me to thee and I will show thee what things it behoveth thee to see I asked her saying Lady into what place of the field Where thou wilt quoth she choose out a good place secret But before I had begun to speak and to tell her the place she saith to me I will come where thou wilt 3 I was therefore Brethren in the field and I observed the hours and I came into the place where I had appointed to her to come and I see a seat set It was a linnen pillow and spread upon a linnen sheet seeing these set and none to be in the place I began to be

THE THREE BOOKS OF Hermas the Disciple of PAVL the Apostle Viz. I. The Church II. The Sheepherd III. The Similitudes Englished by John Pringle LONDON Printed for John White in Thread-needle Street behinde the Old Exchange 1661. The first Book of Hermas the Disciple of Paul which is intituled the CHURCH VISION I. HE who had brought me up sold a certain Girle at Rome but after many years her being seen I again knew and I began to love her as my sister but some time being finished I saw her washed in the River Tyber And I stretched out my hand to her and led her out of the River and having seen her I thought in my heart saying Happy should I be if I could obtain such a Wife both in beauty and manners This only nor any thing else did I think 2 But after some time passing on with these cogitations I honoured the Creature of God thinking how excellent and beautiful it is And when I had walked I fell asleep And the Spirit caught me and carried me by a certain place at the right hand by which man could not travel But the place was among the Rocks and craggy and impassable by reason of waters And when I had past over that place I came into a plain and my knees being bowed I began to pray unto the Lord and to confesse my sins 3 And while I prayed the Heaven opened and I see the woman whom I had desired saluting me from Heaven and saying Hail Hermas And I looking upon her say unto her Lady what dost thou here But she answered unto me I am received hither that I may reprove thy sinnes before the Lord. Lady said I wilt thou reprove me No saith she but hear the words which I am about to say unto thee 4 God who dwelleth in the Heavens and made out of nothing the things that are and multiplied them for his holy Church is angry with thee because thou hast offended against me I answering say unto her Lady if against thee I have offended where or in what place or when did I speak to thee any unseemly word Have I not alwayes esteemed thee as my Mistresse Have I not alwayes respected thee as my Sister Why dost thou imagine those so hainous crimes against me 5 Then she smiling on me saith The concupiscence of wickedness hath arisen in thine heart seems it not to thee to be an unjust thing to a just man if evil concupiscence should arise in his heart It is a sin to him and indeed a great one for a just man thinks just things therefore he thinking the things that are just and he rightly proceeding in the Heavens he shall have the Lord favourable in every businesse of his but who so think wicked things in their hearts death and captivity do they chuse to themselves chiefly they who love this world and glory in their riches and who expect not the good things to come their souls are emptied But these things the doubtful ones do who have not hope in the Lord and despise and neglect their LIFE but pray thou to the Lord and he will heal the sins of thee and of thy whole house and of all the Saints 6 But after she had spoken these words the Heavens were shut and I was altogether in sorrow and fear and said within me If this be imputed sin unto me how shall I be able to be saved or how shall I entreat the Lord for my most abundant sins with what words shall I beseech the Lord that he may be merciful to me 7 These things I revolving and discerning in my heart I see against me a great chair made of wools white as the snow and an old Woman came in a shining Vesture having a book in her hand and she sat alone and saluted me Hail Hermas And I sad and weeping said Hail Lady And she said unto me Why art thou sad Hermas who wast patient and modest and alwayes cheerful I answering say unto her Lady a reproach is cast upon me by an excellent woman saying that I have offended against her But she saith unto me Far be that thing from a servant of God but perhaps the concupisence of her hath arisen in thine heart There is indeed in the Servants of God such a thought bringing in sin for this abominable thought ought not to be in the servant of God nor a proved spirit to covet an evil work and especially Hermas who containeth from all wicked concupisence and is full of all simplicity and great innocency However not because of thee is the Lord angry but for thine house which hath committed-a wickednesse against the Lord and against their Parents And thou seeing thou art a lover of thy sons hast not stir'd up thine house but hast let them passe to be conversant violently for because of this is the Lord angry with thee But he will heal all the evils which are acted against thee in thine house for because of their sins and iniquities thou art consumed through worldly employments for now the loving kindness of God hath pitied thee and thine house and hath preserved thee in GLORY Onely do not thou WANDER but be patient in mind and strengthen thine house Even as a worker in brass producing his work exposeth them to him to whom he will so also thou teaching the daily just word wilt cut off great sin Cease not therefore to admonish thy sons for the Lord knows that they will act repentance from their whole heart and he shall write thee in THE BOOK OF LIFE 9 And when she had finished these words she saith to me Wilt thou hear me reading I say unto her Lady I will Be thou then an hearer And turning over the book she read gloriously and excellently and wonderfully which I was not able to retain in memory for they were terrifying words which man was not able to sustain Yet the last words I commended to memory for they were few and profitable for us 10 Behold the God of powers who by his invisible power and great knowledge hath built the World and by his honourable Council compassed about his Creature with comliness and by his most strong WORD fixed the Heaven and founded the Earth upon the waters and by his powerfull vertue hath built his holy CHURCH which he hath blessed Behold he will remove the Heavens and Mountains Little hills and Seas and all shall be full with his chosen ones that he may render unto them the promise which he re-promised with much honour and joy if they shall keep the statutes of God which they received in great faith 11 And when she had finished in reading she arose from the chair and four young men came and took up likewise the chair to the EAST And she called me to her and touched my breast and saith unto me did my reading please thee I say unto her Lady these last pleased me but the former are cruel and hard but she saith unto me these