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FOR PUBLIC DOMAIN ETEXTS*Ver.04.29.93*END*\par \par \par \par \par \par Prepared by David Reed haradda@aol.com or davidr@inconnect.com\par \par } 0\blue0;} {\*\generator Riched20 5.40.11.2210;}\viewkind4\uc1\pard\cf1\lang1033\f0\fs18 1. Now as to Hades, wherein the souls of the of the good things\par they see, and rejoice in the righteous and unrighteous are\par detained, it is necessary to speak of it. Hades is a place in the\par world not regularly finished; a subterraneous region, wherein the\par light of this world does not shine; from which circumstance, that\par in this region the light does not shine, it cannot be but there\par must be in it perpetual darkness. This region is allotted as a\par place of custody for souls, ill which angels are appointed as\par guardians to them, who distribute to them temporary punishments,\par agreeable to every one's behavior and manners.\par \par 2. In this region there is a certain place set apart, as a lake\par of unquenchable fire, whereinto we suppose no one hath hitherto\par been cast; but it is prepared for a day afore-determined by God,\par in which one righteous sentence shall deservedly be passed upon\par all men; when the unjust, and those that have been disobedient to\par God, and have given honor to such idols as have been the vain\par operations of the hands of men as to God himself, shall be\par adjudged to this everlasting punishment, as having been the\par causes of defilement; while the just shall obtain an\par incorruptible and never-fading kingdom. These are now indeed\par confined in Hades, but not in the same place wherein the unjust\par are confined.\par \par 3. For there is one descent into this region, at whose gate we\par believe there stands an archangel with an host; which gate when\par those pass through that are conducted down by the angels\par appointed over souls, they do not go the same way; but the just\par are guided to the right hand, and are led with hymns, sung by the\par angels appointed over that place, unto a region of light, in\par which the just have dwelt from the beginning of the world; not\par constrained by necessity, but ever enjoying the prospect of the\par good things they see, and rejoic in the expectation of those new\par enjoyments which will be peculiar to every one of them, and\par esteeming those things beyond what we have here; with whom there\par is no place of toil, no burning heat, no piercing cold, nor are\par any briers there; but the countenance of the and of the just,\par which they see, always smiles them, while they wait for that rest\par and eternal new life in heaven, which is to succeed this region.\par This place we call The Bosom of Abraham.\par \par 4. But as to the unjust, they are dragged by force to the left\par hand by the angels allotted for punishment, no longer going with\par a good-will, but as prisoners driven by violence; to whom are\par sent the angels appointed over them to reproach them and threaten\par them with their terrible looks, and to thrust them still\par downwards. Now those angels that are set over these souls drag\par them into the neighborhood of hell itself; who, when they are\par hard by it, continually hear the noise of it, and do not stand\par clear of the hot vapor itself; but when they have a near view of\par this spectacle, as of a terrible and exceeding great prospect of\par fire, they are struck with a fearful expectation of a future\par judgment, and in effect punished thereby: and not only so, but\par where they see the place [or choir] of the fathers and of the\par just, even hereby are they punished; for a chaos deep and large\par is fixed between them; insomuch that a just man that hath\par compassion upon them cannot be admitted, nor can one that is\par unjust, if he were bold enough to attempt it, pass over it.\par \par 5. This is the discourse concerning Hades, wherein the souls of\par all men are confined until a proper season, which God hath\par determined, when he will make a resurrection of all men from the\par dead, not procuring a transmigration of souls from one body to\par another, but raising again those very bodies, which you Greeks,\par seeing to be dissolved, do not believe [their resurrection]. But\par learn not to disbelieve it; for while you believe that the soul\par is created, and yet is made immortal by God, according to the\par doctrine of Plato, and this in time, be not incredulous; but\par believe that God is able, when he hath raised to life that body\par which was made as a compound of the same elements, to make it\par immortal; for it must never be said of God, that he is able to do\par some things, and unable to do others. We have therefore believed\par that the body will be raised again; for although it be dissolved,\par it is not perished; for the earth receives its remains, and\par preserves them; and while they are like seed, and are mixed among\par the more fruitful soil, they flourish, and what is sown is indeed\par sown bare grain, but at the mighty sound of God the Creator, it\par will sprout up, and be raised in a clothed and glorious\par condition, though not before it has been dissolved, and mixed\par [with the earth]. So that we have not rashly believed the\par resurrection of the body; for although it be dissolved for a time\par on account of the original transgression, it exists still, and is\par cast into the earth as into a potter's furnace, in order to be\par formed again, not in order to rise again such as it was before,\par but in a state of purity, and so as never to he destroyed any\par more. And to every body shall its own soul be restored. And when\par it hath clothed itself with that body, it will not be subject to\par misery, but, being itself pure, it will continue with its pure\par body, and rejoice with it, with which it having walked\par righteously now in this world, and never having had it as a\par snare, it will receive it again with great gladness. But as for\par the unjust, they will receive their bodies not changed, not freed\par from diseases or distempers, nor made glorious, but with the same\par diseases wherein they died; and such as they were in their\par unbelief, the same shall they be when they shall be faithfully\par judged.\par \par 6. For all men, the just as well as the unjust, shall be brought\par before God the word: for to him hath the Father committed all\par judgment : and he, in order to fulfill the will of his Father,\par shall come as Judge, whom we call Christ. For Minos and\par Rhadamanthus are not the judges, as you Greeks do suppose, but he\par whom God and the Father hath glorified: Concerning Whom We Have\par Elsewhere Given A More Particular Account, For The Sake Of Those\par Who Seek After Truth. This person, exercising the righteous\par judgment of the Father towards all men, hath prepared a just\par sentence for every one, according to his works; at whose\par judgment-seat when all men, and angels, and demons shall stand,\par they will send forth one voice, and say, Just Is Thy Judgment;\par the rejoinder to which will bring a just sentence upon both\par parties, by giving justly to those that have done well an\par everlasting fruition; but allotting to the lovers of wicked works\par eternal punishment. To these belong the unquenchable fire, and\par that without end, and a certain fiery worm, never dying, and not\par destroying the body, but continuing its eruption out of the body\par with never-ceasing grief: neither will sleep give ease to these\par men, nor will the night afford them comfort; death will not free\par them from their punishment, nor will the interceding prayers of\par their kindred profit them; for the just are no longer seen by\par them, nor are they thought worthy of remembrance. But the just\par shall remember only their righteous actions, whereby they have\par attained the heavenly kingdom, in which there is no sleep, no\par sorrow, no corruption, no care, no night, no day measured by\par time, no sun driven in his course along the circle of heaven by\par necessity, and measuring out the bounds and conversions of the\par seasons, for the better illumination of the life of men; no moon\par decreasing and increasing, or introducing a variety of seasons,\par nor will she then moisten the earth; no burning sun, no Bear\par turning round [the pole], no Orion to rise, no wandering of\par innumerable stars. The earth will not then be difficult to be\par passed over, nor will it he hard to find out the court of\par paradise, nor will there be any fearful roaring of the sea,\par forbidding the passengers to walk on it; even that will be made\par easily passable to the just, though it will not be void of\par moisture. Heaven will not then be uninhabitable by men, and it\par will not be impossible to discover the way of ascending thither.\par The earth will not be uncultivated, nor require too much labor of\par men, but will bring forth its fruits of its own accord, and will\par be well adorned with them. There will be no more generations of\par wild beasts, nor will the substance of the rest of the animals\par shoot out any more; for it will not produce men, but the number\par of the righteous will continue, and never fail, together with\par righteous angels, and spirits [of God], and with his word, as a\par choir of righteous men and women that never grow old, and\par continue in an incorruptible state, singing hymns to God, who\par hath advanced them to that happiness, by the means of a regular\par institution of life; with whom the whole creation also will lift\par up a perpetual hymn from corruption, to incorruption, as\par glorified by a splendid and pure spirit. It will not then be\par restrained by a bond of necessity, but with a lively freedom\par shall offer up a voluntary hymn, and shall praise him that made\par them, together with the angels, and spirits, and men now freed\par from all bondage.\par \par 7. And now, if you Gentiles will be persuaded by these motives,\par and leave your vain imaginations about your pedigrees, and\par gaining of riches, and philosophy, and will not spend your time\par about subtleties of words, and thereby lead your minds into\par error, and if you will apply your ears to the hearing of the\par inspired prophets, the interpreters both of God and of his word,\par and will believe in God, you shall both be partakers of these\par things, and obtain the good things that are to come; you shall\par see the ascent unto the immense heaven plainly, and that kingdom\par which is there. For what God hath now concealed in silence [will\par be then made manifest,] what neither eye hath seen, nor ear hath\par heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man, the things that\par God hath prepared for them that love him.\par \par 8. In whatsoever ways I shall find you, in them shall I judge you\par entirely: so cries the End of all things. And he who hath at\par first lived a virtuous lift, but towards the latter end falls\par into vice, these labors by him before endured shall be altogether\par vain and unprofitable, even as in a play, brought to an ill\par catastrophe. Whosoever shall have lived wickedly and luxuriously\par may repent; however, there will be need of much time to conquer\par an evil habit, and even after repentance his whole life must be\par guarded with great care and diligence, after the manner of a\par body, which, after it hath been a long time afflicted with a\par distemper, requires a stricter diet and method of living; for\par though it may be possible, perhaps, to break off the chain of our\par irregular affections at once, yet our amendment cannot be secured\par without the grace of God, the prayers of good men, the help of\par the brethren, and our own sincere repentance and constant care.\par It is a good thing not to sin at all; it is also good, having\par sinned, to repent; as it is best to have health always, but it is\par a good thing to recover from a distemper. To God be glory and\par dominion for ever and ever Amen.\par \par }