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heavenly and truly divine love comes to men thus, when in the soul itself the spark of true goodness, kindled in the soul by the Divine Word, is able to burst forth into flame; and, wbat 18 of the highest importance, salvation runs .parallel with sincere willingness-choice and life being, 60 to speak, yoked together. Wherefore this exhor tation of the truth alone, like the most faithful of our friends, abides with us till our last breath, and is to the whole and perfect spirit of the soul the kind attendant on our ascent to heaven."-(Clement) A.N.C.L. vol. iv. p. 104.
"We will worship in the place where His feet bave stood."(Victorinus) A.N.C.L. vol. xvii. p. 396.
The idea is merely that of walking in the footsteps of the Teacher.
"The will of God is our sanctification, for He wishes His image-0--to become likewise H1B likeness'; that we may be
boly' just as He Himself 18 boly.'"-(Tertullian) A.N.C.L. vol. svui, p. 1.
"And after these things, He also placed man at the head of the world, and man, too, made in the image of God to whom be imparted mind, and reason, and foresight, that he might imitate God; And when He had given him all things for his service, He willed that be alone should be free."--(Cyprian) A.N.C.L. vol. xiii. p. 299.
"Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect." -Matt. v. 48.
"And why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?"-Luke vi. 46.
"... Blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.”—Luke xi. 28.
"Except ye repent, pe shall all likewise perish."-Luke sjii. 3. "If ye love me, keep my commandments." John xiv. 16.
It may be pointed out that it is only permissible to meditate on allegorical conceptions, to think over the attributes of the gods and goddesses, to get at their true signification; but it is not permissible to worship them in any sense. The worship of the allegorical saviour,
