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Translated by John Patrick.
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Page 25
And he who is truly a householder is both free and rich; rich because from the office of the scribe he has been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven, in every word of the Old Testament, and in all knowledge concerning the new teaching of Christ Jesus, and has this riches laid up in his own treasure-house--in heaven, in which he stores his treasure as one who has been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven,--where neither moth doth consume, nor thieves break through. [5235] And in regard to him, who, as we have said, lays up treasure in heaven, we may truly lay down that not one moth of the passions can touch his spiritual and heavenly possessions. "A moth of the passions," I said, taking the suggestion from the "Proverbs" in which it is written, "a worm in wood, so pain woundeth the heart of man." [5236] For pain is a worm and a moth, which wounds the heart which has not its treasures in heaven and spiritual things, for if a man has his treasure in these--"for where the treasure is, there will the heart be also," [5237] --he has his heart in heaven, and on account of it he says, "Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear." [5238] And so neither can thieves in regard to whom the Saviour said, "All that came before Me are thieves and robbers," [5239] break through those things which are treasured up in heaven, and through the heart which is in heaven and therefore says, "He raised us up with Him, and made us to sit with Him in the heavenly places in Christ," [5240] and, "Our citizenship is in heaven." [5241]
[5235] Matt. vi. 20.
[5236] Prov. xxv. 20.
[5237] Matt. vi. 21.
[5238] Ps. xxvii. 3.
[5239] John x. 8.
[5240] Eph. ii. 6.
[5241] Phil. iii. 20.
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