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Book V - Snyder Bible

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The Preaching of Simeon Kefa 331<br />

regards not the swiftness of vengeance, but the causes of salvation.<br />

For He is not so much pleased with the death as with<br />

the conversion of a sinner. Therefore, in short, He has bestowed<br />

upon men set-apart immersion, to which, if any one<br />

makes haste to come, and for the future remains without stain,<br />

all his sins are thenceforth blotted out, which were committed<br />

in the time of his ignorance.<br />

Chapter L: Philosophers Not Benefactors of Men<br />

For what have the philosophers contributed to the life of<br />

man by saying that Elohim is not angry with men? They only<br />

teach them to have no fear of any punishment or judgment,<br />

and thereby take away all restraint from sinners. Or what<br />

have they benefited the human race, who have said that there<br />

is no Elohim, but that all things happen by chance and accident?<br />

What but that men, hearing this, and thinking that there<br />

is no judge, no guardian of things, are driven headlong, without<br />

fear of any one, to every deed which either rage, or avarice,<br />

or lust may dictate. For they truly have much benefited<br />

the life of man who have said that nothing can be done apart<br />

from Genesis; that is, that every one, ascribing the cause of his<br />

sin to Genesis, might in the midst of his crimes declare himself<br />

innocent, while he does not wash out his guilt by repentance,<br />

but doubles it by laying the blame upon fate. And what shall I<br />

say of those philosophers who have maintained that the Elohim<br />

are to be worshipped, and such Elohim as were described<br />

to you a little while ago? What else was this but to decree that<br />

vices, crimes, and base deeds should be worshipped? I am<br />

ashamed of you, and I pity you, if you have not yet discovered<br />

that these things were unworthy of belief, and rebellious, and<br />

execrable, or if, having discovered and ascertained them to be<br />

evil, you have nevertheless worshipped them as if they were<br />

good, yes, even the best.<br />

Chapter LI: Yahshua Moshiach the True Prophet<br />

Then, besides, of what sort is that which some of the philosophers<br />

have presumed to speak even concerning Elohim,

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