Pistis Sophia — G. R. S. Mead — Section 43
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Work: Pistis Sophia
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G. R. S. Mead 1896 — retained OCR sections
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upon me, of him who would not give ear to thy command to send forth the emanation of his power, for I dwelt in his seon, without doing its mystery, and all the rulers of the seons have held me in derision. And I am in this region, grieving, seeking after the light, which I saw in the height. And the guardians of the gates of the 8eons have questioned me, and all those who keep to their mystery have mocked me. But as for me, I gazed into the height, towards thee. 0 light of lights, I am oppressed in the darkness of this chaos, until it be thy good pleasure to come and save me. Great…
- Source
- Pistis Sophia; a Gnostic gospel (with extracts from the books of the Saviour appended) originally tr. from Greek into Coptic and now for the first time Englished from Schwartze's L
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- Public domain
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- eng
- Source language
- eng
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