Ante-Nicene Fathers — Vol. 06 — CCEL UTF-8 text — Section 1783
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Work: Ante-Nicene Fathers — Volume 6
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Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. 6
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62. And be not deceived or deluded with vain hopes by that which is said by some ignorant and most presumptuous pretenders, [3827] that they are born of God, and are not subject to the decrees of fate; that His palace lies open to them if they lead a life of temperance, and that after death as men, they are restored without hindrance, as if to their father's abode; nor by that which the Magi [3828] assert, that they have intercessory prayers, won over by which some powers make the way easy to those who are striving to mount to heaven; nor by that which Etruria holds out in the Acheront…
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