Ante-Nicene Fathers — Vol. 06 — CCEL UTF-8 text — Section 845
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Work: Ante-Nicene Fathers — Volume 6
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Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. 6
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25. Manes said: Not all receive the word of God, but only those to whom it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. [1655] And even now [1656] I know who are ours; for "my sheep," He says, "hear my voice." [1657] For the sake of those who belong to us, and to whom is given the understanding of the truth, I shall speak in similitudes. The wicked one is like a lion that sought to steal upon the flock of the good shepherd; and when the shepherd saw this, he dug a huge pit, and took one kid out of the flock and cast it into the pit. Then the lion, hungering to get at it, an…
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