Pistis Sophia

Pistis Sophia — G. R. S. Mead — Section 63

sion of her sin, that she turned [again] ^^^ *°^s- toward the height, to see if they had par- doned her sin, and to see whether they would lead her upwards from chaos. But, by com- mandment of the first mystery, not yet had they heard her, so that her sin should be pardoned, and she should be raised from chaos. And when she turned to see whether her repentance were accepted, she saw all the rulers of the twelve seons, mocking at her, and rejoicing that her repentance had not been accepted. When, therefore, she saw them mocking at her, she was in great tribulation, and raised her face to the height, saying, in her seventh repent- ance : 78 PISTIS SOPHIA. " ' 0 light, I have lifted up my face unto The thee. 0 light, I have trusted in thee. repentance Suffer me uot to be put to confusion ; of Sophia. Yet not the rulers of the twelve seons, who hate me, rejoice over me ; for whosoever trusteth in thee shall not be ashamed. Let them that have taken away my power, dwell in darkness. They shall get from it no profit, but it shall be taken from their hands. (78) 0 light, teach me thy paths, and I shall be preserved in them. Teach me thy ways, that I may be pre- served from the chaos, and guide me in thy light. Let me know, 0 light, that it is thou who wilt be my saviour. I will trust in thee for all my time. Apply thyself to my salvation, 0 light, for thy mercy is eternal. As to the transgres- sion which I have committed, from the begin- ning, through my ignorance, impute it not to me, 0 light, but save me in thy great mystery that remitteth sins, because of thy goodness, 0 light, for thou art good and righteous, 0 light. For this cause, will [the light] show me my path, that I may be saved from my trans- gression ; and my powers which were weakened through fear of the material emanations of Arro- gant, shall be collected from them, by its com- mandment. My powers, which were weakened because of these merciless ones, shall be instructed in its gnosis ; for all the gnoses of the light are FIRST BOOK. 79