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THE LOST BOOKS OF THE BIBLE AND THE FORGOTTEN BOOKS OF EDEN
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Early works excluded from the official cannon, including the Psalms and Odes of Solomon, The Shepherd of Hermas, the Books of Adam and Eve, and The Secrets of Enoch
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"By weight, and measure, and rule was all the creation made." The Testament of Naphtali, ch. I, v. 15b
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"And I swear to you, yes, yes, that there has been no one in his mother's womb, but that already before, even to each one there is a place prepared for the repose of that soul." [modernized] Secrets of Enoch, ch. XLIX, v. 4
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"Be in all things wise as a serpent, but harmless as a dove." The Epistle of Ignatius to Polycarp, ch. I, v. 8b
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"He created man in the likeness of his own form, and put into him eyes to see, and ears to hear, and heart to reflect." Secrets of Enoch, ch. LXV, v. 2
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"According to His excellent beauty He hath made me." Odes of Solomon, Ode 15, v. 7
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"In the day when God created man, he implanted in him his passions and inclinations, and also, at the very same time, set the mind on a throne amidst the senses to be his sacred guide in all things." 4th Book of Maccabees, ch. I, v. 48
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"Fill waters for yourselves from the living fountain of the Lord, for it is opened to you." Odes of Solomon, Ode 30, v. 1
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"Love every one with an undivided heart." The Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians, ch. III, v. 8
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"God truly dwells in our house, that is, in us." The General Epistle of Barnabas, ch. XIII, v. 21
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"It is God who works in you." The Epistle of Paul to the Laodiceans, v. 11
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"The times demand you, as the pilots the winds; and he that is tossed in a tempest, the haven where he would be; that you may attain unto God." The Epistle of Ignatius to Polycarp, ch. I, v. 11
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"Judge not, and you shall not be judged; forgive and you shall be forgiven; be merciful, and you shall obtain mercy; for with the same measure that you mete withal, it shall be measured to you again." The Epistle of Polycarp to the Phillipians, ch. 1, v. 10b
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"When you are desirous to do well, God is ready to help you." The Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrneans, ch. III, v. 19
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"God's will is perfection." Odes of Solomon, Ode 18, v. 10
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"The Lord…created every man after His own image." Testament of Naphtali, ch. I, v. 17
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"Our works are subject to our own choice and power, to do right or wrong in the works of our hands." Psalms of Solomon, Psalm IX
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"Let us contemplate, beloved, the resurrection that is continually made before our eyes. Day and night manifest a resurrection to us. The night lies down, and the day arises: again the day departs, and the night comes on. Let us behold the fruits of the earth. Everyone sees how the seed is sown. The sower goes forth, and casts it upon the earth; and the seed which when it was sown fell upon the earth dry and naked, in time dissolves. And from the dissolution, the great power of the Lord raises it again; and of one seed many arise, and bring forth fruit." First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, ch. Xi, vs. 17-20
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"It is profitable for you to live in an unblameable unity, that you may always have a fellowship with God." The Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians, ch. I, v. 17
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"Let our faces shine in His light: and let our hearts meditate in His love by night and by day." Odes of Solomon, Ode 41, v. 6
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"God says, Let us make man in our image, after our own likeness." First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, ch. XIV, v. 8
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"Jesus said, My Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." Gospel of Nicodemus, ch. 7, v. 4
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"Behold! The Lord is our mirror: open the eyes and see them in Him: and learn the manner of your face." Odes of Solomon, Ode 13, v. 1
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"Jesus replied,…Everyone has the command of his own tongue, to speak both good and bad, let him look to it." The Gospel of Nicodemus, ch. 2, v. 5
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"There is one God who created and framed all things…into a being." The Second Book of Hermas, Command I, v. 1
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"There is nothing that is without the Lord." Odes of Solomon, Ode 16, v. 18
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