everything shall he give an end. He hath no father nor mother; he hath no
sons, nor brethren, nor companions. And because God hath no body,
therefore he eateth not, sleepeth not, dieth not, walketh not, moveth not,
but abideth eternally without human similitude, for that he is incorporeal,
uncompounded, immaterial, of the most simple substance. He is so good
that he loveth
goodness only; he is so just that when he punisheth or
pardoneth it cannot be gainsaid. In short, I say unto thee, Philip, that here
on earth thou canst not see him nor know him perfectly; but in his kingdom
thou shalt see him for ever: wherein consisteth all our happiness and glory.'
Philip answered: 'Master, what sayest thou? It is surely written in Isaiah that
God
is our father; how, then, hath he no sons?'
Jesus answered: 'There are written in the prophets many parables,
wherefore thou oughtest not to attend to the letter, but to the sense. For all
the prophets, that are one hundred
and forty-four thousand, whom God
hath sent into the world, have spoken darkly. But after me shall come the
Splendour of all the prophets and holy ones, and shall shed light upon the
darkness of all that the prophets have said, because
he is the messenger of
God.' And having said this, Jesus sighed and said: 'Have mercy on Israel, O
Lord God and look with pity upon Abraham and upon his seed, in
order that
they may serve thee with truth of heart.
His disciples answered: 'So be it, O Lord our God!'
Jesus said: 'Verily I say unto you, the scribes and doctors have made void the
law of God with their false prophecies, contrary
to the prophecies of the
true prophets of God: Wherefore God is wroth with the house of Israel and
with this faithless generation.' His disciples wept at these words, and said:
'Have mercy, O God, have mercy upon the temple and upon the holy city,
and give it not into contempt of the nations that they despise not thy holy
covenant.' Jesus answered: 'So be it, Lord God of our fathers.'
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