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Translated by John Patrick.
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Page 73
Next to this, it is written in what way Peter answered and said to the Saviour, as if he had not understood the saying, "Not that which cometh into the mouth defileth the man, but that which goeth out of the mouth," "Declare unto us the parable." [5464] To which the Saviour says, "Are ye also, even yet, without understanding?" [5465] As if He had said, "Having been so long time with Me, do ye not yet understand the meaning of what is said, and do ye not perceive that for this reason that which goeth into his mouth does not defile the man, because it passeth into the belly, and going out from it is cast into the draught?" [5466] It was not in respect of the law in which they appeared to believe, that the Pharisees were not a plant of the Father of Jesus, but in respect of their perverse interpretation of the law and the things written in it. For since there are two things to be understood in regard to the law, the ministration of death which was engraven in letters [5467] and which had no kinship with the spirit, and the ministration of life which is understood in the spiritual law, those who were able with a sincere heart to say, "We know that the law is spiritual," [5468] and therefore "the law is holy, and the commandment holy and righteous and good," [5469] were the plant which the heavenly Father planted; but those who were not such, but guarded with care the letter which killeth only, were not a plant of God but of him who hardened their heart, and put a veil over it, which veil had power over them so long as they did not turn to the Lord; "for if any one should turn to the Lord, the veil is taken away, and the Lord is the Spirit." [5470]
[5464] Matt. xv. 11.
[5465] Matt. xv. 16.
[5466] Matt. xv. 17.
[5467] Cf. 2 Cor. iii. 7.
[5468] Rom. vii. 14.
[5469] Rom. vii. 12.
[5470] 2 Cor. iii. 16, 17.
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