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the apostle rightly say : Where the righteous shall scarcely be saved, 

 where shall the sinner and the ungodly transgressor of the law recognize 

 himself? 



19. "Wherefore then, ^here shall Coroticus with his guilty 

 followers, rebels against Christ, where shall they see themselves — they 

 who distribute baptized damsels as rewards, and that for the sake of a 

 miserable temporal kingdom, which verily passes away in a moment 

 like a cloud or smoTce which is verily dispersed by the tvind'^ So shall 

 the deceitful ivicked perish at the presence of the Lord, hut let the 

 righteous feast in great constancy with Christ. They shall judge 

 nations, and shall have dominion over ungodly kings for ever and 

 ever. Amen. 



20. / testify hefore God and Lfis cmgels that it will be so as He 

 has signified to my unskilfulness. The words are not mine, but of 

 God and the apostles and prophets, who have never lied, which I 

 have set forth in Latin. Lie that helieveth shall he saved, hut he that 

 helieveth not shall he damned. Tor God hath spoken, 



21. I beseech earnestly that whatever servant of God be ready 

 that he be the bearer of this letter, so that on no account it be suppressed 

 by anyone, but much rather be read in the presence of all the people, 

 yea, in the presence of Coroticus himself, if so be that God may inspire 

 them to amend their lives to God some time, so that even though late 

 they may repent of their impious doings (murderer as he is in regard 

 of the brethren of the Lord I), and may liberate the baptized women 

 captives whom they had taken, so that they may deserve to live to 

 God, and be made whole, here and in eternity. 



Peace to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. 

 Amen. 



