Chapter 15

1Of the way of darkness; that is, what kind of persons shall be for ever cast out of the kingdom of God . BUT the way of darkness is crooked and full of cursing. For it is the way of eternal death, with punishment; in which they that walk meet those things that destroy their own souls.
2Such are; idolatry, confidence, pride of power, hypocrisy, double-mindedness, adultery, murder, rapine, pride, transgression, deceit, malice, arrogance, witchcraft, covetousness, and the want of the fear of God.
3In this walk those who are the persecutors of them that are good; haters of truth; lovers of lies; who know not the reward of righteousness, nor cleave to any thing that is good.
4Who administer not righteous judgment to the widow and orphan; who watch for wickedness, and not for the fear of the Lord:
5From whom gentleness and patience are far off; who love vanity, and follow after rewards; having no compassion upon the poor; nor take any pains for such as are heavy laden and oppressed.
6Ready to evil speaking, not knowing him that made them; murderers of children; corrupters of the creatures of God; that turn away from the needy; oppress the afflicted; are the advocates of the rich, but unjust judges of the poor; being altogether sinners.
7It is therefore fitting that learning the just commands of the Lord, which we have before mentioned, we should walk in them. For he who does such things shall be glorified in the kingdom of God.
8But he that chooses the other part, shall be destroyed, together with his works. For this cause there shall be both a resurrection, and a retribution.
9I beseech those that are in high estate among you, (if so be you will take the counsel which with a good intention I offer to you,) you have those with you towards whom you may do good; do not forsake them.
10For the day is at hand in which all things shall be destroyed, together with the wicked one. The Lord is near, and his reward is with him.
11I beseech you, therefore, again, and again, be as good lawgivers to one another; continue faithful counsellors to each other; remove from among you all hypocrisy.
12And may God, the Lord of all the world give you wisdom, knowledge, counsel, and understanding of his judgments in patience.
13Be ye taught of God; seeking what it is the Lord requires of you, and doing it; that ye may be saved in the day of judgment.
14And if there be among you any remembrance of what is good, think of me; meditating upon these things, that both my desire and my watching for you may turn to a good account.
15I beseech you; I ask it as a favour of you; whilst you are in this beautiful tabernacle of the body, be wanting in none of these things; but without ceasing seek them, and fulfil every command. For these things are fitting and worthy to be done.
16Wherefore I have given the more diligence to write unto you, according to my ability, that you might rejoice. Farewell, children, of love and peace.
17The Lord of glory and of all grace, be with your spirit, Amen. The end of the Epistle of Barnabas, the Apostle, and fellow-traveller of St. Paul the Apostle . Footnotes 145:1 Honestarum. 145:2 Æquitatum, Δικαιωματων, righteous judgments. 145:3 Spiritibus, Disposition. 145:4 Natural, Gr. ἐμφυτον. See chap. xix. ἐμφυτον δορεαν διδαχης: which the Lat. Int. renders. Naturale donum Doctrinæ. Comp. Jam. i. 21. 145:5 Liberari: Gr. at videtur σωθηναι. 145:6 Honesto from the Gr. καλης. 145:7 Comp. Psalm 119, 33, viz. either by preaching or fulfilling the same. 145:8 Vid. Annot. Vos. in loc. 145:9 Talibus spiritibus servienti. Usser. 145:10 Γνωσις. 145:11 Δογματα κυριου, Constitutions of the Lord. 145:12 Viz. faith and Charity. See before. 145:13 Namely, which we are to believe. 145:14 That is, which are to be hoped for, and end in love. 146:1 Given us to know. 146:2 Honestinus et Altius: he more honestly and highly. 146:3 Like yourselves. 146:4 In many things. 146:5 Age. 146:6 Equitus. 146:7 Comp. Græc. Clem. Alex. 146:8 Isaiah i. 11. 146:9 Lambs. 146:10 Isaiah, i. 12, 13, 14. 146:11 Jer. vii. 22, 23. 146:12 Zech. viii. 17. 146:13 Of the mercy of Our Father. 146:14 Psalm i. 19. 147:1 Isa. lviii. 4. 147:2 V. 5. 147:3 V. 6. 147:4 V. 7. 147:5 V. 8. 147:6 V. 9. 147:7 V. 10. 147:8 Providence. 147:9 Simplicity. 147:10 Their. 147:11 Histantibus: read Instantibus. 147:12 Beloved. 147:13 Temptation. Dan. ix. 147:14 Dan. vii. 147:15 V. 7. 147:16 V. 8. 147:17 Heap up sins. 148:1 Exod. xxxi. xxxiv. 148:2 Exod. xxxvii. 7. Deut. ix. 12. 148:3 V. 19. 148:4 Days. 148:5 Heb. x. 25. 148:6 Vid. Gr. Clem. Alex. Isa. v., 21. 148:7 Matt. xxv. 7-10. 148:8 Matt. xxii. 14. 148:9 Isa. lii. 5-7. 149:1 Vid. Ed. Ox., p. 21. 149:2 Prov. i. 17. 149:3 Gen. i. 26. 149:4 Learn. 149:5 Matt. ix. 13. 149:6 Namely, from the Jews. 149:7 Zach. xiii. 6, 7. 149:8 According to the LXX. Psalm xxii. 20. Psalm cxix. 120. Psalm xxii. 16, 17. 149:9 These words were doubtless cited thus by Barnabas, because that without them, those foregoing do not prove the Crucifixion of Christ. But through the repetition of the same preposition, this latter part was so early omitted, that it was not in the Latin interpreter's copy. 150:1 Isaiah 1. 6. 150:2 Isa. 1. 8, 9. 150:3 Rep. In. 150:4 Isa. viii. 14. 150:5 Isa. xxviii. 16. 150:6 Gr. put in strength, or strengthened. 150:7 Isa. 1. 7. 150:8 Ps. cxviii. 22. 150:9 V. 24. Clem. Alex. Strom. v. 150:10 This is not in the Old Latin Version. 150:11 Vid. Ed. Ox., p. 29, a. περιψημα της αγαπης υμων. 150:12 Ps. xxii. 16. 150:13 Ps. cxviii. 12. 150:14 Ps. xxii. 18. 150:15 Is. iii. 9. 150:16 Bind. 150:17 Exod. xxxiii. 1. 150:18 Vid. Cot. An. Marg. ex Clem. Alex. 150:19 προσωπου. 150:20 Osee, xiv. ult. 150:21 Prov. i. 6. Ec. i. 10. 151:1 Gr. made us another form. 151:2 Vid. Ed. Ox., p. 30, b. 151:3 Vid. Vet. Lat. In. 151:4 As he saith to the Son. 151:5 Gen. i. 26. &c. 151:6 Gen. i. 28. 151:7 Gr. a second formation. 151:8 Isa, xliii. 18, 19, &c. 151:9 Heb. iii. 151:10 Ezek. xi. 19. 151:11 So St. Paul, i Cor. iii. 16, 17. 151:12 Ps. xlii. 2. 151:13 Jer. xxxii. 22. 152:1 In same manner applied Heb. ix. 152:2 Lev. xxiii. 29. 152:3 The vessel of his spirit. 152:4 Gen. xxii. 152:5 Numb. xxix., &c., Vic. Cot. in Marg. et Annot. in loc. 152:6 Vid. Annot. Cot. 152:7 Levit xi. Vid. Maimon, tract. de die Exv. Edit. du Veil, p. 350, &c. 152:8 Vid. Edit. Ox. p. 40 a. 41. b. 152:9 Vid. Maim. ib. p. 341. &c. 152:10 Vid. Voss. in loc. 152:11 The Greek is imperfect. 152:12 Vid. Lat. Ver. 153:1 Acts xiv. 22. 153:2 Numb. xix. 153:3 That this was also a type of Christ, see Heb. ix. 13. 153:4 Vid. Vet. Lat. Interpr. Simplicity, Gr. 153:5 Gr. to testify. 153:6 Wood. 153:7 Vid. Coteler. in loc. 153:8 Them. 153:9 Septuag. Psalm xvii. 45. 153:10 Isaiah xxxiii. 13. 153:11 Jer. iv. 4. 153:12 Jer. vii. 2. 154:1 Psalms xxxiii. xxxiv. 154:2 Isaiah, l. 10. 154:3 Isaiah, i. 2. 154:4 Isaiah l. 10. 154:5 Isaiah, xl. 3. 154:6 Angel. 154:7 Jer. iv. 3, 4. 154:8 Jer. iv. 4. 154:9 Deut. x. 16. 154:10 That people. 154:11 Vid. Cot. in loc. conter. Orig. ad Rom cap. ii. 25. 154:12 That many others of the ancient Fathers have concurred with him in this, see Cot. in loc. Add. Eund. p. 31, 85, ibid. Ed., &c., &c. 154:13 Genuine. 154:14 That in this he goes on the received opinion of the RR. Vid. Annot. Cot. and Ed. Ox. in loc. Lev. xi. Deut. xiv. Add. Ainsworth on Lev. xi. 1, and Deut. Liv. 4. 155:1 In the understanding. Deut. iv. 155:2 Vid. antiq. Lat. Vers. 156:1 Jeremiah, ii. 12. 156:2 Vid. Annot. Coteler. and Ed. Oxon. in loc. 156:3 Isaiah xvi. 1, 2. 156:4 Isaiah xlv. 2. 156:5 Isaiah, xxxiii. 16, 17. 157:1 Psalm, i. 157:2 Zeph. iii. 19. 157:3 For τουτο λεγει and ο, the Old Interpreter did not read; and Clemens Alex. lib. iii. Strom. p. 463, transcribing this passage hath them not. 157:4 i.e. , the body of Christ. 157:5 Vid. Conject. Edit. Oxon. Comp. iv. Esdr. v. 4, et Obs. Cotel. in loc. 157:6 See St. Hier. in like manner. Annot. D. Bernard, p. 124, Edit. Oxon. Exod. xvii. 157:7 That were so beaten. 157:8 Again set them in array, being armed. Lat. Vers. 158:1 Isaiah, lxv. 158:2 So Irenæus, Just. Mart. St. Chrysost., &c. Edit. Oxon. p. 77, a. 158:3 Sign. 158:4 Israel falling. 158:5 Deut. xvii. 15. 158:6 Rom. xi. 36. 158:7 Deut. xviii. 15, 18. 158:8 So the other Fathers. Just. Mart. &c. Vid. Edit. Oxon. page 79. 158:9 Vid. Interp. Vet. Lat. Exod. xvii. 14. 158:10 Comp. Vet. Lat. Interp. 158:11 Psalm cix. 3. 158:12 Vid. Annot. Coteler, in loc. Edit. Oxon. page 78, c. Isaiah xlv. 1. 159:1 Comp. Vet. Lat. Interp. 159:2 Gen. xxv. 21. Comp. St. Paul Rom. ix. Just. Mart. Tert. &c. Vid. Ed. Oxon. p. 11, a. 159:3 Gen. xlviii. 159:4 Vid. Lat. Interp. Vet. 159:5 Gen. xv. 17. So St. Paul himself applies this: Rom. iv. 3. 159:6 Exod. xxiv. 18. 159:7 Deut. ix. 10. Exod. xxxi. 12. 160:1 Exod. xxxii. 7. Deut. ix. 12. 160:2 Vid. Lat. Interpret. Vet. 160:3 Isaiah xlix. 6. 160:4 For salvation unto. 160:5 Isaiah xlii. 6. 160:6 Verse 7. 160:7 Isaiah lxi. 1, 2. Comp. Luke, iv. 18. 160:8 Words. 160:9 Exod. xx. 8. 160:10 Jer. xvii. 24 161:1 Gen. ii. 2. Exod. xx. 11, xxxi. 17. 161:2 Vid. Coteler. Annot. in loc. 161:3 How general this tradition then was. See Coteler. Annot. in loc. Edit. Oxon, page 90, a. Psalm lxxxix. 4. 161:4 That is, to the time of the Gospel, says Dr. Bernard, q. v. Annot. p. 127, Ed. Oxon. 161:5 So the Lat. Vers. 161:6 Isaiah, i. 13. 161:7 So the other Fathers, q. v. apud. Coteler. Annot. in loc. p. 36. 161:8 Vid. Edit. Oxon. et Vet. Lat. Interp. 161:9 Isaiah, xl. 12. 161:10 Isaiah, lxvi. 1. 161:11 Isaiah, xlix. 17. 162:1 Zeph. ii. 6. just. Heb. 162:2 Dan. ix. Haggai, ii. 162:3 Vid. Lat. Ver. Interp. 162:4 So the old Lat. Interp. 163:1 Vid. Coteler. in loc. et Basil. in Psalm i. 163:2 Greedy, πλεονεκτης. 163:3 Effects. 164:1 See Eccles. iv. 29. 164:2 Ibid., ver. 28. For so I choose to read it, υπερ της ψυχης σου αγωνευσεις, according to the conjecture of Cotelerius. 164:3 Ibid., ver. 36. 164:4 And remember him night and day. The words πμερας κριϛεως, seem to have been erroneously inserted, and pervert the sense. 164:5 Gr. Saints. 164:6 Gr. For the redemption of thy sins. Comp. Dan. iv. 24. See LXX. 165:1 Vessel. Next: The Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians