Do The One He Baptized Be Harmed ?

That if the Priest does not live properly, the one he baptizes is not harmed in the least,  

  Mysteries  Given that   if the Priest does live a proper life; rather, (for I must reassure you),  they will savour those divine and way above every description benefactions,

 whereas the priest will be accountable far more insufferably for his life and will be tormented,

 according to the honour that was bestowed on him. 

 For if he who has not become good, not even after being honoured with priesthood, is rightly worthy of greater punishment.  

No-one, therefore, of those who were initiated in that divine ritual - which opens the heavens to the initiated – must think that they are directly harmed in regard to the symbols (Mysteries) of salvation;  not even if they perhaps are at fault by imagining that they will have the priest’s life as an appealing witness.

 Of course I am saying these things, not because all priests are thus – God forbid!  (although, there are those who have such misconducts but are absent from others; and, even if some have no virtues at all, nor are virtues absent from all priests),

  I merely wish to point out that even if all priests are thus, the one who is baptized by them is not by any means harmed. 

 But if you think these are merely people’s thoughts, I will try to reassure you with the divine words.  Well, was there anything more detestable than Valaam? And yet, God had used his tongue in blessings.

 Also, was there anything more profane than Caiaphas? And yet, he prophesied, and while God’s grace may have touched his tongue, it did not touch his intention. 

And, if you want to learn of something even more paradoxical, it was a crow – that unclean bird – which brought sustenance in the desert to Elijah, who traversed the heavens. 

Do not, therefore, doubt when divine and supernatural gifts are bestowed on certain sinful priests

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