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Let fire and the cross; let the crowds of wild beasts; let tearings let shatterings of the whole body; and let all the evil torments of the devil come upon me: only let me attain to Jesus Christ.

Ignatius of Antioch

Therefore run together as into one temple of God, as to one altar, as to one Jesus Christ, who came forth from one Father, and is with and has gone to one.
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Father God Oneself Run Togetherness
It is impossible for a man to be freed from the habit of sin before he hates it, just as it is impossible to receive forgiveness before confessing his trespasses.
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Forgiveness Freedom Habit Impossible Man Sin Yourself
Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men, For cannot he that falls rise again?
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Fall Himself Man Prayer Rise
Jesus was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.
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Born Himself Purity Suffering Water
A Christian is not his own master, since all his time belongs to God.
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God Himself Religion Time
It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.
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God Live Name Religious
Now I begin to be a disciple. Let fire and cross, flocks of beasts, broken bones, dismemberment come upon me, so long as I attain to Jesus Christ.
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Beginning Discipline Myself
Let no man’s place, or dignity, or riches, puff him up; and let no man’s low condition or poverty abase him. For the chief points are faith towards God, hope towards Christ, the enjoyment of those good things for which we look, and love towards God and our neighbor.
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Condition Dignity Enjoyment Faith God Hope Low Man Ourselves Place
Be careful, therefore, to take part only in the one Eucharist; for there is only one Flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ and one cup to unite us with His Blood.
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Care God Himself Ourselves
It is not that I want merely to be called a Christian, but actually to be one. Yes, if I prove to be one, then I can have the name.
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Evidence Myself Name Religion
Let us therefore be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend not to our condemnation.
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Fear Ourselves Spirit Suffering
It is better for me to die in behalf of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth.
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Better Choice Death Earth End God Myself
Your accord and harmonious love is a hymn to Jesus Christ in perfect harmony, and taking your pitch from God, you may sing in unison and in one voice to the Father through Jesus Christ.
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Father God Harmony Love Perfection Voice
He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire.
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Death Desire Himself Object Place
Be obedient to the bishop and to one another, as Jesus Christ was in the flesh to the Father, and the apostles to Christ and to the Father and to the Spirit, so that there may be unity in flesh and in spirit.
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Father God Obedience Oneself Spirit Unity
Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church.
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Present Religious Togetherness

Let fire and the cross; let the crowds of wild beasts; let tearings let shatterings of the whole body; and let all the evil torments of the devil come upon me: only let me attain to Jesus Christ.

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