Of how much worse punishment, suppose you, shall he be thought worthy, who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant, with which he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and has done insult unto the Spirit of grace?
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Ignatius of Antioch
AD 108
For if he that rises up against kings is justly held worthy of punishment, inasmuch as he dissolves public order, of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy,
If then under the Old [Covenant], when the law of Moses is set at nought, there is so great punishment, Hebrews 10:29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who has trodden under foot the Son of God and has counted the blood of the covenant an unholy [a common] thing, and has done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
And how does a man tread under foot the Son of God? When partaking of Him in the mysteries (he would say) he has wrought sin, has he not trodden Him under foot? Has he not despised Him? For just as we make no account of those who are trodden under foot, so also, they who sin have made no account of Christ; and so they have sinned. You are become the Body of Christ, and givest you yourself to the devil, so that he treads you under foot.
And accounted the blood a common thing, he says. What is common? It is unclean, or the having nothing beyond other things.
And done despite unto the Spirit of grace. For he that accepts not a benefit, doe...
