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The Shepherd of Hermas 29

Visions and Mandates

FIFTH COMMANDMENT: Be long-suffering, he said, and prudent, and you will master all evil deeds and do all righteousness.

2Because if you are long-suffering, the Holy Spirit who dwells in you will be pure, not being obscured by another evil spirit.

3Dwelling in a spacious place, he will rejoice and be glad with the vessel in which he dwells, and will serve God in much joy, having prosperity in himself.

4But if any impetuosity comes, immediately the Holy Spirit, being delicate, is oppressed, not having a clean place, and seeks to depart from the place.

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About The Shepherd of Hermas

Visions, commandments and parables received by a former slave in Rome, debating whether there is a second chance after grave sin. It was read as Scripture in several ancient churches.