Close: keep the rule; glory to the Trinity
Therefore error has strangely strayed from the truth on the three chief points of our baptism: either the Father is despised, or the Son is not received when the economy of his incarnation is spoken against, or the Holy Spirit — that is, prophecy — is not admitted.
We must distrust all such unbelievers and flee their society, if we truly wish to please God and reach the salvation that is from him. (Jude 3)
Demonstration of the apostolic preaching of Saint Irenaeus. Glory to the Most Holy Trinity and to the one Godhead — Father, Son, and all-providing Holy Spirit — unto the ages of ages. Amen.
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About this text
Irenaeus’s short handbook of the apostolic preaching (Epideixis), preserved in Armenian. English here is a densified reading translation for study. Prior English exists (Robinson / Wilson) — this is not an Original English Translation.
English follows the Armenian of Patrologia Orientalis XII.5. Barthoulot’s French was used as a sense-check only. Robinson (1920) and Wilson’s prior English exist and were checked for independence — this page is densified English, not Original English Translation / no-previous-English.
Witnesses
- Copy-text PO XII.5 Epideixis (Armenian, Matenadaran M3710) (Armenian · §§1–10)
- Checked print Barthoulot French (PD) (French · §§1–10)
- Prior English Check Robinson 1920 / Wilson English (English · full work (prior complete English exists))
English is newly prepared for study from the stated edition. Open Greek on each section for the source text. This is not a complete critical edition.