"Man, gazing into the eyes of man, beholds therein his Maker. His Creator sings to him with the voice of the wilderness, and descends upon him from the stars that spangle the heavens by night." Lectures on Ancient Philosophy Manly P. Hall

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1			"Sow good things in your souls, that you may find them in your life." Testament of Levi, ch. IV, v. 6 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
2			"God's will is perfection." Odes of Solomon, Ode 18, v. 10 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
3			"Our works are subject to our own choice and power, to do right or wrong in the works of our hands." Psalms of Solomon, Psalm IX The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
4			"There is nothing that is without the Lord." Odes of Solomon, Ode 16, v. 18 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
5			"If you look to heaven, the Lord is there; if you take thought of the sea's deep and all the under-earth, the Lord is there." Psalms of Solomon, ch. LXVI, v. 5 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
6			"The Lord…created every man after His own image." Testament of Naphtali, ch. I, v. 17 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
7			"In the day when God created man, he implanted in him his passions and inclinations, and also, at the very same time, set the mind on a throne amidst the senses to be his sacred guide in all things." 4th Book of Maccabees, ch. I, v. 48 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
8			"According to His excellent beauty He hath made me." Odes of Solomon, Ode 15, v. 7 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
9			"He created man in the likeness of his own form, and put into him eyes to see, and ears to hear, and heart to reflect." Secrets of Enoch, ch. LXV, v. 2 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
10			"By weight, and measure, and rule was all the creation made." The Testament of Naphtali, ch. I, v. 15b The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
11			"Every soul is according to number.." Secrets of Enoch, ch. LVII, v. 7 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
12			"And I swear to you, yes, yes, that there has been no one in his mother's womb, but that already before, even to each one there is a place prepared for the repose of that soul." [modernized] Secrets of Enoch, ch. XLIX, v. 4 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
13			"All souls are prepared to eternity, before the formation of the world." Secrets of Enoch, ch. XXIII, v. 2b The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
14			"There is no other except the Lord, neither in heaven, nor in earth, nor in the very lowest places." Secrets of Enoch, ch. XLVII, v. 4b The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
15			"There is one God who created and framed all things…into a being." The Second Book of Hermas, Command I, v. 1 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
16			"Cast all your cares upon the Lord, and he will direct them. Believe in God…because he can do all things." The Shepherd of Hermas, Vision IV, v. 21 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
17			"Pray for all the saints: pray also for kings, and all that are in authority; and for those who persecute you, and hate you….that your fruit may be manifest in all." The Epistle of Polycarp to the Phillipians, ch. IV, v. 12 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
18			"Judge not, and you shall not be judged; forgive and you shall be forgiven; be merciful, and you shall obtain mercy; for with the same measure that you mete withal, it shall be measured to you again." The Epistle of Polycarp to the Phillipians, ch. 1, v. 10b The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
19			"Fill waters for yourselves from the living fountain of the Lord, for it is opened to you." Odes of Solomon, Ode 30, v. 1 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
20			"The times demand you, as the pilots the winds; and he that is tossed in a tempest, the haven where he would be; that you may attain unto God." The Epistle of Ignatius to Polycarp, ch. I, v. 11 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
21			"Be in all things wise as a serpent, but harmless as a dove." The Epistle of Ignatius to Polycarp, ch. I, v. 8b The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
22			"Let our faces shine in His light: and let our hearts meditate in His love by night and by day." Odes of Solomon, Ode 41, v. 6 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
23			"Let your love be multiplied from the heart and even to the lips, to bring forth fruit to the Lord, living fruit, holy fruit, and to talk with watchfulness in His light." Odes of Solomon, Ode 8, v. 2, 3 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
24			"Love every one with an undivided heart." The Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians, ch. III, v. 8 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
25			"It is profitable for you to live in an unblameable unity, that you may always have a fellowship with God." The Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians, ch. I, v. 17 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
26			"Behold! The Lord is our mirror: open the eyes and see them in Him: and learn the manner of your face." Odes of Solomon, Ode 13, v. 1 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
27			"When you are desirous to do well, God is ready to help you." The Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrneans, ch. III, v. 19 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
28			"God truly dwells in our house, that is, in us." The General Epistle of Barnabas, ch. XIII, v. 21 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
29			"The Scripture says concerning us,…'Let us make man after our likeness and similitude." Epistle of Barnabas, ch. V, v. 12 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
30			"God says, Let us make man in our image, after our own likeness." First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, ch. XIV, v. 8 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
31			"Be merciful and you shall obtain mercy; forgive, and you will be forgiven: as you do, so shall it be done unto you: as you give, so shall it be given unto you: as you judge, so shall you be judged;…..with what measure you mete, with the same shall it be measured to you again." First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, ch. VII, v. 4 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
32			"Let us contemplate, beloved, the resurrection that is continually made before our eyes. Day and night manifest a resurrection to us. The night lies down, and the day arises: again the day departs, and the night comes on. Let us behold the fruits of the earth. Everyone sees how the seed is sown. The sower goes forth, and casts it upon the earth; and the seed which when it was sown fell upon the earth dry and naked, in time dissolves. And from the dissolution, the great power of the Lord raises it again; and of one seed many arise, and bring forth fruit." First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, ch. Xi, vs. 17-20 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
33			"The spirit of the Lord is a candle, searching out the inward parts…Let us therefore consider how near he is to us; and how none of our thoughts, or reasonings which we frame within ourelves, are hid from him…For he is the searcher of the thoughts and counsels of the heart; whose breath is in us." First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, vs. 2,3,14 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
34			"It is God who works in you." The Epistle of Paul to the Laodiceans, v. 11 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
35			"Jesus said, My Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." Gospel of Nicodemus, ch. 7, v. 4 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)
36			"Jesus replied,…Everyone has the command of his own tongue, to speak both good and bad, let him look to it." The Gospel of Nicodemus, ch. 2, v. 5 The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden (various)