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1646. The Saviour answered and said unto Mary in the midst of the disciples: \who is a man of the world, giveth a gift to men of his like, and also forgiveth murderers and those who have intercourse with males, and the rest of the very grievous sins which are deserving of death, -- if it becometh him who is a man of the world, to have done this, much more then have the Ineffable and the First Mystery, who are the lords of the universe, the authority to act in all things as it pleaseth them, that they forgive every one who shall receive mysteries.7. \sendeth him into foreign regions, and he committeth murders and other grievous sins which are deserving of death, then they will not impute them to him, and are not able to do him any evil because he is invested with the royal vesture, -- how much more then those who wear the mysteries of the vestures of the Ineffable and those of the First Mystery, who are lords over all those of the height and all those of the depth!\CHAPTER 1221. Thereafter Jesus saw a woman who came to make repentance. He had baptized her three times, and yet she had not done what was worthy of the baptisms. And the Saviour desired to try Peter, to see if he was compassionate and forgiving, as he had commanded them. He said unto Peter: \yet at this third time she hath not done what is worthy of the mysteries of the Light. 2. Wherefor then cloth she make her body good for nothing? Now, therefore, Peter, perform the mystery which cutteth off the souls from the Inheritances of the Light; perform that mystery in order that it may cut off the soul of this woman from the Inheritance of the Light.\3. When then the Saviour had said this, he tried [Peter] to see whether he was compassionate and forgiving.4. When then the Saviour had said this, Peter said: \may give her the higher mysteries; and if she is fit, then hast thou let her inherit the Light-kingdom, but if she is not fit, then hast thou [to] cut her off from the Lightkingdom.\When then Peter had said this, the Saviour knew that Peter was compassionate as he and forgiving.5. When then all this was said, the Saviour said unto his disciples: \these words and the type of this woman?\