classed among the auditors in the catechumenate,101 he is, on this account, still permitted to sin. As soon as you know the Lord you must fear Him; as soon as you have made His acquaintance you must revere Him. But what is the point of knowing Him when you have the same attachments which you had before when you knew Him not? What, then, distinguishes you from the perfect servant of God? Is there one Christ for the baptized and another for the catechumens? Is there a different hope or reward? a different
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