The Church in the world is like a scribe to men; and she teaches and makes them wise, and binds up the sores of all who come to her. And from her teaching the soul draws light, that she may overcome the darkness of death when it meets her. Come, enter, ye foolish, that were stained with lusts, and furbish your lives with the doctrine of the daughter of lights. Be not impatient to be gone from the supper which the bride of the whole world has made, that we should delight therein. Go not forth as soon as the consecration is (begun) in the sanctuary; for thou art a son of the household, not a stranger, that thou shouldst depart. When thou hearest: “Whoso has not received the sign, let him depart”; do not thou depart, who art signed, yea, and brought near. Be thou one of the household at the hour of these Mysteries; do not thou get up and go forth and become as one of the externs. Thou art signed with the sign, thou art stamped with the stamp, among the brethren thou art written: why shouldst thou go forth with the unsigned, as one that cometh short? “Him who is not baptised” the priest drives out when he is about to consecrate, not thee does he drive out, who art one baptized in the Divinity. Baptism, daughter of lights, is the King’s sign, and thou hast put on the great sign: why shouldst thou go forth? With the oil they have signed thee, with the cross of light thy face is signed: it is to “him that is not signed” as thou art signed that they say, “Let him go forth.” The sign of life has made thee a brother of the Only-begotten and a son of His Father; and thou art in the household: thou shouldst not go forth. Remain within the door, and cry, “Abba, our Father”; for thou, being a son, it is permitted to thee to cry, “Our Father.” “Whoso is not baptized” — for this reason do they drive him out when the consecration is (begun), that it is not permitted to him to call the Heavenly One “our Father.” And “whoso is not baptized,” his number is not set among the sons; and if he should call the Father “our Father” it is a lie. And for this cause they say, “Whoso has not received the sign, let him depart,” that a lie may not be uttered among them that are true. Forth they drive him if he is not born with the second birth, lest he should dare to cry, “Our Father,” with the many, and make use of a word that is full of lying in the pure congregation, which daily sings those things that are true. Wherefore, when they drive out that unbaptized one, do thou enter in, for it is easy for thee to cry, “Our Father.” Thou art born with the second, the spiritual birth: it is fitting for thee to cry, “Our Father”: stay and cry it.