(5) "'2. For thou art my protector, and I come hence unto thee, O Light, having faith in thee, O Light. "'3. For thou art my saviour from the emanations of Self-willed and of Adamas, the Tyrant, and thou shalt save me from all his violent threats.'

(375) 660 To say: N. is he whom TW will protect; N. is he whom Tsii will deliver. 660 Bring thy message, messenger of Tsii; bring thy message while it is fresh, messenger of Tsii. 660 Mayest thou not come against N., son of a Great One, (as) a knife which castrates.

(278) 419 To say: Bbi is arisen, he is against the chief of Letopolis, 419 whom that spittle protected; this (spittle) protects every one beloved of me. 419 Thou art loosed, O wfi-serpent. Cause N. to be protected.

(49) "I am the Lord who is against thee and thus accomplishes thy salvation, " continues the voice. "Thou hast hated me, but through the ages yet to be thou shalt bless me, for I have led thee our of the sphere of the Demiurgus; I have turned thee against the illusion of worldliness; I have weaned thee of desire; I have awakened in thy soul the immortality of which I myself partake. Follow me, O Adam, for I am the Way, the Life, and the Truth!"