THE FIRST EPISTLE OF CLEMENT TO THE CORINTHIANS (CHAPTER VII)

-
THE FIRST EPISTLE OF CLEMENT TO THE CORINTHIANS (CHAPTER VII) 

Chapter VII.

Chapter VII.

1 What rules are given for this purpose.

1 LET us, therefore, humble ourselves, brethren, laying aside all pride, and boasting, and foolishness, and anger: And let us do as it is written.

2 For thus saith the Holy Spirit;  [note: Jer. ix. 23. Comp. 2 Cor. xi. 31.] Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the rich man in his riches; but let him that glorieth, glory in the Lord, to seek him, and to do judgment and justice.

3 Above all, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, which he spake  [note: Teaching us.] concerning equity and long suffering,  [note: For thus he saith.] saying,

4  [note: Luke vi. 35.] Be ye merciful and ye shall obtain mercy; forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: as ye do, so shall it be done unto you: as ye give, so shall it be given unto you: as ye judge, so shall ye be judged; as ye are kind to others so shall God be kind to you: with what measure ye mete, with the same shall it be measured to you again.

5 By this command, and by these rules, let us establish ourselves, that so we may always walk obediently to his holy words; being humble minded:

6 For so says  [note: Holy Word.] the Holy Scripture;  [note: Isaiah lxvi. 2.] upon whom shall I look, even upon him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and that trembles at my word.

7 ¶ It is, therefore, just and  [note: Holy.] righteous, men and brethren, that we should become obedient unto God, rather than follow

such as  [note: In.] through pride and sedition, have made themselves the ring-leaders of a detestable emulation.

8 For it is not an ordinary harm that we shall do ourselves but rather a very great danger that we shall run, if we shall rashly give up ourselves to the wills of men who  [note: Prick on to.—See Junius Ann.] promote strife and seditions, to turn us aside from that which is fitting.

9 But let us be kind to one another, according to the compassion and sweetness of him that made us.

10 For it is written,  [note: Psalm xxxvii. 9.] The merciful shall inherit the earth; and they that are without evil shall be left upon it:  [note: Prov. ii. 10.] but the transgressors shall perish from off the face of it.

11 And again he saith,  [note: Psalm lxviii. 36.] I have seen the wicked in great power and spreading himself like the cedar of Libanus. I passed by, and lo! he was not; I sought his place, but it could not be found.

12 Keep innocently, and do the thing that is right, for there shall be a remnant to the peaceable man.

13 Let us, therefore, hold fast to those who  [note: With religion or godliness.] religiously follow peace; and not to such as  [note: With hypocrisy will it.] only pretend to desire.

14 For he saith in a certain place,  [note: Isaiah xxix. 13. Psalm lxii. 4.] This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

15 And again, They  [note: Blessed.] bless with their mouths,  [note: Cursed.] but curse in their hearts.

16 And again he saith,  [note: Psalm lxxviii. 36, 37.] They loved him with their mouths, and with their tongues they lied to him. For their heart was not r right with him, neither were they, faithful in his covenant.

17  [note: Psalm xii. 3.]  Let all deceitful lips become dumb, and the tongue that speaketh proud things. Who have said,  [note: We will magnify our tongue.] with our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own, who is Lord over us.

18 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise saith the Lord; I will set him in safety, I will deal confidently with him.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Intro.: The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians

-
Intro.: The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians The FIRST EPISTLE of CLEMENT to the CORINTHIANS. Clement was a disciple of Peter, and afterwards Bishop of Rome. Clemens Alexandrinus calls him an apostle. Jerome says he was an apostolical man, and Rufinus that he was almost an apostle. Eusebius calls this the wonderful Epistle of St. Clement, and says that it was publicly read in the assemblies of the primitive church. It is included in one of the ancient collections of the Canon Scripture. Its genuineness has been much questioned, particularly by Photius, patriarch of Constantinople in the ninth century, who objects that Clement speaks of worlds beyond the ocean; that he has not written worthily of the divinity of Christ; and that to prove the possibility of a future resurrection, he introduces the fabulous story of the phœnix's revival from its own ashes. To the latter objection, Archbishop Wake replies that the generality of the ancient Fathers have made use of the same i...
Read more

✝️The Epistles of Paul the Apostle to Seneca, with Seneca's to Paul [Introduction]✝️

-
Intro.: The Epistles of Paul the Apostle to Seneca, with Seneca's to Paul The EPISTLES of PAUL the APOSTLE to SENECA, with SENECA'S to PAUL. [Several very learned writers have entertained a favourable opinion of these Epistles. They are undoubtedly of high antiquity. Salmeron cites them to prove that Seneca was one of Car's household, referred to by Paul, Philip. iv. 22, as saluting the brethren at Philippi. In Jerome's enumeration of illustrious men, he places Seneca, on account of these Epistles, amongst the ecclesiastical and holy writers of the Christian Church. Sixtus Senensis has published them in his Bibliotheque, pp. 89, 90; and it is from thence that the present translation is made. Baronius, Bellarmine, Dr. Cave, Spanheim, and others, contend that they are not genuine.]
Read more

✝️The Epistles of Paul the Apostle to Seneca, with Seneca's to Paul [Chapter 3]✝️

-
✝️The Epistles of Paul the Apostle to Seneca, with Seneca's to Paul [Chapter 3]✝️ Chapter III. Chapter III. Annæus Seneca to Paul Greeting. 1 I HAVE completed some volumes, and divided them into their proper parts. 2 I am determined to read them to Cæsar, and if any favourable opportunity happens, you also shall be present, when they are read; 3 But if that cannot be, I will appoint and give you notice of a day, when we will together read over the performance. 4 I had determined, if I could with safety, first to have your opinion of it, before I published it to Cæsar, that you might be convinced of my affection to you. Farewell, dearest Paul.
Read more