Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The Epistles of Clement

2nd c.

Classic translation

Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha · English translation, 1890

Contents

• Title Page
• Introductory Notice to 1st Clement
• Additional Introduction
• The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians.
• The Salutation. Praise of the Corinthians Before the Breaking Forth of Schism…
• Praise of the Corinthians Continued
• The Sad State of the Corinthian Church After Sedition Arose in It From Envy and…
• Many Evils Have Already Flowed From This Source in Ancient Times
• No Less Evils Have Arisen From the Same Source in the Most Recent Times. The…
• Continuation. Several Other Martyrs
• An Exhortation to Repentance
• Continuation Respecting Repentance
• Examples of the Saints
• Continuation of the Above
• Continuation. Lot
• The Rewards of Faith and Hospitality. Rahab
• An Exhortation to Humility
• We Should Obey God Rather Than the Authors of Sedition
• We Must Adhere to Those Who Cultivate Peace, Not to Those Who Merely Pretend to…
• Christ as an Example of Humility
• The Saints as Examples of Humility
• David as an Example of Humility
• Imitating These Examples, Let Us Seek After Peace
• The Peace and Harmony of the Universe
• Let Us Obey God, and Not the Authors of Sedition
• These Exhortations Are Confirmed by the Christian Faith, Which Proclaims the…
• Be Humble, and Believe That Christ Will Come Again
• God Continually Shows Us in Nature That There Will Be a Resurrection
• The Phœnix an Emblem of Our Resurrection
• We Shall Rise Again, Then, as the Scripture Also Testifies
• In the Hope of the Resurrection, Let Us Cleave to the Omnipotent and Omniscient…
• God Sees All Things: Therefore Let Us Avoid Transgression
• Let Us Also Draw Near to God in Purity of Heart
• Let Us Do Those Things That Please God, and Flee From Those He Hates, That We…
• Let Us See by What Means We May Obtain the Divine Blessing
• We Are Justified Not by Our Own Works, But by Faith
• But Let Us Not Give Up the Practice of Good Works and Love. God Himself is an…
• Great is the Reward of Good Works With God. Joined Together in Harmony, Let Us…
• Immense is This Reward. How Shall We Obtain It?
• All Blessings Are Given to Us Through Christ
• Christ is Our Leader, and We His Soldiers
• Let the Members of the Church Submit Themselves, and No One Exalt Himself Above…
• There is No Reason for Self-Conceit
• Let Us Preserve in the Church the Order Appointed by God
• Continuation of the Same Subject
• The Order of Ministers in the Church
• Moses of Old Stilled the Contention Which Arose Concerning the Priestly Dignity
• The Ordinances of the Apostles, That There Might Be No Contention Respecting…
• It is the Part of the Wicked to Vex the Righteous
• Let Us Cleave to the Righteous: Your Strife is Pernicious
• Your Recent Discord is Worse Than the Former Which Took Place in the Times of…
• Let Us Return to the Practice of Brotherly Love
• The Praise of Love
• Let Us Pray to Be Thought Worthy of Love
• Let the Partakers in Strife Acknowledge Their Sins
• Such a Confession is Pleasing to God
• The Love of Moses Towards His People
• He Who is Full of Love Will Incur Every Loss, That Peace May Be Restored to the…
• Examples of Such Love
• Let Us Admonish and Correct One Another
• Let the Authors of Sedition Submit Themselves
• Submission the Precursor of Salvation
• Warning Against Disobedience. Prayer
• Prayer Continued
• Prayer Continued—For Rulers and Governors. Conclusion
• Summary and Conclusory—Concerning Godliness
• Hortatory, Letter Sent by Special Messengers
• Blessings Sought for All That Call Upon God
• The Corinthians Are Exhorted Speedily to Send Back Word That Peace Has Been…
• Introductory Notice to 2nd Clement
• The Second Epistle of Clement.
• We Ought to Think Highly of Christ
• The Church, Formerly Barren, is Now Fruitful
• The Duty of Confessing Christ
• True Confession of Christ
• This World Should Be Despised
• The Present and Future Worlds Are Enemies to Each Other
• We Must Strive in Order to Be Crowned
• The Necessity of Repentance While We Are on Earth
• We Shall Be Judged in the Flesh
• Vice is to Be Forsaken, and Virtue Followed
• We Ought to Serve God, Trusting in His Promises
• We Are Constantly to Look for the Kingdom of God
• God's Name Not to Be Blasphemed
• The Church Spiritual
• He Who Saves and He Who is Saved
• Preparation for the Day of Judgment
• Same Subject Continued
• The Author Sinful, Yet Pursuing
• Reward of the Righteous, Although They May Suffer
• Godliness, Not Gain, the True Riches