NEW TESTAMENT. Eph. iv. 4. There is one body, and one spirit, even as ye are called with one hope of your calling. 5. One Lord; one faith, one baptism. 6. One God, and the Father of all. Philip. i. 10. That ye may be sincere, and without offence unto the day of Christ. Philip. ii. 5. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. 6. Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God. 7. But made himself of no reputation, &c. Col. i. 10. That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work. 1 Thess. v. 18. In every thing give thanks. 1 Thes. v. 23. And I pray God, your whole spirit, and soul, and body, be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1. Tim. ii. 8. I will therefore, that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands without wrath and doubting. 1 Tim. iii. 13. For they that have used the office of a deacon well, purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ. CLEMENT. Ch. xlvi. Have we not one God, and one Christ? and is there not one Spirit poured out upon us, and one calling in Christ? Ch. ii. Ye were sincere and harmless toward each other, not mindful of injuries. Ch. xvi. For Christ is theirs who are humble. The sceptre of the majesty of God, our Lord Jesus Christ, came not in the show of pride and arrogance, though he could have done so; but in humility.. Ye see, beloved, what is the pattern, which has been given to us. If the Lord thus humbled himself, what should we do, who are brought by him under the yoke of his grace? Ch. xxi. Unless we ordering our conversation worthily of him, do with one consent those things which are good and pleasing in his sight. Ch. xxxviii. Having therefore all these things from him, we ought in all things to give thanks to him. Ch. xxxviii. Let therefore our whole body be saved in Jesus Christ. Ch. xxix. Let us therefore come to him in holiness of soul, lifting up to him chaste and undefiled hands. Ch. liv. Let him say, I am ready to depart, only let the flock of Christ be in peace with the elders that are set over it. He that shall do this, will procure to himself great glory in the Lord, and every place will receive him. NEW TESTAMENT. Titus iii. 1. To be ready to every good work. Heb. i. 3. Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person. 4. Being made so much better than the angels, as he has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. 5. For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee? (Comp. Ps. ii. 7, 8.) V. 7. And of the angels he saith, Who make his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. (Ps. civ. 4.) V. 13. But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? James i. 5. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him. 6. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. 7. For let not that man think, that he shall receive anything of the Lord. A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. 8. 2. Peter iii. 4. And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers fell, asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. James ii. 21. Was not our father Abraham justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his on ly son upon the altar? CLEMENT. Ch. ii. Ye were ready unto every good work. Ch. xxxvi. Who being the brightness of his majesty, is by so much greater than the angels, as he has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. For so it is written, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. But of his Son, thus said the Lord: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. And again he saith unto him, Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. Ch. xxiii. Our all-merciful and beneficent Father has bowels towards them that fear him; and in a most kind and tender manner, bestows his favors upon them, that come to him with a simple mind. Wherefore let us not be doubleminded; neither let us doubt in our hearts, about his excellent and glorious gifts. Let that be far from us which is written : "Miserable are the double-minded, who are doubtful in their minds, and say: These things. have we heard, even from our fathers; and behold, we are grown old, and none of these things have happened to us. See Numbers xliv. Ch. xxxi. For what was ou father Abraham blessed? Was it not that through faith he wrought righteousness and truth? Isaac, knowing with full assurance what was to come, willingly became a sacrifice. NEW TESTAMENT. 1 Peter iv. 8. For charity shall cover a multitude of sins. (Comp. James v. 20.) 1 Peter v. 5. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility; for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. (See above, Num. xl.) 2 Peter ii. 5. And saved Noah, a preacher of righteousness. V. 6. And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them with an overthrow. 7. And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked. 9. The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished. Jude v. 7. may be compared. 2 Peter iii. 4. And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. Clement. Ch. xlix. Charity covers the multitude of sins. Ch. xxxviii. And let every one be subject to his neighbor. Ch. ii. Ye were all of you humble minded-rather subject, than subjecting. The A. B. desiring rather to be subject than to govern. Ch. xxx. For God, saith he, resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. Ch. vii. Noah preached repentance, and they who hearkened (to him) were saved. Ch. xi. By hospitality and godliness was Lot delivered out of Sodom, when all the country round about was destroyed by fire and brimstone; the Lord thereby making it manifest, that he does not forsake those that trust in him: but those that turn aside (from his commandments) he appoints to punishment and torment. Ch. xxiii. Let that be far from us which is written, "Miserable are the double-minded, who are doubtful in their mind, which say: These things have we heard even from our fathers; and behold, we are grown old, and none of these things have happened to us." See Num. xxxvii. Thus, it appears that Clement expressly ascribes the first epistle of Corinthians to Paul. The words of Jesus Christ, found in the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, are recommended with a high degree of respect, although the names of the evangelists are not given. And evident allusions are made to the Acts of the Apostles; the epistle of Paul to the Romans; both the epistles to the Corinthians; the epistles to the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians; the first to the Thessalonians; first and second to Timothy, to Titus, the epistle to the Hebrews, the epistle of James, and the first and second of Peter, although these writers are not mentioned by name, or any marks of citation given. So that here we have the testimony of Clement to the genuineness and antiquity of the New Testament Scriptures. Hermas was also contemporary with Paul, and is mentioned by him, in his salutation, at the end of his epistle to the Romans. He wrote his work toward the close of the first century, and it was highly esteemed by the early fathers. Eusebius, who flourished about three hundered years after the death of Christ, says, "We know that it is publicly read in the churches, and that some very ancient writers make use of it." From Lardner's list of quotations the reader is presented with the following, which clearly prove that Hermas was conversant with the New Testament Scriptures. HERMAS. Vision ii. sect. 2. Happy are ye, whosoever shall endure the great trial that is at hand, and whosoever shall not deny his life. For the Lord has sworn by his Son, that whosoever shall deny his Son, and him, being afraid of his life, they will also deny him in the world that is to come. But those who shall never deny him, of his great mercy he will be favorable to them. Similitude ix. sect. 28. They who have deliberated in their heart, whether they should confess or deny him, and yet have suffered, their fruits are smaller. Wherefore I speak this unto you, who deliberate, whether ye should confess or deny him. Similitude ix. sec. 20. They who are of the third mountain, which had thorns and brambles, are such as believed, but were some of them rich, others taken up with many affairs. For the brambles are riches; the thorns are they who are entangled in much business, and a diversity of affairs. These therefore shall Rom. ix. 4. To whom pertaineth the adoption,-and the giving the law-and the promises. Ch. xi. 29. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. 1 Cor. iii. 16. Know ye not that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. And Rom. viii. 11. Shall quicken you by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. 2 Tim. i. 14.. "By the Holy Ghost that dwelleth in us. 1 Cor. iii. 17. If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy. 2 Cor. vii. 10. But the sorrow of the world worketh death. Gal. iii. 27. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ. Eph. iv. 4. There is one body, HERMAS. with difficulty (or hardly) enter into the kingdom of God. Command. iv. sect. 1. If the woman continues on in her sin,Let her husband put her away, and let him continue by himself. But if he shall put away his wife, and marry another, he also doth commit adultery. Simil. ix. sect. 12. The gate is the only way of coming to God. For no man shall go to God, but by his Son. Simil. iv. sect. 28. But ye who suffer death for his name, ought to honor the Lord; that the Lord counts you worthy to bear his name. • Vis. iii. sect. 2. However to both of them belong gifts and promises. Comm. v. sect. 1. If thou shalt be patient, the Holy Spirit, that dwelleth in thee, shall be pure. Simil. v. sect. 7. For if thou defile thy body, thou shalt also at the same time defile the Holy Spirit. And if thou defile thy body thou shalt not live. Vis. iii. sect. 2. But the remembrance of injuries (or evils) worketh death; but the forgetting them life eternal. Simil. lx, sect 13. So else they who have believed in God through his Son have put on this Spirit. Simil. ix. sect. 13. Behold, |