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better_a in_o my_o opinion_n to_o adhere_v to_o s._n irenaeus_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 93._o divers_a book_n be_v attribute_v to_o he_o some_o of_o romanus_n s._n clemens_n romanus_n which_o be_v real_o he_o other_o be_v ancient_a though_o supposititious_a and_o other_o be_v both_o counterfeit_a and_o modern_a and_o indeed_o we_o can_v only_o reckon_v among_o those_o that_o be_v certain_o compose_v by_o this_o bishop_n the_o two_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n the_o first_o whereof_o so_o famous_a among_o the_o ancient_a author_n 113._o author_n so_o famous_a among_o the_o ancient_a author_n s._n irenaeus_n have_v cite_v it_o lib._n 3._o chap._n 3._o s._n clemens_n alex._n lib._n 1._o stromat_n p._n 289._o and_o lib._n 4._o p._n 516._o lib._n 5._o p._n 686._o lib._n 6._o p._n 647._o origen_n lib._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n 3._o in_o joan._n 1._o chap._n 29._o euseb._n lib._n 3._o chap._n 16_o and_o 36._o lib._n 4._o chap._n 22_o and_o 23._o s._n â—yrill_n catech._n 18._o epiph._n haeres_fw-la 27._o n._n 7._o hieron_n in_o lib._n de_fw-fr viris_fw-la illustribus_fw-la and_o lib._n adversus_fw-la jovin_n c._n 7._o comment_fw-fr in_o isaiam_n lib._n 14._o chap._n 52._o vers_fw-la 13._o comment_fw-fr in_o ep._n ad_fw-la ephes._n lib._n 1._o chap._n 2._o vers_fw-la 2._o lib._n 2._o ad_fw-la chap._n 4._o vers_fw-la 1._o author_n râ—sp_n ad_fw-la orthodox_n apud_fw-la just._n quaest._n 74._o photius_n cod._n 113._o be_v undoubted_o write_v by_o he_o irenaeus_n book_n 3._o chap._n 8._o speak_v thus_o in_o the_o time_n of_o s._n clement_n say_v he_o upon_o occasion_n of_o a_o great_a division_n that_o happen_v in_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n write_v a_o very_a pathetical_a letter_n to_o the_o corinthian_n to_o restore_v they_o to_o peace_n wherein_o she_o strengthen_v their_o faith_n and_o preach_v those_o tradition_n that_o they_o have_v late_o receive_v from_o the_o apostle_n this_o epistle_n which_o be_v cite_v by_o s._n cleâ—â—ns_n alexandrinus_n origen_n eusebius_n s._n jerom_n and_o photius_n be_v for_o a_o long_a time_n conceal_v until_o at_o length_n m._n patrick_n young_a have_v find_v it_o in_o a_o ancient_a manuscript_n 1677._o manuscript_n in_o a_o ancient_a manuscript_n it_o be_v call_v the_o manuscript_n of_o thecla_n because_o it_o be_v write_v with_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o ancient_a virgin_n call_v thecla_n who_o live_v as_o be_v general_o believe_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o first_o council_n of_o nice_a these_o epistle_n have_v be_v since_o print_v in_o the_o collection_n of_o cotelerius_fw-la in_o lâ—bbee's_n edition_n of_o the_o council_n and_o at_o helmstadt_n in_o the_o year_n 1654._o as_o also_o at_o oxford_n in_o 1677._o cause_v it_o to_o be_v print_v at_o oxford_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1633._o after_o the_o holy_a scripture_n it_o be_v in_o my_o opinion_n one_o of_o the_o most_o eminent_a record_n of_o antiquity_n s._n clement_n therein_o exhort_v the_o faithful_a of_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n that_o be_v in_o a_o disturbance_n by_o the_o revolt_n of_o some_o christian_n who_o refuse_v to_o submit_v to_o their_o lawful_a pastor_n he_o exhort_v they_o i_o say_v to_o a_o reunion_n and_o to_o seek_v after_o peace_n particular_o he_o admonish_v they_o to_o persevere_v in_o the_o obedience_n and_o submission_n that_o they_o owe_v to_o their_o spiritual_a guide_n he_o censure_v those_o that_o disturb_v the_o church_n and_o that_o promote_v secret_a cabal_n against_o their_o minister_n on_o purpose_n to_o supplant_v they_o he_o begin_v with_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o happiness_n of_o that_o peace_n which_o they_o have_v former_o enjoy_v afterward_o he_o represent_v to_o they_o the_o misfortune_n of_o their_o present_a division_n and_o proceed_v to_o show_v by_o many_o example_n what_o lamentable_a consequence_n have_v always_o attend_v it_o and_o how_o displease_v it_o be_v to_o god_n moreover_o he_o advise_v they_o to_o repent_v in_o practise_v humility_n obedience_n and_o charity_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o humility_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n through_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o resurrection_n from_o thence_o he_o take_v a_o occasion_n to_o recommend_v to_o the_o faithful_a the_o practice_n of_o many_o christian_a virtue_n and_o the_o observation_n of_o a_o regular_a discipline_n he_o declare_v to_o they_o that_o it_o be_v very_o ill_o do_v to_o rise_v up_o against_o the_o pastor_n and_o bishop_n that_o be_v constitute_v by_o the_o apostle_n or_o elect_v by_o the_o faithful_a after_o their_o death_n he_o aggravate_v the_o heinousness_n of_o their_o crime_n that_o be_v the_o first_o promoter_n of_o this_o division_n and_o earnest_o solicit_v they_o to_o return_v to_o their_o duty_n by_o obey_v their_o minister_n and_o by_o reunite_v themselves_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o believer_n thus_o you_o have_v a_o account_n of_o the_o subject_a of_o this_o epistle_n write_v by_o 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the_o father_n have_v cite_v both_o these_o epistle_n as_o if_o they_o be_v of_o equal_a authority_n the_o author_n of_o the_o apostolical_a constitution_n c._n ult_n s._n epiphan_n hâ—res_n 27._o chap._n 6._o and_o 30._o chap._n 15._o s._n jerom_n adversus_fw-la jâ—v_fw-la chap._n 7._o photius_n câ—d_v 126._o damasus_n lib._n 4._o orth._n fidei_fw-la s._n dionysâ—â—s_n of_o corinth_n take_v notice_n but_o of_o one_o single_a epistle_n and_o there_o be_v some_o difference_n in_o the_o style_n of_o the_o second_o which_o make_v we_o doubt_v of_o its_o veracity_n the_o sibyl_n be_v heretofore_o cite_v therein_o if_o we_o may_v give_v credit_n to_o the_o author_n of_o the_o question_n attribute_v to_o s._n justiâ—_n but_o he_o do_v not_o declare_v whether_o it_o be_v in_o the_o first_o part_n or_o in_o the_o second_o and_o part_n of_o the_o second_o be_v lose_v moreover_o s._n epiphanius_n seem_v to_o mention_v other_o epistle_n of_o s._n clement_n the_o fragment_n that_o be_v now_o 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or_o act_n of_o s._n peter_n this_o work_n though_o fictitious_a be_v ancient_a be_v cite_v by_o origen_n 113._o origen_n be_v cite_v by_o origen_n tom._n 〈◊〉_d comment_fw-fr in_o genes_n in_o philocal_a chap._n 22._o and_o in_o matth._n ch_z 26._o euseb._n lib._n 3._o hist._n chap._n 3_o and_o chap._n 38._o athanas._o in_o synops._n epiph._n hâ—res_v 30._o chap._n 25._o hieron_n in_o catalogue_n and_o lib._n 1._o in_o jovin_n chap._n 14._o and_o comment_n in_o ep._n ad_fw-la gâ—lat_fw-la lib._n 1._o chap._n 18._o ruffinus_n the_o adulterate_a lib._n orig._n author_n open_fw-mi imp_n in_o matth._n chap._n 10._o vers_fw-la 15_o 16_o 24_o and_o 42_o photius_n cod._n 112_o and_o 113._o eusebius_n s._n athanasius_n s._n epiphanius_n s._n jerom_n and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o commentary_n on_o s._n matthew_n ascribe_v to_o s._n chrysostom_n ruffinus_n have_v make_v a_o translation_n thereof_o which_o be_v still_o extant_a gelasius_n have_v insert_v it_o in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o 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in_o hâ—res_n 70._o he_o observe_v that_o the_o audian_o make_v use_v of_o certain_a constitution_n which_o though_o dubious_a ought_v not_o altogether_o to_o be_v reject_v as_o contain_v nothing_o contrary_a to_o the_o faith_n or_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n this_o may_v induce_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o the_o constitution_n which_o be_v now_o extant_a have_v be_v corrupt_v since_o the_o time_n of_o epiphanius_n because_o the_o same_o thing_n can_v not_o be_v assume_v of_o those_o add_v to_o this_o that_o in_o the_o same_o place_n epiphanius_n cite_v a_o passage_n concern_v easter_n wherein_o the_o christian_n be_v admonish_v to_o celebrate_v that_o feast_n together_o with_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o contrary_n be_v express_o declare_v in_o constitut._n lib._n 5._o chap._n 1â—_n moreover_o in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o produce_v other_o testimony_n out_o of_o the_o constitution_n that_o be_v not_o find_v therein_o perhaps_o s._n epiphanius_n have_v not_o sufficient_o examine_v this_o work_n or_o perhaps_o he_o cite_v it_o without_o book_n or_o on_o the_o report_n of_o another_o however_o it_o be_v he_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v dubious_a and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o commentary_n on_o s._n matthew_n false_o attribute_v to_o st._n chrysostom_n but_o the_o passage_n which_o be_v produce_v by_o they_o not_o perfect_o agree_v with_o those_o that_o be_v find_v in_o the_o constitution_n which_o be_v extant_a at_o this_o day_n we_o may_v be_v induce_v to_o conjecture_v that_o they_o have_v be_v since_o corrupt_v and_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o because_o they_o be_v infect_v with_o the_o arian_n heresy_n nice_a heresy_n because_o they_o be_v infect_v with_o the_o arian_n heresy_n in_o lib._n 6._o chap._n 25._o the_o author_n reckon_v in_o the_o number_n of_o heretic_n those_o that_o believe_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o god_n of_o the_o universe_n but_o this_o may_v have_v be_v say_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o sabellian_o and_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o since_o he_o add_v and_o do_v not_o distinguish_v the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n many_o other_o passage_n be_v likewise_o allege_v wherein_o he_o affirm_v that_o the_o son_n and_o the_o word_n be_v the_o servant_n and_o minister_n of_o god_n the_o father_n these_o be_v the_o phrase_n use_v by_o the_o ancient_a ecclesiastical_a writer_n but_o they_o have_v be_v suspect_v ever_o since_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o several_a other_o error_n this_o be_v the_o judgement_n that_o be_v give_v concern_v they_o by_o the_o greek_a bishop_n in_o the_o synod_n that_o be_v convene_v in_o the_o imperial_a palace_n of_o constantinople_n after_o the_o five_o general_n council_n however_o i_o admire_v that_o the_o learned_a photius_n violence_n photius_n that_o the_o learned_a photius_n he_o censure_v they_o on_o three_o several_a account_n in_o â—od_n 112._o first_o ex_fw-la malafictione_n from_o which_o as_o he_o say_v they_o may_v be_v vindicate_v second_o by_o reason_n 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mat._n blastâ—res_n in_o a_o collection_n of_o canon_n that_o be_v not_o print_v zonaras_n and_o matthaeus_n blastares_n but_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o book_n call_v their_o doctrine_n be_v two_o different_a work_n which_o the_o likeness_n of_o their_o title_n have_v cause_v to_o be_v confound_v probable_a confound_v which_o the_o likeness_n of_o their_o title_n have_v cause_v to_o be_v confound_v there_o be_v many_o reason_n to_o prove_v that_o these_o be_v two_o different_a book_n for_o first_o s._n athanasius_n reckon_v the_o book_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o apostle_n among_o those_o that_o be_v usual_o read_v to_o the_o catechuman_n whereas_o the_o constitution_n be_v compose_v rather_o for_o the_o use_n of_o bishop_n and_o we_o find_v it_o prohibit_v in_o the_o last_o canon_n to_o publish_v they_o or_o to_o discover_v the_o content_n thereof_o to_o all_o sort_n of_o