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Epistle of Clement to James

Pseudonymous letter writer

Chapter 15

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Author: Pseudonymous letter writer

Chapter XV.—Incidents of the Voyage.

“Let therefore the passengers remain quiet, sitting in their own

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places

,

lest

by

disorder

they

occasion

rolling

or

careening

.

Let

the

midshipmen

give

heed

to

the

fare

.

Let

the

deacons

neglect

nothing

with

which

they

are

entrusted

;

let

the

presbyters

,

like

sailors

,

studiously

arrange

what

is

needful

for

each

one

.

Let

the

bishop

,

as

the

mate

,

wakefully

ponder

the

words

of

the

pilot

alone

.

Let

Christ

,

even

the

Saviour

,

be

loved

as

the

pilot

,

and

alone

believed

in

the

matters

of

which

He

speaks

;

and

let

all

pray

to

God

for

a

prosperous

voyage

.

Let

those

sailing

expect

every

tribulation

,

as

travelling

over

a

great

and

troubled

sea

,

the

world

:

sometimes

,

indeed

,

disheartened

,

persecuted

,

dispersed

,

hungry

,

thirsty

,

naked

,

hemmed

in

;

and

,

again

,

sometimes

united

,

congregated

,

at

rest

;

but

also

sea

-

sick

,

giddy

,

vomiting

,

that

is

,

confessing

sins

,

like

disease

-

producing

bile

,

—

I

mean

the

sins

proceeding

from

bitterness

,

and

the

evils

accumulated

from

disorderly

lusts

,

by

the

confession

of

which

,

as

by

vomiting

,

you

are

relieved

of

your

disease

,

attaining

healthful

safety

by

means

of

carefulness

.