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Epistle of Clement to James

Pseudonymous letter writer

Chapter 6

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Author: Pseudonymous letter writer

Chapter VI.—The Duty of a Bishop.

“Now, if you were occupied with secular cares, you

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should

deceive

both

yourself

and

your

hearers

.

For

not

being

able

,

on

account

of

occupation

,

to

point

out

the

things

that

are

advantageous

,

both

you

should

be

punished

,

as

not

having

taught

what

was

profitable

,

and

they

,

not

having

learned

,

should

perish

by

reason

of

ignorance

.

Wherefore

do

you

indeed

preside

over

them

without

occupation

,

so

as

to

send

forth

seasonably

the

words

that

are

able

to

save

them

;

and

so

let

them

listen

to

you

,

knowing

that

whatever

the

ambassador

of

the

truth

shall

bind

upon

earth

is

bound

also

in

heaven

,

and

what

he

shall

loose

is

loosed

.

But

you

shall

bind

what

ought

to

be

bound

,

and

loose

what

ought

to

be

loosed

.

And

these

,

and

such

like

,

are

the

things

that

relate

to

you

as

president

.