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Epistle of Clement to James

Pseudonymous letter writer

Chapter 12

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Author: Pseudonymous letter writer

Chapter XII.—Duties of Deacons.

“Moreover let the deacons of the church, going about with

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intelligence

,

be

as

eyes

to

the

bishop

,

carefully

inquiring

into

the

doings

of

each

member

of

the

church

,

ascertaining

who

is

about

to

sin

,

in

order

that

,

being

arrested

with

admonition

by

the

president

,

he

may

haply

not

accomplish

the

sin

.

Let

them

check

the

disorderly

,

that

they

may

not

desist

from

assembling

to

hear

the

discourses

,

so

that

they

may

be

able

to

counteract

by

the

word

of

truth

those

anxieties

that

fall

upon

the

heart

from

every

side

,

by

means

of

worldly

casualties

and

evil

communications

;

for

if

they

long

remain

fallow

,

they

become

fuel

for

the

fire

.

And

let

them

learn

who

are

suffering

under

bodily

disease

,

and

let

them

bring

them

to

the

notice

of

the

multitude

who

do

not

know

of

them

,

that

they

may

visit

them

,

and

supply

their

wants

according

to

the

judgment

of

the

president

.

Yea

,

though

they

do

this

without

his

knowledge

,

they

do

nothing

amiss

.

These

things

,

then

,

and

things

like

to

these

,

let

the

deacons

attend

to

.