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The Clementine Homilies

Anonymous Pseudo-Clementine compiler

Chapter 65

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Author: Anonymous Pseudo-Clementine compiler

Chapter LXV.—Nolo Episcopari

“And consider this other thing, that in proportion as there

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is

labour

and

danger

in

ruling

the

Church

of

Christ

,

so

much

greater

is

the

reward

.

And

yet

again

the

greater

is

also

the

punishment

to

him

who

can

,

and

refuses

.

I

wish

,

therefore

,

knowing

that

you

are

the

best

instructed

of

my

attendants

,

to

turn

to

account

those

noble

powers

of

judging

with

which

you

have

been

entrusted

by

the

Lord

,

in

order

that

you

may

be

saluted

with

the

Well

done

,

good

and

faithful

servant

,

and

not

be

found

fault

with

,

and

declared

liable

to

punishment

,

like

him

who

hid

the

one

talent

.

But

if

you

will

not

be

appointed

a

good

guardian

of

the

Church

,

point

out

another

in

your

stead

,

more

learned

and

more

faithful

than

yourself

.

But

you

cannot

do

this

;

for

you

associated

with

the

Lord

,

and

witnessed

His

marvellous

doings

,

and

learned

the

administration

of

the

Church

.