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The Clementine Homilies

Anonymous Pseudo-Clementine compiler

Chapter 68

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Author: Anonymous Pseudo-Clementine compiler

Chapter LXVIII.—“Marriage Always Honourable.”

“And let them inculcate marriage not only upon the young,

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but

also

upon

those

advanced

in

years

,

lest

burning

lust

bring

a

plague

upon

the

Church

by

reason

of

whoredom

or

adultery

.

For

,

above

every

other

sin

,

the

wickedness

of

adultery

is

hated

by

God

,

because

it

not

only

destroys

the

person

himself

who

sins

,

but

those

also

who

eat

and

associate

with

him

.

For

it

is

like

the

madness

of

a

dog

,

because

it

has

the

nature

of

communicating

its

own

madness

.

For

the

sake

of

chastity

,

therefore

,

let

not

only

the

elders

,

but

even

all

,

hasten

to

accomplish

marriage

.

For

the

sin

of

him

who

commits

adultery

necessarily

comes

upon

all

.

Therefore

,

to

urge

the

brethren

to

be

chaste

,

this

is

the

first

charity

.

For

it

is

the

healing

of

the

soul

.

For

the

nourishment

of

the

body

is

rest

.