Chapter LIV.—He who is full of love will incur every loss, that peace may be
restored to the Church.
Who then among you is noble-minded? who compassionate? who full of love? Let him
declare, “If on my account sedition and disagreement and schisms have arisen, I will depart,
I will go away whithersoever ye desire, and I will do whatever the majority240 commands;
only let the flock of Christ live on terms of peace with the presbyters set over it.” He that
acts thus shall procure to himself great glory in the Lord; and every place will welcome241
him. For “the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.”242 These things they who live a
godly life, that is never to be repented of, both have done and always will do.
240 Literally, “the multitude.” [Clement here puts words into the mouth of the Corinthian presbyters. It has
been strangely quoted to strengthen a conjecture that he had humbly preferred Linus and Cletus when first
called to preside.]
241 Or, “receive.”
242 Ps. xxiv. 1; 1 Cor. x. 26, 28.
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