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
majority
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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;
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and every place
will welcome
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him. For
“the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness
thereof.”
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These things
they who live a godly life that is never to be repented of, both have
done and always will do.
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Literally, “the
multitude.”
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I.
ἐν
Χριστῷ
(in Christ).
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Or,
“receive.”
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Ps. xxiv. 1; 1 Cor. x. 26, 28
.