{"author":null,"backreferences":[{"context_html":"<p>But let us, O children of the good Father—nurslings of the good\r\nInstructor—fulfil the Father’s will, listen to the Word, and take on\r\nthe impress of the truly saving life of our Saviour; and meditating on\r\nthe heavenly mode of life according to which we have been deified, let\r\nus anoint ourselves with the perennial immortal bloom of gladness—that\r\nointment of sweet fragrance—having a clear example of immortality in\r\nthe walk and conversation of the Lord; and<span class=\"pagenum\" id=\"Page_182\">[182]</span> following the footsteps\r\nof God, to whom alone it belongs to consider, and whose care it is\r\nto see to, the way and manner in which the life of men may be made\r\nmore healthy. Besides, He makes preparation for a self-sufficing mode\r\nof life, for simplicity, and for girding up our loins, and for free\r\nand unimpeded readiness of our journey; in order to the attainment\r\nof an eternity of beatitude, teaching each one of us to be his own\r\nstorehouse. For He says, “Take no anxious thought for to-morrow,”<a class=\"fnanchor pginternal\" href=\"#Footnote_413\" id=\"FNanchor_413\">[413]</a>\r\nmeaning that the man who has devoted himself to Christ ought to be\r\nsufficient to himself, and servant to himself, and moreover lead a\r\nlife which provides for each day by itself. For it is not in war, but\r\nin peace, that we are trained. War needs great preparation, and luxury\r\ncraves profusion; but peace and love, simple and quiet sisters, require\r\nno arms nor excessive preparation. The Word is their sustenance.</p>","headings":["THE WRITINGS OF CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA.","THE INSTRUCTOR.","BOOK I.","CHAPTER XII. THE INSTRUCTOR CHARACTERIZED BY THE SEVERITY AND BENIGNITY OF PATERNAL AFFECTION."],"marker_anchor":"FNanchor_413","paragraph_id":"pg71937-paragraph-330"}],"canonical_references":[],"date_end":null,"date_start":null,"deduplication_fingerprint":"fc456979a8f6dafb71f03675ae57036c8edf20acabd360c01cf7b9c637a49dcc","edition_title":"The writings of Clement of Alexandria, Vol. 1 (of 2)","edition_translators":["William Wilson"],"edition_year":1867,"explicit_reference_candidates":[{"book":"MAT","chapter":6,"kind":"unreviewed","source_notation":"Matt. vi. 34","verse":34,"verse_end":34}],"headings":[],"id":"pg71937-Footnote_413","license_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html","public_import_allowed":false,"record_kind":"original-editor-translator-note","review_required":["work and recension attribution","original-work chronology","Bible reference numbering and citation kind","English edition rights and attribution"],"review_status":"needs_review","rights_evidence":"Project Gutenberg metadata: Public domain in the USA. Existing 1867 English translation; translator died 1875. Electronic transcription subject to Project Gutenberg reuse terms.","source_anchor":"Footnote_413","source_ebook":71937,"source_html":"<div class=\"footnote\">\n<p><a class=\"label pginternal\" href=\"#FNanchor_413\" id=\"Footnote_413\">[413]</a> Matt. vi. 34.</p>\n</div>","source_sha256":"8e5c5bc39922dbad2626ac7651c2eb2e3d94cdcbd721f781e9792143ebb1cd03","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/71937/pg71937-images.html#Footnote_413","text_sha256":"fa57badc463a3db794f166f9ea19b8497e1f00087d1b8c2ff9a18802e93a7615","verified":false,"work_id":null}