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The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians.

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The Salutation.  Praise of the Corinthians Before the Breaking Forth of Schism Among Them.

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Praise of the Corinthians Continued.

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The Sad State of the Corinthian Church After Sedition Arose in It from Envy and Emulation.

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Many Evils Have Already Flowed from This Source in Ancient Times.

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No Less Evils Have Arisen from the Same Source in the Most Recent Times.  The Martyrdom of Peter and Paul.

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Continuation.  Several Other Martyrs.

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An Exhortation to Repentance.

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Continuation Respecting Repentance.

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Examples of the Saints.

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Continuation of the Above.

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Continuation.  Lot.

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The Rewards of Faith and Hospitality.  Rahab.

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An Exhortation to Humility.

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We Should Obey God Rather Than the Authors of Sedition.

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We Must Adhere to Those Who Cultivate Peace, Not to Those Who Merely Pretend to Do So.

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Christ as an Example of Humility.

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The Saints as Examples of Humility.

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David as an Example of Humility.

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Imitating These Examples, Let Us Seek After Peace.

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The Peace and Harmony of the Universe.

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Let Us Obey God, and Not the Authors of Sedition.

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These Exhortations are Confirmed by the Christian Faith, Which Proclaims the Misery of Sinful Conduct.

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Be Humble, and Believe that Christ Will Come Again.

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God Continually Shows Us in Nature that There Will Be a Resurrection.

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The Phœnix an Emblem of Our Resurrection.

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We Shall Rise Again, Then, as the Scripture Also Testifies.

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In the Hope of the Resurrection, Let Us Cleave to the Omnipotent and Omniscient God.

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God Sees All Things:  Therefore Let Us Avoid Transgression.

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Let Us Also Draw Near to God in Purity of Heart.

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Let Us Do Those Things that Please God, and Flee from Those He Hates, that We May Be Blessed.

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Let Us See by What Means We May Obtain the Divine Blessing.

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We are Justified Not by Our Own Works, But by Faith.

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But Let Us Not Give Up the Practice of Good Works and Love.  God Himself is an Example to Us of Good Works.

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Great is the Reward of Good Works with God.  Joined Together in Harmony, Let Us Implore that Reward from Him.

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Immense is This Reward.  How Shall We Obtain It?

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All Blessings are Given to Us Through Christ.

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Christ is Our Leader, and We His Soldiers.

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Let the Members of the Church Submit Themselves, and No One Exalt Himself Above Another.

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There is No Reason for Self-Conceit.

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Let Us Preserve in the Church the Order Appointed by God.

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Continuation of the Same Subject.

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The Order of Ministers in the Church.

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Moses of Old Stilled the Contention Which Arose Concerning the Priestly Dignity.

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The Ordinances of the Apostles, that There Might Be No Contention Respecting the Priestly Office.

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It is the Part of the Wicked to Vex the Righteous.

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Let Us Cleave to the Righteous:  Your Strife is Pernicious.

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Your Recent Discord is Worse Than the Former Which Took Place in the Times of Paul.

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Let Us Return to the Practice of Brotherly Love.

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The Praise of Love.

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Let Us Pray to Be Thought Worthy of Love.

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Let the Partakers in Strife Acknowledge Their Sins.

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Such a Confession is Pleasing to God.

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The Love of Moses Towards His People.

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He Who is Full of Love Will Incur Every Loss, that Peace May Be Restored to the Church.

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Examples of Such Love.

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Let Us Admonish and Correct One Another.

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Let the Authors of Sedition Submit Themselves.

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Submission the Precursor of Salvation.

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Warning Against Disobedience.  Prayer.

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Prayer Continued.

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Prayer Continued—For Rulers and Governors.  Conclusion.

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Summary and Conclusory—Concerning Godliness.

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Hortatory, Letter Sent by Special Messengers.

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Blessings Sought for All that Call Upon God.

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The Corinthians are Exhorted Speedily to Send Back Word that Peace Has Been Restored.  The Benediction.

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