Clement of Alexandria: INSTRUCTOR (PAEDAGOGUS) - Part II, Complete

Translated by Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson.

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Further, in respect to forbearance. "If thy brother," it is said, "sin against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. If he sin against thee seven times in a day, and turn to thee the seventh time, and say, I repent, forgive him." [1760] Also to the soldiers, by John, He commands, "to be content with their wages only;" and to the publicans, "to exact no more than is appointed." To the judges He says, "Thou shalt not show partiality in judgment. For gifts blind the eyes of those who see, and corrupt just words. Rescue the wronged."

And to householders: "A possession which is acquired with iniquity becomes less." [1761]

Also of "love." "Love," He says, "covers a multitude of sins." [1762]

And of civil government: "Render to Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things which are God's." [1763]

Of swearing and the remembrance of injuries: "Did I command your fathers, when they went out of Egypt, to offer burnt-offerings and sacrifices? But I commanded them, Let none of you bear malice in his heart against his neighbour, or love a false oath." [1764]

[1760] Luke xvii. 3, 4.

[1761] Prov. xiii. 11.

[1762] 1 Pet. iv. 8.

[1763] Matt. xxii. 21; Mark xii. 17; Luke xx. 25.

[1764] In Jer. vii. 22, 23, and Zech. viii. we find the substance of what Clement gives here.

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