Take up the epistle of the blessed Apostle Paul. What did he write to you at the time
when the Gospel first began to be preached? Truly, under the inspiration of the Spirit, he
wrote to you concerning himself, and Cephas, and Apollos, (1Co_3:13,
[A.D. 30-100] Clement was probably a Gentile and a Roman. He seems to have been at
Philippi with St. Paul (A.D. 57 Phi 4:3) when that first-born of the Western churches
was passing through great trials of faith.
For I trust that ye are well versed in the Sacred Scriptures, and that nothing is hid from you; but to me this privilege is not yet granted.17 It is declared then in these Scriptures, \u201cBe ye angry, and sin not,\u201d (Psa_4:5) and, \u201cLet not the sun go down upon your wrath.\u201d ( Ep h _ 4:26)
Of Polycarp\u2019s life little is known, but that little is highly interesting. Irenaeus was his
disciple, and tells us that \u201cPolycarp was instructed by the apostles, and was brought
into contact with many who had seen Christ\u201d (Adv. Haer., iii. 3; Euseb. Hist. Eccl., iv.
14).
[A.D. 65-100-155.] The Epistle of Polycarp is usually made a sort of preface to those of
Ignatius, for reasons which will be obvious to the reader. Yet he was born later, and
lived to a much later period. They seem to have been friends from the days of their
common pupilage under St. John
Pro 2:2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom,and apply thine heart to understanding;
Pro 2:3Yea, if thou criest after knowledge,and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
Pro 2:4If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her asfo r hid treasures;
Pro 2:5Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
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