Chapter VI.—Preserve harmony.

Since therefore I have, in the persons before mentioned, beheld the whole multitude of you in faith and love, I exhort you to study to do all things with a divine harmony,⁶⁶⁷⁶⁶⁷    Literally, “in harmony of God.” while your bishop presides in the place of God, and your presbyters in the place of the assembly of the apostles, along with your deacons, who are most dear to me, and are entrusted with the ministry of Jesus Christ, who was with the Father before the beginning of time,⁶⁶⁸⁶⁶⁸    Literally, “before the ages.” and in the end was revealed. Do ye all then, imitating the same divine conduct,⁶⁶⁹⁶⁶⁹    Literally, “receiving the like manners of God.” pay respect to one another, and let no one look upon his neighbour after the flesh, but do ye continually love each other in Jesus Christ. Let nothing exist among you that may divide you; but be ye united with your bishop, and those that preside over you, as a type and evidence of your immortality.⁶⁷⁰⁶⁷⁰    The meaning is here doubtful.

Since therefore I have, in the persons before mentioned, beheld the whole multitude of you in faith and love, I exhort you to study to do all things with a divine harmony,⁶⁷¹⁶⁷¹    Literally, “in harmony of God.” while your bishop presides in the place of God, and your presbyters in the place of the assembly of the apostles, along with your deacons, who are most dear to me, and are entrusted with the ministry of Jesus Christ. He, being begotten by the Father before the beginning of time,⁶⁷²⁶⁷²    Literally, “before the ages.” was God the Word, the only-begotten Son, and remains the same for ever; for “of His kingdom there shall be no end,”⁶⁷³⁶⁷³    Dan. ii. 44, Dan. vii. 14, 27. says Daniel the prophet. Let us all therefore love one another in harmony, and let no one look upon his neighbour according to the flesh, but in Christ Jesus. Let nothing exist among you which may divide you; but be ye united with your bishop, being through him subject to God in Christ.