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| Chapter XLII.—The order of ministers in the Church.
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Chapter XLII.—The order of ministers
in the Church.
The apostles have preached the
Gospel to us from178
| 178 Or,
“by the command of.” | the Lord Jesus Christ; Jesus
Christ [has done so] from179
| 179 Or, “by the command of.” | God.
Christ therefore was sent forth by God, and the apostles by Christ. Both
these appointments,180
| 180
Literally, “both things were done.” | then, were
made in an orderly way, according to the will of God. Having therefore
received their orders, and being fully assured by the resurrection of our
Lord Jesus Christ, and established181
in the word
of God, with full assurance of the Holy Ghost, they went forth
proclaiming that the kingdom of God was at hand. And thus preaching
through countries and cities, they appointed the first-fruits [of their
labours], having first proved them by the Spirit,182
| 182 Or, “having tested them in
spirit.” | to be bishops and deacons of those who should
afterwards believe. Nor was this any new thing, since indeed many ages
before it was written concerning bishops and deacons. For thus saith the
Scripture in a certain place, “I will appoint their bishops183
in righteousness, and their
deacons184
in faith.”185
| 185 Isa. lx. 17, Sept.;
but the text is here altered by Clement. The LXX. have “I will give
thy rulers in peace, and thy overseers in righteousness.”
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