1 And our Apostles knew through our Lord Jesus Christ that there would be strife over the name of the bishop's office. (1CL) 2 For this cause therefore, having received complete foreknowledge, they appointed the aforesaid persons, and afterwards they provided a continuance, that if these should fall asleep, other approved men should succeed to their ministration. Those therefore who were appointed by them, or afterward by other men of repute with the consent of the whole Church, and have ministered unblamably to the flock of Christ in lowliness of mind, peacefully and with all modesty, and for long time have borne a good report with all these men we consider to be unjustly thrust out from their ministration. (1CL) 3 For it will be no light sin for us, if we thrust out those who have offered the gifts of the bishop's office unblamably and holily. (1CL) 4 Blessed are those presbyters who have gone before, seeing that their departure was fruitful and ripe: for they have no fear lest any one should remove them from their appointed place. (1CL) 5 For we see that ye have displaced certain persons, though they were living honorably, from the ministration which had been respected by them blamelessly. (1CL)
1 Clement 44
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