Chapter
XVI.—Exhortation to Union and to Obedience; Conclusion.
Therefore, we beseech you, our brethren in our
Lord, that these things be observed with you, as with us, and that we
may be of the same mind, that we may be one in you and ye may be one in
us, and that in everything we may be of one soul and one heart
in our Lord. Whosoever knoweth the Lord heareth us; and every
one who is not of God
heareth not us. He who desires truly to keep sanctity heareth us; and the virgin who truly desires to keep virginity heareth us; but she who does not truly desire to keep virginity doth not hear us. Finally, farewell in our Lord, and rejoice in the Lord, all ye saints. Peace and joy be with you from God the Father through Jesus Christ our Lord. So be it.
Here endeth the Second Epistle of Clement, the
disciple of Peter. His prayer be with us! So be
it.