Footnotes
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Clement I, Pope, Hermas, active 2nd century, Ignatius, Saint, Bishop of Antioch, Papias, Saint, Bishop of Hierapolis, Polycarp, Saint, Bishop of Smyrna, Crombie, Frederick, Donaldson, James, Sir, and Roberts, Alexander
Source notes
121. Job xi. 2, 3. The translation is doubtful.
122. Literally, “what are the ways of His blessing.”
123. Literally, “unroll.”
124. Comp. James ii. 21.
125. Some translate, “knowing what was to come.”
126. Gen.xxii.
127. So Jacobson: Wotton reads, “fleeing from his brother.”
128. The meaning is here very doubtful. Some translate, “the gifts which were given to Jacob by Him,” i.e. God.
129. MS. αὐτῶν, referring to the gifts: we have followed the emendation αὐτοῦ, adopted by most editors. Some refer the word to God, and not Jacob.
130. Comp. Rom.ix. 5.
131. Gen.xxii. 17, xxviii. 4.
132. Or, “commandment.”
133. Or, “in addition to all.”
134. Gen.i. 26, 27.
135. Gen.i. 28.
136. Or, “let us consider.”
137. Or, “labourer.”
138. Isa.xl. 10, lxii. 11; Rev. xxii. 12.
139. The text here seems to be corrupt. Some translate, “He warns us with all His heart to this end, that,” etc.
140. Dan.vii. 10.
141. Isa.vi. 3.
142. 1 Cor.ii. 9.
143. Some translate, “in liberty.”
144. Or, “of the ages.”
145. The reading is doubtful: some have ἀφιλοξενίαν, “want of a hospitable spirit.”
146. Rom.i. 32.
147. Literally, “didst run with.”
148. Literally, “didst weave.”
149. Or, “layest a snare for.”
150. Ps.l. 16-23. The reader will observe how the Septuagint followed by Clement differs from the Hebrew.
151. Literally, “that which saves us.”
152. Or, “rejoices to behold.”
153. Or, “knowledge of immortality.”
154. Heb.i. 3, 4.
155. Ps.civ. 4; Heb. i. 7.
156. Some render, “to the Son.”
157. Ps.ii. 7, 8; Heb. i. 5.
158. Ps.cx. 1; Heb. i. 13.
159. Some read, “who oppose their own will to that of God.”
160. Literally, “in these there is use.”