Section 146
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ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 115 this example and expression literally, rush headlong into fornica tion without shame. I have ascertained, however, that Nicolaus lived with no other woman than the one to whom he was mar ried, but that his daughters continued in the state of virginity to advanced life; that his son also remained uncorrupt. It would appear, therefore, from these facts, that the introduction of his wife into the midst of the apostles, on account of jealousy, was rather the suppression of passion. And, therefore, abstinence from those pleasures that are so eagerly pursued, was inculcated by the expression, ' we ought to abuse the flesh.' For I do not think, that according to the saying of our Lord, he wished to serve two masters, the flesh and the Lord. They indeed say that Matthew thus taught to fight against and to abuse the flesh, not to give way to any thing for the sake of pleasure, and to cul tivate the spirit by faith and knowledge." But it may suffice to have said thus much concerning those who have attempted to mutilate the truth, and which again became extinct, sooner than said. CHAPTER XXX. The apostles that lived in marriage. CLEMENT indeed, whose words we have just cited, after the above mentioned facts, next gives a statement of those apostles that continued in the marriage state, on account of those who set marriage aside. " And will they," says he, " reject even the apos tles ! Peter and Philip, indeed, had children, Philip, also gave his daughters in marriage to husbands, and Paul does not demur in a certain epistle to mention his own wife, whom he did not take about with him, in order to expedite his ministry the better." Since however, we have mentioned these, we shall not regret to subjoin another history worthy of record, from the same author continued in the seventh book of the same work, Stromateus. " They relate," says he, « that the blessed Peter, seeing his own wife led away to execution, was delighted, on account of her