sion on such as fear Him; willingly and with tender regard
CLEMENT OF RoME
Him as follows: 7 Come, children, listen to me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 2 Where is the man that desires life, that loves to see good days? 3 Restrain thy tongue from evil speech. and thy lips from speaking guile. 4 Turn away from evil and do what is good. 5 Seek peace and go in pursuit of it. 6 The eyes of the Lord rest upon the good, and His
ears attend to their petition. But the frown of the Lord is upon evildoers, to extirpate the memory of them. 7 The good man cried aloud, and the Lord heard him and delivered him from all his afflictions.
8 Many are the plagues of the sinner, but mercy will encompass those that hope in the Lord.
23. The all-merciful and beneficent Father has compassion on such as fear Him; willingly and with tender regard
He bestows His graces on such as approach Him singleminded.
2 Therefore let us not be double-minded, and let not our soul mistrust, seeing His gifts are all-surpassing and glorious. 3 May the Scripture text never apply to us that says: "° Wretched are the double-minded, who doubt in their heart and say: " We have heard these things even in the days of our fathers; but, mark you, we have grown old and nothing of all this has happened to us!" 4 You fools! Compare yourselves to a tree. Take a vine: first it sheds its foliage; then it puts forth a bud; then a leaf; then a flower; and after that, a green, sour grape; finally, there is a bunch of fresh, ripe grapes. You see, it takes but a short time to bring the fruit of the plant to maturity. 5 In truth, quickly and suddenly wil
His will be accomplished, as also the Scripture testifies when it says: " Quickly will He come and will not tarry; and suddenly will the Lord come to His temple—the Holy One, for whom you are looking.
24, Let us consider, beloved, how the Master continually calls our attention to the future resurrection, the first fruits