The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians

The heavens moving at his appointment are[*](The peace and harmony of the Universe) subject to him in peace;

day and night follow the course allotted by him without hindering each other.

Sun and moon and the companies of the stars roll on, according to his direction, in harmony, in their appointed courses, and swerve not from them at all.

The earth teems according to his will at its proper seasons, and puts forth food in full abundance for men and beasts and all the living things that are on it, with no dissension, and changing

The unsearchable places of the abysses and the unfathomable realms of the lower world are controlled by the same ordinances.

The hollow of the boundless sea is gathered by his working into its allotted places, and does not pass the barriers placed around it, but does even as he enjoined on it;

for he said Thus far shalt thou come, and thy waves shall be broken within thee.

The ocean, which men cannot pass, and the worlds beyond it, are ruled by the same injunctions of the Master.

The seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter give place to one another in peace.

The stations of the winds fulfil their service without hindrance at the proper time. The everlasting springs, created for enjoyment and health, supply sustenance for the life of man without fail; and the smallest of animals meet together in concord and peace.

All these things did the great Creator and Master of the universe ordain to be in peace and concord, and to all things does he do good, and more especially to us who have fled for refuge to his mercies through our Lord Jesus Christ,

to whom[*](The Latin has per quem deo et patri, through whom to God and the Father.) be the glory and the majesty for even and ever. Amen.