The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians

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.

Take heed, beloved, lest his many good works[*](Christian values) towards us become a judgment on us, if we do not good and virtuous deeds before him in concord, and be citizens worthy of him.