“For when I was among you, I cried, I spoke with a loud voice: Give heed to the bishop, and to the presbytery and deacons. …. But the Spirit proclaimed [85] these words: Do nothing without the bishop; keep your bodies as the temples of God; love unity; avoid divisions; be the followers of Jesus Christ, even as He is of His Father.” Ignatius, Philadelphians, VII, ANF 1:84-85
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