Pre-Nicene Christian Reconciliation: Italy

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Pre-Nicene Christian Reconciliation Italy
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So-called First Letter of Clement (c. 95-98 CE)

• 2 Stretch forth your hands to the Almighty God,
  beseeching him to have mercy, if you sinned by
  remissness.
• 7 Let us fix our gaze on Christs blood, and
  know how precious his blood is to God, because,
  when shed for our salvation, it obtained the
  grace of penance (µeta???a?) for the whole
  world.
• 8 Accordingly, willing that all his beloved
  should have their part in repentance (µeta???a?
  µetas?e??), he established them by his almighty
  will.

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• 481 Let us act quickly to remove this evil
  and let us fall down before the Master,
  beseeching Him with tears, that he become
  merciful and be reconciled to us and reestablish
  us in the honored and holy practice of fraternal
  love.
• 513 It is better for one to confess his sins
  than to harden his heart, as the heart of those
  who rebelled against Moses, the servant of God
  was hardened.

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• 572 to the leaders of the Corinthian revolt
  Therefore let those who set up the faction
  submit yourselves to the presbyters and learn to
  do penance (pa?de???te e?? µet????a?) Bowing the
  knees of your heart, learn to be in subjection,
  putting away the assertive and haughty arrogance
  of your tongue for it is better for you to be
  found among the smallest of the elect of the
  flock of Christ than to be highly exalted and
  rejected from his hope.

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The Shepherd of Hermas(c. 150 CE)