Commodian — Instructiones 66
I warn certain readers only to know, and to give matter to the rest by an example of living, to flee contest and avoid as many quarrels, to press down terror, and never to be proud. Bring also just obedience of the elders; make yourselves like Christ, little sons, to the teacher; among rustic things be lilies doing good. You have been made blessed when you have done the edicts. You are flowers in the people, you are Christ’s lamps; keep what you are and you can remember.
Latin
66 LECTORIBUS. Lectores moneo quosdam cognoscere tantum, Et dare materiam ceteris exemplo uiuendi, Certamen fugire lites totidemque uitare, Terrorem premere, nec unquam esse superbos. Obsequia iusta maiorum quoque deferte; Reddite uos Christo similes, filioli, magistro; Inter agrestiua benefacitis lilia sitis. Beati facti estis, cum fe<ce>ritis edicta. Uos flores in plebe, uos estis Christi lucernas, Seruate quod estis et memorare potestis.