The book is story of the suppressed gospels and epistles of the original new testament of jesus the christ and other portions of the ancient holy scriptures. now extant, attributed to his apostles, and their disciples, and venerated by the primitive christian churches during the first four centuries, but since, after violent disputations forbidden by the bishops of the nicene council, in the reign of the emperor constantine and omitted from the catholics and protestant editions of the new testament, by its compilers translated from the original tongues, with historical references to their authenticity, by archbishop wake and other learned divines the first epistle of clement to the corinthians. Clement commends them for their excellent order and piety in Christ, before their schism broke out. The Church of God which is at Rome, to the Church of God which is at Corinth, elect, sanctified by the will of God, through Jesus Christ our Lord: grace and peace from the Almighty God, by Jesus Christ, be multiplied unto you.
