Ante-Nicene Fathers/Volume VIII/Pseudo-Clementine Literature/The Clementine Homilies/Homily XX/Chapter 11

Chapter XI.&#8212;Arrival of Appion and Annubion.

And as we were going to take our meals, some one ran in and said:&#160; &#8220;Appion Pleistonices has just come with Annubion from Antioch, and he is lodging with Simon.&#8221;&#160; And my father hearing this, and rejoicing, said to Peter:&#160; &#8220;If you permit me, I shall go to salute Appion and Annubion, who have been my friends from childhood.&#160; For perchance I shall persuade Annubion to discuss genesis with Clement.&#8221;&#160; And Peter said:&#160; &#8220;I permit you, and I praise you for fulfilling the duties of a friend.&#160; But now consider how in the providence of God there come together from all quarters considerations which contribute to your full assurance, rendering the harmony complete.&#160; But I say this because the arrival of Annubion happens advantageously for you.&#8221;&#160; And my father:&#160; &#8220;In truth, I see that this is the case.&#8221;&#160; And saying this, he went to Simon.