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Barlaam and Ioasaph by Saint John of Damascus
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"For the law of Moses, formerly given to the Israelites, saith,
'Thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not commit adultery; thou shalt
not steal; thou shalt not bear false witness:' but Christ saith
'Whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in
danger of the judgement; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool,
shall be in danger of hell fire:' and, `if thou bring thy gift to
the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught
against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy
way and first be reconciled to thy brother.' And he also saith,
'Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed
adultery with her in his heart.' And hereby he calleth the
defilement and consent of the affection adultery. Furthermore,
where the law forbade a man to forswear himself, Christ commanded
him to swear not at all beyond Yea and Nay. There we read, `Eye
for eye and tooth for tooth': here, `Whosoever shall smite thee
on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man
will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have
thy cloke also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go
with him twain. Give to him that asketh time, and from him that
would borrow of thee turn not thou away. Love your enemies,
bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and
pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you; that
ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he
maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth
rain on the just and on the unjust. Judge not, that ye be not
judged. Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven. Lay not up for
yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up
for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust
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