Never look upon a human being as wortliless or ns
a fool. Not only refrain from anger yourself, but



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do not regard the anger of others toward you as
vain. If any one is angry with you, even without
reason, be recon'jiled to him, that all hostile feelings
may be effaced. Agree quickly with those that have
a grievance against you, lest animosity prevail to
your loss.
The first commandment of Jesus being thus freed
from obscurity, I was able to understand the second,
which also begins with a reference to the ancient
law: —

"Ye have heard that it was said by them of old
time, Thou shalt not commit adultery : But I say unto
you, Tliat whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after
her hath committed adultery with her already in his
heart. And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out,
and cast it from thee : for it is profitable for thee that
one of thy members should perish, and not that thy
whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right
hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for
it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should
perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into
hell. It hath been said,^ Whosoever shall put away
his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth
her to commit adultery : and whosoever shall marry
her that is divorced committeth adultery. (Matt. v.
27-32.)

By these words I understood that a man ought

not, even in imagination, to admit that he could

approach any woman save her to whom he had once

been united, and her he might never abandon to

1 Deut. xxiv. 1.
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