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himself in what he approves. But he who doubts, if he eats, is condemned 31.781; because it is not from faith. For whatever is not from faith is sin. TO THE COLOSSIANS. If you died with Christ from the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were living in the world, do you submit to regulations? Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch; which all perish with use, according to the commandments and teachings of men. That one ought not to judge concerning uncertain things. Chapter 3. TO THE CORINTHIANS 1. Therefore do not judge anything before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts; and then each one's praise will come from God. That one ought not to judge with partiality. Chapter 4. JOHN. If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me because I made a man's whole body well on the Sabbath? Do not judge by appearance, but judge with righteous judgment. That one ought not to condemn anyone, without first having accurately examined the things concerning him in his presence, even if there are many accusers. Chapter 5. JOHN, Nicodemus says, he who came to him by night, being one of them: Does our law judge a man, unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing? ACTS. But when they had spent many days there, Festus laid Paul's case before the king, saying: There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix, about whom, when I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him; to whom I answered: It is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man, before the accused has the accusers face to face, and has an opportunity to make his defense concerning the charge.

RULE 55. That it is necessary to know and confess the grace of every good thing, and

that endurance in sufferings for Christ's sake comes from God. Chapter 1. JOHN. A man can receive nothing, unless it is

given to him from heaven. TO THE CORINTHIANS 1. What do you have that you did not receive? TO THE 31.784 EPHESIANS. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not from yourselves; it is the gift of God; not from works, so that no one may boast. TO THE PHILIPPIANS. And this is from God, that it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him, having the same conflict, and the rest. That one ought not to be silent about the good deeds of God, but to give thanks for them. Chapter 2. LUKE. And the man from whom the demons had departed begged him that he might be with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying: Return to your house, and tell what great things God has done for you. And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him. LUKE. And as he was entering a certain village, ten leprous men met him, who stood at a distance. And they lifted up their voices, saying: Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said to them: Go, show yourselves to the priests. And it happened that as they went, they were cleansed. But one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice. And he fell on his face at his feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said: Were not the ten cleansed? But where are the nine? Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner? And he said to him: Arise, go your way; your faith has made you well. TO THE CORINTHIANS 1. But by the grace of God I am what I am. TO TIMOTHY 1. Every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.

RULE 56. That one ought to persevere in prayers and in vigils.

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ἑαυτὸν ἐν ᾧ δοκιμάζει. Ὁ δὲ διακρινόμενος, ἐὰν φάγῃ, κα 31.781 τακέκριται· ὅτι οὐκ ἐκ πίστεως. Πᾶν δὲ ὃ οὐκ ἐκ πίστεως, ἁμαρτία ἐστίν. ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΛ. Εἰ ἀπ εθάνετε σὺν Χριστῷ ἀπὸ τῶν στοιχείων τοῦ κό σμου, τί ὡς ζῶντες ἐν κόσμῳ δογματίζεσθε; Μὴ ἅψῃ, μηδὲ γεύσῃ, μηδὲ θίγῃς· ἅ ἐστι πάντα εἰς φθορὰν τῇ ἀποχρήσει, κατὰ τὰ ἐντάλματα καὶ διδασκαλίας τῶν ἀνθρώπων. Ὅτι οὐ δεῖ κρίνειν περὶ τῶν ἀδήλων. Κεφάλ. γʹ. ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡ. αʹ. Ὥστε μὴ πρὸ καιροῦ τι κρίνετε, ἕως ἂν ἔλθῃ ὁ Κύριος, ὃς καὶ φωτίσει τὰ κρυ πτὰ τοῦ σκότους, καὶ φανερώσει τὰς βουλὰς τῶν καρδιῶν· καὶ τότε ὁ ἔπαινος γενήσεται ἑκάστῳ ἀπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ. Ὅτι οὐ δεῖ ἐν προσωποληψίᾳ κρίνειν. Κεφάλ. δʹ. ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ. Εἰ περιτομὴν λαμβάνει ἄνθρωπος ἐν Σαββάτῳ, ἵνα μὴ λυθῇ ὁ νόμος Μωϋσέως, ἐμοὶ τί χολᾶτε, ὅτι ὅλον ἄνθρωπον ὑγιῆ ἐποίησα ἐν Σαββάτῳ; Μὴ κρίνετε κατ' ὄψιν, ἀλλὰ τὴν δι καίαν κρίσιν κρίνατε. Ὅτι οὐ δεῖ κατακρίνειν τινὰ, μὴ πρότερον ἐπὶ παρ ουσίᾳ αὐτοῦ τὰ κατ' αὐτὸν ἀκριβώσαντες, κἂν πολλοὶ ὦσιν οἱ κατηγοροῦντες. Κεφάλ. εʹ. ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ, Λέγει Νικόδημος, ὁ ἐλθὼν πρὸς αὐ τὸν νυκτὸς, εἷς ὢν ἐξ αὐτῶν· Μὴ ὁ νόμος ἡμῶν κρίνει τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ἐὰν μὴ ἀκούσῃ παρ' αὐτοῦ πρότερον, καὶ γνῷ τί ποιεῖ; ΠΡΑΞΕΙΣ. Ὡς δὲ πλείους ἡμέρας διέτριβον ἐκεῖ, ὁ Φῆστος τῷ βασιλεῖ ἀνέθετο τὰ κατὰ τὸν Παῦλον, λέγων· Ἀνήρ τίς ἐστι καταλελειμμένος ὑπὸ Φήλικος δέ σμιος, περὶ οὗ γενομένου μου εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἐνεφάνισαν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τῶν Ἰουδαίων αἰτούμενοι κατ' αὐτοῦ καταδίκην· πρὸς οὓς ἀπεκρίθην· Ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἔθος Ῥωμαίοις χαρίζεσθαί τινα ἄνθρωπον, πρὶν ἢ ὁ κατ ηγορούμενος κατὰ πρόσωπον ἔχῃ τοὺς κατηγό ρους, τόπον τε ἀπολογίας λάβῃ περὶ τοῦ ἐγκλήματος.

ΟΡΟΣ ΝΕʹ. Ὅτι δεῖ εἰδέναι καὶ ὁμολογεῖν παντὸς ἀγαθοῦ τὴν χάριν, καὶ

αὐτῶν τῶν ὑπὲρ Χριστοῦ παθημάτων τὴν ὑπομονὴν παρὰ Θεοῦ ὑπάρχειν. Κεφάλ. αʹ. ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ. Οὐ δύναται ἄνθρωπος λαμβάνειν οὐδὲν, ἐὰν μὴ ᾖ

δεδομένον αὐτῷ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ. ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡ. αʹ. Τί δὲ ἔχεις, ὃ οὐκ ἔλαβες; ΠΡΟΣ 31.784 ΕΦΕΣ. Τῇ γὰρ χάριτί ἐστε σεσωσμένοι διὰ τῆς πίστεως· καὶ τοῦτο οὐκ ἐξ ὑμῶν· Θεοῦ τὸ δῶρον· οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων, ἵνα μή τις καυχήσηται. ΠΡΟΣ ΦΙΛΙΠ. Καὶ τοῦτο ἀπὸ Θεοῦ, ὅτι ὑμῖν ἐχαρίσθη τὸ ὑπὲρ Χριστοῦ, οὐ μόνον τὸ εἰς αὐτὸν πι στεύειν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὸ ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ πάσχειν, τὸν αὐτὸν ἀγῶνα ἔχοντες, καὶ τὰ ἑξῆς. Ὅτι οὐ δεῖ σιωπᾷν τὰς εὐεργεσίας τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἀλλ' εὐχαριστεῖν ἐπ' αὐταῖς. Κεφάλ. βʹ. ΛΟΥΚΑΣ. Ἐδέετο δὲ αὐτοῦ ὁ ἀνὴρ, ἀφ' οὗ ἐξεληλύθει τὰ δαιμόνια, εἶναι σὺν αὐτῷ. Ἀπέλυσε δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, λέγων· Ὑπόστρεφεεἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου, καὶ διηγοῦ ὅσα ἐποίησέ σοι ὁ Θεός. Καὶ ἀπῆλθεν εἰς ὅλην τὴν πόλιν κηρύσ σων ὅσα ἐποίησεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς. ΛΟΥΚΑΣ. Καὶ εἰσερχομένου αὐτοῦ εἴς τινα κώμην, ὑπήν τησαν αὐτῷ δέκα λεπροὶ ἄνδρες, οἳ ἔστησαν πόῤῥωθεν. Καὶ αὐτοὶ ἦραν φωνὴν, λέγοντες· Ἰησοῦ ἐπιστάτα, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Καὶ ἰδὼν, εἶ πεν αὐτοῖς· Πορευθέντες, ἐπιδείξατε ἑαυτοὺς τοῖς ἱερεῦσι. Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ὑπάγειν αὐτοὺς, ἐκαθαρίσθησαν. Εἷς δέ τις ἐξ αὐτῶν ἰδὼν, ὅτι ἰάθη, ὑπέστρεψε μετὰ φωνῆς μεγάλης δοξάζων τὸν Θεόν. Καὶ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον ἐπὶ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ, εὐχαριστῶν αὐτῷ· καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν Σαμαρείτης. Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· Οὐχὶ οἱ δέκα ἐκαθαρίσθησαν; Οἱ δὲ ἐννέα ποῦ; Οὐχ εὑρέθησαν ὑποστρέψαντες δοῦναι δόξαν τῷ Θεῷ, εἰ μὴ ὁ ἀλλογενὴς οὗτος. Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Ἀναστὰς πορεύου· ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέ σε. ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡ. αʹ. Χάριτι δὲ Θεοῦ εἰμι ὅ εἰμι. ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜ. αʹ. Πᾶν κτίσμα Θεοῦ καλὸν, καὶ οὐδὲν ἀπόβλητον, μετ' εὐχαριστίας λαμβανό μενον.

ΟΡΟΣ Νςʹ. Ὅτι δεῖ προσκαρτερεῖν ταῖς προσευχαῖς καὶ ταῖς ἀγρυπνίαις.