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| Chapter XII.—Of Righteousness.
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Moreover, concerning the righteousness which the
law enjoined, confirmatory utterances are found both with the prophets
and in the Gospels, because they all spoke inspired by one Spirit
of God. Isaiah accordingly spoke thus: “Put away the evil of
your doings from your souls; learn to do well, seek judgment, relieve
the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.”655
And again the same prophet said: “Loose every band of wickedness,
dissolve every oppressive contract, let the oppressed go free, and tear
up every unrighteous bond. Deal out thy bread to the hungry, and bring
the houseless poor to thy home. When thou seest the naked, cover him,
and hide not thyself from thine own flesh. Then shall thy light
break forth as the morning, and
thine health shall spring forth speedily, and thy righteousness shall
go before thee.”656
In like manner also Jeremiah says: “Stand
in the ways, and see, and ask which is the good way of the Lord your God, and walk in it
and ye shall find rest for your souls. Judge just judgment, for in this
is the will of the Lord
your God.”657
So also says Hosea: “Keep judgment,
and draw near to your God, who established the heavens and created
the earth.”658
And another, Joel, spoke in agreement
with these: “Gather the people, sanctify the congregation,
assemble the elders, gather the children that are in arms; let the
bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet,
and pray to the Lord
thy God urgently that he may have mercy upon you, and blot out your
sins.”659
In like manner also another, Zachariah: “Thus
saith the Lord Almighty,
Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassion every man to
his brother; and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, nor the
stranger; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your
heart, saith the Lord
Almighty.”660
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