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Chapter IV.—The
Golden Rule.
“Ye are the image of the invisible
God.1127
| 1127 [Most of the
matter in chaps. 4–18 is found in Recognitions, v.
23–36.—R.] | Whence let not those who would be
pious say that idols are images of God, and therefore that it is right
to worship them. For the image of God is man. He who wishes
to be pious towards God does good to man, because the body of man bears
the image of God. But all do not as yet bear His likeness, but
the pure mind of the good soul does. However, as we know that man
was made after the image and after the likeness of God, we tell you to
be pious towards him, that the favour may be accounted as done to God,
whose image he is. Therefore it behoves you to give honour to the
image of God, which is man—in this wise: food to the
hungry, drink to the thirsty, clothing to the naked, care to the sick,
shelter to the stranger, and visiting him who is in prison, to help him
as you can. And not to speak at length, whatever good things any
one wishes for himself, so let him afford to another in need, and then
a good reward can be reckoned to him as being pious towards the image
of God. And by like reason, if he will not undertake to do these
things, he shall be punished as neglecting the
image.
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