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Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for, when he hath been proved, he shall receive the crown of life which God hath promised to them that love him.

Let no man, when he is tempted, say that he is tempted by God. For God is not a tempter of evils: and he tempteth no man.

For of his own will hath he begotten us by the word of truth, that we might be some beginning of his creature.

For the anger of man worketh not the justice of God.

For if a man be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he shall be compared to a man beholding his own countenance in a glass.

For he beheld himself and went his way and presently forgot what manner of man he was.

For if there shall come into your assembly a man having a golden ring, in fine apparel; and there shall come in also a poor man in mean attire:

For he that said: Thou shalt not commit adultery, said also: Thou shalt not kill. Now if thou do not commit adultery, but shalt kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

For judgment without mercy to him that hath not done mercy. And mercy exalteth itself above judgment.

And one of you say to them: Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; yet give them not those things that are necessary for the body, what shall it profit?

For even as the body without the spirit is dead: so also faith without works is dead.

For in many things we all offend. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man. He is able also with a bridle to lead about the whole body.

For if we put bits into the mouths of horses, that they may obey us: and we turn about their whole body.

For every nature of beasts and of birds and of serpents and of the rest is tamed and hath been tamed, by the nature of man.

For this is not wisdom, descending from above: but earthly, sensual, devilish.

For where envying and contention is: there is inconstancy and every evil work.

For what is your life? It is a vapour which appeareth for a little while and afterwards shall vanish away. For that you should say: If the Lord will, and, If we shall live, we will do this or that.

Your gold and silver is cankered: and the rust of them shall be for a testimony against you and shall eat your flesh like fire. You have stored up to yourselves wrath against the last days.

Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth: patiently bearing till he receive the early and latter rain.

Be you therefore also patient and strengthen your hearts: for the coming of the Lord is at hand.