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They that fear the Lord will not disobey his Word; and they that love him will keep his ways.

None of them hindereth another, and they shall never disobey his word.

And these keep watch round about him, neither may any one depart, and do his own business, neither disobey they him in any thing.

Now the Lord declares, “No servant can serve two masters.” If we desire, then, to serve both God and mammon, it will be unprofitable for us. “For what will it profit if a man gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” This world and the next are two enemies. The one urges to adultery and corruption, avarice and deceit; the other bids farewell to these things. We cannot therefore be the friends of both; and it behoves us, by renouncing the one, to make sure of the other. Let us reckon that it is better to hate the things present, since they are trifling, and transient, and corruptible; and to love those [which are to come,] as being good and incorruptible. For if we do the will of Christ, we shall find rest; otherwise, nothing shall deliver us from eternal punishment, if we disobey His commandments. For thus also saith the Scripture in Ezekiel, “If Noah, Job, and Daniel should rise up, they should not deliver their children in captivity.” Now, if men so eminently righteous are not able by their righteousness to deliver their children, how can we hope to enter into the royal residence of God unless we keep our baptism holy and undefiled? Or who shall be our advocate, unless we be found possessed of works of holiness and righteousness?

Therefore do ye also, my children, tell these things to your children, that they disobey Him not.

Any one who likes may give information about any who disobey the decree, on condition

For, as I am able to punish those who disobey my orders, so am I able to advance those who do obey me.

Will you not consider with yourselves this thing, that if you disobey me there is nothing before you but death in torments?'

Let us take pity on our own youth and have compassion on our mother's age; and let us lay to heart that if we disobey we shall die.