THE TREATISES OF CYPBIAX.
21. That we must not rashlyjudge of another.
In the Gospel accordingto Luke : " Judge not,thatye
be not judged : condemn not,that ye be not condemned:'1
Of thissame subjectto the Romans : " Who artthou that
judgestanotherman's servant? tohisown masterhe standeth
or falleth.But he shallstand; forGod isableto make him
stand."1 And again: " Wherefore thou artwithoutexcuse,
O everyman thatjudgest: forin thatinwhich thou judgest
another,thou condemnest thyself; for thou doest the same
thingswhich thou judgest. But dostthou hope,who judgest
thosewho do evil,and doestthe same, thatthou thyselfshalt
escapethe judgment of God?"3 Also in the firstEpistle
of Paul to the Corinthians: " And lethim thatthinkethhe
standeth take heed lesthe fall."* And again: " If any
man thinkeththathe knoweth anything,he knoweth not yet
in what manner he ought to know." 5
22. That when we have receiveda wrong, we must remit
and forgiveit.
In the Gospel,in the dailyprayer: " Forgive us our debts,
even as we forgiveour debtors."6 Also accordingto Mark :
" And when ye stand for prayer,forgive,if ye have ought
againstany one ; that alsoyour Father who is in heaven
may forgiveyou your sins. But ifye do not forgive,neither
willyour Father which is in heaven forgiveyou your sins."'
Also in the same place: " In what measure ye mete, in that
shallitbe measured to you again."8
23. That evilisnot to be returnedforevil.
In the Epistleof Paul to the Romans : " Rendering to no
man evilforevil."' Also in the same place: " Not to be
overcome of evil,but overcome evilwith good."10 Of this
same thing in the Apocalypse: " And He said unto me,
Seal not the words of the prophecy of thisbook ; because
1Luke vi.37. * Rom. xiv.4. 8 Rom. ii.1-3.
4 1 Cor.x.12. • 1 Cor.viii.2. 6 Matt.vi.12.
'Matt.xi.25,26. 8 Mark iv.24. 9 Rom. xii.17.
10Rom. xii.21.