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Also in Isaiah: " Woe unto them who joinhouse tohouse,
and lay fieldto field,that they may take away something
from theirneighbour. Will ye dwellaloneupon theearth?"1
Also in Zephaniah : " They shallbuildhouses,and shallnot
dwell in them ; and they shallappoint vineyards,and shall
not drinkthe wine of them, because the day of the Lord is
near."* Also in the Gospel accordingto Luke : " For what
does itprofita man to make a gain of the whole world,but
that he shouldlosehimself?" 3 And again: " But the Lord
said unto him, Thou fool,this night thy soul is required
of thee. Whose, then,shallthosethingsbe which thou hast
provided? " * And again: " Remember that thou hast re
ceivedthy good thingsin thislife,and likewiseLazarus evil
things. But now he isbesought,and thou grievest."5And
in the Acts of the Apostles: " But Peter said unto him,
Silverand gold indeed I have not ; but what I have I give
unto you : In the name of Jesus Christof Nazareth,riseup
and walk. And, takinghold of hisrighthand, he liftedhim
up."6 Also in the firstto Timothy : " We brought nothing
into thisworld, but neithercan we take anything away.
Therefore, having maintenance and clothing,let us with
these be content. But they who willbecome richfallinto
temptation and a snare,and many and hurtfullusts,which
drown man in perditionand destruction.For the rootof all
evilsis covetousness,which some coveting,have made ship
wreck from the faith,and have plunged themselvesin many
sorrows."7
62. That marriageisnot to be contractedwith Gentiles.
In Tobias: " Take a wife from the seed of thy parents,
and takenot a strangewoman who isnot of the tribeof thy
parents."8 Also in Genesis,Abraham sends his servantto
take from his seed Rebecca, for his son Isaac. Also in
Esdras, it was not sufficientfor God when the Jews were
laidwaste,unless they forsooktheirforeignwives,with the
1 Isa.v.8.
* Luke xii.20.
7 1 Tim.vi.7-10.
2 Zeph.i.13,14.
5 Lukexvi.25.
« Tob.iv.12.
3 Luke ix.25.
0 Actsiii.6.