Letter 28: God declares that we should forgive debts owed to us [Matthew 6:12].
Letter 28: A Request for a Pardon
[1] To Simplicius
God declares that we ought to cancel debts which are owing to us. note [Matthew 6.12 || Luke 11.4.] One man owes us a sum of money, another, payment of the penalty of justice. [2] The man, therefore, who scorns to accept this penalty, is obedient unto God.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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