Letter 28: God declares that we should forgive debts owed to us [Matthew 6:12].
To Simplicius.
God declares that we should forgive debts owed to us [Matthew 6:12]. One man owes us money; another owes us the payment of justice. The man who freely forgoes that penalty is obedient to God.
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