Letter 28
Synesius of Cyrene→Simplicius|c. 412 AD|synesius cyrene
property economics
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.
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.
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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.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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