“The
Christians, O King, went about and searched, and they have found the truth. As
I have learned from their writings, they have come nearer to the truth and
genuine knowledge than the rest of the nations. For they know and trust in God,
the Creator of heaven and of earth, in whom and from whom are all things. …
Therefore,
they do not commit adultery or fornication. They do not bear false witness.
They do not embezzle what is held in pledge, nor do they covet that which is
not theirs. They honor father and mother and show kindness to those who are
near them. Whenever they are judges, they judge uprightly. They do not worship
idols made in the likeness of man. Whatever they would not wish others to do to
them, they do not do to others. They do not eat food consecrated to idols, for
they are pure. They comfort their oppressors and make them their friends. They
do good to their enemies. … They follow the commandments of their Christ with
much care, living justly and seriously, just as the Lord their God commanded
them.”
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