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To him who obeys God the state becomes a superfluity; for the fulness of the law is love:

Chelc̄icky̍ does not argue against any state as such, but against the abuse that such a center of power and violence be given a Christian name and justification. While on earth, the Christians are a true colony of heaven, and the laws of heaven are undefiled by compulsion. These laws are different from the "earthly" laws in that hey never enforce obedience; man has to turn away from his evil ways by his own volition; and there are always two alternatives before man:

, I, chap.XXIX, p. 137*.

Chap.XXVI, p. 129*.

Chap.XCV, p. 265*.

Chap.XLIX, p. 187*.

Chap.XXXIV, p. 153*