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The second difference between the Jewish wars and the wars conducted by misled Christians consists in this, that they made wars solely against pagans, having been forbidden to fight among themselves. For when the ten tribes seceded from the throne of David after Solomon's death, Rehoboam the son of Solomon wanted to go to war against the ten tribes, and a prophet of God said to them:

Therefore, if the Christians war among themselves they transgress not only against the perfect law of Christ but also against the law of the Jews.

The Christians, partaking of the same faith and having beedbeen [sic] redeemed by the same blood of Christ – thus united to him by the bond of grace – are bound to die one for another; therefore, if they kill they secede from this bond of brotherly grace and from the union of Christ's blood. They disgrace the blood of Christ.

The pagans are less evil than the Christians when they make wars among themselves because they have not known God. 1-Ki. 12.

2-Chron. 11:4.

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