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 respect of  persons  judgeth  according  to  every  one's work,  converse  in  fear  during  the  time  of  your  sojourning here. Purifying your  souls  in  the  obedience  of charity,  with  a  brotherly  love,  from  a  sincere  heart love one  another  earnestly  (i  Pet.  i.  15-22).

Master, which  is  the  great  commandment  in  the law? Jesus said  to  him:  Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord thy God  with  thy  whole  heart,  and  with  thy  whole soul, and  with  thy  whole  mind.

This is  the  greatest  and  the  first  commandment. And the  second  is  like  to  this:  Thou  shalt  love  thy neighbor as  thyself  (Matt.  xxii.  36-39).

harity is  patient,  is  kind. Charity envieth  not, dealeth not  perversely,  is  not  puffed  up,  is  not ambitious, seeketh  not  her  own,  is  not  provoked  to anger,  thinketh  no  evil,  rejoiceth  not  in  iniquity,  but rejoiceth with  the  truth,  beareth  all  things,  believeth all things,  hopeth  all  things,  endureth  all  things. Charity never  falleth  away  (i  Cor.  xiii.  4-8).

I say  to  you:  Love  your  enemies;  do  good  to  them that hate  you;  and  pray  for  them  that  persecute  and calumniate you,  that  you  may  be  the  children  of  your Father Who  is  in  heaven.. Who maketh  His  sun  to rise  upon  the  good  and  bad,  and  raineth  upon  the  just and unjust  (Matt.  v.  44,  45).

If you  will  forgive  men  their  offences,  your  heavenly Father  will  forgive  you  also  your  offences. But if you  will  not  forgive  men,  neither  will  your  Father forgive you  your  offences  (Matt.  vi.  14,  15).

If you  love  them  that  love  you,  what  reward  shall you have? Do not  even  the  publicans  this? And if you  salute  your  brethren  only,  what  do  you  more?