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Rh Villanueva explains cautela sæcularis as equivalent to the sapientia carnis, 'the wisdom of the flesh,' or 'carnal wisdom,' of Rom. viii. 7. Compare 1 Cor. iii. 19.

7. 'Judges of the Church ought not to be so swift in judgment until they know how too true it may be which is written, "Do not desire quickly to be a judge."'

The passage cited is Eccles. vii. 6. The quotation is slightly different from the Vulg. Patrick quotes the words, noli judex esse cito. The Itala and Vulg. have, noli quærere fieri iudex, 'Seek not to be made a judge.' (Douay Version.)

8. 'Judges of the Church ought not to be voluble.'

The doctrine of St. Patrick here is akin to that in James i. 19, 20.

9. 'Judges of the Church ought not to tell a lie, for a lie is a great crime.'

Compare John viii. 44; Eph. iv. 25; Rev. xxii. 15.

10. 'Judges of the Church ought to "judge just judgment," "for with whatever judgment they shall judge, it shall be judged to them."'

The first passage quoted is from John vii. 24. The second passage is from Matt. vii. 2. Patrick quotes the latter: in quocunque judicio judicaverint, judicabitur de illis. The Vulgate is, in quo enim judicio judicaveritis, judicabimini, 'for with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged.' Similarly the Itala.