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The Being Which Has Absolute Existence, Which Has Never Been And Will Never Be Without Existence, Is Not In Need Of An Agent.

For It Is Said, "you Shall Strengthen The Stranger And The Dweller In Your Midst And Live With Him," That Is To Say, Strengthen Him Until He Needs No Longer Fall Upon The Mercy Of The Community Or Be In Need.

The Business Conduct Of The Disciples Of Wise Men Is Truthful And Faithful.... He Does Not Allow Himself To Be Made A Surety Or A Guarantor And Does Not Accept The Power Of Attorney.... He Lends Money And Is Gracious. He Shall Not Take Away Business From His Fellow Man.

When Reading My Present Treatise, Bear In Mind That By "faith" We Do Not Understand Merely That Which Is Uttered With The Lips, But Also That Which Is Apprehended By The Soul, The Conviction That The Object [of Belief] Is Exactly As It Is Apprehended. If, As Regards Real Or Supposed Truths, You Content Yourself With Giving Utterance To Them In Words, Without Apprehending Them Or Believing In Them, Especially If You Do Not Seek Real Truth, You Have A Very Easy Task As, In Fact, You Will Find Many Ignorant People Professing Articles Of Faith Without Connecting Any Idea With Them.

Do Not Imagine That What We Have Said Of The Insufficiency Of Our Understanding And Of Its Limited Extent Is An Assertion Founded Only On The Bible: For Philosophers Likewise Assert The Same, And Perfectly Understand It,- Without Having Regard To Any Religion Or Opinion.