SECT. XVI. Concerning other actions.
AND, indeed, there is nothing excellent to be found in the philosophic writings of the Greeks, or in the opinions of the Hebrews, or of any other nation, which is not contained here, and moreover ratified by divine authority. For instance; concerning modesty,321321 temperance,322322 goodness,323323 110 moral virtue,324324 prudence,325325 the duty of governors and subjects,326326 parents and children,327327 masters and servants,328328 husbands and wives:329329 and particularly, abstaining from those vices which, under a spew of virtue, deceived many of the Greeks and Romans, viz. the desire of honour and glory.330330 The sum of it is wonderful for its substantial brevity—that we should love God above all things, and our neighbour as ourselves;331331 that is, we should do to others as we would have them do to us.332332 Perhaps some may object against what we have now said of the excellency of Christ’s commands, the great difference of opinions amongst Christians, from whence have arisen so many various sects: —