“Charity is the bond of brotherhood, the foundation of peace, the holdfast and security of unity, which is greater than both hope and faith, which excels both good works and martyrdoms, which will abide with us always, eternal with God in the kingdom of heaven. Take from it patience; and deprived of it, it does not end…”
Cyprian, 3th c. — Treatise IX. On the Advantage of Patience.
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2With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
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1I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
— Ephesians 4:2 —
3Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;