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Morals

St Basil the Great, tr. Lowther Clarke, 1925

Chapter 2

That it is impossible for a man to serve God who is associated with men estranged from godliness.

Mt. vi. 24; 2 Cor. vi. 14-16.

That the man who would obey the Gospel must first be cleansed from all pollution of flesh and spirit, that thus he may become acceptable to God in the deeds of sanctity.

Mt. xxiii. 25; 26 αὐτῶν for αὐτοῦ K; 2 Cor. vii. 1.

That it is impossible for a man to become a disciple of the Lord who is warmly attached to any of the things of this life, or who tolerates anything which, even to a small degree, draws him away from the commandment of God.

Mt. x. 37, 38; xvi. 24, 25.