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St Basil the Great, tr. Lowther Clarke, 1925
Rule 170: Should We Pay Heed to a Man in Proportion to His Greater or Less Degree of…
I think in all such cases we ought to observe what the Lord laid down in reference to the forgiveness of sing: “Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much; but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little”1; and what the apostle commanded in regard to elders: “Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially those that labour in the word and in the teaching.”2
Notes
- Lk. vii. 47.
- 11 Tim. v. 17.