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The Testament of Benjamin Concerning a Pure Mind

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Section 6

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6. The mind of the good man is not

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in

the

power

of

the

deceit

of

the

spirit

of

Beliar

,

for

the

angel

of

peace

guideth

his

soul

.

He

gazeth

not

passionately

on

corruptible

things

,

nor

gathereth

together

riches

unto

desire

of

pleasure

;

he

delighteth

not

in

pleasure

,

he

hurteth

not

his

neighbour

,

he

pampereth

not

himself

with

food

,

he

erreth

not

in

the

pride

of

his

eyes

,

for

the

Lord

is

his

portion

.

The

good

mind

admitteth

not

the

glory

and

dishonour

of

men

,

neither

knoweth

it

any

guile

or

lie

,

fighting

or

reviling

;

for

the

Lord

dwelleth

in

him

and

lighteth

up

his

soul

,

and

he

rejoiceth

towards

all

men

at

every

time

.

The

good

mind

hath

not

two

tongues

,

of

blessing

and

of

cursing

,

of

insult

and

of

honour

,

of

sorrow

and

of

joy

,

of

quietness

and

of

trouble

,

of

hypocrisy

and

of

truth

,

of

poverty

and

of

wealth

;

but

it

hath

one

disposition

,

pure

and

uncorrupt

,

concerning

all

men

.

It

hath

no

double

sight

,

nor

double

hearing

;

for

in

everything

which

he

doeth

,

or

speaketh

,

or

seeth

,

he

knoweth

that

the

Lord

watcheth

his

soul

,

and

he

cleanseth

his

mind

that

he

be

not

condemned

by

God

and

men

.

But

of

Beliar

every

work

is

twofold

,

and

hath

no

singleness

.

Notes

4
[Matt. vi. 22; Luke xi. 34.]