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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Theophylact of Ohrid
A commandment concerns such things which must be avoided, the commission of which entails punishment, while not committing them deserves no praise whatsoever. Meanwhile, there are certain matters that ought not to be commanded; that is, not imposed with a threat, but left to the will of the hearers, such as, for example, the distribution of possessions and virginity. "He who is able to receive it," says the Lord, "let him receive it" (Matt. 19:12). …
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
The reason for the warning is based on the benefit to be derived from heeding the warning; secondly, from the warning itself (4:2). Paul remarks: although you are good, nevertheless you shall grow markedly and improve through the repeated practice of the precepts and counsels. "God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance" (2 Cor. 9:8). For charity is so encompassing that there will always be something left through which one might improve himself. …
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