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Deuteronomy 25:2

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Bonaventure

From the second consideration comes forth that fruit of justice which consists in fleeing evil, that is, by means of distinguishing judgments. No one, indeed, wants to reap cockle or tares, for as it is said in Deuteronomy: "According to the measure of the sin shall the measure also of the stripes be." Thus the consideration of the judgments will make one flee from evil.

Collations on the Hexaemeron, Collation 18 ↗