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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
Wherefore when He speaks to us of another commandment, not known to us by the dictate of conscience, He not only prohibits, but adds the reason. When, for instance, He gave commandment respecting the Sabbath; "On the seventh day thou shalt do no work;" He subjoined also the reason for this cessation. What was this? …
Western Saints
Bonaventure
It does not suffice to do the work of virtue unless man guards himself from vicious work; and this is touched upon when it says: You shall do no work in it, that is, no sin. Now man can commit sin in five ways: first, when he perpetrates sin against the commandment; second, when he incites another to sin; third, when he defends the sinner; fourth, when he accepts the sinner; fifth, when he overlooks the sinner and neither rebukes nor punishes, and this is the greatest danger, when someone neglects to correct another. …
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