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3\u00a0<\/sup>Let monks, therefore, practice this zeal with the warmest love.<\/p>\n

4\u00a0<\/sup>That is, let them \u201cstrive to be the first to show each other honor\u201d (Rom 12:10)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

5\u00a0<\/sup>Let them bear most patiently with one another\u2019s weaknesses, whether of body or of character.<\/p>\n

6\u00a0<\/sup>Let them devote themselves to the rivalry of obedience to one another.<\/p>\n

7\u00a0<\/sup>No one should follow what he judges useful for himself, but what is better for the other.<\/p>\n

8\u00a0<\/sup>Let them devote themselves to the chaste love of the brothers.<\/p>\n

9\u00a0<\/sup>In love let them fear God.<\/p>\n

10\u00a0<\/sup>Let them love their abbot with a sincere and humble love.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>1 Just as there is an evil zeal of bitterness which separates from God and leads to hell, 2\u00a0<\/sup>so there is a good zeal which separates from evil ways and leads to God and everlasting life.<\/p>\n