The path of Life is this: First, Thou shalt love God who hath created thee; next thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, and whatsoever thou wouldst men should do unto thee even so do unto them; but what thou wouldst not have done unto thee do thou not to them.

And the sum of the doctrine contained in these words is this: Bless those that curse you, pray for your enemies and repent for those who persecute you, for 'if ye love them that love you what thank have ye?
Do not even the heathen the same ?' Love those that hate you and you will have no enemies.
"Take this teaching of the holy Apostles to heart this day.

Beware of mocking or persecuting those who have been your enemies.

Even the nobler heathen regarded it as an act of grace to respect the conquered foe, and to you, as Christians, it should be a law.

It is not so hard to forgive an enemy when we regard him as a possible friend in the future; and the Christian can go so far as to love him when he remembers that every man is his brother and neighbor, and equally precious in the sight of the Saviour who is dearer to us than life.
"The heathen, the idolater, is the Christian's archfoe; but soon he will be in fetters at our feet.