And all the Angels that were present condemned him, and the Lord cast him forth {Gen. iii. 23.} from Paradise by a just but not less merciful Judgment, and bade him return to the Earth from whence he was taken, greatly tempering the Curse He had laid upon him. And being stripped of his robe of Innocence, God made him garments of skins, therein signifying that Death had come into the World. And when I saw my Companion clothed with the skins of dead beasts, I left him altogether, for he had been cast forth to multiply his labours, whereby he might become rich. I went forth a {Gen. iv. 12.} fugitive and wanderer upon the Earth, weeping and mourning exceedingly, and I found not {Gen. viii. 9.} where to rest the sole of my Foot. When Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the other Patriarchs, received in promise Riches and a Land flowing with Milk and Honey, I sought Rest among {Eccli. xxiv. 11.} them, but found none. A Cherub with a Flaming Sword {Gen. iii. 24.} stood before the Gates of Paradise until the Most High came down from the Bosom of the Father, Who sought me out most graciously. And when He had fulfilled all those Things of which you have spoken, and desired to return to the Father Who had sent Him, He made me a Testament to His Elect, and confirmed it by irrefragable Decrees: Lay not up Gold nor {Matt. x. 9.} Silver, nor Money. Carry neither Purse, nor Scrip, nor {Matt. x. 10 and Luke x. 4.} Bread, nor a Staff, nor Shoes, nor two Coats. And if any {Matt. v. 40.} Man will contend with thee and take away thy Coat, let go thy Cloak also. And whoever {Matt. v. 41.} shall compel thee to go a Mile, go with him other twain. {Matt. vi. 19.} Lay not up unto yourselves Treasures upon Earth, where Rust and Moth doth corrupt, and where Thieves break through and steal. Take no {Matt. vi. 31.} thought, saying: What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or wherewithal shall we be clothed? And take no Thought of the Morrow, for the Morrow will take Thought {Matt. vi. 34.} for itself. Sufficient unto the Day is the Evil thereof. Whosoever doth not renounce {Luke xiv. 33.} all that he hath, cannot be my disciple.... And many the like sayings, which are all to be found in the Gospels. VIII OF THE APOSTLES