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    Supports→A person who cannot understand difficult matters should obey the wise man and believe in Christian Law

    Some people, regardless of their social or ecclesiastical standing, are unable to understand difficult matters

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    If someone, whether enjoying a position of dignity or not, cannot understand such difficult matters, then let him obey the wise man and let him believe in the Christian Law, (Wippel’s trl. [1987: 67])

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