3 And again to lie against God, as if He forbad us to do any good thing on the sabbath day, is not this profane? (DIO) 4 Again, to vaunt the mutilation of the flesh as a token of election as though for this reason they were particularly beloved by God, is not this ridiculous? (DIO) 5 And to watch the stars and the moon and to keep the observance of months and of days, and to distinguish the arrangements of God and the changes of the seasons according to their own impulses, making some into festivals and others into times of mourning, who would regard this as an exhibition of godliness and not much more of folly? (DIO)
Epistle to Diognetus 4:3–5
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