’Yehaveheardthatitwassaid，Aneyeforaneye，andatoothforatooth，butIsayuntoyou，Resistnothimthatisevil。’——Matt。
’Vengeanceismine；Iwillrepay。’——Rom。xii。19。
ASONwasborntoapoorpeasant。Hewasgladandwenttohisneighbourtoaskhimtostandgodfathertotheboy。Theneighbourrefused——hedidnotlikestandinggodfathertoapoorman’schild。Thepeasantaskedanotherneighbour，buthetoorefused，andafterthatthepoorfatherwenttoeveryhouseinthevillage，butfoundnoonewillingtobegodfathertohisson。Sohesetofftoanothervillage，andonthewayhemetamanwhostoppedandsaid:
’Good-day，mygoodman；whereareyouoffto？’
’Godhasgivenmeachild，’saidthepeasant，’torejoicemyeyesinyouth，tocomfortmyoldage，andtoprayformysoulafterdeath。ButIampoor，andnooneinourvillagewillstandgodfathertohim，soIamnowonmywaytoseekagodfatherforhimelsewhere。’