Государство
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...As for human states, they do not at all relate to the heavenly hierarchy, or even to the earthly one, because the One True Church is not limited to any state, but exists throughout the entire universe, having as its members true believers and truly pious Christians. For God, it doesn’t matter what state a person lives in, as long as he is a true believer and pious Christian. One person who pleases God is above thousands of wicked ones, as Saint Chrysostom says. It is true and indisputable that it is pleasing not only to God, but also to all the pious, if the whole state flourishes with piety and true concepts of faith. But what to do when the time has come that many worry about vanity, leaving one thing for need (2, part 1, p. 76).
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