The Devil answer'd: bray a fool in a morter with wheat, yet shall not his folly be beaten out of him; if Jesus Christ is the greatest man, you ought to love him in the greatest degree; now hear how he has given his sanction to the law of ten commandments: did he not mock at the sabbath, and so mock the sabbaths God? murder those who were murder'd because of him? turn away the law from the woman taken in adultery? steal the labor of others to support him? bear false witness when he omitted making a defense before Pilate? covet when he pray'd for his disciples, and when he bid them shake off the dust of their feet against such as refused to lodge them? I tell you, no virtue can exist without breaking these ten commandments; Jesus was all virtue, and acted from impulse, not from rules. William Blake
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The Devil answered the Pharisee, “Bray a fool in a mortar with wheat.” The Devil was mocking the Pharisee’s idea that knowledge could replace love. Love was the greatest virtue because it was something that all humans could do. Love was not something that came from studying the law, but from being born again. When Jesus came to earth, he demonstrated love by caring for everyone who came to him for help.

He balanced out his law, which had been given through Moses, with his love of humankind. He healed those who had been sick and gave food to those who were hungry.

Source: The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell

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