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Благочестие требует не токмо, чтоб истинное о Боге иметь познание, но чтоб и нелицемерное и боголепное воздавать Ему почтение.

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Piety is presented as more than knowing true things about God. It also requires showing that knowledge through sincere reverence, without pretense, in a manner fitting God. The quote therefore joins inner understanding with respectful conduct: belief alone is not enough if it is not expressed honestly.

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