St. John Cassian · c. 426–429 AD
365 of 497
Section 27
GERMANUS: So far as this consideration is concerned which has been clearly and fully treated of, a monk ought never to determine anything for fear lest he turn out a breaker of his word or else obstinate. And what then can we make of this saying of the Psalmist: "I have sworn and am purposed to keep Thy righteous judgments"? What is "to swear and purpose" except to keep one's determinations fixedly?