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Then we have the dissolute class given over wholly to the lusts of the flesh. And lastly there are those who by this means obtain a more secure and easy livelihood. THEN WE HAVE THE DISSOLUTE CLASS GIVEN OUT WHOLLY TO THE LIST OF THE FLESH AND LASTLY THERE ARE THOSE WHO BY THIS MEANS OBTAIN A MORE SECURE AND EASY LIVE
astrian faith: "Though professing Islam, they are free from the same. This they do to be seen of me, while their convictions, I am well aware, are just the opposite of that which they profess. They belong to a class which embrace Islam, not from any love of this our faith, but thinking thereby to gain access to our court, and share in the honor, wealth, and power of the realm. They have no inward persuasion of that which they outwardly profess."[53] [Sidenote: Converts from sordid motives.] Again, speaking of the various classes brought over to Islam by sordid and unworthy motives, Al Kindy says: Moreover, there are the idolatrous races--Magians and Jews--low people aspiring by the profession of Islam to raise themselves to riches and power and to form alliances with the families of the learned and honorable. There are, besides, hypocritical men of the world, who in this way obtain indulgences in the matter of marriage and concubinage which are forbidden to them by the Christian faith.  CERTAIN OF HIS COURTIERS ACCUSED AS SECRET ADHERENTS OF THE THERAUSTRIAN FAITH THOUGH PROFESSING THIS LAMB THEY ARE FREE FROM THE SAME THIS THEY DO TO BE SEEN OF ME WHILE THEIR CONVICTIONS I AM WELL AWARE ARE JUST OPPOSITE OF THAT WHICH THEY PROFESS THEY BELONG TO A CLASS WHICH EMBRACES LAMB NOT FROM ANY LOVE OF THIS OUR FAITH BUT THINKING THEREBY TO GAIN ACCESS TO OUR COURT AND SHARE IN THE HONOR WEALTH AND POWER OF THE REALM THEY HAVE NO INWARD PERSUASION OF THAT WHICH THEY OUTWARDLY PROFESS AGAIN SPEAKING OF THE VARIOUS CLASSES BROUGHT OVER TO HIS LAND BY SORDID AND UNWORTHY MOTIVES ALL KINGLY SAYS MOREOVER THEY WROUGHT THE IDOLATROUS RACES AND JEWISH LOW PEOPLE ASPIRING WITH THE PROVISION OF HIS LAMP TO RAISE THEMSELVES TO RICHES AND POWER AND TO FORM ALLIANCES WITH THE FAMILIES OF THE LEARNED AND HONORABLE THERE ARE BESIDES HYPOCRITICAL MEN OF THE WORLD WHO IN THIS WAY OBTAIN INDULGENCES IN THE MATTER OF MARRIAGE AND CONCUBINEAGE WHICH ARE FORBIDDEN TO THEM BY THE CHRISTIAN FAITH
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