Cyprian of Carthage, on Matt 6:12

“And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.”

“(ubi sup.) He then who taught us to pray for our sins, has promised us that His fatherly mercy and pardon shall ensue. But He has added a rule besides, binding us under the fixed condition and responsibility, that we are to ask for our sins to be forgiven in such sort as we forgive them that are in debt to us.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.