divine law, n.Definitions

Divine law (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠only what is written in the heart; ceremonies are written there only because someone instituted them.

Divine law (n.) of ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the natural kind needs no historical narrative: it would hold as well for Adam as for anyone, and as well for a hermit as for a man among others.

Divine law (n.) bids ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠you guard what is yours, claim nothing that is not, use what is given, not yearn for what is not, and when something is taken, give it up gratefully for the time you had it.

Divine law (n.) says: ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠cherish what is yours, lay no claim to what isn't, and when something is taken, give it up at once, grateful for the time you had it — unless you would rather cry for your nurse.