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and for declaring who is acquitted or incriminated ; and the ordeal that is a demonstrator, to acquit or convict, which he whose tongue is truthful has accepted-and it shall make his statement currenthas developed its jurisdiction in the world, and diminished distress. 12. And this, too, is said, that he gives out fire for disputes, so that it may make manifest the acquitted and incriminated, when he in whom are his immense complete mindfulness, and also righteousness, is guardian of the ordeal; and, when many inspect it, that which is the ritual of the ordeal believes them wicked ?
13. Perfect is the excellence of righteousness.
CHAPTER XLI.
Varstmânsar Nask. 1. The eighteenth fargard, Yêzi?, is about the existence of certain and doubtful evidence and indication as to the future existence : arising. 2. About the great dignity of the spirit of good works, and that also of the person doing good works through the lodgment of that spirit in him. 3. This, too, that they praise, recount, and practise the religion of Mazda-worship at the time of the renovation of the universe, that of which the demons through deceitfulness, and then also wicked mankind deceived by those who are demons, have said that it does not occur.
See Pahl. Yas. XLVI, 6 b, c, d. * See Chap. XVIII, in; it is here called the 19th fargard by mistake in the MS. • See Pahl. Yas. XLVII, 1 a.
* Ibid. ib.
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