"Verily I say unto you, for this end have 
I come into the world: that I may put 
away all blood offerings and the eating 
of the flesh of the beasts and the birds 
that are slain by men. 
In the beginning the Creator gave to all 
the fruits of the trees, and the seeds 
and the herbs for food; but those who 
loved themselves more than the Lord 
or their fellows, corrupted their ways 
and brought diseases into their bodies, 
and filled the earth with lust and 
violence. 
Not by the shedding of innocent blood, 
therefore, but by living a righteous life 
shall you find peace. 
Blessed are they who keep this Law, for 
the Creator is manifest in all creatures 
and all creatures live in the Creator." 
Gospel of the Nazarenes 75:9-14