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Would someone please check the Psalm number in sentence formatted in blue in the 3rd note of ver. 18.

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1 He $arneth them not to believe all teachers% $ho boast of

the &pirit% but to tr' them b' the rules of the catholick faith( )

and b' man' reasons e*horteth to brotherl' love.

+,-#% believe not ever' spirit% but tr' the spirits $hether

the' are of /od( because man' false prophets are 0one out

into the $orld.

Hereb' kno$ 'e the &pirit of /od( ver' spirit that

confesseth that 2esus Christ is come in the flesh is of /od.

3 And ever' spirit that confesseth not that 2esus Christ is

come in the flesh is not of /od( and this is that spirit of

antichrist% $hereof 'e have heard that it should come% and

even no$ alread' is it in the $orld.

4e are of /od% little children% and have overcome them(because 0reater is he that +is in 'ou% than he that is in the

$orld.

5 The' are of the $orld( therefore speak the' of the $orld%

and the $orld heareth them.

6 We are of /od( he that kno$eth /od heareth us7 he that is

not of /od heareth not us. Hereb' kno$ $e the spirit of

truth% and the spirit of error.

) +eloved% let us love one another( for love is of /od7 and

ever' one that loveth is born of /od% and kno$eth /od.

8 He that loveth not kno$eth not /od7 for /od is love.

"n this $as manifested the love of /od to$ards us% because

that /od sent his onl' be0otten &on into the $orld% that $emi0ht live throu0h him.

19 Herein is love% not that $e loved /od% but that he loved us%

and sent his &on to be the propitiation for our sins.

11 +eloved% if /od so loved us% $e ou0ht also to love one

another.

1 :o man hath seen /od at an' time. "f $e love one

another% /od d$elleth in us% and his love is perfected in us.

13 Hereb' kno$ $e that $e d$ell in him% and he in us%

because he hath 0iven us of his &pirit.

1 And $e have seen and do testif' that the ;ather sent his

&on to be the &aviour of the $orld.

15 Whosoever shall confess that 2esus is the &on of /od% /od

d$elleth in him% and he in /od.

16 And $e have kno$n and believed the love that /od hath

to us. /od is love7 and he that d$elleth in love d$elleth in

/od% and /od in him.

1) Herein is our love made perfect% that $e ma' have

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1 And this commandment have $e from him% That he $ho

loveth /od love his brother also.

9. "f an' man sa'( " love /od% and hateth his brother7 he is a

liar. ;or he that loveth not his brother $hom he seeth% ho$

can he love /od $hom he seeth not=

1. And this commandment $e have from /od% that he $ho

loveth /od love also his brother.

1. Bost dearl' beloved% c. +' the $ord spirit he means su00estion% inspiration% impulse% teachin0 or ratherthe person himself $ho su00ests% inspires% teaches% c. He means% do not 0ive credit to ever'thin0 $hich

ever' teacher or adviser teaches and advises 'ou. ;or there are diverse% 'ea contrar' teachers% $ho are

influenced b' contrar' spirits. Wise and orthodo* teachers are moved b' the 0ood &pirit of /od% $icked and

errin0 teachers% such as heretics% b' the evil spirit of the devil. And so% as ion'sius sa's% the 0ood% or evil

spirit% speaks b' the mouth of doctors. Thus the devil% speakin0 b' the mouth of the serpent% tempted and

seduced ve. There is a reference to sailors% $ho do not trust ever' spirit% or breath% or blast of $ind% for if

the' did% the' $ould miss their destined port% and $ould be often driven upon rocks and Duicksands.

Wherefore he bids us e*amine and search out b' $hat spirit teachers are led before $e 0ive them our

confidence. This is the fore$arnin0 $hich Paul 0ives 1 Tim. iv. i. EThe &pirit speaketh e*pressl'%F c.

+ut tr' 'e Gas 0old is tried b' the ,'dian stone% &'riac% discern 4e bet$een( because% as saith Ambrosiaster%Eunclean spirits are $ont b' imitation to sa' 0ood thin0s deceitfull'% and so to superinduce evil thin0s% that b'

means of the thin0s $hich are 0ood the evil thin0s ma' be accepted% so that the' should be supposed to be

the $ords of one and the same spirit% and that the' should not be discerned the one from the other% but that

$hich is unla$ful should be commanded b' that $hich is la$ful.F

Boreover% that ,'dian stone b' $hich spirits and doctrines are to be tried is not ever' oneIs o$n private

spirit. ;or this ma' be% and often is% moved b' the devil% as $hen one is contrar' to another( Gfor from this

have been 0enerated as man' sects conflictin0 $ith themselves% as the poets have fei0ned heads to

CerberusJ but it must be the doctrines of the Apostles and the Church. ;or this is the certain and common

herita0e of all the faithful. &uch $as that teachin0 $hich &. 2ohn su00ests as suitable and necessar' for his

o$n a0e% sa'in0% Ever' spirit $hich confesseth that 2esus Christ is come in the flesh is of /od.F ;alsel'therefore do the heretics ar0ue from this passa0e that their heresies ou0ht to be tried and e*amined. ;or

the' have been e*amined and condemned b' the Church. &o there is no need% nor indeed is it ri0ht for each

private Christian to tr' them. Thus &. 2erome sa's to Pammachium% EWh' after 999 'ears dost thou strive to

teach $hat $e have not kno$n before= Has the Christian $orld been $ithout this doctrine until toKda'=F And

&. Au0ustine sa's Gcontra Crescen. lib. . c. 35% EThe Church% 'e sa'% hath perished% and 'e sho$ of $hom 'e

are sprun0.F And #incent of ,erius sa's% E"f novelt' is to be shunned% antiDuit' is to be held fast( if novelt' is

profane% antiDuit' is sacred.F And Primasius sa's acutel'% EThe spirits have been alread' tried b' the Church.

Wh' dost thou $ish to prove that $hich hath been alread' disproved=F

Boraliter( &. 2ohn here teaches that no Christian ou0ht to trust all his in$ard motions% impulses% inspirations%

desires% reasons seemin0l' 0ood% but ou0ht carefull' to e*amine their ori0in and their author. Thus a man of amelanchol' temperament perceives motions and impulses to sadness% pusillanimit'% suspicion. ,et him not

0ive $a' to them. ;or if he e*amine their ori0in% he $ill find that the' arise from the evil spirit of melanchol'%

$hich is false and deceitful. The choleric man is a0itated b' blasts of an0er% reven0e% indi0nation. He thinks he

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us the 0ift of discernment of spirits.

"n this is kno$n the &pirit of /od. He means% This is the pled0e of the true faith and doctrine% $hich the &pirit

of /od teaches and su00ests% that is to sa'% ever' spirit $hich confesseth that 2esus Christ is come in the flesh

is of /od. This therefore $as in the time of &. 2ohn as it $ere the pled0e and the s'mbol of the true Christian

faith% namel'% to believe and confess the "ncarnation of Christ the &on of /od% and the rest of the

ispensation in the flesh. ;or all the heretics and heresies at that time fou0ht a0ainst this article of the faith

as somethin0 ne$ and stran0e. &ome denied ChristIs ivinit'% and tau0ht that He $as a mere man% as

Cerinthus and others denied ChristIs humanit'% and said that it $as not real% but a phantasm. &uch $ere

&imon Ba0us% Banes% and man' others.

&. Au0ustine adds that all heresies re


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Au0ustine% Ecame to 0ather to0ether( thou comest to dissolve. Ho$ dost thou not den' that He came in the

flesh% $hen thou breakest in pieces the Church $hich He 0athered to0ether=F

And this is Antichrist( The /reek reads% And this is of Antichrist7 the &'riac% This is from the false Christ

himself. And &. C'prian reads Gcontr. 2ud. lib. c. ) vol. 8% He $ho denies that He is come in the flesh is not

of /od% but is of the spirit of Antichrist. "n a similar manner% 2ohn the +aptist is called lias% not in person% but

in office and spirit.

+ecause he comes G#ul0.% i.e.% $ill surel' come.

And no$ alread' he is in the $orld% not in person% but in spirit7 that is to sa'% in his forerunners. This is $hat

Paul sa's% EThe m'ster' of iniDuit' doth alread' $ork.F G Thess. ii. ). Thus ,uther paved the $a' for

Bahometanism% and conseDuentl' for Antichrist% b' teachin0% amon0st other thin0s% that the Turk ou0ht not

to be resisted. This he attempted to prove b' the follo$in0 sophistical ar0umentNWe must not resist the

scour0e of /od% for that is the same thin0 as resistin0 /od scour0in0 us. +ut the Turk is the scour0e of /od.

Therefore the Turk ou0ht not to be resisted. The same ar0ument $ould prove that thieves and robbers ou0ht

not to be resisted% for the' are all a scour0e of /od. +ut there are scour0es that ou0ht to be scour0ed b' the

ma0istrates% for the' are not b' the direct% but the permissive $ill of /od. And $hat other effect $ould such

an ar0ument have but to sub


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he sa's% Eis the $ork of /od d$ellin0 in the saints.F

5. &ome e*tend it to ever' arduous $ork% so that each Christian should animate himself b' sa'in0 to himself%

E/reater is He that is in me than he that is in the $orld.F And $ith &. Paul% E" can do all thin0s throu0h Him

$ho stren0theneth me.F And $ith &. C'prian% EHe $ho is 0reater than the $orld cannot desire an'thin0 of the

$orld.F Glib. % ep. . And he adds% EHe becomes 0reater and stron0er in mi0ht% so that $ith imperial

authorit' he rises superior to all the hosts $hich attack him.F E,et us despise therefore ever'thin0 under

heaven as vain and deceitful% and un$orth' of our love.F And $ith &. Hilar'% E,et us be lo$l' in heart% but

loft' in mind%F for $e bear upon our head the stren0th and omnipotence of Christ. " once sa$ in +el0ium a

colonel $ho said to the heretics $ho $ere menacin0 him% E" fear none of 'ou% for " bear the cro$n of &pain

upon m' head.F &o let the Christian sa'% E" bear upon m' head% not the cro$n of &pain% but the cro$n of /od.

Therefore " fear not all the po$er of men and devils7 no% not all the mi0ht of hell. " challen0e them all to

battle.F Thus did &. Athanasius challen0e all the Arians and the $hole $orld. ;or Eif /od be for us% $ho can be

a0ainst us=F What 0reat thin0s b' the po$er of /od did &. Paul% &. Anton'% &. &imeon &t'lites% &. ;rancis% and

all the vir0ins% heroes% and mart'rs We can do like$ise throu0h the same /od E$ho triumphs%F i.e.% E$ho

makes us to triumph in Christ.F G Cor. ii. 1. And /od Himself has made us this promise G"sa. lviii. % sa'in0%

E" $ill lift thee up above the hi0h places of the earth%F so that like an ea0le d$ellin0 in heaven thou ma'est

there despise $hatsoever is in the $orld. This &eneca sa$ as in a shado$% $hen he said% EWe must seek forthat $hich does not become more $orthless da' b' da'. And $hat is that= "t is the mind. +ut this must be a

mind ri0ht% and 0ood% and 0reat. And $hat else can 'ou call this but /od d$ellin0 as a 0uest in a human

bod'=F Gpist. 5.

5. The' are of the $orld% c. ;or heretics are not of /od but of the $orld% because the' love the riches%

honours% and pleasures of the $orld. Whence $orldl' people% $ho care onl' for $hat is of the $orld% 0ladl'

hear them. EA heretic%F sa's &. Au0ustine Gde util. credendi% Eis he $ho for the sake of some temporal

advanta0e% but especiall' of 0lor'% and the preKeminence $hich it 0ives% either brin0s forth or follo$s ne$

and false opinions.F EAll heretics%F sa's Tertullian% Eare puffed up% all make profession of science.F EWhat

heretic%F sa's &. 2erome% Edoes not s$ell $ith pride=F And a0ain% &. Au0ustine sa's% E-ne mother% pride% hath

brou0ht forth all heresies% even as our o$n mother% the Catholic Church% all faithful Christians dispersedthrou0hout the $orld.F

#er. 6.NWe are of /od( he that kno$eth /od heareth us% c. ven as Christ saith% EHe that heareth 'ou%

heareth Be( he that despiseth 'ou% despiseth Be%F We% i.e.% all the faithful% $ho have been born a0ain in

baptism% and are endued $ith charit'. We% viL. the predestinated. 3d. And last( We% i.e.% the Apostles. ;or% as

Mcumenius sa's to heresiarchs% $ho% he said% spoke of the $orld% and from the $orldNi.e.% $ho teach

$orldl' and carnal cupidit'Nto them he opposes the Apostles% $ho bein0 born of /od% and imbued $ith

heavenl' doctrine% and bein0 sent b' /od% teach men to covet thin0s spiritual% divine% and heavenl'.

Wherefore he $ho practicall' kno$s /od% i.e.% he $ho loves Him% heareth us% i.e.% me 2ohn% and the rest of

the Apostles% and Apostolic men. +ut he $ho does not love /od% and therefore is not of /od% but of the

$orld% this man heareth not us. Wherefore he adds% +' this $e kno$ the spirit of truth% and the spirit oferror7 b' this% namel'% Ebecause he that heareth us hath the spirit of truth% he that heareth not us hath the

spirit of error%F as &. Au0ustine saith. ;or heretics% $ho are led b' the spirit of error% teach the thin0s of the

$orld( but the Apostles and Apostolic octors% $ho are born of /od% teach thin0s ivine.

#er. ).Nearl' beloved% let us love one another. These $ords are ri0htl' connected $ith $hat preceded. He

means that the spirit of error is the spirit of cupidit'% but the &pirit of truth is the &pirit of love and charit'.

rroneous and heretical doctrine teaches men to love honours% $ealth% 0lutton'7 but the Apostles teach us to

love /od and our nei0hbour. He sub


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That he ma' kno$ /od% not merel' theoreticall'% but practicall'% because he supremel' loves /od $hom he

kno$s to be the Hi0hest /ood. A0ain% love causes a man more full' to kno$% and to have taste and

e*perience of /od% as it $ere b' spiritual taste. And this taste and e*perience 0ro$ continuall'% even as love

increases. speciall' is this so% because /od manifests Himself to him $ho loves% and more clearl' reveals

Himself to him b' interior illuminations% inspirations% and consolations% accordin0 to that promise of Christ%

EHe that loveth Be shall be loved of B' ;ather( and " $ill love him% and $ill manifest B'self unto him.F G2no.

*iv. 1.

-bserve( ,ove is of /od%N1st. +ecause the essential% uncreated charit' flo$s naturall' from the ivine

ssence "tself% like heat from fire. "ndeed% the ivine ssence "tself is ,ove.

d. +ecause the Hol' &pirit is "tself substantial or essential Gnotionalis ,ove. ;or He% as essential ,ove%

proceeds from the ;ather and the &on b' that act of love b' $hich the' love one another $ith an infinite love.

3d. Charit' $as created b' /od% because it is the hi0hest and noblest 0ift of /od% accordin0 to the $ords

G!om. v. 5% EThe love of /od is shed abroad in our hearts7F not as if the charit' $here$ith $e love /od $ere

itself /od% or the Hol' &pirit. ;or this is an e*ploded error. +ut because /od% $ho is uncreated ,ove% inspires

and kindles in us that created charit' $ith $hich $e love Him. As the li0ht illuminatin0 produces the li0ht

illuminated% as &. Au0ustine sa's GConfess. 1. 15. And this is precisel' &. 2ohnIs meanin0 in this place% in

$hich he tacitl' intimates that this 0ift is not to be ascribed to our o$n stren0th% but is to be asked of /od b'constant pra'er.

th. Charit' is of /od% because /od first loved us G2no. iv. 1% and b' lovin0 us inflames us to love Him in

return.

5th. Charit' is of /od% because it is sanctioned b' the la$ of /od% and freDuentl' and especiall' commanded

b' it. ;or the $hole ecalo0ue is nothin0 else but the la$ of love to /od and our nei0hbour.

;rom hence it follo$s that /od is in Himself formal charit'% and in us causal charit'% and that as respectin0

ever' kind of cause( material% because He Himself is the ob


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A0ain% &. Chr'sostom teaches that nothin0 can be compared $ith charit'% because /od Himself% $ho is

incomparable% is Charit'. /a0neius declares that $e are certain that /od loves us $ith an infinite love

because He is ver' ,ove "tself. Hence the ;athers infer that Charit' commands and embraces all the other

virtues% for /od commands and includes them.

#er. .N"n this love appeared( He no$ declares $h' he said% /od is ,ove. "t is because /od hath declared

His infinite love to$ards us b' sendin0 Christ in the flesh for our salvation% that b' this means He mi0ht invite

us to love Him back. There is an allusion to the $ords in 8. 2ohnIs /ospel Giii. 1% E&o /od loved the $orld

that He 0ave His -nl' +e0otten &on% that $hosoever believeth in Him should not perish% but have eternal

life.F

E+ehold%F sa's &. Au0ustine% Eho$ $e have an e*hortation to love /od. Ho$ could $e love Him unless He had

first loved us= "f $e $ere slo$ to love% let us not be slo$ to love a0ain.F Patheticall' and learnedl' does &.

Paulinus $rite about &. Bar' Ba0dalene Gpist. ad &ever.( ETherefore% let us love Him $hom it is our dut'

to love. ,et us kiss Him $hom to kiss is purit'. ,et us be


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do $hat thou $ilt. ;or if thou art silent% thou keepest silence throu0h love. "f thou criest out% thou criest out

in love. "f thou correctest% thou correctest lovin0l'. "f thou sparest% thou sparest in love. ,et this be the root of

love $ithin. ;rom that root nothin0 but love can sprin0.F

#er. 1.N:o man hath seen /od at an' time. Wh' does &. 2ohn here introduce these $ords= "t is because

these $ords partl' 0ive the reason $h' from the antecedent% if /od so loved us the inference is dra$n $e

also ou0ht to love one another% not /od Gas mi0ht seem to be the conclusion that should be dra$n% because

$e cannot see /od% and benefit Him b' lovin0 Him. Hence% in the place of /od% $e testif' our love to$ards

Him $hom $e cannot see and do 0ood to% b' doin0 0ood to our nei0hbour $hom $e can see and benefit.

Partl' the $ords invite us to love our nei0hbour% and cohere $ith $hat follo$s. As thou0h he said% ealousl'

love 'our nei0hbour. ;or this love /od reckons as 0iven to Himself. ;or althou0h $e cannot see Him% 'et% if

$e love our nei0hbour% He% the "nvisible% $ill be most trul' present $ith us% and thus abidin0 in our soul% $ill

place His seat and throne there. 4ea% His love $ill be full' imprinted and perfected in our soul. The reason is

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other thin0s are loved is "tself much more loved. When therefore $e love our nei0hbour for /odIs sake% much

more do $e love /od Himself.

d. The $ords ma' be understood of charit'Nnot ours% but /odIs. ;or this is the meanin0 of the $ord His(

thusNAlthou0h /od be invisible% 'et He abides in us b' love. Boreover% He sho$s that He loves us $ith a

perfect love% since abidin0 in us% He forms% preserves% and au0ments in us the charit' $ith $hich $e love% not

onl' Himself% but our nei0hbour for His sake. This meanin0 is alluded to in the ne*t verse.

Boreover% charit' is chiefl' perfected b' the love of our enemies% e*tendin0 itself be'ond our friends to our

rivals% enemies% and persecutors. EThe fire of charit'%F sa's &. Au0ustine% Efirst seiLes upon our nei0hbours%

and so e*tends itself further% from our brethren to stran0ers% from thence to our adversaries.F ;urther on he

teaches us to love our enemies%


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&aviour. The #ul0. has in us% but the &'riac translates to$ards us. G&o also the n0. #ersion.

-bserve( &. 2ohn moves in a circle. ;rom /od he leaps to Christ% from Christ to charit'% from charit' to love of

our nei0hbour% from charit' and love he returns to /od% thence to Christ% and so on. ;or all these thin0s have

reference to this one point% that $e should love one another. And this is his ar0ument% /od in His infinite

charit' hath loved us% i.e. all men% b' 0ivin0 Christ His &on for our salvation. Therefore it is


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business of our salvation. The token of $hich is the "ncarnation% preachin0% miracles% His passion% death%

sacraments% the sendin0 of the Hol' /host% the perpetual and $onderful 0overnment of His Church% the care

and direction of individuals. "n like manner it sets man outside himself% makin0 him think not of himself and

his o$n advanta0e% but onl' of /od% and the 0ood thin0s of /od. Wherefore a 0reat lover of /od denies

himself% renounces his o$n desires% is careless about benefits for himself7 for0ets himself% and is $holl' taken

up $ith the thin0s of /od. "n thou0ht and affection he is $holl' outside of himself% and is translated to his

beloved. &uch $as &. "0natius the Bart'r% $ho said% _B' ,ove is crucified.I &uch $as the Apostle &. Paul% $ho

said% _To me to live is Christ% and to die is 0ain.I There is an illustrious fi0ure of this in the sun. ;or in thin0s

corporeal the sun is the hi0hest beaut' and 0reatest. Wherefore &. /re0or' :aLianLen in a certain place saith%

_As is the sun in thin0s sensible% so is /od in thin0s intellectual.I ;rom the sun heat descends to lo$er thin0s.

"t descends also b' li0ht. And thin0s are illuminated before the' receive heat. !eceivin0 heat the' become

li0ht% and are carried up to the sk'. The sun is an emblem of /od% and li0ht of $isdom% $armth of love% and

earthl' thin0s of souls and spirits. ,ove descends from /od b' $isdom. ;or first the mind is enli0htened b'

the kno$led0e of the ivine beaut' and 0oodness( then throu0h that kno$led0e it conceives love. ,ove

conceived makes the soul spiritual% heavenl'% and presentl' dra$s it up$ard% and unites it to /od% and makes

it like to Him% the onl' and eternal -ne% as it $ere a parhelion% $hich is an e*press ima0e of the sun.F

And he that abideth in love% c. And% i.e.% therefore. ;or this is as it $ere the conclusion from the premisses./od is love% therefore he that remaineth in love% remaineth in /od% because /od and ,ove are one and the

same thin0. And /od in him% as in a sort of temple of love.

Thus love has united /od to man% not onl' in affection and care% but also effectuall' and substantiall'% b'% in

truth% an h'postatic union. +ut it unites man to /od% so that% $holl' departin0 out of himself% he passes into

/od% and as it $ere loses himself% no lon0er thinkin0 of an'thin0% understandin0 or feelin0 an'thin0 but /od.

:ot seekin0% or desirin0 an' other thin0% havin0


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man is rene$ed b' the +od' and &oul Gof Christ and the Hol' /host d$ellin0 in him.

+eautifull' does &. +ernard sa' G&erm. )1 in Cant.% EWho is he $ho is perfectl'


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ever' pulse% bein0 lost in utter amaLement at that most lovin0 condescension of the ivine love.F

"n chap. 13 he treats of the sacred sti0mata. EThe furnace of the love of the +lessed 2esus had 0ro$n in him to

lamps of fire and flames. &ince therefore he $as dra$n to /od b' the ardour of seraphic desires% and $as

transformed into Him b' the fello$ship of His sufferin0s $ho% out of his e*ceedin0 love% $illed to be crucified%

he beheld a seraph havin0 si* burnin0 and 0lorious $in0s. There appeared bet$een the $in0s the likeness of

one crucified. He understood from% this that he should be $holl' transformed% not b' the mart'rdom of the

flesh% but b' the inflamin0 of his mind into the likeness of Christ crucified. When the vision disappeared it left

in his heart a marvellous ardour( in his flesh also it left a no less $onderful impress of the si0ns Gof Christ

crucified.F

5th. "t causes the soul $hich is kindled $ith the love of /od to be in earnest to kindle the $hole $orld $ith

the same love. Thus the +lessed 2acoponus% $hen he heard of some sin b' $hich /od $as offended% burnin0

$ith charit'% $as $ont to be 0reatl' troubled% and $ould strai0ht$a' $eep. When he $as asked E$h'=F he

$ould ans$er% E+ecause ,ove is not loved.F ,ove is burnin0 and hath $in0s. There is no tarr'in0 in love. As &.

+ernard sa's% E,ove is nothin0 else than a burnin0 $ill for 0ood. He therefore $ho hath no Leal hath no love.F

6th. "t causes that the soul $hich loves /od should% b' its love and confidence in Him% as it $ere rule over

Him% and obtain from Him ever'thin0 it asks. Thus it becomes as it $ere almi0ht'% as 2acob stru00lin0 $ith the

an0el% /odIs vicar% prevailed over him% and so $as called "srael% i.e. Erulin0 /od.F Hence the parado*% ETo abeliever belon0s the $hole $orld of riches.F Wherefore &. ;rancis sa's% E;l' from the creatures% if 'ou $ish to

possess the creatures.F

)th. /od makes the lovin0 soul like unto Himself in character and virtues% and so makes it to be conscious of

His secrets. He reveals to it the secrets of hearts% and thin0s distant% and 'et to come% as He did to His

Apostles and Prophets.

8th. This love tranDuillises the soul% makes it calm and imperturbed% 'ea 0lad and


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$orld perfected in it% so that $e love even our enemies. &o too /od in His perfect love makes His sun to shine

upon the evil and the 0ood% and sendeth rain upon the


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pusillanimousl' fear punishment% and the

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