..." He " that loveth not his brother, abideth in death. Whosoever " hateth his brother is a murderer. Whoso hath this world's " goods, and seeth his brother have need, and shuteth up his how"" rls of compassion from him ; how dwelleth the love of God in. "him? My little...

..." He " that loveth not his brother, abideth in death. Whosoever " hateth his brother is a murderer. Whoso hath this world's " goods, and seeth his brother have need, and shuteth up his bow"els of compassion from him ; how dwelleth the love of God in " him ? My little children,...

...we keep his commandments. Whoso keepeth liis word, in him verily is the love of God perfected. But whoso hath this world's goods and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dweHcth the love of God in him?" Thus the observance...

...abound, or at least have enough for ourselves, and something to spare for a suffering brother. " For whoso hath this world's goods, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him ?" (8.) In fine...

...cfftcts and fruits. This pretended regard is well denned by the Apostle. 1 John iii. 17, i». " But whoso hath this world's goods, and seeth his brother have need, and shu'trth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwt-llcth the love of G >d in him? My little children,...

...Namely, first, That eveu this love is called the love of God. So it is most plainly in 1 John 3. 17- Whoso hath this world's goods, and seeth his brother have need, and shuttcth up his howels of compassion from him ; how dwelleth the love of God in him ? So noble and...

...full against us. Again, they who with78 NATURAL AEFECTIONS [LECT. III. hold alms do not love God : " Whoso hath this world's goods, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleih the love of God in Mm?" Again, they who...

...notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body ; what doth it profit — Whoso hath this world's goods, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him ?' In that anticipated...

...godliness. With regard to beneficence, that great branch of charity, let this passage suffice : But whoso hath this world's goods, and seeth his brother have need, and ehutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him ? It is not easy...

...body, what doth it profit ?" And the seventeenth verse of the third chapter of St. John's Epistle : " Whoso hath this world's goods, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up bis bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him ? " " He that loveth...