...supplies to the poor, patient love forgives injuries." Love is the end and perfection of the gospel. " Now the end of the commandment is charity, out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and faith unfeigned." Some restrain the word commandment to the law, thinking that...

...second, but every other precept of the law. The Apostle James, speaking on the same subject, says, "The end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart." By this he declares that charity or true love fully answers the spirit and design of the law. And he...

...From this the love of our neighbour will naturally follow: as the apostle signifies, when he says, that " the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned." (r) Here we find a good conscience and faith unfeigned, that...

...another distinguishing scripture note of saving faith is, that it is faith unfeigned. 1 Tim. i. 5. " Now the end of the commandment is charity, out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned." 2 Tim. i. 5. " When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith...

...in one word, even in this, Thou shall love thy neighbour as thyself. So likewise in l Tim. i. 5. Now the end of the commandment is charity, out of a pure heart , &c. The same apostle speaks of love, as the greatest thing in religion, as the essence and soul of...

...obedience to his authority, or to some intimation of his wishes. 2. They originate in love to God. "The end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart." To love the Lord God with all the heart, with all the soul, with all the mind, with all the strength,...

...up without edifying. You will remember, in short, according to Paul's advice upon this very subject, that the end of the commandment is " charity, out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned, from which some having swerved, have turned aside into vain...

...existence as the second person of the Godhead. Thus Tertullian: " Siroplices enira quique, ne " Now the end of the commandment is charity out " of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith " unfeigned: FROM WHICH SOME, HAVING SWERVED, " HAVE TURNED ASIDE TO A...

...genealogies, which minister speculative inquiries rathtr than the economy of God which is in faith. New the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned : from which some, having swerved, have turned aside to a vain...

...may grow thereby r. SECT. 4. Charity is therefore stated as essential to the Christian character. Now the end of the commandment is charity, out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned*. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and...