Chapter 35.—Commendations of Love.

The Apostle Peter, likewise, says, “And, above all things, have fervent love among yourselves: for love shall cover the multitude of sins.”^31513151     1 Pet. iv. 8. The Apostle James also says, “If ye 459fulfil the royal law, according to the Scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well.”^31523152     Jas. ii. 8. So also the Apostle John says, “He that loveth his brother abideth in the right;”^31533153     1 John ii. 10. again, in another passage, “Whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother; for this is the message which we have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.”^31543154     1 John iii. 10, 11. Then he says again, “This is His commandment, that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another.”^31553155     1 John iii. 23. Once more: “And this commandment have we from Him that he who loveth God love his brother also.”^31563156     1 John iv. 21. Then shortly afterwards he adds, “By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep His commandments; for this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not grievous.”^31573157     1 John v. 2, 3. While, in his second Epistle, it is written, “Not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.”^31583158     2 John ver. 5.