ON JEALOUSY AND ENVY. 47 mandments, and that he is wise who hears and does His words ; thathe,moreover,iscalledthe greatestdoctorin the kingdom of heaven who thus does and teaches; that,then, willbe of advantageto the preacherwhat has been well and usefullypreached,ifwhat isutteredby hismouth isfulfilled by deedsfollowing? But what did the Lord more frequently instilinto His disciples,what did He more charge to be guarded and observed among His saving counselsand hea venlyprecepts,than that with the same lovewherewith He Himself lovedthe disciples,we alsoshouldloveone another? And in what manner does he keep eitherthe peace or the loveof theLord,who, when jealousyintrudes,can neitherbe peaceablenor loving? 13. Thus alsothe Apostle Paul,when he was urging the meritsof peaceand charity,and when he was stronglyassert ing and teachingthat neitherfaithnor alms,nor even the passionitselfof the confessorand the martyr,1would avail him, unless he kept the requirementsof charityentireand inviolate,added,and said: " Charityismagnanimous, charity iskind,charityenviethnot;" 3 teaching,doubtless,and show ing thatwhoever ismagnanimous, and kind,and aversefrom jealousyand rancour,such an one can maintain charity. Moreover, in another place,when he was advisingthat the man who has alreadybecome filledwith the Holy Spirit,and a son of God by heavenlybirth,should observe nothing but spiritualand divinethings,he laysitdown, and says: " And I indeed,brethren,couldnot speak unto you asunto spiritual, but as unto carnal,even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk,not with meat :3 forye were not ablehitherto; moreover,neithernow are ye able. For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there are stillamong you jealousy,and conten tion,and strifes,areye not carnal,and walk as men ? "4 14. Vicesand carnalsinsmust be trampleddown, beloved brethren,and the corruptingplague of the earthlybody must 1 Or,accordingtoancientauthority," ofconfessionandmartyrdom." 2 1 Cor.xiii.4. 3 Or," I havegivenyoumilktodrink,notmeat,"isreadby some. * 1 Cor.iii.1-3.