Wherefore none of the devices of the devil shall be hidden from you, if, like Paul, ye perfectly possess that faith and love towards Christ '° which are the beginning and the end of life. The beginning of life is faith, and the end is love. And these two being inseparably con- nected together, do perfect the man of God ; while all other things which are requisite to a holy life follow after them. No man making a profession of faith ought to sin, nor one possessed of love to hate his brother. For He that said, "Thou shalt love the Lord thyGod,"'-* said also, " and thy neighbour as thyself." '+ Those that ])ro- fess themselves to be Christ's are known not only by what they say, but by what they practise. " For the tree is known by its fruit." '5