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nothing who has not the loveof thatGod and Christwho is
announced by the law and the prophetsand in the Gospel in
this manner : " Thou shaltlovethe Lord thy God, with all
thy heart,and with allthy mind, and with allthy thought;
and thou shaltlovethy neighbour as thyself. For on these
two commandments hang allthe law and the prophets;"1—
even as John the evangelistsaid, "And every one that
lovethisborn of God, and knoweth God ; for God islove;"2
even as God alsosays," For God so loved the world,that
He gave His only-begottenSon, thateveryone thatbelieveth
on Him shouldnot perish,but have everlastinglife,"3— as it
manifestlyappearsthat he who has not in him thislove,of
loving us and of being loved by us,profitsnothing by an
empty confessionand passion,exceptthat therebyitappeal.s
and isplainthathe isa hereticwho believeson anotherGod,
or receivesanotherChrist than Him whom the Scripturesof
the Old and New Testament manifestlydeclare,which an
nounce withoutany obscuritythe Father omnipotent,Creator
of allthings,and His Son. For itshallhappen to them as
to one who expects salvationfrom another God. Then,
finally,contrary to their notion,they are condemned to
eternalpunishment by Christ,the Son of God the Father
omnipotent,the Creator whom they have blasphemed,when
God shallbegin to judge the hidden thingsof men according
to the Gospel by Christ Jesus,becausethey did not believe
in Him, althoughthey were washed in His name.
14. And even to thispoint the whole of that heretical
baptism may be amended, after the interventionof some
space of time,if a man should surviveand amend hisfaith,
as our God, in the Gospel accordingto Luke, spoke to His
disciples,saying," But I have anotherbaptism to be baptized
with."4 Also according to Mark He said,with the same
purpose,to the sonsof Zebedee : " Are ye ableto drinkof
the cup which I drinkof,or to be baptizedwith the baptism
wherewith lam baptized?"5 Because He knew that those
men had to be baptizednot onlywith water,but alsoin their
1 Matt.xxii.37. 2 1 Johniv.7,8. 3Johniii.16.
4 Lukexii.50. « Mark x.38.