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