And it is not enough to profess this our love to Christ by appearing to be ready to die for him, or run hazards for the testifying the truth of our faith; for there may be a great deal of hypocrisy in this pro- ¹² In this the love with us is perfected, that we have, 'Ἐν τούτῳ τετελεῖσται ἡ ἀγάπη μεθ' ἡμῶν, ἵνα. ¹³ hath not been perfected, οὐ τετελεῖσται. ¹⁴ Or, Let us love him, Ημεῖς ἀγαλῶμεν αὐτόν. And he will certainly hear our prayers, supposing them such as to which his promise of hearing doth pertain, because by obeying him we are qualified to have our prayers heard by him: see James i. 6. And one prime part of that obedience is to continue constant in the profession of Christ, and perform all the duty owing from us to Christ and our brethren, according as he by special precept hath required of us.