1 Corinthians — Chapter 13
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Verse 1
1. Not charitie.] Charitie. Without charitie, both toward euery particular person, and specially toward the common body of the Church, none of the guifts and graces of God be profitable.
Verse 3
3. Deliuer my body.) False Martyrs. Beleeue (saith S. Augustin) assuredly and hold for certaine, that no Heretikes and schismatikes that vniteth not himself to the Catholike Church again, how great almes soeuer he giue, yea or shead his bloud for Christes name, can possibly be saued. For many Heretikes by the cloke of Christes cause deceiuing the simple suffer much. But where true faith is not, there is no iustice, because the iust liueth by faith. So it is also of Schismatikes, because where charitie is not, iustice can there be none: which if they had, the would neuer plucke in peeces the body if Christ which is the Church. Aug. seu Fulg. de fide ad Pet. c. 39. So saith S. Aug. in diuers places, not only of Heretikes that died directly for defense of their heresie, as the Anabaptistes and Caluinists now adaies doe (for that is more damnable:) but of some Heretikes and Schismatikes that may die among the Heathen or Turkes for defense of truth or some Article of Christes religion. Aug. de verb. Do. ser. 50. c. 2. & in Ps. 34 conc. 2. prope finem. Cypr. de vnit. Ec. nu. 8.
Verse 13
13. These three.] The 3. vertues Theological. Charitie lost by mortal sinne, not faith These are the three vertues Theological, each one by nature and definition distinct from another: and faith is by nature the first, and may be and often is before, and without Charity: and truely remaineth in diuers after they haue be deadly sinne lost charitie. Beware therfore of the Heretikes opinion, which is, that by euery mortal sinne faith is lost no lesse then charitie.