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Bede, on 1John 4:6
Bede · A.D. 673–735
1John 4:6 · Douay-Rheims
“We are of God. He that knoweth God, heareth us. He that is not of God, heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.”
On this verse:
“We are of God. He who knows God, etc. For the carnal man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him. Therefore, he who does not want to hear the preachers of charity is undoubtedly known not to know God, nor to be of God, because he has neglected to imitate the charity that God has exercised towards men.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.