χριστιανῶν χρηματίσας, ἔχων δὲ τὸν παράκλητον Luke 1, 67 ἐν ἑαυτῷ, τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ Ζαχαρίου, ὃ διὰ τοῦ 1 John 3, 16 πληρώματος τῆς ἀγάπης ἐνεδείξατο, εὐδοκήσας 1 Thes. 2, 8 ὑπὲρ τῆς τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἀπολογίας καὶ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ θεῖναι Ψυχήν· ἦν γὰρ καὶ ἔστιν γνήσιος χριστοῦ Rev. 14, 4 μαθητ…

elves," the love of self is set before love of our neighbor. In like manner where we are commanded ( 1 Jn. 3:16 ) "to lay down our souls," i.e. the life of our bodies, "for the brethren," we are given to understand that a man ought to love his neighbor more than his own body; and…

we believe unto justice, but with the mouth confession is made unto salvation," and it is written ( 1 Jn. 3:16 ), that "we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren." Therefore martyrdom does not pertain to perfection. Objection 2: Further, it seems to point to greater perfect…