nd cupidity, and all such things. Therefore charity cannot be lost. On the contrary, It is written ( Apoc. 2:4 ): "I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first charity." I answer that, The Holy Ghost dwells in us by charity, as shown above (A[2]; QQ[23],24). We…

ngelus Ecclesiae in Apocalypsi: Habeo, inquit, adversum te, quod charitatem tuam primam reliquisti (Apoc. II, 4) . Et ideo in ipsis ejusdem virtutibus multa est diversitas, et quasi tincturarum varietate multiplex discolorque meritorum ornatus. Una tamen conjux Ecclesia dicitur,…

siae scriberet inter caetera: Sed habeo adversus te pauca, quod charitatem tuam primam reliquisti (Apoc. II, 4) . Haec enim prima ideo dicitur, quia altera vel quia sit ipsa primordialis, quando Spiritu sancto in fonte refundimur, et praecipua. Memor esto, inquit, unde excider…