Original Douay–Rheims Annotations1 Corinthians 13
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Read 1 Corinthians 13 in the Bible1 Corinthians 13:3
Deliver my body.
◦ Believe (saith S. Augustine) assuredly and hold for certain, that no Heretic and Schismatic that uniteth not himself to the Catholic Church again, how great alms soever he give, yea or shed his blood for Christ's name, can possibly be saved. For many Heretics by the cloak of Christ's cause, deceiving the simple, suffer much. But where true faith is not, there is no justice, because the just liveth by faith. So it is also of Schismatics, because where charity is not, justice can there be none: which if they had, they would never pluck in pieces the body of Christ which is the Church. Aug. seu Fulg. de fid. ad Pet. c. 39. So saith S. Augustine in diverse places, not only of Heretics that died directly for defence of their heresy, as the Anabaptists and Calvinists now a days do (for that is more damnable:) but of some Heretics and Schismatics that may die among the Heathen or Turks for defence of truth or some Article of Christ's religion. Aug. de verb. Do. ser. 50. c. 2. & in Ps. 34. conc. 2. prope finem. Cypr. de unit. Ec. nu. 8.
- ◦ False Martyrs.
1 Corinthians 13:13
These three.
◦ These are the three virtues 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 truly remaineth in diverse after they have by deadly sin lost Charity. Beware therefore of the Heretics' opinion, which is, that by ever mortal sin faith is lost no less than charity.
- ◦ The 3. virtues theological. Charity is lost by mortal sin, not faith.
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1 Corinthians 13:1
Not Charity.
◦ Without Charity, both toward every particular person, and specially toward the common body of the Church, none of all the gifts and graces of God be profitable.