considered as a Christian grace, ought in our translation, in
order to avoid mistake, to have been translated _love_. It is the love
of God, and the love of our neighbour flowing from the love of God; and
is described with wonderful copiousness, felicity, and even grandeur, by
St. Paul, 1 Cor. xiii; a portion of Scripture which, as it shows the
habitual temper of a true Christian, cannot be too frequently referred
to for self-examination, and ought to be constantly present to us as our
rule. 2. In the popular sense, charity is almsgiving; a duty of
practical Christianity which is solemnly enjoined, and to which special
promises are annexed.
order to avoid mistake, to have been translated _love_. It is the love
of God, and the love of our neighbour flowing from the love of God; and
is described with wonderful copiousness, felicity, and even grandeur, by
St. Paul, 1 Cor. xiii; a portion of Scripture which, as it shows the
habitual temper of a true Christian, cannot be too frequently referred
to for self-examination, and ought to be constantly present to us as our
rule. 2. In the popular sense, charity is almsgiving; a duty of
practical Christianity which is solemnly enjoined, and to which special
promises are annexed.