E5P20
Proposition 20 — Part V
English (Elwes 1883)also show
Latin
Hic erga Deum amor neque invidiæ neque zelotypiæ affectu inquinari potest sed eo magis fovetur quo plures homines eodem amoris vinculo cum Deo junctos imaginamur.
English (Elwes 1883)
This love towards God cannot be stained by the emotion of envy or jealousy: contrariwise, it is the more fostered, in proportion as we conceive a greater number of men to be joined to God by the same bond of love.
Modern English
This love toward God cannot be tainted by the affect of envy or jealousy. On the contrary, it is fostered the more as we imagine more people joined to God by the same bond of love.