E5P20D
Demonstration — Part V
Latin
Hic erga Deum amor summum bonum est quod ex dictamine rationis appetere possumus (per propositionem 28 partis IV) et omnibus hominibus commune est (per propositionem 36 partis IV) et omnes ut eodem gaudeant cupimus (per propositionem 37 partis IV) atque adeo (per 23 affectuum definitionem) invidiæ affectu maculari nequit neque etiam (per propositionem 18 hujus et definitionem zelotypiæ, quam vide in scholio propositionis 35 partis III) zelotypiæ affectu sed contra (per propositionem 31 partis III) eo magis foveri debet quo plures homines eodem gaudere imaginamur. Q.E.D.
English (Elwes 1883)
This love towards God is the highest good which we can seek for under the guidance of reason (IV. xxviii.), it is common to all men (IV. xxxvi.), and we desire that all should rejoice therein (IV. xxxvii.); therefore (Def. of the Emotions, xxiii.), it cannot be stained by the emotion envy, nor by the emotion of jealousy (V. xviii. see definition of Jealousy, III. xxxv. note); but, contrariwise, it must needs be the more fostered, in proportion as we conceive a greater number of men to rejoice therein. Q.E.D.
Modern English
This love toward God is the highest good we can seek under the guidance of reason (E4P28), it is common to all people (E4P36), and we desire that all should share in it (E4P37); therefore (E3DA23) it cannot be tainted by envy, nor by jealousy (E5P18), but must on the contrary be fostered the more as we imagine more people sharing in it (E3P31). Q.E.D.