ANNOTATIONS CHAP. XIII.
1. Not Charitie.]* 1.1 Vvithout Charitie, both tovvard euery particular person, and specially tovvard the common body of the Church, none of al the giftes and graces of God he profitable.
1. Deliuer my body.] Beleeue (saith S. Augustine) assuredly and hold for certaine, that no Heretike and Schismatike that vniteth not him self to the Catholike Church againe,* 1.2 hovv great almes so euer he giue, yea or shede his bloud for Christes name, can possibly be saued. For, many Heretikes by the cloke of Christes cause, deceiuing the simple, suffer much. But vvhere true faith is not, there is no iustice, because the iust liueth by faith. So it is also of Schismatikes, because vvhere charitie is not, iustice can there be none: vvhich if they had, they vvould neuer plucke in peetes the body of Christ vvhich is the Church. Aug. seu Pulg. de sid. ad Pet. c. 39. So saith S. Augustine in diuers places, not onely of Heretikes that died directly for defense of their heresie, as the Anabaptistes and Caluinists novv a daies do (for that is more damnable:) but of some Heretikes and Schismatikes that may die among the Heathen or Turkes for defense of truth or some Article of Christes religion. Aug. de verb. D••. ser. 50▪ c. 2. & in Ps. 34 conc. 2 prope finem. Cypr. de vnit. Ec. nu. ••.
13. These three.]* 1.3 These are the three vertues Theological, eche one by nature and defi∣nition distinct from an other▪ and faith is by nature the first, and may be and often is before, and vvithout Charitie: and truely remaineth in diuers after they haue by deadly sinne lost Charitie. Bevvare therfore of the Heretikes opinion, which is that by euery mortal sinne faith is lost no lesse then charitie.