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If thou neglectest thy love to thy neighbor, in vain thou professest thy love to God; for by thy love to God the love to thy neighbor is begotten, and by the love to thy neighbor, thy love to God is nourished.
If thou neglectest thy love to thy neighbor, in vain thou professest thy love to God; for by thy love to God the love to thy neighbor is begotten, and by the love to thy neighbor, thy love to God is nourished.
Approximate author period: c. 1618 AD · renaissance
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- Francis Quarles
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- Approximate author period: c. 1618 AD · renaissance
author lifetime midpoint (1592–1644)
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- Many Thoughts of Many Minds (1896) (1896 AD)
Love · anthology attribution: Quarles
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