[161]Bougaud：Hist。delaBienheureuseMargueriteMarie，1894，p。125。
LetmepassnexttotheCharityandBrotherlyLovewhichareausualfruitofsaintliness，andhavealwaysbeenreckonedessentialtheologicalvirtues，howeverlimitedmayhavebeenthekindsofservicewhichtheparticulartheologyenjoined。
BrotherlylovewouldfollowlogicallyfromtheassuranceofGod’sfriendlypresence，thenotionofourbrotherhoodasmenbeinganimmediateinferencefromthatofGod’sfatherhoodofusall。
WhenChristutterstheprecepts：“Loveyourenemies，blessthemthatcurseyou，dogoodtothemthathateyou，andprayforthemwhichdespitefullyuseyou，andpersecuteyou。”hegivesforareason：“ThatyemaybethechildrenofyourFatherwhichisinheaven：forhemakethhissuntoriseontheevilandonthegood，andsendethrainonthejustandontheunjust。”Onemightthereforebetemptedtoexplainboththehumilityastoone’sselfandthecharitytowardsotherswhichcharacterizespiritualexcitement，asresultsoftheall-levelingcharacteroftheisticbelief。Buttheseaffectionsarecertainlynotmerederivativesoftheism。WefindtheminStoicism，inHinduism，andinBuddhisminthehighestpossibledegree。TheyHARMONIZE
withpaternaltheismbeautifully；buttheyharmonizewithallreflectionwhateveruponthedependenceofmankindongeneralcauses；andwemust，Ithink，considerthemnotsubordinatebutcoordinatepartsofthatgreatcomplexexcitementinthestudyofwhichweareengaged。Religiousrapture，moralenthusiasm，ontologicalwonder，cosmicemotion，areallunifyingstatesofmind，inwhichthesandandgritoftheselfhoodinclinetodisappear，andtendernesstorule。Thebestthingistodescribetheconditionintegrallyasacharacteristicaffectiontowhichournatureisliable，aregioninwhichwefindourselvesathome，aseainwhichweswim；butnottopretendtoexplainitspartsbyderivingthemtoocleverlyfromoneanother。Likeloveorfear，thefaith-stateisanaturalpsychiccomplex，andcarriescharitywithitbyorganicconsequence。Jubilationisanexpansiveaffection，andallexpansiveaffectionsareself-forgetfulandkindlysolongastheyendure。