“The same bond which unites believers to Christ binds them to each other. The love which is exercised towards the Head extends to the members. The union itself necessarily involves a union of affection. Those who love Christ love those who are like Him and those who are beloved by Him.”

—  Gardiner Spring

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 110.

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American clergyman 1785–1873

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