It is a frightful principle to say that we cannot distinguish between the children of God and the people of the world-besides it is not true‒a frightful principle, for it is said, " By this shall all know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another now, if I cannot discern them, I cannot love them, and the testimony which God would have is lost. In the next place, it is not true practically, for we enjoy brotherly fellowship, and every faithful Christian makes a difference between a child of God and one who is not. There are some that we do not discern and that God knows: this is not denied. But in this respect the passages which I have quoted from 2 Timothy guide us. What would become of family affection if a father were to say to his children, You cannot tell who are your brothers and who are not; you must associate with everybody without any distinction whatever? 16