He who resolves to love God, and to love his neighbour as himself, not according to man but according to God, is on account of this love said to be of a good will; and this is in Scripture more commonly called charity, but it is also, even in the same books, called love. For the apostle says that the man to be elected as a ruler of the people must be a lover of good.[25] And when the Lord Himself had asked Peter, "Hast thou a regard for me (_diligis_) more than these?" Peter replied, "Lord, Thou knowest that I love (_amo_) Thee." And again a second time the Lord asked not whether Peter loved (_amaret_) Him, but whether he had a regard (_diligeret_) for Him, and he again answered, "Lord, Thou knowest that I love (_amo_) Thee." But on the third interrogation the Lord Himself no longer says, "Hast thou a regard (_diligis_) for me," but "Lovest thou (_amas_) me?" And then the evangelist adds, "Peter was grieved because He said unto him the third time, Lovest thou (_amas_) me?" though the Lord had not said three times but only once, "Lovest thou (_amas_) me?" and twice "_Diligis me?_" from which we gather that, even when the Lord said "_diligis_," He used an equivalent for "_amas_." Peter, too, throughout used one word for the one thing, and the third time also replied, "Lord, Thou knowest all things, Thou knowest that I love (_amo_) Thee."[26] I have judged it right to mention this, because some are of opinion that charity or regard (_dilectio_) is one thing, love (_amor_) another. They say that _dilectio_ is used of a good affection, _amor_ of an evil love. But it is very certain that even secular literature knows no such distinction. However, it is for the philosophers to determine whether and how they differ, though their own writings sufficiently testify that they make great account of love (_amor_) placed on good objects, and even on God Himself. But we wished to show that the Scriptures of our religion, whose authority we prefer to all writings whatsoever, make no distinction between _amor_, _dilectio_, and _caritas_; and we have already shown that _amor_ is used in a good connection. And if any one fancy that _amor_ is no doubt used both of good and bad loves, but that _dilectio_ is reserved for the good only, let him remember what the psalm says, "He that loveth (_diligit_) iniquity hateth his own soul;"[27] and the words of the Apostle John, "If any man love (_diligere_) the world, the love (_dilectio_) of the Father is not in him."[28] Here you have in one passage _dilectio_ used both in a good and a bad sense. And if any one demands an instance of _amor_ being used in a bad sense (for we have already shown its use in a good sense), let him read the words, "For men shall be lovers (_amantes_) of their own selves, lovers (_amatores_) of money."[29]