and III.

iii.); it is itself, indeed, an activity whereby the mind regards itself accompanied by the idea of God as cause (V.xxxii.and Coroll.); that is (I.xxv.Coroll.

and II.xi.

Coroll.), an activity whereby God, in so far as he can be explained through the human mind, regards himself accompanied by the idea of himself; therefore (by the last Prop.), this love of the mind is part of the infinite love wherewith God loves himself.

Q.E.D.
Corollary .-- Hence it follows that God, in so far as he loves himself, loves man, and, consequently, that the love of God towards men, and the intellectual love of the mind towards God are identical.
Note .-- From what has been said we clearly understand, wherein our salvation, or blessedness, or freedom, consists: namely, in the constant and eternal love towards God, or in God's love towards men.