However, he thought we should love God more than ourselves and our neighbours, and more than our bodily life—since the ultimate purpose of loving our neighbour is to share in eternal beatitude: a more desirable thing than bodily well-being.
haʊˈɛvɚ, hiː θˈɔːt wiː ʃˌʊd lˈʌv ɡˈɑːd mˈoːɹ ðɐn aʊɚsˈɛlvz ænd ˌaʊɚ nˈeɪbɚz, ænd mˈoːɹ ðɐn ˌaʊɚ bˈɑːdili lˈaɪf—sˈɪns ðɪ ˈʌltᵻmət pˈɜːpəs ʌv lˈʌvɪŋ ˌaʊɚ nˈeɪbɚɹ ɪz tə ʃˈɛɹ ɪn ɪtˈɜːnəl biːˈæɾɪtˌuːd: ɐ mˈoːɹ dɪzˈaɪɚɹəbəl θˈɪŋ ðɐn bˈɑːdili wˈɛlbˈiːɪŋ.