Untitled - Rore Sanctifica

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Introductory Essay.
where that justice is not to be sought from our
observances and worships, which are devised by
men, but that it comes through faith to those
who believe that
they are received into grace by
"
GOD for CHRIST S sake."* Christian perfec
tion is seriously to fear GOD, and again to
conceive great faith, and to trust for CHRIST S
sake, that we have GOD appeased."! Faith
is hardly mentioned without this
though
sometimes less
the individual. "This
expressly
limitation,
limited to
special faith," says
the Apology,
"
whereby each believes that sins
are forgiven to himself for CHRIST S sake,
and that GOD, for CHRIST S sake, is appeased
and propitious, obtains remission of sins and
besides that faith that GOD
justifies us."! "We,
is, require that each should believe that sins
are forgiven to
himself. We contend as to this
special faith, &c.,"
"This (that we receive re
mission of sins, &c.), comes to be, when we believe
that sins are remitted to us for CHRIST S sake." ||
"
Obscured was the doctrine of grace and the
righteousness of faith which is a chief part of
the Gospel, that the merit of CHRIST be well
* Conf. Aug., c. vi. de votis Monach. p. 31. + Ib. p. 32.
} De Justif. p. 58, ed. Tittm.
Apol. Conf., Art. 12 de Pcenit. ;
p. 134.
Ib. || p. 135. "We will add some few proofs, from
which it may be understood that remission of sins comes
not from opus operatum on account of contrition, but by
that special faith whereby each believes that sins are
remitted to himself" Ib. p. 134.