The Sum of Christian Religion

5 Object. That which is required in those who are to be justified, without the same faith doth not justify. Good works are required in those who are to be justified. Therefore without good works faith doth not justify. Auns. The particle without is ambiguously & doubtfully taken: for in the Major it is taken thus; Faith without it, that is, being without it, doth not justify: So that the same fallacy is in this objection which was in the former. The Minor also of this objection is more at large to be explained. In them who are to be justified moe things are required, but not after the same manner. Faith is required in them who are to be justified, as an instrument apprehending another's justice. Good works are required in them, not as a cause of justification, but as effects of faith: and as it were a testimony of their faith and thankfulness. For faith is not without her fruit. Now to apply the merit of Christ is the proper act of faith, but other good works are not so, though they also proceed from faith: Wherefore also the apprehension of Christs merit is after another manner required in them that are to be justified, than are other good works. For ⟨p. 687⟩faith with this her proper act (without which faith cannot be considered) is required as a necessary instrument, whereby we apply Christs merit unto us. But good works are not required, that by them we may apprehend Christs merit, and much less that for them we should be justified: but that by them we may show our faith, which without good works is dead, and is not known but by them. Whatsoever is necessarily coherent with the cause, that is not therefore necessarily required to the proper effect of that cause: but good works, although they are necessarily coherent and joined with faith, yet are they not necessary for the apprehension of Christs merit, that we should over and besides faith, by them also apply the same unto us.

5 Obiect. That which is required in those who are to be iustified, without the same faith doth not iustifie. Good works are required in those who are to be iustified. Therefore without good workes faith doth not iustifie. Auns. The particle without is ambiguously & doubtfully taken: for in the Maior it is taken thus; Faith without it, that is, being without it, doth not iustifie: So that the same fallacie is in this obiection which was in the former. The Minor also of this obiection is more at large to be explaned. In them who are to be iustified moe things are required, but not after the same maner. Faith is required in them who are to be iustified, as an instrumēt apprehending anothers iustice. Good works are required in them, not as a cause of iustification, but as effectes of faith: and as it were a testimony of their faith and thankefulnes. For faith is not without her fruit. Now to applie the merit of Christ is the proper act of faith, but other good workes are not so, though they also proceede from faith: Wherefore also the apprehension of Christs merite is after another manner required in them that are to bee iustified, than are other good woorkes. For