ARTICLE XII.

The Phraseology of this Article.'

This Article does not occur among those of 1552. It was added in 1562.

When the Latin and English are compared with each

1 Compare with this Article the decisions of the Council of Trent, Sess. vI.

Six PROPOSITIONS.

I. Good works are the fruits of faith.

II. Good works follow after justification.

III. Good works cannot put away our sins.

IV. Good works cannot endure the severity of GoD's judgment. V. Good works are pleasing and acceptable to GOD in CHRIST. VI. Good works do spring out necessarily of a true and lively faith, insomuch that by them a lively faith may be as evidently known as a tree discerned by the fruit.

PROP. I. Good works are the fruits of faith.

1. Divine Testimony.

A. Old Testament.

Hos. xiv. 8, "Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found."-See also Zech. xii. 10.

John xiii. 35; xv. 2.

B. New Testament. Rom. vi. 22, "But now being made
free from sin, and become servants to GOD, ye have your
fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life."-See
also Matt. iii. 12; vii. 16, 23; xv. 13. Luke vi. 36, 44;
vii. 38, 42, 43.
viii. 39; xv. 9;
xiv. 17; xv. 13.
Ephes. i. 1; vi. 16.
i. 3. 1 Tim. i. 5, 19.
vii. 18, 19; x. 22-24;
ii. 17, 18, 20, 21, 26.
1 John ii. 36; iii. 3;

2. Human Testimony.

Acts ii. 41, 42; xx. 21. Rom. viii. 25; xii. 10-14; 2 Cor. iv. 13. Gal. v. 6, 22, 23. 1 Thess. i. 3; iii. 6; iv. 9. 2 Thess. Tit. iii. 8. Philemon 5, 6. Heb. xi. 8, 17, 24-26, 32-39. James 1 Pet. ii. 7; v. 9. 2 Pet. i. 5, 6. v. 4, 5.

A. Fathers. Clement of Rome, Epist. to the Corinthians, c. x., "Abraham, who was called the friend (of GOD,) was found faithful, inasmuch as he obeyed the commands of God."See also idem, c. ix. Ignat. Epist. to the Ephes. cc. ix. xiv.; Epist. ad Trall. c. xi. Clem. Alex. Strom. c. ii. p. 445, "Faith is the foundation of love, bringing forth welldoing." Polycarp, Epist. ad Phil. c. 1. Origen in Rom. i. iv. vol. IV. p. 523. August. Præf. in Ps. cxxxix. init. vol. IV. Chrysost. περὶ πίστεως καὶ εἰς τὸν περὶ φύσεως νόμον, vol. vi. p. 838.

xx. (1540). Westminster, c. xvi. § 2.

PROP. II. Good works follow after justification.

1. Divine Testimony.

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A. Old Testament. Isa. xxvi. 12, LORD, Thou wilt ordain peace for us for Thou also hast wrought all our works in us." See also Isa. lvii. 15.

B. New Testament. Heb. xi. 2,

Jer. v. 1.

"For by it (faith) the elders obtained a good report."-See also Matt. v. 20. Rom. viii. 12; xiii. 10. 2 Cor. ix. 8. Ephes. Phil. i. 11. Col. iii. 12. 2 Thess. ii. 17. vi. 18. Tit. ii. 5; iii. 8, 14. Heb. x. 34.

vi. 6; vii. 4;

ii. 10; iv. 1.

1 Tim. i. 5;
James iii. 17.

2. Human Testimony.

A. Fathers. Clement of Rome, cc. xxxiii. xxxiv., “We are not justified but by that faith by which Almighty GOD justified all men from the beginning, to Whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. What, therefore, shall we do, brethren? Shall we cease from doing good, and desert charity? By no means may the LORD permit this to be done by us, but let us hasten with vehement earnestness and forwardness of mind to perfect every good work.”See also Just. Mart. 1 Apol. c. xvi. p. 172, E. (Otto). August. de Divers. Quæst. ad Simpl. lib. 1. quæst. 28. De Fide et Operibus, c. iv.

B. Confessions. Augsburg, Art. iv. 2 Helvetic, c. xvi.

Gallican, Art. xxii. Saxon, Art. vi.
Belgic, Art. xxiv. Sueveland, c. iv.

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PROP. III. Good works cannot put away our sins.

1. Divine Testimony.

A. Old Testament.

Scotland, Art. xiii. Westminster, c. xvi.

and see; and behold the clouds, which are higher than thou. If thou sinnest, what doest thou against Him?

1 Comp. Rhemes on Rom. viii. 18.

or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto Him? If thou be righteous, what givest thou Him? or what receiveth He of thine hand?"-See also Job iv. 17-21; xv. 14, 15. Ps. cxxx. 3; cxliii. 2. Micah vi. 6, 7.

B. New Testament. 1 John i. 7, "But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of JESUS CHRIST His Son cleanseth us from all sin."-See also 1 Cor. iv. 7, 10. Titus iii. 5. 1 John ii. 10; iv. 7.

2. Human Testimony.

Confessions. Basil, Art. viii.

Gallican, Art. xxii. Belgic,

Art. xxiv. Wirtemburg, c. vii. Westminster, c. xvi. § 5.

PROP. IV. Good works cannot endure the severity of God's judgment.

1. Divine Testimony.

A. Old Testament. Ps. cxxx. 3, "If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O LORD, who shall stand?"-See also Ps. cxliii. 2. Isa. xxxviii. 13; lxiv. 6. Dan. ix. 18.

B. New Testament. Phil. iii. 7, 8, "But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for CHRIST. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of CHRIST JESUS my LORD: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win CHRIST."-See also Luke xvii. 10. Rom. iii. 20; iv. 15; vii. 14.

2. Human Testimony.

A. Fathers. August. Confess. lib. IX. c. xiii., "Woe to the
life of man, be it never so commendable, if thou examine
it, setting mercy aside."-See also August. in Manual.
c. xxii. Super. Ezek. lib. 1. Hom. vii. in fine.

B. Confessions. 2 Helvetic, cc. xii. xvi. Saxon, Art. iii.
Wirtemburg, cc. v. xiv. Augsburg, Art. vi. xx. West-

minster, c. xvi. §5.

PROP. V. Good works are pleasing and acceptable to GOD in CHRIST.

1. Divine Testimony.

A. Old Testament. 1 Chron. xxix. 17, "I know also, my
GOD, that Thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in

uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart
I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I
seen with joy Thy people, which are present here to offer
willingly unto thee."-See also Gen. iv. 7. Prov. xi. 20.
Jer. xxxi. 16.

B. New Testament. 1 Tim. ii. 1-3, "I exhort therefore, that,
first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving
of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all
that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and
peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is
good and acceptable in the sight of GOD our SAVIOUR.”-
See also Matt. v. 12, 16, 22, 28; vii. 21; x. 32, 42;
xi. 29; xxv. 34–40. Mark x. 29, 30. Luke i. 75;
xiv. 13, 14. John xv. 12. Acts x. 2, 35; xxiv. 16.
Rom. ii. 10; vi. 4, 22; viii. 1, 29; xii. 1; xiv. 17, 18.
1 Cor. vi. 20; xv. 58. 2 Cor. i. 12; viii. 21; ix. 7.
Gal. v. 6; vi. 9. Ephes. i. 4, 6; ii. 10; v. 2, 8, 9, 20.
Phil. i. 11; ii. 4; iv.
1 Thess. ii. 4; iv. 7.

8.

Col. i. 9, 10; iii. 17, 24.

1 Tim. iv. 8. 2 Tim. ii. 19.

Titus ii. 11, 14; iii. 8. Heb. x. 24; xiii. 15, 16, 20, 21. James ii. 14, 26. 1 Pet. i. 15; ii. 5, 20, 21, 24. 2 Pet. i. 5, 11. 1 John ii. 6; iii. 3, 22.

2. Human Testimony.

A. Fathers. Clement of Rome, Epist. ad Cor. c. vii.,
"Let us consider what is good, and acceptable, and well
pleasing in the sight of Him Who made us." Just. Mart.
Dial. c. Tryph., "They that do such things as are univer-
sally, naturally, and eternally good, are well pleasing unto
GOD."-See also Clem. Rom. Epist. ad Cor. c. xxxiii.
Iren. adv. Hæres. lib. III. c. iv. 2. Theophil. Ant. ad
Autol. lib. II. fin. Hilar. enar. in Ps. cxxxiii. 5.

B. Confessions. Augsburg, Art. vi. 2 Helvetic, c. xvi.
Basil, Art. viii. Bohemian, c. vii. Belgic, Art. xxiv.
Gallican, Art. vii. Saxon, Arts. iii. v. vi. viii. Wirtem-
burg, c. vii. Sueveland, c. iv. Westminster, c. xvi. § 6.

PROP. VI. Good works do spring out necessarily of a true and lively faith; insomuch that by them a lively faith may be as evidently known as a tree discerned by the fruit.