Thesis IX. So the works believers do by God's grace are truly good and just; they are not sins and must not be called sins.
Who would dare to count as sins Abraham's obedience in offering up his son, Joseph's self-restraint, Elijah's zeal and fervour, or Paul's steadfastness and eagerness in carrying out the task Christ gave him amid so many hardships and dangers? Who would count as sins the other outstanding deeds of holy men that the Holy Spirit praises in Scripture and holds up as an example to others?
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IX. Igitur opera quae per Dei gratiam a fidelibus fiunt, cum vere bona & justa sint, nec revera sunt, nec sunt appellanda peccata. Quis ausit inter peccata numerare Abrahami in filio offerendo obsequium, Josephi continentiam, Eliae zelum & fervorem, & Pauli constantiam atque alacritatem in exequendo munere a Christo demandato, inter tot adversa atque pericula; aliaque virorum sanctorum egregia facta, quae Spiritus sanctus in scriptura laudat, & in exemplum aliis proponit?