Theological Theses · §1031

Rome's 'justified by works too': moral conditions + infused virtues God will crown

Rome's 'works justify' = repentant moral conditions before grace, plus infused virtues God will crown.

Reformed already concede both; so far the fight looks verbal.

Latin

LVI. Quum vero Scholae Romanae Theologi affirmant nos, non fide sola, sed operibus quoque justificari, sententia eorum est, non solum credendi actum, praecise consideratum, sed multos alios, quales sunt timor judicii divini, dolor de peccato, ejus detestatio, propositum novae vitae, spes misericordiae a Deo obtinendae, & inde oriens Dei amor & dilectio, & si qui sunt istiusmodi, esse morales dispositiones, id est, conditiones quae, ex ordine a Deo constituto, in nobis praecedere debent remissionem peccatorum, & renovationem internam per Spiritum Sanctum; & sine quibus Deus non solet gratiam istam nobis largiri. Deinde cum fide virtutes caeteras, constituere veri nominis justitiam, a qua fideles in Scriptura sancti justique nuncupantur: & quam etiam Deus judicio suo comprobabit, quum illam in ultimo die vita aeterna remunerabitur: quorum utrumque patet ex ante dictis a Theologis Reformatis concedi. Adeo ut hactenus hic de vocibus tantum, non de reipsa contendi videatur.

About this text

Louis Le Blanc de Beaulieu, Sedan Theses, newly rendered from Latin: from theology proper through the Roman theses I–77 and the Reformed theses of Part Two. The theses only — not the collected works.

English follows locked Pitt Latin through Imaginum CLOSED + Sanctorum Cultu Romana CLOSED + Pars Secunda Reformata I-XL. 1675 PDF ~384-390 (book ~370-376); Vision OCR + pdftotext + tess. No modern English. This slice densifies Sanctorum Pars Secunda I-XL. Next: Pars Secunda XLI–fin (~CI). Claim stays claimed (book densify not done).

Catalogue & scope

ESTC R17887; Wing L802. IA bub_gb_eOkHAW4G0-wC (+ EEBO 1675 for gap leaves). Densify through Sanctorum Cultu Romana I-LXXVII + Pars Secunda Reformata I-XL (Pars Secunda not closed; not whole folio).

Witnesses

This is an AI-assisted study translation. Source fidelity and completeness have not been independently certified. Open Latin on each section (or the Latin source witness link) for the source text. This is not a complete critical edition.