a treatise on good works-第29章

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in　Him　forever；　as　He　says；　John　xiv：　〃I　am　the　Way；　the　Truth

and　the　Life；〃　　the　Way；　in　which　we　follow　Him；　the　Truth；

that　we　believe　in　Him；　the　Life；　that　we　live　in　Him　forever。　



From　all　this　it　is　now　manifest　that　all　other　works；　which　are

not　commanded；　are　perilous　and　easily　known：　such　as　building

churches；　beautifying　them；　making　pilgrimages；　and　all　that　is

written　at　so　great　length　in　the　Canon　Law　and　has　misled　and

burdened　the　world　and　ruined　it；　made　uneasy　consciences；

silenced　and　weakened　faith；　and　has　not　said　how　a　man；　although

he　neglect　all　else；　has　enough　to　do　with　all　his　powers　to　keep

the　Commandments　of　God；　and　can　never　do　all　the　good　works

which　he　is　commanded　to　do；　why　then　does　he　seek　others；　which

are　neither　necessary　nor　commanded；　and　neglect　those　that　are

necessary　and　commanded？　



The　last　two　Commandments；　which　forbid　evil　desires　of　the　body

for　pleasure　and　for　temporal　goods；　are　clear　in　themselves；

these　evil　desires　do　no　harm　to　our　neighbor；　and　yet　they

continue　unto　the　grave；　and　the　strife　in　us　against　them

endures　unto　death；　therefore　these　two　Commandments　are　drawn

together　by　St。　Paul　into　one；　Romans　vii；　and　are　set　as　a　goal

unto　which　we　do　not　attain；　and　only　in　our　thoughts　reach　after

until　death。　For　no　one　has　ever　been　so　holy　that　he　felt　in

himself　no　evil　inclination；　especially　when　occasion　and

temptation　were　offered。　For　original　sin　is　born　in　us　by

nature；　and　may　be　checked；　but　not　entirely　uprooted；　except

through　the　death　of　the　body；　which　for　this　reason　is

profitable　and　a　thing　to　be　desired。　To　this　may　God　help　us。

Amen。







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