Chapter

1    1|  desires itself to earn or~merit it superabundantly, just
2    1|    foolish so as to~fairly merit wrath, as now we see daily
3    2|  and goodness,~without our merit, as a benevolent Father,
4    2|  us, without our works and merit, and made us~acceptable
5    2|   all who seek and wish to merit holiness [sanctification],
6    3|  make satisfaction,~or can merit anything by my works, but
7    4|    of that which we do and~merit ourselves. But the Scriptures
8    4| opinion that we obtain and merit~salvation by them. For it