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  1 Pre|     Scriptures and the pure Word of God has been up to this time
  2 Pre|          strife, the dissension, by God's help, may be done away
  3 Pre|           according to the truth of God; and this it is what, with
  4 Pre|      fervent prayers, we entreat of God.~However, as regards the
  5 Pre|           as could be effected with God and a good conscience, --
  6 1  |                      Article I - Of God~Our Churches, with common
  7 1  |        which is called and which is God: eternal, without body,
  8 2  |             is, without the fear of God, without trust in God, and
  9 2  |            of God, without trust in God, and with concupiscence;
 10 2  |             can be justified before God by his own strength and
 11 3  |         Article III - Of the Son of God ~~~~~~~Also they teach that
 12 3  |           Word, that is, the Son of God, did assume the human nature
 13 3  |            Person, one Christ, true God and true man, who was born
 14 4  |          cannot be justified before God by their own strength, merits,
 15 4  |            for our sins. This faith God imputes for righteousness
 16 5  |           where and when it pleases God, in them that hear the Gospel,
 17 5  |            the Gospel, to wit, that God, not for our own merits,
 18 6  |             good works commanded by God, because of God's will,
 19 6  |        commanded by God, because of God's will, but that we should
 20 6  |          merit justification before God. For remission of sins and
 21 6  |             says: It is ordained of God that he who believes in
 22 7  |             faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of all, etc.
 23 9  |             is offered the grace of God, and that children are to
 24 9  |      baptized who, being offered to God through Baptism are received
 25 9  |           Baptism are received into God's grace.~They condemn the
 26 13 |          testimonies of the will of God toward us, instituted to
 27 15 |            instituted to propitiate God, to merit grace, and to
 28 16 |        ordinances are good works of God, and that it is right for
 29 16 |           perfection in the fear of God and in faith, but in forsaking
 30 16 |          preserved as ordinances of God, and that charity be practiced
 31 16 |             then they ought to obey God rather than men. Acts 5,
 32 18 |           work the righteousness of God, that is, spiritual righteousness;
 33 18 |             things of the Spirit of God, 1 Cor. 2,14; but this righteousness
 34 18 |            thereby capable, without God, either to begin, or, at
 35 18 |             in things pertaining to God, but only in works of this
 36 18 |     dependence on the providence of God; yea, of Him and through
 37 18 |          alone, we are able to love God above all things; also to
 38 18 |           to do the commandments of God as touching "the substance
 39 18 |        motions, such as the fear of God, trust in God, chastity,
 40 18 |           the fear of God, trust in God, chastity, patience, etc. ~
 41 19 |           they teach that, although God does create and preserve
 42 19 |              which will, unaided of God, turns itself from God,
 43 19 |           of God, turns itself from God, as Christ says John 8,
 44 20 |        every calling be pleasing to God. Concerning these things
 45 20 |          our works cannot reconcile God or merit forgiveness of
 46 20 |          Christ, and seeks a way to God without Christ, by human
 47 20 |       yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, etc.~And
 48 20 |          superseded by the mercy of God, if justification, which
 49 20 |         sake they have a reconciled God. As Paul teaches Rom. 5,
 50 20 |           faith, we have peace with God. This whole doctrine is
 51 20 |         through Christ, truly knows God; he knows also that God
 52 20 |             God; he knows also that God cares for him, and calls
 53 20 |             for him, and calls upon God; in a word, he is not without
 54 20 |             word, he is not without God, as the heathen. For devils
 55 20 |           of sins. Hence, they hate God as an enemy, call not upon
 56 20 |           because it is the will of God. It is only by faith that
 57 20 |             works which are good in God's sight. Besides, they are
 58 20 |         faith it does not call upon God, nor expect anything from
 59 20 |            nor expect anything from God, nor bear the cross, but
 60 20 |            is no faith and trust in God all manner of lusts and
 61 22 |         against the commandments of God is not to be allowed, as
 62 23 |             lead a single life; for God created man for procreation,
 63 23 |           singular gift and work of God, to alter this creation. [
 64 23 |        commandment and ordinance of God. For these reasons the priests
 65 23 |    depriving men of marriage (which God Himself has instituted and
 66 23 |          into Germany.~Furthermore, God ordained marriage to be
 67 23 |            while the commandment of God is in force, while the custom
 68 23 |            the marriage of priests. God has given commandment to
 69 23 |            annul the commandment of God, so neither can it be done
 70 24 |           they may learn to believe God, and to expect and ask of
 71 24 |    Sacrament.] This worship pleases God; such use of the Sacrament
 72 24 |      nourishes true devotion toward God. It does not, therefore,
 73 24 |           world began, nothing that God ever ordained seems to have
 74 24 |           men wished to obtain from God all that they needed, and
 75 24 |             we are justified before God through faith in Christ,
 76 25 |   absolution, as being the voice of God, and pronounced by God's
 77 25 |           of God, and pronounced by God's command. The power of
 78 25 |             consciences, also, that God requires faith to believe
 79 25 |            Disclose thy self before God." Therefore confess your
 80 25 |            confess your sins before God, the true Judge, with prayer.
 81 26 |        obscured the commandments of God, because traditions were
 82 26 |           above the commandments of God. Christianity was thought
 83 26 |       Meanwhile the commandments of God, according to each one's
 84 26 |             were more acceptable to God.~Thirdly, traditions brought
 85 26 |              14, 17: The kingdom of God is not meat and drink. Col.
 86 26 |           Acts 15, 10: Why tempt ye God to put a yoke upon the neck
 87 26 |             without such service of God.~Here our adversaries object
 88 26 |   observances do not justify before God, and that in such things
 89 27 |            and justification before God. Yea, they added that the
 90 27 |        merited righteousness before God but even greater things,
 91 27 |          calling in accordance with God's commands, without any
 92 27 |           kinds of life ordained of God. These things we have rehearsed
 93 27 |        ordinance and commandment of God. But the commandment of
 94 27 |              But the commandment of God is 1 Cor. 7, 2: To avoid
 95 27 |           creation and ordinance of God, which forces those to marry
 96 27 |      excepted by a singular work of God, according to the text Gen.
 97 27 |        commandment and ordinance of God.~What objection can be raised
 98 27 |           annuls the commandment of God. The Canons teach that the
 99 27 |         against the commandments of God.~Now, if the obligation
100 27 |            although it appears that God's command concerning marriage
101 27 |          void. For every service of God, ordained and chosen of
102 27 |          without the commandment of God to merit justification and
103 27 |           that they are received by God into grace for Christ's
104 27 |          against the commandment of God, is not valid; for (as the
105 27 |          without the commandment of God, and to teach that such
106 27 |        Furthermore, the precepts of God and the true service of
107 27 |             and the true service of God are obscured when men hear
108 27 |     Christian perfection is to fear God from the heart, and yet
109 27 |             Christ's sake we have a God who has been reconciled,
110 27 |          been reconciled, to ask of God, and assuredly to expect
111 27 |             and the true service of God. It does not consist in
112 27 |           would be more pleasing to God. Neither did they see that
113 27 |           Neither did they see that God ought to be served in those
114 27 |           for it the commandment of God. It is necessary to admonish
115 28 |            both of them, because of God's commandment, are to be
116 28 |           as the chief blessings of God on earth.~But this is their
117 28 |             power or commandment of God, to preach the Gospel, to
118 28 |          The Gospel is the power of God unto salvation to every
119 28 |          carnal, but mighty through God to the casting down of imaginations.~
120 28 |           as gifts and blessings of God.~If bishops have any power
121 28 | congregations have a commandment of God prohibiting obedience, Matt.
122 28 |             Canonical Scriptures of God.~If they have any other
123 28 |          contrary to the command of God when they find matters of
124 28 |            the arrangement of which God had committed to the Apostles
125 28 |             are works which appease God that sin in a reserved case
126 28 |          like rites in the house of God? To this we answer that
127 28 |           which commands us to obey God rather than men.~Peter,
128 28 |          they shall give account to God for furnishing, by their
129 29 |           Confession, we are ready, God willing, to present ampler