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To: fortheDeclaration
What it does show is that (along with the Longer Catechism) that truth was being taught in both the East and West.

Clearly. Here's his excellent...

THE CONFESSION OF CYRIL LUCARIS
(Eastern Orthodox, 1629)

CHAPTER 13

We believe that man is justified by faith and not by works. But when we say by faith, we understand the correlative or object of faith, which is the righteousness of Christ, which, as if by hand, faith apprehends and applies unto us for our salvation. This we say without any prejudice to good works, for truth itself teaches us that works must not be neglected, that they are necessary means to testify to our faith and confirm our calling. But that works are sufficient for our salvation, that they can enable one to appear before the tribunal of Christ and that of their own merit they can confer salvation, human frailty witnesses to be false; but the righteousness of Christ being applied to the penitent, alone justifies and saves the faithful.

No wonder he was considered such a danger to the powers that were.

11,395 posted on 03/17/2007 12:10:51 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: Dr. Eckleburg
No wonder he was considered such a danger to the powers that were.

Yes, I am sure Satan (and the Jesuits) saw him as a threat.

People would actually be saved if they believed what he wrote, instead of remaining mired in dead, useless works.

11,428 posted on 03/19/2007 4:41:30 AM PDT by fortheDeclaration (For what saith the scripture? (Rom.4:3))
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To: Dr. Eckleburg; fortheDeclaration
that works [...] of their own merit [...] can confer salvation, human frailty witnesses to be false [Cyril Lucaris]

Never heard of this author before, but that quote in itself is perfectly Catholic. To be Catholic one must acknowledge that works of free will, under grace, contribute to faith and hence to salvation; there are many ways to express it.

11,439 posted on 03/19/2007 10:33:56 AM PDT by annalex
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