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4-volume set. These books have been the basis for dialogue on all aspects of Christian theology, ministry, and church life between Catholics and Lutherans for centuries. This is the first English translation of Chemnitz’s work, which became the standard Lutheran answer to the claims of Rome as set forth at Trent.

Scripture must be understood. We have already learned from Andrada for what reasons and on what basis this decree was framed in this way. 6 It remains now that we examine it. Let us bring to this examination (as Augustine teaches) “no rigged balances, where we can weigh out what we please and as we please, saying according to our own will: ‘This is heavy; that is light.’ Rather let us bring forward the divine balance from the Holy Scripture, from the treasuries of the Lord, and on it let us weigh
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