23. Ibid, page 122. 24. Milner's Ch. Hist., vol. IV; page 514. 25. Men desire to do good works before their sins are forgiven, whilst it is necessary for sin to be forgiven before men can perform good works. It is not the works that expel sin; but the sin being expelled good works follow. For good works must be performed with a joyful heart, with a good conscience towards God, that is, with remission of sins.--D'Aubigne's Hist. Ref., vol. 1, page 117. "The works of the righteous themselves would be mortal sins, unless being filled with holy reverence for the Lord, they feared that their works might in truth be mortal sins."--Ibid, page 119. 26. Milner's Ch. Hist., vol. IV., page 379. 27. D'Aubigne's Hist. Ref., vol. III, page 340. 28. Ibid. 29. Mosheim's Eccl. Hist. (Murdock,) vol. III., page 147 (second edition.) 30. This doctrine was called Antinomianism; many believed it and followed it to its very extremes. 31. From Luther's Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians, quoted by Milner, vol. IV., page 520. 32. D'Aubigne's Hist. Ref., vol. I., page 15. 33. End of Religious Controversy, p. 80. 34. Ibid. 35. Milner's Church Hist., vol. iv, page 500. 36. Such is the cause assigned for the Reformation by Catholics: John Milner, the noted Catholic divine, author of The End of Religious Controversy, p. 105, says: "As to Martin Luther, he testifies, and calls God to witness the truth of his testimony that it was not willingly (that is, not from a previous discovery of the falsehood of his religion,) but from accident, (namely, a quarrel with the Dominican friars, and afterwards with the pope) that he fell into his broils about religion." 37. See preceding section. 38. Archdeacon Blackburn's Confessional, p. 16. 39. End of Religious Controversy, p. 100. 40. I Nephi xiii: 26, 28, 32. See also Part I, Section VI, note 3. 41. Ibid. 42. Bancroft. 43. It must appear remarkable that such an idea could become prevalent since it is provided in the law of God to ancient Israel that the brother should marry the deceased brother's widow.--Deut. xxv:5, 6, 9, 10. 44. Hume's Hist. of England vol. iii, ch. xxx. 45. On one occasion he declared the pope to be "The proud, worldly priest, Rome, the most cursed of clippers and purse-kervers (cut-purses)." 46. Knox was born in the year 1505, near Haddington, Scotland. Died at Edinburgh, 1572. 47. Daughter of Henry VIII, and Catherine of Aragon. She was a bigoted Catholic; married Philip of Spain, also a Catholic. 48. Hallam's Const. Hist. England, p. 812. 49. Ibid. 50. Page 253. 51. Precedents for such an immunity it would not have been difficult to find; but they must have been sought in the archives of the enemy. It was rather early for the new republic to emulate the despotism she had overthrown.--Hallam, Hist. of England. 52. Book of Mormon, Ether, ch. 11:7-13. {273} PART IV. THE RESTORATION OF THE GOSPEL. {275} SECTION I.