*Altho’ therefore our church does frequently assert, that we ought to repent and bring forth fruits meet for repentance, if ever we would attain to that faith, whereby alone we are justified: yet she never asserts (and here the hinge of the question turns) that these are _good works_, so long as they are previous to justification. Nay she expressly asserts the direct contrary, viz. That they have all the nature of sin. So that this “Horrid, scandalous, wicked, abominable, venomous, blasphemous doctrine,” is nevertheless the doctrine of the church of _England_. 6. It remains, to consider what occurs in the homilies, first with regard to the _meritorious cause_ of our justification, agreeable to the 11th, and then with regard to the _condition_ of it, agreeable to the 12th and 13th articles. “These things must go together in our justification; upon God’s part, his great mercy and grace; upon Christ’s part, the satisfaction of God’s justice; and upon our part, true and lively faith in the merits of Jesus Christ.” _Homily on salvation, part I._ “So that the grace of God doth not shut ♦out the justice (or righteousness) of God in our justification; but only shutteth out the righteousness of man――――as to _deserving_ our justification.” ♦ “our” replaced with “out” “And therefore St. _Paul_ declareth nothing on the behalf of man, concerning his justification but only a true faith.” *“And yet that faith doth not shut out repentance, hope, love, to be join’d with faith (that is, _afterwards_; see below) in every man that is justified――――neither doth faith shut out the righteousness of our good works, necessarily to be done _afterwards_. But it excludeth them so, that we may not do them to this intent to be made just (or, to be justified) by doing them.” “That we are _justified by faith alone_, is spoken, to take away clearly all _merit_, of our works, and wholly to ascribe the _merit and deserving_ of our justification unto Christ only.” _ibid. Part II._ “The true meaning of this saying, we be justified by faith only, is this, we be justified by the _merits_ of Christ only, and not of our own works.” _ibid. Part III._ 7. Thus far touching the _meritorious cause_ of our justification; referred to in the 11th article. The 12th and 13th are a summary of what now follows, with regard to the _condition_ of it. “Of (justifying) true faith, three things are specially to be noted, 1. That it bringeth forth good works. 2. That without it, can no good works be done. 3. What good works it doth bring forth.” _Sermon on faith. Part I._