Verses:
1-4:
The church among the Jewish nation will be destroyed.
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5:
Then a new church will be established, which will be in faith from charity.
[11]
6:
Charity will be conjoined to faith, but faith will prevail;
[11, 3]
7-9:
and yet with some charity will prevail, and will therefore be the first thing of the church.
[11]
10-12:
Their posterity will fight for faith and will conquer.
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13-16:
Faith will gain strength against charity and consequent faith, and will overcome the latter.
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17:
The dogma followed that charity is from faith.
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18-20:
Contention about various sayings respecting this subject from the Word.
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21-23:
They simulated the dogma of charity, from which they had a quasi consociation.
[2, 11]
24-26:
Confirmations from the Word in favor of charity were explained perversely, and they destroyed faith originating in charity.
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27, 28:
Painful conjunction.
[2]
29-31:
Faith broke up the painful conjunction, adulterated the Word itself, and thus destroyed the church.
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32-35:
It was objected to by many, nevertheless they were overcome.
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36, 37:
Finally faith alone obtained-a religion which destroys all fear of God and the whole church.
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38, 39:
It worships another god than the Lord.
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40, 41:
Thus faith originating in charity was subjugated.
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41:
Nevertheless those who believe the Word in simplicity will remain.
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42, 43:
Faith alone will also destroy by reasonings from the natural man.
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44, 45:
When the end comes, those who are natural-sensual will be persistent.
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