The following is an excerpt from Cranmer's Catechism or A Short Instruction into Christian Religion Being a Catechism Set Forth by Archbishop Cranmer.
Some set their trust in their own works, thinking that by them they may be delivered from sin, reconciled to the favor of God, justified before Him, and by them also attain to eternal salvation.
These have their merits and works in the stead of God. This is the greatest idolatry that can be under the sun, and a plain denial of the faith in Christ, as hereafter it shall be declared unto you at large in the treatise of faith.
Cranmer's Catechism, The First Commandment.
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I forgot to mention that I revised the spelling of the original words into modern spelling standards so that the average reader could understand Cranmer's writing. You can view the original context and spelling by clicking on the links.
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