That there is such a conformity between the Roman Catholics and the Protestants regarding these four articles so that there is scarcely any important difference between them, except that the former conjoin faith and charity while the latter separate them, is scarcely known to anyone indeed, it is so generally unknown that the learned themselves will be astonished at this assertion. The reason for this ignorance is that the Roman Catholics rarely approach God our Saviour; instead of Him they look to the Pope as His vicar, and to the saints. Hence they have deeply buried in oblivion their tenets concerning the imputation of Christ's merit and justification by faith. Nevertheless, such tenets are received and acknowledged by them, as clearly appears from the Decrees of the Council of Trent quoted above, nos. 3-8, and confirmed by Pope Pius IV, n. 2. If these be compared with the tenets advanced above from the Augsburg Confession and from the Formula Concordiae derived therefrom, nos. 9-12, the differences between them will be found to consist more in words than in substance. The Doctors of the Church may indeed see some conformity between them by reading and comparing the above passages together, but still only obscurely. However, in order that they, as well as those who are less learned, and also the laity, may see this agreement, some illustrations will now be added.