Last Judgment (Post) (Rogers) n. 26

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26. [25.] I saw Calvin in a certain society of heaven toward the front above the head, but not in the center of the society, and he said that he maintains the same church doctrine as he had in the world. He spoke with me saying that he did not agree with Luther, nor with Melanchthon, regarding faith alone, since works are so often mentioned in the Word and commanded to be done, and that faith and works must therefore be joined. It was only that Luther felt that if works were accepted, they would not far depart from the Papists, he said; but he believed that faith produces works, as a tree produces fruit. Calvin was accepted in his society because he is upright and does not cause disturbances. I heard this from one of the officials of the society.


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