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The Reformation · May 1520
A Sermon on Good Works
Martin Luther · 1483–1546
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What it is
An answer to the charge that justification by faith destroys morality: the first good work is faith itself, and every other work flows from it through the commandments.
Why it lasted
Luther's fullest early treatment of ethics, and his standing reply to the accusation that his gospel was licence.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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