"For if we think otherwise of the sacraments, as that when externally used they cleanse internally,
Judaism is restored, which believed that crimes were expiated, and grace,
as it were, purchased and obtained, by various anointings, ointments,
offerings, victims, and banquets. Nevertheless, the prophets, especially Isaiah
and Jeremiah, always most steadfastly urged in their teaching that the promises
and benefits of God are given by God's liberality, and not with respect to merits or
external ceremonies."
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