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A Treatise on Good Works

A Treatise on Good Works

Martin Luther (1483–1546) was a German Augustinian friar and professor at Wittenberg whose protest against indulgences — the Ninety-five Theses of 1517 — ignited the Protestant Reformation. Excommunicated and outlawed, he translated the New Testament into German and wrote treatises, hymns, catechisms, and commentaries that reshaped the Western church. Our library holds his Galatians commentary, A Treatise on Good Works, his sermons, and the Ninety-five Theses themselves.

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First published
1520
Category
Holiness
Length
40k words · about 3 hours
Chapters
12
Narration
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About this book

Martin Luther's treatise on good works, published in 1520, the year of his great Reformation writings. Luther works through the Ten Commandments, showing that the first and greatest work is faith in Christ, and that every true good work flows from it. A clear, pastoral statement of the Reformation's teaching: we are justified by faith, yet faith is never alone.

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Dedication 🔒
  3. The Treatise · Part 1 🔒
  4. The Treatise · Part 2 🔒
  5. The Treatise · Part 3 🔒
  6. The Third [Fourth] Commandment 🔒
  7. The Fourth [Fifth] Commandment. 🔒
  8. The Fifth [Sixth] Commandment 🔒
  9. The Sixth [Seventh] Commandment. 🔒
  10. The Seventh [Eighth] Commandment. 🔒
  11. The Eighth [Ninth] Commandment. 🔒
  12. The Ninth and Tenth Commandments [The Tenth Commandment]. 🔒

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