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“And just as there are no crimes so detestable that they can prevent the gift of grace, so too there can be no works so eminent that they are owed in condign [deserved] judgment that which is given freely. Would it not be a debasement of redemption in Christ’s blood, and would not God’s mercy be made secondary to human works, if justification, which is through grace, were owed in view of preceding merits, so that it were not the gift of a Donor, but the wages of a laborer?”

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Prosper of Aquitaine

Prosper of Aquitaine, also known as Prosper of Toulouse, was a saint who lived from 390 to 455 AD. He was an early Christian theologian and scholar, renowned for his biblical commentaries and interpretations of Christian doctrine. Born in Aquitaine, a region in Gaul (modern-day southern France), Prosper became the bishop of Toulouse in 429 AD and spent the remainder of his life there, dedicated to spreading Christian doctrine and writing numerous theological works. more

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