Alting’s two modes of ‘deleted’ sins: decree/death vs effective application—absolute pre-faith talk is dangerous
Alting’s two senses: decree-and-cross vs efficacious application at believing.
Absolute ‘remitted before faith’ still misleads hearers toward actual granted pardon—dangerous and calumny-prone.
Latin
XX. Et certe non alia mens videtur esse illorum ipsorum Theologorum, qui dicunt prius nobis peccata esse remissa, quam credamus. Nam eorum nonnulli, ut inter alios Henricus Altingius, observant peccata nostra deleta dici posse duobus modis: primo quoad decretum Dei, & mortem Christi ex decreto illo jam obitam: Secundo vero quoad efficacem applicationem, tum ex parte Christi donantis remissionem peccatorum, tum ex parte credentium fide eam accipientium. Et primo quidem modo peccata nostra deleta & remissa esse, priusquam credamus; secundo modo vero non nisi quum actu credimus, illa deleri & remitti. Sed certe hoc non sufficit, ut simpliciter & absolute dicamus peccata nobis esse remissa ante fidem. Quum enim audimus nobis remissa esse peccata, statim in mentem nobis venit remissio peccatorum non decreta solum & sub certa conditione impetrata, sed actu concessa atque applicata. Ac proinde sic loqui periculosum est, nec satis accuratum, & calumniae non parum obnoxium. * Locor. comm. part. 2. Controv. 2. de Fide Justif. contra Samosatenianos.
About this text
Louis Le Blanc de Beaulieu - Sedan Theological Theses, newly rendered from the 1675 London Latin. Covers De Theologia through Angelorum & Hominum Sanctorum Cultu Romana I-LXXVII and Pars Secunda (Reformata) I-XL. Not the collected folio.
English follows locked Pitt Latin through Imaginum CLOSED + Sanctorum Cultu Romana CLOSED + Pars Secunda Reformata I-XL. 1675 PDF ~384-390 (book ~370-376); Vision OCR + pdftotext + tess. No modern English. This slice densifies Sanctorum Pars Secunda I-XL. Next: Pars Secunda XLI–fin (~CI). Claim stays claimed (book densify not done).
Catalogue & scope
ESTC R17887; Wing L802. IA bub_gb_eOkHAW4G0-wC (+ EEBO 1675 for gap leaves). Densify through Sanctorum Cultu Romana I-LXXVII + Pars Secunda Reformata I-XL (Pars Secunda not closed; not whole folio).
Witnesses
- Copy-text Locked Latin, De Theologia I-XLIII (Pitt 1675) (Latin)
- Checked print Internet Archive PDF of the 1675 Pitt folio (Latin)
- Checked print pdftotext of De Theologia pages (Latin)
- Checked print Internet Archive DjVu OCR of the 1675 Pitt folio (Latin)
- Copy-text Locked Latin, De Fide I-XXII (Pitt 1675) (Latin)
- Copy-text Locked Latin, De Authoritate Scripturae Pars I I-XLVII + Pars II I-XXXV + Pars III I-VIII (Pitt 1675) (Latin)
- Copy-text Locked Latin, De Scripturae plenitudine densify (Pitt 1675) (Latin)
This is an AI-assisted study translation. Source fidelity and completeness have not been independently certified. Open Latin on each section (or the Latin source witness link) for the source text. This is not a complete critical edition.