Ames on faith of special mercy: unto Christ before justification — of mercy already given after
Ames (Bell. Enerv.): ‘faith of special mercy’ in two senses.
1. Apprehend/lean on Christ unto mercy through Him — precedes justification; most properly justifies.
2. Apprehend mercy as already given — follows justification; does not justify in that respect.
Apprehension = arriving/reaching Christ, not bare intellect-grasp.
Many still describe justifying faith by the latter assurance-act.
Latin
XLVIII. Quibus consentanea docet idem Amesius in Bellarmino Enervato; ubi observat fidem specialis misericordiae duplici ratione sic vocari. Primo qua Christum apprehendit, vel innititur ipsi, ad specialem misericordiam per ipsum apprehendendam: Secundo qua misericordiam specialem, ut jam donatam, apprehendit. Et priore sensu dicit fidem specialis misericordiae antecedere justificationem, & maxime proprie dici justificare: fidem vero specialis misericordiae, posteriore sensu, sequi justificationem, nec eo respectu nos per eam justificari. Ibidem vero verbis Cardinalis Contareni explicat quid significet per apprehensionem illam qua Christum apprehendimus, & ipsi innitimur, ad specialem misericordiam per ipsum apprehendendam: Nempe non illam apprehensionem quae pertinet ad cognitionem intellectus; sed qua dicimur illud apprehendere quo pervenimus, & quod post motum nostrum attingimus. Et subjungit fidem justificantem a multis tamen Theologis describi per posteriorem illum fidei actum, quo certi reddimur de impetrata & donata nobis Dei in Christo misericordia.
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.