Isagoge in canonicas septem epistolas, qua (ut in Paulinis) compositionis oeconomia, et germana dispositio monstratur

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man, or to one private church, but to all the pious. Furthermore, that it ought to have no less weight in proving than the Pauline epistles. Moreover, that it contains general rules of life which apply to all. For the same reason it is called canonical, although that word is condemned by some: nevertheless, this appellation shows that it is no less in the canon than the Pauline ones are, and that no less authority is to be attributed to this one. And so it shows the consensus of both doctrine and the church judging it as receiving this with the others as equal in authority. Furthermore, those who say it is not
Apostolic have these arguments for the most part. First, that it applies the passage concerning the faith of Abraham from Genesis chapter 15 against the mind of Paul in Romans 4 to works. The passage is below in chapter 2, verse 25.
But it can easily be answered that this is not done against the mind of Paul. For good