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The faith of the present day in its universal idea
The faith of the present day in its universal idea is this: God the Father sent His Son to make satisfaction on behalf of mankind; and by reason of this the Son's merit, He has mercy and saves those who believe this. Others add: who believe this and at the same time do good works.
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