"In God's Stead and at God's Behest"

By John W Fenton

In Augustana XXV, the confessors maintain that the absolution is spoken "in God's stead and at God's Behest." This essay clarifies the meaning and implications of this phrase by a careful examination of both the Latin and German versions of the article in the context of the Augsburg Confession and its Apology. (21 September 96 / 63K)

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