But these are written, that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you might have life through his name.
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Cornelius a Lapide
AD 1637
But these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ (the long-promised Messiah), the Son of God: and that believing ye might have life (of grace here and glory hereafter) through His name, that Isaiah , through the merits and satisfaction of Christ, which are applied to us through the sacraments on our faith and obedience. We must therefore believe—(1.) That He is the Saviour of the world. (2.) The long-expected Messiah. (3.) That He is God the Son of God. (4.) That He will give eternal life to those who believe in, and obey Him. "For," as S. Gregory says, "He truly believes, who sets forth his belief in his life."
*It is not the title of Ps. lv. in fact, but of Ps. xxi-- Trans.
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**This is a suppositious work, and is found only in Latin.
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