Excerpt from Footprints of the Apostles as Traced by Saint Luke in the Acts, Vol. 2 of 2: Being Sixty Portions for Private Study and Instruction in Church; A Sequel to Footprints of the Son of Man as Traced by Saint Mark We need not therefore try to bring ourselves to the belief that Cornelius was justified in order to vindicate the teaching of the Article; we are sure that he had received grace and was inspired by the Holy Spirit to do what he did, and we have abundant evidence of his faith, and either of these is sufficient guarantee that no sin could be imputed to him for works done under such condi tions. We are perfectly clear, then, that his was not at all a case contemplated in the framing of the Article. Those who composed it had in their mind the good works of the heathen, which, however praiseworthy in themselves, were not prompted by the Spirit, but done from unworthy'motives - done, perhaps, in accordance with Pagan tradition or customs: to sustain the reputation of a race or family: to gain popularity, or to foster pride. It is not sufficient that an action is right; its object or aim must also be right. If it could be shown that Cornelius really came under the condemnationv. 1 Tne Vision of Cornelius. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.