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Faith is nothing else than trust...

Faith is nothing else than trust in the divine mercy promised in Christ…. This trust in the goodwill or mercy of God first calms our hearts and then inflames us to give thanks to God for his mercy so that we keep the law gladly and willingly. 

Philip Melancthon, Loci communes theologici in Melancthon and Bucer, ed. Wilhelm Pauck (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1969).