an never do
all the good works which he is commanded to do; why then does he seek
others, which are neither necessary nor commanded, and neglect those
that are necessary and commanded?

The last two Commandments, which forbid evil desires of the body for
pleasure and for temporal goods, are clear in themselves; these evil
desires do no harm to our neighbor, and yet they continue unto the
grave, and the strife in us against them endures unto death; therefore
these two Commandments are drawn together by St. Paul into one, Romans
vii, and are set as a goal unto which we do not attain, and only in our
thoughts reach after until death. For no one has ever been so holy that
he felt in himself no evil inclination, especially when occasion and
temptation were offered. For original sin is born in us by nature, and
may be checked, but not entirely uprooted, except through the death of
the body; which for this reason is profitable and a thing to be
desired. To this may God help us. Amen.

End of Project Gutenberg's A Treatise on Good Works, by Dr. Martin Luther

*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A TREATISE ON GOOD WORKS ***

***** This file should be named 418.txt or 418.zip *****
This and all associated files of various formats will be found in:
http://www.gutenberg.org/4/1/418/

Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions
will be renamed.

Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no
one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation
(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without
permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules,
set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to
copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to
protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project
Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you
charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you
do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the
rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose
such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and
research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do
practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is
subject to the trademark license, especially commercial
redistribution.

*** START: FULL LICENSE ***

T