TCR 71 - a few of the laws of order

TCR 71 [2,3]

God is Order itself.

He created man from order according to order
and to be subject to order.

A consequential law of order is therefore
that a person ought to enter into faith
by means of truths from the Word,
and into charity by means of good deeds,
and so reform and regenerate himself.

It is a law of order
that a person should by his own efforts and ability
cleanse himself from sins,
and not stand idly confident of his inability to act,
waiting for God to wipe away his sins in an instant.

It is also a law of order that a person
should love God with all his soul and all his heart,
and his neighbor as himself . . ..

It is a law of order too
that a person should by his efforts and ability
acquire for himself faith
by means of truths from the Word,
while believing that not a grain of faith
comes from himself,
but from God;
and that a person should by his efforts and ability
aim to justify himself,
but he is to believe
that not a jot of justification comes from himself,
but from God.