AC 4007 - White Robes

AC 4007 [4]

. . . by "white" is meant the truth of faith;
the "white garments" and "white robes"
being nothing else.
But the truth of faith does not belong to those
who believe that they have faith of themselves,
and thus are wise from themselves;
but to those who believe
they have faith and wisdom from the Lord,
for to these are faith and wisdom given
because they ascribe nothing
of truth and good to themselves,
still less believe that they have merit
through the truths and goods they possess;
and less still that they are justified thereby;
but only by ascribing them to the Lord;
thus all things to His grace and mercy.