s. But faith is numbered among the gratuitous graces ( 1 Cor. 12:9 ) and likewise among the fruits ( Gal. 5:23 ). Therefore faith is not a virtue. On the contrary, Man is justified by the virtues, since "justice is all virtue," as the Philosopher states (Ethic. v, 1). Now man is…

on 4: Further, the fruits are distinct from the virtues. But chastity is reckoned among the fruits ( Gal. 5:23 ). Therefore chastity is not a virtue. On the contrary, Augustine says (De Decem Chord. [*Serm. ix de Tempore]): "Whereas thou shouldst excel thy wife in virtue, since c…

er, no virtue withdraws man from that which is lawful, but only from unlawful things: for a gloss on Gal. 5:23, "Faith, modesty," etc., says that by continence a man refrains even from things that are lawful. Therefore continence is not a virtue. On the contrary, Every praisewort…