“That 'tis not what we do, but what we…” Henry Fielding

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“That 'tis not what we do, but what we believe, that must save us”

Henry Fielding (spoken by Shamela Andrews, reporting Parson Williams's sermon)

An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews, Letter IX (Sunday sermon on 'Be not Righteous over much') (Project Gutenberg #30962 (1741 text))

Shamela summarizes Williams's sermon with approval; Fielding uses it to satirize preaching that divides faith from works.

Citation: "That 'tis not what we do, but what we believe, that must save us" — Henry Fielding, An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews, Letter IX (Sunday sermon on 'Be not Righteous over much') (Project Gutenberg #30962 (1741 text)). (id fielding-shamela-q2)

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Quotation from An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews by Henry Fielding