“It is not for us to make satisfaction for our sins, for Christ alone has made satisfaction for our sins. This part of penance belongs to the forgiveness of sins and faith–we know and believe that our sins are forgiven us on account of Christ.”

Luther, Martin. “Instructions for the Visitors of Parish Pastors in Electoral Saxony” (1528) Luther’s Works Vol. 40. Philadelphia: Muhlenberg Press, 1958, p. 297.