Those who establish such traditions* are acting contrary to God's command when they locate sin in foods, days, and similar things. They burden the Church with bondage to the law, as if there needs to be something similar to the services commanded in Leviticus [chapters 1-7] in order to merit justification....It is necessary for the chief article of the Gospel be preserved, namely that we obtain grace freely by faith in Christ, and not by certain observances or acts of worship devised by people.
~BOC, AC, XXVIII, 39, 52
*ones for the purpose of making satisfaction of sins or to merit grace or righteousness (see 35)
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