The law promises life upon condition of perfect obedience; the gospel, on the condition of faith in Christ and the commencement of new obedience. — Zacharias Ursinus, Commentary on the Heidelberg Catechism.
Further reading: The Necessity of New Obedience
donction = condition
Nice to know somebody else is as disastrous a typist as I am!
I think that was one of the many times my touchpad led me to brutalize a word. Only this time I did not notice it.