| Philip Schaff - 1877 - 948 pages
...when we have that good will. XL Of the Justification of Man. We are accounted righteous before Qod, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by Faith, and not for onr own works or deserving^ Wherefore, that we are justified by Faith only, is a most wholesome Doctrine,... | |
| James Ussher - 1660 - 628 pages
...that the meaning is this, as it is in the articles of the Church of England, that " we are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord...Saviour Jesus Christ by faith, and not for our own works and deservings ;" that is, for the merits of Jesus Christ, God is well pleased with the obedience of... | |
| James Neale - 1760 - 52 pages
...of mercy, confeffing thereby that great fcripture truth taught in our Church, that we are accounted righteous before GOD, only for the merit of our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST by faith and not by our own works or defervings ; and I truft in GOD his prayer is heard, and his forrow now turned... | |
| George Whitefield - 1771 - 494 pages
...this to the articles and homilies of our church? For what fays the 1 \ ih article ? " We are accounted righteous before GoD, only for the merit of our Lord...JESUS CHRIST by faith, and not for our own works or defervings. Wherefore that we are juftificd by faith only is a moft wholfome do&rine, and very full... | |
| George Whitefield - 1772 - 490 pages
...Eleventh Artide of our Church : " We are ac<•' counted righteous before GOD, only for the merits of our *' Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST by faith, and not for our •' own works or defcrvings." This dodtrine of our free juftification by faith in CHRIST JESUS, howevir cenlurcd and... | |
| James Hervey - 1792 - 496 pages
...how can you fubfcribe that emphatical article, which declares, " We are accounted righteous be" fore GOD, only for the merit of our LORD and " SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST." Surely, Sir, you are accounted righteous, for the fake of that, what* Thefe are Mr. Wcfi y's own words,... | |
| Joseph Milner - 1812 - 538 pages
...most wholesome and very lull of comfort," namely, the doctrine of justification " before God, only tor the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by faith, and not for our own works or deservings *," is preached by a bishop of the eleventh century. So strong was the provision made by the God of... | |
| John Wesley, George Story - 1818 - 934 pages
...necessarily follows, what we further learn, that, touching the article of our justification, we are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord...by faith, and not for our own works or deservings. Who we have done all, we are still but unprofitable servants. Instead of being inflated with I know... | |
| 1804 - 508 pages
...according to that law, and the light of nature§." And the Romanist she teaches, that " we are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by faith ; and neither for our own works works or deservings||," nor yet lor the supererogatory works of the Saintsf... | |
| 1815 - 892 pages
...of the whole body of Reformers, that " we are accounted righteous before Cod only for the merits of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by faith, and not...our own works or deservings: wherefore that we are justitied by faith only is a most wholesome doctrine," &r. &c. But the PortRoyal School, instead of... | |
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