| Philip Schaff - 1877 - 948 pages
...truly regenerated, and made partakers of him and all his benefits. OF JUSTIFICATION AND FAITH. 34. We are accounted righteous before God only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, applied by faith, and not for our own works or merits. And this righteousness, which we so receive... | |
| James Ussher - 1660 - 628 pages
...reach to us : so 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...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... | |
| Richard R. Banks - 1688 - 430 pages
...Homily referred to for a fuller ex-, plication of 'what they intend. The words ef'thc Article are thefe, We are accounted righteous before God, only for the Merit of our Lord and Saviour JeJus-Chrift by Faith, and not for our own PFor,ks or Dejervings. Wherefore that we are juftified by... | |
| Thomas Bennet - 1705 - 346 pages
...This appears from the very Words of the Article, which runs thus. ART i c. ii. Of the Juftification of Man. We are accounted Righteous before God, only for the Merit of our Lord and Savior Jefus Chrift > by Faith, and not for our own works or defervings. Wherefore, that we are juflified... | |
| Thomas Bennet - 1715 - 228 pages
...2. We are accounted righteous before God only for the Merit of our Lord and Savior Jefus Chrift. 3. We are accounted righteous before God, only for the Merit of our Lord and Savior Jefus CAr;/ by Faith. 4. That we are juftified by Faith only, is a moft wholfom Dodrrin, and... | |
| Thomas Bennet - 1727 - 216 pages
...Four Propositions. 1 . We are not accounted righteous before God for our own Works or Defervings. 2. We are accounted righteous before God only, for the Merit of our Lord and Saviour Jefus : Cbrifi. 3. We are accounted righteous before God, only for the Merit of our Lord and Savior... | |
| 1728 - 512 pages
...eleventh Article, intitled, Of thi Juflifcation of Man, we may learn, That thereby was intended our being accounted righteous before God only for the Merit of our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrilt, by Faiih, and not for our own Works or Defervings :' referring us for a larger Explication... | |
| Edward Wells - 1729 - 274 pages
...Repentance, &c. we become Partakers of Justification and Salvation. Thus our Church in its eleventh Article: We are accounted Righteous before God, only for the Merit of our Lord and Saviour Jef us Cbrift, and not for our own Worfa or (Delervings. So all the Confellions of the other Reform'd... | |
| George Whitefield - 1739 - 358 pages
...obedient t Tho* unworthy Son, and Servant^ Blendon, Monday, AuS- '3. George XL Of the Juftification of Man. WE are accounted righteous before God, only for the Merit of our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift by Faith, and not for our Works, or Defervings. Wherefore, that we are juft$td by Faith... | |
| William Hawkins - 1758 - 460 pages
...Miftakes of the Well-meaning, as well as expofe the Prcfumptions of others concerning it. Now that " we are accounted righteous before God, only " for the Merit of our Lord and Saviour Jefas " Cbriji by Faith, and not for our own Works or " Defervings, and confequently are juftified... | |
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