 | Church of England - 1810 - 466 pages
...Christ, neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the School Authors say) deserve grsice of congruity : yea rather, for that they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to he done, we doubt not but they have the nature of sin. Art. XIV. Of Works of Supererogation. Voluntary... | |
 | Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1810 - 490 pages
...justified state, nor do they prepare for the enjoyment of the heavenly inheritance. Nay, " forasmuch as they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to be done, they have the nature of sin," are pi-oofs of a carnal mind, and prepare for eternal vengeance. Add,... | |
 | John Wesley - 1810 - 432 pages
...as such, an abomination to him ? A. The works of him who has heard the Gospel, and does not believe, are not done as God hath " willed and commanded them to be done." And yet we know not how to say, That they are an abomination to the Lord, in him who feareth God, and,... | |
 | Girolamo Zanchi, Augustus Toplady - 1811 - 312 pages
...to put the whole matter as far beyond doubt as words can place it, she closes her decision thus ; " Yea, rather, for that they are not done as God hath...willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not but they have the nature of sin." Now, if works wrought previous to justification, are sin, it is absolutely... | |
 | Thomas Scott - 1811 - 408 pages
...they spring not of ' faith in Jesus Christ : neither do they make men ' meet to receive grace, — yea rather, for that they * are not done as God hath...and commanded ' them to be done, we doubt not but they have the * nature of sin.'3 Works, then, before faith, are worthless, and cannot be the appointed... | |
 | Thomas Scott - 1811 - 824 pages
...grace of Christ, and the in* spiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God : — * forasmuch as they are not done, as God hath willed ' and commanded them to be done; we doubt not but ' they have the nature of sin.'1 — TheStoicks allowed, that they owed many things to the gods: but... | |
 | John Wesley - 1811 - 468 pages
...Jesus Christ, (though often from some kind of faith: in God they may spring,) f< yea, rather, because they are not done, as God hath willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not (how strange soever it may appear to some,) but they have the nature of sin." 6. Perhaps those who... | |
 | Church of England homilies - 1811 - 716 pages
...faith in Jesus Christ, neither do they make men meet to receive * grace, «r (as the school-authors say) deserve grace of congruity : ' yea, rather for that they are not done as Cod hath willed and com• manded them to be done, we doubt not but they have the nature « of sin.'... | |
 | 1811 - 568 pages
...forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ ; neither da they make incn meet to receive grace, or deserve grace of congruity ; yea, rather, for that...willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not but they have the nature of sin.'— At the same time, the con sis'.cnt Calvinist. regards the work of... | |
 | 1809 - 618 pages
...of this Spirit are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not oi faith in Jesas Christ ; yea, for that they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not but they have the nature of sin.' This grace of Ch* ist, or renewing of the Holy Ghost, consists of those... | |
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Works done before the grace of Christ, and the Inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ, neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the... 
