 | Robert Traill - 1810 - 600 pages
...her thirty-nine articles, art. 1 3. " Works done before " the grace of Christ, and the inspiration Af his Spirit, are not " pleasant to God ; forasmuch as they spring not of faith in i( Jv'sus Christ : neither do they make men meet to receive " grace, or (as the school-authors say)... | |
 | 1810 - 480 pages
...must admit that this was the doctrine embraced by the English reformers: they tell us, that "Works, done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasing to God; forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ; neither do they make men meet... | |
 | Church of England homilies - 1811 - 716 pages
...an illustration of the thirteenth Article of our excellent Church, wherein is declared that, ' Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration...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... | |
 | Thomas Scott - 1811 - 824 pages
...after justification, ' cannot put away our sins, and endure the severity ' of God's judgment.' ' Works done before the grace ' of Christ, and the inspiration of his Spirit, are not ' pleasant unto God : — we doubt not but they have 'the nature of sin.'1 P. ccclxxxv. 1. 6. ' No seed, &c.'2... | |
 | Micaiah Towgood - 1811 - 340 pages
...person born into this world, it *' deserveth God's WKATH and DAMNATION."" Art. XII[. " That works, done before the grace " of Christ, and the inspiration of his Spirit, are " not pleasing to God, forasmuch as they spring " not of faith in Jesus Christ,. neither do they " make men... | |
 | Girolamo Zanchi, Augustus Toplady - 1811 - 312 pages
...faith, he can do no good works at all. ARTICLE XIII. Of works done before justification. — " Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his Spirit, are not * Rom. z. 3. to God :" and, if so, how is it possible that he should justify us on account of them... | |
 | Thomas Scott - 1811 - 408 pages
...icorihy the mediation • "of Christ, ' by holiness of living, and' abhorrence of vice.'8 — 1 ' Works done before the' grace of Christ, and the ' '"inspiration of his Spirit, are -riot pleasant unto '' God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus ' ' Christ: neither do they... | |
 | 1811 - 568 pages
...language can express this more decidedly than that of the 13th Article of the Church of England. ' Works done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration...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 they... | |
 | Joseph Bellamy - 1812 - 702 pages
...to God in what they do.' And thus it is said by the church of England, in her 39 articles ; ' Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his spirit, are not pleasant to God. Yea, rather, for that they are not done as God hath commanded and willed them to be done, we doubt... | |
 | John Allen - 1812 - 172 pages
...being directed to a wrong end it becomes sin. — Institut. I. 3. c. 14. 5.3. CHURCH OF ENGLAND. Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God, forasCALVIN. . We lay it down therefore as an undoubted truth, which ought to be well khown to such... | |
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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... 
