 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 586 pages
...have no power to do good Works, pleafant and acceptable to God without the Grace of Christ; and that Works, done before the Grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasing to God." The true reason of which, 1 apprehend, must be, because they do not proceed from... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 588 pages
...have no power to do good Works, pleafant and acceptable to God without the Grace of Christ; and that Works, done before the Grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasing to God," The true reason of which, I apprehend, must be, because they do not proceed from... | |
 | Episcopal Church - 1808 - 634 pages
...XIIL Of Worts before Juttiji cation. Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration ofliis Spirit, are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they...do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the School- Authors say) deserve grace of congruity : yea rather, for that they are not done as God hath... | |
 | Church of England - 1810 - 466 pages
...them a lively Faith may be as evidently known, as a tree diseeriied by the fruit. Art. XIII. Of Works before Justification. Works done before the grace...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... | |
 | Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1810 - 502 pages
...works are the " fruits of faith, and follow after justification;" and the thirteenth informs us, that " works done " before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration...to God, forasmuch " as they spring not of faith in Jesu Christ, " neither do they make men meet to receive "grace, or deserve grace of congruity; yea,... | |
 | Andrew Fuller - 1810 - 272 pages
...that " Works done before the jgrace of Christ, and the inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasing to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus...do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the school authors say.) deserve grace of congruity: Yea, rather, for that they are not done as God hath... | |
 | 1810 - 596 pages
...preventing us, that we may have a good will, and Kiwiing with us, when we have (hat good will ;" " works, done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of his Spirit are not pleasant to God ;" — " predestination to life is the everlasting purpose of God, whereby (before the foundations... | |
 | 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
...Gai. You 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
...considered as 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... | |
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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... 
