 | Church of England homilies - 1811 - 716 pages
...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, «r (as the school-authors say) deserve grace of congruity : ' yea, rather for that they are not done... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Thomas Scott - 1811 - 408 pages
...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 make men meet to receive 1 ' grace, or (as the school-authors say,) deserve grace " ' 6f corlgruity ; yea rather, for that they... | |
 | 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...we doubt not but they have the nature of sin.'— At the same time, the con sis'.cnt Calvinist. regards the work of the Holy Spirit, i|i restoring the... | |
 | 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...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 new views, new principles of... | |
 | John Allen - 1812 - 172 pages
...therefore as an undoubted truth, which ought to be well khown to such as are but CHURCHT Or ENGLAND. much as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ, neither...do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the •chool authors aay) deserve grace of congruity: yea, rather tor that they are not done as Gpd hath... | |
 | John Wesley - 1812 - 446 pages
...justification, have the nature of sin, (both because they spring not of faith in Christ, and because they are not done as God hath willed < and commanded them to be done,) what becomes of sanctification previous to justification ? It is utterly excluded: seeing whatever... | |
 | Micaiah Towgood - 1812 - 684 pages
...and the inspiration of his spirit, are not pleasing t» God, forasmuch as they spring not of fait k in Jesus Christ ; neither do they make men meet to receive grace : Yea rather we doubt not but that they have the NATURE OF SIN." What ! were none of the worthy actions... | |
 | 1814 - 804 pages
...of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ: — yea rather, for that they are not done as God hath...done, we doubt not but they have the nature of sin. The reason of this is obvious. A polluted heart can no more bring forth a good action, than a polluted... | |
 | Richard Littlehales - 1813 - 56 pages
...Inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of Faith in Jesus Christ ; yea, rather, for that they are not done as God hath willed and 23 commanded them to be done, we doubt not but they have; the Natnre of Sin. 12. Of Works of Supererogation.... | |
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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... 
