 | George Burder - 1817 - 320 pages
...grand truth is thus expressed; " We are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord Jesus Christ, by faith, and not for our own works...most wholesome doctrine, and very full of comfort." The prayer book speaks the same language. Perhaps you may remember these expressions: — " O Lord... | |
 | sir George Pretyman Tomline (bart, bp. of Winchester.) - 1817 - 628 pages
...indicates the means, in the latter the cause. they have Faith, no other previous condition is required. " Wherefore, that we are justified by Faith only is...largely is expressed in the Homily of Justification:" This is the only reference in the 39 Articles ; and the compilers of them seem to have been aware that... | |
 | 1817 - 368 pages
...sick/' Our Reformers have declared, that a we are accounted righteous before Cod, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by faith, and not for our own works or deservings." " Christ," «ays the Homily of Salvation/" is the righteousness of all them that truly do believe in... | |
 | 1817 - 522 pages
...doubtless henceforth practically adopt the animating language of his own church in her eleventh article, ' that we are justified by faith only is a most wholesome doctrine and very full o£ comfort.' " There are several ways in which the distress of Dr. Johnson during his latter years... | |
 | Thomas Scott - 1817 - 530 pages
...thing as to justification itself. For ' We are accounted ' righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord ' and Saviour Jesus Christ, by faith, and not for our ' own works and deservings: wherefore that we are jus' i Hied by faith only is a most wholesome doctrine, and '... | |
 | William Eames - 1817 - 330 pages
...same high assent required ? If there were any, " Justification by Faith alone, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by Faith, and not for our own \vorlys or deservings,"(a) would claim the prer eminence. This doctrine is a corner-stone of the Reformation... | |
 | George Tomline - 1818 - 608 pages
...are produced by a true and lively faith. We now return to the article, which proceeds in this manner; WHEREFORE THAT WE ARE JUSTIFIED BY FAITH ONLY IS A MOST WHOLESOME DOCTRINE, AND VERY FULL OF COMFORT ; the word only is here added for the purpose of again disclaiming the Popish doctrine of Human Merit.... | |
 | Johann Georg Lochman - 1818 - 178 pages
...righteousness and eternal life are granted tons. We are accounted righteous before God, only for the merits of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by faith, and not for our own works or deservings. Art . Epis. Church. NOTES. 1. Saving faith must have a promise of God" Tor its object. This promise... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 566 pages
...she says in the llth article — " We are ac" counted righteous before God, only for the merit " of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by faith, " and not for our own works, or deservings ;" it is certain that whoever preaches works, or moral duties, disjoined from faith in Christ, with... | |
 | George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1818 - 574 pages
...she says in the llth article — " We are ac" counted righteous before God, only for the merit " of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by faith, " and not for our own works, or deservings ;" it is certain that whoever preaches works, or moral duties, disjoined from faith in Christ, with... | |
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WE are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by Faith, and not for our own works or deservings. 
