 | Thomas Harwood - 1826 - 262 pages
...various passages in Scripture; " a corrupt tree cannot bring forth good fruit." Such works, as are " done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his Spirit," cannot be pleasing to God, ° because they proceed not from " Faith in Jesus Christ." They do not "... | |
 | sir George Pretyman Tomline (bart, bp. of Winchester.) - 1826 - 582 pages
...also to all persons who have not lived under the Gospel dispensation. But though their works, as being DONE BEFORE THE GRACE OF CHRIST, AND THE INSPIRATION OF HIS SPIRIT, COuld not have been perfectly pleasing to God, and could not have risen to the standard of merit, yet... | |
 | Adam Clarke - 1827 - 288 pages
...need add nothing here, except the testimony of our own church, in her 13th article, where she says, " Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration...Spirit, are not pleasant to God ; forasmuch as they are not of faith in Jesus Christ ; neither do they make men meet to. receive grace; or, (as the school... | |
 | 1827 - 590 pages
...himself. Eleanor thought she possessed faith in Christ : but she read, in the Thirteenth Article, " works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his Spirit, are not acceptable unto God, forasmuch as they spring not from faith in Jesus Christ." We are then, it appears,... | |
 | 1829 - 544 pages
...one Person. " 4. Christ is the Saviour of mankind." " ARTICLE XIII.— Of Works before Justification. "Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his Spirit, (1) are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ, (2) neither do... | |
 | Samuel Charles Wilks - 1828 - 504 pages
...that were they not evidently founded upon Scripture, we might be inclined to question their truth. " Works done before the grace of " Christ and the inspiration..." pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring " not out of faith in Jesus Christ;" — " yea ra" ther for that they are not done as God hath " willed and... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - 1828 - 362 pages
...Church of England on thisdoctrine are very clearly expressed. Thus in the 13th Article it is said, " Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant !o God." In the Sermon or Homily for Rogation-week, it is said, " that we may boldly come in prayer,... | |
 | Thomas Elrington (bp. of Ferns and Leighlin.) - 1828 - 384 pages
...thus necessarily precede their performance? The thirteenth Article is positive in declaring, that " works done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasing to God," being done upon a wrong principle ; yet on that principle they must be performed... | |
 | Edward Smyth - 1828 - 138 pages
...have been so ignorant or daring as to deny the express words of the thirteenth Article, namely, " That works done. before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his spirit, are not pleasing 'to God:" It is therefore highly expedient for all orders and degrees of men to have this... | |
 | Samuel Charles Wilks - 1829 - 370 pages
...that were they not evidently founded upon scripture, we might be inclined to question their truth. " Works done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration...not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not out of faith in Jesus Christ ;" — " yea rather for that they are not done as God hath willed and... | |
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... 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... 
