| Voltaire - 1765 - 356 pages
...whatever Marcus Aurelius may fay, a Chriftian is bound to believe that without the grace of God by Chrift, we have no power to do good works, pleafant and acceptable to the Deity. As to the above queftion, Why mould the abfolute maffer of all have been more intent on... | |
| James Hervey - 1767 - 464 pages
...after the Fall of Adam, is fuch, that He cannot turn and prepare Himfelf by his own natural Strength and good Works, to Faith and calling upon GOD. Wherefore,...and acceptable to GOD, without the Grace of GOD by CHR IS T preventing Us, that We may have a good Will ; and working with Us when We have that good Will."... | |
| Martin Madan - 1772 - 106 pages
...after the Fall of Adam, is fuch, that he cannot turn and prepare himfelf, by ' his own natural Strength and good Works, to Faith and calling upon God : Wherefore we * Have no Power to de good Works, pleafant and acceptable to God, without the Grace of God by Chrift preventing us, that... | |
| John Gill - 1773 - 618 pages
...after the fall of Adam, is fuch, that he can" not turn and prepare himfelf, by his own natural ftrength and good works, " to faith and calling upon God :...acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Chrift prevent" ing us ; that we may have a good-will, and working with us when we have " that good-will."... | |
| John Fletcher - 1774 - 530 pages
...covenant] becaufe an evil tree can only produce evil fruit : — [And, that " ive have no power to do works acceptable to God, 'without the grace of God by Chrift preventing us," according to the fecond covenant.] . The xith affirms, that we are faved, that is, accepted of God,... | |
| Ely Bates - 1786 - 396 pages
...after the fall of Adam, is fuch, that he cannot turn and prepare himfelf by his own natural ftrength .. •and good works, to faith and calling upon GOD :...and acceptable to GOD, without the grace of GOD by CHRIST preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us when we have that good will."... | |
| John Jebb, John Disney - 1787 - 648 pages
...the fall of. Adam hath had upon the reafon of our fpecies. But, if we are to believe that man " has no power to do good works, pleafant and acceptable...without the grace of God, by Chrift, preventing us," * to what purpofe have they been required under difpenfations fo long antecedent to Chrift's coming... | |
| Thomas Bowman - 1790 - 260 pages
...after the fall of Adam, is fuch, that he cannot turn and prepare himfelf by his own natural ftrength and good works, to faith and calling upon God ; wherefore we have no power to -do good works, plcafant and acceptable tq God, without the Grace of God by Chrifl preventing us, that we may have... | |
| 1801 - 576 pages
...alter the tall of Ad. in is 1'uch, that he cannot turn and prepare him/elf by his own natural Itrenoth and good- works, to faith and calling upon God : wherefore, we have nopc-iuzr to do good works pleal'ant and acceptable to God, 'without the grace of God by Ch-fl preventing... | |
| Methodist episcopal church - 1798 - 192 pages
...the fall of Adam is _|_ fuch, that he cannot turn and prepare himfelf by his own natural ftrength and works to faith, and calling upon God : Wherefore,...and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Chrilt' preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will.... | |
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