 | 1845 - 786 pages
...out necessarily of a true and lively faith.' ART. XIII. Of Worts before Justification. — ' Works done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God : we doubt not but they have the nature of sin.' ART. XXII. ' The Komish doctrine concerning Purgatory,... | |
 | Holy Spirit - 1805 - 298 pages
...they were, the absolute grounds of Justification itself before God, or of Salvation. That all works, done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of his Spirit, and not being the offspring of faith in Christ, are so far from making men meet, or from preparing... | |
 | Asa McFarland - Calvinism - 1806 - 288 pages
...that the English reformers and Calvin were agreed in doctrine. In this article it is said, " Works, done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration...Christ, neither do they make men meet to receive grace" • t The first account which we have of a departure from this orthodox creed in England, was in the... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - Christianity - 1807 - 588 pages
...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... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - Christianity - 1807 - 586 pages
...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... | |
 | Church of England - Ecclesiastical law - 1808 - 354 pages
...fpiration of his Spirit, are not pleafant to God; forafmuch as they fpring not of faith in Jefus Chrift, neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the School-Authors fay) deferve grace of congruity : yea, rather for that they are not done as God hath... | |
 | 1809 - 674 pages
...infpiratitm of Spirit, are hot pleafant to God ; fora (much as they fpring not of faith in Jefus (Thrift, neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the fchool authors fay) defcrve grace of congruity: Yea, rather for that they are not done as God hath... | |
 | Church of England - 1810 - 466 pages
...evidently known, as a tree diseeriied by the fruit. Art. XIII. Of Works before Justification. Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration...receive grace, or (as the School Authors say) deserve grsice of congruity : yea rather, for that they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them... | |
 | Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1810 - 502 pages
...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,... | |
 | 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... | |
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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... 
