| Jared Sparks - 1820 - 278 pages
...prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good works to faith and calling upon God." Art. x. "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;... | |
| John Gorham Palfrey - 1820 - 494 pages
...prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good works to faith and calling upon God.' Art. x. '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;... | |
| 1820 - 140 pages
...havo not as yet enjoyed the blessing of living under the (irpspel dispensation. " Their Works being done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his spirit," it has been asked, what will be their condition in a future state? If men can be saved without the... | |
| Isaac Milner - 1820 - 462 pages
...The doctrine of the Scriptures, and of the church to which we belong, is expressly this, That no " works done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of his Holy Spirit can be acceptable to God, but that, on the contrary, they have the nature of sin." The... | |
| Isaac Milner - 1820 - 466 pages
...The doctrine of the Scriptures, and of the church to which we belong, is expressly this, That no " works done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of his Holy Spirit can be acceptable to God, but that, on the contrary, they have the nature of sin." The... | |
| Sinclare Kelburn - 1821 - 392 pages
...impossible to please him :" and it lias been determined by our church, in her thirteenth article, that works done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God, insomuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ. It is faith working by love which renders those... | |
| William Romaine - 1821 - 320 pages
...impossible to please " him," and it has been determined by our church in her thirteenth article, that 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. It is faith working by love, which renders those... | |
| 1821 - 948 pages
...blessing, our action is not performed in faith. Our church teaches consistently with Scripture, that " works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God ; forasmuch as they spring not out of a lively faith in Christ Jesus." Even under the Jewish dispensation,... | |
| Birmingham sacellum Erdingtoniense - 1821 - 644 pages
...lively Faith may be as evidently known, as a tree discerned by the fruit. Of Works before Justification. 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,... | |
| Church of England articles - 1821 - 234 pages
...that ye are my iii. 3. disciples, if ye have love one to XIII. Of Works before Justification. W ORKS done before the grace of Christ, and the Inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God, k forasmuch as they spring not of faith in * They are greatly deceived that preach repentance without... | |
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