The condition of man, after the fall of Adam, is such, that he cannot turn and prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good works, to faith, and calling upon God : wherefore we have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God, without... A manual of the rudiments of theology - Page 349by John Bainbridge Smith - 1830 - 502 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1810 - 724 pages
...his own natural strength and good works, to faith and calling upon God : wherefore we have no paver to do good works, pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God, by Christ preventing us, i li;ii -,i»; may have a food mil, and working with us, -when we have that good will. XVII. Predestination... | |
| Jesse Lee - 1810 - 388 pages
...cannot turn and prepare himself liv his own natural strength and works to faith, and calling upon Cod : Wherefore we have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable 10 God, without the grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working... | |
| Church of England homilies - 1811 - 716 pages
...of Adam is such, that he cannot turn and prepare himself by his own natural strength and good works to faith, and calling upon God : wherefore we have...will, and working with us when we have that good will. XI. Of the Justification of Man. WE are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord... | |
| 1811 - 600 pages
...to do good works, pleasant and ac' ccptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ pre' venting us, that we may have a good will, and working with ' us when we have that good will.' ' It is God that worketli ' in us both the will and the deed.' The church addresses God as ' the author... | |
| Thomas Scott - 1811 - 824 pages
...Adam, is such, that he cannot turn and prepare r himself, by his own natural strength and good works, * to faith and calling upon God : wherefore we have * no power to do good works, pleasant and accept' able to God, without the grace of God by Christ ' preventing us, that we may have a good-will,... | |
| Thomas Scott - 1811 - 408 pages
...have the willing mind, though without assistance our exertions will not be eventually successful. ' Wherefore we have no power to do ' good works pleasant and acceptable to God, with* out the grace of God by Christ preventing us, that ' we may have a good will, and working with... | |
| George Pretyman - 1811 - 614 pages
...is of God. It is to be observed, that the very expression of this 10th Article, " the grace of God preventing us that we may have a good will, and working with us," plainly shews that we also work. Though " it is God that worketh in us fr),n yet, " we are labourers... | |
| 1811 - 568 pages
...Adam, is such, that he cannot turn and prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good works, to faith and calling upon God; wherefore, we have...and working with us, when we have that good will.' The intelligent reader would scarcely fail to observe, in the passage just cited from the Bishop's... | |
| John Wesley - 1812 - 446 pages
...turn and prepare himself by his, own natural strength and good works to faith and calling upon God. we have no: power to do good works, pleasant and acceptable...and working with us when we have that good will." ) ART. XI. Of the Justification of Man. " We are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit... | |
| Edward Williams - 1812 - 582 pages
...on purpose to oppose the notion of CHRYSOSTOM and THEODORET held out in the passages above cited. " We have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable...and working with us when we have that good will." In this Article we »E'CT. iv. Quotations that are Unscripturaf. 461 are taught, in the plainest manner,... | |
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