 | Church of England homilies - 1816 - 624 pagina’s
...Jefus Chrift, neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the School-Authors fay) delerve grace of congruity : yea, rather for that they are not done as God lhath willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not but they have the nature of fin. XIV. Of Works... | |
 | George BUGG - 1816 - 188 pagina’s
...regeneration, to follow after it; namely, this : works done " before the grace of Christ," or regeneration, are not " pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Christ" Then, most manifestly, the "faith of Christ" cannot exist before the " inspiration Of his Spirit,"... | |
 | Reginald Heber - 1816 - 612 pagina’s
...fully justify the more guarded censure conveyed in the thirteenth Article of our Church, on " works " done before the grace of Christ and the " inspiration of his Spirit." If, therefore, the apparent virtues of the heathen can be traced to impure or earthly sources, it is... | |
 | George Burder - 1817 - 320 pagina’s
...Church of England on this point is very clear and full. In the 13th article she says, that " Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration...to God ; forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Christ — yea, rather for that they are not done, as God hath willed and commanded them to be done,... | |
 | Legh Richmond - 1817 - 726 pagina’s
...justification, is a most certain and wholesome doctrine for Christian men. 12. Works lefore Justification. Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration...pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesu Christ ' , neither do they make men meet to receive grace, (or as.the school authors say) deserve... | |
 | Adam Clarke - 1817 - 746 pagina’s
...because it does not proceed from a pure motive. On this ground our church says, Artie, xiii. "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 ; yea, for that they are not done аз God hath willed A'Vrir.^sf... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - 1790 - 620 pagina’s
...will, and working with us, when we have that good will." And your thirteenth article says, that " works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his spirit, are not pleasant to God; for as much as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ, neither do they make men meet to receive grace... | |
 | William Eames - 1817 - 330 pagina’s
...XIII. Works done - before the Grace of Christ, and theinspirationofhisspirit, are not pleasant to God, neither do they make men meet to receive Grace, or, (as the school authors say) ARTICLES. ARTICLE XVII. Predestination to Life, is the everlasting purpose of God, whereby (before... | |
 | Thomas Scott - 1817 - 530 pagina’s
...for the sake of what an all gra* cious Saviour has d9ne and suffered for him.' — If these works be done ' before the grace of Christ, and ' the inspiration of his Spirit, they are not acceptable to ' God, but have the nature of sin:' if afterwards, they come too late, they... | |
 | Henry John Todd - 1818 - 324 pagina’s
...most certain and (f) wholesonie doctrine for (m) Christian men, (M) JVorks before Justification. Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration...do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the school-authors say) deserve grace of congruity : (e) but, because they are not done as God hath willed... | |
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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... 
