 | George Burder - 1835 - 654 sider
...wicked is an abomination to Him." And the thirteenth Article of the Church of England truly says, that " Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God ; and we doubt not but they have the nature of sin." 10. Unwilling to humble himself, and cry for mercy,... | |
 | Micaiah Towgood - 1804 - 376 sider
...every person born into this '•' world, it deserveth God's WRATH and DAMNA" TFON." Art. XIII. " That works, done before " the grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his " spirit, are not pleasing to God, forasmuch as " they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ; neither " do they make men... | |
 | 1845 - 786 sider
...spring 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,... | |
 | 1805 - 298 sider
...though 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... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 586 sider
...have no 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... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 588 sider
...have no 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... | |
 | Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1810 - 502 sider
...works are 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 sider
...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... | |
 | Robert Traill - 1810 - 600 sider
...her thirty-nine articles, art. 1 3. " Works done before " the grace of Christ, and the inspiration Af his Spirit, are not " pleasant to God ; forasmuch as they spring not of faith in i( Jv'sus Christ : neither do they make men meet to receive " grace, or (as the school-authors say)... | |
 | 1810 - 480 sider
...Gai. You must admit that this was the doctrine embraced by the English reformers: they tell us, that "Works, done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasing to God; forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ; neither do they make men meet... | |
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... yea, rather, for that they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not but they have the nature of sin... 
