 | Jared Sparks - 1820 - 278 pàgines
...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...not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ, neither do they make men meet to receive grace; — yea,.rather, for that... | |
 | John Gorham Palfrey - 1820 - 494 pàgines
...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...not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ, neither do they make men meet to receive grace; — yea; rather, for that... | |
 | Richard Laurence - 1820 - 498 pàgines
...deliberate crime. The Article states, that " works done " before the grace of Christ, and the in" spiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God ; forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ, neither (as the School authors say) do they deserve grace of congruity ;... | |
 | Isaac Milner - 1820 - 466 pàgines
...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... | |
 | 1820 - 140 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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... | |
 | 1821 - 948 pàgines
...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...pleasant to God ; forasmuch as they spring not out of a lively faith in Christ Jesus." Even under the Jewish dispensation, faith was indispensable to true... | |
 | Birmingham sacellum Erdingtoniense - 1821 - 644 pàgines
...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...not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ, neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as School Authors say)... | |
 | William Romaine - 1821 - 320 pàgines
...spring not from faith in Jesus Christ ; and •without faith in him it is impossible to please God. Works done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of his Spirit are not pleasant to God. You may do many seeming acts of love, you• may be the foremost in all charitable subscriptions, you... | |
 | Sinclare Kelburn - 1821 - 392 pàgines
...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... | |
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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... 
