 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...  Sermons - Seite 402von Isaac Milner - 1820 - 447 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Andrew Fuller - 1824 - 496 Seiten
...Gaius. Yon 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... | |
 | Andrew Fuller - 1824 - 498 Seiten
...Gaiug. 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... | |
 | John Locke - 1824 - 600 Seiten
...sincerity obeys the gospel. By the thirteenth article of the church of England, you hold, that \VOKKS DONE BEFORE THE GRACE OF CHRIST, AND THE INSPIRATION OF HIS SPIRIT, ARE NOT PLEASING TO GOD ; FOR AS MUCH AS THEY SPRING NOT OF FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST ; NEITHER DO THEY MAKE MEN... | |
 | Thom Scott - 1824 - 622 Seiten
...for the sake of what an all ' gracious Saviour has done 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,... | |
 | Church of England articles - 1825 - 130 Seiten
...devils have ; " The devils also believe and tremble." ARTICLE XIII. 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, b neither do they make men meet to receive... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1825 - 512 Seiten
...Faith may be its evidently known, ns a Tree discerned by the Fruit. XII. 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,... | |
 | Outlines - 1825 - 288 Seiten
...be sufficient to show in what sense the ancestors of our establishment considered this doctrine : " 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 this... | |
 | Church of England - 1825 - 432 Seiten
...Faith may be as evidently known as a tree discerned by the fruit. XIII. Of Warte 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,... | |
 | Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1825 - 480 Seiten
...Divine Spirit, and as it marks Divine approba tion of that character in its general features ; as no works done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of his Spirit are good works, and since all such works have in them the nature of sin, and are not pleasant and acceptable... | |
 | Augustus Toplady - 1825 - 498 Seiten
...degree. Free will, until sanetitled by regeneration, is a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. And works, " done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of his Spirit, are," as our church justly pronounces them to be, " sinful and displeasing to God (&)." Nay, even the best... | |
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