 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...  Practical Sermons - Sivu xlviitekijä(t) Joseph Milner, Rev. Isaac Milner - 1821Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | John Locke - 1824 - 600 sivua
...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... | |
 | Church of England - 1825 - 432 sivua
...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... | |
 | Church of England articles - 1825 - 130 sivua
...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... | |
 | Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1825 - 480 sivua
...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 sivua
...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... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1825 - 512 sivua
...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... | |
 | Outlines - 1825 - 288 sivua
...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... | |
 | 1874 - 352 sivua
...flesh cannot please God," and if it be likewise true that (as our excellent Church expresses it) " works done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of His Spirit have the nature of sin ;" if, I say, all this bo truth, may not the exemplary worldling above spoken of be as far from the... | |
 | John William Fletcher - 1826 - 854 sivua
...subject before he restores him to his favour. Thus our Church declares in her thirteenth Article, " That 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 : Yea, rather for that... | |
 | John Bird Sumner - 1826 - 360 sivua
...him, or to be rewarded by him."* This * This is expressly declared in our 13th Article respecting " Works done before the Grace of Christ, and the Inspiration of his Spirit." The Article is known to have been levelled against a Pelagian tenet held by the Roman Catholics : and... | |
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