 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 - Pagina 255door James Yonge - 1839Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Romaine - 1821 - 320 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | William Romaine - 1821 - 286 pagina’s
...justifying us, and states the case thus, " 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 do they make men meet to re" ceive, or as the school authors say, deserve grace " of congruity... | |
 | Church of England articles - 1821 - 234 pagina’s
...that ye are my iii. 3. disciples, if ye have love one to XIII. Of Works before Justification. W ORKS done before the grace of Christ, and the Inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God, k forasmuch as they spring not of faith in * They are greatly deceived that preach repentance without... | |
 | 1821 - 490 pagina’s
...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 of his spirit, are not plrasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ, New Series—vol. II. 41 neither... | |
 | Whole duty - 1821 - 566 pagina’s
...may be as evidently known, as a tree discerned by the fruit. ART. xni. Of Works before Justification. WORKS done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his Spirit, nre not pleasant to God ; forasmuch as they spring not of FAITH in Jesus Christ ART. xvi n. Of obtaining... | |
 | Joseph Milner, Rev. Isaac Milner - 1821 - 494 pagina’s
...deliverance from the dominion of sin, and for all holy affections, — in one word, for a NEW HEART. That " works done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of his Spirit have the nature of sin*," Mr. M. not only concluded from the express declarations of holy writ, and... | |
 | 1819 - 996 pagina’s
...pleasant ' Wenlry1,, Works, vol. vi. p. 304--S07, particularly p. 809. + Page 44, JI Cor. xiii. 1-3. to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus...not done as God hath willed and commanded them to be done,<we doubt not they have the nature of sin."* To this article, as a conscientious man, Mr. W. must... | |
 | Edward John Burrow - 1822 - 594 pagina’s
...be as evidently known as a tree discerned by the fruit. ARTICLE XIII. Of Works before Justification. Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration...forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ, neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the school authors say) deserve grace of congruity:... | |
 | 1822 - 412 pagina’s
...the principles and motives of his actions. As our church expresses it in the thirteenth article, " Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration...forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ ; — for that they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not but... | |
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