The condition of Man after the fall of Adam is such, that he cannot turn and prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good works, to faith, and calling upon God. Wherefore we have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God, without... The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th] - Page 6911811Full view - About this book
| Philip Schaff - Church history - 1877 - 948 pages
...power to do good works, pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will. IX. OF THE JUSTIFICATION OF MAN. We are accounted righteous before God only for the merit of our Lord... | |
| Church orders, Ancient - 1675 - 314 pages
...power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God, without the Grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will and working with us, when we have thai good will. 11. Of the Justification of Man. " We are accounted righleous before God, only for... | |
| Church of England articles - 1855 - 76 pages
...power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will. XI. Oftlie Justification of Man. WE are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord... | |
| John Norris - God - 1704 - 620 pages
...the good that he does is owing both firft and laft to the influence of the Divine Grace preventing us, that we may have a good Will, and working with us when we have that good Will : So no Man has reafon upon this Suppofition to be in the leaft degree proud of his fytowledge , becaufe... | |
| John Norris - Christian life - 1707 - 440 pages
...little has its Root and Principle in the Grace of God,withqut which prevent. r: E§ ing !ng us lhat we may have a good Will, and working with us when we have that good Will, we can do nothing. That in fine we depend upon God, not only for our Being and the Continuance of it,... | |
| Thomas Gregory - Booksellers' catalogs - 1708 - 368 pages
...power to do good Works pleafant and acceptable to God, without the Grace of God by Chrift preventing us, that we may have a good Will, and working with us when we have that Good Will To this helplefs, forlorn, and raiferable Condition ( I fay ) were we reduced by our Violation of the... | |
| John Norris - Christian life - 1710 - 424 pages
...Principle. For tho' all that is good in us muft be finally refolv'd into the Grace of God, preventing us that we may have a good Will, and working with us when we have that good Will., as our Church exprefles it, yet it being one part of the Grace of God to inlighten our Underftandings,... | |
| Thomas Bennet - 1715 - 228 pages
...Power to do good Works pleafant and acceptable to God, without the Grace of God by Chrift preventing us, that we may have a good Will, and working with us, when we have that good Will. The Flrfl Propofition. The Phrafe good works does in this Propofition manifeftly denote Works that... | |
| Thomas Bennet - Clergy - 1727 - 216 pages
...pleafant and acceptable to God., without the Grace of God by Chrift preventing us, that we may hav^ a good will, and working with us when we have that good will. For the better underftanding of this and fome following Articles, 'tis neceflfary to obferve, that... | |
| Benjamin Jenks - Bible - 1732 - 240 pages
...have no Power to do Good works, pleafant and acceptable to God j without the Grace of God preventing us, that we may have a good Will ; and Working with us, when we have that Good Will.] Now if in fticking fo clofe to the Articles and Homilies of the Church-, (which I am fure Ida; as I... | |
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