 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, or (as the...  The Christian Disciple - Page 3201821Full view - About this book
 | Church of England - Ecclesiastical law - 1808 - 354 pages
...they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the School-Authors fay) deferve grace of congruity : yea, rather for that they are not done as God hath willed...be done, we doubt not but they have the nature of fin. XIV. Of Worls of Supererogation. T7OLUNTARY works befides, over and above God's * commandments,... | |
 | 1809 - 674 pages
...they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the fchool authors fay) defcrve grace of congruity: Yea, rather for that they are not done as God hath willed...be done, we doubt not but they have the nature of fin. XIV. Of Works of SepertngOtbn. VOLUNTARY works befides, over and above God's commandments, which... | |
 | John Skinner - 1809 - 694 pages
...XII Ith Article — ' Works done ' before the grace of Christ, &c. are not pleasant to 4 God, &c. yea rather, for that they are not done ' as God hath willed and commanded them to be ' done, we doubt not bat they have the nature of • sin.' Yet 1 See Letter XI. p. 102, • Letter XI. p. 103. Yet it is... | |
 | Andrew Fuller - Theology, Doctrinal - 1810 - 272 pages
...they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the school authors say.) deserve grace of congruity: Yea, rather, for that they are not done as God hath willed...done, we doubt not but they have the nature of sin *." Crisp. True ; but I should have suspected that they had carrie'd things rather to an extreme. There... | |
 | Christian biography - 1810 - 480 pages
...they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the school authors say) deserve grace of congruity; yea, rather for that they are not done as God hath willed...done, we doubt not but they have the nature of sin."* Crisp. True; but I should have suspected that they had carried things rather to an extreme. There is... | |
 | Robert Traill - Presbyterian Church - 1810 - 600 pages
...make men meet to receive " grace, or (as the school-authors say) deserve grace of con" gruity. Yea, rather, for that they are not done as God " hath willed...done, we doubt " not but they have the nature of sin." So Confession of Faith, chap. 16. art. 1. Calvin. Instil, lib. 3. cap. 15. sect. 6. " They " (saith... | |
 | Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1810 - 502 pages
...Christ, " neither do they make men meet to receive "grace, or deserve grace of congruity; yea, ra" ther, for that they are not done as God hath '' willed and...we '' doubt not but they have the nature of sin." The first acts then of Divine grace on the heart of a sinner must be a conviction of sin, wrenching... | |
 | Church of England - 1810 - 466 pages
...they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the School Authors say) deserve grsice of congruity : yea rather, for that they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to he done, we doubt not but they have the nature of sin. Art. XIV. Of Works of Supererogation. Voluntary... | |
 | Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1810 - 490 pages
...justified state, nor do they prepare for the enjoyment of the heavenly inheritance. Nay, " forasmuch as they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to be done, they have the nature of sin," are pi-oofs of a carnal mind, and prepare for eternal vengeance. Add,... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1810 - 432 pages
...as such, an abomination to him ? A. The works of him who has heard the Gospel, and does not believe, are not done as God hath " willed and commanded them to be done." And yet we know not how to say, That they are an abomination to the Lord, in him who feareth God, and,... | |
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