 | Robert Traill - Presbyterian Church - 1810 - 600 pages
...articles, art. 1 3. " Works done before " the grace of Christ, and the inspiration Af his Spirit, are not " pleasant to God ; forasmuch as they spring not of faith in i( Jv'sus Christ : neither do they make men meet to receive " grace, or (as the school-authors say)... | |
 | Andrew Fuller - Theology, Doctrinal - 1810 - 272 pages
...that " Works done before the jgrace 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 to receive grace, or (as the school authors say.) deserve grace of... | |
 | Thomas Scott - Calvinism - 1811 - 408 pages
...precedent 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, — yea rather, for that they * are not done as... | |
 | Church of England homilies - 1811 - 716 pages
...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, or (as the school-authors say) deserve grace of congruity... | |
 | Micaiah Towgood - 1811 - 340 pages
...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 to receive grace; yea, w;e doubt " not but they have the nature of... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1812 - 446 pages
...Christ, and the inspiration of his Spirit, (ie before justification, as the title expresses it,) are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ— yea rather, for that they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not... | |
 | Missions - 1811 - 568 pages
...the Church of England. ' 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 da they make incn meet to receive grace, or deserve grace of congruity ; yea, rather, for... | |
 | 1814 - 804 pages
...taught by the Church, 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 they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt... | |
 | Richard Littlehales - 1813 - 56 pages
...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 ; yea, rather, for that they are not done as God hath willed and 23 commanded them to be done, we doubt... | |
 | John Bellamy - Religions - 1813 - 458 pages
...Apology," p. 217 to 220. I extract the following passage : " That works done before justification are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ, consequently that they partake of the nature of sin. That good works which are the fruits of faith,... | |
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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... 
