 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...  Several practical sermons - Page 58by Thomas Gregory - 1708 - 336 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward John Burrow - 1822 - 594 pages
...have no 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. ARTICLE XII. Of Good Works. Albeit that Good Works, which are the fruits of Faith, and follow after... | |
 | Joshua Dixon (of Leeds.) - 1822 - 250 pages
...have no power to do good works, pleasant and acceptahle to God, withont the grace of God, hy Christ, preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will," If, then, our hearts are wicked, and we are unahle to change them, and if we must sink down into hell... | |
 | Prayer (Book of common) (U.S. protest. episc. ch.) - 1822 - 498 pages
...we have no 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. Art XI. Of the Justification of Man. We are accounted righteous before God, only for the Merit of our... | |
 | Daniel Neal - Great Britain - 1822 - 522 pages
...Wherefore we have no power to do good works, pleasing and acceptable unto God, without the grace of God preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will. 26. Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasing unto... | |
 | Arminianism - 1833 - 958 pages
...have no power to do good works, pleasant and acceptable to Uod, 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." Now, I ask, has Mr. Wesley said any thing contrary to this, either in the extract from the Minutes... | |
 | 1822 - 872 pages
...«oiks, pleasant and acceptable to Gnd, without the grace of God by Christ preventing [going before] us, that we may have a good will, and working with us when we have that good will." Now it would be too much for any one to expect that a candidate should at ouce roundly assert in the... | |
 | Episcopal Church - 1822 - 444 pages
...Christ preventing us, inspiration of his Spirit, are not plea forasmuch as they spring not of faith in that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will. ART. XI. Of the Justification of Man. We are accounted righteous before God, only for the Merit of... | |
 | 1822 - 396 pages
...the sense defined by our 10th article; which speaks of his grace " preventing," or going before, " that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have a good will." This is a distinction, against which Calvin decides positively. And the spirit of what... | |
 | Mary Martha Sherwood - Children - 1823 - 258 pages
...we have no 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." (See 10th Article of the Church.) " According to this view of things," said Humble Mind, " it is marvellous... | |
 | John William Cunningham - Sermons, English - 1823 - 374 pages
...have no 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." And this sentiment is the accurate transcript of the language of Holy Writ — " not by might, nor... | |
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