 | Philip Schaff - Church history - 1877 - 948 pages
...good before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of his Spirit, have not the nature of obedience to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ, neither do they make men meet to deserve or to receive grace. ARTICLE x. Of Regeneration or the New Birth. Kegeneration is the creative... | |
 | Church orders, Ancient - 1675 - 314 pages
...13. Of Works before Justification. Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration of this Spirit, are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesu Christ, neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the School-Authors say) deserve... | |
 | Church of England articles - 1855 - 76 pages
...Faith may be as evidently known as a tree discerned by the fruit. XIII. Of Works before Justification. WORKS done before the grace of Christ, and the Inspiration...do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the Schoolauthors say) deserve grace of congruity : yea rather, for that they are not done as God hath... | |
 | Thomas Bennet - 1715 - 228 pages
...infpiration of his Spirit, are not pleafant to God, forafmuch as they fpring not of Faith in Jefii Chrift, neither do 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 of God has... | |
 | Joseph Besse - Quakers - 1732 - 466 pages
...Infpiration of the Spirit, are not pleafant to God, forafmuch as they fpring not of Faith in Jefus Chrift, neither do 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 and commanded... | |
 | John Gill - Bible - 1737 - 370 pages
...infpiration of his fpirit, are not pleafant to God, forafmuch as they fpring not of faith in Jefus Chrift ; neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the fchool-authors fay) deferve grace of congruity ; yea, rather, for thac they are not done as God hath... | |
 | 1763 - 536 pages
...Spirit, are not pleajing unto God (f) ; forafmuch as they fpring not of Faith in jefus Chrifl (g], neither do they make Men meet to receive Grace, or, as the School Authors fay, deferve Grace of Congruity (h) ; yea, rather, for that they are not done as God hath willed and... | |
 | George Whitefield - Presbyterian Church - 1771 - 494 pages
...grace of CHRIST, and the infpiration of his Spirit, are not pleafant to GoD, for as much as they fpring not of faith in JESUS CHRIST, neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the fchool authors fay) deferve grace of congruity ; yea rather, for that they are not done as GoD hath... | |
 | Martin Madan - 1772 - 106 pages
...neither do they make Men __ ^ ^-vmeeifto receive Grace, or (as the School-authors ^ — fay) deierve Grace of Congruity : Yea rather, for that they are not done as 3 GOD has willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not but 4 they have the Nature of Sin. WORKS... | |
 | Thomas Rogers - 1776 - 78 pages
...infpiration of his Spirit, are noc pleafant to God, forafmuch as they fpring not of Faith in Jefus Chrift, neither do 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... | |
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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... 
