 | 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... | |
 | Thomas Bennet - 1715 - 228 pages
...deferve Grace of Congruity. 3. Works done before the Grace of Chrift, and the Infpiration of his Spirit, for that they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to be done, have the Nature of Sin. For the Words yea rather, the Lxtin Copy reads Immo $ fo that the Word rather... | |
 | John Gill - Bible - 1737 - 370 pages
...to receive grace, or (as the fchool-authors fay) deferve grace of congruity ; yea, rather, for thac they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not but that they have the nature of fin." But, after all, fuppofing that the Heathens have fufficient means... | |
 | 1763 - 536 pages
...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 commanded them to be done, they areftnful (i). ARTICLE (q) Rom. iii. 24, 25. Ram.vT 2 Cor. v. I?, Ig. (r} Rat. v. g, 17, iS, 19.... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Thomas Rogers - 1776 - 78 pages
...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...be done, we doubt not but they have the nature of fm. " In Man'* firft ftate, as he came out of the hands of h'» " Creature, he had a power to continue... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - Dissenters, Religious - 1790 - 296 pages
...much as they fpring not of faith in Jefus Chrift, " neither do they make men meet to receive grace Yea " rather, for that they are not done as God hath...be done, we doubt not but they " have the nature of fin." Now, is it not evident, from the plain fenfe of thefe articles, that, on account of a finful... | |
 | Thomas Bowman - 1790 - 260 pages
...foF as much as they fpring not of faith in Chrift; neither do they make men meet to receive grace. Yea, rather, for that they are not done as God hath...be done, we doubt not but they have the nature of fin." Article 13. I would now hope that every unprejudiced perfon, who has attended to what has been... | |
 | Missions - 1811 - 632 pages
...the Church of England. ' Works done before the grace of Christ and the.inspiration of his Spirit, arc not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not...neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or deserve grace of congrnity : yea, rather, for that they are not done as God bath willed anil commanded... | |
 | Missions - 1807 - 672 pages
...says thaf article, " done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration, of this Spirit, are riot pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring, not of...faith in Jesus Christ, neither do they make men meet (Q ireeivc or deserve grace; and as they are, not done as God hatH •willed and commanded, they have... | |
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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... 
