 We are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by faith, and not for our own works or deservmgs. Wherefore, that we are justified by faith only, is a most wholesome doctrine, and very full of comfort :...  Ecclesiastical History of England ... - Page 531by John Stoughton - 1867Full view - About this book
 | 1811
...solicitude to set, in a clear and steady light, this important article. The language of the church is : ' We are accounted righteous be'fore God, only for the...by faith, and not for our own works or deservings.' To prevent all mistakes about the nature of this faith, it is said : ' the true Christian faith is... | |
 | John Bidlake - Apologetics - 1811 - 250 pages
...come to an article, which is the .fubje6fc of much difpute and mifapprehenfion : The juftification of man. " We are accounted " righteous before God, only for the merit of " our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift by faith, " and not for our own works or defervings." This is fo undeniable, that we may... | |
 | Thomas Scott, Sir George Pretyman Tomline (Bart.) - Calvinism - 1811
...merit of ' every individual.' Is this the doctrine of Scripture ? or of our protestant church ? — ' We are accounted ' righteous before God, only for the merit of our * Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and not for our own ' works or deservings.' ' Good works, which are ' the fruits of faith, and follow... | |
 | Henry Card - 1811
...with the Lutherans upon this point, our church pronounces, that we are accounted righteous before God, for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by faith, and not lor our own works and deserving : yet it is worthy of constant recollection, that the very definition... | |
 | George Pretyman - Calvinism - 1811 - 590 pages
...Dr. Pearson refers his idea of meritorious cause. The words of the Article are, " We are justified only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by Faith, without our own works or deservings." For " Faith" substitute " the merits of Christ," and then the... | |
 | John Bidlake - 1811
...the fubje<ft of much difpute and mifapprehenfion : The juftification of man. " We are accouiirted " righteous before God, only for the merit of " our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrifir by faith, " and not for our own works or defervings." This is fo undeniable, that we... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodist Church - 1812
...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...of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by faith, and toot for our own works or deservihgs. Wherefore that we are justified by faith only, is a most wholesome... | |
 | John Allen - 1812 - 131 pages
...rejoicing" in that day which shall " declare every man's work of what sort it is," CHURCH OF ENGLAND. We are accounted righteous before God, only for the...Jesus Christ by faith ; and not for our own works or dcservings. Wherefore, that we are justified by Faith only is a most wholesome doctrine and very full... | |
 | Charities - 1812
...attorney-general, who prosecutes, says, as representutiveof the church , in her eleventh artiqje : " We are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Ch rist, by faith, and not forou r own •works or deservings ;" and in the eighteenth, " they also... | |
 | Richard Mant - Apologetics - 1812 - 540 pages
...Church briefly comprifes the fubrtance of St. Paul's doctrine on this head, it is aflerted, that " we " are accounted righteous before God, only" FOR the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jefus " Chrift by faith, and not FOR our own works " and defervings z ;" and as in the moft celebrated... | |
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