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... The Church of England Quarterly Review - Page 141840Full view - About this book
| Philip Schaff - Church history - 1877 - 948 pages
...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 SYMBOLA EV ANGELICA. ED. LAT. 1568. pietatis opera facienda, qua Deo grata sint et accepta, Valerius.... | |
| Church orders, Ancient - 1675 - 314 pages
...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...Grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will and working with us, when we have thai good will. 11. Of the Justification of Man. " We... | |
| Church of England articles - 1855 - 76 pages
...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...grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will. XI. Oftlie Justification of Man. WE... | |
| Richard Elliot - Christianity - 1764 - 574 pages
...and good works, to faith and calling upon GOD : wherefore we have yo power to do good works pleafant and acceptable to GOD, without the Grace of GOD by CHRIST •preventing us, that we may have a good will and working with «J, when we have that gosd will -\.n " The fall brought mankind into... | |
| Ely Bates - 1786 - 396 pages
...•and good works, to faith and calling upon GOD : wherefore we have no power to do good works pleafant 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." at ^ of vicious habits ; as he imagines... | |
| John Wesley, George Story - Christianity - 1818 - 934 pages
...faith and calling upon God? " The answer again is ready : though we have no power to do good marks pleasant and acceptable to God WITHOUT THE GRACE of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will and jam-Icing with us when we have that good will -. yet WITH the grace of God, which will... | |
| George Burder - 1835 - 654 pages
...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...God, 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.'... | |
| 1815 - 436 pages
...expressing the sentiment: but the sentiment itself is more happily conveyed in our Article : — '' We have no power to do good works, pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God preventing us, that we may have a good will, (ut velimus,) and working with us when we have that good... | |
| Great Britain - 1802 - 764 pages
...have ' no power of ourselves to help 'ourselves,' and -that ' of ourselves ' we cannot but fall ;' that • we have ' no power to do good works, pleasant ' and acceptable to God, \\ithout the ' grace nf God by Christ preventing 'as;' now for want of our logic, it cinnut be expected... | |
| Voltaire - Philosophy - 1802 - 398 pages
...whatever Marcus Aurelius may say, a Christian is bound to believe that Without the grace of God by Christ, we have no power to do good works, pleasant and acceptable to the Deity. As to the above question, Why should the absolute master of all have been more intent on... | |
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