 | Philip Schaff - Church history - 1877 - 948 pages
...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
...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 willed and commanded... | |
 | Thomas Bennet - Clergy - 1727 - 216 pages
...Jefu Chrift, neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the School-authors fay) defer^e grace of congruity: yea rather, for that they are not done as God has willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not but they have the nature of fin. This Article... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | George Whitefield - Presbyterian Church - 1739 - 358 pages
...they wake Men meet to receive Grace, or (as the SchoolAuthors fay) deferve Grace of Congruity : Tea, rather for that they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them io be done, tae doubt not they have the Nature of Sin. A SUPPLEMENT TO THE Rev. Mr.tP'HITEFIELD's ANSWER... | |
 | William Dodwell - Sermons, English - 1745 - 88 pages
...their Motive, They rather need an Atonement, than merit a Reward,- or as the Article exprefles it, " yea rather for that They "are not done, as God hath willed and com" manded them to be done, We doubt not but "They have the Nature of Sin." This is the Senfe of the... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
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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 ; neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or, as the... 
