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... hath created and made all men , and all things necessary for them , chosen
and elected them to eternal life and glory , and to be heirs of the ce . lestial
kingdom , only of his mere mercy and grace , and not of the works , merits , or
deservings ...
... hath created and made all men , and all things necessary for them , chosen
and elected them to eternal life and glory , and to be heirs of the ce . lestial
kingdom , only of his mere mercy and grace , and not of the works , merits , or
deservings ...
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Also , he reproveth them that think the grace of God to come to them ( ex merito
congruo vel condigno , that is to say ) of their just or deserved merits , and not of
God the Father , freely by Christ Jesus . Ver . 3 — 4 . Blessed be God and the ...
Also , he reproveth them that think the grace of God to come to them ( ex merito
congruo vel condigno , that is to say ) of their just or deserved merits , and not of
God the Father , freely by Christ Jesus . Ver . 3 — 4 . Blessed be God and the ...
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Redemption and remission of sin hath come unto us all , by the rich grace of God
, and not by our merits , deeds , or works , or for any saint ' s sake , living or
departed , but alone for Christ ' s sake , freely , without our merits or any
deservings of ...
Redemption and remission of sin hath come unto us all , by the rich grace of God
, and not by our merits , deeds , or works , or for any saint ' s sake , living or
departed , but alone for Christ ' s sake , freely , without our merits or any
deservings of ...
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of God by adoption ; not by our strength or merits , nor by the merits of any man ;
but only by the grace of God and the merits of Christ . And that by the deliberate
will of God , by whose might and power all things are done , that be good , just ...
of God by adoption ; not by our strength or merits , nor by the merits of any man ;
but only by the grace of God and the merits of Christ . And that by the deliberate
will of God , by whose might and power all things are done , that be good , just ...
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They are called unsearchable riches , because no man can come to the true
knowledge of them of his own might , power , works , merits , or deservings , with ,
out the grace of God . Or else they are unsearchable , because no man obtaineth
...
They are called unsearchable riches , because no man can come to the true
knowledge of them of his own might , power , works , merits , or deservings , with ,
out the grace of God . Or else they are unsearchable , because no man obtaineth
...
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Page 328 - It is not lawful for any man to take upon him the office of public preaching, or ministering the Sacraments in the congregation, before he be lawfully called, and sent to execute the same.
Page 325 - 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...
Page 331 - Whosoever, through his private judgment, willingly and purposely, doth openly break the Traditions and Ceremonies of the Church, which be not repugnant to the Word of God, and be ordained and approved by common authority, ought to be rebuked openly...
Page 324 - CHRIST did truly rise again from death, and took again his body, with flesh, bones, and all things appertaining to the perfection of Man's nature ; wherewith he ascended into Heaven, and there sitteth, until he return to judge all Men at the last day.
Page 324 - Original Sin standeth not in the following of Adam, (as the Pelagians do vainly talk;) but it is the fault and corruption of the Nature of every man, that naturally is engendered of the offspring of Adam...
Page 324 - HOLY Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation : so that whatsoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not to be required of any man, that it should be believed as an Article of the Faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation.
Page 82 - Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ...
Page 329 - Christian men are discerned from others that be not christened, but it is also a sign of Regeneration or new Birth, whereby, as by an instrument, they that receive Baptism rightly are grafted into the Church; the promises of forgiveness of sin, and of our adoption to be the sons of God by the Holy Ghost, are visibly signed and sealed ; Faith is confirmed, and Grace increased by virtue of prayer unto God.
Page 326 - PREDESTINATION to Life is the everlasting purpose of God, whereby (before the foundations of the world were laid) he hath constantly decreed by his counsel secret to us, to deliver from curse and damnation those whom he hath chosen in Christ out of mankind, and to bring them by Christ to everlasting salvation, as vessels made to honour.
Page 621 - And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it : I pray thee have me excused.
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| Title | A Selection from the Writings of the Reformers and Early Protestant Divines of the Church of England, Volume 2 A Selection from the Writings of the Reformers and Early Protestant Divines of the Church of England, Legh Richmond |
| Author | Legh Richmond |
| Publisher | J. Hatchard, 1817 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 25 Aug 2006 |
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