 | Gillian Rosemary Evans, G. R. Evans - History - 2002 - 356 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 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' (10).... | |
 | Peter White - Religion - 2002 - 356 pages
...Hardwick, A History of the Articles of Religion (3rd edn, Cambridge, 1859), 286ff. Article IX: Of Free Will We have no power to do good works pleasant, and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working in [1563: with] us, when we have that will.... | |
 | Alan Sinfield - Literary Criticism - 1992 - 384 pages
...upon God," Article 10 states firmly: we cannot, of ourselves, move towards God. And, it continues, "we have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God without the grace of God by Christ preventing us" (ie, going before us). 3 God must intervene before we can become meritorious, such is... | |
 | Jon Pahl - History - 1992 - 260 pages
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 | Geoffrey Hodson - Religion - 1994 - 326 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 God, without the grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have that good will, and working with us, when we have that good will. The... | |
 | Darryl J. Gless - Literary Criticism - 1994 - 300 pages
...grace. Yet Article 10, "Of Free Will," seems at once to assert and to undermine the notion of necessity: "we have no power to do good works pleasant 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." 21... | |
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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... 
