 | Methodist episcopal church - 1798 - 192 pages
...have no power to do good works, pleafant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Chrilt' preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will. NOTES. {l) 2 Cor. iii. 5. Not that we are fufficient of ourfelves, to" think any thing as of ourfelves,... | |
 | George Burder - 1835 - 654 pages
...works, pleasant and acceptable to 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.' This is the doctrine of Scripture — ' It is God that worketh in you, both to will and to do, of his... | |
 | 1802 - 628 pages
...\ve have no power to do good works pleafant and acceptable to God without the grace of God by Chrift preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us when we have that good will, XI. Of the Jaßif cation of Man. ~V\7"E are accounted righteous before God, only for the * ' merit... | |
 | 1842
...we would. We cannot either will, or work that which is good, without the grace of God going before, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will. (Article x.) Hence it is that " in many things we offend all." For our sinful actions, words and thoughts,... | |
 | 1815 - 436 pages
...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 will, (dum volumus." ) Art. X. In fact, Calvin... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1804 - 444 pages
...have no power to do " good works, pleasant and acceptable to God, with" out 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." Nothing less than a lively conviction, of the corruption, weakness, and misery, described in these... | |
 | Episcopal Church - 1806 - 686 pages
...we have no power to do good works pleafant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Chrift preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will. ART. XI. Of the Jujlification of Man. • We are accounted righteous before God, only for the Merit... | |
 | Rowland Hill - 1806 - 336 pages
...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." And though, I confess, I have not minded the prayers so much as I should have done, yet I remember... | |
 | Asa McFarland - 1806 - 288 pages
...power to do good works, pleasant to God, without the Grace of God, by Christ, preventing us, that t'e may have a good -will; and working with us, when we have that good will.*' suffered i was -dead, and, buried, to- reconcile his Father to us ; and -to- be a sacrifice, not only... | |
 | Harriet Corp - 1808 - 160 pages
...strength and good works to faith and calling' upon God. We have no power to do good works' without the grace of God preventing us, that we may have a...and working with us, when we have that good will." " Thy Articles, friend," said Mrs. Placid, " arc of no value, if thou canst not produce scripture in... | |
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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... 
